Bivariate Correlation

Background: Workload may indirectly cause stress. The ability to manage work stress may affect staff’s motivation and performance. The staff performance will affect decision-making in improving the service quality. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between stress management, work motivation and work performance. Method: This was an analytic observational study with a cross sectional approach. A sample of 19 medical record staff, working at Prof. Dr. R Soeharso orthopedic hospital Surakarta, were selected for this study. A set of questionnaires were developed and administered to measure stress management, work motivation and work performance. Data were then analyzed with a bivariate correlation analysis. Results: There were statistically significant correlations between work stress management, work motivation and work performance. The ability to manage stress positively increased the motivation (r= 0,56; p= 0,013), as well as the work performance (r= 0,49; p= 0,036). Moreover, a higher motivation will lead to a higher performance (r= 0,42; p= 0,071). Conclusion: There were positive relationships between work stress management, work motivation and work performance. Key words: work stress management, motivation, performance.

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KELUHAN LOW BACK PAIN PADA PERAWAT RAWAT INAP RSUD SELASIH PANGKALAN KERINCI

Jurnal IPTEKS Terapan ◽

10.22216/jit.2017.v11i1.1466 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Kursiah Warti Ningsih

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

General Hospital ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

District General Hospital ◽

Low Back ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Exercise Habits ◽

Bivariate Correlation ◽

Surrounding Areas

Low back pain adalah rasa nyeri yang dirasakan pada punggung bawah yang sumbernya tulang belakang daerah spinal, otot, saraf, atau struktur lainnya disekitar daerah tersebut. Dari 10 perawat 6 perawat mengalami keluhan low back pain. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor Keluhan Low back pain.Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional, pada 25 juni- 3 juli di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Selasih Pangkalan Kerinci. Penelitian dilakukan pada 30 perawat dengan kuesioner. Analisa data yang digunakan secara univariat,Hasil penelitian: 13 orang (43,3%) mengalami keluhan low back pain. Hasil uji bivariat terdapat hubungan antara sikap kerja, dan kebiasaan olahraga terhadap kejadian low back pain. Hasil analisis multivariate menunjukkan variable sikap kerja merupakan variable yang paling mempengaruhi kejadian low back pain deng nilai OR 43 kali. Dimana variable IMT merupakan counfounding terhadap variable sikap kerja dan kebiasaan olah raga dan variable kebiasaan olahraga merupakan counfounding terhadap variable IMT.Peneliti mengharapkan pihak Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Selasih Pangkalan Kerinci mengadakan seminar tentang sikap kerja yang baik, menjaga IMT karyawan <25 dan mengadakan kegiatan olah raga secara teratur di lingkungan Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Selasih Pangkalan Kerinci. Low back pain is pain that felt in the lower back that is the source of the spine area of spinal, muscles, nerves, or other structures surrounding areas. of the 10 nurses 6 nurses complain of low back pain. the purpose of this study was to determine the factors complaint low backpain.Type quantitative research cross-sectionaldesign, on 25 June-3 July at the General Hospital of Selasih Pangkalan Kerinci. The study was conducted on 30 nurses by questionnaires. Data analysis used univariate, bivariate and multivariate.Eesults of the study: 13 patients (43.3%) had complaints of low backpain.The result of bivariate correlation between working attitude and exercise habits on the incidence of low backpain.Results of multivariate analysis showed variable working attitude is the variable that most influences the incidence of low back pain deng OR value 43 times. Where the variable BMI is counfounding to variable working attitude and exercise habits and variable exercise habits is counfounding to variable IMT.Researchers expect the Regional General Hospital Basil Pangkalan Kerinci hold a seminar on good working attitude, keep IMT employees <25 and hold sports activities regular exercise in the District General Hospital Basil Pangkalan Kerinci.

