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In the United States, African-American residents are an underserved population with evidence of higher health disparities than those associated with any other race, contributing to escalating health care costs. Despite the absence of health promotion and wellness training, pastors in predominately Black churches accept the responsibility for addressing more than the spiritual needs of their church members. The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory research study was to explore the perspectives of African-American Christian pastors on giving health guidance and their lived experiences as health promotion advocates. A total of 10 African-American Christian pastors were voluntarily recruited from 3 southern U.S. states using both purposeful and theoretical sampling strategies. Interviewing was the main data collection method. Social cognitive theory along with grounded theory were used to examine the interactions based on participants' points of view, and inductive analysis was also used. The results indicated that pastors have knowledge of their congregational members' health challenges and goals and have achieved positive health outcomes. The pastors also agreed that seminary should incorporate more information on health and wellness into the curriculum. These findings suggest that pastors, who are faith-based resources outside of health care systems, need to be educated, equipped, guided, and groomed as health leaders to assist efforts to reduce or eliminate health care disparities. Members of the clergy, their church members, and surrounding community residents would all benefit from the knowledge, understanding, and development of skills to change their unhealthy lifestyle habits and effective self- management of chronic diseases to achieve positive health outcomes.

Research examining the relationship between psychological distress and health behaviors is limited, as most of these studies examine one type of psychological distress and relate it to one type of health behavior. To address this limitation, an exploratory study was conducted that included online self-report measures of a wide range of positive health behaviors (Health Behavior Checklist; HBC) and a wide range of different types of psychological distress (Brief Symptom Inventory; BSI). Participants were 762 undergraduate students from the University of Central Florida (55% female). Results revealed that the total BSI score showed statistically significant negative correlations with the HBC total score and all four HBC subscales. Thus, participants reporting more overall psychological distress reported that they engaged in fewer positive health behaviors, across all health behavior subtypes. Stepwise regressions that examined the nine BSI subscales and their relationship with the HBC total score revealed that the Hostility subscale of the BSI was the strongest and most consistent predictor of positive health behaviors (in a negative direction). Stepwise regressions also revealed additional relationships of the BSI subscales of Depression and Phobia to particular HBC subscales. The results of this exploratory study provide an initial model on the relationships of particular types of psychological distress that are related to particular types of health behaviors, which will inform future studies on this important topic area.

Type 2 diabetes affects more than one-quarter of older adults in the United States. Many older adults manage type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the context of marriage, although few studies have acknowledged the effect the illness has on marital quality. The current study examined how the presence of T2D in later life relates to marital quality, and how positive health behaviors--diet, physical activity, and sleep--can moderate the relationship between T2D and marital quality. Data from the 1,200 married older adults in the Life and Family Legacies study were used to estimate moderation models using structural equation modeling in Mplus. Results indicated that T2D is associated with declines in marital quality. In addition, lower glycemic diets moderate the association such that healthy diets (higher intake of low glycemic indexed foods) buffer the impact on T2D on marital quality. These findings suggest T2D effects social relationships, and that positive health behaviors, especially healthy diets, can help buffer the negative association between T2D and marital quality. These results have implication for health care providers who can view patients' diabetes management in the context of their health behaviors and social relationships to best provide resources for management.

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka arbetsmiljöfaktorer som upplevs påverka den psykiska hälsan positivt hos anställda inom vård och hälsa samt jämföra om dessa faktorer är olika beroende på arbetsplats och arbetssätt. Metod: En empirisk studie gjordes med hjälp av enkätundersökning. Totalt 90 enkäter delades ut till personalen på tre arbetsplatser med en inriktning på vård och hälsa. De utvalda arbetsplatserna var en sjukhusmottagning, äldreboende samt friskvårdsanläggning. Den externa svarsfrekvensen bland respondenterna var 82,2 procent (N=74). Resultat: De arbetsmiljöfaktorer som visade sig påverka den psykiska hälsan positivt var bland annat stöd från kollegor, varierande och intressanta arbetsuppgifter samt möjlighet att påverka sina arbetsuppgifter. Undersökningen visade även på att anställda vid friskvårdsanläggningar har en mer positiv inställning till arbete och arbetsmiljön och kan därför hitta fler arbetsmiljöfaktorer som kan påverka den psykiska hälsan positivt än resterande respondenter. Detta kan bero på att de arbetar hälsofrämjande och är mer medvetna om vad som kan påverka hälsan.

