Title from PDF of title page. / Document formatted into pages; contains 89 pages. / Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Florida, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. / Text (Electronic thesis) in PDF format. / ABSTRACT: Due to the increasing demands of third-party payers to show measurable results in a decreased amount of time, mental health practitioners need new tools and techniques to quickly and efficiently assess their client's current status and progress in treatment. The goal of this study was to develop and validate a brief computerized measure of emotional states and personality traits for use as an assessment tool in a clinical setting. Adapted from the State-Trait Personality Inventory (STPI; Spielberger, 1998), the computerized instrument measured state and trait anxiety, anger, depression, and curiosity. The computerized STPI was examined for equivalence with the traditional STPI and compared with therapists' ratings of their clients' emotional states and personality traits. Forty individuals (24 women, 16 men) in psychotherapy were administered either a computerized version of the STPI or the original, paper version. / ABSTRACT: Each client's therapist was asked to rate him or her on the same 4 states and 4 traits measured by the STPI. In addition, clients and therapists answered short questionnaires regarding their reactions to the STPI and the client report generated by the STPI, respectively. [BR][BR] A comparison of mean STPI scale scores between the computerized and paper administration groups showed slightly higher levels of reported state emotion for the computerized administration. There was no other evidence of differences between the two experimental groups. Therapists who had previously conducted assessment with their client demonstrated a significantly higher correlation of their ratings with the corresponding client STPI self-reported scores. Feedback from the client and therapist exit questionnaires suggested that their reactions to the procedure and the usefulness of the STPI were quite favorable. / ABSTRACT: Implications of increasing the use of computers in clinical assessment are discussed. / System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader. / Mode of access: World Wide Web.

South Africa is a very diverse country. There are eleven spoken official languages, different cultures, beliefs, backgrounds, educational levels, races as well as differences in socioeconomic status. Psychometric measuring instruments used in South Africa are mostly imported from Europe or America and are often not standardised for the South African context. The translation of such imported measuring instruments usually results in bias, in contravention of the Employment Equity Act (1998) which stipulates that all psychometric assessments should be bias–free, equivalent, and fair. It is of tremendous importance to take a country's political, economic and social history into account before developing a psychometric instrument, to ensure that the instrument will adhere to all legal requirements. A quantitative research design was used in this study. The sample consisted of students from tertiary institutions in North–West and Gauteng Provinces (SH–1: n = 473; SH–2: n = 476). Convenience sampling was used since the aim of the study was to test the reliability and validity of a newly developed instrument. Questionnaires were distributed amongst the participants from the tertiary institutions, to be completed within a set time and collected immediately after completion. The first objective of the study was to develop a valid and reliable measuring instrument that scientifically assesses the Hostility, Gratefulness and Active Support subclusters of the Soft–heartedness cluster of a new personality measure being developed for the South African context, namely the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI). Items were derived from person–descriptive terms gathered through a qualitative research design. The aim of this qualitative research design was to gather as many person–descriptive terms as possible and integrating these terms into a personality instrument. A principal component analysis was conducted to determine the item correlations, and items that did not function as expected were removed. Internal consistency coefficients were calculated to determine the item reliabilities. The second aim of this study was to determine the factor structure for the three subclusters of the Soft–heartedness cluster included in this study (pertaining to these three subclusters). A factor analysis was performed. A higher–order factor was present and a second–order analysis was performed, using the factor correlation matrix as input on the results. From the three subclusters assessed in this study, only two subclusters were extracted, and were labelled Hostility and Congenial Behaviour. This could be an indication that the positive and the negative items are clustering together in two separate groups, one indicating positive behaviour and the other negative behaviour. Finally, the construct equivalence across different race groups was evaluated by considering Tucker's phi coefficient and comparing the factor pattern matrices of the two factors obtained to compare the factor solutions between the white and African race groups respectively. The results indicated that each of the facets had similar loadings on their posited factors for both groups and that the two factors were represented by the same facets irrespective of the race groups. Recommendations were made for future research. / Thesis (M.Com. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

