The Effect of Human Rights Perception on Quality of life of People with Mental Illness: Latent profile analysis of Self-esteem Type

Abstract

In this study of people with mental illness, the characteristics of each category of self-esteem were investigated. In addition, the influence of mentally impaired human rights attitude on quality of life was investigated for each category. In other words, it was carried out in order to provide a practical plan for delivering assistance to improve the quality of life in people suffering from mental illness based on their level of self-esteem. For this purpose, 205 data people with mental illness form the the Korea Disabled Development Institute’s panel on the life from the third data set were used. For the analysis, M-Plus 8.2 and SPSS 25.0 were utilized. The following are the study’s findings. First, four types of self-esteem were found in people with mental illness. Second, there was a significant difference between groups in terms of the characteristics of the type of self-esteem in people with mental illness. Third, among people with mental illness, the sense of human rights, which corresponds to the positive type and type of value respect, has a significant impact on quality of life. Based on these findings, it was advocated that people with mental illnesses have access to treatments tailored to their level of self-esteem, as well as the materials needed to improve their quality of life through the advancement of their human rights.