Psychological Stress Among A Sample of Orphans in Aqaba Governorate and its Relationship With Psychological Hardiness and Life Quality Among Them: الضغط النفسي لدى عينة من الأيتام في محافظة العقبة وعلاقته بالصلابة النفسية وجودة الحياة لديهم

The study aimed to identify the psychological stress level among orphans in Aqaba governorate and its relationship with both psychological hardness and life quality. The sample of the study was consisted of ( 102 ) male and female Orphans students whom were selected using the simple random method of sample selecting. Three scales were developed: The Psychological Stress Scale, The Psychological Hardiness Scale and The Life Quality Scale, these scales were checked for reliability and consistency, results indicated that the psychological stress level among orphan students in Aqaba governorate was medium as the emotional dimension came first with a high level while the physiological dimension came second with a medium level. Results also indicated a significant statistical negative relationship at α≥ 0.05 between psychological stress and its dimensions from the one hand, and each of psychological hardiness with its dimensions and life quality with its dimensions in the other. In addition, results indicated no differences between the two genders in the psychological stress level as whole and it was cognitive and emotional dimensions, but indicated differences between male and female participants in the physiological dimension for psychological stress. Finally, the study included a number of recommendations including: further studies dealing with the relationship of psychological stress and other variables, the orphans of self-esteem and psychological adjustment.

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Biodiversitas dan Sebaran Karang Jamur (Fungiidae) di Perairan Teluk Amurang, Minahasa Selatan

Oseanologi dan Limnologi di Indonesia ◽

10.14203/oldi.2017.v2i3.143 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

Bambang Hermanto

Keyword(s):

Essential Role ◽

Diversity Index ◽

Medium Level ◽

Mushroom Coral ◽

Belt Transect ◽

The One ◽

High Level ◽

Richness Index ◽

Unique Species ◽

Range Of Values

<strong>Biodiversity and Distribution of Mushroom Coral (Fungiidae) in The Amurang Bay, South Minahasa.</strong> Mushroom coral is the one of sclerectinians that has essential role to form coral reefs. This kind of species act as a microhabitat for other marine organisms such as shrimp. cryptobenthic fish, barnacle and crab. Most of these unique species have an ability to move from one habitat to another during benthic phase. The aim of this research was to determine the community structure and distribution of mushroom corals. This research was conducted in February 2017 at 4 research stations using belt transect method with 50x2m<sup>2</sup> length of transects. The results showed that 431 individuals consisting of 19 species and 11 genus were recorded. Generally, the range of values of diversity index (H) was between 0,85-1,06 (low to medium level). The evennes index (J) values was ranged from 0,81 to 0,89 (high level) while the richness index (D) was 2,47-3,58 (low level). Lythophyllon repanda, Lythophyllon concinna and Fungia fungites were the most dominant mushroom coral spesies in the Amurang Bay waters.

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The Relationship Between Academic Procrastination and Parenting Styles Among Jordanian Undergraduate University Students

The Open Psychology Journal ◽

10.2174/1874350101609010025 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 25-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Ahmad M. Mahasneh ◽

Omar T. Bataineh ◽

Zohair H. Al-Zoubi

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Parenting Styles ◽

Academic Procrastination ◽

Male And Female ◽

Undergraduate University Students ◽

Medium Level ◽

High Level ◽

Hashemite University ◽

The Relationship ◽

Academic Year

This study aims to identify the level of academic procrastination among a group of students and its correlation with parenting styles. A sample of 685 male and female undergraduate students was chosen from many different faculties at the Hashemite University. Two questionnaires; academic procrastination and parenting styles, were administrated to members of the sample during the academic year 2013/2014. Results indicated that few students (7%) showed a high level of academic procrastination, over half of the students (67%) showed a medium level and approximately a quarter of students (26%) showed a low level of academic procrastination, there was no significant differences between male and female in academic procrastination scores. Final results indicated a significant positive correlation between academic procrastination and parenting styles.