South Africa is a very diverse country. There are eleven spoken official languages, different cultures, beliefs, backgrounds, educational levels, races as well as differences in socioeconomic status. Psychometric measuring instruments used in South Africa are mostly imported from Europe or America and are often not standardised for the South African context. The translation of such imported measuring instruments usually results in bias, in contravention of the Employment Equity Act (1998) which stipulates that all psychometric assessments should be bias–free, equivalent, and fair. It is of tremendous importance to take a country's political, economic and social history into account before developing a psychometric instrument, to ensure that the instrument will adhere to all legal requirements. A quantitative research design was used in this study. The sample consisted of students from tertiary institutions in North–West and Gauteng Provinces (SH–1: n = 473; SH–2: n = 476). Convenience sampling was used since the aim of the study was to test the reliability and validity of a newly developed instrument. Questionnaires were distributed amongst the participants from the tertiary institutions, to be completed within a set time and collected immediately after completion. The first objective of the study was to develop a valid and reliable measuring instrument that scientifically assesses the Hostility, Gratefulness and Active Support subclusters of the Soft–heartedness cluster of a new personality measure being developed for the South African context, namely the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI). Items were derived from person–descriptive terms gathered through a qualitative research design. The aim of this qualitative research design was to gather as many person–descriptive terms as possible and integrating these terms into a personality instrument. A principal component analysis was conducted to determine the item correlations, and items that did not function as expected were removed. Internal consistency coefficients were calculated to determine the item reliabilities. The second aim of this study was to determine the factor structure for the three subclusters of the Soft–heartedness cluster included in this study (pertaining to these three subclusters). A factor analysis was performed. A higher–order factor was present and a second–order analysis was performed, using the factor correlation matrix as input on the results. From the three subclusters assessed in this study, only two subclusters were extracted, and were labelled Hostility and Congenial Behaviour. This could be an indication that the positive and the negative items are clustering together in two separate groups, one indicating positive behaviour and the other negative behaviour. Finally, the construct equivalence across different race groups was evaluated by considering Tucker's phi coefficient and comparing the factor pattern matrices of the two factors obtained to compare the factor solutions between the white and African race groups respectively. The results indicated that each of the facets had similar loadings on their posited factors for both groups and that the two factors were represented by the same facets irrespective of the race groups. Recommendations were made for future research. / Thesis (M.Com. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

The first objective of this research was to investigate the predictive validity of the learning potential as measured by Ability, Processing of Information and Learning Potential Short Version (APIL SV) in predicting work performance. The second objective was to investigate the predictive validity of personality as measured by the Occupational Personality Questionnaire Ipsative (OPQ32i) in predicting work performance. The sample consisted of 104 employees of a public sector department. Learning potential and personality were the predictor/independent variables; work performance as measured by supervisory rating was the only criterion/dependent variable of the study. The results revealed that both the APIL SV and the OPQ 32i dimensions did not correlate significantly with work performance as measured by supervisor rating. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)

Submitted by Viviane Lima da Cunha (viviane@biblioteca.ufpb.br) on 2017-07-04T14:28:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1712614 bytes, checksum: 78cb9e405d0bdbe80ae2985eac174e54 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-04T14:28:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1712614 bytes, checksum: 78cb9e405d0bdbe80ae2985eac174e54 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-16 / The child depression construct evaluated in the present study was one whose symptoms are associated with Major Depressive Disorder described in DSM-5. The purpose of this dissertation was to elaborate and validate an Inventory for Evaluation of Depression in Children. For this purpose, was applied to the Child Depression Inventory, developed and validated in this study, a sample of 211 children; divided into two groups: one with psychological service demands and another without this demand. The research was exploratory type, with data analysis of quantitative approach, based on the Classical Theory of Tests and the Theory of Response to the Item. Were performed Analyzes which made it possible to verify the psychometric evidence: Factorial Analysis of the main axes (PAF) with oblique rotation and Chronbach alpha indexes. PAF indicated a structure of 58 items with a correlation matrix composed of 7 factors, namely: 1. Self-destructive thoughts; 2. Apathy; 3. Euphoric feelings; 4. Irritability; 5. Feelings of utility; 6. Deep despondency; And 7. Psychomotor restlessness and retardation. These factors presented, in the great majority, a level of internal consistency above 0.70; and for the total set, 0.926. It was used Mann-Whitney U Test and t-test for independent samples in order to compare the two sets of samples. it was notes Significant statistical differences between them In both tests. The TRI analysis was done by the Gradual Response Model for polytomic items. Regarding parameter b (difficulty), of the total of items, only 3 were considered easy; 8 as medium and 16 considered extremely difficult (59.26%). For parameter a, item I11 was the most discriminatory and I29 or less. Factors 1, 4 and 5 were the ones that presented the best performance in providing information about the construct. After a TRI calculation, the instrument resulted in 27 items. Overall, the goal was achieved and the results described were informative. In general, it can be stated that the objectives of this dissertation have been reached. / O construto depressão infantil avaliado no presente estudo foi aquele cujos sintomas estão associados ao Transtorno Depressivo Maior