scholarly journals Perceptions of drugs benefits and barriers to quit by undergraduate health students

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (spe) ◽  
pp. 621-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Cid Henriquéz ◽  
Ana Maria Pimenta de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Health Area

Several studies have exposed the consumption of drugs by undergraduate students in the health area, who are supposed to be examples of behavior and health educators. This descriptive correlation study aimed to relate the benefits of tobacco consumption and barriers to quit according to the perception of undergraduate students. Eighty third-year students, in three different courses, answered a self-applied questionnaire. The studied variables were: consumption conditions, barriers and benefits regarding drug consumption, family and personal characteristics. One-third of the students reported tobacco use; 5% reported the use of marijuana; 15% alcohol and 6% tranquilizers, more than once a month; 18% reported the consumption of tobacco and 13% reported the use of alcohol even before the age of 15. The perceived benefits were: relaxation, pleasure and social acceptance, whereas barriers for quitting were: habituation and addiction. According to the results, promoting self-responsibility of these future health professionals is recommended in their educational context.

Dark and Peculiar

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janko Međedović ◽  
Goran Knežević
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Psychosis Proneness ◽  
Negative Emotional Reaction ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
Psychopathic Tendencies

Abstract. Earlier research suggested that militant extremists could have certain aspects of psychopathic and psychotic characteristics. Relying on these studies, we investigated whether the Militant Extremist Mind-Set (MEM) could be explained by psychopathy, sadism, and Disintegration (psychosis proneness), as subclinical manifestations of amoral, antisocial, and psychotic-like traits. In Study 1 (306 undergraduate students), it was shown that sadistic and psychopathic tendencies were related to Proviolence (advocating violence as a means for achieving a goal); psychopathic and disintegrative tendencies were associated to the Vile World (belief in a world as a corrupted and vile place), while Disintegration was the best predictor of Divine Power (relying on supernatural forces as a rationale for extremist acts). In Study 2 (147 male convicts), these relations were largely replicated and broadened by including implicit emotional associations to violence in the study design. Thus, while Proviolence was found to be related to a weakened negative emotional reaction to violent pictures, Vile World was found to be associated with stronger negative emotions as a response to violence. Furthermore, Proviolence was the only MEM factor clearly differentiating the sample of convicts from male students who participated in Study 1. Results help extend current understanding about personal characteristics related to militant extremism.

Women and Policing: An Assessment of Factors Related to the Likelihood of Pursuing a Career as a Police Officer

2021 ◽  
pp. 109861112110090
Author(s):  
Vanessa M. Diaz ◽  
Lidia E. Nuño
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Underrepresentation Of Women ◽  
Limited Generalizability

Law enforcement is still considered a male dominated occupation resulting in the underrepresentation of women in sworn personnel positions. While it is critical for police departments to have a more representative police force, there is a lack of research on the factors that affect the likelihood of women entering policing. Past studies suggest that men and women have similar reasons for joining policing. However, research on the factors that deter potential candidates from pursuing this career path is limited. This paper examines factors that may affect the likelihood of women pursuing a career in policing. We rely on data collected from a sample of undergraduate students enrolled in criminal justice courses (n = 421). Our results show that, relative to men, women are less likely to be interested in pursuing a career as a police officer. However, more than half of the women in our sample reported interest in pursuing a career in policing. We find that for men and women, the likelihood for pursuing a career in policing was affected by a number of personal characteristics and the current socio-political climate. While a notable limitation of our study is its limited generalizability, overall, our findings offer some promise for the potential of representative policing.

scholarly journals Willingness to treat drug dependence and depression: comparisons of future health professionals

2011 ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Anthony ◽  
Brian Ahmedani ◽  
Maureen Mickus ◽  
Sheryl Kubiak ◽  
Carlos Rios
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Drug Dependence ◽  
Future Health

scholarly journals The scientific study of happiness and health promotion: an integrative literature review

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 472-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Scorsolini-Comin ◽  
Manoel Antônio dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Scientific Study ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Health Area ◽  
The Impact

