Table 5.
Self-esteem in young adulthood in seven domain-specific areas according to Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents-Revised (SPPA-R) in two groups of low birth weight compared with normal birth weight controls
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VLBW n = 43 |
SGA n = 55 |
Control n = 74 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | p | Mean | (SD) | p | Mean | (SD) | |
| School competence |
2.9* |
(0.6) |
0.35 |
2.8 |
(0.6) |
0.051 |
3.0 |
(0.6) |
| Social acceptance |
3.4 |
(0.5) |
0.17 |
3.2 |
(0.7) |
0.008 |
3.5 |
(0.4) |
| Athletic competence |
2.3 |
(0.7) |
< 0.001 |
2.6 |
(0.7) |
0.12 |
2.8 |
(0.6) |
| Physical appearance |
2.8 |
(0.8) |
0.89 |
2.7 |
(0.8) |
0.35 |
2.8 |
(0.7) |
| Romantic appeal |
2.7 |
(0.6) |
0.15 |
2.7 |
(0.6) |
0.18 |
2.9 |
(0.5) |
| Close friends |
3.4 |
(0.6) |
0.088 |
3.4 |
(0.6) |
0.12 |
3.6 |
(0.4) |
| Global self-worth | 3.1 | (0.8) | 0.30 | 3.0 | (0.8) | 0.58 | 3.1 | (0.5) |
P-values vs. controls based on Mann–Whitney U test.
* One missing value (n = 42) in the VLBW group on the subscale of school competence.