Citation

Obeid S, Haddad C, Zakhour M, Fares K, Akel M, Salameh P, Hallit S. Psychiatr. Danub. 2019; 31(4): 429-439.

Affiliation

Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, P.O. Box 60096, Jall-Eddib, Lebanon, saharobeid23@hotmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

DOI

10.24869/psyd.2019.429

PMID

31698399

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To the best of our knowledge, no studies have been conducted in order to assess the correlation of these factors with the self-esteem in Lebanon. Therefore, this study aims to assess risk factors associated with self- esteem among a representative sample of the Lebanese population.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional, conducted between November 2017 and March 2018, enrolled 789 participants. Self-esteem was measured using the Rosenberg scale. An exploratory factor analysis was executed to detect patterns of risk factors associated with self-esteem from our sample. A cluster analysis was then performed with the identified factor scores to identify the different profiles of the participants.

RESULTS: Relationship management (Beta=0.117), emotional awareness (Beta=0.074) and personal accomplishment (Beta=0.064) were associated with a higher self-esteem, whereas high depression (Beta=-0.102), alexithymia (Beta=-0.077), burnout depersonalization (Beta=-0.078), suicidal ideation (Beta=-0.391) were associated with a lower self-esteem. Factor 1 (High emotional intelligence & low depersonalization) (Beta=1.819) was associated with increased self-esteem, whereas Factor 2 (High suicidal ideation, high alcohol dependence, high depression and anxiety) and Factor 3 (High burnout, high stress and high alexithymia) were associated with decreased self-esteem (Beta=-1.380 and Beta=-0.751) respectively. Being widowed (Beta=-2.332), belonging to cluster 1 (People with emotional dysregulation) (Beta=-2.850) and cluster 2 (People in distress) (Beta=-3.660) were significantly associated with decreased self-esteem.

CONCLUSIONS: Depression, anxiety, burnout, stress, low emotional intelligence, alexithymia, suicide ideation, alcohol dependence and many other factors can be prevented, or reduced, by interventions that improve self-esteem.

Language: en