Kanserli ve Sağlıklı Çocukların Depresif Belirti Düzeyleri ile Benlik Kavramları Arasındaki İlişkinin Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Araştırmada 9-16 yaşlarındaki kanserli ve sağlıklı çocukların depresif belirti düzeyleri ile benlik kavramlarının belirlenmesi, aralarındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi ve karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Örnekleme, kanserli 66 çocuk ile aynı yaş ve cinsiyetteki 66 sağlıklı çocuk alınmıştır. Verilerin toplamasında “Çocuk Tanıtım Formu”, “Çocuklarda Depresyon Ölçeği” ve “Piers-Harris Çocuklarda Öz Kavramı Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Komogorov-Smirnov, Mann Whitney U testleri ve Spearman-Brown's Korelasyon katsayısından yararlanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırma sonucunda kanserli çocukların sağlıklı çocuklara göre depresif belirti düzeylerinin anlamlı bir fark olmadığı görülmüştür p>0,05 . Kanserli ve sağlıklı çocukların depresif belirti düzeyleri ile benlik kavramları arasında orta düzeyde, negatif yönde ve anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu, benlik kavramları yükseldikçe depresif belirti düzeylerinin azaldığı saptanmıştır p

Keywords

• çocuk,kanser,depresyon,benlik kavramı

Comparison of The Relationship Between Depressive Symptom Levels and Self-Concept in Healthy Children and Children with Cancer

Abstract

Objective:The aim of study was to determine and compare the depressive symptom levels and self-concept in children with cancer and healthy children between 9-16 years of age. Methods: 66 children with cancer and 66 healthy children were included in the sample. The“Child Introduction Form”, “Children’s Depression Inventory” and “Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale” were used for data collection. The data were analyzed with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman-Brown's correlation coefficient. No significant difference was found between the depressive symptom levels of children with cancer and healthy children p>0.05 . Results: A moderate, negative and significant relationship was found between the depressive symptom levels and self-concept of children with cancer and healthy children and the depressive symptom levels decreased when the self-concept increased p

Keywords

• child,cancer,depression,self-concept

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