Resilience in Very Advanced Ages: A Study With Centenarians

2020 ◽  
pp. 009141502092683
Author(s):  
Ana Saraiva Amaral ◽  
Rosa Marina Afonso ◽  
Daniela Brandão ◽  
Laetitia Teixeira ◽  
Oscar Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Health Perception ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

This study intends to assess the relationship between resilience in extremely long-lived individuals and sociodemographic, cognitive and health status variables, and significant life events. A selected sample of 48 centenarians (mean age = 100.8 years, SD = 1.2; 83.3% female) from two centenarian studies was considered. A resilience score covering five items (aging and usefulness, hopefulness, worryness, loneliness, and control) was considered. Multivariable linear regression analyses were conducted in order to identify predictors of resilience. No significant differences in the resilience score regarding sociodemographic variables or typology of significant life events were found. Our findings underscore that health perception (better) and pain (less frequent) were associated with higher levels of resilience. In being present in extremely long-lived individuals, resilience should be object of interest in further research.

The Drug–Crime Connection in Adolescent and Adult Respondents

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn D. Walters
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Criminal Offending ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Drug Crime ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

The aim of this study was to determine whether the nature of the drug–crime relationship differs as a function of participant age (adolescent vs. adult). It was hypothesized that the Drug × Crime interaction would predict subsequent drug use and serious offending in 924 early- to mid-adolescents but not in 722 adults. All participants came from the Offending, Crime, and Justice Survey conducted in England and Wales between 2003 and 2006. The hypothesis was supported by the results of two separate two-equation multivariate linear regression analyses. These findings indicate that the relationship between drug use and criminal offending varies as a function of participant age, such that the relationship is interactive during its formative years but becomes cumulative or additive during early adulthood. The research, theoretical, and practical implications of these results are discussed.

Examining the Relationship Between Attitudes Toward Suicide and Suicide Attempt History

Crisis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-272
Author(s):  
Melanie A. Hom ◽  
Ian H. Stanley ◽  
Mary E. Duffy ◽  
Lisa Davis ◽  
Thomas E. Joiner
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stigmatizing Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Suicide ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Background: Relatively little is known regarding the relationship between attitudes toward suicide, suicide attempt (SA) history, and future suicidal behaviors. Aims: Utilizing a sample of firefighters, this study compared attitudes toward suicide between individuals with/without a career SA history and evaluated whether certain attitudes toward suicide are associated with a greater self-reported likelihood of making a future SA. Method: US firefighters ( N = 818) completed self-report measures. One-way ANOVAs and linear regression analyses were utilized to address study aims. Results: Firefighters with a career SA reported significantly greater normalization/glorification of suicide – yet lower attributions of suicide to isolation/depression – than those without this history. More stigmatizing attitudes toward suicide and greater normalization/glorification of suicide were each significantly associated with greater self-reported future SA likelihood. Limitations: Data were cross-sectional and findings may not be generalizable. Conclusion: Firefighters who have made an SA during their firefighting careers may normalize and glorify suicide more than those who have not. These attitudes may be associated with greater self-perceived risk for future SAs. Research is needed to replicate findings and evaluate strategies for targeting potentially harmful beliefs about suicide among SA survivors.

scholarly journals The relationships between gross motor coordination and sport-specific skills in adolescent non-athletes

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel V Chagas ◽  
John Ozmun ◽  
Luiz Alberto Batista
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractPurpose. While the usefulness of gross motor coordination score as predictor of sports performance in young athletes has been demonstrated, practical applications in the settings where the focus is not on elite performance is limited. Further, little is known about the extent to which gross motor coordination score is associated with sport-specific skills among adolescent nonathletes. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between the degree of gross motor coordination and execution in specific volleyball tests among adolescent non-athletes. Methods. The total of 34 students (27 females and 7 males) aged 13-14 years who regularly participated in volleyball during physical education classes were randomly recruited. Gross motor coordination was assessed with the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder. Motor performance on volley-specific skills was indicated by two product-oriented tasks: volleyball under service and service reception. Correlation and linear regression analyses were applied to examine the associations between motor coordination scores and motor performance in volley-specific skills. Results. Motor coordination score was positively correlated with motor performance on specific skills (r = 0.503, p = 0.02). Linear regression analysis revealed that motor coordination score accounted for 23% of the variance in the motor performance on volleyball skills (R

The Effect of Widowhood on the Health Status of Older Persons

1986 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth F. Ferraro
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Interest in the relationship between stress and the onset of illness has stimulated research on the impact of various life events on health status. This article is an analysis of the health consequences of widowhood—the life event considered to require the most readjustment. Considering both objective and subjective measures of health, a structural equation model is developed and tested with panel data of a sample of elders. The findings indicate that widowhood results in an immediate decrease in perceived health but that the long-term consequences are minimal. Also, certain categories of elders shown to be health optimistic are able to maintain their optimism after widowhood. The results are interpreted as reflecting relativity in medical perceptions and favor a transitional model for explaining the normalization of disability.

