An Investigation of the Impact of Nocturnal Enuresis on Children's Self-Concept
| Autor: | Jacqueline Collier, Sarah A. Redsell, Jonathan H.C. Evans, R J Butler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Adolescent business.industry Urology media_common.quotation_subject Self-concept Self-esteem Psychology Child Urinary incontinence Enuresis Nocturnal Self-image Self Concept El Niño Nephrology medicine Humans Female medicine.symptom Child business Social information media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology. 36:204-208 |
| ISSN: | 1651-2065 0036-5599 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/003655902320131884 |
| Popis: | This study sought to evaluate the relationship between the self-esteem and the self-image of children with nocturnal enuresis and to examine these in relation to various aspects of clinical and demographic variables. Previous studies investigating the self-esteem of bedwetting children have had mixed findings. Some studies report that children with nocturnal enuresis have a lower self-esteem than their non-bedwetting peers, but other studies report that children with nocturnal enuresis perceive themselves similarly to non-bedwetting children. However, what have not been studied to date are the self-perceptions of bedwetting children treated in community clinics.A total of 114 bedwetting children treated in community clinics provided the sample. School nurses conducted a routine first-visit assessment, collected baseline demographic and social information and invited children to complete the Butler Self-Image Profile and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory.Age and extent of wetting were not significantly related to self-concept measures. Girls had significantly (p = 0.008) higher scores on positive self-image compared with boys. Children with secondary enuresis also scored higher on positive self-image compared with those with primary nocturnal enuresis (p = 0.02). The Butler self-image scores indicated a number of significant links between positive self-image and enuresis variables, whereas the Coopersmith self-esteem scores generally failed to distinguish between the enuresis variables and closely reflected those of the negative self-image scores.These findings suggest that amongst children with nocturnal enuresis, the most vulnerable in terms of self-image are male, those with primary enuresis and those with a greater number of wet nights a week. |
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