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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9986309
title: The decision-making process in families of terminal ICU patients

description: Abstract The objective of this research is to investigate family members’ perceptions as to the end-of-life decision-making process in an ICU. The authors conducted a qualitative descriptive study in which they interviewed six family members of critically ill patients admitted to the ICU of a private hospital. Five categories of analysis emerged from the examination of the material. This study will discuss two of those categories: the decision-making process and the relationship with the medical staff. The results indicate that family members were satisfied with communication with the medical staff, an important aspect for the decision-making process. Within this context, the shared model, prioritization of palliative care and identification of futile treatments prevailed, aimed at ensuring the patient’s comfort and dignity at the end of life. The results also reveal the need for integration of palliative care in ICUs, particularly in end-of-life situations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9986309.v1
title: The decision-making process in families of terminal ICU patients

description: Abstract The objective of this research is to investigate family members’ perceptions as to the end-of-life decision-making process in an ICU. The authors conducted a qualitative descriptive study in which they interviewed six family members of critically ill patients admitted to the ICU of a private hospital. Five categories of analysis emerged from the examination of the material. This study will discuss two of those categories: the decision-making process and the relationship with the medical staff. The results indicate that family members were satisfied with communication with the medical staff, an important aspect for the decision-making process. Within this context, the shared model, prioritization of palliative care and identification of futile treatments prevailed, aimed at ensuring the patient’s comfort and dignity at the end of life. The results also reveal the need for integration of palliative care in ICUs, particularly in end-of-life situations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9986474
title: Learning and Transfer of Training: a Quasi-Experiment with Longitudinal Design

description: Abstract This paper aimed to evaluate learning in three trainings held at a Brazilian federal public organization. It is a longitudinal quasi-experiment with three waves, pre-test (before training - T1), post-test 1 (right after the end of the training - T2) and post-test 2 (around three months after the training - T3). Learning was assessed with situational tests, so results are based on performance rather than self-assessment. Results show that the experimental group obtained better scores in post-test 1 than it did in the pre-test and better scores than the control group did in post-test 2. There were no difference in the results obtained by the control group, comparing pre and post-test, and that there was no difference in tests according to previous experience and demographic data. Results indicate that learning occurred as a consequence of training and was not explained by other factors of the organizational environment or individuals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985805
title: Analysis of Needs and Processes: Social Skills Program for Unemployed People with Disabilities

description: Abstract This study evaluated indicators of needs and processes in a social skills program for unemployed people with physical disabilities. The needs assessment - measured via self-reporting instruments - indicated the importance of preparing participants for job interviews and improving some social skills related to work, which would serve as a basis for the definition of the program’s objectives. The skills developed in the program were as follows: civility, feedback, communication, empathy, offering help, citizenship, assertiveness, dealing with criticism, problem solving, job interview performance, and expressing positive feelings. For the process evaluation, the program’s sessions were filmed and analyzed using indicators such as task performance. This study showed the importance of planning a program that considers the characteristics of the participants and of continuously monitoring its application to ensure the suitability of the intervention and the achievement of its objectives.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985805.v1
title: Analysis of Needs and Processes: Social Skills Program for Unemployed People with Disabilities

description: Abstract This study evaluated indicators of needs and processes in a social skills program for unemployed people with physical disabilities. The needs assessment - measured via self-reporting instruments - indicated the importance of preparing participants for job interviews and improving some social skills related to work, which would serve as a basis for the definition of the program’s objectives. The skills developed in the program were as follows: civility, feedback, communication, empathy, offering help, citizenship, assertiveness, dealing with criticism, problem solving, job interview performance, and expressing positive feelings. For the process evaluation, the program’s sessions were filmed and analyzed using indicators such as task performance. This study showed the importance of planning a program that considers the characteristics of the participants and of continuously monitoring its application to ensure the suitability of the intervention and the achievement of its objectives.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9986567
title: Factor Structure of a Social-Emotional Screening Instrument for Preschool Children

description: Abstract Screening tools in health and education provide quick indicators that anticipate diagnostic evaluation and treatment. Faced with the socio-emotional competences of children, the Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE) was used in the population of children enrolled in public pre-schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro during 2011. The objective of this work was to investigate aspects of its validity and reliability. Data from 23,334 children (50.6% boys) being an average age of 5 years old (SD: 3 months) and enrolled in 625 pre-schools were analyzed. After an intensive data analysis, the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, the results were favorable to the multidimensional model with a social and emotional dimension: χ2 (463) = 46363.495, p &lt;0.001; RMSEA = 0.067; CFI = 0.918; TLI = 0.913. Reliability indicators were adequate. The results confirmed validity aspects of the ASQ:SE, thereby verifying its use for children aged 5 years old.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9986567.v1
title: Factor Structure of a Social-Emotional Screening Instrument for Preschool Children