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The Effect of Bilingualism Level on Creative Performance during Preadolescent Period

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2019.17 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Agurne Sampedro ◽

Javier Peña

Keyword(s):

Basque Country ◽

Fifth Grade ◽

School Grade ◽

Verbal Creativity ◽

High Level Group ◽

Medium Level ◽

The One ◽

High Level ◽

Linguistic Proficiency ◽

Level Group

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine differences in the performance of creativity tasks regarding different levels of bilingualism and school grade. The sample consisted of 224 preadolescent children from fifth and sixth grades resident in the Basque Country (Spain). Evaluation included verbal and figural creativity tasks, and a linguistic proficiency questionnaire. The sample was divided into three groups depending on the bilingualism level (low, medium, and high). Results showed on the one hand, a better performance in figural creativity in the high-level group compared to medium and low-level groups, F(2, 218) = 7.22, p = .001, Ƞ2p = .062. On the other hand, the high-level group performed better in verbal creativity compared to the medium level group, F(2, 218) = 4.22, p = .016, Ƞ2p = .037. Differences in creativity between the three levels of bilingualism were different depending on the school grade. Moreover, children from fifth grade had better results in figural creativity tasks, F(1, 218) = 6.75, p = .010, Ƞ2p = .030. These results suggest that level of bilingualism is related to performance in creativity, and concretely, that a high level of bilingualism is associated with a greater creativity, while a medium level of bilingualism is related to a worse creativity performance. These are relevant results for the educational field that point out the importance of acquiring good competence in both languages.

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The Level of Sport Culture among the Students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

International Journal of Learning and Development ◽

10.5296/ijld.v9i1.13739 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Ibrahim Atallah Al- jaafreh

Keyword(s):

Female Students ◽

Cognitive Domain ◽

Male And Female ◽

Sports Culture ◽

Statistical Measures ◽

Sport Culture ◽

Medium Level ◽

Descriptive Approach ◽

High Level ◽

The University

This study aimed at identifying the level of sports culture among the students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University in Jordan in the light of the study’s variables (gender, college). To achieve the study’s objectives, the researcher used the descriptive approach for its suitability to this type of studies. A questionnaire has been used as a tool to collect data and to measure the level of sports culture among the students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. The questionnaire has been divided into four domains (the cognitive domain, health domain, social domain, and the psychological domain). The study’s population composed of the first, second, and third-year-students (3850) male and female students. A random sample has been chosen, made of (214) male and female students. The appropriate statistical measures have been used to analyze the results. The results showed that sports culture among the students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University was of high level in the health and social domains at (a=0.05), they also showed that sports culture was of medium level in the cognitive and psychological domains at (a=0.05). The results demonstrated as well that there are no statistically significant differences at (a=0.05) for the variables of gender and college. The researcher recommended the need to encourage students to practice sports and the importance of the provision of stadiums and sports facilities at the university as well as the allocation of places for females to practice sports activities at the university.

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The Level of Sport Culture among the Students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

International Journal of Learning and Development ◽

10.5296/ijld.v8i4.13739 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 119

Author(s):

Ibrahim Atallah Al- jaafreh

Keyword(s):

Female Students ◽

Cognitive Domain ◽

Male And Female ◽

Sports Culture ◽

Statistical Measures ◽

Sport Culture ◽

Medium Level ◽

Descriptive Approach ◽

High Level ◽

The University

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Social Responsibility and Its Relation with Procrastination and Achievement Motivation among Students of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies [JEPS] ◽

10.24200/jeps.vol12iss4pp701-707 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 701

Author(s):

Fatema K. Alhoish

Keyword(s):

Social Responsibility ◽

University Students ◽

Achievement Motivation ◽

Significant Negative Correlation ◽

Female Students ◽

Male Students ◽

Male And Female ◽

Medium Level ◽

High Level ◽

The University

This study aimed at identifying the level of social responsibility, procrastination and achievement motivation among Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University students in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It also aimed to explore the correlational relations between social responsibility, procrastination and achievement motivation and to uncover the differences between male and female students on these three variables. The study was conducted on a sample of 1880 male and female students. Social responsibility, and procrastination scales, as well as the achievement motivation test were employed after verifying their psychometric properties. The results showed that while the university students practice both social responsibility and procrastination at a medium level, they practice achievement motivation at a high level. The study further showed a significant, negative correlation between social responsibility and procrastination, and significant positive correlation between responsibility and achievement motivation. Furthermore, the study showed statistically significant differences between males and females in social responsibility and procrastination in favour of male students; and statistically significant differences in the achievement motivation in favor of females.

