The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF) (Keyes, 2006a) in an African context. This 14-item self-report questionnaire that measures mental health was developed in a Western individualistic context, which differs from the more collectivistic African cultural context in South Africa. The MHC-SF consists of three subscales, namely Emotional well-being, Social well-being and Psychological/personal well-being. Participants (N^IOSO) from urban (n=451) and rural (n=599) settlements completed the MHC-SF and other measures indicating positive and negative facets of psychosocial functioning in a one-shot cross-sectional survey design with the aid of 16 trained fieldworkers. Scales included to determine concurrent/criterion-related validity were the Affectometer 2 (short version) (AFM) (Kammann & Flett, 1983), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985), the Community Collective Efficacy Scale (revised) (CCES) (Carrol, Rosson & Zhou, 2005), the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1993), the New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSE) (Chen, Gully & Eden, 2000), the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-29) (Antonovsky, 1987,1993) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) (Goldberg & Hillier, 1979). Results indicated a Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of 0,75 for the total MHC-SF and acceptable inter-item and item-total correlations for the items. Item 4 had an eta-squared value indicating a large effect size, and thus had a negative impact on reliability. Mean inter-item correlations ranged between 0,19 and 0,30 and item-total correlations between 0,13 and 0,51. Concurrent/criterion-related validity was satisfactory. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded three factors. A three-factor model, omitting item 4, had the best fit in structural equation modelling. Six percent of the participants were languishing, Psychosocial well-being in an African context 73%) were moderately mentally healthy and 21%> were flourishing. More participants from the urban settlement flourish than from the rural settlement. It was concluded that the MHC-SF is reliable and valid for further use in research in an African context. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Objectives. This studyaimed to assess quality of life in first-onset stroke survivors, and to determine how stroke associates with social and demographic factors, peculiarities of lifestyle, and chronic non-infectious diseases.Material and methods.As part of the European Register of Stroke study, we recruited 508 stroke survivors aged 25–84 years (case group) in Kaunas city Lithuania, and randomly selected 508 age-and sex-matched residents from the city’s stroke-free population (controls). All participants completed the Short Form 12 Health Survey questionnaire. We analyzed participants’ physical and mental quality of life regarding social and demographic factors, lifestyle, chronic non-infectious disease morbidity, and the use of medications. Results. Quality of life among stroke survivors was poorer compared to controls in both the physical (Me=32.8/47.0, p&lt;0.001) and mental (Me=55.9/60.5, p&lt;0.001) health domains. Stroke survivors and controls with arterial hypertension reported poorer physical health, compared to subjects without hypertension (p&lt;0.05 vs. p&lt;0.001, respectively). Additionally, physical quality of life among survivors with atrial fibrillation was poorer compared to subjects without this disorder (p&lt;0.001). Employed stroke survivors reported better physical health (Me=38.9, p&lt;0.001) compared to unemployed survivors (Me=31.5), and we observed a similar pattern among controls (Me=50.8/38.9, p=0.005). Survivors and controls who used alcohol reported better physicalhealth (p&lt;0.001). Notably,both controls (p&lt;0.05) and stroke survivors (p&lt;0.01) reported better health if they did not live alone. During the period from the 3rd up to the 12th month after stroke, average physical and mental quality of life increased significantly among survivors (5.1±0.4 points, p=0.001 vs. 1.4±0.3 points, p=0.001, respectively). Conclusions. Previous stroke impaired both physical and mental quality of life in survivors. This study revealed that chronic non-infectious diseases experiencedprior to stroke significantly influence quality of life.Survivors with arterial hypertension, atrial fibrillation, or diabetes mellitus rated their physical quality of life lower than those who did not have these illnesses. Interestingly, only controls with atrial fibrillation reported decreased quality of life. Both physical and mental health improved12 months after stroke compared to quality of life 3 months after stroke / <p>ISBN 978-91-86739-79-9</p>

