Abstract
Self-esteem, evaluated with the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale, an 80 item, self-report questionnaire, was investigated in 40 children (mean age 13.2 years) with infantile hydrocephalus (IH) and in 37 of their siblings (mean age 13.3 years). Thirty-one of the IH children had normal intelligence and 9 had mild mental retardation (MR). A comparison group consisting of 69 age-matched school children (mean age 10.3 years) was also evaluated. One-way analysis of variance indicated that the group IH with MR had the lowest mean scores, IH without MR was intermediate and the comparison group had the highest mean scores (higher scores reflect a higher reported self-esteem). No significant differences were found between the sibling group and the comparison group.
Résumé
Estime de soi évaluée par l'échelle Children's Self-Concept Scale de Piers-Harris faite d'un autoquestionnaire de 80 items a été appliquée sur 40 enfants (moyenne d'âge 13.2 ans) ayant une Hydrocéphalie Infantile (HI) et chez 37 de leur fratrie (moyenne d'âge 13.3 ans). 31 des enfants HI avaient une intelligence normale et 9 un Retard Mental odéré (RM). Un groupe de comparasion de 69 enfants scolarisés appareillés quant à l'âge (moyenne d'âge 10.3 ans) fut aussi évalué, une analyse de variance indiquait que le groupe HI avec RM avait habituellement les scores moyens les plus bas, les HI sans RM occupaient une position intermédiaire et le groupe de comparaison avait les scores moyens les plus élevés (les scores les plus hauts reflètent une estime de soi plus importante). Aucune différence significative fut trouvée entre la fratrie et le groupe de comparaison.
Zusammenfassung
Das Selbstwertgefühl wurden bei 40 Kindern (Durchschnittsalter 13,2 Jahre) mit infantilem Hydrocephalus (IH) und bei 37 ihrer Geschwister (Durchschnittsalter 13,3 Jahre) unter Verwendung der Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale ermittelt. 31 der Kinder mit IH hatten eine durchschnittliche Intelligenz und 9 leicht kognitive Einschränkungen (MR). Eine Vergleichsgruppe, die aus 69 altersgematchten Schulkindern (Durchschnittsalter 10,3 Jahre) bestand, wurde ebenfalls untersucht. Einweganalysen der Varianz ergaben, daß die IH-gruppe mit MR üblicherweise den niedrigsten Druchschnittswert aufwies, un die IH-Gruppe ohne MR unterhalb der Vergleichsgruppe lag (hohe Werte signalisieren ein höheres Selbstwertgefühl). Keine signifikanten Unterschiede fanden sich zwischen der Geschwister- und der Vergleichsgruppe.
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Fernell, E., Gillberg, C. & von Wendt, L. Self-esteem in children with infantile hydrocephalus and in their siblings. Use of the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1, 227–232 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02094183
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