Research (Sartain et al., 2006) indicates that engagement demands a more thoughtful way to address the everyday realities of organisational life. The current research endeavours to elucidate the relationship between emotional intelligence and work engagement amongst leaders in a financial service organisation undergoing change.

Research (Sartain et al., 2006) indicates that engagement demands a more thoughtful way to address the everyday realities of organisational life. The current research endeavours to elucidate the relationship between emotional intelligence and work engagement amongst leaders in a financial service organisation undergoing change.

Magister Commercii (Industrial Psychology) - MCom(IPS) / The social work profession is strongly client based with workers being involved in complex social situations (Lloyd, King & Chenoweth, 2002). Social workers judgement and decision making are influenced by their emotions and the emotional context of the situation. Thus emotional intelligence is a core skill for every social worker. Morrison (2007) purported that in order to be a good practitioner one had to be able to comprehend and mange one‟s emotions and be completely aware of the power of these emotions. Social work thus requires emotional involvement and it is therefore not uncommon for social workers to be emotionally drained and frustrated, which inevitably can lead to burnout (Lukelelo, 2004). According to Howe (2008), on a daily basis social workers face the complex world of human behaviour within the social context. Within this world relationships are broken, emotions run high and personal needs may not be met. However, Kinman and Grant (2010) postulated if social workers possessed the correct emotional and social competencies it would assist them in coping with the stressors of the profession and could reduce psychological distress and enhance well-being.

Emotional intelligence has attracted a considerable amount of attention over the past few years specifically with regard to the nature of the underlying construct and the reliability and validity of the psychometric tools used to measure the construct. The present study explored the reliability and validity of a trait measure of EI in relation to an ability measure in order to determine whether the tools can be considered as measuring conceptually valid constructs within an occupational environment. The study also examined the overlap with a trait measure of cognitive thinking styles to determine the potential for separating the trait and ability EI into two unique and distinguishable constructs. Participants included 308 employees from four different workforces within a diverse South African consulting firm. The results of the study identified a number of psychometric concerns regarding the structural fidelity of the instruments as well as concerns about the cultural bias evident in both measurement instruments. Evidence for the discriminant and incremental validity of the two instruments was, however, provided and recommendations are made for the reconceptualisation of trait EI as an emotional competence and ability EI as an emotional intelligence. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)

Emotional intelligence has attracted a considerable amount of attention over the past few years specifically with regard to the nature of the underlying construct and the reliability and validity of the psychometric tools used to measure the construct. The present study explored the reliability and validity of a trait measure of EI in relation to an ability measure in order to determine whether the tools can be considered as measuring conceptually valid constructs within an occupational environment. The study also examined the overlap with a trait measure of cognitive thinking styles to determine the potential for separating the trait and ability EI into two unique and distinguishable constructs. Participants included 308 employees from four different workforces within a diverse South African consulting firm. The results of the study identified a number of psychometric concerns regarding the structural fidelity of the instruments as well as concerns about the cultural bias evident in both measurement instruments. Evidence for the discriminant and incremental validity of the two instruments was, however, provided and recommendations are made for the reconceptualisation of trait EI as an emotional competence and ability EI as an emotional intelligence. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)

