Longitudinal relation between general well-being and self-esteem: Testing differences for adolescents admitted to secure residential care and after discharge
Barendregt,C.S. Laan,A.J. Bongers,I.L. van Nieuwenhuizen,Ch.
Barendregt,C.S.
Laan,A.J.
Bongers,I.L.
van Nieuwenhuizen,Ch.
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This study investigated the longitudinal relation between general well-being and self-esteem of male adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders. Moreover, the transition out of secure residential care was studied. Adolescents (N = 172) were assessed three times with 6 months between each assessment. The sample comprised adolescents who were admitted throughout the entire study (n = 116) and who had been discharged at 6/12 months follow-up (n = 56). General well-being and self-esteem were stable concepts over time. The relation between general well-being and self-esteem differed for both groups. Among the admitted group general well-being positively predicted self-esteem and self-esteem negatively predicted general well-being from Time 2 to Time 3. Among the discharged adolescents, self-esteem at Time 1 positively predicted general well-being at Time 2 and general well-being at Time 2 positively predicted self-esteem at Time 3. Changing social contexts, as well as problems experienced during the transition out of secure care, might affect this relationship. Keywords: general well-being, self-esteem, psychopathology, adolescents, secure residential care, reciprocal relation, longitudinal study, delinquency
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2016
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Barendregt, C S, Laan, A J, Bongers, I L & van Nieuwenhuizen, C 2016, 'Longitudinal relation between general well-being and self-esteem : Testing differences for adolescents admitted to secure residential care and after discharge', International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, vol. 60, no. 16, pp. 1836-1855 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X15588773