The article aims to trace the profile of publications concerning the concept of subjective well-being (SWB), considered the scientific study of happiness, as well as discussing the impact of this accumulated understanding on health promotion. The revision was carried out in the databases PubMed, MedLine, PsycINFO, SciELO, LILACS and PEPSIC using the descriptor subjective well-being. Articles published in indexed periodicals between 1970 and 2008 were selected. From the inclusion/exclusion criteria 19 publications were selected in full for discussion. Of these, the majority were related to the health area and did not approach the concept of SWB directly, but touched on this together with the notions of well-being, satisfaction and quality of life. There were few publications that approached the term conceptually or that defined the instruments used for the assessment of SWB. Concluding, the results confirm the relevance of the theme for health promotion and the necessity of investigations related to the practices of health professionals .

scholarly journals El duelo en medicina desde la visión y piel del profesional sanitario

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
Erik Gabriel Díaz Avila ◽  
Marcela Fernández-Carrera Muchova ◽  
Teresa Sánchez Villanueva ◽  
Vega Sánchez Calvo ◽  
Jesús Francisco Mesonero Robles
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Salud Mental

El duelo es un proceso natural que han de pasar las personas tras la pérdida de un ser querido. Durante la actual pandemia COVID-19 los profesionales sanitarios han sido víctimas, pues se han tenido que enfrentar a una situación sin precedentes en la que se ha puesto en juego su propia salud mental. El objetivo principal del estudio ha sido analizar el duelo en los profesionales sanitarios durante la actual pandemia COVID-19. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura, no sistemática, en las diferentes bases de datos científicas para analizar el duelo en el ámbito de la medicina ligado al duelo vivido por los profesionales sanitarios, centrado en la situación actual de crisis sanitaria, así como los problemas que añadió la pandemia COVID-19. La pandemia COVID-19 ha puesto de manifiesto la importancia del duelo y la despedida justa, la cual no se pudo dar en la mayoría de los casos. Es imperiosa la preparación que han de recibir los profesionales sanitarios para enfrentar dicho proceso e incluso, los futuros profesionales sanitarios. Queda de manifiesto la importancia de la capacitación y cuidado de la salud mental, tanto en pacientes, familiares, personal sanitario y futuros profesionales de la salud. A la vez que, se ha de garantizar la resiliencia enfocada a los aspectos relacionados con el duelo. Grief is a natural process that people go through after the loss of a loved one. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals have been victims, as they have had to face an unprecedented situation in which their own mental health has been put at stake. The main objective of the study has been to analyze the grief in health professionals during the current COVID-19 pandemic. A literatura review, non-systematic was carried out in the different scientific databases to analyze the grief in the field of medicine linked to the grief experienced by health professionals, focused on the current situation of health crisis, as well as the problems added by the COVID-pandemic. 19. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of mourning and a fair farewell, which could not be given in most cases. The preparation that health professionals must receive to face this process and even future health professionals is imperative. The importance of training and mental health care is evident, both in patients, relatives, health personnel and future health professionals. At the same time, resilience focused on aspects related to grief must be guaranteed.

scholarly journals Who Is the Successful University Student? An Analysis of Personal Resources

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M. Stelnicki ◽  
David W. Nordstokke ◽  
Donald H. Saklofske
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
University Administrators

A number of factors have been identified in the research literature as being important for student success in university. However, the rather large body of literature contains few studies that have given students the opportunity to directly report what they believe contributes to their success as an undergraduate student. The primary purpose of this study is to explore students’ descriptions of the personal resources that they use to succeed while attempting to reach their goals as well as those personal characteristics or obstacles that keep them from reaching their goals. Prominent themes supportive of student success included having a future orientation, persistence, and executive functioning skills such as time management and organization. Results also demonstrate that stress, inadequate academic skills, and distractions are detrimental to student success in university. This study is unique in that it gathers the content data directly from the population of interest; it is one of the few qualitative studies of undergraduate students’ self-generated perceptions. Implications for university administrators and academic counsellors and directions for future research are discussed.  

