A Comparison of Self-Esteem and Health Locus of Control in Adolescents with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
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description: This study was a descriptive survey establishing a baseline level of self-esteem and health locus of control in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) adolescents. The purpose of the research was to study and describe health behaviors of IDDM adolescents in regards to self-concept and health locus of control. These behaviors are believed to have life-long ramifications on the IDDM adolescent's health status. The sample consisted of 91 IDDM adolescents, 34 male and 57 female, in a nonrandom convenience cluster attending a 10-day summer camp. Null hypothesis one was: Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus would make no difference at the .05 level of significance on the self-esteem of the 13 to 16 year old adolescent when compared to published normal levels of 5,024 adolescents (Rosenberg, 1972). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) was used and the method of statistical analysis was descriptive and inferential. Analysis did not show a significant difference between the sample and Rosenberg's (1972) published norms; therefore, null hypothesis was one retained. Chi square statistics were used with established levels of seven other psychosocial variables and the high, medium and low levels of self-esteem. Low self-esteem was significantly (p=.005) associated with poor general diabetic control in males. Null hypothesis two stated that there would be no difference at the .05 level of significance in the internal or external locus of control of the 13 to 16 year old IDDM adolescent with high, medium or low self-esteem. The Multidimension Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Questionnaire was administered to the sample (Wallston; Wallston, 1979). Three dimensions of health locus of control were used: (1) internality, (2) externality which is powerful others, and (3) chance. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized and Chi square analysis used between the three MHLC scales and high, medium and low levels of self-esteem. No statistical significance was found in their r…
abstract: This study was a descriptive survey establishing a baseline level of self-esteem and health locus of control in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) adolescents. The purpose of the research was to study and describe health behaviors of IDDM adolescents in regards to self-concept and health locus of control. These behaviors are believed to have life-long ramifications on the IDDM adolescent's health status. The sample consisted of 91 IDDM adolescents, 34 male and 57 female, in a nonrandom convenience cluster attending a 10-day summer camp. Null hypothesis one was: Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus would make no difference at the .05 level of significance on the self-esteem of the 13 to 16 year old adolescent when compared to published normal levels of 5,024 adolescents (Rosenberg, 1972). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) was used and the method of statistical analysis was descriptive and inferential. Analysis did not show a significant difference between the sample and Rosenberg's (1972) published norms; therefore, null hypothesis was one retained. Chi square statistics were used with established levels of seven other psychosocial variables and the high, medium and low levels of self-esteem. Low self-esteem was significantly (p=.005) associated with poor general diabetic control in males. Null hypothesis two stated that there would be no difference at the .05 level of significance in the internal or external locus of control of the 13 to 16 year old IDDM adolescent with high, medium or low self-esteem. The Multidimension Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Questionnaire was administered to the sample (Wallston; Wallston, 1979). Three dimensions of health locus of control were used: (1) internality, (2) externality which is powerful others, and (3) chance. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized and Chi square analysis used between the three MHLC scales and high, medium and low levels of self-esteem. No statistical significance was found in their r…
author: Mace, Janice
language: English
keywords: Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Health Psychology, Nursing, Personality and Social Contexts, Quantitative Psychology, Diabetes Mellitus -- in adolescence; Ego; Internal-External Control.
date published: 1981-08-01T07:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T02:54:01Z
provider: Loma Linda University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Loma Linda University