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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005877.v1
title: Attrition Rates in a Brazilian Longitudinal Survey on Positive Psychology: Empirical and Methodological Considerations

description: This study evaluates how sociodemographic and psychological variables influence the intention in participating in future waves of a positive psychology longitudinal research. Participants were 2551 Brazilian subjects (63% female), ranging in age from 18 to 82 from 21 different States of Brazil, which responded to the first wave of the research. Several constructs of the positive psychology area were assessed. From the total, 37.7% of the participants did not accept to participate in the next waves of the study. Women were more prone to acceptting to participate when compared to men. The women who accepted presented higher levels in all "positive" psychological variables measured, and lower levels in all "negative" variables when compared to those who did not accept. For men, in turn, only pessimism influenced the intention in participating in the future waves of the study. Implications for longitudinal researches in Positive Psychology are discussed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005877
title: Attrition Rates in a Brazilian Longitudinal Survey on Positive Psychology: Empirical and Methodological Considerations

description: This study evaluates how sociodemographic and psychological variables influence the intention in participating in future waves of a positive psychology longitudinal research. Participants were 2551 Brazilian subjects (63% female), ranging in age from 18 to 82 from 21 different States of Brazil, which responded to the first wave of the research. Several constructs of the positive psychology area were assessed. From the total, 37.7% of the participants did not accept to participate in the next waves of the study. Women were more prone to acceptting to participate when compared to men. The women who accepted presented higher levels in all "positive" psychological variables measured, and lower levels in all "negative" variables when compared to those who did not accept. For men, in turn, only pessimism influenced the intention in participating in the future waves of the study. Implications for longitudinal researches in Positive Psychology are discussed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005878
title: Internal Structure of the Characters Strengths Scale in Brazil

description: The investigation of strengths and virtues is in the spotlight in the field of Positive Psychology because evidence suggests that strengths can help people to cope with adversities. This study aims to evaluate the internal structure of the Characters Strengths Scale (CSS), a test based on Values in Action model, through rigorous factor retention methods. Participants were 426 Brazilian undergraduate students with age between 18 and 57 years (M = 23.29, SD = 6.67). Factor analysis indicated one factor, which explained 32% of variance, as the most appropriate solution for the 24 strengths. Unidimensionality was suggested by different factor retention methods, what does not corroborate previous international findings and indicate the necessity of additional studies with this scale in different Brazilian populations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005878.v1
title: Internal Structure of the Characters Strengths Scale in Brazil

description: The investigation of strengths and virtues is in the spotlight in the field of Positive Psychology because evidence suggests that strengths can help people to cope with adversities. This study aims to evaluate the internal structure of the Characters Strengths Scale (CSS), a test based on Values in Action model, through rigorous factor retention methods. Participants were 426 Brazilian undergraduate students with age between 18 and 57 years (M = 23.29, SD = 6.67). Factor analysis indicated one factor, which explained 32% of variance, as the most appropriate solution for the 24 strengths. Unidimensionality was suggested by different factor retention methods, what does not corroborate previous international findings and indicate the necessity of additional studies with this scale in different Brazilian populations.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6603909
title: Dataset from: Sequence grammar underlying unfolding and phase separation of globular proteins

description: Dataset related to the figures from the paper "Sequence grammar underlying unfolding and phase separation of globular proteins". The raw mass spectrometry proteomics data have been deposited via the PRIDE partner repository to the ProteomeXchange Consortium under the dataset identifier PXD033716.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6603908
title: Dataset from: Sequence grammar underlying unfolding and phase separation of globular proteins

description: Dataset related to the figures from the paper "Sequence grammar underlying unfolding and phase separation of globular proteins". The raw mass spectrometry proteomics data have been deposited via the PRIDE partner repository to the ProteomeXchange Consortium under the dataset identifier PXD033716.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005880
title: Positive Mental Health Scale: Validation of the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form

description: The Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF) is a self-reporting instrument for assessing positive mental health, which is understood as symptoms of positive affection, self-development and social connectivity. The present article describes the adaptation and validation of the MHC-SF for the Brazilian Portuguese language in a sample of 686 adults, which included 72.7% female participants and had an average age of 33.9 (SD= 11.30) years. The various methods employed to assess the MHC-SF psychometric properties (principal component analysis, factor analysis, Item Response Theory and network analysis) indicated that a unidimensional structure is sufficient to represent the structure of the instrument and its high reliability. In addition, the results showed that the individual-centered aspects of mental health are more easily manifested relative to the social-oriented aspects. The Brazilian version of the MHC-SF is a valid and reliable instrument for the assessment of positive mental health.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005880.v1
title: Positive Mental Health Scale: Validation of the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form

