Comparison of Emotional Behaviour of Spanish, Chilean and England Adolescents, and Their Relationship with Effective Personality

Analysing the emotional behaviour of adolescents is fundamental because of its relationship with maladaptive behaviour and even possible psychological maladjustments. For this reason, this study had two objectives: to analyse the existence of significant differences in socio-emotional behaviour in English, Spanish, and Chilean adolescents, taking gender into account, and to analyse the relationship between emotional behaviour and the effective personality model in the Spanish and Chilean samples. A total of 2534 adolescents participated (609 English, 1677 Spanish, and 248 Chilean). The Abbreviated Scale of Emotional Behaviour (ECEA_R: aggressive tendency, social reactivity, and social support) and the Effective Personality Questionnaire—Adolescents (CPE-A: academic self-realisation, socio-affective self-realisation, and resolute efficacy) were applied. A MANOVA was carried out to study the differences in adolescents’ socio-emotional behaviour, taking gender and nationality into account, and a correlational analysis was undertaken to explore the relationship between the variables of emotional behaviour (aggressive tendency, social reactivity, and social support) and effective personality (academic self-realisation, socio-affective self-realisation, and resolute efficacy). Regarding the first objective, for aggressive tendency, English male adolescents stood out, followed by Spanish and Chilean male adolescents and females of all nationalities. In terms of social reactivity, female adolescents stood out over male adolescents and, with regard to social support, Spanish adolescents (male and female) stood out over other nationalities, followed by Chilean and English adolescents (males and females). The results of the second objective indicated a negative relationship between aggressive tendency and academic self-realisation, but a positive relationship for social reactivity and social support (only in the Spanish sample) with most of the effective personality factors. The results are relevant for the application of prevention and intervention programs that improve or implement social and affective competencies in adolescents who develop the effective personality construct.

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The Assessment of Resilience and Burnout in Correctional Officers

Criminal Justice and Behavior ◽

10.1177/0093854818778719 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (8) ◽

pp. 1213-1233 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Vera A. Klinoff ◽

Vincent B. Van Hasselt ◽

Ryan A. Black ◽

Estefania V. Masias ◽

Judy Couwels

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Positive Psychology ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Correctional Officers ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Job Burnout ◽

Correctional Officer ◽

Personal Strengths ◽

The Relationship ◽

Detention Facilities

Despite the awareness of occupational stress in first responders, virtually no investigations have focused on correctional officer resilience. The purpose of this study was to (a) identify whether personal strengths (i.e., hope, optimism, social support) are associated with increased resilience, (b) determine the extent to which resilience protects against job burnout, and (c) ascertain whether resilience mediates the negative relationship between personal strengths and reduced burnout. Correctional officers ( N = 300) were randomly selected across five detention facilities. Meditational analyses examined the relationship between personal strengths and burnout, through the construct of resilience. Results revealed hope, optimism, and social support are significantly associated with reduced burnout, and that this relationship is mediated by resilience. These results suggest that personal strengths can reduce burnout in correctional officers by increasing resilience. This is the first study to examine the effects of these positive psychology variables on burnout in a correctional officer population.

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EEG-correlates of work efficiency level among young persons with stress-induced bruxism

Medical alphabet ◽

10.33667/2078-5631-2021-36-25-29 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 25-29

Author(s):

A. E. Barulin ◽

S. V. Klauchek ◽

A. E. Klauchek

Keyword(s):

Regression Models ◽

Alpha Rhythm ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Maximum Amplitude ◽

