Self-esteem and depression in adolescents

Minev, M.

doi:10.15547/tjs.2018.02.008

“…Another factor that could influence suicide behaviours is low self-esteem. Self-esteem is an individual's attitude and overall evaluation of their own worth, or evaluation of given traits, position in a group, their own activities and relationship with others (McGee & William in Minev, 2018). This explains the fact that self-esteem is how much value and acceptance a person place on himself or herself.…”

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This study investigated some psychological variables as determinants of suicide behaviour among adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria. It adopted the correlational research design. The population of the study was the entire 785 students of the three federal government colleges in Rivers State who exhibited suicide behaviour. Using purposive sampling, these students who exhibited suicide behaviour were drawn and used for the study. Three research questions and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significant. Two instrument namely suicide behaviour questionnaire (SBQ-R) by Osman et al and determinants of suicide behaviour (DSBQ) were used for the study. The SBQ-R was adapted and used to find out those that exhibited suicide behaviour while the DSBQ was a Likert type scale that contained two sections (A & B). Section A contains instruction on how to respond to the questionnaire while section B contains 2 sub sections that contain items on depression and self-esteem which were the independent variables. Experts in measurement and evaluation validated the instrument while the reliability index for suicide behaviour was 0.85, 0.72 for depression and 0.82 for self-esteem using Cronbach via SPSS. Simple regression was used to answer research question 1 and 2 and the corresponding hypotheses while multiple regression was used to answer research question 3 and the corresponding hypothesis at 0.005 alpha level. Findings were that depression (p=0.003<0.005), self-esteem (p=0.000<0.005) and joint psychological variables (p=0.000<0.005) relates significantly to suicide behaviour. Based on the findings it was recommended that professional counsellors should counsell adolescents on depression and self-esteem.

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“…Another factor that could influence suicide behaviours is low self-esteem. Self-esteem is an individual's attitude and overall evaluation of their own worth, or evaluation of given traits, position in a group, their own activities and relationship with others (McGee & William in Minev, 2018). This explains the fact that self-esteem is how much value and acceptance a person place on himself or herself.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Variables as Determinants of Suicide Behaviour among Adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria

2022

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This study investigated some psychological variables as determinants of suicide behaviour among adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria. It adopted the correlational research design. The population of the study was the entire 785 students of the three federal government colleges in Rivers State who exhibited suicide behaviour. Using purposive sampling, these students who exhibited suicide behaviour were drawn and used for the study. Three research questions and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significant. Two instrument namely suicide behaviour questionnaire (SBQ-R) by Osman et al and determinants of suicide behaviour (DSBQ) were used for the study. The SBQ-R was adapted and used to find out those that exhibited suicide behaviour while the DSBQ was a Likert type scale that contained two sections (A & B). Section A contains instruction on how to respond to the questionnaire while section B contains 2 sub sections that contain items on depression and self-esteem which were the independent variables. Experts in measurement and evaluation validated the instrument while the reliability index for suicide behaviour was 0.85, 0.72 for depression and 0.82 for self-esteem using Cronbach via SPSS. Simple regression was used to answer research question 1 and 2 and the corresponding hypotheses while multiple regression was used to answer research question 3 and the corresponding hypothesis at 0.005 alpha level. Findings were that depression (p=0.003<0.005), self-esteem (p=0.000<0.005) and joint psychological variables (p=0.000<0.005) relates significantly to suicide behaviour. Based on the findings it was recommended that professional counsellors should counsell adolescents on depression and self-esteem.

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“…A adolescência é um período de primordial importância para o desenvolvimento humano, quer pelas alterações fisiológicas que ocorrem, quer pelo facto de implicar a aquisição, num período extremamente curto, das habilidades cognitivas, sociais e emocionais que permitam ao adolescente responder adequadamente às exigências futuras da sociedade (Minev, 2018). A adolescência é, neste sentido, um momento único e formativo, durante o qual a maioria dos adolescentes tem boa saúde mental (WHO, 2018), mas que pode envolver também uma ampla e profunda desestruturação, marcada por desequilíbrios e instabilidade, que podem tornar os adolescentes vulneráveis a problemas de saúde mental (Rosa, 2018).…”

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Literacia em saúde mental sobre depressão: Um estudo com adolescentes portugueses

Rosa

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Loureiro

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Sequeira

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2019

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Em todo o mundo, estima-se que 10% a 20% dos adolescentes vivenciem problemas de saúde mental. A esta suscetibilidade associa-se uma forte relutância e atrasos na procura de ajuda profissional. A depressão representa um problema de saúde global, e uma das principais causas de carga de doença em todo o mundo. A adolescência constitui um período crítico para o início da depressão, sendo também relevante o facto de que os adolescentes são o grupo que menos uso faz dos serviços de saúde, mesmo em situações graves de doença mental em que necessitam de ajuda especializada. OBJETIVO: Caraterizar a literacia em saúde mental sobre depressão em adolescentes. MÉTODO: Estudo exploratório descritivo. Foi aplicada a MentaHLiS-Depressão a uma amostra de 251 adolescentes (142 raparigas e 109 rapazes), com idades entre os 10 e os 18 anos (M=14,31 ± 2,18), estudantes do 2º, 3º ciclos e secundário, em escolas públicas do distrito de Coimbra. Calcularam-se as estatísticas resumo apropriadas e as frequências absolutas e percentuais. RESULTADOS: 33,5% dos participantes não reconheceram o problema apresentado na vinheta. Nos outros componentes, os níveis de literacia são modestos, verificando-se a preferência por fontes informais de ajuda e a opção pelo apoio social e encaminhamento passivo como estratégias de primeira ajuda em saúde mental. CONCLUSÕES: Verificaram-se défices significativos em alguns componentes da literacia sobre a depressão nos adolescentes, sendo necessária uma intervenção nesta área.

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Self-esteem and depression in adolescents

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