The reliability and validity of the Temptations to Try Smoking Scale in a group of Chinese adolescentsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 36 - Trang 1-8 - 2023
Weishi Xie, Linya Wang, Difei Liu
To provide a scientifc tool, the Temptations to Try Smoking Scale (TTSS) is introduced to evaluate its reliability and validity in preventing and intervening Chinese adolescents from smoking temptations. A questionnaire, including the TTSS, the Chinese version of the Decisional Balance Scale (CDBS), the Adolescent Smoking Curiosity Scale (ASCOS), and the Sensation-Seeking Scale (SSS), is used to t...... hiện toàn bộ
Burnout syndrome in university professors and academic staff members: psychometric properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory–Brazilian versionSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 33 - Trang 1-11 - 2020
Fernanda Ludmilla Rossi Rocha, Lilian Carla de Jesus, Maria Helena Palucci Marziale, Silvia Helena Henriques, João Marôco, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos
The aims of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory–Brazilian version (CBI-Br) in a sample of university professors and academic staff members of Brazilian public universities, to estimate the level of burnout syndrome (BS) among these workers, and to assess the associations of BS with demographic and occupational determinants of the syndrome. A ...... hiện toàn bộ
Professional choice self-efficacy: predicting traits and personality profiles in high school studentsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 29 - Trang 1-8 - 2016
Rodolfo Augusto Matteo Ambiel, Ana Paula Porto Noronha
This study aimed to verify the predictive capacity of the Big Five personality factors related to professional choice self-efficacy, as well as to draw a personality profile of people with diverse self-efficacy levels. There were 308 high school students participating, from three different grades (57.5 % women), from public and private schools, average 26.64 years of age. Students completed two in...... hiện toàn bộ
Psychometric properties of the complete version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-OLD): reduced response scaleSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 31 - Trang 1-10 - 2018
Rômulo Lustosa Pimenteira de Melo, Edivan Gonçalves da Silva Júnior, Rafaella Queiroga Souto, Ísis Simões Leão, Maria do Carmo Eulálio
This study sought to compare evidence of the factorial validity of the adapted version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-OLD) scale (three response options) with the original version of the scale. We included two populations of individuals age 60 years or older from northeast Brazil. The majority of participants were women who had an elementary-level education. The first pop...... hiện toàn bộ
Social skills in crack users: differences between men and womenSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 29 - Trang 1-8 - 2016
Ilana Andretta, Jéssica Limberger, Jaluza Aimèe Schneider
Low levels of social skills in drug users are reported in the literature. However, specific characteristics of these users need to be identified and comprehended. Thus, we aim to evaluate and compare the social skills of men and women crack users and to determine the existence or not of differences in these behaviors. A cross-sectional, quantitative, and comparative research was performed. A total...... hiện toàn bộ
Positive attributes in elderly people with different degrees of depression: a study based on network analysisSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 36 - Trang 1-12 - 2023
Sabrina Braga dos Santos, Wagner de Lara Machado, Liana Lisboa Fernandez, Analuiza Camozatto de Pádua, Sofia Hoffmann, Prisla Ücker Calvetti, Bruno Luis Schaab, Caroline Tozzi Reppold
Depression in aging may lead to loss of autonomy and worsening of comorbidities. Understanding how positive attributes contribute to healthier and happier aging has been one of the purposes of Positive Psychology. However, the literature still lacks studies that evaluate how depression in the elderly is related to constructs considered positive. The present study aimed comparing scores of construc...... hiện toàn bộ
Neutral and negative mood induction in executive tasks of working memorySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 34 - Trang 1-12 - 2021
Lívia Valenti, Ricardo Basso Garcia, Cesar Galera
The mood induction paradigm has been an important tool for investigating the effects of negative emotional states on working memory (WM) executive functions. Though some evidence showed that negative mood has a differential effect on verbal and visuospatial WM, other findings did not report a similar effect. To explore this issue, we examined the negative mood’s impact on verbal and visuospatial W...... hiện toàn bộ