INTRODUÇÃO: O Método Canguru é um tipo de assistência neonatal que consiste no contato precoce pele a pele entre a mãe e o recém-nascido de baixo peso, de forma crescente e pelo tempo que ambos entenderem ser prazeroso e suficiente, permitindo dessa forma, uma maior participação dos pais no cuidado a seu recém-nascido, acompanhado de suporte assistencial, por uma equipe de saúde treinada adequadamente. Tem como premissa a interação dinâmica e continua entre fatores biomédicos e ambientais. OBJETIVO: Descrever a evolução do desenvolvimento motor e cognitivo de pré-escolares de muito baixo peso egressos do Método Canguru, que receberam leite humano durante o período de internação. MÉTODOS: Foram estudadas 54 crianças prematuras, no período de Janeiro de 2004 a Janeiro de 2011 que participaram do Método Canguru e acompanhadas no Ambulatório de Seguimento, até a idade pré-escolar. Essas crianças foram submetidas ao teste Denver II, com um ano e novamente na idade préescolar quando foi aplicada a Escala de Maturidade Mental Colúmbia. METODOLOGIA ESTATÍSTICA: As variáveis contínuas serão descritas através de suas médias e desvios-padrão. Aquelas com comportamento não paramétrico, serão descritas através da mediana e do intervalo inter-quartil. As variáveis categóricas serão descritas através de suas proporções e intervalos de confiança de 95%. Para descartar a hipótese de nulidade será utilizado o nível de corte de 5%. RESULTADOS: Na amostra houve predominância do sexo feminino de 65%, e cerca de 30% dos RNPT foram PIG. As medianas do peso de nascimento e idade gestacional foram 1316g e 32 semanas, respectivamente. A mediana da idade materna foi de 28 anos, ensino fundamental completo com nove anos de estudo e a renda per capita de R$150,00. Entre as 54 crianças do estudo, 15% tiveram Hemorragia Perintraventricular grau I, 19% desenvolveram displasia broncopulmonar e nenhuma apresentou retinopatia da prematuridade. No teste Denver II de 54 crianças na idade de um ano corrigida, constatamos um risco no desempenho do desenvolvimento motor grosso de 31%, na linguagem 7%, psicossocial 6% e motor adaptativo 2%. Na idade pré-escolar observamos uma diminuição significativa do risco no desempenho do desenvolvimento para 4% em linguagem, 3% em motor grosso e 0% em psicossocial e motor adaptativo. Na idade pré-escolar o desempenho cognitivo se assemelhou a normalidade, quando comparado com a população brasileira, de acordo com a padronização da Escala Colúmbia. Os fatores de risco para o desempenho no desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor das crianças com um ano de idade corrigida estão associados ao tempo de internação e inicio da posição Canguru e foram estatisticamente significantes (p=0,009), (p=0,013), mesmo depois de ajustar à análise para as variáveis da idade gestacional, peso de nascimento, idade materna e sexo. Embora não tenha havido significância estatística, as crianças que foram amamentadas por mais tempo (meses) tiveram percentualmente menor risco para o desempenho neuropsicomotor. Nesta amostra constatamos em relação ao aleitamento materno total a mediana de sete meses e para o aleitamento exclusivo a mediana de três meses. CONCLUSÃO: A análise da evolução do desenvolvimento motor e cognitivo de pré-escolares nascidos pré-termo de muito baixo peso e egressos do Método Canguru, mostrou que, as crianças com um ano de idade corrigida, apresentaram 38% de risco no desempenho neuropsicomotor e ao atingirem a idade pré-escolar, apenas 5% demonstraram este risco. No que diz respeito ao desenvolvimento cognitivo, os valores obtidos foram percentualmente acima da média da população brasileira. Estes achados sugerem que as crianças que foram RNPT MBP alimentadas com leite humano durante sua internação e egressas do Método Canguru podem apresentar um desempenho no desenvolvimento tanto motor como cognitivo semelhante ao padrão de normalidade / INTRODUCTION: The Kangaroo Method is a perinatal care concerning skin contact between the mother and the low birth weight (LBW) newborn as long as both consider it pleasant and necessary. It allows greater parental participation in the care of their low birth weight newborn closely followed by properly trained healthcare professionals. The dynamic and continuous interaction between biomedical and environmental factors is its premise. OBJECTIVE: To describe the cognitive and motor development of children at preschool age that were born with very low birth weight (VLBW), former patients of the Kangaroo Method that were breastfed during hospital stay. METHOD: Fifty four preterm infants were studied between January 2004 and January 2011. The infants participated in the Kangaroo Method and they were followed up to preschool age by trained professionals in a followup ambulatory. These children were submitted to Denver II test by the time they were one year old and again at preschool age. Columbia Mental Maturity scale was applied to the children at preschool age. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The continual variables will be described by their averages and standard deviations. The nonparametric variables will be described by the medians and the interquartile interval. The categorical variables will be described by their proportions and the confidence interval of 95%. A 5% cutoff point will be applied to discard the null hypothesis. RESULTS: In the sample 65% were female, approximately 30% of the preterm newborn were small for the gestational age. Birth weight and gestational age medians were respectively 1316g and 32 weeks. Maternal age median was 28 years old. The mothers completed elementary school in nine years and their per capita income was R$ 150,00. The fifty four children involved in the study 15% had peri-intraventricular hemorrhage level 1, 19% had bronchopulmonary dysplasia and none had retinopathy of prematurity. The fifty four children were assessed at one year old, corrected age, to Denver II test and the following development risks were detected, 31% gross motor, 7% language, 6% psychosocial and 2% adaptive motor. At preschool age there was a considerable decrease in those parameters, 4% for language and 3% for gross motor 0% for psychosocial and adaptive motor. According to the Columbia scale standardization cognitive performance at preschool age resembled normality when compared with Brazilian population. Our study identified that the children involved had a higher performance than the population of reference (Brazilian population). Hospitalization period and the beginning of the Kangaroo position determined the risks factors for psychomotor development at one year old, corrected age, even after the adjustments in the analysis for gestational age, birth weight, mother\'s age and gender (p=0,009), (p=0,013) had been made. Although there was no statistical significance children breastfed for longer period had a lower psychomotor development risk. For the sample enrolled the median for total breastfeeding was 7 months and the exclusive breastfeeding 3 months. CONCLUSION: The Kangaroo Method had an impact on motor and cognitive developmental performance of the preschool age children born preterm with very low birth weight. At one year old, corrected age, the children concerned presented a 38% risk in psychomotor performance, however at preschool age the percentage dropped to 5%. The measured values for cognitive development were above the average for the Brazilian population. These findings suggest that very low birth weight preterm newborn that were breastfed during hospital stay and submitted to Kangaroo Method may present motor as well as cognitive developmental performances similar to normal standard

INTRODUÇÃO: O Método Canguru é um tipo de assistência neonatal que consiste no contato precoce pele a pele entre a mãe e o recém-nascido de baixo peso, de forma crescente e pelo tempo que ambos entenderem ser prazeroso e suficiente, permitindo dessa forma, uma maior participação dos pais no cuidado a seu recém-nascido, acompanhado de suporte assistencial, por uma equipe de saúde treinada adequadamente. Tem como premissa a interação dinâmica e continua entre fatores biomédicos e ambientais. OBJETIVO: Descrever a evolução do desenvolvimento motor e cognitivo de pré-escolares de muito baixo peso egressos do Método Canguru, que receberam leite humano durante o período de internação. MÉTODOS: Foram estudadas 54 crianças prematuras, no período de Janeiro de 2004 a Janeiro de 2011 que participaram do Método Canguru e acompanhadas no Ambulatório de Seguimento, até a idade pré-escolar. Essas crianças foram submetidas ao teste Denver II, com um ano e novamente na idade préescolar quando foi aplicada a Escala de Maturidade Mental Colúmbia. METODOLOGIA ESTATÍSTICA: As variáveis contínuas serão descritas através de suas médias e desvios-padrão. Aquelas com comportamento não paramétrico, serão descritas através da mediana e do intervalo inter-quartil. As variáveis categóricas serão descritas através de suas proporções e intervalos de confiança de 95%. Para descartar a hipótese de nulidade será utilizado o nível de corte de 5%. RESULTADOS: Na amostra houve predominância do sexo feminino de 65%, e cerca de 30% dos RNPT foram PIG. As medianas do peso de nascimento e idade gestacional foram 1316g e 32 semanas, respectivamente. A mediana da idade materna foi de 28 anos, ensino fundamental completo com nove anos de estudo e a renda per capita de R$150,00. Entre as 54 crianças do estudo, 15% tiveram Hemorragia Perintraventricular grau I, 19% desenvolveram displasia broncopulmonar e nenhuma apresentou retinopatia da prematuridade. No teste Denver II de 54 crianças na idade de um ano corrigida, constatamos um risco no desempenho do desenvolvimento motor grosso de 31%, na linguagem 7%, psicossocial 6% e motor adaptativo 2%. Na idade pré-escolar