description: Abstract Screening tools in health and education provide quick indicators that anticipate diagnostic evaluation and treatment. Faced with the socio-emotional competences of children, the Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE) was used in the population of children enrolled in public pre-schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro during 2011. The objective of this work was to investigate aspects of its validity and reliability. Data from 23,334 children (50.6% boys) being an average age of 5 years old (SD: 3 months) and enrolled in 625 pre-schools were analyzed. After an intensive data analysis, the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, the results were favorable to the multidimensional model with a social and emotional dimension: χ2 (463) = 46363.495, p &lt;0.001; RMSEA = 0.067; CFI = 0.918; TLI = 0.913. Reliability indicators were adequate. The results confirmed validity aspects of the ASQ:SE, thereby verifying its use for children aged 5 years old.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9986375
title: Psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-HIV Bref for quality of life assessment

description: Abstract Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-HIV Bref questionnaire in people with HIV / AIDS. Method: The questionnaire was applied to 226 people living with HIV/AIDS in the Northern part of the state of Minas Gerais. The psychometric properties were evaluated by construct validity, reliability analysis, and criteria validity. Results: The model with six domains had an acceptable adjustment (χ2 / gl = 1.77, p &lt;0.001, GFI = 0.85, CFI = 0.89, RMSEA = 0.058). The WHOQOL-HIV Bref showed statistically significant correlations among the six domains, satisfactory internal consistency and reproducibility. The instrument scores showed a significant correlation with the general quality of life score and the items that assess the self-perception of quality of life and health, a significant correlation with the overall result of depression, and statistically significant differences between subgroups of patients. Conclusions: The WHOQOL-HIV Bref was valid, reliable to measure the quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9986375.v1
title: Psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-HIV Bref for quality of life assessment

description: Abstract Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-HIV Bref questionnaire in people with HIV / AIDS. Method: The questionnaire was applied to 226 people living with HIV/AIDS in the Northern part of the state of Minas Gerais. The psychometric properties were evaluated by construct validity, reliability analysis, and criteria validity. Results: The model with six domains had an acceptable adjustment (χ2 / gl = 1.77, p &lt;0.001, GFI = 0.85, CFI = 0.89, RMSEA = 0.058). The WHOQOL-HIV Bref showed statistically significant correlations among the six domains, satisfactory internal consistency and reproducibility. The instrument scores showed a significant correlation with the general quality of life score and the items that assess the self-perception of quality of life and health, a significant correlation with the overall result of depression, and statistically significant differences between subgroups of patients. Conclusions: The WHOQOL-HIV Bref was valid, reliable to measure the quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985691
title: Dispositional Greed Scale: evidences of its internal structure and item parameters

description: Abstract This study aimed to investigate the evidences of internal structure of the Dispositional Greed Scale (DGS) and to check the parameters of its items. Participants included 338 individuals with a mean age of 26.5 years old (SD = 8.18), who answered the DGS and demographic questions. Results supported the one-factorial solution of the DGS (Ω = 0.75), and the Item Response Theory analysis demonstrated that the items of the DGS discriminate participants properly and require low to moderate levels of latent trait to be endorsed. Furthermore, only one item displayed differential item functioning by sex, with low impact on item characteristic curves at overall test. In conclusion, the DGS shows evidences of its psychometric adequacy for use in future studies that aim to measure greed in Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985691.v1
title: Dispositional Greed Scale: evidences of its internal structure and item parameters

description: Abstract This study aimed to investigate the evidences of internal structure of the Dispositional Greed Scale (DGS) and to check the parameters of its items. Participants included 338 individuals with a mean age of 26.5 years old (SD = 8.18), who answered the DGS and demographic questions. Results supported the one-factorial solution of the DGS (Ω = 0.75), and the Item Response Theory analysis demonstrated that the items of the DGS discriminate participants properly and require low to moderate levels of latent trait to be endorsed. Furthermore, only one item displayed differential item functioning by sex, with low impact on item characteristic curves at overall test. In conclusion, the DGS shows evidences of its psychometric adequacy for use in future studies that aim to measure greed in Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985880
title: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: Method Effect and Gender Invariance