Dominant Frequency ◽

Regression Equations ◽

Microsoft Excel ◽

The Subject ◽

Males And Females ◽

The Relationship

Purpose of the study. To establish the relationship between neurophysiological status and the level of efficiency in young people with bruxism.Materials and methods. Two groups of 64 and 53 subjects (males and females) aged 20–35 years old with bruxism and non-bruxers were formed according to questionnaire results and physical examination. The level of efficiency was assessed by the results of sensorimotor tracking of a moving object (the ‘Smile’ model). Spectral analysis was performed for evaluation of the baseline electroencephalograms. Microsoft Excel and Statistica 10.0 programs were used for statistical data processing.Results. The level of efficiency was statistically significantly lower in the hardest test of Smile model among the individuals with bruxism (p < 0.05). The bruxers also demonstrated a significantly lower dominant frequency and maximum amplitude of alpha-rhythm (p < 0.05), and significantly higher dominant frequency of beta2 rhythm (p < 0.05). The dominant frequency and the maximum amplitude of the alpha-rhythm are parameters corresponding to significant coefficients of the regression analysis. A negative relationship was found between the degree of error during sensorimotor tracking and the frequency and amplitude of alpha-rhythm.Conclusion. Regression models present the relationship between the level of efficiency and the alpha-rhythm severity. The regression equations make it possible to determine the functional state of the subject using an electroencephalogram.

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Relationship between social support and social support in favorable interactions with the general depression,feel anxiety and lack of arousal

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)71887-9 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 176-176

Author(s):

S. Shabani ◽

T. Ahmadi Gatab ◽

A. Delavar ◽

K. Saleh Ahangar

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Emotional Support ◽

Social Protection ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

The Social ◽

The Status ◽

Self Worth ◽

Significant Regression ◽

The Relationship

IntroductionThe theory of social support can influence the overall broad range of social networks on people to create positive experiences that people bring, the experience can feel the predictability and stability in situations of life and enhance self-worth is effective.ObjectivesThis study reviews the relationship between social support and social support optimal interactions with general depression, lack of arousal and anxiety felt among the students was fun.MethodsThe study sample of 293 students are Tabatabai University.ResultsThe status of students in the social protection component interactions in daily emotional support, emotional support and protect significant issue oriented issue is above average and good social support in daily emotional support component, useful daily support and protection issue higher orbit are average. Pearson correlation results show that social support and favorable interactions with the general depression, anxiety and lack of arousal feel in 0 / 05 and 0 / 01 is significant and negative relationship with one another are significant. Regression analysis showed that the spatial step feel and lack of arousal component of anxiety in social support interactions to predict depression and components of general social support will predict the optimum.ConclusionsThe results of this study also shows that the highest correlation between social support and lack of interaction feel is the highest correlation between social support and depression in general is good.

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Searching for Social Support Moderates the Relationship Between Polyvictimization and Externalizing Symptoms: A Brief Report

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260516642293 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 653-662 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Cristóbal Guerra ◽

Claudia Ocaranza ◽

Kchatriani Weinberger

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Externalizing Symptoms ◽

Externalizing Disorders ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Adverse Influence ◽

The Relationship

Externalizing disorders emerge most readily during adolescence, especially in traumatized population. In this context, it is necessary to determine the factors influencing these disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of polyvictimization in developing externalizing symptoms while considering the possible effects of active coping related to the search for social support. The participants were 78 adolescents ( M = 14.18, SD = 1.63) cared for in child and adolescent protection public services in Chile. The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that polyvictimization was a good predictor of externalizing symptoms, but searching for social support acted as a moderator in that relationship. The results show that searching for social support acts as a protective factor and decreases the adverse influence of polyvictimization over externalizing symptoms. Prevention and intervention programs should consider improvements in the coping strategies of poly-victims with externalizing problems.

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“We can help ourselves”: does community resilience buffer against the negative impact of flooding on mental health?

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ◽

10.5194/nhess-19-2371-2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (11) ◽

pp. 2371-2384 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Torsten Masson ◽

Sebastian Bamberg ◽

Michael Stricker ◽

Anna Heidenreich

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Community Resilience ◽

Disaster Mental Health ◽

Stress Buffering ◽

Buffering Effect ◽

The Relationship ◽

Post Disaster

Abstract. Empirical evidence of the relationship between social support and post-disaster mental health provides support for a general beneficial effect of social support (main-effect model; Wheaton, 1985). From a theoretical perspective, a buffering effect of social support on the negative relationship between disaster-related stress and mental health also seems plausible (stress-buffering model; Wheaton, 1985). Previous studies, however, (a) have paid less attention to the buffering effect of social support and (b) have mainly relied on interpersonal support (but not collective-level support such as community resilience) when investigating this issue. This previous work might have underestimated the effect of support on post-disaster mental health. Building on a sample of residents in Germany recently affected by flooding (N=118), we show that community resilience to flooding (but not general interpersonal social support) buffered against the negative effects of flooding on post-disaster mental health. The results support the stress-buffering model and call for a more detailed look at the relationship between support and resilience and post-disaster adjustment, including collective-level variables.