Šiame darbe atlikto tyrimo tikslas - išanalizuoti vaikų globos namuose gyvenančių paauglių psichologinio atsparumo ir sveikatai palankaus elgesio sąsajas. Tyrime dalyvavo 173 paaugliai, gyvenantys aštuoniuose vaikų globos namuose visoje Lietuvoje. Tyrime dalyvavo paaugliai nuo 11 iki 18 metų, 90 (52 %) berniukų ir 83 (48 %) mergaitės. Šiam tyrimui atlikti buvo sudarytas 99 klausimų klausimynas. Klausimynas susidėjo iš dviejų dalių. Pirmoji dalis buvo sudaryta remiantis The California Healthy Kids Survey klausimyno 2010 – 2011 metų moduliu B ir skirta ištirti paauglių psichologinio atsparumo ypatumus. Antroji dalis sudaryta remiantis Health Behavior Questionaire (Jessor, Donovan, Costa, 1992) pagrindu. Ja buvo siekiama išsiaiškinti paauglių sveikatai palankaus elgesio ypatumus. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad didėjant vaikų globos namuose gyvenančių paauglių psichologiniam atsparumui, daugėja sveikatai palankaus elgesio. Labiausiai vaikų globos namuose gyvenančių paauglių sveikatai palankus elgesys yra susijęs su namų, draugų, asmenybės apsauginiais veiksniais, o mažiausiai – su mokyklos bei visuomenės apsauginiais veiksniais. Taip pat didėjantis vaikų globos namuose gyvenančių paauglių psichologinis atsparumas susijęs su mažėjančiu paauglių rūkymu, alkoholio bei narkotinių medžiagų vartojimu, su geresniu paauglio mitybos dienos režimu bei tuo, ar paaugliui rūpi, kad jo maistas būtų sveikas. Be to, didėjant vaikų globos namuose gyvenančių paauglių psichologiniam atsparumui... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of the study was to explore links between psychological resilience and positive health behaviour of adolescence in foster care. The subjects of the study were 173 adolescences, living in eight foster care homes in all Lithuania. Adolescences were from 11 till 18 years old, 90 (52 %) boys and 83 (48 %) girls. Questionnaire of 99 questions was made special for this study. Questionnaire consisted of two parts. First part of questionnaire was made by example of The California Healthy Kids Survey 2010 – 2011, module B. It was intended to explore psychological resilience’s features of adolescences in foster care. Second part of questionnaire was made by example of Health Behaviour Questionnaire (Jessor, Donovan, Costa, 1992) and it was intended to explore positive health behaviour’s features of adolescences in foster care. The results of the study showed that increasing of psychological resilience of adolescences in foster care is related with increasing of positive health behaviour. Positive health behaviour of adolescences in foster care, was related with protective factors of home, friends, personality most of all. Positive health behaviour of adolescences in foster care was related with protective factors of school and society least of all. Increasing of psychological resilience of adolescences in foster care is related with decreasing consumption of drugs, cigarettes, alcohol. Also increasing of psychological resilience of adolescences in foster care is related with... [to full text]

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T16:34:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lucia Helena Walendy.pdf: 1041646 bytes, checksum: ccdcbb7fc5aa678977a7aa17e5de4a42 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-12-10 / The goal of this study was to verify the capacity of optimism, social support and work values as being predictors of subjective well-being, as well as to analyze the relations of the demographic variables with this study s variables, describe them and examine the relations between them. The sample consisted of 47 men and 101 women with average age of 41 years (SD = 10,72) who sought for help in an institution for their professional transition. The gathering data instrument was an auto fill questionnaire composed by five measures included in the study: optimism, perception of social support, work values, general satisfaction with life and positive and negative affects, as well as demographic variable: sex, age, studies, volunteering, work, marital status and time at the institution. Descriptive statistic analyses were done, differences between averages, correlations and variable analyses were tested and models of linear regressions were calculated. The relations among study variables and demographic variables revealed that people who do not study notice to have more practical support (tangible and appraisal supports) and give more importance to motivations of auto-promotion and prestige than the ones who study. The youngest aging up to 30 report that they notice having more emotional and practical support (tangible and appraisal supports) than the oldest ones. With the advance of age, the perceptions of emotional and social support