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¹1 WODC (Research and Documentation Centre) of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice, The Hague, The Netherlands.

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Summary

General well-being and self-esteem remained stable for male adolescents in psychiatric care. Their relationship varied, with differing predictive patterns observed between admitted and discharged groups during transition.

Keywords:

adolescents delinquency general well-being longitudinal study psychopathology reciprocal relation secure residential care self-esteem

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Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Adolescent Psychology
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Severe psychiatric disorders in male adolescents pose significant challenges.
Understanding the interplay between well-being and self-esteem is crucial for this population.
The transition from secure residential care represents a critical developmental juncture.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the longitudinal relationship between general well-being and self-esteem in male adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders.
To investigate how this relationship differs for adolescents admitted to and discharged from secure residential care.
To explore the impact of transitioning out of secure care on adolescent psychological constructs.

Main Methods:

Longitudinal study design with three assessments over 6-month intervals.
Inclusion of 172 male adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders.
Comparison between an admitted group (n=116) and a discharged group (n=56) during follow-up.

Main Results:

General well-being and self-esteem demonstrated stability over the study period.
The predictive relationship between well-being and self-esteem differed significantly between admitted and discharged adolescents.
For admitted adolescents, reciprocal prediction was observed from Time 2 to Time 3.
For discharged adolescents, a unidirectional predictive pathway was found from Time 1 to Time 2 and Time 2 to Time 3.

Conclusions:

The dynamic between general well-being and self-esteem is not uniform across all adolescents in psychiatric care, particularly during the transition out of secure settings.
Shifting social environments and challenges associated with leaving secure care may influence the well-being and self-esteem relationship.
Further research is needed to elucidate the specific contextual factors impacting these psychological variables during critical transitions.