scholarly journals Win or Lose: Negotiating meaning of time and money within three gambling settings

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Robillard ◽  
Sylvia Kairouz ◽  
Eva Monson
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Promotion De La Santé ◽  
Game Studies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Moderate Risk ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Problem Gamblers ◽  
Semantic Frames ◽  
Groupes De Discussion

The rational management of expenditures has received much attention in the evaluation of problem gambling, overlooking however the contribution of the sociocultural context in which gambling occurs. This paper examines how moderate-risk and problem gamblers develop specific semantic frames within three settings—private, casino, and online—to structure time and money management to cope with all the contingencies associated with games of chance. Data were drawn from a qualitative component of a large survey of gambling practices conducted in 2008 among a random representative sample of Canadian undergraduate students. Focus groups were held with non-problem/low-risk gamblers (n = 15) and 90-minute semi-structured interviews were conducted with the moderate-risk/problem gamblers (n = 12). Analysis was carried out by applying a theory-driven coding template derived from a syncretic theoretical model combining an adapted version of an ecological model of gambling with game studies approaches. The exploration of three gambling settings demonstrates how each setting structures meaning and management of time and money. Negotiations between players of such structuro-semantic frames are central to maintaining each participant’s ease and engagement with the game. This intersubjectivity needs to be addressed when understanding risk and should be included in future health promotion efforts.La gestion rationnelle des dépenses a suscité beaucoup d’attention dans l’évaluation du jeu problématique, mais on a négligé l’influence du contexte socioculturel dans lequel se pratique le jeu. Cet article examine comment les joueurs à risque modéré et compulsifs développent des trames sémantiques spécifiques dans trois contextes (privé, casino, en ligne) pour organiser la gestion du temps et de l’argent afin de faire face à toutes les contingences associées aux jeux de hasard. Les données ont été tirées d’une composante qualitative d’un grand sondage sur les pratiques de jeu mené en 2008 auprès d’un échantillon représentatif aléatoire d’étudiants canadiens de premier cycle. Des groupes de discussion ont été organisés avec des joueurs sans problème/à faible risque (n = 15) et des entretiens semi-structurés de 90 minutes ont été réalisés avec des joueurs à risque modéré ou compulsifs (n = 12). L’analyse a été réalisée en appliquant un modèle de codage théorique dérivé d’un modèle syncrétique combinant une version adaptée d’un modèle écologique de jeu à des approches d’études de jeu. L’exploration de trois contextes de jeu démontre comment chaque contexte structure le sens et la gestion du temps et de l’argent. Les négociations entre les éléments de ces cadres structuro-sémantiques sont essentielles pour maintenir l’aisance et l’engagement du joueur avec le jeu. Cette intersubjectivité doit être abordée pour la compréhension du risque et incluse dans les futurs efforts de promotion de la santé. 

Equity in the Classroom and the Clinic: Understanding the Role of Sociology in Health Professional Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 0092055X2110533
Author(s):  
Ann Taylor ◽  
Caragh Brosnan ◽  
Gwendalyn Webb
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Future Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Health And Illness ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Conversation Piece ◽  
Reflective Skills

Sociology teachers often encounter students studying to be future health professionals; sociology content can assist students to increase their understanding of patients, the social context of health and illness, and the social determinants of health. Engaging these students in sociological thinking can be challenging because of their diverse social locations and their identification with their future profession, which may emphasize clinical competence over broader reflective skills. In this conversation piece, we encourage critical reflection on the assumptions that underpin the teaching of sociology to aspiring health professionals. Through case studies of nursing, medicine, and speech-language pathology, we consider differences in the social locations of students and how sociological ideas are received by these professions. We argue that sociology teachers can assist health professions students to gain more from sociology by understanding these student cohorts and by reflexively considering power relations between teachers and students and between disciplines and professions.

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