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Mood changes in the course of preparation for the Brazilian university admission exam - a longitudinal study / Alterações de humor ao longo da preparação para o vestibular - um estudo longitudinal
Peluso, Marco Aurélio Monteiro; Savalli, Carine; Cúri, Mariana; Gorenstein, Clarice; Andrade, Laura Helena.
Affiliation
  • Peluso, Marco Aurélio Monteiro; Universidade de São Paulo. School of Medicine. Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology. Institute of Psychiatry. São Paulo. BR
  • Savalli, Carine; Universidade de São Paulo. Institute of Mathematics and Statistics. São Paulo. BR
  • Cúri, Mariana; Universidade de São Paulo. Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences. Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. São Paulo. BR
  • Gorenstein, Clarice; Universidade de São Paulo. School of Medicine. Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology. Institute of Psychiatry. São Paulo. BR
  • Andrade, Laura Helena; Universidade de São Paulo. School of Medicine. Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology. Institute of Psychiatry. São Paulo. BR
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) ; Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.);32(1): 30-36, Mar. 2010. tab, ilus
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-541138
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ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Academic examinations are an important source of stress for students. This study is intended to assess senior high school students' mood changes during the preparation for a very important academic examination, the Brazilian university admission examination.

METHOD:

Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - Expanded Form was used to assess the students three times in the course of the months preceding the examination.

RESULTS:

ANOVA for repeated measures showed that Negative Affect increased as the examination approached, and that this increment was already present months before the examinationtookplace. Asingle conditionallyindependent random effect model showed that time spent studying was associated with fluctuations in mood.

CONCLUSION:

Teenagers, in preparation for a very important examination, may present mood disturbances associated with both the proximity of the examination and their study load months before the examination actually takes place. Other stressing factors may play a role in these findings and should be further investigated.
RESUMO

OBJETIVO:

Exames acadêmicos são uma fonte importante de estresse para estudantes. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar alterações de humor em estudantes de terceiro ano do Ensino Médio ao longo da preparação para um exame acadêmico de grande importância, o vestibular.

MÉTODO:

Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - Expanded Form foi utilizado para avaliar os estudantes três vezes ao longo dos meses antecedendo o exame.

RESULTADOS:

ANOVA para medidas repetidas mostrou que o afeto negativo aumentou com a aproximação do exame e que esse aumento já estava presente meses antes dele acontecer. Um modelo de efeitos aleatórios com independência condicional mostrou que o tempo de estudo estava associado às flutuações de humor.

CONCLUSÃO:

Adolescentes em preparação para exames muito importantes podem apresentar um distúrbio de humor associado à proximidade do exame e à quantidade de estudo meses antes que ele ocorra. Outros estressores podem estar associados a esses achados e devem ser investigados.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: School Admission Criteria / Stress, Psychological / Students / Affect / Affective Symptoms / Education, Medical, Undergraduate Type of study: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) Journal subject: PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2010 Type: Article / Project document
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: School Admission Criteria / Stress, Psychological / Students / Affect / Affective Symptoms / Education, Medical, Undergraduate Type of study: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) Journal subject: PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2010 Type: Article / Project document