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Prognostic value of serum soluble ST2 in professional athletes (Valor pronóstico de ST2 soluble en suero en deportistas profesionales)

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v43i0.87966 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

pp. 428-437

Author(s):

Madina Baurzhan ◽

Salim Berkinbayev ◽

Kuat Abzaliyev ◽

Zhanar Andassova ◽

Yrysbubu Anvarbekova ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychological Stress ◽

Stress Level ◽

Predictive Value ◽

Sports Medicine ◽

Control Group ◽

Training Experience ◽

Diagnostic Significance ◽

Soluble St2 ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

High Level

Background: The predictive value of serum soluble ST2 (sST2) biomarker for diagnostics of cardiovascular pathologies is still poorly understood as well as the role of psychological stress on the risk of heart disease. Aim: This study aimed at determining the diagnostic significance of the sST2 level in athletes involved in speed-strength sports. In addition, stress as a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular pathology was assessed and analysed as well. Methods: A prospective study on Greco-Roman wrestlers was carried out at the Centre for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan). All participants (n = 30) were males aged 20 to 34 years. The control group consisted of volunteers (VO) (n = 30). Anthropometric and hemodynamic parameters of athletes were studied along with electrocardiography (ECG) and ECG tests. The sST2 level was determined before (BT) and immediately after (AT) training. The stress level was determined using The Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10). Results: The average age of the athletes was 26.57 ± 3.6 years. The total training experience was 14.57 ± 4.02 years. According to the ECG data, minor deviations from the norm (13.3%) and an abnormal ECG (33.3%) were identified. Echo-CG data showed "moderate" and "pronounced changes" in 23.3% and 53.3% of cases, respectively. The sST2 level of VO (337.1 ± 61.8 pg / mL) was lower than that of BT (548.1 ± 32.6 pg / mL) (p ≤ 0.001). The sST2 level of AT, it was significantly higher (830.01 ± 71.6 pg / mL) than BT (p ≤ 0.001). The average and high level of stress among athletes was in 43.3% and 56.7% of cases, respectively. Stress increased the likelihood of developing distinctly abnormal ECG (OR = 1.06, 95% CI 1.01–1.08; p = 0.02). The stress level showed a positive correlation with the sST2 level (r = 0.752, p = 0.01). The sST2 concentration and categorical echocardiography data demonstrated a dependent positive correlation (r = 0.6, p = 0.01). Conclusions: Athletes' sST2 levels exceeded thresholds both before and after training. Moreover, the relationship between an increase in sST2 levels and abnormal ECG abnormalities and a high level of stress in athletes was determined. sST2 concentration was associated with cardio-pulmonary stress triggered by the cumulative exercise dose as well as with lifelong psychological stress. Our findings indicate that the elevated sST2 concentrations in athletes could be used as the predictive value. However, clinical relevance and results validity require further intensive studies. Resumen. Antecedentes: El valor predictivo del biomarcador ST2 soluble en suero (sST2) en la enfermedad cardiovascular aún no se conoce bien, así como el papel del estrés psicológico en el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular. Objetivos: Este estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar la importancia diagnóstica del nivel de sST2 en atletas involucrados en deportes de velocidad-fuerza. Además, también se evaluó y analizó el estrés como factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de patología cardiovascular. Métodos: Se llevó a cabo un estudio prospectivo sobre luchadores grecorromanos en el Centro de Medicina y Rehabilitación del Deporte (Almaty, República de Kazajstán). Todos los participantes (n = 30) eran hombres de entre 20 y 34 años. El grupo de control estaba formado por voluntarios (VO) (n = 30). Se estudiaron los parámetros antropométricos y hemodinámicos de los atletas junto con las pruebas de electrocardiografía (ECG). El nivel de sST2 se determinó antes (BT) e inmediatamente después (AT) del entrenamiento. El nivel de estrés se determinó utilizando la Escala de Estrés Percibido-10 (PSS-10). Resultados: La edad promedio de los deportistas fue de 26,57 ± 3,6 años. La experiencia de formación total fue de 14,57 ± 4,02 años. Según los datos del ECG, se identificaron desviaciones menores de la norma (13,3%) y un ECG anormal (33,3%). Los datos de Echo-CG mostraron cambios "moderados" y "pronunciados" en el 23,3% y el 53,3% de los casos, respectivamente. El nivel de sST2 del grupo VO (337,1 ± 61,8 pg / mL) fue menor que el de BT (548,1 ± 32,6 pg / mL) (p ≤ 0,001),). El nivel de sST2 en AT fue significativamente mayor (830.01 ± 71.6 pg / mL) que en BT (p ≤ 0.001). El nivel medio y alto de estrés entre los deportistas fue del 43,3% y el 56,7% de los casos, respectivamente. El estrés aumentó la probabilidad de desarrollar un ECG claramente anormal (OR = 1,06; IC del 95%: 1,01-1,08; p = 0,02). El nivel de estrés mostró una correlación positiva con el nivel de sST2 (r = 0,752, p = 0,01). La concentración de sST2 y los datos de la ecocardiografía categórica demostraron una correlación positiva dependiente (r = 0,6, p = 0,01). Conclusión: Los niveles de sST2 de los atletas excedieron los umbrales tanto antes como después del entrenamiento. Además, se determinó la relación entre un aumento en los niveles de sST2 y anomalías anormales del ECG y un alto nivel de estrés en los atletas. La concentración de sST2 se asoció con el estrés cardiopulmonar desencadenado por la dosis acumulativa de ejercicio, así como con el estrés psicológico de por vida. Nuestros hallazgos indican que las concentraciones elevadas de sST2 en los atletas pueden usarse como valor predictivo. Sin embargo, se requieren más estudios.

