dc.contributor.author | Beadle, Elizabeth Jane | |
dc.contributor.author | Ownsworth, Tamara | |
dc.contributor.author | Fleming, Jennifer | |
dc.contributor.author | Shum, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-23T01:30:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-23T01:30:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0885-9701 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000158 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/100150 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: This review systematically appraised the evidence for changes to self-identity after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults and investigated associations between self-concept changes and neurocognitive and psychosocial functioning.
Methods: Systematic searches of 4 databases (PsycINFO, PubMed, CINAHL, and Cochrane Systematic Review Database) were undertaken from January 1983 to July 2014. Empirical studies were included if they used a quantitative measure of pre-/postinjury changes in self-concept after TBI or compared levels of self-concept between TBI and control participants.
Results: Fifteen studies met the review criteria and, despite methodological differences, provided mostly evidence of negative changes to self-concept. However, stability in self-concept and positive changes to sense of self were also reported in some studies. Furthermore, levels of self-esteem and personality characteristics did not significantly differ between participants with TBI and orthopedic/trauma controls. Negative self-concept changes were associated with emotional distress in 3 studies.
Conclusions: People with TBI most commonly experience negative changes in self-identity; however, such changes are also reported after other traumatic events or injuries. Greater consistency in measurement of self-identity change and use of longitudinal designs is recommended to improve understanding of factors contributing to self-concept changes after TBI and to guide clinical interventions. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | E12 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | E25 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 2 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 31 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Biomedical and clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Psychology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Other psychology not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 32 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 52 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 529999 | |
dc.title | The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Self-Identity: A Systematic Review of the Evidence for Self-Concept Changes | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Applied Psychology | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Ownsworth, Tamara | |