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KMID : 0613620160360010497
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Health Social Welfare Review
2016 Volume.36 No. 1 p.497 ~ p.528
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The Effect of Perceived Social Stigma on Self-Esteem of Childhood Cancer Survivors
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김민아:Kim Min-Ah
장은혜:Jang Eun-Hye/이다지:Lee Da-Ji/남석인:Nam Seok-In
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Abstract
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This study examined the effect of perceived social stigma on the self-esteem of childhood cancer survivors. Using snowballing sampling techniques, we recruited childhood cancer survivors between 15 and 39 years of age who had cancer treatment in the past. A total of 145 responses from a self-administered questionnaire were used for the analyses. Three dimensions of social stigma impossibility of recovery, stereotypes, and social discrimination were assessed. Self-esteem was measured using the Global Self-Esteem Scale. Descriptive analyses were conducted to identify individual characteristics. A series of one-way ANOVA analyses was conducted to examine the levels of social stigma and self-esteem by sociodemographic and medical characteristics. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the impact of the three dimensions of social stigma on self-esteem. The level of social stigma varied significantly across age, education, age at diagnosis, recurrence, and late effect. However, the level of self-esteem did not vary significantly across sociodemographic and medical characteristics. In addition to the effects of the sociodemographic and medical variables, perceived social stigma affected self-esteem. Low-level perception of “impossibility of recovery” was closely associated with higher levels of self-esteem. Age and time since diagnosis were found to be significant correlates. Study findings highlight the need of intervention to promote self-esteem by reducing perceived social stigma among childhood cancer survivors.
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KEYWORD
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Childhood Cancer, Survivorship, Social Stigma, Self-Esteem
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