ABSTRACT
Based on the importance of behavior and life satisfaction for the health of young people and the considerable regional differences that exist in mainland Portugal, an investigation was conducted. It sought to verify differences in levels of the practice of sport, tobacco and alcohol consumption and life satisfaction among students of the 3rd cycle of basic education living in different inland/coastal and rural/urban areas. The sample consisted of 5624 adolescents, aged between 12 and 17 years. The instrument used for data collection was the "Inventory of Health-Related Behavior of Adolescents" and a translated version of "The Satisfaction With Life Scale". The results revealed that there are higher levels of smoking among young people living in urban and inland areas, higher levels of alcohol consumption among young people living in rural and inland areas and higher levels of life satisfaction among adolescents living in urban and coastal areas. Levels of sport were identical in all geographical areas. It was also found that there were significant differences in all variables of the analysis.
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Life Style , Personal Satisfaction , Psychology, Adolescent , Students/psychology , Adolescent , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Portugal , Risk-Taking , Rural Population , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
Partindo da importância dos comportamentos e da satisfação com a vida para a saúde dos jovens e das consideráveis assimetrias regionais existentes no território de Portugal Continental, tínhamos como objetivo para esta investigação: verificar a existência de diferenças nos níveis de prática desportiva, de consumo de tabaco e de álcool, e de satisfação com a vida nos alunos do 3º Ciclo do Ensino Básico, residentes em diferentes áreas, nomeadamente, interior/litoral e rural/urbano. A amostra foi constituída por 5624 adolescentes, com idades entre 12 e 17 anos. O instrumento utilizado para a coleta dos dados foi o "Inventário de Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde dos Adolescentes" e uma versão traduzida e adaptada da "Satisfaction With Life Scale". Concluímos existirem níveis superiores de consumo de tabaco nos jovens residentes nas áreas interiores e urbanas, níveis superiores de consumo de álcool nos jovens residentes em áreas interiores e rurais, e níveis superiores de satisfação com a vida nos jovens residentes em áreas litorais e urbanas. Os níveis de prática desportiva foram idênticos em todos os locais de residência. Constatamos, também, a existência de diferenças significativas em todas as variáveis em análise.
Based on the importance of behavior and life satisfaction for the health of young people and the considerable regional differences that exist in mainland Portugal, an investigation was conducted. It sought to verify differences in levels of the practice of sport, tobacco and alcohol consumption and life satisfaction among students of the 3rd cycle of basic education living in different inland/coastal and rural/urban areas. The sample consisted of 5624 adolescents, aged between 12 and 17 years. The instrument used for data collection was the "Inventory of Health-Related Behavior of Adolescents" and a translated version of "The Satisfaction With Life Scale". The results revealed that there are higher levels of smoking among young people living in urban and inland areas, higher levels of alcohol consumption among young people living in rural and inland areas and higher levels of life satisfaction among adolescents living in urban and coastal areas. Levels of sport were identical in all geographical areas. It was also found that there were significant differences in all variables of the analysis.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Personal Satisfaction , Students/psychology , Psychology, Adolescent , Life Style , Portugal , Risk-Taking , Rural Population , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
O principal objectivo deste estudo consistiu na determinação das propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa da Dutch Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Participaram neste estudo 108 crianças (60 rapazes e 48 raparigas) com paralisia cerebral, com idades entre os 4 e os 9 anos, distribuídas em hemiplegicas, diplégicas e tetraplégicas e com um QI igual ou superior a 70. A maioria (n=98) frequentava o ensino regular, enquanto apenas 10 frequentavam escolas especiais. O instrumento foi aplicado num segundo momento a 41 das crianças, com um intervalo máximo de duas semanas. Os resultados da correlação de Pearson relativamente aos dois momentos (entre 0.80 e 0.98) bem como o valor do alfa de Cronbach (entre 0.69 e 0.93) evidenciam uma boa fiabilidade da versão portuguesa. Também os valores das inter-correlações entre as quatro subescalas (r=0.60 ou superior) bem como os valores médios das respostas das crianças em função de diferentes características (idade, sexo, condição médica) para as diferentes subescalas apoiam a validade interna do instrumento. Em suma, os resultados do nosso estudo, na sua globalidade, parecem confirmar as propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa da Dutch Pictorial Scale, pelo que esta parece constituir-se como um instrumento fiável e válido para a avaliação do modo como as crianças portuguesas com Paralisia Cerebral se percebem no domínio cognitivo, físico e social.
The main purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Dutch Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance in Children with Cerebral Palsy. The sample was made up of 108 children (60 boys and 48 girls) with cerebral palsy, aged between 4 and 9 years, who suffered hemiplegia, diplegia or quadriplegia and had an IQ of 70 or higher. Most of the children (n=98) attended regular schools (integrated in kindergarten or primary school); indeed, only 10 children attended special schools for children with special needs. A sub-sample of 41 children filled out the scale in two different moments, separated one to two weeks maximum. The results of Pearson correlations between the two administrations (ranging 0.80 to 0.98) and the Cronbach's alpha (ranging 0.69 to 0.93) showed good reliability of the Portuguese version of the Dutch Pictorial Scale. Moreover, the inter-correlations between the four subscales (r=0.60 or higher) as well the mean scores associated by children with different characteristics (age, sex, medical condition) to the different subscales supported the internal validity of the instrument. Therefore, this study provides initial evidence about the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Dutch Pictorial Scale, which is why its use is recommended to assess the perceived competence and social acceptance of Portuguese children with cerebral palsy.