description: The Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF) is a self-reporting instrument for assessing positive mental health, which is understood as symptoms of positive affection, self-development and social connectivity. The present article describes the adaptation and validation of the MHC-SF for the Brazilian Portuguese language in a sample of 686 adults, which included 72.7% female participants and had an average age of 33.9 (SD= 11.30) years. The various methods employed to assess the MHC-SF psychometric properties (principal component analysis, factor analysis, Item Response Theory and network analysis) indicated that a unidimensional structure is sufficient to represent the structure of the instrument and its high reliability. In addition, the results showed that the individual-centered aspects of mental health are more easily manifested relative to the social-oriented aspects. The Brazilian version of the MHC-SF is a valid and reliable instrument for the assessment of positive mental health.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005881.v1
title: Research in Positive Psychology: a Systematic Literature Review

description: Positive Psychology focuses on human virtues and strengths, in opposition to traditional Psychology, which, until the end of 90´s, considered mainly issues regarding healing and damage repair. The aim of this study is to present the profile of Brazilian studies in Positive Psychology through a systematic literature review. It was found that studies in Positive Psychology in Brazil are still in their inception and gradually gaining recognition. However, despite a growing interest in this field of study, the Brazilian literature on this theme is still lacking in breadth and depth, especially regarding clinical interventions following the framework of Positive Psychology.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005881
title: Research in Positive Psychology: a Systematic Literature Review

description: Positive Psychology focuses on human virtues and strengths, in opposition to traditional Psychology, which, until the end of 90´s, considered mainly issues regarding healing and damage repair. The aim of this study is to present the profile of Brazilian studies in Positive Psychology through a systematic literature review. It was found that studies in Positive Psychology in Brazil are still in their inception and gradually gaining recognition. However, despite a growing interest in this field of study, the Brazilian literature on this theme is still lacking in breadth and depth, especially regarding clinical interventions following the framework of Positive Psychology.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005883
title: Brazilian Instruments Based on Positive Psychology: A Systematic Review

description: Positive Psychology refers to the study of the development of positive aspects of human beings, groups and institutions. Having the aim of knowing instruments based on Positive Psychology, we performed a systematic review referring to 49 national publications from all search indexes of BVS-Psi. An increase in Positive Psychology production was observed, involving the study of diverse constructs such as life quality, coping and resilience and well-being, as well as studies on the construction and adaptation of instruments to assessing them. 34 constructs and 67 instruments were identified, though there was a prevalence of studies focused on eight constructs and eleven instruments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005883.v1
title: Brazilian Instruments Based on Positive Psychology: A Systematic Review

description: Positive Psychology refers to the study of the development of positive aspects of human beings, groups and institutions. Having the aim of knowing instruments based on Positive Psychology, we performed a systematic review referring to 49 national publications from all search indexes of BVS-Psi. An increase in Positive Psychology production was observed, involving the study of diverse constructs such as life quality, coping and resilience and well-being, as well as studies on the construction and adaptation of instruments to assessing them. 34 constructs and 67 instruments were identified, though there was a prevalence of studies focused on eight constructs and eleven instruments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005884.v1
title: Marital Adjustment: Comparison between Couples with Children with and without Intellectual Disability

description: This study aims to compare the dyadic adjustment between couples with a child with intellectual disabilities and couples with children with typical development identifying the associations of this variable with characteristics of the functioning of the family system. The study included 101 families, 80 of them with children with typical development and 21 of them with one of the children with intellectual disabilities. The instruments used were Family Characteristics Questionnaire and Dyadic Adjustment Scale - DAS. The results show that the marital relationship, in both groups, is good and there are no significant differences regarding the dyadic adjustment between couples. The analysis of the dimensions of the DAS shows significant correlation, positive and moderate, but only in relation to the variable Affect Expression. The data indicate that the child's disability is not a hindrance to the couple dyadic adjustment, a fact that should be further investigated in Brazilian families.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005884
title: Marital Adjustment: Comparison between Couples with Children with and without Intellectual Disability