The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF) (Keyes, 2006a) in an African context. This 14-item self-report questionnaire that measures mental health was developed in a Western individualistic context, which differs from the more collectivistic African cultural context in South Africa. The MHC-SF consists of three subscales, namely Emotional well-being, Social well-being and Psychological/personal well-being. Participants (N^IOSO) from urban (n=451) and rural (n=599) settlements completed the MHC-SF and other measures indicating positive and negative facets of psychosocial functioning in a one-shot cross-sectional survey design with the aid of 16 trained fieldworkers. Scales included to determine concurrent/criterion-related validity were the Affectometer 2 (short version) (AFM) (Kammann & Flett, 1983), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985), the Community Collective Efficacy Scale (revised) (CCES) (Carrol, Rosson & Zhou, 2005), the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1993), the New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSE) (Chen, Gully & Eden, 2000), the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-29) (Antonovsky, 1987,1993) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) (Goldberg & Hillier, 1979). Results indicated a Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of 0,75 for the total MHC-SF and acceptable inter-item and item-total correlations for the items. Item 4 had an eta-squared value indicating a large effect size, and thus had a negative impact on reliability. Mean inter-item correlations ranged between 0,19 and 0,30 and item-total correlations between 0,13 and 0,51. Concurrent/criterion-related validity was satisfactory. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded three factors. A three-factor model, omitting item 4, had the best fit in structural equation modelling. Six percent of the participants were languishing, Psychosocial well-being in an African context 73%) were moderately mentally healthy and 21%> were flourishing. More participants from the urban settlement flourish than from the rural settlement. It was concluded that the MHC-SF is reliable and valid for further use in research in an African context. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

A crescente importância da QV enquanto desfecho em saúde fez o grupo WHOQOL, da OMS, elaborar medidas de avaliação de QV para utilização internacional. Com a necessidade de instrumentos menores que demandassem pouco tempo para o preenchimento, foi desenvolvido o EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, originado dos itens do WHOQOL- BREF. Objetivos: Testar as propriedades psicométricas do EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM em uma amostra brasileira. Métodos: A amostra foi constituída de 325 indivíduos. Eles foram divididos em dois grupos, 151 indivíduos constituiram o grupo dos doentes do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, RS, e 174 o grupo dos saudáveis. Para a avaliação das propriedades psicométricas do índice EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, foram realizadas algumas análises. A Consistência Interna, foi avaliada usando o Alpha de Cronbach. A validade discriminante foi avaliada comparando o grupo de doentes e saudáveis e também o de deprimidos e não-deprimidos. A análise da validade convergente ocorreu através da correlação do EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM com diferentes medidas de QV já validadas e reconhecidas, o SF-36 e o WHOQOL-BREF. A análise fatorial foi avaliada usando o modelo de equação estrutural (SEM). Avaliou-se a unidimensionalidade usando as propriedades do modelo de Rasch. Resultados: A consistência interna avaliada pelo Alpha de Cronbach (com valor de 0,81) monstrou-se boa. O índice EURO-HIS–QOL 8-ITEM também mostrou boa capacidade discriminativa entre os grupos de doentes e saudáveis (média1=3,32; DP1=0,70; média2=3,77; DP2=0,63 t =6,12, p < 0,001) e também entre os grupos de deprimidos e não deprimidos (média3=3,14; DP3=0,69; média4=3,72; DP4=0,61 t = 7,25 p <0,001). O instrumento demonstrou boa validade convergente, através de correlações significativas (p < 0,001) entre o EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM e todos os domínidos do WHOQOL- BREF (QV Geral r = 0,47; Saúde Geral r= 0,54; Físico r = 0,69; Psicológico r = 0,62; Relações Sociais r = 0,55; Meio Ambiente r = 0,55) e entre o EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM