Distinct latent profiles based on neurobehavioural, physical and psychosocial functioning of former National Football League (NFL) players: an NFL-LONG Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin L Brett ◽  
Samuel R Walton ◽  
Zachery Y Kerr ◽  
Lindsay D Nelson ◽  
Avinash Chandran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Psychosocial Stressors ◽  
Measurement Information ◽  
Somatic Pain ◽  
Psychosocial Dysfunction ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Latent Profiles

ObjectiveTo identify subgroups of former National Football League (NFL) players using latent profile analysis (LPA) and examine their associations with total years of participation (TYP) and self-reported lifetime sport-related concussion history (SR-CHx).MethodsFormer NFL players (N=686) aged 50–70 years, with an average 18.0 TYP (±4.5) completed a questionnaire. SR-CHx distributions included: low (0–3; n=221); intermediate (4–8; n=209) and high (9+; n=256). LPA measures included: Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders Emotional–Behavioral Dyscontrol, Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Cognitive Function, Emotional Support, Self-Efficacy, Meaning and Purpose, Physical Function, Pain Interference, Participation in Social Roles and Activities, Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue, and Sleep Disturbance. Demographic, medical/psychiatric history, current psychosocial stressors, TYP and SR-CHx were compared across latent profiles (LPs).ResultsA five profile solution emerged: (LP1) global higher functioning (GHF; 26.5%); (LP2) average functioning (10.2%); (LP3) mild somatic (pain and physical functioning) concerns (22.0%); (LP4) somatic and cognitive difficulties with mild anxiety (SCA; 27.5%); LP5) global impaired functioning (GIF; 13.8%). The GIF and SCA groups reported the largest number ofe- medical/psychiatric conditions and higher psychosocial stressor levels. SR-CHx was associated with profile group (χ2(8)=100.38, p<0.001); with a higher proportion of GIF (72.6%) and SCA (43.1%) groups reporting being in the high SR-CHx category, compared with GHF (23.1%), average (31.4%) and somatic (27.8%) groups. TYP was not significantly associated with group (p=0.06), with greater TYP reported by the GHF group.ConclusionsFive distinct profiles of self-reported functioning were identified among former NFL players. Several comorbid factors (ie, medical/psychiatric diagnoses and psychosocial stressors) and SR-CHx were associated with greater neurobehavioural and psychosocial dysfunction.

scholarly journals The Search for and Presence of Calling: Latent Profiles and Relationships With Work Meaning and Job Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feifei Li ◽  
Runkai Jiao ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Hang Yin
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Work Meaning ◽  
Latent Profiles ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Chinese Kindergarten ◽  
Latent Profile

Previous studies showed inconsistent results on the association between searching for calling and its psychosocial functioning outcomes (i.e., work meaning and job satisfaction). The link of searching for calling to its psychosocial functioning outcomes may be influenced by the presence of calling because the search for and presence of calling can co-exist within individuals. Thus, the present study employed a person-centered method (latent profile analysis) to identify subgroups combining the search for and presence of a calling and then explore the identified profiles' differences in work meaning and job satisfaction. Study participants were Chinese kindergarten teachers (n = 726). Latent profile analysis revealed four different groups: (1) actively maintaining calling (24.93%), (2) unsustainable calling (11.43%), (3) moderately increasing calling (23.14%), and (4) actively increasing calling (40.50%). Subsequent analyses showed notable differences across the four groups on work meaning and job satisfaction. Participants in profile 1 with both the highest searching for and presence of calling would experience more work meaning and job satisfaction than those in the other profiles whose strengths of searching for and presence of calling were relatively low. Participants in profile 4 had higher searching for and presence of calling than those in profile 3, and they experienced more meaningfulness at work and were more satisfied with their job. These findings indicate that actively searching for calling is closely associated with more work meaning and job satisfaction among people who already perceive intensive calling. Implications, limitations, and future directions of the results are discussed.

Individual- and School-level Predictors of Latent Profiles of Bullying Victimization: Comparing South Korea and the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052199795
Author(s):  
Yoonsun Han ◽  
Shinhye Lee ◽  
Eunah Cho ◽  
Juyoung Song ◽  
Jun Sung Hong
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Social Disorganization ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Level ◽  
Social Disorganization Theory ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Latent Profiles

This cross-national research investigated nationally representative adolescents from South Korea and the United States, explored similarities and differences in latent profiles of bullying victimization between countries, and examined individual- and school-level variables that predict such latent profiles supported by the Social Disorganization Theory. The fourth-grade sample of the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study from South Korea ( N = 4,669) and the United States ( N = 10,029) was used to conduct a latent profile analysis based on eight items of the bullying victimization questionnaire. Multilevel logistic regression was conducted using latent profiles as dependent variables. Independent variables include individual-level (material goods, school absence, academic interest, school belonging) and school-level (concentration of affluent families, school resources, the severity of delinquency, academic commitment) factors. More similarities existed than differences in the latent groups of bullying victimization between South Korea ( rare, low-moderate, verbal-relational-physical, and multi-risk) and the United States ( rare, low-moderate, verbal-relational, and multi-risk). Evidence for school-level variables as predictors of bullying victimization profiles was stronger for adolescents in the United States, with a concentration of affluent families and severity of delinquency being significant in four of the six models. For the South Korean sample, the severity of delinquency predicted bullying victimization in only one model. Examination of both individual- and school-level factors that predict unique bullying victimization experiences grounded in Social Disorganization Theory may be informative for addressing key areas of intervention—especially at the school-level context in which victimization primarily takes place and where anti-bullying intervention programs are often provided.