decrease, however people older than 50 revealed less negative affect and more satisfaction with life than the youngest. Married individuals revealed to give less importance than separated, divorced and widowers, etc. to the stability at work and financial security; single individuals revealed to have more negative affects than married ones. Men related to feel more satisfied with life, to have more positive affects and less negative affects than women. The ones who do volunteer work revealed to be more optimistic and to have less negative affects than the ones who don t. Data revealed that the researched have a good level of optimism and a perception of emotional support higher than the perception of practical support (tangible and appraisal supports); they are motivated mainly by goals of achievement at work and by stability and financial security; they feel indifferent towards satisfaction with life; present positive affects a little above indifference, however they feel little negative affects. Deriving from this, a little more than two thirds of the investigated present prevailing of emotional positive state over the negative. The optimism was the variable which established more and higher associations; it positively correlated with values of achievement at work, with values of social relations, with values of prestigious work, with satisfaction with life and positive affects; and it negatively correlated with negative affects. The perception of emotional support positively correlated with values of prestige, positive affects and with satisfaction with life; and correlated negatively with negative affects. The perception of practical support (tangible and appraisal supports) did not present significant correlations with any study variable. Positive affects positively correlated with work values of social relations and with values of prestigious work. From the analyses of three predictive models it was found that optimism and emotional support echoes positively over satisfaction with life and positive affects. Optimism echoes negatively over negative affects. Values of prestigious work echoes positively over positive affects. Stability values echo negatively over satisfaction with life and positive affects; and positively over negative affects. The results of this study have shown that the optimistic state is a powerful positive impact factor over the health state called subjective well-being.(AU) / Este estudo teve por objetivo verificar a capacidade de otimismo, de suporte social e de valores do trabalho serem preditores de bem estar subjetivo, bem como analisar as relações de variáveis demográficas com essas variáveis de estudo, descrevê-las e examinar as relações entre elas. A amostra consistiu de 47 homens e de 101 mulheres com idade média de 41,00 anos (DP =10,72) que buscavam apoio em instituição para sua transição profissional. O instrumento de coleta de dados foi um questionário de autopreenchimento composto por cinco medidas que aferiram as variáveis incluídas no estudo: otimismo, percepção de suporte social, valores do trabalho, satisfação geral com a vida e afetos positivos e negativos, bem como variáveis demográficas: sexo, idade, estudo, trabalho, voluntariado, estado civil e permanência na instituição. Foram realizadas análises estatísticas descritivas, testadas diferenças entre médias, correlações, análise de variância e calculados modelos de regressão linear múltipla. As relações das variáveis de estudo com variáveis demográficas revelaram que as pessoas que não estudam percebem ter mais suporte prático e dão mais importância a motivações de autopromoção e de prestígio do que as que estudam. Os mais jovens com até 30 anos relataram que se percebem tendo mais apoio emocional e prático do que os mais velhos. Com o avanço da idade diminuem as percepções de suporte emocional e prático, contudo as pessoas com mais de 50 anos revelaram menos afetos negativos e maior satisfação com a vida do que os mais jovens. Casados revelaram dar menos importância do que separados, divorciados, viúvos, etc. à estabilidade no trabalho e segurança financeira; solteiros revelaram ter mais afetos negativos do que os casados. Homens relataram se sentir mais satisfeitos com a vida, ter mais afetos positivos e menos afetos negativos que mulheres. Quem realiza trabalho voluntário revelou ser mais otimista e ter menos afetos negativos do que aqueles que não realizam. Os dados revelaram que os pesquisados têm um bom nível de otimismo e uma percepção de suporte emocional maior do que a percepção de suporte prático; são motivados, principalmente por metas de realização no trabalho e de estabilidade e segurança financeira; sentem-se indiferentes quanto à satisfação com a vida; apresentam afetos positivos um pouco acima