OBJECTIVE To estimate associations among peer education, social support and self-esteem and their influences on performance of breast self-examination (BSE). METHOD Seven volunteer peer educators were given the BSE training programme and in turn educated 65 women students in the university. BSE knowledge evaluation forms developed by Maurer were applied for evaluation. Other data were collect...

The short form of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory was administered to 952 fourthand fifth-grade chiMren (482 males, 470 females)from 41 classes. The children's teachers completed Coopersmith's Behavior Rating Form, a measure o f self-esteem-related behavior. In the self-ratings, girls were significantly lower than boys; in the teachers' ratings, girls were significantly higher. In 32 o f ...

BACKGROUND Menopause is the onset of aging in women. During this process, some women experience physical changes that may impact upon their psychological and social status, also affecting their quality of life. Furthermore, several psychological changes following menopause have been shown to act as pro-oxidant, but the association between the psychological status that modify the quality of life...

abstract life skill training is one of the most important factors in increasing self-esteem of students with vision problems. this study was performed with aim of determine and effect of life skills training to increasing of self-esteems of students with vision problems at sabzevar city. the participants of the present study were selected through the available sampling procedure include male an...

Using the Student Life Stress Inventory and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, stressors and reactions to stressors were identified in gifted high school students and compared with non-gifted students. Altogether, 340 boys and girls (156 gifted and 184 non-gifted students) from four high schools in Shiraz (two high schools for gifted and two for non-gifted students) took part. Although ther...

objectives : the study was meant to measure the effects, of ramadan fasting on students at the school of nursing, midwifery and paramedics at rafsanjan medical college. method: the subjects comprised 67 randomly selected (n=67) from various fields of study who managed to fast at least 21 days, during the holy month of ramadan. the research instruments consisted of a demographic questionnaire an...

INTRODUCTION Acquisition of chronic diseases such as asthma leads to psychological, mental and physical complications in adolescents, and hence their self-esteem may be compromised. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the effect of Orem's self-care model on self-esteem of adolescents with asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS This semi-experimental study enrolled 64 asthmatic adolesc...

Situations that parents handle affect how they parent their children and this will howtheir develop later on. The aim of research is to analyze parenting stressaffects other factors in parent’s psychological condition, especially self-esteem. Thisresearch was held with middle school who live JABODETABEK with241 participants. scale used measure stress the one Berry andJones (1995) developed self...

Self-esteem is the "feeling of self-appreciation" and is an indispensable emotion for people to adapt to society and live their lives. For children, in particular, the environment in which they are raised contributes profoundly to the development of their self-esteem, which in turn helps them to adapt better to society. Various psychologists have provided definitions of self-esteem, and examine...