scholarly journals Latent Profiles of Parental Burnout During COVID-19: The Role of Child-Related Perceptions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Upadyaya ◽  
Katariina Salmela-Aro
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Prosocial Skills ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Latent Profiles ◽  
Emotional Distancing

The present study examined latent profiles of parental burnout dimensions (e.g., exhaustion in parental role, contrast with previous parental self, feelings of being fed up, and emotional distancing, measured with a shortened version of the parental burnout assessment scale) among Finnish parents of sixth and eighth grade children. In addition, the role of children’s strengths and difficulties (e.g., prosocial skills, hyperactivity, somatic problems, conduct problems, and peer problems) and parents’ growth mindset in predicting membership in the latent parental burnout profiles was examined. The participants were 1,314 parents (80% mothers) from the Helsinki Metropolitan area who filled in a questionnaire concerning their parenting burnout and child-related perceptions during the fall 2020. The results were analyzed using latent profile analysis (LPA) and three-step procedure. Three latent profiles of parental burnout were identified as: low parental burnout (85.7% of the parents), high parental burnout (8%), and emotionally distanced (6.3%) profiles. Parents who reported their children having some challenges (e.g., hyperactivity, somatic problems, conduct problems, and peer problems) more often belonged to the high burnout or emotionally distanced profiles rather than to the low parental burnout profile. Parents whose children had high prosocial skills and who employed growth mindset more often belonged to the low parental burnout rather than to the distanced profile.

What Reading Disability? Evidence for Multiple Latent Profiles of Struggling Readers in a Large Russian Sibpair Sample With at Least One Sibling at Risk for Reading Difficulties

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 434-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey A. Kornilov ◽  
Elena L. Grigorenko
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Struggling Readers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Reading Difficulties ◽  
Morphological Processing ◽  
Large N ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Latent Profiles

In this study, we performed a latent profile analysis of reading and related skills in a large ( n = 733) sibpair sample of Russian readers at risk for reading difficulties. The analysis suggested the presence of seven latent profiles, of which two were characterized by relatively high performance on measures of spelling and reading comprehension and the remaining five included severely as well as moderately affected readers with deficits in the domains of phonological, orthographic, and morphological processing. The results suggest that the development and manifestation of reading difficulties in Russian is mappable on a complex pattern of interactions between different types and severities of processing deficits. The results point to the psychological reality of multiple different suboptimal patterns of deficits in reading and reading-related skills and support the multifactorial view of the disorder, with intriguing implications for future neurobiological studies.

scholarly journals Profiles of Academic Procrastination in Higher Education: A Cross-Cultural Study Using Latent Profile Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-160
Author(s):  
Eren Halil ÖZBERK ◽  
Tuğba TÜRK KURTÇA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Academic Tasks ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Latent Profiles ◽  
Latent Profile

Procrastination behaviour occurs when the person is obligated to do an activity, even they are not motivated to carry out the activity within the expected time frame. Literature studies define four types of procrastination: academic, decisional, life routines, and neurotic. This study focuses on academic procrastination in higher education. Academic procrastination is mainly related to delaying academic tasks such as handing in assignments and term papers or preparing for the exams at the last moment. This study compares Turkish and international students' academic and general procrastination profiles using latent profile analysis. For this purpose, latent profiles were estimated to reveal how students from different cultures are grouped according to academic and general procrastination behaviour. A total of 691 undergraduate students, 52.4% (361) Turkish and 47.6% (330) of international students registered for an academic program in higher education participated in the study. Results indicated that while Turkish students for three latent profiles defined as Tending to enjoyable Works, Neither Lessons nor Other Works and Ambition for Academic Success. On the other hand, International students only fit two latent profiles, which are defined as Academic Procrastination Tending to Enjoyable Works and Prioritizing Academic Tasks.

scholarly journals Latent Profiles of Writing-related Skills, Knowledge, and Motivation for Elementary Students and Their Relations to Writing Performance across Multiple Genres

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Alan Troia ◽  
Heqiao Wang ◽  
Frank R. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Individual Knowledge ◽  
Latent Profiles ◽  
Latent Profile