da indiferença; contudo sentem poucos afetos negativos. Disso decorre que um pouco mais de dois terços dos pesquisados apresentaram predominância de estados emocionais positivos sobre os negativos. O otimismo foi a variável que estabeleceu associações mais altas e em maior quantidade; correlacionou positivamente com valores de realização no trabalho, com valores de relações sociais, com valores do trabalho de prestígio, com satisfação com a vida e com afetos positivos; e correlacionou negativamente com afetos negativos. A percepção de suporte emocional correlacionou positivamente com valores de prestígio, afetos positivos e com satisfação com a vida; e correlacionou negativamente com afetos negativos. Percepção de suporte prático não apresentou correlações significativas com nenhuma variável de estudo. Afetos positivos correlacionaram-se positivamente com valores do trabalho de relações sociais e com valores do trabalho de prestígio. A partir da análise de três modelos preditivos encontrou-se que otimismo e suporte emocional repercutem positivamente sobre a satisfação com a vida e sobre afetos positivos. Otimismo repercute negativamente sobre afetos negativos. Valores do trabalho de prestígio repercutem positivamente sobre afetos positivos. Valores de estabilidade repercutem negativamente sobre satisfação com a vida e sobre afetos positivos; e positivamente sobre afetos negativos. Os resultados deste estudo mostraram que o estado otimista é um poderoso fator de impacto positivo sobre o estado de saúde denominado bem estar subjetivo.(AU)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T16:34:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ursula de Souza.pdf: 444928 bytes, checksum: 175f853de6becb9f9cf84e0d71bee858 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-12-03 / Since ancient times, it s conspicuous humanity s quest to understand and conquer happiness, quality of life, well-being and health in their bio-psycho-social fulfillment. Thus, the general goal of this study was to analyze the relations between support perceptions (social, social at work and organizational) and well-being at work (satisfaction at work, engagement with work and affective organizational commitment) in workers with disabilities, for few are the researches into people with disabilities (PWD). The purpose of approaching such work is for its being an important element of social integration and for constituting a symbol of social recognition, valuing the capacity of narrowing contacts and establishing social relations. 44 workers with some kind of disability and who work in operational, technical and administrative positions took part in this study. They were all chosen for convenience, being 24 (54.5%) male and 20 (45.5%) female, aged between 18 and 65. It was possible to classify the participants disabilities into four categories: upper limbs disability: 9 (20.5%) workers; lower limbs disability: 11 (25%) workers; auditory disability: 21 (47.7%) workers; visual disability: 3 (6.8%) workers. For the data collection a self-filling questionnaire was used, composed of six scales which evaluate satisfaction at work, engagement with work and organizational commitment, besides social and organizational supports. Descriptive statistical analyses were carried out, differences among averages were tested, as well as correlation coefficients among variables were calculated. The results point out that in terms of satisfaction at work, there is no sign of discrepancies between studies conducted with workers without disabilities (considered normal ). It was also possible to observe that the PWD state to be proud of the company they work for, besides being glad, enthusiastic, interested and encouraged with the employing organization. The study revealed that the PWD obtain emotional help from their social network that provide them with supportive feeling in front of difficulties or affective needs, since they are likely to understand they can count on this network to celebrate achievements and success, as they can receive care and comfort whenever they get frustrated or go through any sad moment likewise. It is possible to affirm that the PWD realize that this same network would be able to provide them with some kind of practical support, as receiving information regarding their health, maybe rehabilitation, also information for professional update or even follow-up on their development, inclusively search for new opportunities and challenges towards personal and professional growth. The results of this research show that the PWD tend to maintain a strong conviction that the company they work in worries about their well-being and is willing to offer help in front of a necessity. Further results signal that the PWD tend to increase their ties with work experiencing more satisfaction as the supports offered by the organization, by the social network both inside and outside the work context also increase. The analysis of all the content is the great contribution of this study, for being regarded as pioneering in this discussion, but future studies can confirm such results and corroborate with further information.