Factors associated with self-esteem in pre-adolescents and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
J Adolesc Health, 32 (6):
456--458 (June 2003)Abstract
Predictors of self-esteem were examined in 50 pre-adolescents and adolescents with cerebral palsy. On average, self-esteem was high, although 30\% scored below a cut-point for low self-esteem. Self-esteem was bivariately associated with female gender, better physician-assessed functional ability, greater perception of the impact of the disability, and higher perceived parent overprotectiveness. In a multivariate model, only perceived impact of the disability remained significant.