observamos uma diminuição significativa do risco no desempenho do desenvolvimento para 4% em linguagem, 3% em motor grosso e 0% em psicossocial e motor adaptativo. Na idade pré-escolar o desempenho cognitivo se assemelhou a normalidade, quando comparado com a população brasileira, de acordo com a padronização da Escala Colúmbia. Os fatores de risco para o desempenho no desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor das crianças com um ano de idade corrigida estão associados ao tempo de internação e inicio da posição Canguru e foram estatisticamente significantes (p=0,009), (p=0,013), mesmo depois de ajustar à análise para as variáveis da idade gestacional, peso de nascimento, idade materna e sexo. Embora não tenha havido significância estatística, as crianças que foram amamentadas por mais tempo (meses) tiveram percentualmente menor risco para o desempenho neuropsicomotor. Nesta amostra constatamos em relação ao aleitamento materno total a mediana de sete meses e para o aleitamento exclusivo a mediana de três meses. CONCLUSÃO: A análise da evolução do desenvolvimento motor e cognitivo de pré-escolares nascidos pré-termo de muito baixo peso e egressos do Método Canguru, mostrou que, as crianças com um ano de idade corrigida, apresentaram 38% de risco no desempenho neuropsicomotor e ao atingirem a idade pré-escolar, apenas 5% demonstraram este risco. No que diz respeito ao desenvolvimento cognitivo, os valores obtidos foram percentualmente acima da média da população brasileira. Estes achados sugerem que as crianças que foram RNPT MBP alimentadas com leite humano durante sua internação e egressas do Método Canguru podem apresentar um desempenho no desenvolvimento tanto motor como cognitivo semelhante ao padrão de normalidade / INTRODUCTION: The Kangaroo Method is a perinatal care concerning skin contact between the mother and the low birth weight (LBW) newborn as long as both consider it pleasant and necessary. It allows greater parental participation in the care of their low birth weight newborn closely followed by properly trained healthcare professionals. The dynamic and continuous interaction between biomedical and environmental factors is its premise. OBJECTIVE: To describe the cognitive and motor development of children at preschool age that were born with very low birth weight (VLBW), former patients of the Kangaroo Method that were breastfed during hospital stay. METHOD: Fifty four preterm infants were studied between January 2004 and January 2011. The infants participated in the Kangaroo Method and they were followed up to preschool age by trained professionals in a followup ambulatory. These children were submitted to Denver II test by the time they were one year old and again at preschool age. Columbia Mental Maturity scale was applied to the children at preschool age. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The continual variables will be described by their averages and standard deviations. The nonparametric variables will be described by the medians and the interquartile interval. The categorical variables will be described by their proportions and the confidence interval of 95%. A 5% cutoff point will be applied to discard the null hypothesis. RESULTS: In the sample 65% were female, approximately 30% of the preterm newborn were small for the gestational age. Birth weight and gestational age medians were respectively 1316g and 32 weeks. Maternal age median was 28 years old. The mothers completed elementary school in nine years and their per capita income was R$ 150,00. The fifty four children involved in the study 15% had peri-intraventricular hemorrhage level 1, 19% had bronchopulmonary dysplasia and none had retinopathy of prematurity. The fifty four children were assessed at one year old, corrected age, to Denver II test and the following development risks were detected, 31% gross motor, 7% language, 6% psychosocial and 2% adaptive motor. At preschool age there was a considerable decrease in those parameters, 4% for language and 3% for gross motor 0% for psychosocial and adaptive motor. According to the Columbia scale standardization cognitive performance at preschool age resembled normality when compared with Brazilian population. Our study identified that the children involved had a higher performance than the population of reference (Brazilian population). Hospitalization period and the beginning of the Kangaroo position determined the risks factors for psychomotor development at one year old, corrected age, even after the adjustments in the analysis for gestational age, birth weight, mother\'s age and gender (p=0,009), (p=0,013) had been made. Although there was no statistical significance children breastfed for longer period had a lower psychomotor development risk. For the sample