(AU) / Desde tempos remotos é notória a busca da humanidade para entender e conquistar a felicidade, qualidade de vida, bem-estar e saúde na sua plenitude bio-psico-social. Assim, o objetivo geral deste estudo foi analisar as relações entre percepções de suporte (social, social no trabalho e organizacional) e bem-estar no trabalho (satisfação no trabalho, envolvimento com o trabalho e comprometimento organizacional afetivo) em trabalhadores com deficiência, pois são poucas as pesquisas sobre pessoas com deficiência (PCD). O propósito em abordar o trabalho é por ser um importante elemento de integração social e por constituir um símbolo de reconhecimento social, valorizando a capacidade de estreitar contatos e de estabelecer relações sociais. Deste estudo, participaram 44 trabalhadores com algum tipo de deficiência que atuam em cargos operacionais, técnicos e administrativos. Todos foram escolhidos por conveniência, sendo 24 (54,5%) do sexo masculino e 20 (45,5%) do sexo feminino, com idade entre 18 e 65 anos. Foi possível classificar as deficiências dos participantes em quatro categorias: deficiência nos membros superiores: 9 (20,5%) trabalhadores; deficiência nos membros inferiores: 11 (25%) trabalhadores; deficiência auditiva: 21 (47,7%) trabalhadores; deficiência visual: 3 (6,8%) trabalhadores. Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado questionário de auto-preenchimento, composto de seis escalas que avaliam satisfação no trabalho, envolvimento com o trabalho e comprometimento organizacional, além de suporte social, suportes social no trabalho e organizacional. Foram realizadas análises estatísticas descritivas, testadas diferenças entre médias, bem como calculados coeficientes de correlação entre variáveis. Os resultados apontam que em termos de satisfação no trabalho, não revelam discrepâncias entre estudos realizados com trabalhadores sem deficiências (considerados normais ). Também foi possível observar que as PCD declaram ter orgulho da empresa em que trabalham, além de estarem contentes, entusiasmadas, interessadas e animadas com a organização empregadora. O estudo revelou que as PCD obtêm de sua rede social, ajuda emocional que lhes proporciona sentimento de apoio frente às dificuldades ou carências afetivas, pois provavelmente entendam que podem contar com essa rede para comemorar realizações e sucessos, da mesma forma que receber carinho e consolo quando se frustram ou passam por algum momento triste. É possível afirmar que as PCD percebem que essa mesma rede seria capaz de lhes prover algum apoio prático, como receber informações acerca de sua saúde, talvez reabilitação, também informações para atualização profissional ou até acompanhamento do seu desenvolvimento, inclusive busca de novas oportunidades e desafios para crescimento pessoal e profissional. Os resultados desta pesquisa indicam que as PCD tendem a manter uma forte convicção de que a empresa em que trabalham preocupa-se com seu bem-estar e está disposta a oferecer ajuda diante uma necessidade. Demais resultados sinalizam que as PCD tendem a aumentar o seu vínculo com o trabalho vivenciando mais satisfação na medida em que também aumentam os suportes ofertados pela organização, pela rede social no contexto do trabalho e fora dele. A análise de todo o conteúdo confeccionado é a grande contribuição deste estudo, por ser considerado pioneiro nesta discussão, mas futuros estudos podem vir a confirmar tais resultados e corroborar com mais informações.(AU)

Hälsa skapas inte i ett vakuum utan i relation mellan individer och omgivning. Skolan är därför en viktig arena för barn och ungdomar eftersom de tillbringar större delen av sin vakna tid där. Tidigare forskning har framförallt riktats mot riskfaktorer relaterade till barn och ungas psykiska ohälsa, mindre mot vad som främjar och stärker möjligheterna till deras positiva hälsa. Genom ett salutogent perspektiv kan kunskap erhållas om faktorer som bidrar till en stödjande miljö för hälsa. För att få förståelse för nya generationers behov och värderingar behöver elever göras delaktiga i studier och utveckling av sin egen vardagsmiljö. Avhandlingens syfte var att studera skolan som en stödjande miljö för hälsa genom att involvera elever och att finna metoder för att studera de positiva aspekterna av hälsa. Artiklarnas syften inkluderade utmaningar och möjligheter att använda en metod för ökad