descritos no DSM-5. O objetivo da presente dissertação foi elaborar e validar um Inventário para avaliação de Depressão em Crianças. Para tanto, foi aplicado o Inventário Depressão Infantil (IDI), elaborado e validado neste estudo, em uma amostra de 211 crianças; divididas em dois grupos: um com demandas de serviço psicológico e outro sem esta demanda. Esta pesquisa foi do tipo exploratória, com análise dos dados de abordagem quantitativa, embasada na Teoria Clássica dos Testes e na Teoria de Resposta ao Item. Foram realizadas análises que possibilitaram verificar evidências psicométricas: Análise Fatorial dos eixos principais (PAF) com rotação oblíqua e índices de alfa de Cronbach. A PAF indicou uma estrutura de 58 itens com uma matriz de correlação composta por 7 fatores, quais sejam: 1. Pensamentos autodestrutivos; 2. Apatia; 3. Sentimentos eufóricos; 4. Irritabilidade; 5. Sentimentos de utilidade; 6. Desânimo profundo; e 7. Agitação e retardo psicomotor. Tais fatores apresentaram, em sua grande maioria, nível de consistência interna acima de 0,70; e para o conjunto total, 0,926. Utilizou-se teste U de Mann-Whitney e t de student para amostras independentes a fim comparar os dois grupos de amostras. Pôde-se constatar diferenças significativamente estatísticas entre elas em ambos os testes. A análise da TRI foi realizada pelo Modelo de Resposta Gradual para itens politômicos. Sobre o parâmetro b (dificuldade), do total de itens, apenas 3 foram considerados fáceis; 8 como medianos e 16 considerados extremamente difíceis (59,26%). Sobre o parâmetro a, o item I11 foi o mais discriminativo e o I29 o menos. Os fatores 1, 4 e 5 foram os que apresentam melhor desempenho em dispor informação sobre o construto. Após a estimação de parâmetros da TRI, o instrumento resultou em 27 itens. De modo geral, pode-se afirmar que os objetivos da presente dissertação foram alcançados.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-23T14:38:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao.pdf: 1242933 bytes, checksum: 6176e371eb60d735f23132dcf866d4fa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-09-05 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Child hospitalization may bring about psychological problems, such as depression and stress due to routine changes and invasive procedures. It is worth, then, identifying the hospitalization coping strategies, emphasizing the playing as a facilitator of the child adjustment to the hospital setting. The psychological assessment in the hospital environment implies in controlling several variables; and it is made easier by means of IT based resources. This research analyzed the hospitalization coping strategies and playful activities by means of IT instruments. Twenty-eight (28) children (20 boys; aged 6-12) admitted to a public hospital in the city of Vila Velha/ES and their parents were subjects of this research. They answered the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL, aged 6-18) as well as provided data about the routine of their children who in turn answered Hospitalization Coping IT Based Instruments (AEHcomp), with 20 facilitating and non-facilitating hospitalization scenarios, in addition to the IT Based Assessment of Playing Activities in the Hospital (ABHcomp), with 20 playful activities. Data about pathologies and hospital admissions was gathered. Seventeen (17) children were referred to in the CBCL. The plays chosen most often (ABHcomp) were: watching TV (average = 3,4) and playing minigame (average = 3,0), supported by nonexplanatory answers (50,2%) or by the play context (19,6%). The AEHcomp, presented more facilitating answers to the hospitalization (average = 1,8), such as talking (100%) and taking medicine (100%), than non-facilitating (average = 0,9), as being sad (71,4%) and crying (75%). Among 13 coping strategies, rumination (28,6%) and distraction (20,1%) were the most common. There were no correlations between behavioral problems prior to the hospitalization and nonfacilitating behaviors. There was a significant correlation of facilitating behaviors only related to age and routine changes. This assessment may provide subsidies in intervention towards children, thus preventing emotional damages caused by the hospital setting. / A hospitalização infantil pode desencadear problemas psicológicos, como depressão e stress, por mudanças acentuadas na rotina e exposição a procedimentos invasivos. É relevante, então, identificar as estratégias de enfrentamento da hospitalização, com ênfase no brincar como facilitador da adaptação da criança. A avaliação psicológica no hospital implica controlar diversas variáveis, sendo facilitada pela informática. Esta pesquisa analisou as estratégias de enfrentamento da hospitalização e atividades lúdicas preferidas, por instrumentos informatizados. Participaram 28 crianças (20 meninos; 6-12 anos) internadas em hospital público de Vila Velha/ES e seus pais. Estes responderam o Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL 6-18 anos) e dados da rotina das crianças, que responderam instrumentos de Avaliação Informatizada do Enfrentamento da Hospitalização (AEHcomp), com 20 cenas facilitadoras e nãofacilitadoras da hospitalização, e Avaliação Informatizada do Brincar no Hospital (ABHcomp), com 20 atividades lúdicas. Obtiveram-se dados sobre patologias e internações. Foram referidas como clínicas 17 crianças na Escala de Síndromes do CBCL. As brincadeiras mais escolhidas (ABHcomp) foram: assistir TV (média = 3,4) e minigame (média = 3,0), justificadas por respostas não-explicativas (50,2%) ou pelo contexto da brincadeira (19,6%). No AEHcomp, houveram mais respostas 17 facilitadoras à hospitalização (média = 1,8), como conversar (100%) e tomar remédio (100%), do que não-facilitadoras (média = 0,9), como ficar triste (71,4%) e chorar (75%). Entre 13 estratégias de enfrentamento, ruminação (28,6%) e distração (20,1%) foram mais freqüentes. Não houve correlações entre problemas de comportamento anteriores à hospitalização e comportamentos nãofacilitadores. Houve correlação significativa dos comportamentos facilitadores somente com a idade e com as mudanças na rotina. Esta avaliação pode subsidiar intervenções com crianças, prevenindo danos emocionais gerados pela hospitalização.

