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Self-Concept, Self-Esteem and Psychopathological Symptoms in Persons with Intellectual Disability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2014

Maite Garaigordobil  and
José Ignacio Pérez
Maite Garaigordobil*
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco
José Ignacio Pérez
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Maite Garaigordobil, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad del País Vasco, Avda. de Tolosa 70, 20018 San Sebastián. (Spain). Phone: 943-015634. Fax: 943-015670. E-mail: maite.garaigordobil@ehu.es
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is two-fold: (a) to analyze self-concept, self-esteem, and psychopathological symptoms in individuals with and without intellectual disability; and (b) to explore whether there were gender differences in these same variables in both groups. The sample is made up of 170 participants aged 19 to 40, 128 without disability and 42 with intellectual disability. The methodology is descriptive. To measure the variables, three assessment instruments were applied: the “Listado de adjetivos para la evaluación del autoconcepto en adolescentes y adultos” (LAEA; Garaigordobil, in press), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE; Rosenberg, 1965), and the Revised Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90; Derogatis, 1983). The ANOVA showed that participants with intellectual disability scored significantly lower in self-concept and self-esteem, and higher in all the psychopathological symptoms except for somatization. The ANOVA did not reveal significant gender differences in any variables in either of the two groups.

El estudio tuvo dos objetivos: (a) analizar el autoconcepto, la autoestima y diversos síntomas psicopatológicos en personas con y sin discapacidad intelectual; y (b) explorar la existencia de diferencias de género en autoconcepto, autoestima y síntomas psicopatológicos en ambos grupos. La muestra está configurada con 170 participantes de 19 a 40 años, 128 sin discapacidad y 42 con discapacidad intelectual. El estudio empleó una metodología descriptiva. Para medir las variables se aplicaron tres instrumentos de evaluación: “Listado de adjetivos para la evaluación del autoconcepto en adolescentes y adultos” (LAEA; Garaigordobil, en prensa), la Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg (EA; Rosenberg, 1965), y el Listado de Síntomas-90-Revisado (SCL-90-R; Derogatis, 1983). Los resultados del ANOVA muestran que las personas con discapacidad intelectual obtenían puntuaciones significativamente inferiores en autoconcepto y autoestima, así como superiores en todos los síntomas psicopatológicos excepto en somatización. Los ANOVAs no evidencian diferencias de género en ninguna variable tanto en el grupo con discapacidad intelectual como en el grupo sin discapacidad.

Keywords

intellectual disabilityself-conceptself-esteempsychopathologydiscapacidad intelectualautoconceptoautoestimapsicopatología
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , May 2007 , pp. 141 - 150
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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