Serpil Çokakoğlu1, Ruhi Nalçacı2, Evrim Aktepe3, Gökhan Özyer4. 1. Department of Orthodontics, Süleyman Demirel University School of Dentistry, Isparta, Turkey. 2. Department of Orthodontics, Karadeniz Technical University School of Dentistry, Trabzon, Turkey. 3. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Süleyman Demirel University School of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey. 4. Ataşehir Oral and Dental Health Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the self-concept and psychosocial status measured by the levels of social phobia and loneliness in a sample of adolescent patients with different malocclusions and to explain the relationships, if any, between malocclusions. METHODS: This study was performed on 90 (41 females and 49 males) orthodontic patients with a mean age of 13.52±1.81 years. The patients were divided into three groups (Class I, Class II, and Class III) according to the different types of malocclusions. Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (PHCSCS) was used to determine the self-concepts of patients. In addition, the levels of social phobia and loneliness were measured by Capa Social Phobia Scale for Children and Adolescents (CSPSCA) and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Inventory, respectively. Data were analyzed statistically. The self-concept, social phobia, and loneliness scores of each group were compared using two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's post hoc test. RESULTS: Self-concept scores did not significantly differ between the groups, except for the popularity subscale. Patients with Class II malocclusion had the lowest popularity scores. No significant differences were found between the levels of social phobia and loneliness among groups (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Our findings demonstrated that different malocclusions do not affect patients' self-concept and psychosocial well-being.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the self-concept and psychosocial status measured by the levels of social phobia and loneliness in a sample of adolescent patients with different malocclusions and to explain the relationships, if any, between malocclusions. METHODS: This study was performed on 90 (41 females and 49 males) orthodontic patients with a mean age of 13.52±1.81 years. The patients were divided into three groups (Class I, Class II, and Class III) according to the different types of malocclusions. Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (PHCSCS) was used to determine the self-concepts of patients. In addition, the levels of social phobia and loneliness were measured by Capa Social Phobia Scale for Children and Adolescents (CSPSCA) and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Inventory, respectively. Data were analyzed statistically. The self-concept, social phobia, and loneliness scores of each group were compared using two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's post hoc test. RESULTS: Self-concept scores did not significantly differ between the groups, except for the popularity subscale. Patients with Class II malocclusion had the lowest popularity scores. No significant differences were found between the levels of social phobia and loneliness among groups (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Our findings demonstrated that different malocclusions do not affect patients' self-concept and psychosocial well-being.
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Keywords:
Malocclusion; Piers-Harris; loneliness; self-concept; social phobia
Authors: Kevin O'Brien; Jean Wright; Frances Conboy; Stephen Chadwick; Ivan Connolly; Paul Cook; David Birnie; Mark Hammond; Nigel Harradine; David Lewis; Cathy McDade; Laura Mitchell; Alison Murray; Julian O'Neill; Mike Read; Stephen Robinson; Dai Roberts-Harry; Jonathan Sandler; Ian Shaw; Nancy W Berk Journal: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop Date: 2003-11 Impact factor: 2.650