A brief questionnaire measure of multidimensional schizotypy predicts interview-rated symptoms and impairment

This study investigated the dimensionality of a 21-item questionnaire measure of idiocentrism-allocentrism (the within-culture measure of individualism-collectivism) within the context of Sri Lankan culture. A survey of 438 Sri Lankan respondents, sampled from a wide variety of demographic contexts, provided data. Factor analysis indicated that idiocentrism and allocentrism are two independent, unipolar factors, rather than opposite poles of a single, bipolar dimension. The implications are discussed in the context of existing and future cross-cultural (etic) and within-cultural (emic) research on individualism-collectivism.

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Serbian Translation and Validation of SF-36 for Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Diagnosed Arterial Hypertension

Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research ◽

10.2478/sjecr-2020-0023 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Aleksandra Nikolic ◽

Vladimir Biocanin ◽

Nemanja Rancic ◽

Mirjana Duspara ◽

Dusan Djuric

Keyword(s):

Arterial Hypertension ◽

Test Validity ◽

Life Quality ◽

Special Importance ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Alpha Coefficient ◽

Internal Reliability ◽

Questionnaire Measure ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Serbian Version

Abstract Precise estimation of life quality is of special importance in patients with chronic diseases, such as arterial hypertension. There are many questionnaires for that purpose. SF 36 with 8 domains has been proved as one of the most appropriate. To date, there was no translated and validated SF 36 in the Serbian language for hypertensive patients. The aim of this study was to test validity and reliability of the SF-36 in Serbian patients with diagnosed arterial hypertension. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated to assess the internal consistency of the Serbian version of the SF-36. After deducting the overlap between each of the 36 items and its related domain, the collective validity was considered to be good if the correlation coefficient remains > 0.4. Only 2.54% answers to the questions were missing. The values of all 8 domains were higher in men than in women. Cronbach alpha coefficient was high for the SF-36, 0.897, and it suggests that the SF-36 had good internal reliability. All 8 domains showed high values of non-rotating factorial weights (>0.300) (range from 0.742-0.856), and all measure the same thing. It means that all components in this questionnaire measure the things they are assigned to.

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Does Stress-Related Growth Really Matter for Adolescents’ Day-to-Day Adaptive Functioning?

The Journal of Early Adolescence ◽

10.1177/0272431615620665 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (5) ◽

pp. 677-695 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Cade D. Mansfield ◽

Lisa M. Diamond

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Social Stress ◽

Adaptive Functioning ◽

Social Resources ◽

Coping Behaviors ◽

Daily Stress ◽

Domain Specific ◽

Adolescent Stress ◽

Questionnaire Measure ◽

Empirical Demonstration

Adolescent stress-related growth refers to enhancement in an adolescent’s cognitive-affective or social resources as a result of experiencing stressors. We tested whether adolescents reporting high levels of stress-related growth showed superior adaptation outcomes on a day-to-day basis. Participants ( n = 91; females = 46, age = 14) completed a questionnaire measure of stress-related growth and kept a diary of emotional and interpersonal functioning for 10 consecutive days. Individual differences in cognitive-affective stress-related growth moderated associations between daily stress levels and adaptive coping behaviors, whereas individual differences in social stress-related growth moderated associations between daily mother-child conflict and end-of-day negative affect. This study provides the first empirical demonstration of domain-specific forms of stress-related growth during adolescence.

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Questionnaire Measure for Presence

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t27504-000 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Xueni Pan ◽

Marco Gillies ◽

Chris Barker ◽

David M. Clark ◽

Mel Slater

Keyword(s):

Questionnaire Measure

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A Questionnaire Measure of the Creative Personality*

The Journal of Creative Behavior ◽

10.1002/j.2162-6057.1976.tb01022.x ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 183-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

DOUGLAS S. HOLMES

Keyword(s):

Questionnaire Measure ◽

Creative Personality

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Effects of Hypnotists' and Subjects' Sex on Hypnotic Susceptibility

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1979.48.3c.1232 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 48 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1232-1234 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Joyce L. D'Eon ◽

Anne E. Pawlak ◽

Christopher D. Mah ◽

Nicholas P. Spanos

Keyword(s):

Female Student ◽

Analysis Of Covariance ◽

Hypnotic Susceptibility ◽

Questionnaire Measure ◽

Willingness To Cooperate ◽

Female Subjects

2 male and 2 female student-hypnotists administered the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C to 49 male and 42 female subjects. Subjects were also administered a group hypnotic-susceptibility scale and questionnaire measure of absorption and willingness to cooperate with hypnosis. The effects of these three measures on Stanford, Form C scores were statistically controlled with analysis of covariance. Neither hypnotists' sex, subjects' sex, nor the interaction of these variables was significantly related to scores on the Stanford scale. Implications for hypnosis research were briefly discussed.

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Measures of Adherence and Challenges in Using Glucometer Data in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: Rethinking the Value of Self-Report

Journal of Diabetes Research ◽

10.1155/2017/1075428 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Karishma A. Datye ◽

Niral J. Patel ◽

Sarah S. Jaser

Keyword(s):

Type 1 Diabetes ◽

Blood Glucose ◽

Glycemic Control ◽

Objective Measure ◽

Relative Strength ◽

Self Report ◽

Strongly Correlated ◽

Questionnaire Measure ◽

Average Blood Glucose

Purpose. The current study compares the relative strength of associations of different adherence measures with glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, while highlighting the challenges in using more objective measures (i.e., glucometer data). Methods. Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (n=149) and their caregivers completed a questionnaire measure assessing adolescents’ adherence (Self-Care Inventory (SCI)) to the diabetes regimen. Adolescents’ glucometers were downloaded to determine average blood glucose checks per day, as an objective measure of adherence. A measure of glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)) was obtained as part of adolescents’ regular clinic visits. Results. Adolescents’ self-reported adherence to the treatment regimen was more strongly correlated with HbA1c than caregivers’ reports of adherence. In multivariate analyses, both adolescents’ self-report of adherence and average blood glucose checks per day (obtained via a glucometer) were significant predictors of HbA1c. Challenges to obtaining glucometer data were identified. Conclusions. The findings highlight adolescents’ self-report of adherence using the SCI as a brief and meaningful measure to understand and improve adolescents’ glycemic control, particularly when glucometer data is difficult to obtain.

