Bipolar Spectrum Disorders and Self-Concept among Males and Females with Parenting Roles英文文献资料.docVIP

Psychology 2012. Vol.3, No.4, 364-369 Published Online April 2012 in SciRes (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/psych) /10.4236/psych.2012.34051 Bipolar Spectrum Disorders and Self-Concept among Males and Females with Parenting Roles Frank J. Prerost , Sharon Song 1* 2 Department of Family Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, USA 1 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, USA * Email: fprero@ Received February 2 , 2012; revised February 28 , 2012; accepted March 29 , 2012 nd th th Bipolar spectrum disorders have been found to produce significant psychosocial costs for individuals and society. Although a number of studies have examined various psychosocial and psychological aspects as- sociated with the bipolar spectrum disorders, the research literature has been extremely limited when fo- cused on the parenting role. This current study examined the self-concept among parents who have been diagnosed with a bipolar spectrum disorder. A group of male and female parents with a diagnosis of a bi- polar spectrum disorder were assessed using the Tennessee Self-Concept Scales-2. Another group of males and females without a diagnosis of a bipolar spectrum disorder were also assessed for comparison using the same assessment tool. Compared to the non-bipolar parent group, results showed that partici- pants with a diagnosis of a bipolar spectrum disorder showed a significantly lower self-concept marked with doubts, concerns about academic/work performance, and perceptions of being physically diminished, inadequate, alienated, and unworthy of the family role. Findings from this study showed that parents with a bipolar spectrum disorder expressed negative perceptions related to inadequacy as a person across a numb