TY - JOUR AU - Suriyentrakorn, Worachai AU - Vittayanont, Arnont PY - 2016/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Mental Health and Self-Esteem of Orphans JF - Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand JA - J Psychiatr Assoc Thailand VL - 61 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/47551 SP - 165-178 AB - <strong><strong></strong></strong><p align="justify">Objective</p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;">: To determine the mental health and self-esteem of orphans in Songkhla Children’s Home. </span></span></span></strong><strong><strong></strong></strong><p align="justify">Methods</p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;">: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at Songkhla Children’s Home. Sixty-six orphans aged 7 years or more completed the Thai General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and 10 questions from Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results are shown in frequency and percentage. </span></span></span></strong><strong><strong></strong></strong><p align="justify">Results</p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;">: 28.8% of samples had mental health problem; 18.2% of them had medium level self-esteem</span></span><strong><span style="font-size: large;">, </span></strong><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;">75.7% had high level self-esteem</span></span><strong><span style="font-size: large;">, </span></strong><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;">and 6.1% scored the highest level for self-esteem</span></span><strong><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></strong><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;">Moreover, the warm embrace of orphan caregivers, Body Mass Index (BMI), and history of the disease were associated with mental health (p=0.044, &lt;0.001 and 0.004 respectively). We found that having a quarrel with a friend was also associated with self-esteem (p=0.028). </span></span></span></strong><strong><strong></strong></strong><p>Conclusion</p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: large;">s : This study showed a lower percentage of mental health problems in orphans compared with other studies. We also found a higher percentage of self-esteem compared with other studies. The relationship between self-esteem and mental health problems was not found. </span></span></span></strong> ER -