La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo principal establecer la relación entre Inteligencia emocional y Satisfacción con la vida en un grupo de soldados en Lima entre 18 y 21 años, de ambos sexos. La muestra estuvo conformada por 254 soldados de ambos sexos, a quienes se les aplicó el inventario de Inteligencia Emocional y la escala de Satisfacción con la vida. Es no experimental de tipo correlacional y corresponde a un diseño transversal. Se encontró relación significativa entre la satisfacción con la vida y los componentes de inteligencia emocional, siendo más altas: adaptabilidad, intrapersonal, manejo de estrés y estado de ánimo general, lo que confirma la relevancia en la vida militar. En conclusión, la investigación plasma la importancia de la inteligencia emocional en la percepción de la actividad que llevan a cabo los soldados y en su grado de satisfacción con la vida. / The main objective of this research was to establish the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Satisfaction with life in a group of soldiers in Lima between 18 and 21 years old, of both sexes. The sample consisted of 254 soldiers of both sexes, to whom the Emotional Intelligence inventory and the Satisfaction with life scale were applied. It is non-experimental of a correlational type and corresponds to a cross-sectional design. A significant relationship was found between satisfaction with life and emotional intelligence components, being higher: adaptability, intrapersonal, stress management and general mood, which confirms the relevance in military life. In conclusion, the research reflects the importance of emotional intelligence in the perception of the activity carried out by soldiers and in their degree of satisfaction with life. / Tesis

Denna studie ämnar undersöka om det existerar ett samband mellan självskattad arbetsbelastning och välbefinnande. Ytterligare ämnar studien undersöka hur stort detta samband är och i vilken riktning sambandet är. Tidigare undersökningar visar att nästan alla svaranden ansåg att normen på arbetsplatsen var att ha en hög arbetsbelastning och att de inte vågade ta upp sina bekymmer kring arbetsbelastning och välbefinnande. Ytterligare visar forskning att en tredjedel av svaranden upplevde en mycket hög arbetsbelastning. Detta är därmed ett aktuellt problem. För att undersöka syftet har en enkätundersökning genomförts med 60 respondenter mellan åldrarna 20–64 (M=34.07; SD=11.48), varav alla hade ett arbete. Resultatet visar att det existerar ett signifikant samband mellan självskattad arbetsbelastning och välbefinnande. Sambandet indikerar att låga skattningar på välbefinnande är relaterat till höga skattningar på arbetsbelastning. Resultatet visar även att det existerar olika bakgrundsfaktorer som påverkar välbefinnandet, dessa faktorer är ålder och om den anställda är heltidsanställd eller deltidsanställd. Slutsatserna är att det existerar ett signifikant samband mellan självskattad arbetsbelastning och välbefinnande på en måttlig nivå. Ytterligare slutsatser är att välbefinnandet även påverkas av anställdas ålder och typ av anställning.

Yes / We aimed to co-produce and validate an accessible, evidence-based questionnaire measuring 'living well' with dementia that reflects the experience of people with mild-to-moderate dementia. Nine people with dementia formed a co-production group. An initial series of workshops generated the format of the questionnaire and a longlist of items. Preliminary testing with 53 IDEAL cohort participants yielded a shortlist of items. These were tested with 136 IDEAL cohort participants during a further round of data collection and assessed for reliability and validity. The co-production group contributed to decisions throughout and agreed the final version. An initial list of 230 items was reduced to 41 for initial testing, 12 for full testing, and 10 for the final version. The 10-item version had good internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and a single factor structure. Analyses showed significant large positive correlations with scores on measures of quality of life, well-being, and satisfaction with life, and expected patterns of association including a significant large negative association with depression scores and no association with cognitive test scores. The co-produced My Life Questionnaire is an accessible and valid measure of 'living well' with dementia suitable for use in a range of contexts. / This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council, National Institute for Health and Care Research (ES/L001853/2), and Alzheimer’s Society (348, AS-PR2-16-001).

