Journal article
Evaluating the self-esteem of myopic children over a three-year period: The COMET Experience
Optometry and vision science, v 82(4), pp 338-347
Apr 2005
PMID: 15829861
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Abstract
The purposes of this study were to evaluate self-esteem over 3 years in the 469 myopic children participating in the Correction of Myopia Evaluation Trial (COMET), and to examine its relationship with lens assignment (progressive addition lenses [PALs] vs. single-vision lenses [SVLs]), myopia progression, and several other ocular and demographic characteristics.
Data collection included refractive error measurements, child-reported visual symptoms, attitude toward glasses, adherence, and self-esteem as measured by the Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC). A two-way analysis of variance (treatment group x time) was performed to examine whether PAL and SVL wearers differed in self-esteem over time. Multiple regression analyses were used to evaluate associations between self-esteem at follow-up and relevant factors identified by univariate analyses.
Regardless of lens assignment or myopia progression, COMET children reported moderate to high levels of self-esteem at follow-up in the areas of scholastic and athletic competence, physical appearance, social acceptance, behavioral conduct, and global self-worth. Mean scores ranged from 2.87 (+/- 0.68) on athletic competence to 3.40 (+/- 0.56) on global self-worth. Self-esteem changed significantly (p < 0.05) over 3 years in the domains of scholastic competence, social acceptance, and physical appearance. Self-esteem at follow-up was associated with visual symptoms, attitude toward glasses, age, gender, and ethnicity.
Lens assignment and myopia progression were not associated with self-esteem in the COMET cohort. These children had high levels of self-esteem, suggesting that having myopia does not negatively impact self-esteem. Follow-up reports will monitor self-esteem and related factors in this cohort of myopic children over the course of adolescence and early adulthood.
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- Title
- Evaluating the self-esteem of myopic children over a three-year period: The COMET Experience
- Creators
- Lynette Dias - Stony Brook UniversityLeslie Hyman - New England College of OptometryRuth E MannyKaren FernCOMET GroupMitchell Scheiman - Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Publication Details
- Optometry and vision science, v 82(4), pp 338-347
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Grant note
- EY11756 / NEI NIH HHS EY11754 / NEI NIH HHS EY11740 / NEI NIH HHS EY11755 / NEI NIH HHS EY11752 / NEI NIH HHS EY11805 / NEI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000228572400016
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-17444405978
- Other Identifier
- 991021900612304721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Ophthalmology