Trait emotional intelligence as predictor of psychological health in undergraduate medical students: A hierarchical multiple regression approach

Objectives: Trait emotional intelligence (TEI) is a key personality construct by which an individual recognizes, understands, expresses and regulates emotions in self and others to adapt to environments or achieve one’s goals. TEI skills are modifiable and have a potential to significantly influence psychological health (PH) of a person. The aims of current work were to evaluate relationship between TEI and PH of medical students and to explore the incremental validity of TEI to predict psychological distress beyond sociodemographic and educational factors in them. Materials and Methods: One hundred and thirty-two medical students (mean age 18.02 years) participated in this cross-sectional study. TEI and PH were assessed using TEI questionnaire short form (TEIQue-sf) and depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21), respectively. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was carried out to determine if scores on TEIQue-sf added significantly to the prediction of psychological symptoms in medical students. Results: There was a significant negative association (r = ?0.57, P < 0.001) between TEIQue-sf and DASS-21 scores. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that after controlling for sociodemographic and educational variables, TEIQue-sf scores explained a statistically significant increment of variance (P < 0.001) in DASS-21 scores. TEI emerged as best predictor of psychological distress of medical students followed by educational factors. However, sociodemographic profile as an attribute failed to demonstrate significant capacity to predict PH of our participants. Conclusion: Our results indicate that TEI is a robust and unique predictor of better PH and plays a positive role in promoting psychological well-being

Hierarchical Regression Analysis of Subjective Health Perception and Eating-out Selection Attributes of Elderly People

This study examined the subjective health recognition, motivation, selection property, consumption realties, and generalities of elderly people eating out. The ratio of women eating out in those over 60 years of ages was high and people in that age group ate out most actively. The score of convenience-oriented, gourmet-oriented, and dignity-oriented of the selection property for eating out increased with increasing frequency and expenditure for eating out. With increasing age, a negative (−) relationship with a decrease in the safety-oriented score of the selection property for eating out was predicted. As the number of days eating out increased, a positive (+) relationship with an increase in the safety-oriented score of the selection property for eating out was observed. As the scores of physical and social health perception increased, a positive (+) relationship with an increase in the gourmet oriented score was observed. Based on the results, various research on the relationship between the health recognition and eating out behavior of those over 60 years of age are required.

Volatilidade dos resultados de proficiência e seu impacto sobre as metas do ideb nas escolas públicas de minas gerais / Volatility of proficiency results and its impact on ideb goals in the public schools of minas gerais

RESUMO: Este artigo tem dois objetivos principais: mensurar a volatilidade dos resultados das avaliações de Língua Portuguesa e Matemática nas escolas públicas mineiras; e estimar o possível impacto dessas flutuações nos resultados do cumprimento das metas do Ideb. Para tal, analisa-se um banco com dados provenientes da Prova Brasil e do Sistema Mineiro de Avaliação da Educação Básica (Simave). O método estatístico empregado é um modelo longitudinal linear hierárquico que tem a escola como nível de interesse. Entre as principais conclusões obtidas estão: o fato de que as flutuações das notas médias das escolas são bastante acentuadas, mesmo quando se leva em conta a sua tendência de crescimento; e a constatação de que o impacto sobre o cumprimento das metas do Ideb, devido a tais flutuações, pode ser considerável, a ponto de facilitar ou dificultar o sucesso das escolas quanto ao seu cumprimento.

ABSTRACT: This paper has two main purposes. The first one is to obtain a volatility measure of Portuguese and Mathematics mean scores in Minas Gerais State public schools. The second one is to estimate the probable impact of these fluctuations on results of respective Ideb goals. The analysis is based on data obtained from Prova Brasil and Simave (Sistema Mineiro de Avaliação da Educação Básica) tests. The used statistical technique is a longitudinal hierarchical model with the schools as the level of interest. One of the main conclusions obtained is the fact that fluctuation in school mean scores is considerable, even when one takes into account its growth rates. Another relevant conclusion is the fact that this fluctuation can have a considerable impact on the success or failure of a given school in reaching its respective Ideb goals.