The thesis deals with the topic of sleep and professional stress of teachers. The theoretical part provides information on workload, its sources and its possible consequences. From the long- term consequences of workload is paid attention to burnout syndrome, its symptoms and diagnostic possibilities. One part also reviews the results of burnout studies among teachers and attention is also paid to risk and protective factors. Furthermore, the theoretical part focuses on the topic of sleep, its physiological characteristics, the need and importance of sleep in human life and the consequences of insufficient sleep. It also provides information on selected sleep disorders. The last section of theoretical part summarizes studies of sleep in relation to stress and burnout, which is followed by the empirical part of the thesis. The aim of the empirical research is to investigate the quality of sleep among primary and secondary school teachers and to confirm relationships among sleep quality (PSQI), burnout syndrome (SMBM) and satisfaction with life (SWLS).

This thesis aimed to investigate predictors of body image which were irrational beliefs, socially-prescribed perfectionism, social comparison, physical activity level and satisfaction with life among university students. Participants were included of 790 undergraduate students from different departments of in a large state university and sample is selected according to convenience sampling method. Multidimensional Body Self Relations Scale, Irrational Beliefs Scale-Short, Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism Scale, Social Comparison Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale and demographic information form were used to collect the data. Multiple regression analysis was used to explain the hypothesized model of predictors of body image. Results indicated that irrational beliefs, social comparison, physical activity level and satisfaction with life predicted body image positively whereas the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism was positive but non-significant. In addition comparing the mean scores of scales by gender, total score of body image was higher in men than women. Findings of this study revealed that social comparison was playing a significant role in forming body image followed by spending little time vs. much time engaging with sportive activities, irrational beliefs, satisfaction with life and having little time vs. average time for physical activities. Results were discussed regarding to the relevant literature.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the differences in demographic variables (i.e., gender, age, mother&rsquo / s and father&rsquo / s education level, monthly income, and residence status) on the measures of the study (i.e., parenting styles, schema domains, personality dimensions, coping styles, perceived social support, and well-being) of the study. Secondly, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between these measures and to determine the associated factors of schema domains, personality dimensions, other psychological resources namely coping strategies and perceived social support, and lastly, psychological symptoms and life satisfaction. For these purposes, data was collected from 309 university students aging between 18-33 years old, from different cities in Turkey. The results revealed that schemas were closely related to perceived negative parenting / and besides their significant effects, it was found out that personality dimensions, coping strategies, and perceived social support had important role on psychological symptoms and life satisfaction. Especially having higher levels of neuroticism, insufficient usage of coping strategies, and lower levels of perceived social support, besides perceiving high levels of negative parenting, and having stronger schema structure in Disconnection/Rejection domain were associated with higher levels of psychological symptoms and lower levels of life satisfaction. These results indicated that psychological resources (i.e., personality, coping strategies, and perceived social support) have additional effects on well-being. Finally, implications of these results and limitations of the study were discussed in line with the literature and suggestions for future studies were mentioned.

