Investigating associations between emotional and behavioral problems, self-esteem, and parental attachment among adolescents: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia.

Autor:	Sarfika R; Department of Mental Health and Community, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia., Moh Yanuar Saifudin IM; Doctoral Student, Doctor of Medicine and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia., Sari IM; Department of Maternity and Child, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia., Murni D; Department of Basic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia., Malini H; Department of Medical Surgical, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia., Abdullah KL; Department of Nursing, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Heliyon [Heliyon] 2023 Oct 30; Vol. 9 (11), pp. e21459. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 30 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21459
Abstrakt:	Background: Emotional and Behavioral Problems (EBPs) are prevalent among adolescents, and adolescents' capacity for adaptation can be influenced by their interactions with their parents, environment, and self-esteem. This link has not been systematically examined among adolescents in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This study aimed to assess the association of parental attachment and self-esteem with EBPs in adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from July to November 2022 in Padang West Sumatra, Indonesia. In total, 854 students from public senior high school 4 Padang were involved in this study and completed questionnaires on demographics, EBPs, parental attachment, and self-esteem. There was a total of five subscales for EBPs, which included emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer problems and prosocial. Additionally, there were three subscales for parental attachment, which included the mother's attachment, father's attachment, and peer attachment. Spearman's correlation, independent-sample t-tests, ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis were employed to examine factors associated with EBPs. Results: This study showed that father's attachment (r = -0.191, p < 0.001), mother's attachment (r = -0.241, p < 0.001), and self-esteem (r = -0.437, p < 0.001) were negatively correlated with EBPs. The linear regression analysis showed EBPs was associated with father's education, father's communication, father's alienation, mother's alienation, and self-esteem. All predictors of overall EBPs among adolescents were able to explain 31 % of the variance in EBPs. Conclusion: High self-esteem and a strong parental attachment have positive outcomes in terms of mental health in adolescents. Thus, increasing adolescent self-esteem and establishing a warm parent attachment can be the main target in providing interventions for Indonesian adolescents with EBPs. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2023 The Authors.)
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