description: Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the dimensionality of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), by testing the adjustment of eight factorial models: a one-factor and two-factor model and six single-factor models controlling for the method effect associated with the wording of negative and positive items, through the correlated traits-correlated uniqueness (CTCU) and correlated traits-correlated methods (CTCM) approaches. We also tested measurement invariance across gender. A total of 689 participants took part in the study, with ages between 18 and 70 years (M = 25.5; SD = 8.06), mainly females (77.1%), who answered the RSES and sociodemographic questions. The results showed that single-factor models controlling for the effect of negative items alone or positive and negative items together best fit the data. The results also indicated that the RSES is invariant across gender, presenting the same theoretical structure and psychological meaning for men and women.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985880.v1
title: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: Method Effect and Gender Invariance

description: Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the dimensionality of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), by testing the adjustment of eight factorial models: a one-factor and two-factor model and six single-factor models controlling for the method effect associated with the wording of negative and positive items, through the correlated traits-correlated uniqueness (CTCU) and correlated traits-correlated methods (CTCM) approaches. We also tested measurement invariance across gender. A total of 689 participants took part in the study, with ages between 18 and 70 years (M = 25.5; SD = 8.06), mainly females (77.1%), who answered the RSES and sociodemographic questions. The results showed that single-factor models controlling for the effect of negative items alone or positive and negative items together best fit the data. The results also indicated that the RSES is invariant across gender, presenting the same theoretical structure and psychological meaning for men and women.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985709
title: Multidimensional Measure of Leader-Member Exchange: Psychometric Properties of its Brazilian Version

description: Abstract This paper aimed to identify evidences of validity of the internal structure of the Brazilian version of the multidimensional Leader-Member Exchange scale (LMX-MDM), which was administered to 363 people. Exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis and correlation analysis with other constructs were performed. The scale presented nine items distributed in three low-order factors grouped into a higher-order LMX factor: Professional Respect (α = 0.93), Affect (α=0.92) and Loyalty (α=0.90), explaining 69.39% of the variance of the phenomenon. Adjustment indicators were satisfactory (χ 2 /g.l=2.20, GFI=0.97, CFI=0.99, RMSEA=0.06). LMX-MDM was positively associated to job satisfaction (r=0.11 to 0.76, p &lt;0.05) and managerial skills (r=0.60 to 0.80, p &lt;0.01), and negatively to turnover intention (r=-0.33 to -0.36, p &lt;0.01). These findings suggest that the LMX-MDM presents evidences of validity for use in measuring quality of the leader-member relationship, which is associated to other organizational phenomena.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985709.v1
title: Multidimensional Measure of Leader-Member Exchange: Psychometric Properties of its Brazilian Version

description: Abstract This paper aimed to identify evidences of validity of the internal structure of the Brazilian version of the multidimensional Leader-Member Exchange scale (LMX-MDM), which was administered to 363 people. Exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis and correlation analysis with other constructs were performed. The scale presented nine items distributed in three low-order factors grouped into a higher-order LMX factor: Professional Respect (α = 0.93), Affect (α=0.92) and Loyalty (α=0.90), explaining 69.39% of the variance of the phenomenon. Adjustment indicators were satisfactory (χ 2 /g.l=2.20, GFI=0.97, CFI=0.99, RMSEA=0.06). LMX-MDM was positively associated to job satisfaction (r=0.11 to 0.76, p &lt;0.05) and managerial skills (r=0.60 to 0.80, p &lt;0.01), and negatively to turnover intention (r=-0.33 to -0.36, p &lt;0.01). These findings suggest that the LMX-MDM presents evidences of validity for use in measuring quality of the leader-member relationship, which is associated to other organizational phenomena.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985853
title: Relationship between styles of thinking and creating well-being, perceived health and stress in older adults

description: Abstract The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between thinking and creating styles, well-being, perceived health, and stress in a sample of older adults. The sample was composed of 123 individuals (98 women and 25 men), aged from 60 to 90 years (M = 68.35, SD=7.4), who answered the Thinking and Creating Scales, Positive Mental Health Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Spearman’s ρ analyzes and a network of regularized partial correlations were used to investigate the relationships between the variables. We concluded that the styles that most positively related to the variables of health, well-being and stress are Nonconformist-transforming and Emotional-intuitive styles. The characteristics of such styles can be encouraged to act as positive factors for quality of life at maturity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9985853.v1
title: Relationship between styles of thinking and creating well-being, perceived health and stress in older adults

