Self-Esteem and Resilience of Youth in Child Protection Care in Hajdú-Bihar County

A questionnaire-based dataset from 118 participants aged 15–25 examines self-esteem, psychological resilience, and health behaviors among youth raised in foster families or residential care homes in Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary. The data was collected by Ildikó Erdei using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the junior Psychological Resilience Questionnaire. The study compares outcomes between care settings and analyzes correlations with placement stability and duration.

Use Cases

• Compare psychological resilience scores between foster care and residential care groups based on the study's setting comparison.
• Analyze correlations between the number of care placements and self-esteem or resilience metrics mentioned in the description.
• Investigate associations between health behavior indicators, such as alcohol consumption, and self-assessment scores.
• Model the relationship between the duration of care and psychological immune competence sub-dimensions.

Strengths

• Includes standardized psychological assessments (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and junior Psychological Resilience Questionnaire).
• Sample of 118 participants with a defined age range (15–25) and breakdown by care type (group home: N=61, foster care: N=57).
• Analysis employed statistical methods (Mann–Whitney U test, Spearman’s correlation) with weighting for group imbalance.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single county (Hajdú-Bihar) in Hungary, which may limit generalizability.
• Dataset is very small (40.8 KB), indicating limited scope and likely a summary table rather than raw response data.

Provenance

Source

Ildikó Erdei via figshare.

Collection Method

Questionnaire-based data collection at the child protection center of Hajdú-Bihar County.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05 08 05:54:18; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary.