Conference Paper

Relationship between self-esteem, social appearence anxiety, depression and anxiety in adolescent and young adult women

Volume: 3 Number: 3 March 1, 2013
  • Halil Özcan
  • Burak Subaşı
  • Beyhan Budak
  • Mustafa Çelik
  • Şeref Can Gürel
  • Mesut Yıldız
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Relationship between self-esteem, social appearence anxiety, depression and anxiety in adolescent and young adult women

Abstract

Objective: Self-esteem, is the approval of the self-concept by evaluating himself that defines person to be self-satisfied, likeable, lovable, self confident without seeing one’s self inferior or superior. Higher self-esteem is associated with positive body image, lower self-esteem is associated with negative body image. Depression is a clinical syndrome that might deteriorate self esteem. In this research we aimed to determine the effects of depresssion and anxiety symptoms on self-esteem and social appearance anxiety. Methods: One hundred and seventy six randomly selected participants between the ages of 12-24 those admitted to Ankara Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Education and Research Hospital Youth Center and accepted to participate the research were taken to the study. Participants were asked to fullfill sociodemographic data form, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Results: Regarding to the relationship between RSES, SAAS, BDI and BAI, strongly positive correlation was found. Level of income and parents education is negatively correlated with all inventory scores. According to the lineary regression analyses BDI scores positively predicted RSES and SAAS scores, level of income negatively predicted SAAS scores and losing the effects of significancy of other correlations were shown. Also SAAS and RSES scores were positively correlated with each other. Conclusion: This research shows that depression severity has a worsening effect on social appearance anxiety and self-esteem. Economic difficulties increase social appearance anxiety. Also social appearance anxiety and self-esteem are related with each other. We think especially in countries majority with young generations such as Turkey, according to researches on relationship between these clinical entities goverments might develop individual, family, and psychosocial rehabilatiton based social programs, those positively affect the mental health of young people and help them in their future lives to become happier and healthier individuals.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Conference Paper

Authors

Halil Özcan This is me

Burak Subaşı This is me

Beyhan Budak This is me

Mustafa Çelik This is me

Şeref Can Gürel This is me

Mesut Yıldız This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2013

Submission Date

October 8, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 3 Number: 3

APA
Özcan, H., Subaşı, B., Budak, B., Çelik, M., Gürel, Ş. C., & Yıldız, M. (2013). Ergenlik ve genç yetişkinlik dönemindeki kadınlarda benlik saygısı, sosyal görünüş kaygısı, depresyon ve anksiyete ilişkisi. Journal of Mood Disorders, 3(3), 107-13. https://doi.org/10.5455/jmood.20130507015148
AMA
1.Özcan H, Subaşı B, Budak B, Çelik M, Gürel ŞC, Yıldız M. Ergenlik ve genç yetişkinlik dönemindeki kadınlarda benlik saygısı, sosyal görünüş kaygısı, depresyon ve anksiyete ilişkisi. Journal of Mood Disorders. 2013;3(3):107-13. doi:10.5455/jmood.20130507015148
Chicago
Özcan, Halil, Burak Subaşı, Beyhan Budak, Mustafa Çelik, Şeref Can Gürel, and Mesut Yıldız. 2013. “Ergenlik Ve Genç Yetişkinlik Dönemindeki Kadınlarda Benlik Saygısı, Sosyal Görünüş Kaygısı, Depresyon Ve Anksiyete Ilişkisi”. Journal of Mood Disorders 3 (3): 107-13. https://doi.org/10.5455/jmood.20130507015148.
EndNote
Özcan H, Subaşı B, Budak B, Çelik M, Gürel ŞC, Yıldız M (March 1, 2013) Ergenlik ve genç yetişkinlik dönemindeki kadınlarda benlik saygısı, sosyal görünüş kaygısı, depresyon ve anksiyete ilişkisi. Journal of Mood Disorders 3 3 107–13.
IEEE
[1]H. Özcan, B. Subaşı, B. Budak, M. Çelik, Ş. C. Gürel, and M. Yıldız, “Ergenlik ve genç yetişkinlik dönemindeki kadınlarda benlik saygısı, sosyal görünüş kaygısı, depresyon ve anksiyete ilişkisi”, Journal of Mood Disorders, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 107–13, Mar. 2013, doi: 10.5455/jmood.20130507015148.
ISNAD
Özcan, Halil - Subaşı, Burak - Budak, Beyhan - Çelik, Mustafa - Gürel, Şeref Can - Yıldız, Mesut. “Ergenlik Ve Genç Yetişkinlik Dönemindeki Kadınlarda Benlik Saygısı, Sosyal Görünüş Kaygısı, Depresyon Ve Anksiyete Ilişkisi”. Journal of Mood Disorders 3/3 (March 1, 2013): 107-13. https://doi.org/10.5455/jmood.20130507015148.
JAMA
1.Özcan H, Subaşı B, Budak B, Çelik M, Gürel ŞC, Yıldız M. Ergenlik ve genç yetişkinlik dönemindeki kadınlarda benlik saygısı, sosyal görünüş kaygısı, depresyon ve anksiyete ilişkisi. Journal of Mood Disorders. 2013;3:107–13.
MLA
Özcan, Halil, et al. “Ergenlik Ve Genç Yetişkinlik Dönemindeki Kadınlarda Benlik Saygısı, Sosyal Görünüş Kaygısı, Depresyon Ve Anksiyete Ilişkisi”. Journal of Mood Disorders, vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 2013, pp. 107-13, doi:10.5455/jmood.20130507015148.
Vancouver
1.Halil Özcan, Burak Subaşı, Beyhan Budak, Mustafa Çelik, Şeref Can Gürel, Mesut Yıldız. Ergenlik ve genç yetişkinlik dönemindeki kadınlarda benlik saygısı, sosyal görünüş kaygısı, depresyon ve anksiyete ilişkisi. Journal of Mood Disorders. 2013 Mar. 1;3(3):107-13. doi:10.5455/jmood.20130507015148