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Table 1 Qualitative themes and quantitative results (MSWS – emotional SE)

From: Coming to terms with oneself: a mixed methods approach to perceived self-esteem of adult survivors of childhood maltreatment in foster care settings

emot. SE MSWSa, b

participant

sex

Codec

Themed

subthemes

13

P12e

m

2

(+) attitude

in general (2)

P18

m

4

(+/−) aspects

(−) attitude

self-critical; not completely satisfied with oneself

depreciating oneself (2)

18

P15

f

11

(+) attitude

(+/−) aspects

(−) attitude

(−) emotions

family and raising kids (2)

self-critical

negative attitude in general, depreciating oneself (2)

insecureness (2), dissatisfied with one self (2)

P25

f

5

(+) attitude

(+/−) aspects

(−) attitude

(−) emotions

family and raising kids

beginning of positive self -perception

depreciating oneself

self-doubts (2)

20

P01

f

5

(+) attitude

(−) emotions

in general; family and raising kids; friendship

shame, dissatisfied with oneself

21

P07

m

4

(+) attitude

(+/−) aspects

(−) emotions

in general

self-critical

shame, dissatisfied with one self

P16

f

12

(+) attitude

(+/−) aspects

(−) attitude

(−) emotions

in general (3)

self-critical (3), beginning of positive self -perception depreciating oneself (2)

dissatisfied with one self (2)

23

P19

m

2

(+/−) aspects

(−) attitude

not completely satisfied with oneself

depreciating oneself

P21

m

9

(+) emotions

(+/−) aspects

(−) attitude

(−) emotions

self-satisfaction (5), self-confidence,

not completely satisfied with oneself, beginning of positive self –perception

depreciating oneself,

insecureness,

25

P17e

f

4

(+) emotions

(−) emotions

self-satisfaction, self-confidence

insecureness (2)

26

P02

f

5

(+) attitude

(+/−) aspects:

family and raising kids; self-acceptance (2×)

not completely satisfied with oneself

P08

m

4

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

(−) attitude

(−) emotions

in general

self-satisfaction

depreciating oneself

insecureness

27

P40e

m

1

(+) emotions

self-confidence

30

P24

m

3

(−) attitude

depreciating oneself

31

P13

m

6

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

(+/−) aspects

(−) emotions

in general

self-confidence

self-critical

dissatisfied with one self (3×)

P27

m

0

  

33

P20

f

6

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

(−) emotions

friendship

self-satisfaction

self-doubts (2), dissatisfied with one self, self-critical,

P23

f

2

(−) emotions

dissatisfied with one self

35

P41e

m

1

(+) attitude

in general

P42

m

0

  

36

P33

m

9

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

(+/−) aspects

in general (2),

self-confidence (4), self-satisfaction

self-critical (2)

38

P46e

m

4

(+) emotions

self-confidence (4)

39

P10

f

3

(+) emotions

(+/−) aspects

self-satisfaction (2)

self-critical

P30e

m

3

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

in general

self-confidence (2×)

P36

m

4

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

(+/−) aspects

in general (2)

self-confidence

self-critical

40

P14

m

4

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

(+/−) aspects

family and raising kids

self-satisfaction (2)

self-critical

P45

m

2

(−) emotions

dissatisfied with one self (3)

41

P06e

m

2

(+) attitude

family and raising kids (2×)

P09

m

2

(+) attitude

(+/−) aspects

family and raising kids

self-critical

P22

m

6

(+/−) aspects

self-critical

P37e

f

4

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

family and raising kids, in general (2),

self-confidence

42

P28

m

4

(+) attitude

(+/−) aspects

(−) emotions

in general (2)

beginning of positive self -perception

self-doubts

P35e

m

2

(+) attitude

family and raising kids (2)

P38e

m

2

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

in general,

self-confidence

43

P26

f

6

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

(−) emotions

family and raising kids

self-satisfaction, self-confidence (2)

dissatisfied with one self, insecureness

P29

m

7

(+) attitude

(+/−) aspects

in general (6)

self-critical;

P31

f

2

(+) attitude

(−) emotions

in general

insecureness

P34e

m

1

(+) attitude

family and raising kids

44

P05

m

6

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

(+/−) aspects

self-acceptance, in general (3×),

self-satisfaction

self-critical

P32e

m

1

(+) emotions

self-satisfaction

45

P04

f

9

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

(+/−) aspects

(−) emotions

in general; family and raising kids,

self-satisfaction, Self-confidence (2)

self-critical (2)

dissatisfied with one self

P11

m

5

(+) attitude

(+/−) aspects

(−) emotions

in general (2)

beginning of positive self -perception

insecureness

48

P03e

m

2

(+) attitude

(+) emotions

in general

self-satisfaction

P39

m

6

(+) emotions

(−) emotions

self-confidence (2), self-satisfaction (3)

insecureness

P43e

m

5

(+) emotions

self-satisfaction (3), family and raising kids (2)

49

P44

m

4

(+) emotions

(−) attitude

(−) emotions

self-satisfaction (2)

depreciating oneself

self-doubts,

190

  
  1. araw value of the subscale emotional self-esteem; MSWS
  2. bscore of the subscale emotional SE – MSWS; M = 35.15, SD = 10.15; Mnorm = 37.71, SDnorm = 6.76; Mcontrol = 40.27, SDcontrol = 7.32
  3. cnumber of given codes;
  4. dmain theme: (+) attitude = positive attitude toward oneself; (+) emotion = positive emotions of oneself; (+/−) aspects = positive and negative aspects; (−) attitude = negative attitude toward oneself, (−) emotions = negative emotions of oneself
  5. epositive associations and emotions only