Dentre os diversos recursos para avaliação psicológica, os métodos projetivos destacam-se pela riqueza de suas informações a respeito dos componentes e do funcionamento psíquico, nomeadamente na área da investigação de características de personalidade. Para examinar a faixa etária infantil, o Teste de Fábulas (TF) é um dos métodos projetivos disponíveis, baseado na teoria psicanalítica e tem se mostrado relevante e útil, embora com necessidade de revisão de suas evidências psicométricas no contexto brasileiro. O teste consiste em 10 historietas inacabadas que são contadas para a criança, sendo que o personagem principal está exposto a situações conflitivas inerentes a estágios do desenvolvimento psicossexual. A criança é solicitada a completar essas fábulas, a partir de sua imaginação e necessidades próprias, o que permite indicadores projetivos de sua dinâmica da personalidade e da qualidade dos mecanismos de defesa utilizados. Atualmente, no Brasil, esse método projetivo encontra-se em processo de revisão de suas evidências psicométricas. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho objetivou buscar evidências de validade e indicadores de precisão e consistência do Teste das Fábulas, em seu uso em crianças escolares de seis a 12 anos de idade, comparando as produções obtidas com três grupos: a) crianças usuárias de um serviço de psiquiatria (G1, n=20); b) crianças com indicadores sugestivos de problemas de saúde mental (G2, n=20); c) crianças sem indicadores de problemas de saúde mental, isto é, com sinais de desenvolvimento psíquico e escolar típicos (G3, n=20). Pretendeu-se, deste modo, examinar variáveis do Teste das Fábulas que identifiquem o diagnóstico clínico diferencial em crianças escolares de seis a 12 anos, analisando-se ainda eventuais efeitos do sexo e da idade sobre os resultados nos três grupos de crianças. Embora não tenha se configurado como objetivo inicial, também foi realizada revisão no sistema avaliativo proposto no manual brasileiro desse instrumento. Os participantes do estudo foram selecionados de serviços clínicos e de escolas públicas do interior do Estado de São Paulo, procurando-se pareá-los em função do sexo e da idade, excluindo-se aqueles com limite intelectual. Para tanto, foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos: formulário de identificação dos participantes; Questionário de Capacidades e Dificuldades (SDQ); Teste das Matrizes Progressivas Coloridas de Raven e o Teste das Fábulas, devidamente aplicados após consentimento dos pais e codificados conforme seus respectivos manuais técnicos. A codificação da produção no Teste das Fábulas foi realizada por três avaliadores independentes, examinando-se sua precisão, que apresentou indicadores bastante positivos. Foi possível caracterizar a produção de cada grupo, bem como identificar diferenças estatísticas significativas entre os mesmos, sinalizando bons indicadores de validade do Teste das Fábulas, consistentes também com diagnóstico obtido pelo SDQ. As variáveis de sexo e idade não se mostraram diferenciadoras na produção infantil. Desse modo, os atuais achados contribuem para o avanço do conhecimento científico sobre este método projetivo, demonstrando suas evidências de validade de modo empírico, bem como salientam a importância de sua utilização na prática profissional de psicólogos no contexto brasileiro e, em especial, no contexto clínico. / Among many resources for psychological evaluation, projective methods distinguished by its wealth of information about the components and psychic functioning, particularly in the research area of personality characteristics. To examine the infant age group, the Test of Fables (TF) is one of the available projective methods, based on psychoanalytic theory and has been relevant and useful, although requires review of psychometric evidence in the Brazilian context. The test consists of 10 unfinished short stories that are told to the child, and the main character is exposed to conflicting situations inherent in the stages of psychosexual development. The child is asked to complete these fables from her imagination and needs, allowing projective indicators of their dynamic personality and quality of defense mechanisms used. Currently, in Brazil, this projective method lies in its psychometric evidence review process. In this context, the present study aimed to gather validity evidence and indicators of accuracy and consistency of the pattern of Fables in its use in school children aged six to 12 years, comparing the yield obtained with three groups: a) children who have a psychiatry service (G1, n = 20); b) children with suggestive indicators of mental health problems (G2, n = 20); c) indicators of children without mental health problems, or with signs of psychic development and typical school (G3, n = 20). The intention was thus to examine the variables of Fables Test to identify the differential clinical diagnosis in school children aged six to 12 years, still analyzing possible effects of sex and age on outcomes in three groups of children. Although not set as an initial goal, a review was also performed in the evaluation system proposed in the Brazilian guider publication of