Examination of psychological resilience and self-esteem in adolescents having siblings with epilepsy

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q3 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Epilepsy Research Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-31 DOI:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2026.107741

Buşra Kantarcı , Fatma Kurudirek

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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to examine the relationship between psychological resilience and self-esteem among healthy adolescents who have siblings diagnosed with epilepsy.

Methods

This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between May and November 2024 at Muş State Hospital. The sample consisted of 126 healthy adolescents aged 12–18 years who had siblings diagnosed with epilepsy and were receiving follow-up care at the pediatric neurology outpatient clinic. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM).

Results

The mean CYRM score was 41.32 ± 9.87, indicating moderate psychological resilience, and the mean RSES score was 2.11 ± 1.75, indicating moderate self-esteem. Psychological resilience scores were significantly higher among girls and adolescents from higher-income families, as well as those whose parents had higher educational levels and professional occupations. Self-esteem levels were higher among adolescents whose parents were university graduates or civil servants and lower among those from low-income families. Emotional responses during siblings’ seizures were also associated with both outcomes; adolescents reporting compassion or sadness demonstrated higher psychological resilience and self-esteem than those reporting pity. A moderate negative correlation was found between CYRM and RSES scores, reflecting the inverse scoring structure of the RSES, in which lower scores indicate higher self-esteem.

Conclusion

Adolescents who have siblings with epilepsy exhibit moderate levels of psychological resilience and self-esteem compared with normative adolescent samples. Sociodemographic characteristics and emotional responses to seizures play an important role in shaping these outcomes, highlighting the need for psychosocial support strategies to strengthen resilience and self-esteem.

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兄弟姐妹患有癫痫的青少年的心理弹性和自尊的检查。

目的：探讨兄弟姐妹患有癫痫的健康青少年心理弹性与自尊的关系。方法：这项描述性和横断面研究于2024年5月至11月在穆乌伊州立医院进行。样本包括126名12-18岁的健康青少年，他们的兄弟姐妹被诊断患有癫痫，并在儿科神经病学门诊接受随访治疗。数据收集采用个人信息表，罗森博格自尊量表（RSES）和儿童和青少年弹性测量（CYRM）。结果：CYRM平均得分为41.32 ± 9.87，心理弹性中等；RSES平均得分为2.11 ± 1.75，自尊中等。来自高收入家庭的女孩和青少年的心理弹性得分明显更高，父母的教育水平和专业职业也更高。父母是大学毕业生或公务员的青少年的自尊水平较高，而来自低收入家庭的青少年的自尊水平较低。兄弟姐妹癫痫发作时的情绪反应也与这两种结果有关；报告同情或悲伤的青少年比报告怜悯的青少年表现出更高的心理弹性和自尊。CYRM与RSES得分呈中等负相关，反映了RSES的逆得分结构，得分越低表明自尊越高。结论：与正常青少年样本相比，兄弟姐妹患有癫痫的青少年表现出中等水平的心理弹性和自尊。社会人口学特征和对癫痫发作的情绪反应在形成这些结果方面发挥着重要作用，强调需要社会心理支持策略来加强恢复力和自尊。

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Epilepsy Research 医学-临床神经学

CiteScore

0.10

自引率

4.50%

发文量

143

审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： Epilepsy Research provides for publication of high quality articles in both basic and clinical epilepsy research, with a special emphasis on translational research that ultimately relates to epilepsy as a human condition. The journal is intended to provide a forum for reporting the best and most rigorous epilepsy research from all disciplines ranging from biophysics and molecular biology to epidemiological and psychosocial research. As such the journal will publish original papers relevant to epilepsy from any scientific discipline and also studies of a multidisciplinary nature. Clinical and experimental research papers adopting fresh conceptual approaches to the study of epilepsy and its treatment are encouraged. The overriding criteria for publication are novelty, significant clinical or experimental relevance, and interest to a multidisciplinary audience in the broad arena of epilepsy. Review articles focused on any topic of epilepsy research will also be considered, but only if they present an exceptionally clear synthesis of current knowledge and future directions of a research area, based on a critical assessment of the available data or on hypotheses that are likely to stimulate more critical thinking and further advances in an area of epilepsy research.