e os domínios do SF-36 (QV Geral r = 0,36; Capacidade Funcional r =0,49; Limitação Física r = 0,45; Dor r = 0,43; Saúde Geral r = 0,52; Vitalidade r = 0,21; Aspectos Sociais r = 0,45; Aspectos Emocionais r = 0,38 e Saúde Mental r = 0,17), com exceção do domínio social (p = 0,38). Na análise de Rasch, as medidas de ajuste geral do modelo apresentaram adequado desempenho estatístico e foi considerado um bom ajuste logo na primeira avaliação (Ajuste de resíduo Interação Item pessoa: M= 0,01 e DP= 1,51; ajuste de resíduo de pessoa: M = -0,38 e DP= 1,19 e Item traço: Item total X²=69,60 p=0,00. Personal Separation Index = 0,82), ou seja, os resíduos foram aceitáveis, não foi preciso excluir itens. O EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, apresentou bom ajuste aos dados na análise fatorial confirmatória (X²= 18,46; DF= 15; CFI= 0,99; RMSEA= 0,03; GFI = 0,99; RMR=0,03; P = p,24). Conclusão: O EURHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, validado em amostras europeias apresentou adequadas propriedades psicométricas neste estudo, mostrando-se uma medida confiável de QV para ser usada em amostras brasileiras. / In the 70s, quality of life began to be considered a health outcome. With the growing importance of this assessment in different areas of medicine, there were no instruments developed in the cross-cultural perspective for international use. In this context, quality of life assessement outcome measures were developed by the WHOQOL group from WHO. With the need of shorter instruments which demanded less time to be filled in, the EUROHIS-QOL 8 ITEM was developed, originated from WHOQOL-BREF items. Objectives: Test the psychometric properties of EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM in a Brazilian sample. Methods: The sample consisted of 325 individuals. They were divided in to two groups, 151 subjects constituted the group of patients from the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, RS, and 174 subjects the group of healthy controls. Some analyses were performed for the assessment of the psychometric properties of EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM index. Internal consistency was measured by using Cronbach’s alpha. Discriminant validity was assessed by comparing the group of patients and healthy controls and also the depressed and nondepressed. Analysis of convergent validity was through the correlation of EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM with different quality of life measures already validated and recognized as the SF-36 and WHOQO-BREF. Factor analysis was assessed using structural equation model (SEM). Unidimensionality was assessed using the properties of the Rasch model. Results: The Cronbach's alpha showed good internal consistency (with a value of 0.81). The measure also showed good discriminative ability between the groups of patients and healthy controls (mean1=3.32; SD1=0.70; mean2=3.77; SD2=0.63 t =6.12, p = 0,00) and between the depressed and nondepressed groups (mean3=3.14; SD3=0.69; mean4=3.72; SD4=0.61 t = 7.25 p =0.00). The instrument showed good convergent validity through significant correlations ( p < 0.001 ) between the EUROHIS–QOL 8-ITEM and all domains of WHOQOL-BREF (QV Overall r = 0.47; General Health r= 0.54; Physical Health r = 0.69; Psychological Health r = 0.62; Social Relationship r = 0.55; Meio Environment r = 0.55) and between EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM and the domains of the SF-36 (QV Overall r = 0.36; Functioning Physical r =0.49; Role Physical r = 0.45; Bodily Pain r = 0.43; General Health r = 0.52; Vitality r = 0.21; Social Functioning r = 0.45; Role Emotional r = 0.38 and Mental Health r = 0.17) , except for the social domain ( p = 0.38). In the Rasch analysis, general fit measures of the model had adequate statistical performance and were considered a good fit at the first assessment (residual fit Item-person Interaction: M = 0.01, SD = 1.51; person residual fit: M = -0.38, SD = 1.19 and Item-trait: Total Item X² = 69.60 p = 0.00. Personal Separation Index = 0.82), that is, the residuals were acceptable, it was not necessary to exclude items. The EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM showed a good fit to the data in the confirmatory factor analysis (X² = 18.46, DF = 15; CFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.03; GFI = 0.99; RMR = 0.03; P = 24). Conclusion: EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, validated in European samples, showed adequate psychometric properties in this study showing to be a reliable quality of life measure to be used in Brazilian samples.

