Love, self-esteem, and multiple sclerosis

Anthony Walsh and Patricia Ann Walsh

Social Science & Medicine, 1989, vol. 29, issue 7, 793-798

Abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive chronic disease which generally appears in early adulthood. The debilitating symptoms of MS can have adverse effects on the sufferer's self-esteem, a vital coping resource for sufferers of chronic diseases. This study explores the effects of positive affect and social isolation--conceived broadly together as love--on self-esteem. We found that love was the most powerful predictor of self-esteem, followed by attitude stage, number of years since diagnosis, social class, and physical restriction.

Keywords: multiple; sclerosis; love; self-esteem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1989
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