Academic and Research Department, Hospital Gineco-Obstétrico Enrique C. Sotomayor, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Católica de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Maturitas. 2010 May;66(1):77-82. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.01.008. Epub 2010 Feb 4.
To assess self-esteem and affecting factors in a middle-aged Ecuadorian female population using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES).
This was a cross-sectional study in which 149 women (40-59 years) were requested to fill out the RSES and a general socio-demographic form containing personal and partner data.
Mean age of sample was 47.6+/-5.5 years, a 67.8% had less than 12 years of schooling and 33.6% were postmenopausal. At the moment of the survey 2.7% were on hormone therapy, and 2% were taking psychotropic drugs. Mean total RSES score was 26.6+/-3.1 (median 26, range 17-35). A 35.6% and 18.1% of women respectively presented total RSES scores below 26 (median) and 25 (25th percentile) suggesting lower self-esteem. Total scores did not differ when comparing older age, menopausal phases or time since the menopause. Logistic regression analysis determined that women with lower parity and an unhealthy partner were related to lower total RSES scores (below the 25th percentile) suggesting lower self-esteem.
In this mid-aged series lower self-esteem was not related to the aging process per se yet to socio-demographic female/male aspects. More research is needed in this regard that incorporates other sociological aspects.
使用罗森伯格自尊量表（RSES）评估厄瓜多尔中年女性的自尊及其影响因素。
这是一项横断面研究，共纳入 149 名年龄在 40-59 岁的女性，要求其填写 RSES 量表和一般社会人口学表格，内容包括个人和伴侣的数据。
样本的平均年龄为 47.6±5.5 岁，67.8%的人受教育程度低于 12 年，33.6%处于绝经后状态。在调查时，2.7%的人正在接受激素治疗，2%的人正在服用精神药物。RSES 总分的平均值为 26.6±3.1（中位数 26，范围 17-35）。分别有 35.6%和 18.1%的女性的 RSES 总分低于 26（中位数）和 25（25 百分位），提示自尊水平较低。比较年龄较大、绝经阶段或绝经后时间，总评分无差异。逻辑回归分析确定，低产次和伴侣健康状况不佳的女性与较低的总 RSES 评分（低于 25 百分位）相关，提示自尊水平较低。
在本项中年系列研究中，较低的自尊与衰老过程本身无关，而与女性/男性的社会人口学特征有关。在这方面需要开展更多的研究，纳入其他社会学方面的内容。