the instrument. Study participants were selected from clinical services and public schools in the state of São Paulo, trying to pair them by gender and age, excluding those with intellectual limit. To this end, the following instruments were used: form identification of participants; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ); Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices Test and Fables Test, properly applied after parental consent and coded according to their respective technical manuals. The encoding of the production test of Fables was performed by three independent evaluators, examining their accuracy, which showed very positive indicators. It was possible to characterize the production of each group as well as to identify statistically significant differences between them, signaling good indicators of validity of the Test of Fables, consistent with a diagnosis obtained by the SDQ. The variables of sex and age were not differentiated in child production. Thus, the current findings contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge on this projective method, demonstrating their validity evidence empirically as well as emphasize the importance of its use in the professional practice of psychologists in the Brazilian context and, in particular, in the clinician context.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Carolina de Fátima Guimarães - 2015.pdf: 1274038 bytes, checksum: 6c6d540e1bd592639767a33f0b2f3f52 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-15 / For an organization to have satisfactory results it needs to have on satisfied employees and with good performance. Thus, the professional of personnel selection area has sought to investigate aspects related to interpersonal relationship and personality, as these characteristics have relation to job performance and success of the selection process. The personality assessment has been a challenge for psychologists considering that there are different ways to understand and evaluate this construct. In this perspective, the present study aimed to discuss aspects of personality assessment applied in personnel selection and had 108 participants. To this end two studies were conducted. The first aimed to evaluate the circular structure of the Checklist of Interpersonal Transactions – II (CLOIT-II) when applied in the personnel selection. Therefore, an investigation of the adequacy of CLOIT-II data to quasi-circumplex model was made considering the criteria of two-dimensional and constant radius. To test structure was used confirmatory multidimensional scaling (MDS with Proxcal algorithm). Furthermore, the locations of scales have been established in Euclidean space and calculated the Phi de Tucker coefficient and normalized raw stress. In order to evaluate the constant radius criterion was applied Fisher test. The results showed the presence of a two-dimensional model and an appropriate variation the CLOIT-II replicates the quasi-circumplex structure which points to the usefulness of this measure in the context of people management, particularly in the selection process. The second study aimed to (1) map the personality characteristics and interpersonal interactions of successful and failed candidates in the personnel selection; (2) compare the groups of candidates approved and reproved as the interpersonal profile and projected personality; (3) evaluate the perception formulated by the interview about the interpersonal characteristics of the candidates; (4) relate projective and interpersonal self-report methods to assess personality. To achieve these goals we used the Checklist of Interpersonal Transactions – II and Palográfico Test. To estimate interpersonal profiles assumed and perceived by the interview and also projected personality profile were calculated means and standard deviations of the variables. In order to compare the groups approved and reproved wascalculated the U Mann Whitney Test and to verify the relationship between projected measure of personality and self-report was estimated the Spearman correlation coefficient and them there was corrected for attenuation. The results showed that the two groups of candidates had very similar characteristics, therefore differed only in relation to the isolation position. In addition, the selectors were unable to assess the candidates’ interpersonal characteristics during the job interview. Already on the relationship between the two measures of personality, we found that certain characteristics, such as aggression and insecurity, people tend to project them and not take them. / Para que uma organização tenha resultados satisfatórios é preciso que ela conte com funcionários satisfeitos e com bom desempenho. Com isso, os profissionais da área de seleção de pessoal tem buscado investigar aspectos relacionados ao relacionamento interpessoal e à personalidade, pois essas características apresentam relação com desempenho no trabalho e com aprovação nos processos seletivos. A investigação da personalidade tem sido um desafio para os psicólogos tendo em vista que existem diferentes maneiras de se conceber e avaliar a tal constructo. Nessa perspectiva, a presente pesquisa teve como