scholarly journals Family transitions to homelessness: a qualitative approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amélia Simões Figueiredo ◽  
Cândida Ferrito ◽  
Alexandra Sarreira Santos ◽  
Sérgio Deodato ◽  
Paulo Seabra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Factors ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Homeless Families ◽  
Family Transitions ◽  
Future Expectations ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Objectives: to characterize the homeless families who use a Public Shower Room; identify significant life events/phenomena for the family’s transition to homelessness; understand the relationship between significant life events; identify future expectations of respondents. Methods: an exploratory, descriptive study using the interview and thematic content analysis. Sample consisted of public shower room users. Results: mental illness, social, personal and family factors justify the transition of subjects to homelessness. The total absence of hopelessness alternates with expectations for the future based on resilience and hope. Final Considerations: we highlight in the study the self-determination expressed in small expressions of the narrative, on the one hand, as well as aspects related to the evolution of family relationships, on the other.

Time to flowering in narrow-leafed lupin

1995 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Reader ◽  
M Dracup ◽  
EJM Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression ◽  
Flowering Time ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Interaction Term ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Leaf Appearance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Rate Of Leaf Appearance

The relationship between flowering time and daylength and temperature is described for L. angustifolius using multiple linear regression. The main cultivar was Gungurru but cvv. Danja, Yorrel and the L. albus cv. Kiev Mutant were also studied. Regression analyses were performed on time to flowering observations for lupins grown with serial sowings at up to 12 sites over up to 5 years in Western Australia (there were 102 separate observations of time to flowering for Gungurru). Time to flowering in the L. angustifolius cultivars was best explained by a model incorporating terms for average temperature and daylength between sowing and flowering. Models of this form were not satisfactory for L. albus, probably because of vernalization requirements which the L. angustifolius cultivars do not have. Using data from the experiment with the widest range of sowings, 94.6% of the variation in time to flowering was explained by the above model and an additional 3.5% was explained by including an interaction term. The rate of progress through all stages of development to flowering, except for the period between appearance of the last leaf and flowering, was sensitive to temperature. The rate of leaf appearance responded to both temperature and daylength and the rate of progress through the period between appearance of the last leaf and flowering was sensitive only to daylength.

scholarly journals Springback Prediction of a Hot Stamping Component Based on the Area Fractions of Phases

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangji Li ◽  
Xu Yan ◽  
Zhiqiang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Hot Stamping ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Shape Accuracy ◽  
Cold Zone ◽  
Springback Prediction ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Springback Angle ◽  
Hot Zone

Different from traditional hot stamping components with full martensite, the new tailored hot stamping (THS) components have different quenched microstructures, which results in their lower shape accuracy. To investigate the influence of different quenched phases on the springback of a component, a THS experiment of a U-shaped component was performed with segmented heating and a cooling tool. The area fractions of phases at different tool temperatures were obtained by a two-stage color tint etching procedure. Results showed that the quenched phase of the cold zone was almost full martensite. The area fraction of martensite in the hot zone was reduced to the lowest 13% at the tool temperature of 600 °C, while the bainite content reached the highest at 70%. The springback angles at different tool temperatures for quenching were measured by 3D scanning technology and the reverse modeling method. It was revealed that the springback angle increased with the increase of martensite and yet decreased with the increase of bainite. The relationship between the springback angle and the area fractions of the quenched phases was established by means of multiple linear regression analyses. The error analysis results of the predictions and measurements showed that the springback analysis model, based on the area fractions of quenched phases, could be used to predict the springback of hot stamping components with tailored properties.

scholarly journals A Population-based Case-Control Study of Stillbirth: The Relationship of Significant Life Events to the Racial Disparity for African Americans

2013 ◽  
Vol 177 (8) ◽  
pp. 755-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol J. R. Hogue ◽  
Corette B. Parker ◽  
Marian Willinger ◽  
Jeff R. Temple ◽  
Carla M. Bann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Racial Disparity ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Control Study

Significant life events and pulmonary tuberculosis

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary D'Arcy ◽  
Petrina Keane ◽  
Luke Clancy
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Active Tuberculosis ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe relationship between significant life events and pulmonary tuberculosis was studied with a view to ascertaining whether such events were more prevalent in patients with tuberculosis than in patients with other respiratory diseases. The study was carried out at Peamount Chest Hospital, Newcastle, Co. Dublin. Sixty-five patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and 45 patients with non-tuberculous respiratory diseases were interviewed. We found that there was a significant increase in life events in patients with active tuberculosis when compared with non-tuberculous patients.

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