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Moral Disengagement, Empathy, and Cybervictim’s Representation as Predictive Factors of Cyberbullying among Italian Adolescents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18031266 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 1266

Author(s):

Maria Lidia Mascia ◽

Mirian Agus ◽

Maria Assunta Zanetti ◽

Maria Luisa Pedditzi ◽

Dolores Rollo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Personal Experience ◽

Moral Disengagement ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Cognitive Empathy ◽

Self Report ◽

Bivariate Correlation ◽

Victim Group ◽

Empathy Scale ◽

Italian Adolescents ◽

Diffusion Of Responsibility

This study aimed to evaluate which aspects of moral disengagement (MD), empathy, and representations of the victim’s experience (VER) could be predictors of cyberbullying (CB). One hundred and eight-nine students (11–17 years old) completed 3 self-report questionnaires: An MD scale, an empathy scale, and a CB questionnaire. In relation to the personal experience of CB, four groups were identified: Victim, bully, bully/victim, and no experience with CB. The linear bivariate correlation analysis shows correlations between empathy and VER, between empathy and MD, and between MD and VER. A multinomial logistic regression identified which predictors could increase a subject’s probability of belonging to one of the four groups regarding the personal experience of CB (victim, bully, bully/victim, no experience). Findings highlighted that low cognitive empathy might increase the probability for a student to belong to the bullies’ group, rather than the victims’ group. Furthermore, low perception of the consequences of CB on the victim might increase the probability of belonging to the bully, bully/victim, and no experience groups. Then, a high score in the diffusion of responsibility was a significant predictor of belonging to the victim group rather than the no experience group. Results from this study confirm the need for preventive measures against CB, including the empowerment of cognitive empathy, decreasing the diffusion of responsibility, and increasing the awareness of the consequences of CB on the victim.

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The Impact of Stereotype Threat on Memory and Cognition in Older Adults

Western Journal of Nursing Research ◽

10.1177/01939459211029718 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 019394592110297

Author(s):

Graham J. McDougall ◽

Todd B. Monroe ◽

Keenan A. Pituch ◽

Michael A. Carter ◽

Laurie Abbott

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Stereotype Threat ◽

Verbal Memory ◽

Memory Performance ◽

Training Group ◽

Memory Training ◽

Unique Contribution ◽

Healthy Older Adults ◽

Bivariate Correlation ◽

The Impact

Cultural stereotypes that equate aging with decreased competence and increased forgetfulness have persisted for decades. Stereotype threat (ST) refers to the psychological discomfort people experience when confronted by a negative, self-relevant stereotype in a situation where their behavior could be construed as confirming that belief. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of ST on memory performance in older adults over 24 months. The ST levels on average significantly declined, or improved in the memory training, but not the health training group. Although not significant at the .01 level, the bivariate correlation indicated that change in ST was moderately related to change in verbal memory, suggesting the possibility that improvements (or reductions) in ST may be related to increases in verbal memory scores. We discovered that the unique contribution of ST into the memory performance of healthy older adults offers a possible malleable trait.

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“Jumping the Shark”: An Interdisciplinary Activity for Engaging Students With the Principles of Bivariate Regression

Teaching of Psychology ◽

10.1177/00986283211008857 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 009862832110088

Author(s):

Todd D. Watson

Keyword(s):

Self Report ◽

Learning Goals ◽

Bivariate Correlation ◽

Process Learning ◽

Content Acquisition ◽

Bivariate Regression ◽

Feedback Data ◽

The Relationship ◽

Basic Content ◽

Teaching Implications

Background: Student anxiety about statistics may lead to poorer learning outcomes. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate an exercise designed to teach students in an introductory statistics class the principles of bivariate regression and to emphasize how statistical tools used by psychologists are also implemented in other fields. Method: Students used a published model on the relationship between tooth size and the length of great white sharks to estimate the length of extinct sharks and to explore factors that could affect the accuracy or validity of regression analyses. Data from an anonymous self-report scale were used to assess the activity. Results: More than 95% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the activity was engaging, approximately 95% of students agreed or strongly agreed that the activity helped them learn about factors that can lead to problems with bivariate correlation/regression, and approximately 91% of respondents correctly answered a question designed to assess basic content acquisition. Conclusion: Feedback data suggest that the exercise was successful in achieving its content and process learning goals. Teaching Implications: Implementation of similar exercises may improve student engagement and outcomes in psychology statistics courses.

