Inflammatory bowel disease and self-esteem in adolescence.
Review article, 2008

AIM: To compare the self-esteem of adolescents suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with that of healthy adolescents, and to identify factors affecting self-esteem in the presence of IBD. METHODS: A self-assessment questionnaire, 'I think I am' (ITIA), was completed by 71 (41 boys) out of 77 adolescents (10-16 years) with IBD. Of the participating adolescents, 23 had Crohn's disease, 44 had ulcerative colitis and 4 had indeterminate colitis. The self-esteem of adolescents with IBD was compared with that of 1037 school children. RESULTS: In this population-based study, children with IBD estimated their self-esteem in the same range as healthy adolescents. Using a multiple regression analysis, the self-esteem of adolescents with IBD was related to disease course severity and cohabitation status of parents. Children with severe disease and children of single parents were found to be most at risk of low self-esteem. CONCLUSION: This study shows that, as a group, adolescents with IBD have self-esteem in the same range as their healthy peers, but that there are some adolescents with IBD who are at risk of low self-esteem. Special attention should be given to adolescents with a severe disease course and to those with separated parents.

psychology

Parents

Questionnaires

Ulcerative

Adolescent

psychology

Colitis

Humans

Regression Analysis

Self Concept

Crohn Disease

Adolescent Psychology

psychology

Child

Marital Status

Male

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Female

Author

Helene Lindfred

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Robert Saalman

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Staffan Nilsson

University of Gothenburg

Chalmers, Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Statistics

Kjell Reichenberg

University of Gothenburg

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

0803-5253 (ISSN) 1651-2227 (eISSN)

Vol. 97 2 201-5

Subject Categories

Dermatology and Venereal Diseases

Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified

DOI

10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00605.x

PubMed

18254910

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