A survey was done in order to identify the predictors that contribute to satisfaction with qowl. A positive correlation was found between satisfaction with facets of work life and overall satisfaction with qowl. No significant difference was found between overall satisfaction and the mean of the satisfaction with the facets of work life. Organisational climate seemed to have the greatest influence. Significant predictors are identification with the organisation, participation, communication, resource management, work group functioning, reward system, health and safety aspects, job security and the rate of pay. Significant differences were found between rank, occupational, race and age groups. When need non-fulfilment scales are added to facets of work life measures, increase in the prediction of overall satisfaction is significant. The need to do work that supports moral values contributed most significantly to overall satisfaction. The most frequent preference was for financial security, followed by recognition, relationships and for achievement. / Psychology / M.A.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:08:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_everton_calado.pdf: 1245040 bytes, checksum: f1b176f7ece749c7ff2460c71f70682e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-17 / Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Alagoas / This research aims to reflect on the expression of the psychic life of the subject affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), understood the experience of his "body silenced." By this term to designate that peculiar condition of the subject, with the advancement of the disease, tends to lose as much as the articulation of speech movements, with a severeimpairment in their ability to communicate. We want to understand the psychic expression of this subject from the interaction of caregivers, family members and health professionals in contact with this guy at an advanced stage. The method of clinical-qualitative research (Turato, 2005), whose relevance to human health research is to seek to interpret psychological and sociocultural meanings brought by individuals affected by disease as well as the caregivers, families and professionals. The number of participants was determined by the criterion of saturation (Minayo, 1994), in which the researcher closed the group when a number of interviews already reaches the level of expected information. Free collect testimonies of eight participants, four health professionals with experience in caring for ALS patients: a neurologist and a psychologist, a therapist and a physiotherapist, and four caregivers and / or relatives of people affected by ALS: a daughter of patient, a hired caregiver, wife and widow of a patient. Participants were questioned from both aspects of their interaction with the subject affected by ALS, first, ask how, when living with the subject could perceive, interpret and understand their vicissitudes. Then we question what resources used to establish an intersubjective communication between the health professional, family or carer and the individual affected by ALS. Finally, we consider that the expressionunderstanding of the subject's psychic life with ALS encompasses a gradient ranging from the pragmatic elements relational positions by caregivers whose complement has the effect of the seizure of the subjective contents of the patients / Esta pesquisa tem por objeto refletir sobre a expressão da vida psíquica do sujeito acometido pela Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA), compreendida na vivência do seu corpo silenciado . Por esse termo designamos a peculiar condição do sujeito que, com o avanço da doença, tende a perder tanto a articulação da fala quanto dos movimentos, com um grave prejuízo em sua capacidade de se comunicar. Pretendemos compreender a expressão psíquica de tal sujeito a partir da interação dos cuidadores, familiares e profissionais de saúde no convívio com esse sujeito na fase avançada da doença. Utilizamos o método clínicoqualitativo de investigação (Turato, 2005), cuja pertinência à pesquisa humana em saúde está em buscar interpretar significados psicológicos e socioculturais trazidos por sujeitos afetados por doença, bem como dos cuidadores, familiares e profissionais. O número de participantes foi determinado pelo critério de saturação (Minayo, 1994), em que o pesquisador fecha o grupo quando determinado número de entrevistas já alcança o nível de informações esperadas. Coletamos depoimentos livres de oito participantes, sendo quatro profissionais de saúde com experiência no atendimento a casos de ELA: um neurologista, uma psicóloga, uma fonoaudióloga e uma fisioterapeuta, e quatro cuidadores e/ou familiares de pessoas acometidas pela ELA: uma filha de paciente, uma cuidadora contratada, uma esposa e uma viúva de paciente. Os participantes foram questionados a partir de dois aspectos de sua interação com o sujeito acometido pela ELA; em primeiro lugar, perguntamos de que modo, no convívio com o sujeito, conseguiam captar, interpretar e compreender suas vicissitudes. Em seguida, questionamos quais os recursos utilizados para o estabelecimento de uma comunicação intersubjetiva entre este profissional de saúde, familiar ou cuidador e o sujeito acometido pela ELA. Consideramos, finalmente, que a expressão-compreensão de vida psíquica do sujeito com ELA abrange uma gradação que vai desde elementos pragmáticos a posições relacionais por parte cuidadores, cuja complementaridade tem por efeito a apreensão dos conteúdos subjetivos dos pacientes

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Background: Research has repeatedly shown that individuals with severe mental illness desire interpersonal and romantic relationships and that social support (including spousal relationships) is beneficial. In addition, social deficits in mental disorders can often get in the way of developing fulfilling relationships. However, there is little currently available to help clinicians and researchers assess romantic relationship functioning in those with mental illness. The aim of this pilot study was to examine reliability and validity of a new measure of functioning in romantic relationships, the Romantic Relationship Functioning Scale (RRFS). Method: The RRFS was constructed based on theory proposed by Redmond, Larkin, and Harrop (2010). In an analog study, we tested the measure in a sample of college students (N=387), examining reliability, stability over time, factor structure, and relationships with measures of psychopathology and related measures of social functioning to assess convergent validity. Results: The RRFS exhibited a hierarchical four-factor structure, supporting the use of a total score. Although subscales were supported in the factor analysis, other psychometric evidence was weaker, and the use of a total score is advocated. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were acceptable for the total scale (>.8). The RRFS had moderate to large correlations in the expected direction with all psychopathology measures. In predictive models, overall mental health, social functioning, and fewer interpersonal difficulties predicted higher romantic relationship functioning. Conclusions: The RRFS total score shows preliminary evidence of reliability and validity. The RRFS has potential to be of use in treatment centers for undergraduates and for individuals with diagnosed mental disorders. Future research should further investigate the RRFS subscales and the measure’s performance in clinical samples.