description: Abstract The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between thinking and creating styles, well-being, perceived health, and stress in a sample of older adults. The sample was composed of 123 individuals (98 women and 25 men), aged from 60 to 90 years (M = 68.35, SD=7.4), who answered the Thinking and Creating Scales, Positive Mental Health Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Spearman’s ρ analyzes and a network of regularized partial correlations were used to investigate the relationships between the variables. We concluded that the styles that most positively related to the variables of health, well-being and stress are Nonconformist-transforming and Emotional-intuitive styles. The characteristics of such styles can be encouraged to act as positive factors for quality of life at maturity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11314577
title: Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies and verbal reasoning: Possible Relationships

description: Abstract This article aimed to analyze the level of reading comprehension in elementary school students; to verify differences between school years for the Cloze test; investigate possible relationships between reading comprehension, learning strategies and verbal reasoning, and verifying whether verbal reasoning can predict the other variables. The participants were 470 students from grades 2 to 9 from the public network of a city in the north of Paraná, who answered the Cloze test and the Assessment Scale of Learning Strategies. Of the total sample, 45 students were selected to respond to the Wechsler Scale Verbal Scale of Abbreviated Intelligence. The sample presented a level of independent reading comprehension, and significant differences were found among students of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years in comparison to the other school years. Statistically significant and positive correlations were obtained between the constructs, and the verbal reasoning showed to predict the other variables.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11314577.v1
title: Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies and verbal reasoning: Possible Relationships

description: Abstract This article aimed to analyze the level of reading comprehension in elementary school students; to verify differences between school years for the Cloze test; investigate possible relationships between reading comprehension, learning strategies and verbal reasoning, and verifying whether verbal reasoning can predict the other variables. The participants were 470 students from grades 2 to 9 from the public network of a city in the north of Paraná, who answered the Cloze test and the Assessment Scale of Learning Strategies. Of the total sample, 45 students were selected to respond to the Wechsler Scale Verbal Scale of Abbreviated Intelligence. The sample presented a level of independent reading comprehension, and significant differences were found among students of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years in comparison to the other school years. Statistically significant and positive correlations were obtained between the constructs, and the verbal reasoning showed to predict the other variables.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11314427
title: Relations Between Family Support and Character Strengths in Adolescents

description: Abstract This study aimed to verify whether family support has an impact on the development of character strengths in adolescents. For this purpose, we analyzed data from 304 elementary and high school students, with ages ranging from 13 and 20, of both sexes. The results indicated that the character strengths with greater predictive power over the three factors of the Perception of Family Support Inventory (Inventário de Percepção do Suporte Familiar -IPSF) were gratitude, vitality and creativity. In addition, it was observed that some strengths were more present in the regression analyses, in two of the three factors of the IPSF, namely: love, wisdom, love of learning, creativity and modesty. It is believed that if the family is capable to offer an environment that provides room for the development of character strengths in adolescents, these positive characteristics may be experienced more frequently and in other situations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11314427.v1
title: Relations Between Family Support and Character Strengths in Adolescents

description: Abstract This study aimed to verify whether family support has an impact on the development of character strengths in adolescents. For this purpose, we analyzed data from 304 elementary and high school students, with ages ranging from 13 and 20, of both sexes. The results indicated that the character strengths with greater predictive power over the three factors of the Perception of Family Support Inventory (Inventário de Percepção do Suporte Familiar -IPSF) were gratitude, vitality and creativity. In addition, it was observed that some strengths were more present in the regression analyses, in two of the three factors of the IPSF, namely: love, wisdom, love of learning, creativity and modesty. It is believed that if the family is capable to offer an environment that provides room for the development of character strengths in adolescents, these positive characteristics may be experienced more frequently and in other situations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313005
title: Private Self-consciousness, Self-reflection, Insight and Alcohol Consumption Among Young People and Adults

description: Abstract Private self-consciousness is a relevant metacognitive capacity in the self-regulation process, with possible implications in alcohol consumption. This research verified the influence of self-reflection and insight, dimensions of private self-consciousness, on drinking behavior. A total of 523 Brazilians, aged from 20 to 39 years old, participated in a survey by answering the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale and the AUDIT test. The results showed that women have higher levels of self-reflection, whereas men have higher levels of insight. With regard to alcohol consumption, young people drink at higher risk levels than adults. Self-reflection and insight were negatively correlated with alcohol consumption. Age and gender differences in the intensity of the correlation between variables and the influence of environmental factors on the regulation of drinking behavior are discussed.