Relationship between self-esteem and perceived social support in burn patients in Sina Hospital of Tabriz.
Azam Gorbani, Monireh Rezaiee Moradali, Reza Shabanloei
PMID 33337583WHAT IT FOUND
Burn patients who reported more support from family, friends or others also reported higher self-esteem.
The study did not show that support caused higher self-esteem.
Key findings
01Among 120 burn patients, higher total perceived social support was linked with higher self-esteem.
02Family social support was positively linked with self-esteem (r = 0.25, p < .006).
03Self-esteem and social support scores did not differ significantly between men and women.
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What it does not show
The participants were chosen by convenience sampling, so they may not represent all burn patients. The study was descriptive correlational, so it cannot show that support caused higher self-esteem. Patients' mental state could have affected their questionnaire answers. The sample was limited to patients with visible scars, reading literacy and at least one month after burn, and excluded people with underlying mental problems such as self-harm. The work was done at one hospital in Iran, so its findings may not transfer to other settings.
Declared interests
The authors reported no conflicts of interest. Funding was from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that increasing social support will raise self-esteem. The study reported a relationship, not a cause.