Self-esteem and Symptoms of Mental Disorder in the Adolescence: Associated Variables

AUTOR(ES)

Paixão, Raquel Fortini

FONTE

Psic.: Teor. e Pesq.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

16/05/2019

RESUMO

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar relações entre sintomas de transtornos mentais e autoestima de adolescentes, bem como sua associação com sexo, idade e tipo de configuração familiar. Participaram 359 adolescentes de 13 a 19 anos (M=15,77; DP=1,40), estudantes de escolas públicas. Foram utilizadas a Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg e o instrumento Self-Reporting Questionnaire. Foram realizadas análises descritivas, teste de correlação de Spearman, U de Mann-Whitney e Kruskal-Wallis. Os resultados indicaram menor média nos sintomas de transtorno mental entre os meninos, mas não foram observadas diferenças por sexo, idade ou configuração familiar quanto à autoestima. Houve correlação negativa significativa entre sintomas de transtornos mentais e autoestima, confirmando as relações entre essas variáveis. Limitações e sugestões para novos estudos são discutidas.Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between symptoms of mental disorders and self-esteem of adolescents, as also their association with sex, age and family configuration. Participants were 359 adolescents aged 13 to 19 years (M=15.77, SD=1.40), students from public schools. The instruments were the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire. Descriptive analyzes, Spearman correlation test, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were performed. The results indicated a lower average in the symptoms of mental disorder among the boys, but no differences were observed by sex, age or family configuration regarding self-esteem. There was a significant negative correlation between symptoms of mental disorders and self-esteem, confirming the relationships between these variables. Limitations and suggestions for further studies are discussed.

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