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Heat, Hills and the High Season: A Model-Based Comparative Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Factors Affecting Shared Bicycle Use in Three Southern European Islands

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13063274 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3274

Author(s):

Suzanne Maas ◽

Paraskevas Nikolaou ◽

Maria Attard ◽

Loukas Dimitriou

Keyword(s):

Correlation Analysis ◽

Mixed Models ◽

Linear Mixed Models ◽

Positive Association ◽

Sustainable Mobility ◽

Weather Factors ◽

Gran Canaria ◽

Bivariate Correlation ◽

Temporal Factors

Bicycle sharing systems (BSSs) have been implemented in cities worldwide in an attempt to promote cycling. Despite exhibiting characteristics considered to be barriers to cycling, such as hot summers, hilliness and car-oriented infrastructure, Southern European island cities and tourist destinations Limassol (Cyprus), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) and the Valletta conurbation (Malta) are all experiencing the implementation of BSSs and policies to promote cycling. In this study, a year of trip data and secondary datasets are used to analyze dock-based BSS usage in the three case-study cities. How land use, socio-economic, network and temporal factors influence BSS use at station locations, both as an origin and as a destination, was examined using bivariate correlation analysis and through the development of linear mixed models for each case study. Bivariate correlations showed significant positive associations with the number of cafes and restaurants, vicinity to the beach or promenade and the percentage of foreign population at the BSS station locations in all cities. A positive relation with cycling infrastructure was evident in Limassol and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, but not in Malta, as no cycling infrastructure is present in the island’s conurbation, where the BSS is primarily operational. Elevation had a negative association with BSS use in all three cities. In Limassol and Malta, where seasonality in weather patterns is strongest, a negative effect of rainfall and a positive effect of higher temperature were observed. Although there was a positive association between BSS use and the number of visiting tourists in Limassol and Malta, this is predominantly explained through the multi-collinearity with weather factors rather than by intensive use of the BSS by tourists. The linear mixed models showed more fine-grained results and explained differences in BSS use at stations, including differences for station use as an origin and as a destination. The insights from the correlation analysis and linear mixed models can be used to inform policies promoting cycling and BSS use and support sustainable mobility policies in the case-study cities and cities with similar characteristics.

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The relationship of insight with psychopathological dimensions in patients with schizophrenia

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology ◽

10.1177/20438087211019932 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 204380872110199

Author(s):

Si-Sheng Huang ◽

Cheng-Chen Chang

Keyword(s):

Medical Center ◽

Self Report ◽

Psychiatric Ward ◽

Neurocognitive Functions ◽

Bivariate Correlation ◽

Syndrome Scale ◽

Acute Psychiatric Ward ◽

Negative Syndrome ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Impaired insight in patients with schizophrenia results in less satisfactory clinical outcomes. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between insight and individual psychopathological dimensions in inpatients with schizophrenia using a self-report questionnaire. In this study, 90 patients with schizophrenia aged 18–75 years admitted in the acute psychiatric ward of a medical center in Taiwan were enrolled. Patient insight was measured using the Self-Appraisal of Illness Questionnaire (SAIQ), and psychopathological dimensions were measured using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and its five-factor structure model. A higher SAIQ score indicates greater insight. In bivariate correlation analyses, statistically significant correlations were observed between age, single marital status, educational level, and positive, excited, and depressed symptom factor of the PANSS and SAIQ score. In regression analyses, age and excited and depressed symptom factors were significantly associated with SAIQ score. No significant association was observed between insight and neurocognitive functions. Considering demographic characteristics, psychopathology, and neurocognition, in the acute phase of schizophrenia, younger patients with less severe excited symptoms and more severe depressive symptoms had greater insight.

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AB0983 LIPID METABOLISM AND DISEASE ACTIVITY IN JSLE PATIENTS

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ◽

10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.4584 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. 1785.1-1785

Author(s):

S. Ganhão ◽

A. Mendes ◽

F. Aguiar ◽

M. Rodrigues ◽

I. Brito

Keyword(s):

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Lipid Metabolism ◽

Disease Activity ◽

Lipid Profile ◽

Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Systemic Disease ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Systemic Lupus ◽