delaktighet, fördjupa förståelsen om aspekter som främjar hälsa och lärande, med särskilt fokus på delaktighet och stöd samt hur positiv hälsa kan mätas. Elever på en gymnasieskola valdes som deltagare i två kvalitativa studier. Metoden photovoice studerades genom ljudinspelning av elevernas dialog under arbetet med photovoice och deras och lärarnas synpunkter under fokusgruppsintervjuerna. Data analyserades med innehållsanalys (I). Grundad teori användes för att studera elevernas syn på vad som var viktigt för hälsa och lärande (II). En enkät användes för att ta fram en positiv hälsoskala och för att studera faktorer associerade till hälsa bland elever årskurs 6-9. Enkäten besvarades av 1527 elever (52,3% flickor, 47,7% pojkar) i årskurs 6-9 i skolorna i Östersunds kommun. Svarsfrekvensen var 80%. En principalkomponentanalys användes anpassa och validera en positiv hälsoskala till åldersgruppen 12-16 år (III). För att studera associationen mellan faktorer som kunde vara associerade till positiv hälsa valdes multipel logistisk regressionsanalys (IV). Resultatet visade att photovoice fungerade som en metod i gymnasieskolan för ökad delaktighet i frågor relaterade till hälsa och lärande. Metoden behövde dock anpassas till elevgruppen. Photovoice upplevdes som stimulerande men också utmanade av både lärare och elever. Kritiska aspekter för metodens användbarhet var knutna till lärarrollen och den demokratiska organisationen (I). Elevernas syn på vad som främjade hälsa och lärande var relaterat till bemötande, personligt och pedagogiskt stöd samt möjligheter till återhämtning. Resultatet visade också att eleverna upplevde att skolan bidrog till att skapa skillnad mellan dem som upplevde sig vara låg- respektive högpresterande (II). Den positiva hälsoskalan (PHS) visade sig vara valid för elever 12-16 år och skalan bör kunna användas i ett sytematiskt hälsofrämjande arbetet där utgångspunkten är ett salutogent perspektiv (III). Faktorer associerade till positiv hälsa bland flickor och pojkar, 12-16 år, var: upplevd delaktighet i klassrummet, stöd från lärare och kamrater samt stöd från båda föräldrarna. Socioekonomisk status, mätt som att ha pengar som kompisar, visade sig vara oberoende associerat till positiv hälsa (IV). Slutsatsen var att betydelsefulla faktorer för en stödjande miljö för hälsa i skolan är; elevers upplevelse av och möjlighet till delaktighet i klassrummet och i skolans arbetsmiljö, personligt stöd från lärare såväl som stöd i undervisningen, stöd från kamrater och förutsättningar för återhämtning under och efter skoldagen. Samtidigt visade resultatet att det finns skillnader mellan olika grupper av elever relaterat till hälsa och stöd. För att utveckla en stödjande miljö för hälsa i skolan kan photovoice användas för att involvera eleverna och upptäcka unika aspekter på den enskilda skolan. Med hjälp av den positiva hälsoskalan (PHS) kan främjande faktorer kartläggas, vilket ökar möjligheterna till ett systematiskt hälsofrämjande arbete med ett salutogent perspektiv. / Health is not created in a vacuum but in the relationship between individuals and their surroundings. School is therefore an important arena for children and youth since they spend the majority of their waking hours there. Earlier research has been particularly focused on risk factors related to mental illness in children and youth, rather than what promotes and strengthens their possibilities for positive health. Through a salutogenic approach, one can obtain knowledge about factors that contribute to a supportive environment for health. In order to gain understanding of the needs and values of new generations, students need to be made a part of their studies and the development of their own everyday environment. The aim of the dissertation was to study school as a supportive environment for health by involving students and finding methods of studying the positive aspects of health. The aim of the articles included challenges and possibilities for using a method to increase participation, deepen the understanding about aspects that promote health and learning, with a special focus on participation and support and how positive health can be measured. Students in a high school were chosen to be the participants in two qualitative studies. The method of photovoice was studied through sound recordings of the students’ dialogue during their work with photovoice and their points of view as well as the teachers’ during the focus group interviews. Data was analyzed by using content analysis (Paper I). Grounded theory was used to study the students’ view of what is important to health and learning (Paper II). A survey was used to create a positive health scale and to study factors associated with health among students in grades 6-9. The survey