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Vyresnio amžiaus žmonių gausėjimas aprėpia visus socialinės tikrovės lygius, keičia ne tik individo gyvenimo kelią, bet ir santykius tarp žmonių. Įvairūs tyrimai rodo, kad senėjimą tiesiogiai veikia socialiniai aspektai (šeima, išsilavinimas, visas gyvenimo stilius). Didėjantis vyresnio amžiaus žmonių sakičius, daro vyresnio amžiaus žmones įtakingesne visuomenės grupe. Šio darbo tikslas įvertinti vyresnio amžiaus žmonių optimizmo, pasitenkinimo gyvenimu skirtumus sociodemografinėse grupėse bei įvertinti optimizmo, pasitenkinimo gyvenimu sąsajas su socialiniu palaikymu ir psichosocialiniu prisitaikymu. Tyrime dalyvavo 148 tiriamieji 55-81 metų amžiaus (95 moterys, 53 vyrai), gyvenantys Ukmergės mieste ir rajone. Psichosocialiniam prisitaikymui nustatyti buvo sudarytas klausimynas ir išskirti penki psichosocialinio prisitaikymo faktoriai: socialinio aktyvumo, bendravimo su artimaisiais, požiūrio į jaunimą, požiūrio į vyresnius ir sveikatos. Socialinis palaikymas buvo nus-tatomas socialinio palaikymo klausimynu (The medical Outcomes Study social Support Servery; Sherbourne CD and Stewart Al. 1991). Optimizmas matuotas LOT-R klausimynu (Life Oriettion test-Revised). Pasitenkinimas gyvenimu matuotas pasitenkinimo gyvenimu skale (Diener, Satisfac-tion With Life Scale). Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad vyresnio amžiaus žmonių optimizmas priklauso nuo jų šeimyninės padėties, socialinis palaikymas priklauso nuo šeimyninės padėties, išsilavinimo bei... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The increase of the elderly involves all the levels of social reality, it changes not only the life route of any individual, but relationship among people as well. Different reseaches show that obsolescence is directly affected by social aspects (family, education, style of life). The increase of a number of the elderly makes this group of people more influential. in society. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the differences of the elderly‘s optimism and satisfaction with life in sociodemographic groups and to assess interface between optimism and satisfaction with life and social support and psychsociological adaptation. 148 people (95 women, 53 men) aged 55-81 living in Ukmerge and its reagion took part in the research. In order to establish the psychosociological adaptation a questionnaire was made and five factors of psychosociological adaptation were distinguished: social activity, communication with relatives, attitude towards the youth, , attitude towards the elderly and health. Social support was established with the help of the questionnaire for social support (The medical Outcomes Study social Support Servery; Sherbourne CD and Stewart Al. 1991). Optimism was estimated by the questionnaire of LOT-R (Life Oriettion test-Revised). Life satisfaction was assessed using the scale of satisfaction with life (Diener, Satisfaction With Life Scale). The results of the research showed that the optimism of the elderly depend on... [to full text]

The evidence base for Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is growing, but there is a lack of experimental validation among populations with acquired brain injuries (ABI). The purpose of this study was to investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of MBCT in fostering psychological recovery among adults with ABI. More specifically, this study was conducted to:(a) extend Finucane and Mercer’s (2006) study by applying MBCT to another population (i.e., adults with ABI); (b) corroborate the Bedard et al. (2008) finding of MBCT’s effectiveness in reducing depression in adults with TBI; (c) establish if empirical findings of the effectiveness of MBCT on depression and anxiety in the general population and in primary care patients with active symptoms of depression and anxiety extended to adults with ABI; and (d) explore the effect of MBCT treatment on measures of locus of control, satisfaction with life, self-awareness, and coping in adults with ABI. A mixed methods design was used and participants were recruited from two community-based brain injury programs. The final sample comprised 12 adults with mild, moderate, and severe injuries. Interview and self-report measures were administered pre- and post-treatment. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured focus groups following MBCT treatment. Depression, denial, and self-awareness among participants showed statistically significant improvements and participants’ demonstrated statistically significant increases in positive reframing and active coping. Focus group data confirmed MBCT as an acceptable and effective approach for adults with ABI, and also speak to implications for the use of MBCT in ABI populations specifically. The need for a larger replication study with a control group is discussed. / Graduate

There is a likelihood of stress in working students' struggles to manage work, family, studies, and personal life, yet little is known about differences in stress levels between male and female online students. Previous studies suggested that more men than women balanced work and family owing to women's asymmetrical family responsibilities. The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effects of gender on the relationships of work-life balance and work-study interface of working online students and their perceived stress and satisfaction with life. In this quantitative study, the theoretical framework included social role theory and spillover theory. A convenience sample of 80 working online students (aged 20-60+ years) participated in an online survey. Particpants completed a demographic survey, work-life balance scale, work-study interface scale, perceived stress scale, and satisfaction with life scale. Collected data were analyzed using regression analysis. The results indicated that in both work-life balance and work-study interface, working female online students had higher levels of perceived stress than males, and women had a lower level of satisfaction with life than men in work-study interface. Understanding spillover experiences and gender social roles of working online students in their work-life balance and work-study interface may lead to positive social change by providing useful information for policy makers to support online students. The study may also provide an understanding of the dynamic of the work-life-study balance for the students themselves.