Our goal in this study is to expand the limited research on writer profiles using the advantageous model-based approach of latent profile analysis and independent tasks to evaluate aspects of individual knowledge, motivation, and cognitive processes that align with Hayes’ (1996) writing framework, which has received empirical support. We address three research questions. First, what latent profiles are observed for late elementary writers using measures aligned with an empirically validated model of writing? Second, do student sociodemographic characteristics—namely grade, gender, English learner status, and special education status—influence latent profile membership? Third, how does student performance on narrative, opinion, and informative writing tasks, determined by quality of writing, vary by latent profiles? A five-profile model had the best fit statistics and classified student writers as Globally Weak, At Risk, Average Motivated, Average Unmotivated, and Globally Proficient. Overall, fifth graders, female students, students without disabilities, and native English speakers had greater odds of being in the Globally Proficient group of writers. For all three genres, other latent profiles were significantly inversely related to the average quality of papers written by students who were classified as Globally Proficient; however, the Globally Weak and At Risk writers were not significantly different in their writing quality, and the Average Motivated and Average Unmotivated writers did not significantly differ from each other with respect to quality. These findings indicate upper elementary students exhibit distinct patterns of writing-related strengths and weaknesses that necessitate comprehensive yet differentiated instruction to address skills, knowledge, and motivation to yield desirable outcomes.

Commitment Profiles of Accountants: A Person-Centered Study of the Commitment towards Profession and Organization

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
Georg Loscher ◽  
Sascha Ruhle ◽  
Stephan Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Multidimensional Approach ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Continuance Commitment ◽  
Latent Profiles ◽  
Public Accountants ◽  
Person Centered Approach ◽  
Jel Classifications

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the commitment of public accountants toward their profession and organization, and to provide evidence for various commitment profiles. Specifically, we analyze the relationships between commitment profiles and differences seen in the work context, professional and commercial values, role conflict and ambiguity, and client commitment. The study is based on a survey of 435 German public accountants. It employs a person-centered approach to identify commitment profiles based on latent profile analysis. Using multidimensional scales of professional and organizational commitment, we identify differences in the manifestation of affective, normative, and continuance commitment. By introducing a person-centered approach in the study of accounting professionals, we found six latent profiles, including a fully committed profile that almost exclusively relates to partners in small- and medium-sized accounting firms. Our results show that studies of accountants' commitment benefit from using a person-centered, multidimensional approach. JEL Classifications: M100; M420.

Patient-reported symptom profiles: A tool to direct palliative care referral.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (31_suppl) ◽  
pp. 93-93
Author(s):  
Tara L. Kaufmann ◽  
Jesse Y. Hsu ◽  
Kelly D. Getz ◽  
Arif Kamal ◽  
Angela DeMichele
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Tumor Type ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Symptom Profile ◽  
Existential Distress ◽  
Patient Reported

93 Background: Both routine PRO monitoring and specialty palliative care are associated with a survival benefit in advanced cancer patients, yet the integration of these efforts has not been described. As PRO collection becomes standard of care, there is a need to understand how PROs may be leveraged to identify patients who could benefit from palliative care referral. Methods: We applied latent profile analysis (LPA) to PROs from a national palliative care registry collected from 2008 – 2017 on 745 solid tumor patients at the time of initial outpatient palliative care visit. LPA is an established method to identify unobserved groups from variables of interest. We used patients’ responses to 11 questions across 4 palliative care domains (9 ESAS items and 2 items for social and existential distress) to generate “PRO profiles” and examined their clinical and demographic correlates using multinomial logistic regression. Results: Four PRO profiles were identified using 9 ESAS items (Table). Young age, metastatic disease, and tumor type (including breast, GYN, GI) differed across PRO profiles compared to lung. Patients with PPS < 70% were 4.5 times more likely to be in the High vs. Low symptom profile compared to those with PPS > 70%. Subgroup analyses showed correlation of social and existential distress PROs with Mood and High profiles. Conclusions: Cancer patients referred to outpatient palliative care can be differentiated into clinically meaningful PRO profiles using brief, routinely collected data in the real-world setting. PRO profiles provide richer data on patient needs compared to prognosis estimates or cancer stage, and synthesize big data for use in clinical practice and epidemiologic research. PRO profiles should include comprehensive palliative domains and be tested as screening thresholds for palliative care referral. [Table: see text]

Proactive and Reactive Aggressive Behaviors: Dimensionality of Self-Report Scales

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliane Callegaro Borsa ◽  
Nelson Hauck-Filho ◽  
Bruno Figueiredo Damásio
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Brazilian Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Reactive Behavior ◽  
External Variables ◽  
Latent Profiles ◽  
Behavior Scale

Abstract The literature distinguishes aggressive behavior as being either proactive or reactive; however, despite being highly comorbid, they appear to possess unique correlation patterns to external variables. We propose to assess the dimensionality and latent profiles that emerged based on the Peer Aggressive Behavior Scale (PAB-S) and the Peer Aggressive and Reactive Behavior Questionnaire (PARB-Q). Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was conducted on two self-report scales in a non-representative Brazilian sample composed by 2,517 students of elementary school (1,275 girls; 50.7%), aged from seven to 16 years. CFA analyses showed inconclusive results regarding the dimensionality of the data. LPA results, for both instruments, indicated the interdependence between proactive and reactive factors. We suggest that dimensionality issues concerning human aggression might depend, at least in part, on the method used to assess the phenomenon.

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