The Relationship Of Social Distrust With Personal Suffering: Mediating Capacity Of Excessive Reassurance Seeking

This study investigated the relationship between Social Distrust (SD) with Personal Suffering (PS). This paper considered Excessive Reassurance Seeking (ERS) as a social method of expressing one’s lack of trust on others. Methods: Analytical technique of linear regression was used to test the relations statistically. A sampling method of convenient and referral selection was applied to select 85 respondents from the city of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Results: Analysis showed that only ERS predicted PS significantly (B = 0.623, p < 0.001). Age also decreased ERS in the sample (B = -0.208, p < 0.01). Conclusion: Age reduced ERS because elders became more focused on their personal objectives and therefore, they did not feel the need to confirm loyal attachment of others. Additionally, ERS contributes to increase PS as people confirm sincerity of their social circle regularly. Friends and family do not withstand constant scrutiny of their motives and individuals who use ERS intensively experience depressing loneliness in the society. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 18 (1): January – June 2017: XX XX.

Significados e imaginarios de las mentiras piadosas en estudiantes universitarios / Meanings and imaginaries about white lies in university students

Esta experiencia investigativa tuvo como propósito poder comprender los imaginarios que permiten que se mantengan las mentiras piadosas en algunos estudiantes de educación superior, para determinar las simbologías y las creencias que se desarrollan en el proceso de interacción frente a estas. Se circunscribe bajo un paradigma cualitativo siguiendo el método del interaccionismo simbólico. Se llevó a cabo en una institución de educación superior (Bogotá) mediante la conformación de grupos de discusión con la participación de seis estudiantes de dos facultades distintas realizados en el primer semestre del año 2016. A partir de la sistematización de los relatos surgieron como categorías centrales los significados y las creencias de las mentiras, la intención y las consecuencias de estas. Se estableció como conclusiones que la moralidad de las personas influye en la toma de decisión entre decir una mentira o no. Esta puede tener una connotación negativa si hace daño a otros o si genera desconfianza en las relaciones o, ser benevolente si no busca lastimar a alguien, además, puede ser entendida como necesaria. Así mismo, la religión parece ser un factor que juzga el hecho de la mentira dependiendo su intención. Por otro lado, la aceptación cultural es un componente predominante en el manteniendo de las mentiras. Se concluyó que a pesar de que las mentiras son un hecho constante en el diario vivir de las personas, no es muy cuestionable en el ámbito investigativo. Finalmente, dada la variabilidad de terminología asignada blancas, dulces, piadosas), la connotación que se le establece es menos negativa o dañina.

This investigative experience had as purpose to understand the imaginaries that can keep the white lies in some students in higher education, to determine the symbologies and beliefs that are developed in the process of interaction. Is it confined under a qualitative paradigm, following the method of symbolic interactionism. It was realized at an institution of higher education (Bogota) through the conformation of discussion groups with the participation of six students from two different faculties in the first half of the year 2016. the systematization of the stories have emerged as central categories: meanings and beliefs of lies, the intention and the consequences of these. It was established as the conclusions that the morality of individuals influences decision making between tell a lie or not. This can have a negative connotation if it harms others or if it generates distrust in relations or, be benevolent if you are not looking to hurt someone, it can also be understood as necessary. Likewise, religion seems to be a factor that judges the fact lie depending on its intention. On the other hand, cultural acceptance is a predominant factor in the keeping of the lies. It was concluded that while lies are a constant in the daily lives of people fact, it is not very questionable. Finally, despite the variability of assigned terminology, the connotation that takes is less negative or harmful.

Revisão do Inventário de Ciúme Romântico: uma análise via modelo de Rasch / Revising the Romantic Jealousy Inventory: An analysis via the Rasch mode / Revisión del Inventario de Celos Romántico: un análisis a través del modelo de Rasch

O ciúme romântico é caracterizado como reações exibidas diante da ameaça de perda de um parceiro romântico para um possível rival. Este estudo teve como objetivo revisar os itens do Inventário de Ciúme Romântico (ICR), visando melhorar sua compreensão e testar seu funcionamento em uma amostra da Bahia. Buscou-se verificar evidências de validade da versão modificada do ICR com base na estrutura interna via análise fatorial confirmatória e modelo de Rasch, a partir de dados de 400 participantes de 18 a 76 anos (M=29,96; DP=11,73), sendo 62% do sexo feminino. Verificou-se o impacto de características individuais na severidade do ciúme romântico. Os dados encontrados corroboram a literatura na área, indicando que o ciúme romântico é composto por diversos fatores, além de um fator geral, o que é refletido também na versão presentemente revisada do ICR. Além disso, outras questões específicas do construto são discutidas no artigo.(AU)

Romantic jealousy relates to a series of reactions when facing the threat of loss of a romantic partner to a possible rival. This study aimed to review the items of the Romantic Jealousy Inventory (ICR), in order to improve the their understandability and test its functioning in a sample from Bahia. It sought to verify internal validity evidences via confirmatory factor analysis and the Rasch model. We also looked for the impact of individual features on the severity of romantic jealousy. Therefore, the ICR was applied to 400 participants aged between 18 and 76 years (M=29.96; SD=11.73), and 62% were female. The data corroborate the literature on the matter, indicating that romantic jealousy is composed of several factors, which is also reflected in the currently revised version of the ICR. In addition, other specific construct questions are discussed in the article.(AU)

Celos románticos se refiere a una serie de reacciones cuando se enfrentan a la amenaza de la pérdida de una pareja romántica para un posible rival. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo revisar los artículos del Inventario Romántica los Celos (ICR), con el fin de mejorar la comprensibilidad artículos y probar su funcionamiento en una muestra de Bahía. Se trató de verificar las evidencias de validez interna a través de análisis factorial confirmatorio y el modelo de Rasch. También nos fijamos en el impacto de las características individuales de la gravedad de celos románticos. Por lo tanto, el ICR se aplicó a 400 participantes de edades comprendidas entre 18 y 76 años (M=29,96; SD=11,73), y el 62% eran mujeres. Los datos corroboran la literatura en la zona, lo que indica que los celos románticos se compone de varios factores, que también se refleja en la versión revisada actualmente ICR. Además, otras preguntas constructo específico se discuten en el artículo.(AU)

The Private Insurance Activation in the Global Medical Competitional Age and the Counterplot of the Medical Profession

The year 2007 US-Korea FTA contracting may have removed a international border hurdle in terms of custom tax problem that may have been protected by each country. After that, there remains an infinite competition between the two countries for international trades especially for medical service. Private medical insurance can play an important role in suppressing oversea hospital use in top-level medical consumers and in introducing the high-level of domestic medical technology to low-income medical consumers. And thus, the private insurance system is expected to lead the patients of both extremes in terms of their salary income to domestic medical consumption. Private medical insurance system is also expected to help lessen medical expenses and lower the price of pre-existing medical technology. For activating normally the private medical insurance, one of practical methods is to ensure the neutralized and efficient network by the central role play of medical profession groups. Now is the high change that we can make a better medical welfare environment, if the advantage and the meaning of each insurance (including private insurance system) institution can be substantiated.