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Predicting self-esteem in psychiatric outpatients

Predicting self-esteem in psychiatric outpatients Even if low self-esteem is one of the formal diagnostic criteria for depression,negative self-evaluation has repeatedly been suggested as a feature of mostpsychiatric disorders, in addition to a range of psychosocial problems. Thepresent study investigated predictors of self-esteem in a one-year clinic cohortof psychiatric outpatients (n = 338). At intake, patients completedquestionnaires measuring self-esteem, psychological distress, and interpersonalproblems, and were also diagnosed according to ICD-10. Level of psychologicaldistress and interpersonal problems predicted more of the variance inself-esteem than did psychiatric diagnosis. In multivariate analyses, the effectof psychological distress and interpersonal problems on self-esteem was morerobust for adjustment for diagnoses than vice versa. When psychological distressand interpersonal problems were controlled for, only affective disorders (pureand comorbid) predicted lower levels of self-esteem on a statisticallysignificant level. Implications of the findings for clinical work and futureresearch are pointed out. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nordic Psychology American Psychological Association

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 the authors & Nordic Psychology
ISSN
1901-2276
eISSN
1904-0016
DOI
10.1027/1901-2276.60.1.43
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Abstract

Even if low self-esteem is one of the formal diagnostic criteria for depression,negative self-evaluation has repeatedly been suggested as a feature of mostpsychiatric disorders, in addition to a range of psychosocial problems. Thepresent study investigated predictors of self-esteem in a one-year clinic cohortof psychiatric outpatients (n = 338). At intake, patients completedquestionnaires measuring self-esteem, psychological distress, and interpersonalproblems, and were also diagnosed according to ICD-10. Level of psychologicaldistress and interpersonal problems predicted more of the variance inself-esteem than did psychiatric diagnosis. In multivariate analyses, the effectof psychological distress and interpersonal problems on self-esteem was morerobust for adjustment for diagnoses than vice versa. When psychological distressand interpersonal problems were controlled for, only affective disorders (pureand comorbid) predicted lower levels of self-esteem on a statisticallysignificant level. Implications of the findings for clinical work and futureresearch are pointed out.

Journal

Nordic PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association

Published: Apr 1, 2008

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