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ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Rachanee Chalongkuakul

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Self-esteem and defense mechanisms in abused adolescent girls.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of Mental Health of Thailand, Vol.16, No. 2, May 2551, Page 79.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: This study examined self-esteem defense styles and compared between higher and lower self-esteem groups in abused adolescent girls. Materials and methods: Subjects were 147 girls institute ordered by ChildProtection Act in two governmental shelters age 12 to 18 with a history of child abused answered self-reported questionnaires assessing education family atmosphere relationship to parent self esteem (FSC This version) and defense mechanism organization (DSQ Thai version) Results: Mean age of the group was 15.4 (SD=1.5) and 56.5% were studying in secondary school. The family atmsophere and relationship with mother significantly correlated to self-esteem among abused adolescent girls. Adolescents who reporting higher self-esteem used more sublimation while those with lower self-esteem showed more immature defense styles and used more projection acting out and displacement than the other group. Conclusion: There was significant correlation between family atmosphere relationship with mother defense styles and self-esteem in abused in abused adolescent girls. The results may lead to further research and treatment programs for enhancing self esteem and resiliency in abused children.

Keywords: child abuse, defense mechanism, self esteem, adolescent girl, abused, reciliency

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Srithanya Hospital

Code: 20080054

ISSN/ISBN: 2859-497-X

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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