scholarly journals Role of Peer Relations and Family System on Academic Expectations Stress among Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-188
Author(s):  
Samera Jabeen ◽  
Mamoona Ismail Loona ◽  
Maryam Khurshid
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Family System ◽  
Academic Expectations ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Stress Inventory ◽  
Correlational Method ◽  
Age Range ◽  
One Way Anova

The present study explored the role of peer relations and family system on academic expectations of adolescents. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant relationship among peer relations, family system and academic expectations of adolescents. A sample of 364 adolescents, boys (n=139) and girls (n=225) with the age range of 15-19 years was taken from different universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Measures included Academic Expectations Stress Inventory by Ang and Huan (2006), and Index of Peer Relations by Hudson (1982), with use of correlational method. Results suggested significant correlation among study variables. A positive correlation of academic expectations was found with peer relations. Results showed non-significant difference in study variables with respect to gender. Regression analysis revealed that 23% variance was produced by peer relations in academic expectations. Results of One Way ANOVA showed significant difference between nuclear and joint family adolescents on peer relations, others expectations and self-expectations.

scholarly journals Sexual Desire and Materialism as Predictors of Marital Satisfaction among Men

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema Vinayak ◽  
Bita Noktehdan ◽  
Rohin Vinayak
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
Material Values ◽  
Age Range

Background and aim: Considering the importance of marital satisfaction in married life and its relation to health and happiness, this research aimed to investigate the role of sexual desire and materialism in marital satisfaction among Iranian males. Method: In this study, 240 married males in the age range of 25-46 years were selected randomly among the employees in government sections in Tehran-Iran. The participants responded to standard questionnaires of Hurlburt Index of Sexual Desire, Material Values Scale and Enrich marital satisfaction. Correlation and Regression analysis were done. Results: Results indicated that sexual desire was positively related to marital satisfaction. Negative relationship occurred between materialism and marital satisfaction. The study revealed that sexual desire and materialism emerged as predictors of marital satisfaction. Conclusion: Inconsistent with previous findings, a significant relationship emerged between materialism and marital satisfaction as well as sexual desire. These factors can play an important role in family therapy and happiness.

THE ROLE OF ACTIVIN A AND FOLLISTATIN IN THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN VIABLE INTRAUTERINE PREGNANCY FROM MISSED MISCARRIAGE AND ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

2019 ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
ESRAA HAMEED HUMADI AL-MAINI ◽  
ISRAA TAILB ABD AL-KADIR ◽  
RAWNAQ ALI AL-SAADI
Keyword(s):  
Ectopic Pregnancy ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Activin A ◽  
Intrauterine Pregnancy ◽  
Good Ability ◽  
Lower Accuracy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Group B ◽  
Age Range

Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the role of activin A and follistatin (FS) in the differentiation between viable intrauterine pregnancy from missed miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy (EP). Study Design: This was a case–control study. Setting: This study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, from February 2017 to October 2017. Patients and Methods: The study included 90 pregnant women, aged from 21 to 40 years old in their the first trimester attending the outpatient and inpatient clinic with single fetal pregnancy with a gestational age range between 6th and 8th weeks, they were divided into three groups; Group A: Includes 30 cases with uncomplicated pregnancies in their first trimester, Group B: Includes 30 cases diagnosed as missed miscarriages, and Group C: Includes 30 cases diagnosed as EPs. Results: There was no significant difference in the maternal age and body mass index between the three groups, β-human chorionic gonadotropin, activin A, FS, and their ratio were significantly higher in the healthy intrauterine pregnancy compared to missed miscarriage and EP. Activin A and activin A/FS ratio had an excellent ability to discriminate EP from healthy intrauterine pregnancy, while FS alone had good ability to discriminate between EP and intrauterine pregnancy. Activin A had fair ability to discriminate missed miscarriage from intra healthy uterine pregnancy, while both FS and activin A/FS ratio had poor ability to differentiate missed miscarriage and intrauterine pregnancy. Conclusion: Activin A can be used with high accuracy as a biomarker for EP and missed miscarriage, FS alone, and activin A/FS ratio is a possible biomarker, but it offers lower accuracy compared to activin A alone.

