Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2016-08-19T13:42:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 julianaceliadeoliveira.pdf: 1765049 bytes, checksum: 095f9d972c32152d5267bf1a3a817279 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-08-19T13:53:33Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 julianaceliadeoliveira.pdf: 1765049 bytes, checksum: 095f9d972c32152d5267bf1a3a817279 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-19T13:53:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 julianaceliadeoliveira.pdf: 1765049 bytes, checksum: 095f9d972c32152d5267bf1a3a817279 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-21 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A sobre-excitabilidade (SE), uma forma ampliada e intensificada de reagir perante um ou mais conjuntos de estímulos, é um dos principais construtos da Teoria da Desintegração Positiva e tem sido considerada como um indicador confiável de dotação e talento (D&T). Entretanto, no Brasil, não havia instrumentos para mensurá-la. Para analisar as propriedades psicométricas do Questionário de Sobre-excitabilidade (QSE-Br), uma versão brasileira do Overexcitability Questionnaire Two (OEQ-II), considerando o uso desse instrumento como indicador de D&T, quatro estudos foram realizados. Do mesmo modo que o OEQ-II, o QSEBr mede cinco padrões de SE: Psicomotor, Sensorial, Imaginativo, Intelectual e Emocional. Os resultados permitem afirmar que o QSE-Br possui boas evidências de validade de conteúdo, boa consistência interna e bons indicadores da validade de construto e de critério. Apesar das limitações da amostra de estudantes com D&T, três padrões de SE se associaram aos domínios relacionados, indicando a capacidade do instrumento em discriminar áreas de talento. No entanto, pesquisas futuras são recomendadas para o aprimoramento da medida. / The overexcitability (OE), an expanded and intense form of reacting to one or more sets of stimuli, is one of the main constructs of the Theory of Positive Disintegration and has been considered as a reliable indicator of giftedness and talent (G&T). However, in Brazil, there were no instruments to measure it. Four studies were conducted to analyze the psychometric properties of the Questionário de Sobre-excitabilidade (QSE-Br), a Brazilian version of Overexcitability Questionnaire Two (OEQ-II), emphasizing the use of this instrument as an indicator of G&T. The QSE-Br measures five patterns of OE in the same way as OEQ-II: Psychomotor, Sensual, Imaginative, Intellectual and Emotional. The results indicate that the QSE-Br has good evidences of content validity, good internal consistency and good indicators of construct and criterion validity. Three patterns of OE were associated with related areas despite the limitations of the sample of students with G&T, indicating the power of the instrument to discriminate areas of talent. However, future research is recommended to improve this measure.

Adolescents confront a plethora of physical and emotional changes, especially those alterations surrounding puberty. Body image disturbances have become commonplace with high school students, and school personnel seem to have had little success in fighting this problem. Teenagers with body dissatisfaction may also be at risk for mental health problems, such as depression and eating disorders. Gifted adolescents may be particularly susceptible to mental health issues due to a number of specialized issues including overexcitability and social coping ability (Gatto-Walden, 1999). The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among body dissatisfaction, gender, type of student (gifted or typical), overall overexcitability, social coping, and an interaction between gender and type of student. A diverse group of 489 participants from six Illinois school districts participated in the study, including 268 females (54.8%), 216 males (44.2%), 4 students identifying as "other" regarding gender (0.8%); one student did not respond to that question (0.2%), and they ranged in age from 14 to 20 (M = 16.6, SD = 1.2). The overall regression model was statistically significant, F(5, 469) = 9.31, p < .001, R2 = .09. The adjusted R2 was .081, which indicated that 8.1% of the variance in body dissatisfaction was explained by the model. This effect was medium in magnitude and consistent with previous research with body dissatisfaction. The results support the idea that gender, overall overexcitability, and social coping significantly explained body dissatisfaction, but being gifted (i.e., type of student) did not significantly contribute to the regression model. In addition, the results did not support a gender by type of student interaction. These findings are interesting in that previous research has linked giftedness and overexcitability, but these variables were not strongly correlated in the current study. However, this information has yielded some important implications for school counselors, clinical mental health counselors, and counselor educators. The author also discussed some areas for further research.

Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2017-07-18T14:58:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 julianaceliadeoliveira.pdf: 755531 bytes, checksum: e4868c15d624187d1ab6f16e008d04e0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-08-08T13:30:50Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 julianaceliadeoliveira.pdf: 755531 bytes, checksum: e4868c15d624187d1ab6f16e008d04e0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-08T13:30:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 julianaceliadeoliveira.pdf: 755531 bytes, checksum: e4868c15d624187d1ab6f16e008d04e0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-29 / A sobre-excitabilidade (SE) – um dos principais construtos da Teoria da Desintegração Positiva – refere-se a uma tendência de reagir de forma ampliada e intensificada perante diversos estímulos em um ou mais dos seguintes padrões: Psicomotor, Sensorial, Imaginativo, Intelectual e Emocional. Embora os padrões sejam considerados indicadores importantes de dotação e talento, no Brasil, não havia instrumentos destinados à investigação das SEs em crianças e adolescentes. Assim, esta tese teve como objetivos elaborar, obter evidências de validade e fidedignidade, padronizar e normatizar uma medida de SE: Escalas de Sobre-Excitabilidade (ESE). Para tanto, cinco estudos foram conduzidos. O primeiro descreveu a fundamentação teórica necessária à elaboração das escalas e à realização dos estudos subsequentes. O segundo apresentou uma revisão sistemática das principais medidas de SE existentes, realizada a partir da busca de artigos recuperados em bases de dados e em uma ferramenta de busca na internet. O terceiro estudo expôs o processo de construção das ESE e a busca por evidências de validade baseadas no conteúdo – análises por juízes (N = 9) e aplicação piloto (N = 18) – e na estrutura interna (N =263) da medida. O quarto estudo objetivou estabelecer normas preliminares e verificar a estrutura e invariância fatorial das escalas (N = 1500). Por fim, no último estudo, foram analisados alguns aspectos da padronização do instrumento, sua fidedignidade (N = 80) e suas evidências de validade baseadas no critério (N = 34) e na relação com variáveis externas (N = 86). Em conjunto, os estudos obtiveram evidências de validade (baseadas no conteúdo, na estrutura interna, no critério e nas relações com instrumentos que medem construtos análogos) e fidedignidade (consistência interna e estabilidade) para as ESE. Também apresentaram resultados positivos as investigações para padronização (suportes impresso e informatizado) e normatização (normas percentílicas por sexo) do instrumento. As limitações dos estudos e as implicações dos resultados para a prática profissional em psicologia são apresentadas. Pesquisas adicionais são recomendadas para o aprimoramento da medida. / The overexcitability (OE) – one of the main constructs of the Theory of Positive Disintegration – refers to a tendency to react in an expanded and intensified way towards various stimuli in one or more of the following patterns: Psychomotor, Sensual, Imaginational, Intellectual, and Emotional. Although the patterns are considered important indicators of giftedness and talent, in Brazil there were no instruments for the assessment of OE in children and adolescents. Thus, this thesis aimed to elaborate, obtain validity and reliability evidences, and establish standards and norms for a measure of OE: Overexcitability Scales (OES). In this way, five studies were conducted. The first one described the theoretical background necessary for the elaboration of scales and the realization of subsequent studies. The second one presented a systematic review of the main OE measures through the search for articles found on databases and a search tool on the Internet. The third study exposed the process of construction of the OS and the search for validity evidences based on the content - analysis by judges (N = 9) and pilot application (N = 18) - and in the internal structure (N = 263) of the measurement. The fourth study aimed to establish preliminary norms and verify the structure and factorial invariance of scales (N = 1500). Finally, in the last study, some aspects of the standardization of the instrument were analyzed, also its reliability (N = 80) and validity evidences based on criteria (N = 34) and in relation to external variables (N = 86). Taken together, the studies have reported validity evidences (based on the content, internal structure, criteria, and on the relation with instruments that measur similar constructs) and reliability (internal consistency and stability) to the OES. Investigations of standardization (printed and computerized supports) and norms (percentil norms by sex) of the instrument also showed positive results. The limitations of the studies and the consequences of the results for professional practice in psychology are presented. Additional research is recommended to improve the measurement.