was taken by 1527 students (52,3% girls, 47,7% boys) in grades 6-9 in schools in the municipality of Östersund. The response rate was 80%. A principal component analysis was used to adjust and validate a positive health scale for the age group 12-16 (Paper III). In order to study the association between factors that might be associated with positive health, a multiple logistic regression was chosen (Paper IV). The results showed that photovoice worked as a method in high school to increase participation in matters related to health and learning. However the method needed to be adjusted to the student group. Photovoice was perceived as stimulating but also challenging by both teachers and students. Critical aspects were tied to the teacher role and the democratic organization (Paper I). The students’ view of what promoted health and learning were related to treatment, personal and pedagogical support and the potential for recovery. The results also showed that students regarded school as something that creates distinction between those who perceived themselves as under or over achievers (Paper II). The positive health scale (PHS) proved to be valid for students 12-16 years old and the scale should be useful for work with systematic health promotion where the starting point is a salutogenic perspective (Paper III). Factors associated with positive health among girls and boys age 12-16 were: a perceived participation in the classroom, support from teachers and friends and support from both parents. Socioeconomic status, measured as having as much money as pupils, was shown to be independently associated with positive health (Paper IV). The conclusion was that important factors for a supportive environment for health were; students’ perception of and possibility to participate in the classroom and in the school’s work environment, personal support from teachers and support in their education, support from friends and conditions that permit recovery during and after school. At the same time the results showed that there are distinctions between different groups of students in relation to health and support. In order to develop a supportive environment for health in schools, photovoice can be used to engage students and discover unique aspects of the individual school. With the help of the positive health scale (PHS), promoting factors can be examined, which increases the possibilities for systematic health promoting work with a salutogenic perspective.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T16:34:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Paulo Eduardo Ribeiro.pdf: 1083655 bytes, checksum: c223c7d2bde8376692343158e6550e1e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-01-30 / The expatriate studies, as much in how much international the national scope, normally deal with relative administrative aspects to the expatriation process, as, for example, the difficulties of adaptation of the individual and its family, as well as the damage that an unsuccessful program could bring for the organization. The objective of this study was to describe five psychosocial pointers of positive health (subjective well-being, well-being at work, perception of social support, perception of organizational support and optimism) in expatriated employees. A sample chosen for convenience was used, composed for 16people, being 8 of masculine sex and 8 of the feminine sex and that already they hadparticipated or they were participating of organizational programs of expatriation. The instrument of collection of data was a questionnaire of composed auto-fulfilling for eight measures that had surveyed the enclosed variable in the study (general satisfaction with the life, positive and negative affection, satisfaction in the work, involvement with the work, affective organizational involvement, perceptions of social and organizational support and optimism). Descriptive statistical analyses had been carried through, tested differences between averages, as well as calculated indices of correlation between variables. Results had disclosed that professionals expatriated had more chances to live deeply sensations affective positive of what negative in its experiences are of its native country, what allows to say that the expatriated ones tend the positive levels of very glad, happy, satisfied, much livened up and very well, very contented , then they had kept relatively preserved its subjective well-being. Also it was possible to observe that its bigger satisfactions with the life were not happened of the work and that they seemed to demonstrate to be satisfied with its interpersonal relations beyond presenting one strong affective entailing with its employer. Different result was gotten for involvement with the work