objetivo discutir aspectos da avaliação da personalidade para a seleção de pessoal e contou com 108 participantes. Para isto foram realizados dois estudos. O primeiro objetivou avaliar a estrutura circular do Checklist de Relações Interpessoais quando aplicado no âmbito da seleção de pessoal. Logo, foi feita uma investigação da adequação dos dados do CLOIT-II ao modelo quasi-circumplexo, considerando os critérios de bidimensionalidade e raio constante. Para testar a estrutura foi utilizado o Escalonamento multidimensional confirmatório (MDS com algoritmo Proxcal). Além disso, foram estabelecidos os lugares das escalas no espaço euclidiano e calculados o coeficiente Phi de Tucker e o normalized raw stress. Com vistas a avaliar o critério de raio constante foi aplicado o teste de Fisher. Os resultados apontaram para a presença de um modelo bidimensional e uma variação adequada do tamanho dos raios das variáveis. Desse modo, quando aplicado no contexto da seleção de pessoal o CLOIT-II replica a estrutura quasi-circumplexa o que aponta para a utilidade da medida no contexto da gestão de pessoas, em especial nos processos seletivos. O segundo estudo se propôs a (1) mapear as características de personalidade e de interações interpessoais dos candidatos aprovados e reprovados na seleção; (2) comparar os grupos de candidatos aprovados e de reprovados quanto ao perfil interpessoal e de personalidade projetada (3) avaliar a percepção formulada pelo entrevistador acerca das características interpessoais dos candidatos; (5) relacionar método projetivo e de autorrelato interpessoal para avaliar a personalidade. Para atingir tais objetivos foram utilizados o Checklist de Relações Interpessoais II (CLOIT-II) e o Teste Palográfico. Para estimar os perfis interpessoais assumidos e os percebidos pelo entrevistador e também o perfil de personalidade projetada foram calculados as médias e os desvios-padrões das variáveis. Com vistas a comparar os grupos de aprovados e reprovados calculou-se o Teste U de Mann Whitney e para verificar a relação entre medidas de personalidade projetadas e de autorrelato foi estimado o coeficiente de correlação de Spearman e em seguida houve correção para atenuação. Os resultados mostraram que os dois grupos de candidatos apresentaram características bastante semelhantes, pois se diferenciaram apenas em relação à posição de isolamento. Além disso, os selecionadores não conseguiram avaliar as características interpessoais dos candidatos durante as entrevistas de emprego. Já sobre a relação entre as duas medidas de personalidade, foi possível verificar que certas características, tais como de agressividade e insegurança, os sujeitos tendem a projetá-las e não assumi-las.

Compreender a criança e o adolescente como \"sujeito de direitos\", como propõe o Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente ECA (1990), constitui-se entendimento ainda não alcançado na sociedade. A despeito dos anos de vigência do ECA, convive-se com resquícios da doutrina da situação irregular e do modelo tutelar expressos no Código de Menores, anteriores à doutrina da Proteção Integral das Nações Unidas na administração de justiça infanto-juvenil do Brasil. Notadamente, é na esfera judiciária que atende adolescentes infratores que essa transição e mudança de paradigma criança-adolescente como objeto de intervenção do Estado para cidadão sujeito de direitos ocorre com marcadas dificuldades. Nesse cenário, a interlocução entre os profissionais da área psi e do Direito acontece ainda no lastro da associação histórica de ambas as áreas a processos de controle e normatização social. Neste trabalho, empreende-se investigação que busca lançar luz sobre como é compreendida e como acontece a ação do psicólogo em âmbito forense junto a adolescentes que cometeram ato infracional. Apresenta-se, inicialmente, a origem da questão de pesquisa e o recorte que a pesquisadora faz no universo dos Sistemas Socioeducativo e de Justiça Juvenil. Relatos de acompanhamento a adolescentes internos, realizados pela pesquisadora na Fundação CASA, servem de apoio para questionamentos ao modo como eles são alvos da aplicação da lei que, por sua vez, promove uma automática exclusão de sua condição de sujeitos de direitos, aproximando-os da condição de vida nua ao receberem determinações judiciais de medida privativa de liberdade, bem como de tratamento e avaliações psi. É desse modo que alguns desses jovens, após terem cumprido Internação, parecem enfrentar novo julgamento, porém, nesta ocasião com mais um ator envolvido: a Equipe Técnica do Juízo (ETJ). O cotidiano das Varas Especiais da Infância e Juventude revela demandas de profissionais do Direito por avaliação psicológica de adolescentes que restringem a atuação das psicólogas da ETJ à mera produção de laudos como subsídio técnico de decisões de progressão ou manutenção da privação de liberdade. Assim, procurou-se ouvir dos operadores do Direito (juízes, promotores, defensores) no Sistema de Justiça Juvenil como compreendem a ação do psicólogo em meio forense e junto a adolescentes infratores, bem como em quais situações eles demandam uma avaliação psicológica. As psicólogas da ETJ foram convidadas a narrar