Parametric Test ◽

Bivariate Correlation

Background:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune systemic disease associated with premature atherosclerosis. Risk factors include dyslipoproteinemia, inflammation, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL), hyperhomocysteinemia and antiphospholipid antibodies. Hyperlipidemic condition is being reported to promote the production of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-27 and lowering blood lipid levels improves the disease. Oxidative stress is elevated, mainly due to mitochondrial dysfunction, further disrupting lipid metabolism. Some drugs also have an impact on lipid profile, such as chronic steroid use, which worsens LDL, HDL, and TG levels.Objectives:To assess the relationship between lipid profile and disease activity in juvenile SLE (jSLE) patients.Methods:Retrospective study of jSLE patients, fulfilling both 2012 and 2019 EULAR/ACR classification criteria for SLE. Juvenile-onset was defined as age at diagnosis <18 years. Demographics and clinical characteristics were collected. To evaluate the activity of jSLE, the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) was used. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS®. Spearman’s rank non-parametric test or Pearson’s parametric test were used to assess the bivariate correlation for inflammatory and metabolic variables. P value <0.05 was considered significant for all the statistical tests.Results:35 patients were included, with current median (min-max) age of 22 (16-35) years, mean (SD) age of diagnosis of 15.8 (2.4) years; 91.4%female. Median ESR was 19 (2-75) mm/h, CRP 1.65 (0.1-9.6) mg/L, albumin 41.6 (16.7-46.3) g/L, proteinuria 0.2 (0-3) g/dL, leukocyturia 0 (0-1362.7)/uL, erythrocyturia 0 (0-501.9)/uL and anti-double stranded DNA 89.3 (10-800) U/mL. Mean C3 was 102.1 (21.6), C4 17.1 (7.4) mg/dL and creatinine 0.63 (0.1) mg/dL. Median SLEDAI was 2 (0-12). All were ANA positive, 40 % positive for antinucleossome antibodies, 25.7% anti-ribossomal P protein antibody, 11.4% anti-Sm, 8.6% autoantibodies againstβ2-glycoproteinI, 8.6% anti-cardiolipin, 14.3% lupus anticoagulant, 37.1% anti-SSA and 8.6% anti-SSB. Articular manifestations were present in 48.6%, mucocutaneous in 77.1%, haematological in 45.7%, lupus nephritis in 42.9%, serositis in 8.6% and pulmonary interstitial disease in 2.9%. Mean (SD) total cholesterol values (TC) was 165.5 (44.7) mg/dL and LDL 94.5 (29.9) mg/dL. Median high-density lipoprotein was 52 (28-92) and triglycerides (TG) 81.5 (41-253) mg/dL. Median daily prednisolone dose was 5 (0-40) mg. 88.6% were treated with hydroxychloroquine, 31.4% with mychophenolate mophetil and 14.3% with azathioprine. TC was negatively correlated with serum albumin (p=0.043, rho=-378) and positively with SLEDAI (p=0.032; rho= 0.392), proteinuria (p=0.009; rho= 0.469) and leukocyturia (p=0.031; rho= 0.394). A positive correlation was found between LDL and proteinuria (p=0.043; rho= 0.385) and between TG and CRP (p=0.001; rho= 0.575). TG were also positively correlated with prednisolone daily dose (p=0.035; rho= 0.394). Mean LDL was higher in anti-Sm positive patients (p=0.022). No differences were found regarding anti-phospholipids antibodies. Nephritic lupus patients had worse lipid metabolism, but this did not reach statistical significance.Conclusion:In out cohort, increased expression of TC, LDL and TGs is associated with disease activity in SLE. As expected, higher doses of prednisolone also correlated with lipid metabolism.References:[1]Machado D et al. Lipid profile among girls with systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatol Int. 2017 Jan;37(1):43-48Disclosure of Interests:None declared

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The Relationship of Personality, Emotional Intelligence, and Aggressiveness in Students: A Study Using the Big Five Personality Questionnaire for Children and Adults (BFQ-NA)

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education ◽

10.3390/ejihpe11010001 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Jose Luis Antoñanzas

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Big Five ◽

Anger Expression ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Personality Questionnaire ◽

Bivariate Correlation ◽

Mood Scale ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

An analysis of secondary students’ personality traits, along with a description of their emotional intelligence levels and their anger control, could be decisive when educating students to prevent anti-social behavior in academia. Very few studies on personality, emotional intelligence, and aggressive conduct exist in Spain. Some of the studies that do exist, however, only explore the relationship between emotional intelligence, personality, and prosocial behavior in secondary education students. Likewise, there are few studies focusing on personality and aggression control. In this study, using the Big Five personality models as predictors of aggressiveness in subjects and of emotional intelligence, we sought to contribute to the improvement of the education of students on aggressive behavior in education centers. To do this, we conducted a study using the Big Five Personality Questionnaire (BFQ) for Children and Adults (BFQ-NA), the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24) emotional intelligence test, and the State–Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) anger management test. Our main objective was to analyze the relationship of the BFQ with the variables of emotional intelligence and aggressiveness. This was achieved using a range of bivariate correlation and multiple regression tests. The results showed the correlation and predictive value of emotional intelligence and aggression in the Big Five model of personality. This study coincides with other research linking Big Five questionnaires with emotional intelligence and aggression.

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