Fatores associados ao aborto induzido entre jovens pobres na cidade de São Paulo, 2007 / Factores asociados al aborto inducido entre jóvenes pobres en la ciudad de Sao Paulo, 2007 / /Factors associated with induced abortion among poor youth in the city of São Paulo, 2007

Esse artigo investiga fatores associados ao aborto induzido entre jovens residentes numa comunidade pobre da cidade de São Paulo. A amostra foi composta por 102 homens e 99 mulheres de 14 a 25 anos de idade que já haviam iniciado suas vidas sexuais. Usou-se o modelo hierárquico de regressão logística. As variáveis não ter companheiro sexual no momento da entrevista, sexo do entrevistado, idade no momento da entrevista, priorizar morar só e número de gestações compuseram o modelo final. Dar muita importância a morar só quadruplica a chance de ocorrer um aborto. Jovens mais velhos foram menos propensos a se deparar com um aborto, dado que a chance de se optar pelo aborto se reduz 17% para cada incremento de um ano na idade dos jovens. Isso é indicativo de que as gestações ocorreram de forma inesperada, intempestiva, como é praxe nas condutas adolescentes, sendo as maiores candidatas a terminarem em aborto provocado. Evidencia-se, portanto, a necessidade de serem investidos recursos financeiros para obtenção de métodos contraceptivos eficazes e inócuos, destinados ao início da vida sexual.

Este artículo investiga factores asociados al aborto inducido entre jóvenes residentes en una comunidad pobre de la ciudad de Sao Paulo. La muestra estaba compuesta por 102 hombres y 99 mujeres de 14 a 25 años de edad que ya habían dado inicio a sus vidas sexuales. Se usó el modelo jerárquico de regresión logística. Las variables: no tener compañero sexual en el momento de la entrevista, sexo del entrevistado, edad en el momento de la entrevista, priorizar vivir solo, y número de gestaciones, compusieron el modelo final. Dar mucha importancia a vivir solo cuadruplica la posibilidad de que se produzca un aborto. Jóvenes de mayor edad fueron menos propensos a encontrarse con un aborto, dado que la posibilidad de optar por un aborto se reduce un 17%, respectoa cada incremento de un año en la edad de los jóvenes. Eso es indicativo de que las gestaciones se produjeron de forma inesperada, intempestiva, como es praxis en las conductas adolescentes, siendo las candidatas con mayores probabilidades de terminar conun aborto provocado. Se evidencia, portanto, la necesidad de que sean invertidos recursos financieros para obtenciónde métodos contraceptivos eficaces e inocuos, destinados al inicio de la vida sexual.

The present article investigates factors associated with induced abortion among youth living in a poor community in the city of São Paulo. The sample consisted of 102 men and 99 women, 14 to 25 years of age who had initiated their sex lives. The hierarchical logistic model was used. The variables, not having a sex partner at the time of the interview, respondent´s gender, age at the time of interview, prioritizing living alone, and the number of pregnancies comprised the final model. Considering very important to live alonesingly increases fourfold the likelihood of an abortion. Older youngsters were less likely to face an abortion, given that the likelihood of opting for an abortion is reduced in 17% for each one year increment in the age. This indicates that pregnancies were unexpected, untimely, as it is usual in the behavior teenagers, who are the major candidates to end up with an induced abortion. All this stresses the need to invest financial resources to obtain efficacious and innocuous contraceptive methods for the beginning of sex life.

Relationship Among Gratitude,Self-esteem,and School Life Satisfaction of Junior High School Students / 中国临床心理学杂志

Objective:To explore the relationship among gratitude,self-esteem,and school life satisfaction of junior high school students.Methods:840 junior high school students were assessed by Gratitude Inventory,Self-Esteem Scale and School Life Satisfaction Rating Questionnaire.Results:① There were significant discrepancies between different gender,grade and school types in school life satisfaction.②Total score of gratitude,and three dimensions of gratitudepeople orientation,things orientation,morality orientation,and self-esteem were related to school life satisfaction.③ Hierarchical regression indicated that standard regression coefficient of people orientation gratitude,things orientation gratitude and self-esteem on school life satisfaction was positive and significant (?=0.12、0.13、0.36,P

The Influence of Job Characteristics and Social Support on Telecom Employees'Work-Family Conflict / 中国心理卫生杂志

Objective:To investigate the influences of job characteristics and social support on work family con- flict.Methods:The survey data collected from 526 telecom employees in Beijing was analyzed with hierarchical re- gression analysis.Results:After controlling the demography variables,the standard regression coefficient of job de- mands on work-interference-with-family(WIF)was positive and significant(?=0.428,P