sobre sua experiência de trabalho e sobre as reflexões e críticas que fazem do mesmo. Também, fez-se consulta a processos devido ao rigor documental do registro das demandas por avaliação psicológica, bem como da expressão da relevância desta nas decisões dos juízes. Percebeu-se dos profissionais que, embora esteja presente uma preocupação em desempenhar suas funções dentro da proposta da Doutrina de Proteção Integral e de Responsabilização, o cotidiano de sua atuação apresenta elementos que revelam um teor neomenorista. Na ETJ parte da equipe apresenta críticas à própria atuação, questionando-se sobre a real viabilidade de uma ação ética e política distinta de um proceder burocrático ao qual, por vezes, sentem-se aprisionadas. A pesquisa foi realizada sob perspectiva Fenomenológica Existencial e manteve interlocução com o pensamento de Heidegger, Foucault, Agamben e Arendt, bem como com autores nacionais e internacionais que refletem sobre a prática psicológica e sua interface com o Direito na administração de Justiça Juvenil / The understanding of the child and the adolescent as Subject of Law, as proposed by the Child and Adolescent Statute ECA (1990), has not yet been reached by society. Considering the years of effectiveness of the ECA, we still live with vestiges of the doctrine of irregular situation and the guardianship model set forth in the Juvenile Code, prior to the Full Protection doctrine of the United Nations in the administration of justice towards children and adolescents in Brazil. Notably, it is in the judiciary scope that deals with these juvenile offenders that this transition and change of paradigm from child-adolescent as object of intervention of the State to citizens Subject of Law occurs with distinguished difficulties. In this scenario, the discussions among the professionals from the Psychology and Law areas take place based on the historical association of both areas with procedures of control and social regulation. This work is aimed at the investigation that tries to clarify how the action of the psychologist with adolescents that committed an offense is understood and occurs within the forensic scope. Initially, we present the origin of the object of the research and the contours analyzed by the researcher in the field of the Social-Educational Systems and Juvenile Justice. Reports on the follow up of interned adolescents, carried out by the researcher at the CASA Foundation (Juvenile Social-Educational Service Center), are used as the basis for questioning the way these adolescents become subject to the application of the law, which, in its turn, promotes the automatic exclusion of their condition of Subject of Law, bringing them close to the bare life condition upon judicial orders of imprisonment, treatment and psychological assessments. This is how some of these youngsters, after having served their sentences, seem to face a new trial, however, on this occasion, with another party involved: The Courts Technical Team (ETJ). The routine of the Juvenile Special Courts reveals demands from the professionals of the Law for psychological assessments that limit the participation of ETJ psychologists to the simple production of reports as technical subsidies for progression decisions or maintenance of freedom deprivation. Accordingly, we tried to hear from the Law operators (judges, public attorneys, defense attorneys) in the Juvenile Justice System on how they understand the participation of the psychologist in the forensic scope and towards juvenile offenders, as well as in which situation they request a psychological assessment. ETJS psychologists were invited to expose their work experience, reflections and criticisms on the subject. In addition, case records have been analyzed due to the documental record of the demands for psychological assessments, as well as the relevance of such assessments in the judges decisions. Despite the concern to perform their duties in accordance with the Full Protection and Accountability Doctrine, it was possible to notice from these professionals that their work routine reveals a trend in favor of a new age for criminal responsibility. At the ETJ, part of the team criticizes its own performance, questioning the actual viability of an ethical and political participation different from the bureaucratic behavior by which, many times, they feel imprisoned. The research was carried out under an Existential Phenomenological perspective and kept the connection with the thoughts of Foucault, Agamben and Arendt, as well as with national and international authors that discourse on the psychological practice and its interface with the Law in the Juvenile Justice administration