scholarly journals The role of internet addiction and mastery motivation on academic achievement among school‐aged children

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Nafiza Ferdowshi ◽  
Ummee Habiba Shithee
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Mastery Motivation ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
One Way Anova ◽  
Academic Results

The purposes of the present study were to investigate association of internet addiction and mastery motivation with academic achievement of school-aged children and to investigate whether there is any significant difference of internet addiction and mastery motivation according to grade of school-aged children. Three hundred participants were selected from different grade levels (VIII, IX, X). The collected data were analyzed by using Pearson product moment correlation and one-way ANOVA. Results showed that mastery motivation was positively correlated with academic results that was significant. On the other hand, negative relationship between the academic results of children with internet addiction which was not significant. The findings also revealed that both internet addiction and mastery motivation had significant difference with different grade levels of children. Study limitations and further implications were also discussed. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 27(1): 49-56, 2018 (January)

scholarly journals Usefulness of the cytokines expression of Th1/Th2/Th17 and urinary CD80 excretion in adult-onset minimal change disease

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e9854
Author(s):  
Ping Chen ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Maoqing Jiang ◽  
Yijun Mo ◽  
Huanhuan Ying ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minimal Change Disease ◽  
Minimal Change ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Adult Onset ◽  
Gm Csf ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cytokine Levels ◽  
Urine Concentrations ◽  
Age Range

Background Minimal change disease (MCD) is a common form of nephrotic syndrome in adults. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of MCD remains incompletely understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of the cytokines expression of Th1/Th2/Th17 and urinary CD80 excretion in adult-onset MCD patients. Methods The lymphocyte subsets, 34 cytokine levels of Th1/Th2/Th17, serum and urine concentrations of CD80, and expression of CD80 in glomeruli were analyzed in 28 cases (15 males and 13 females; average age: 34.1 years, age range: 18–56 years), including 10 patients with MCD in relapse, nine patients with MCD in remission and nine healthy controls. Results There was no significant difference of CD3+CD4+ cells proportion among patients with MCD in relapse, MCD in remission and healthy controls (P = 0.802). The cytokine levels of GM-CSF and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related activation-induced cytokine (TRANCE) in patients with MCD in relapse increased 1.5 times higher than those in remission. An evident increase in the excretion of urinary CD80 was found in patients with relapsed MCD compared with those in remission (598.4 ± 115.8 vs 81.78 ± 7.04 ng/g creatinine, P < 0.001) and healthy controls (598.4 ± 115.8 vs 67.44 ±  8.94  ng/g creatinine, P < 0.001). CD80 expression was observed in podocyte of MCD patient in relapse by immunofluorescence technique. Conclusions The cytokines GM-CSF and TRANCE are increased and the urinary CD80 levels are elevated in adult-onset MCD patients in relapse, indicating a disorder of Th1/Th2/Th17 balance and that the elevated excretion of CD80 may underlie the pathogenesis and development of adult-onset MCD.

scholarly journals Role of Self Concept on Adjustment among Middle Aged Women

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pragati Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Married Women ◽  
T Test ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Physical Features ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Analyze Data

The purpose of the study was to determine the role of self concept on adjustment among middle aged women. Self concept is the way people think about themselves including their abilities, physical features, goals and social roles. Adjustment refers to the process by which an individual makes an adequate relationship with his environment and satisfies his needs. M.R. Rastogi’s Self Concept Scale and Global Adjustment Inventory of Psy-com services was used for obtaining data. The sample consisted of 120 married women with age range 30- 45 years selected by means of purposive random technique of sampling. Regression analysis and t-test was used to analyze data. Results indicated that self concept influences adjustment of women positively.

