Princess Nora Bent Abdallah Research Chair for Women's Health Research, Deanship of Scientific Research, Research Chairs Program, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud Medical City, King Saud Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Women Health. 2021 Apr;61(4):355-362. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2021.1892903. Epub 2021 Mar 9.
Recent literature has highlighted the role of social support in improving self-esteem. This study aimed to measure self-esteem and its association with social support among married women aged 30-75 years, in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during 2015-2016, on 1883 married Saudi women visiting the primary health care centers. Female data collectors conducted questionnaire-based interview and took anthropometric measurements. Self-esteem and social support were measured by utilizing the Rosenberg self-esteem scale and social support survey scale, respectively. The majority of women reported moderate to high levels of self-esteem. Multivariate linear regression analysis found that one unit increase in availability of emotional support, education, and physical activity were significantly associated with 0.18 (0.22, 0.39, < .001), 0.17 (0.26, 0.48, < .001) and 0.09 (0.39, 1.13) increase in self-esteem scores, respectively. Similarly, a unit increase in tangible support, education and physical activity were significantly associated with 0.20 (0.27, 0.44, < .001), 0.17 (0.26, 0.47, < .001), and 0.07 (0.17, 0.89) unit increase in self-esteem scores, respectively. The results highlight the importance of emotional and tangible support associated with high self-esteem. We recommend that social support groups should be created for providing counseling and support to the socially isolated women with low self-esteem.
最近的文献强调了社会支持在提高自尊方面的作用。本研究旨在衡量沙特阿拉伯利雅得市 30-75 岁已婚女性的自尊及其与社会支持的关系。2015-2016 年期间，对 1883 名已婚沙特女性进行了横断面调查，这些女性均来自初级保健中心。女性数据收集员进行了问卷调查和人体测量。自尊和社会支持分别通过罗森伯格自尊量表和社会支持调查量表进行测量。大多数女性报告了中等至高水平的自尊。多变量线性回归分析发现，情感支持、教育和体育活动的可用性每增加一个单位，与自尊评分分别增加 0.18（0.22，0.39，<0.001）、0.17（0.26，0.48，<0.001）和 0.09（0.39，1.13）显著相关。同样，有形支持、教育和体育活动的可用性每增加一个单位，与自尊评分分别增加 0.20（0.27，0.44，<0.001）、0.17（0.26，0.47，<0.001）和 0.07（0.17，0.89）显著相关。研究结果强调了与高自尊相关的情感和有形支持的重要性。我们建议为自尊心低、社会孤立的女性创建社会支持小组，为其提供咨询和支持。