disclosing that the tasks did not obtain to keep the expatriated one total absorbed by them during the period of expatriation. The study it also disclosed that the expatriated ones perceive to receive greater emotional support from its familiar ones, friends and relatives of what it has supported practical. How much to the perception of organizational support it was observed that they do not believe, unconditionally, in the support of the organization where they are inserted. The results had lightly shown despite the expatriated ones keep a positive expectation how much to the future, signaling an accented sense of optimism. It waspossible to also observe some significant correlations between the dimensions of SWB and well-being at work. On the basis of these results exist indications of positive health between the searched professionals, since they seem to be relatively well of good with the personal life and in the work, keeping medium beliefs of social and organizational support. The results of the study will be able to contribute for the understanding of the psychological picture of expatriated individuals e, at the same time, to offer one better conceptual recital for studious of the subject, as well as exciting in the managing reflections concerning action politics for the control of the psychic health of the employees who have participated or are participating of this type of organizational program.(AU) / Os estudos sobre expatriados, tanto no âmbito nacional quanto internacional, normalmente tratam de aspectos administrativos relativos ao processo de expatriação, como, por exemplo, as dificuldades de adaptação do indivíduo e de sua família, bem como o prejuízo que um programa mal sucedido poderia trazer para a organização. O objetivo desse estudo foi descrever cinco indicadores psicossociais de saúde positiva (bem-estar subjetivo, bemestar no trabalho, percepção de suporte social, percepção de suporte organizacional e otimismo) em empregados expatriados. Foi utilizada uma amostra escolhida por conveniência, composta por 16 pessoas, sendo 8 do sexo masculino e 8 do sexo feminino e que já haviam participado ou estavam participando de programas organizacionais de expatriação. O instrumento de coleta de dados foi um questionário de auto-preenchimento composto por oito medidas que aferiram as variáveis incluídas no estudo (satisfação geral com a vida, afetos positivos e negativos, satisfação no trabalho, envolvimento com o trabalho, comprometimento organizacional afetivo, percepções de suporte social e organizacional e otimismo). Foram realizadas análises estatísticas descritivas, testadas diferenças entre médias, bem como calculados índices de correlação entre variáveis. Os resultados revelaram que os profissionais expatriados tiveram mais oportunidades de vivenciar sensações afetivas positivas do que negativas em suas experiências fora do seu país de origem, o que permite dizer que os expatriados tendem a níveis positivos de muito alegres, muito bem, muito felizes, muito satisfeitos, muito animados e muito contentes , logo eles mantiveram relativamente preservado o seu bem-estar subjetivo. Também foi possível observar que as suas maiores satisfações com a vida não eram advindas do trabalho e que eles pareciam demonstrar estar satisfeitos com suas relações interpessoais além de apresentar uma forte vinculação afetiva com o seu empregador. Resultado diferente foi obtido para envolvimento com o trabalho revelando que as tarefas não conseguiam manter o expatriado totalmente absorvido por elas durante o período de expatriação. O estudo revelou também que os expatriados percebem receber maior apoio emocional de seus familiares, amigos e parentes do que suporte prático. Quanto à percepção de suporte organizacional foi observado que eles não acreditam, incondicionalmente, no apoio da organização em que estão inseridos. Os resultados mostraram ainda que os expatriados mantêm uma expectativa positiva quanto ao futuro, sinalizando um senso levemente acentuado de otimismo. Foi possível observar também algumas correlações significativas entre as dimensões de BES e BET. Com base nestes resultados existem indícios de saúde positiva entre os profissionais pesquisados, visto que eles parecem estar de bem com a vida pessoal e relativamente bem no trabalho, mantendo crenças medianas de suporte social e organizacional. Os resultados do estudo poderão contribuir para a compreensão do quadro psicológico dos indivíduos expatriados e, ao mesmo tempo, oferecerem uma melhor fundamentação conceitual para estudiosos do tema, assim como suscitar nos gestores reflexões acerca de ações políticas para o monitoramento da saúde psíquica dos empregados que tenham participado ou estejam participando desse tipo de programa organizacional.(AU)