enrolled the median for total breastfeeding was 7 months and the exclusive breastfeeding 3 months. CONCLUSION: The Kangaroo Method had an impact on motor and cognitive developmental performance of the preschool age children born preterm with very low birth weight. At one year old, corrected age, the children concerned presented a 38% risk in psychomotor performance, however at preschool age the percentage dropped to 5%. The measured values for cognitive development were above the average for the Brazilian population. These findings suggest that very low birth weight preterm newborn that were breastfed during hospital stay and submitted to Kangaroo Method may present motor as well as cognitive developmental performances similar to normal standard

Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych) / Die bruikbaarheid van die Goodenough Draw-A-Manmeetmiddel met verstandelik gestremdes is ondersoek. Die Goodenough Draw-A-Man-meetmiddel, alhoewel aangewend om intelligensievlak van verstandelik gestremdes te bepaal, het beperkte ondersteuning volgens gepubliseerde studies. Twee studies het kontrasterende bevindinge ten opsigte van die bepaling van spesifieke grade van verstandelike gestremdheid aangedui. Ander studies het die geldigheid van die meetmiddel ten Die huidige studie het die volgende ondersoek: die bruikbaarheid van die Goodenough Draw-A-Man-meetmiddel ten opsigte van die klassifisering van die verskillende grade (sowel as onderverdeelde grade) van verstandelike gestremdheid; die verhouding tussen verstandelik gestremdes se prestasie op die Goodenough Draw-A-Manmeetmiddel en die volgende veranderlikes: geslag, ouderdom, institusionalisering versus nieinstitusionalisering; en om stereotiperende mensfiguurtekeninge en leerpotensiaal te ondersoek. van kronologiese ouderdom en geslagsverskille, sowel as die algemene bruikbaarheid met verstandelik gestremdes bevraagteken. Die ondersoekgroep het bestaan uit 153 verstandelik gestremdes met kronologiese ouderdomsomvang van 7 jaar tot 84 jaar. Hierdie subjekte is as erg tot verstandelik gestremd geklassifiseer. Hierdie groep het bestaan uit 64 manlike en 89 vroulike subjekte van wie 99 uit In institusie populasie geselekteer is, terwyl 54 geselekteer is uit In nie-institusie populasie. Die subjekte is in drie ouderdomskategorieë, naamlik 7 tot 21 jaar, 22 tot 59 jaar en 60 tot 84 jaar gegroepeer. Die ondersoekgroep se psigometriese data (die Goodenough Draw-A-Man en die Ou Suid-Afrikaanse Individuele Skaal bevindinge) gedateer 1985 tot 1990 is ontleed. Hierbenewens is 20 verstandelik gestremde inwoners se mensfiguur-tekeninge (60 tekeninge) wat tydens 1993 geadministreer is, ontleed om stereotiperende tekeninge en leerpotensiaal te ondersoek. Die resultate van die huidige studie is soos volg: Bepaling van die spesifieke grade van verstandelike gestremdheid (erg, matig en lig) illustreer dat die Goodenough Draw-A-Man-meetmiddel en die Ou Suid- Afrikaanse Individuele Skaal, verskil ten opsigte van die bepaling van spesifieke klassifikasies. Die McNemar-toets bevindinge dui op In betekenisvolle verskil tussen die twee meetmiddels (p < 0,05). Die ooreenkoms tussen hierdie twee intelligensie-meetmiddels ten opsigte van klassifikasie is soos volg: ligte graad (77,3%), matige graad (57,8%) en erge graad (47,9%). Die Chi-wadraattoets en Fisher se eksakte toets vergelyking tussen die 99 gelnstitusionaliseerdes en die 54 nie-gelnstitusionaliseerdes, sowel as tussen die 64manlike en 89 vroulike subjekte vir die drie ouderdomskategorieë, dui geen beduidende verskil in prestasie op die Goodenough Draw-A-Man-meetmiddel aan nie (p > 0,05). Die t-toets bevindinge met betrekking tot die ondersoek van stereotiperende mensfiguur-tekeninge, dui In beduidende verskil aan tussen die 20 toetslinge se prestasie op die eerste en tweede mensfiguur-tekeninge (t = -3,17, p < 0,05). Die subjekte het gemiddeld 2,4 tellings meer op die tweede tekening behaal Die t-toets bevindinge wat verband hou met die leerpotensiaal van verstandelik gestremdes, dui In beduidende verskil aan tussen die 20 toetslinge se prestasie voor en na die blootstelling aan In "perfekte" mensfiguurtekeninge (t = -5,26, P < 0,05). Die subjekte het gemiddeld 5,1 tellings meer op hul derde tekening behaal. 170 In Opsomming van die bevindinge is soos volg: dat die Goodenough Draw-A-Man-meetmiddel meer betroubaar is met die hoër funksionerende verstandelik gestremdes; dat veranderlikes soos institusionalisering, nieinstitusionalisering, geslag en ouderdom, nie In rol speel ten opsigte van hierdie groep verstandelik gestremdes se prestasie op die Goodenough Draw-A-Man nie; dat vir hierdie groep verstandelik gestremdes, stereotiperende tekeninge en modifikasie van hul kognitiewe strukture voorkom, soos in hul mensfiguurtekeninge aangedui.