Self-fulfilling Versus Self-destructive Adolescents: Exploration of Relations among Resilience, Well-Being, and Life Satisfaction

This study examined the differences between adolescents with a self-fulfilling profile and those with a self-destructive profile in resilience, well-being, and satisfaction with life. The Resiliency Attitudes and Skills Profile (De Caroli & Sagone, 2014a) was used to measure sense of humor, competence, adaptability, control, and engagement; the Life Satisfaction Scale (Di Fabio & Gori, 2016), the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff & Keyes, 1995) was used to explore general psychological well-being; the Positive (PA) and Negative (NA) Affect Scale (Di Fabio & Bucci, 2015) was applied to measure the two opposite affective profiles, self-fulfilling (high PA and low NA) and self-destructive profile (low PA and high NA). Results showed that adolescents with a self-fulfilling profile reported higher resilience, life satisfaction, psychological well-being than those with a self-destructive profile. Future research could deep protective factors of self-fulfilling profile and risk factors of self-destructive profile in adolescence.

The role of gratitude and positive reframing on student activists' level of sense of coherence

This study aimed to provide evidence regarding how gratitude and positive reframing serve as predictors on student activists’ levels of sense of coherence in a private university in Tangerang. Data was collected from a sample of 140 students who were active members of student organizations. The Gratitude Questionnaire Six-Item-Form (GQ-6) was used to measure gratitude, Positive Reframing Measurement (PRM) was used to measure positive reframing, and Sense of Coherence Scale 13 Items (SOC-13) was used to measure sense of coherence. The result exhibited a significant contribution of gratitude and positive reframing toward student activist’s level of sense of coherence and all its dimensions. Other findings related to these variables, limitations of the study, and future research directions are also discussed.

Psychological Capital ditinjau dari Sense of Humor Karyawan pada Suatu Perusahaan yang bergerak di Bidang Distributor di Kabupaten Deli Serdang

The purpose of this study is to find out about the relationship between sense of humor and psychological capital. The hypothesis that the researchers propose in this study is that there is a positive and significant relationship between sense of humor and psychological capital, assuming that the higher sense of humor, the higher psychological capital and conversely. The selection of participants for this study use purposive sampling. The sample of this research is 89 employees that who are minimal 21 years old and work over 2 years on this company. The data that collected by the researchers comes from the results with a scale that has been prepared with reference from the theoretical dimensions used by the researchers to measure sense of humor and psychological capital using the SPSS 21.00 for windows. The correlation coefficient obtained was 0.902 (p<0.005). From this results, there is a positive and significant relationship between the variables, sense of humor and psychological capital. The results of this study contribute to the Industrial and Organizational Psychology sector in particular to increase psychological capital

Are Three Items Sufficient to Measure Sense of Coherence?

The present study aimed at evaluating if the three-item sense of coherence (SOC) scale developed by Lundberg and Nystrom Peck (1995) can be effectively used for research purpose in both nonclinical and clinical samples. To provide evidence that it represents adequately the measured construct we tested its validity in a nonclinical (N = 658) and clinical sample (N = 764 patients with cancer). Results obtained in the nonclinical sample attested a positive relation of SOC – as measured by the three-item SOC scale – with Antonovsky’s 13-item and 29-item SOC scales (convergent validity), and with dispositional optimism, sense of mastery, anxiety, and depression symptoms (concurrent validity). Results obtained in the clinical sample confirmed the criterion validity of the scale attesting the positive role of SOC – as measured by the three-item SOC scale – on the person’s capacity to respond to illness and treatment. The current study provides evidence that the three-item SOC scale is a valid, low-loading, and time-saving instrument for research purposes on large sample.

Existence of periodic points near an isolated fixed point with Lefschetz index one and zero rotation for area preserving surface homeomorphisms

Let $f$ be an orientation and area preserving diffeomorphism of an oriented surface $M$ with an isolated degenerate fixed point $z_{0}$ with Lefschetz index one. Le Roux conjectured that $z_{0}$ is accumulated by periodic orbits. In this paper, we will approach Le Roux’s conjecture by proving that if $f$ is isotopic to the identity by an isotopy fixing $z_{0}$ and if the area of $M$ is finite, then $z_{0}$ is accumulated not only by periodic points, but also by periodic orbits in the measure sense. More precisely, the Dirac measure at $z_{0}$ is the limit in the weak-star topology of a sequence of invariant probability measures supported on periodic orbits. Our proof is purely topological. It works for homeomorphisms and is related to the notion of local rotation set.

A Study of the Effect of Institutionalization and Spousal Bereavement on the Sense of Humor, Feeling of Alienation and Existential Regret in the Elderly

The present study was undertaken to examine the differences in sense of humor, feeling of alienation and existential regret between elderly persons who lived at home and those who live in old age homes, and between those elderly who had faced spousal bereavement and those who had not. Data was collected from 120 elderly persons aged 60 and above. 30 elderly from old age home, 30 elderly living at their residence, 30 elderly who have faced spousal bereavement and 30 elderly who have not faced spousal bereavement. The Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, The Dean’s Alienation Scale and The Multidimensional Existential Regret Inventory were used to measure sense of humor, feeling of alienation and existential regret respectively. Six t tests were used. After statistical analysis no significant differences were found in the sense of humor, feeling of alienation and existential regret between elderly living at home and those living in old age homes or between elderly who had faced spousal bereavement and those elderly who had not.

Examining Sense of Community in Sport: Developing the Multidimensional ‘SCS’ Scale

As scholars conduct more research on the social benefits of community sport, the need for an instrument to measure sense of community is increasingly necessary. Utilizing previous grounded theory research specific to sport and community building, the purpose of this study was to test previous sport and sense of community theory through the creation and validation of a measurement scale to gauge sense of community. The authors tested a 21-item tool comprised of 6-subscales (i.e., Administrative Consideration, Common Interest, Competition, Equity in Administrative Decisions, Leadership, and Social Spaces) among samples of young sport participants using the three-phase method of item generation, confirmatory analyses, and concurrent validation. The resulting analyses yielded a valid and reliable instrument to measure sense of community in sport. This research suggests refinement to previous sport and sense of community theory and provides needed utility for this theory that has been grounded in the sport experience.

The sense of presence in virtual environments:

The sense of presence is the feeling of being there in a virtual environment. A three-component self report scale to measure sense of presence is described, the components being sense of spatial presence, involvement, and realness. This three-component structure was developed in a survey study with players of 3D games (N = 246) and replicated in a second survey study (N = 296); studies using the scale for measuring the effects of interaction on presence provide evidence for validity. The findings are explained by the Potential Action Coding Theory of presence, which assumes that presence develops from mental model building and suppression of the real environment.