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Self-concept, Self-esteem, Personality Traits and Psychopathological Symptoms in Adolescents with and without Visual Impairment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Maite Garaigordobil  and
Elena Bernarás
Maite Garaigordobil*
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco (Spain)
Elena Bernarás
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco (Spain)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Maite Garaigordobil. Faculty of Psychology. Universidad del País Vasco. Avda. de Tolosa 70. 20018. Donostia-San Sebastián. Phone: 34 - 943 – 01 56 34. Fax: 34 - 943 – 01 56 70. E-mail: [email protected]. http://www.sc.ehu.es/garaigordobil
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze self-concept, self-esteem, and other personality traits and psychopathological symptoms in subjects with and without visual impairment. The sample was made up of 90 participants aged 12 to 17: 61 with no impairment and 29 with visual impairment. The ANOVA showed that there were no significant differences in self-concept and self-esteem in the samples, but the visually impaired adolescents scored significantly higher in various psychopathological symptoms as well as in their capacity for kind behavior. The ANOVA revealed no gender differences in any variables in adolescents without visual impairment. However, women with visual impairment scored lower in self-esteem and higher in various psychopathological symptoms. Pearson coefficients revealed negative relations between self-concept/self-esteem and all the psychopathological symptoms, and neuroticism, as well as a positive relation with extraversion. Low psychoticism, high extraversion, and low hostility were identified as predictors of high self-concept.

La finalidad del estudio fue analizar el autoconcepto, la autoestima, otros rasgos de personalidad y diversos síntomas psicopatológicos en personas con y sin discapacidad visual. La muestra estaba configurada con 90 participantes de 12 a 17 años, 61 sin discapacidad y 29 con discapacidad visual. El ANOVA no evidenció diferencias ni en el autoconcepto ni en la autoestima, sin embargo, los adolescentes con discapacidad visual tenían puntuaciones superiores en varios síntomas psicopatológicos así como en conductas de amabilidad. El ANOVA no reveló diferencias de género en ninguna variable en los adolescentes sin discapacidad, sin embargo, las chicas con discapacidad visual tenían puntuaciones significativamente inferiores en autoestima y superiores en varios síntomas psicopatológicos. Los coeficientes de Pearson mostraron relaciones negativas del autoconcepto y la autoestima con todos los síntomas psicopatológicos, y con neuroticismo, así como una relación positiva con extraversión. Bajo psicoticismo, alta extraversión, y baja hostilidad fueron identificados como predictores de alto autoconcepto.

Keywords

visual impairmentself-conceptself-esteempsychopathologypersonalitygender differencesdiscapacidad visualautoconceptoautoestimapsicopatologíapersonalidaddiferencias de género
Type
Research Article
Information
The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , May 2009 , pp. 149 - 160
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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