Abstract 36: Alpha 2-antiplasmin Prevents the Resolution of Deep Vein Thrombosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Satish Singh ◽  
Aiilyan K Houng ◽  
Samantha Howard ◽  
B Tyler Emerson ◽  
Guy L Reed
Keyword(s):  
Venous Thrombosis ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Relative Effect ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tissue Plasminogen ◽  
Deep Vein ◽  
Metalloproteinase 9 ◽  
One Way Anova

Introduction: Deep venous thrombosis is a major cause of death and disability. Despite anticoagulation treatment, venous thrombi persist for months, causing chronic venous obstruction, inflammatory remodeling and post-thrombotic syndrome. The mechanisms responsible for impaired clearance of venous thrombi are poorly understood. Alpha 2-antiplasmin (a2AP) is the primary physiological inhibitor of plasmin and a key regulator of the fibrinolytic pathway. The role of a2AP in the resolution of venous thrombosis has not been determined. Hypothesis: We tested the hypothesis that a2AP prevents the resolution of experimental deep venous thrombi. Methods and Results: Thrombus resolution and content were examined in a2AP +/+ and a2AP -/- mice using a well-established, fibrinolytic-resistant, stasis model induced by ligation of the inferior vena cava (IVC). Thrombus weight and composition were determined after 7 days. Data was analyzed by one-way ANOVA with Neumann-Keul’s correction. Thrombus weight was reduced in a2AP -/- mice by >90% when compared to a2AP +/+ mice (p<0.001); there was no significant difference between a2AP -/- mice and shams. Histochemical and immunofluorescence staining showed significant reductions in IVC fibrin content, neutrophil recruitment and matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in a2AP -/- mice (p<0.001) vs. a2AP +/+ mice. The relative effect of plasminogen activation and a2AP on resolution of preformed venous thrombi was examined in wild-type a2AP +/+ mice treated 24 h after IVC ligation with tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) (1.2 or 5 mg/kg) or a monoclonal antibody inactivating a2AP (10 mg/Kg). By comparison to 7 day old venous thrombi in untreated mice, treatment with TPA at 1.2 mg/kg or 5 mg/kg did not decrease thrombus size after 7 days. In contrast, a2AP inactivation significantly reduced thrombus weight vs. untreated and TPA-treated mice (p<0.01 to p<0.001). Conclusions: In experimental venous thrombosis, a2AP was required for the persistence of venous thrombi 7 days after formation. Venous thrombi resisted TPA, but were sensitive to resolution after a2AP inactivation. This suggests that a2AP may be responsible for the persistence of clinical venous thrombosis in humans.

scholarly journals A new way of Reaching consumers: the Role of Marketing Related Mobile Factors on the Consumers' Acceptance of Multichannel Mobile Marketing

2021 ◽  
pp. 94-106
Author(s):  
Alaa Elsayed Elsayaad ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Mobile Marketing ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
One Way Anova

This research investigates factors that may affect the level of acceptance of mobile marketing and determines if there is a relationship between these factors and the level of acceptance of mobile marketing. It separately investigates the most influential factors affecting the level of acceptance. This research was to investigate as well if there were differences in the readiness of undergraduate students regarding acceptance and factors leading to acceptance in terms of gender, age, education, and place. The research depends upon a sample of undergraduate students studying in universities. The researcher employed statistical techniques such as descriptive, correlation analysis, linear multiple regression, one-way Anova, and the post hoc test. The main findings from this research are that factors affecting acceptance were related to the level of acceptance of mobile marketing in the research field of reality. There is a significant difference between undergraduate students regarding factors affecting acceptance of mobile marketing; also there is a significant difference between undergraduate students regarding their readiness of acceptance in terms of some demographic characteristics.

scholarly journals Challenging Behaviors in Young Children: The Role of Parenting Consistency in a Multigenerational Family