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A 28-Year Follow-Up of Adults With a History of Moderate Phonological Disorder

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.3505.1114 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 35 (5) ◽

pp. 1114-1125 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Susan Felsenfeld ◽

Patricia A. Broen ◽

Matt McGue

Keyword(s):

Large Data ◽

First Grade ◽

Receptive Language ◽

Phonological Development ◽

Normative Sample ◽

Normal Range ◽

Questionnaire Measure ◽

History Of ◽

Nonverbal Reasoning

The present investigation is a follow-up to a longitudinal speech and academic study involving approximately 400 normally developing children begun in 1960 by Mildred Templin. From this large data base, the present project invited the participation of two groups of subjects (now aged 32 to 34): (a) 24 adults with a documented history of moderately severe phonological disorder that persisted at least through the end of first grade (probands) and (b) 28 adults from the same birth cohort and schools who were known to have had at least average articulation skills over the same period (controls). Results of follow-up testing revealed that the proband adults performed significantly more poorly than the control adults on all of the administered measures of articulation, expressive language, and receptive language. Results obtained from a screening of nonverbal reasoning ability were equivocal. On a questionnaire measure of personality, both groups scored well within the normal range for the dimensions of extroversion and neuroticism when compared to the test’s normative sample. These results have been interpreted as suggesting that although many adults with a childhood history of delayed phonological development will continue to experience linguistic outcomes that are less favorable than those of controls, their performance in selected nonlanguage domains (e.g., nonverbal reasoning, personality) will be far more typical of the general population.

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Hypertension and associated risk factors: a study among professional nursing

Revista de Enfermagem UFPE on line ◽

10.5205/reuol.1262-12560-1-le.0506201109 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 1374

Author(s):

Ana Lucia Becker Vieira Billig ◽

Maria Claudia Irigoyen ◽

Silvia Goldmeier

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Night Shift ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Young Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Questionnaire Measure ◽

Factores De Riesgo ◽

The Mean ◽

Associated Risk Factors ◽

Structured Questionnaire

ABSTRACTObjective: to identify the prevalence of hypertension and risk factors (RF) associated in nurses and nursing technicians in a general hospital, combining the results of the professions, shifts and working places. Methodology: this is about a cross-sectional study with two hundred professionals. It was applied a structured questionnaire, measure the stress (ISMA) and the measurements of BP, BMI and WC. Results: the mean age was 32,9 ± 8,9 , females 85.5%, white 91.5% and hypertension of 34%. For the multivariate model, factors associated with hypertension were the night shift, the age, the sex, the obesity, and the nursing profession. Conclusion: a rolling program of health education and a institution’s policy focused on prevention of risk factors should be adopted. For being a young population more sensitive as other measures of HRV measure is needed to refine results to be adopted by the institution because it is a young population and more sensitive measures of HRV as a measure is needed to refine results. Descriptors: hypertension; risk factors; nursing team.RESUMOObjetivo: identificar a prevalência de HAS e fatores de riscos (FR) associados em enfermeiros e técnicos de enfermagem em um Hospital geral, associando os resultados entre as profissões, turnos e locais de trabalho. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo transversal com duzentos profissionais de enfermagem. Foi aplicado um questionário estruturado além de um inquérito para mensurar o stress (ISMA), a PA, o IMC e a CC. Resultados: a idade foi de 32,9 ± 8,9, do sexo feminino 85,5%, raça branca 91,5% e a HAS foi de 34%. Pelo modelo multivariado, o turno noturno, a idade,o sexo, a obesidade e os enfermeiros estavam associados com hipertensão. Conclusão: um programa continuado de educação em saúde e uma política da instituição enfocando a prevenção aos fatores de risco deverá ser adotada. Por tratar-se de uma população jovem outras medidas mais sensíveis como medida da VFC são necessárias para refinar resultados. Descritores: hipertensão; fatores de risco; equipe de enfermagem.RESUMENObjetivos: determinar la prevalencia de la hipertensión y factores de riesgo (FR) asociados en enfermeros y profesionales de enfermería en un Hospital General, combinando los resultados entre las profesiones, los turnos y lugares de trabajo. Metodología: estudio transversal compuesto de dos centenares de profesionales. Se aplicó un cuestionario estructurado, una encuesta para medir el estrés (ISMA) y la medición de la PA, el IMC y la CC. Resultados: edade 32,9 ± 8,9 mujeres (85,5%), los blancos (91,5%) y la HAS del 34%. Para el modelo multivariado, los factores asociados con la hipertensión fueron el turno de la noche, la edad, el sexo, la obesidad y la profesión de enfermero. Conclusión: un programa permanente de educación para la salud y una política de la institución dirigida a la prevención de factores de riesgo ha de ser adoptada. Por ser una población joven, otras medidas más sensibles de medida como la VFC se necesita para perfeccionar los resultados. Descriptores: hipertensión arterial; factores de riesgo; equipo de enfermería.

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