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The Relationship Between Social Support Perceived by Infertile Couples and Their Mental Status

10.21203/rs.3.rs-487754/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Binnaz AVŞAR ◽

Tuba GUNER EMUL

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Mental Status ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Infertility Treatment ◽

Brief Symptom Inventory ◽

Symptom Inventory ◽

The Mean ◽

Infertile Couples ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background: Infertility is a difficult process that affects couples psychologically. Providing adequate social support is important in terms of reducing the psychological problems experienced by infertile couples by facilitating compliance with the treatment. Aim/ Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between the mental status of couples receiving infertility treatment and their perceived social support. Methods: The study was descriptive study consisted of 148 infertile couples who received infertility treatment at the InVitro Fertilisation Center between January and April 2018 in a university hospital in Antalya. 148 infertile couples who received infertility treatment at the data of the research were gathered through a questionnaire for determining socio-demographic and infertility related characteristics of the couples receiving infertility treatment, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Brief Symptom Inventory. Results: In the study, the average age of infertile women was 31.4±5.6 and that of men was 34.5±5.2. The mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support score of the women was determined to be 62.6±14.2, whereas that of the men 59.2± 14.2. The mean score received by the women from depression subscale of Brief Symptom Inventory was determined to be 10.2±8.9, and the mean score received by the men 6.7±6.6. A strong negative relationship between the total Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Supportscore and the Brief Symptom Inventory subscale mean scores (p<0.01). Conclusions: As a result of the research, as the social support levels perceived by couples receiving infertility treatment increased, their symptoms of anxiety, depression, negative self-perception, somatization, and hostility was determined to decrease.

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The Relationship of Supportive Roles With Mental Health and Satisfaction With Life in Female Household Heads: A Structural Equations Model

10.21203/rs.3.rs-129599/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nooshin Shadabi ◽

Sara Esmaelzadeh – Saeieh ◽

Mostafa Qorbani ◽

Touran Bahrami Babaheidari ◽

Zohreh Mahmoodi

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Structural Equations ◽

Household Heads ◽

Structural Equations Model ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background: Female household heads are faced with many more problems than men due to their multiple concurrent roles. The present study was conducted to determine the relationship of supportive roles with mental health and satisfaction with life in female household heads using a structural equations model.Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 286 eligible female household heads in Karaj, Iran, in 2020, who were selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected using VAX social support, the perceived social support scale, the general health questionnaire (GHQ), and the satisfaction with life questionnaire plus a socio-demographic checklist, and were analyzed in SPSS-16 and Lisrel-8.8.Results: The participants’ mean age was 43.1±1.7 years. According to the path analysis results, satisfaction with life had the highest direct positive relationship with perceived social support (B=0.33) and the highest indirect positive relationship with age (B=0.13) and the highest direct and indirect positive relationship with education and social support (B=0.13). Also, mental health had a direct negative relationship with satisfaction with life (B=-0.29), an indirect negative relationship with social support, and both a direct and indirect negative relationship with perceived support (B=-0.26).Conclusion: Based on the results, supportive roles had a negative relationship with mental health and a positive relationship with satisfaction with life in female household heads. Accordingly, given the status and role of women in the health of family members and the community and the greater vulnerability of this group, further attention and support should be directed toward these women by the government and relevant organizations.

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The Relationship between Personality Factors, Social Support, and Regulation with Lifestyle

Evidence Based Health Policy Management and Economics ◽

10.18502/jebhpme.v4i3.4164 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Masoud Ferdosi ◽

Behnaz Nikkar Isfahani ◽

Mohammad Shayan Kolahdozan

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Study Data ◽

Personality Factors ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Promoting ◽

Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽

The Relationship

Background: Since lifestyle is a multi-dimensional concept and various dimensions of health or disease are affected by each other, the measures taken to promote health should pay attention to all aspects of individual physical, mental, spiritual health, as well as the general health of society. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological components including personality factors, social support, and regulation with lifestyle among obese individuals. Methods: This study was analytical in terms of purpose and cross-sectional in terms of time and was conducted in 2018. In this study, the individuals referring to the health centers of Isfahan were considered as the research population. A number of 357 individuals randomly entered the study. Data collection was based on the perceived social support questionnaire of Zimet et al., health promoting lifestyle questionnaire of Walker, the CERQ emotion cognitive regulation questionnaire, and Neo five-factor inventory. Data were analyzed by SPSS18 using independent T-test, Pearson correlation, and ANOVA. Results: In the final model, a significant relationship was found between gender, nervousness, extroversion, openness, conscientiousness, social support, and health promoting lifestyle (P-value < 0.05). In addition, a significant relationship was observed between marital status, nervousness, extroversion, openness, agreement, and social support (P-value < 0.05). A significant relationship was observed between personality factors and health promoting lifestyle. Such a relationship in nervousness was inverse and significant while it was positive and significant in extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness (P-value < 0.05). Based on the results, there was an inverse relationship between social support and lifestyle and also between regulation and lifestyle (P-value < 0.05). Conclusion: In order to take motivational measures for changing the lifestyle of obese individuals, it is recommended to regard the psychological factors and their relationship to increase the effectiveness of interventions.

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The Influence of the Big Five Personality Traits on Burnout in Medical Doctors

International Journal of Psychological Studies ◽

10.5539/ijps.v9n4p13 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 13 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anita Sharma ◽

Neelabh Kashyap

Keyword(s):

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Big Five ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Medical Doctors ◽

Maximum Variance ◽

Males And Females ◽

Big Five Personality Factors ◽

The Relationship

The objective of present study was to investigate the relationship between the Big Five personality factors and burnout in medical doctors. The sample comprised of 100 doctors (50 males and 50 females). Results of the study revealed that personality factors explained significant amount of variance in both the males’ and females’ sample. In females’ sample, agreeableness explained the maximum variance of 26% (r=-.507**, p<.01) in depersonalization, extraversion explained 12% (r=-.355*, p<.05) of variance in emotional exhaustion, conscientiousness explained 11% (r=-.351*, p<.05) of variance in reduced personal accomplishment and neuroticism explained 9% (r=.098) of variance in reduced personal accomplishment. In males’ sample, extraversion turned out to be the best predictor of emotional exhaustion and explained 11% (r=-.385**, p<.01) of variance in the said variable and openness explained about 10% (r=-.319*, p<.05) of variance in depersonalization. Overall these personality factors have explained 58% of variance in females’ sample and 21% of variance in males’ sample.

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Understanding Racial and Rural Disparities in the Relationship between Social Isolation and Social Technology Use

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.3346 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 933-933

Author(s):

Kaileigh Byrne ◽

Reza Ghaiumy Anaraky ◽

Hannah Barfield ◽

Summerlin Nickel

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Older Adults ◽

Social Isolation ◽

Technology Use ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Social Technology ◽

Increased Risk ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Social isolation is characterized by lack of social contacts and high degrees of loneliness. Feelings of loneliness and social isolation are linked to declines in cognitive functioning and increased risk of dementia. Previous research suggests that loneliness is more prevalent among Black and rural older adults compared to White and urban-dwelling older adults. Given these disparities, it is important to identify methods that reduce social isolation and loneliness among this population. Social technology, such as Facebook and Skype, is one possible way to connect with others. This study uses the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) dataset to examine racial and rural disparities in the relationship between social technology use and social isolation, loneliness, and social support among individuals age 50 and older. The overarching hypotheses are that (1) rural-dwelling older adults and older Blacks will report less social technology use compared to urban-dwelling and older White adults, and (2) there will be a negative relationship between loneliness and social technology use, and (3) a positive relationship between perceived positive social support and social technology use. Racial or rural disparities in these latter potential relationships are exploratory. Multiple linear regression analysis will be performed to assess these relationships. Preliminary correlational results indicate that, consistent with prior work, greater use of social technology was associated with higher social support (N=6,029; r=.29, p<.001). However, contrary to our hypothesis, greater self-reported loneliness was associated with greater social technology (r=.09, p<.001). Examination of potential racial and rural disparities in these relationships are currently underway.

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