孤儿通常由合格的家庭收养或由政府和组织共同抚养。虽然他们的基本需求得到了照顾,父母的缺席使孤儿面临更高的心理健康问题风险,比如焦虑和抑郁,导致较低的自尊和幸福感。以前的研究表明,自我控制可能对提高自尊有影响;因此,它可以成为保护心理健康的一种方式。基于结构方程模型,本研究测试了自我控制对藏族孤儿自尊水平和心理问题的可能影响。
参与者是来自西藏一所机构化孤儿院的143名16至22岁青少年(Mage=18.77,54.8%为女性),他们完成了测量自尊的问卷,自我控制,和临床症状(症状清单-90-修订版)。
通过提高自尊,自我控制与心理疾病呈负相关。本研究表明,自我控制通过影响自尊水平来保护青少年孤儿的心理健康。讨论了局限性和未来方向。
Orphans are usually adopted by eligible families or raised by the government and organizations mutually. Although their basic needs are taken care of, the absence of parents in life makes orphans face higher risks of mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, leading to lower levels of self-esteem and happiness. Previous studies have shown that self-control may have an effect on improving self-esteem; thus, it could become a way to protect mental health. Building on the structural equation model, the current study tested the possible effects of self-control on levels of self-esteem and mental problems among Tibetan orphans.
Participants were 143 adolescents from age 16 to 22 years (Mage = 18.77, 54.8% female) from an institutionalized orphanage in Tibet and they completed questionnaires measuring self-esteem, self-control, and clinical symptoms (Symptom Checklist-90-Revised).
Self-control was negatively associated with psychological illness through improved self-esteem. The present study suggested that self-control was a protective factor for the mental health of adolescent orphans through influencing the levels of self-esteem. Limitations and future directions were discussed.