Hawker Shannon J, Tadi Ntsoaki F, Makhakhe Lehlohonolo
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Health SA. 2025 Aug 29;30:2981. doi: 10.4102/hsag.v30i0.2981. eCollection 2025.
Psychophysiological skin disorders' high prevalence necessitates establishing factors that enable the development of personal strength, self-esteem and receiving adequate support.
To investigate the relationship between self-esteem and post-traumatic growth (PTG), as well as whether aspects of perceived social support moderate or mediate the relationship between self-esteem and PTG in participants living with psychophysiological skin disorders.
The study was conducted in South Africa.
Quantitative, non-experimental, and correlational research design was utilised. 100 participants diagnosed with psychophysiological skin disorders, including atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, pruritus, and alopecia, were selected using a non-probability convenience sampling method. The Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) were used. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 28.
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients and multiple hierarchical regression analyses were performed to investigate the research objectives. A significant positive relationship was found in participants between self-esteem and PTG, with coefficients indicating a moderate to large effect size. As an aspect of perceived social support, emotional-informational support acts as a moderator between self-esteem and PTG. Further, tangible support as an aspect of perceived social support was found not to moderate or mediate the relationship between self-esteem and PTG.
The findings of the current study confirm that only emotional-informational support as an aspect of perceived social support moderates the relationship between self-esteem and PTG among participants living with psychophysiological skin disorders.
This insight highlights the need for psychosocial interventions that prioritise emotional and informational support dimensions.
心理生理皮肤疾病的高患病率使得有必要确定能够促进个人力量、自尊发展并获得充分支持的因素。
调查自尊与创伤后成长(PTG)之间的关系,以及在患有心理生理皮肤疾病的参与者中,感知社会支持的各个方面是否会调节或介导自尊与PTG之间的关系。
该研究在南非进行。
采用定量、非实验性和相关性研究设计。使用非概率便利抽样方法选取了100名被诊断患有心理生理皮肤疾病的参与者,包括特应性皮炎、银屑病、瘙痒症和脱发症。使用了创伤后成长量表(PTGI)和罗森伯格自尊量表(RSES)。数据使用社会科学统计软件包(SPSS)28版进行分析。
进行了皮尔逊积差相关系数和多元层次回归分析以研究研究目标。在参与者中发现自尊与PTG之间存在显著的正相关关系,系数表明效应大小为中等至较大。作为感知社会支持的一个方面,情感信息支持在自尊与PTG之间起到调节作用。此外,发现作为感知社会支持一个方面的实际支持并未调节或介导自尊与PTG之间的关系。
本研究结果证实,在患有心理生理皮肤疾病的参与者中,只有作为感知社会支持一个方面的情感信息支持会调节自尊与PTG之间的关系。
这一见解凸显了优先考虑情感和信息支持维度的心理社会干预措施的必要性。