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Correlations among self‐esteem, aggression, adverse childhood experiences and depression in inmates of a female juvenile correctional facility in Japan
Author(s) -
Matsuura Naomi,
Hashimoto Toshiaki,
Toichi Motomi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01996.x
Subject(s) - aggression , depression (economics) , self esteem , juvenile , psychology , clinical psychology , juvenile delinquency , injury prevention , poison control , psychiatry , suicide prevention , medicine , medical emergency , genetics , biology , economics , macroeconomics
Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the following hypothesis: (i) Self‐esteem and aggressiveness, adverse childhood experiences (ACE), and a depressive tendency interact with each other. (ii) The subjects show a strong depressive tendency, and each of the other factors exerts a main effect on, and interacts with, the depressive tendency. Method: The subjects were 91 juveniles (all female) admitted to a female juvenile correctional facility between November 2005 and December 2006. They were aged 15–19 years, with a mean age of 17.0 (SD = 1.18) years. Self‐esteem scale, aggression scale, ACE questionnaire, and depression scale were conducted. Results: Significant main effects (R 2 = 0.50, P < 0.001) on the depression score were observed in self‐esteem (β = −0.41, P < 0.001) and aggression (β = 0.21, P < 0.05). Self‐esteem, aggression, ACE, and depression were found to be interrelated. Conclusion: Low self‐esteem was also shown to exert marked effects on various factors. About half of the inmates of the facility were depressed, and the main effects of self‐esteem, aggression, and the ACE score were shown to influence the depression score.