A crescente importância da QV enquanto desfecho em saúde fez o grupo WHOQOL, da OMS, elaborar medidas de avaliação de QV para utilização internacional. Com a necessidade de instrumentos menores que demandassem pouco tempo para o preenchimento, foi desenvolvido o EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, originado dos itens do WHOQOL- BREF. Objetivos: Testar as propriedades psicométricas do EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM em uma amostra brasileira. Métodos: A amostra foi constituída de 325 indivíduos. Eles foram divididos em dois grupos, 151 indivíduos constituiram o grupo dos doentes do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, RS, e 174 o grupo dos saudáveis. Para a avaliação das propriedades psicométricas do índice EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, foram realizadas algumas análises. A Consistência Interna, foi avaliada usando o Alpha de Cronbach. A validade discriminante foi avaliada comparando o grupo de doentes e saudáveis e também o de deprimidos e não-deprimidos. A análise da validade convergente ocorreu através da correlação do EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM com diferentes medidas de QV já validadas e reconhecidas, o SF-36 e o WHOQOL-BREF. A análise fatorial foi avaliada usando o modelo de equação estrutural (SEM). Avaliou-se a unidimensionalidade usando as propriedades do modelo de Rasch. Resultados: A consistência interna avaliada pelo Alpha de Cronbach (com valor de 0,81) monstrou-se boa. O índice EURO-HIS–QOL 8-ITEM também mostrou boa capacidade discriminativa entre os grupos de doentes e saudáveis (média1=3,32; DP1=0,70; média2=3,77; DP2=0,63 t =6,12, p < 0,001) e também entre os grupos de deprimidos e não deprimidos (média3=3,14; DP3=0,69; média4=3,72; DP4=0,61 t = 7,25 p <0,001). O instrumento demonstrou boa validade convergente, através de correlações significativas (p < 0,001) entre o EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM e todos os domínidos do WHOQOL- BREF (QV Geral r = 0,47; Saúde Geral r= 0,54; Físico r = 0,69; Psicológico r = 0,62; Relações Sociais r = 0,55; Meio Ambiente r = 0,55) e entre o EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM e os domínios do SF-36 (QV Geral r = 0,36; Capacidade Funcional r =0,49; Limitação Física r = 0,45; Dor r = 0,43; Saúde Geral r = 0,52; Vitalidade r = 0,21; Aspectos Sociais r = 0,45; Aspectos Emocionais r = 0,38 e Saúde Mental r = 0,17), com exceção do domínio social (p = 0,38). Na análise de Rasch, as medidas de ajuste geral do modelo apresentaram adequado desempenho estatístico e foi considerado um bom ajuste logo na primeira avaliação (Ajuste de resíduo Interação Item pessoa: M= 0,01 e DP= 1,51; ajuste de resíduo de pessoa: M = -0,38 e DP= 1,19 e Item traço: Item total X²=69,60 p=0,00. Personal Separation Index = 0,82), ou seja, os resíduos foram aceitáveis, não foi preciso excluir itens. O EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, apresentou bom ajuste aos dados na análise fatorial confirmatória (X²= 18,46; DF= 15; CFI= 0,99; RMSEA= 0,03; GFI = 0,99; RMR=0,03; P = p,24). Conclusão: O EURHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, validado em amostras europeias apresentou adequadas propriedades psicométricas neste estudo, mostrando-se uma medida confiável de QV para ser usada em amostras brasileiras. / In the 70s, quality of life began to be considered a health outcome. With the growing importance of this assessment in different areas of medicine, there were no instruments developed in the cross-cultural perspective for international use. In this context, quality of life assessement outcome measures were developed by the WHOQOL group from WHO. With the need of shorter instruments which demanded less time to be filled in, the EUROHIS-QOL 8 ITEM was developed, originated from WHOQOL-BREF items. Objectives: Test the psychometric properties of EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM in a Brazilian sample. Methods: The sample consisted of 325 individuals. They were divided in to two groups, 151 subjects constituted the group of patients from the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, RS, and 174 subjects the group of healthy controls. Some analyses were performed for the assessment of the psychometric properties of EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM index. Internal consistency was measured by using Cronbach’s alpha. Discriminant validity was assessed by comparing the group of patients and healthy controls and also the depressed and nondepressed. Analysis of convergent validity was through the correlation of EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM with different quality of life measures already validated and recognized as the SF-36 and WHOQO-BREF. Factor analysis was assessed using structural equation model (SEM). Unidimensionality was assessed using the properties of the Rasch model. Results: The Cronbach's alpha showed good internal consistency (with a value of 0.81). The measure also showed good discriminative ability between the groups of patients and healthy controls (mean1=3.32; SD1=0.70; mean2=3.77; SD2=0.63 t =6.12, p = 0,00) and between the depressed and nondepressed groups (mean3=3.14; SD3=0.69; mean4=3.72; SD4=0.61 t = 7.25 p =0.00). The instrument showed good convergent