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Spearman's Law of Diminishing Returns

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001.27.4.199 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 199-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Peter Hartmann

Keyword(s):

Principal Axis ◽

Age Groups ◽

Principal Component ◽

Longitudinal Survey ◽

Male And Female ◽

Two Samples ◽

Diminishing Returns ◽

The One ◽

Armed Services ◽

Principal Axis Factor

Spearman's Law of Diminishing Returns (SLODR) with regard to age was tested in two different databases from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. The first database consisted of 6,980 boys and girls aged 12–16 from the 1997 cohort ( NLSY 1997 ). The subjects were tested with a computer-administered adaptive format (CAT) of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) consisting of 12 subtests. The second database consisted of 11,448 male and female subjects aged 15–24 from the 1979 cohort ( NLSY 1979 ). These subjects were tested with the older 10-subtest version of the ASVAB. The hypothesis was tested by dividing the sample into Young and Old age groups while keeping IQ fairly constant by a method similar to the one developed and employed by Deary et al. (1996) . The different age groups were subsequently factor-analyzed separately. The eigenvalue of the first principal component (PC1) and the first principal axis factor (PAF1), and the average intercorrelation of the subtests were used as estimates of the g saturation and compared across groups. There were no significant differences in the g saturation across age groups for any of the two samples, thereby pointing to no support for this aspect of Spearman's “Law of Diminishing Returns.”

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Relations between carbon removal rates, biofilm size and density of a novel anaerobic reactor: the inverse turbulent bed

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2000.0453 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 41 (4-5) ◽

pp. 253-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

P. Buffière ◽

R. Moletta

Keyword(s):