As decisões relacionadas com a carreira assumem um papel preponderante na vida de um indivíduo, sendo assim um dos temas mais trabalhados desde a fundação da Psicologia Vocacional no contexto da educação e do trabalho. No sistema educacional brasileiro, em todos os níveis, rara é a oferta de suporte aos estudantes no que se refere à educação, desenvolvimento e decisão de carreira. São poucas as iniciativas desenvolvidas nas Instituições de Ensino Superior que objetivam intervir em questões e problemas relacionados ao desenvolvimento da carreira de universitários. Visando contribuir para a ampliação do conhecimento sobre questões da decisão de carreira de estudantes universitários no Brasil e oferecer instrumento apropriado para avaliação e intervenção nesse domínio, este estudo teve como principal objetivo, analisar as qualidades psicométricas da adaptação e validação da versão brasileira do Questionário de Dificuldades de Tomada de Decisão de Carreira do CDDQ de autoria de Gati e colaboradores. Para atingir tais objetivos os dados foram coletados em dois momentos diferentes com 511 universitários, de instituições públicas e particulares, organizados em duas amostras sendo a primeira (n=11) para a validação semântica, a segunda (n=500) para a validação estatística (fatorial). Para a validação semântica foram feitos: tradução, retradução, análise dos itens e ensaio experimental. Os resultados dessa etapa indicaram a necessidade de modificações em apenas uma das questões (item 30). Para a validação estatística foram realizadas análises fatoriais e testes de confiabilidade no sentido de verificar a estrutura do instrumento de acordo com o modelo de dificuldades de tomada de decisão vocacional de Gati, Krausz e Osipow. Em sua versão original o instrumento possui 34 itens divididos em três fatores. O fator 1 (12 itens) relacionase com dificuldades relativas à Falta de Informação, o fator 2 (12 itens) engloba dificuldades relacionadas com Informação Inconsistente e o fator 3 (10 itens) inclui dificuldades relativas à Prontidão. Os resultados confirmaram a estrutura fatorial e indicaram boa confiabilidade geral do instrumento CDDQ (alfa de Cronbach de 0,92). A análise fatorial dos eixos principais (PAF) e de consistência interna das dimensões do CDDQ34 indicou uma solução de três fatores (Prontidão ?=0,58; Falta de Informação ? = 0,92; Informações inconsistentes ? = 0,86). O fator 1, que se relaciona com falta de informação, passou a ser composto por 18 itens, o fator 2 que se relaciona com informação inconsistente por 9 itens, e o fator 3 Prontidão com 4 itens. A escala Prontidão mostrou-se com menor confiabilidade confirmando os achados da literatura internacional, e apresentando apenas 4 dos 10 itens propostos no original, desta forma deve ser melhor analisada para sua utilização no contexto brasileiro. Por fim, o CDDQ mostrou-se como um instrumento promissor na utilização com universitários, porém necessita de maiores adaptações de seus itens, principalmente na escala Prontidão. / Career decisions play a key role in the life of an individual and it is one of the most studied and worked construct in Vocational Psychology. However, the brazilian educational system at all levels, rarely supports students in their career education, development and decision. There is only a few initiatives in the higher education institutions that aim to intervene in issues and problems relating to the career development of students. Aiming to increase the knowledge about the career decision of brazilians college students and provide a tool for this purpose, this study had as objective, analyze the psychometric properties of the adaptation and validation of the Brazilian version of Career Decision Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ) authored by Gati et al. To achieve this objective the data were collected at two different moments, attended by 511 academics from public and private institutions, divided into two samples being the first one to semantic validation and the second one for the statistical validation. For semantic validation were made the translation, retranslation, item analysis and experimental testing. The results indicated that the instrument needs modifications in one of the items (item 30). For statistical validation, factor analyzes and reliability tests were performed in order to verify the structure of the instrument according to the career decision-making difficulties proposed by Gati, Krausz, and Osipow (1996). The original instrument has 34 items divided into three factors. The factor 1 (12 items) refers to difficulties related to lack of information, the factor 2 (12 items) includes difficulties associated with Inconsistent Information and factor 3 (10 items) includes difficulties related to readiness. The results confirmed partially the factor structure and indicated good reliability of the instrument CDDQ (? = 0.92). The principal axis factor analysis (PAF) and internal consistency of the dimensions of CDDQ34 indicate a three-factor solution (Readiness ? = 0.58, Lack of Information ? = 0.92, Inconsistent Information ? = 0.86). The factor that relates to a lack of information is now composed of 18 items, the factor inconsistent information by 9 items, and the factor Readiness by 4 items. The analyses showed that the factor readiness has lower reliability confirming the findings of international literature, and remaining only four items of the 10 proposed in the original, so should be better analyzed for their use. Finally, the CDDQ proved to be a promising tool to assess career decision making difficults of college students, but needs further adaptations of their items, especially on the scale Readiness.