TY - JOUR
T1 - Applying stigma theory to epilepsy
T2 - A test of a conceptual model
AU - Westbrook, Lauren E.
AU - Bauman, Laurie J.
AU - Shinnar, Shlomo
N1 - Funding Information:
'This work was supported in part by grants from the Branch for Prevention Research of the National Institute of Mental Health (5 P50 MH38280), and from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1 R01 NS26151, S. S.). The authors thank Ruth E. K. Stein, Cheryl Koeber, and Jehv A. Gold for their helpful comments on a draft of the manuscript, and Jennifer L. Lauby for statistical consultation. 2A1I correspondence should be sent to Lauren E. Westbrook, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, NR 7 South Room 20, Bronx, New York 10461.
PY - 1992/10
Y1 - 1992/10
N2 - Tested a theoretical model that sought to explain the association of stigma to self-esteem among adolescents with epilepsy. The model depicted hypothesized relationships among several characteristics of epilepsy (seizure type, seizure frequency, and duration of epilepsy), perceived stigma, management of disclosure, and self-esteem. Subjects were 64 adolescents 12 to 20 years old with idiopathic epilepsy. In a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, variables were entered into the equation in the order specified a priori by the model. Results showed that the data supported some hypotheses tested in the model: (a) Seizure type and seizure frequency predicted low self-esteem, and (b) the belief that epilepsy is stigmatizing predicted low self-esteem. However, several relationships of major theoretical significance were not realized. Explanations for why some aspects of stigma theory were not supported by the data are offered.
AB - Tested a theoretical model that sought to explain the association of stigma to self-esteem among adolescents with epilepsy. The model depicted hypothesized relationships among several characteristics of epilepsy (seizure type, seizure frequency, and duration of epilepsy), perceived stigma, management of disclosure, and self-esteem. Subjects were 64 adolescents 12 to 20 years old with idiopathic epilepsy. In a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, variables were entered into the equation in the order specified a priori by the model. Results showed that the data supported some hypotheses tested in the model: (a) Seizure type and seizure frequency predicted low self-esteem, and (b) the belief that epilepsy is stigmatizing predicted low self-esteem. However, several relationships of major theoretical significance were not realized. Explanations for why some aspects of stigma theory were not supported by the data are offered.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Epilepsy
KW - Self-esteem
KW - Stigma theory
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/17.5.633
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/17.5.633
M3 - Article
C2 - 1432485
AN - SCOPUS:0026468537
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 17
SP - 633
EP - 649
JO - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
JF - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
IS - 5
ER -