Research master thesis | Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies (research) (MSc)
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2018-07-01T00:00:00Z
The aim of the present study was to examine the concept of social defeat in a human sample. Relationships between an ethnic minority position, implicit and explicit self-esteem, heart rate, skin...Show moreThe aim of the present study was to examine the concept of social defeat in a human sample. Relationships between an ethnic minority position, implicit and explicit self-esteem, heart rate, skin conductance, and social support were examined. In addition, the relationship between self-reported behavioral problems on the one hand, and self-esteem and physiology on the other hand was explored. The sample consisted of 56 male adolescents 12-18 years of age, who were divided, based on self-report behavioral problems into a high and low risk group. The implicit association task and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale were used to measure self-esteem. Measures of heart rate and skin conductance were collected during an affective research paradigm. There were no relationships between an ethnic minority position and any of the behavioral measures. Individuals reporting a significant degree of behavioral problems had lower explicit self-esteem. Average heart rate was found to be related to internalizing behavior in a low-risk group regardless of SES, self-esteem or social support. Social support did diminish the effect of average heart rate on externalizing behavior in the low-risk group. In conclusion, no clear picture of the social defeat concept is revealed by this study, more research is required.Show less
Uit onderzoek blijkt dat prenatale moeder-kind relatie samenhangt met de gehechtheidsrelatie tussen moeder en kind na de geboorte en daarmee invloed heeft op de latere ontwikkeling van kinderen. De...Show moreUit onderzoek blijkt dat prenatale moeder-kind relatie samenhangt met de gehechtheidsrelatie tussen moeder en kind na de geboorte en daarmee invloed heeft op de latere ontwikkeling van kinderen. De huidige studie onderzoekt in hoeverre de psychosociale factoren angst, depressie, sociale steun en zelfvertrouwen ten aanzien van de moederrol de prenatale moederkind relatie kunnen voorspellen. Bij 50 zwangere vrouwen (18 - 26 jaar; 24 - 40 weken zwanger) werden de Zelfbeoordelingsvragenlijst (voor het meten van angst), Beck’s Depression Inventory (voor het meten van depressie), de Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support en de Norbeck’s Social Support Questionaire (voor het meten van sociale steun), de Self-Efficacy of the Nurturing Role (voor het meten van zelfvertrouwen ten aanzien van de moederrol) afgenomen. De resultaten laten zien dat zelfvertrouwen ten aanzien van de moederrol de enige significante factor is en 24 % van de variantie in de prenatale moeder-kind relatie verklaart.Show less