Removal Rate ◽

Removal Rates ◽

Carbon Removal ◽

Biofilm Growth ◽

Loading Rates ◽

Biomass Activity ◽

High Turbulence ◽

The One ◽

High Level ◽

Very High

An anaerobic inverse turbulent bed, in which the biogas only ensures fluidisation of floating carrier particles, was investigated for carbon removal kinetics and for biofilm growth and detachment. The range of operation of the reactor was kept within 5 and 30 kgCOD· m−3· d−1, with Hydraulic Retention Times between 0.28 and 1 day. The carbon removal efficiency remained between 70 and 85%. Biofilm size were rather low (between 5 and 30 μm) while biofilm density reached very high values (over 80 kgVS· m−3). The biofilm size and density varied with increasing carbon removal rates with opposite trends; as biofilm size increases, its density decreases. On the one hand, biomass activity within the reactor was kept at a high level, (between 0.23 and 0.75 kgTOC· kgVS· d−1, i.e. between 0.6 and 1.85 kgCOD·kgVS · d−1).This result indicates that high turbulence and shear may favour growth of thin, dense and active biofilms. It is thus an interesting tool for biomass control. On the other hand, volatile solid detachment increases quasi linearly with carbon removal rate and the total amount of solid in the reactor levels off at high OLR. This means that detachment could be a limit of the process at higher organic loading rates.

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FRI0632-HPR PSYCHOLOGICAL PARTICULIARITIES OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM MONOGENIC AUTO-INFLAMMATORY DISEASES.

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ◽

10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.4182 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. 920.1-921

Author(s):

N. Stepanenko ◽

E. Fedorov ◽

S. Salugina ◽

S. Feoktistova

Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Diseases ◽

Life Quality ◽

Information Storage ◽

Social Adaptation ◽

Long Term Memory ◽

Short Term ◽

Sequence Of Events ◽

Communicative Disorders ◽

Negative Effect ◽

High Level

Background:Monogenic auto-inflammatory diseases (mAID) are a group of severe chronic multisystemic diseases with recurring episodes of fever and other manifestations that significantly affect the patients’ life quality. Moreover, the hyper expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL1β, etc.) observed in these patients may have a negative effect on the central nervous system.Objectives:to study the state of the cognitive and emotional spheres in children suffering from monogenic auto-inflammatory diseases.Methods:there were examined 22 children at the age of 7 to 17 years old diagnosed with CAPS-9, TRAPS-8, FMF-5. Among them there were 12 boys and 10 girls. The diagnosis in all the patients was confirmed through detection of pathogenic mutations in the NLRP3, TNFRSF1A and MEFV genes. The following methods were used: a clinical conversation; memory diagnostics (learning by heart of 10 words, a pictogram using cues taking into account the patients’ age); attention diagnostics (Schulte tables); thinking diagnostics (establishing a sequence of events, “four is a crwod”, simple analogies, interpretation of proverbs); emotional and communicative fields (the Eight-Color Luscher Test; CMAS (adaptation by A. Prikhozhan); STAI test, a drawing called “an animal that does not exist” and “a house-a tree-a man”).Results:The memory study revealed in all patients with TRAPS and FMF high and medium values of short-term and long-term memory, in patients with CAPS - a low level of short-term auditory-speech memory, information storage and indirect memorization in 1/3 of patients. In 100% of the examined patients with TRAPS, a significant decrease in all processes of attention and distribution of attention. In 1/3 of patients with CAPS, an increased exhaustion of attention was registered and in 11% - a decrease in its stability. In patients with FMF, attention disorders were not detected. In 44% of patients with CAPS, a decrease in the level of generalization and difficulties in establishing causal relationships were registered. In 25% of patients with TRAPS a decrease in the level of generalization, in 12.5%- difficulties in establishing cause-effect relationships, inertia of thinking in 37.5%. In 60% of patients with FMF: a decrease in the level of generalization, in 80%: difficulties in establishing cause-effect relationships, inertia of thinking in 20%. In the emotional sphere, patients with CAPS, TRAPS, and FMF demonstrated signs of aggression (11.1%, 20% and 20% of patients, respectively), communicative disorders (77.8% -80% - 80%), and reduced social adaptation (55.5% - 80% - 80%), a tendency to form neurotic fears (22% - 40% - 40%). A high level of personal anxiety was noted in 1/3 of patients with CAPS and 40% of patients with FMF.Conclusion:various psychological disorders in the cognitive and emotional fields were noted in the majority of the examined patients with monogenic auto-inflammatory diseases. In patients with TRAPS, attention processes are most significantly affected; in patients with CAPS, memory is more often affected. In patients with FMF, disorders in thinking processes are revealed more often. In the emotional sphere, most patients with all the three forms of AID note communicative disorders and social adaptation.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

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