validity through significant correlations ( p < 0.001 ) between the EUROHIS–QOL 8-ITEM and all domains of WHOQOL-BREF (QV Overall r = 0.47; General Health r= 0.54; Physical Health r = 0.69; Psychological Health r = 0.62; Social Relationship r = 0.55; Meio Environment r = 0.55) and between EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM and the domains of the SF-36 (QV Overall r = 0.36; Functioning Physical r =0.49; Role Physical r = 0.45; Bodily Pain r = 0.43; General Health r = 0.52; Vitality r = 0.21; Social Functioning r = 0.45; Role Emotional r = 0.38 and Mental Health r = 0.17) , except for the social domain ( p = 0.38). In the Rasch analysis, general fit measures of the model had adequate statistical performance and were considered a good fit at the first assessment (residual fit Item-person Interaction: M = 0.01, SD = 1.51; person residual fit: M = -0.38, SD = 1.19 and Item-trait: Total Item X² = 69.60 p = 0.00. Personal Separation Index = 0.82), that is, the residuals were acceptable, it was not necessary to exclude items. The EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM showed a good fit to the data in the confirmatory factor analysis (X² = 18.46, DF = 15; CFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.03; GFI = 0.99; RMR = 0.03; P = 24). Conclusion: EUROHIS-QOL 8-ITEM, validated in European samples, showed adequate psychometric properties in this study showing to be a reliable quality of life measure to be used in Brazilian samples.

The problem of this study was to determine if juvenile delinquents who commit auto theft without an accomplice differ significantly in certain characteristics from those who commit such thefts with one of more confederates. The characteristics investigated were: (1) scores made on individual scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and (2) intellectual ability as measured by the California Short-Form Test of Mental Maturity. Furthermore, the same characteristics were examined to determine if a significant difference existed between each of the groups of juvenile delinquents and a group of juveniles who did not have a record of delinquency and attended Sunday School classes regularly.

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The 2 goals of the present investigation were to 1) examine the reliability of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire: Short Form (CBQ) in a sample of 4-7 year-old children from the Ukraine and 2) compare those children’s temperament profiles to a) one another when the form was administered in 2 different languages and b) their American counterparts from the CBQ standardization sample. Three waves of data were collected from the parents of 167 children residing in Kiev, Ukraine. Internal reliability analyses showed good internal consistency of the instrument. Comparative analyses conducted both within and between cultures showed similarities and differences across the 15 CBQ dimensions. The observed differences were in the predicted directions: Ukrainian children were rated higher than American children on dimensions reflecting negative affectivity. However, the language of the instrument was a mitigating factor. This finding supports the possibility that parental ethnotheories are embedded in specific languages.

Tiktok is a social media platform that is one of the world's most popular mobile applications. Previous research suggests that consuming short form content on Tiktok can affect users' health and has shown that social media use can be addictive and have negative health consequences for users. Using a systematic research review with Maslow's hierarchy of needs as a theoretical framework, we examine what previous research has identified regarding the consequences on the user's health from short form content through TikTok use. Through a thematic analysis, we have found six main themes that we put in relation to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The results show that the effects on the user's health are mostly negative. Examples of negative effects on the user's health are excessive, problematic or addictive use, which in turn leads to depression, anxiety, stress, impaired sleep quality and negative effects on the user's learning processes. We were also able to identify positive effects on the user's health, such as reduced stress and anxiety, a sense of community and belonging, and a more fulfilling social life. Based on our findings, we can conclude that TikTok usually does not have negative effects from short term use, but that excessive, problematic and addictive use often leads to negative consequences on the user's health.

The work ethic construct has seen increased research attention in recent years and has been applied to a host of different settings. In this study, the work ethic of correctional officers (COs) was examined. Compared with other occupational samples, COs generally endorsed higher levels of work ethic across several of the dimensions. Also, we found that the measurement properties of the Multidimensional Work Ethic Scale–Short Form (MWEP-SF) were comparable to those presented in previous studies. Implications for future research and the relevance of work ethic in a corrections context are discussed. In addition, study limitations and future directions are addressed.