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Angela Andriono ◽  
Agnes Maria Sumargi
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Challenging Behaviors ◽  
Inconsistent Parenting ◽  
Effective Parenting ◽  
Multigenerational Families ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Multigenerational Family ◽  
One Way Anova

This study aimed to examine differences in challenging behaviors between young children in multigenerational families whose caregivers had consistent and those with inconsistent parenting. Participants were 73 pairs of mothers and grandparents who had children between the age of 2-6 years old in Surabaya and Sidoarjo. Purposive sampling was used to select participants and two scales included were the PSDQ (Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire) and CAPES (Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scales). A one-way ANOVA was performed to compare children’s challenging behaviors between caregiver groups with consistent-effective parenting, consistent-ineffective parenting, consistent-somewhat effective parenting, inconsistent-ineffective parenting, and inconsistent-somewhat effective parenting. Results showed that there was a significant difference of children’s challenging behaviors at the p < .05 level for the five groups [F(4.68) = 5.73; p = .00] . Compared to other parenting styles, caregivers with consistent-effective parenting had children with the lowest level of challenging behaviors.

scholarly journals “Side by side”: Development of twin relationship dimensions from early to middle childhood and the role of zygosity and parenting

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752110058
Author(s):  
Hila Segal ◽  
Ariel Knafo-Noam
Keyword(s):  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Family System ◽  
Monozygotic Twins ◽  
Monozygotic Twin ◽  
Developmental Courses ◽  
Dizygotic Twins ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Comprehensive Study

Twin relationships have a significant effect on the twins’ life and their families. In the first comprehensive study of this topic, our purpose was to examine the developmental courses of four dyadic dimensions of twins’ relationships: closeness, dependence, conflict and rivalry, and the impact of zygosity and parenting on their relationships. Parents reported on their twins’ relationships ( N = 1547 mothers and 536 fathers with data from at least one of four measurement points from 3 to 8–9 years of age). The sample included 322 monozygotic twin dyads (sharing virtually 100% of their genes), and 1194 dizygotic twin dyads (sharing 50% of their genetic variance, on average). Our findings indicated that closeness and dependence decreased while rivalry increased through childhood. Dependence and rivalry also presented quadratic change. The twins’ conflict increased only for dizygotic twins. As expected, we found that the twins’ closeness and dependence were highly associated, as did the associations between conflict and rivalry. The mostly nonsignificant associations of closeness with conflict and rivalry reinforced the notion that they are not bi-polar opposites. However, dependence was positively related to the twins’ conflict and rivalry. A zygosity effect was also evident as monozygotic twins had higher levels of closeness and dependence than dizygotic twins through childhood, but there was no significant difference in the levels of their conflict and rivalry. In congruence with family system theories, parental positivity predicted the twins’ closeness and dependence, and parental negativity predicted the twins’ dependence, conflict and rivalry. The results were discussed in light of an evolutionary perspective and the twins’ developmental challenges through childhood.

PARENTS' PERCEPTION ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES OF VOLUNTEER CHILD DEVELOPMENT WORKERS IN DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
RINA O. GERADO ◽  
EVANGELINE M. GUINTO
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Moderator Variable ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
Correlational Method ◽  
Development Workers

Child development workers of Playgroup Network, Incorporated are volunteers in providing care to children ages 3 to 6 years old. They assume role of teachers and second parents to children while mothers are at work. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the instructional practices of the volunteer child development workers (CDW) according to the lens of the parents. There were 232 respondents who participated in the study and they rated the instructional practices of child development workers high. The moderator variable is the educational attainment of the respondents who were the parents of the children. Utilizing descriptive– correlational method with mean, t-test and ANOVA, it was found out that there was a significant difference on the instructional practice of CDW when parents were grouped according to educational attainment. The study concluded that the educational profile of the respondents matters in the manner of assessing the instructional practices of the CDWs.Keywords: Social work, instructional practices, volunteer child development workers,descriptive-correlation, Davao City, Philippines

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