Mcgee R, Williams S
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.
J Adolesc. 2000 Oct;23(5):569-82. doi: 10.1006/jado.2000.0344.
It is often believed that low self-esteem is associated with such health-compromising behaviours in adolescence as substance use, early sexual activity, eating problems and suicidal ideation. Surprisingly, there is little longitudinal research addressing this issue. This longitudinal study examines the predictive association between both global and academic self-esteem from ages 9 to 13 years, and a variety of health compromising behaviours at age 15, in a large sample of young New Zealanders. Levels of global self-esteem significantly predicted adolescent report of problem eating, suicidal ideation, and multiple health compromising behaviours. Earlier levels of self-esteem were unrelated to later substance use and early sexual activity. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for efforts to raise self-esteem among young people.
人们通常认为，自卑与青少年时期的一些损害健康的行为有关，如药物使用、过早的性行为、饮食问题和自杀念头。令人惊讶的是，很少有纵向研究探讨这个问题。这项纵向研究调查了9至13岁的新西兰青少年样本中，整体自尊和学业自尊与15岁时各种损害健康行为之间的预测关联。整体自尊水平显著预测了青少年报告的饮食问题、自杀念头以及多种损害健康的行为。早期的自尊水平与后期的药物使用和过早的性行为无关。研究结果将根据其对提高年轻人自尊的努力的影响进行讨论。