description: This study aims to compare the dyadic adjustment between couples with a child with intellectual disabilities and couples with children with typical development identifying the associations of this variable with characteristics of the functioning of the family system. The study included 101 families, 80 of them with children with typical development and 21 of them with one of the children with intellectual disabilities. The instruments used were Family Characteristics Questionnaire and Dyadic Adjustment Scale - DAS. The results show that the marital relationship, in both groups, is good and there are no significant differences regarding the dyadic adjustment between couples. The analysis of the dimensions of the DAS shows significant correlation, positive and moderate, but only in relation to the variable Affect Expression. The data indicate that the child's disability is not a hindrance to the couple dyadic adjustment, a fact that should be further investigated in Brazilian families.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005886
title: The Impact of Teaching Morphological Rules in Writing

description: This study investigates how teaching morphological rules contributes to the writing of words and pseudo-words. A total of 111 students from the 4<sup>th</sup> grade of a public school were assigned to three experimental groups and one control group. The students were submitted to pre- and post-tests (immediate and delayed) in control measures and word discrimination. The intervention addressed the explicit teaching of rules concerning the following morphological elements in Portuguese: "-esa"/"-eza" (derivational morphology), "-am"/"-ão" (inflectional morphology), "-iu"/"-il" (inflectional and derivational morphology). The results show that the intervention had a specific impact on improved performance in the spelling of words, especially pseudo-words, the spelling of which cannot be derived from lexical information. The results corroborate those reported by other studies, confirming the positive and lasting effect of explicitly teaching morphological rules for the spelling of complex words.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005886.v1
title: The Impact of Teaching Morphological Rules in Writing

description: This study investigates how teaching morphological rules contributes to the writing of words and pseudo-words. A total of 111 students from the 4<sup>th</sup> grade of a public school were assigned to three experimental groups and one control group. The students were submitted to pre- and post-tests (immediate and delayed) in control measures and word discrimination. The intervention addressed the explicit teaching of rules concerning the following morphological elements in Portuguese: "-esa"/"-eza" (derivational morphology), "-am"/"-ão" (inflectional morphology), "-iu"/"-il" (inflectional and derivational morphology). The results show that the intervention had a specific impact on improved performance in the spelling of words, especially pseudo-words, the spelling of which cannot be derived from lexical information. The results corroborate those reported by other studies, confirming the positive and lasting effect of explicitly teaching morphological rules for the spelling of complex words.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005887
title: Preliminary Psychometric Analysis of a Self-Report Instrument for Assessing Psychopathic Traits

description: Brazilian researchers have dealt with limited methodological resources for assessing psychopathic traits of individuals from non-forensic settings. In the present study, we investigate the psychometric properties of a new self-report instrument for assessing psychopathic traits of individuals from the Brazilian general population. Participants were 1238 adults from Brazilian general population (ages from 18 to 76 years; M= 28.36; SD= 10.50; 71.8% females), who answered an online questionnaire. We used exploratory ordinal factor analyses coupled with Item Response Theory (IRT) techniques to retain 60 highly informative items concerning the phenotypic dimensions of Machiavellian Egocentricity, Disinhibition and Fearless Dominance. Latent estimates of these three dimensions correlated with several theoretically relevant variables, including an external psychopathy assessment - the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy scale. Despite the need of further studies, our findings suggest the new tool has adequate psychometric properties.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005887.v1
title: Preliminary Psychometric Analysis of a Self-Report Instrument for Assessing Psychopathic Traits

description: Brazilian researchers have dealt with limited methodological resources for assessing psychopathic traits of individuals from non-forensic settings. In the present study, we investigate the psychometric properties of a new self-report instrument for assessing psychopathic traits of individuals from the Brazilian general population. Participants were 1238 adults from Brazilian general population (ages from 18 to 76 years; M= 28.36; SD= 10.50; 71.8% females), who answered an online questionnaire. We used exploratory ordinal factor analyses coupled with Item Response Theory (IRT) techniques to retain 60 highly informative items concerning the phenotypic dimensions of Machiavellian Egocentricity, Disinhibition and Fearless Dominance. Latent estimates of these three dimensions correlated with several theoretically relevant variables, including an external psychopathy assessment - the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy scale. Despite the need of further studies, our findings suggest the new tool has adequate psychometric properties.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005889
title: Brazilian Adaptation and Factor Structure of the 240-item VIA Inventory of Strengths Scale

description: Abstract The aims of this study were: (1) to perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the 240-item VIA Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) to use in Brazil; (2) to investigate the factor structure of the VIA-IS in a Brazilian sample; and (3) to conduct descriptive analyses of strengths scores in the VIA-IS in the Brazilian sample. The cross-cultural adaptation provided a Brazilian-Portuguese version of the VIA-IS that is similar to the original version of the instrument. The descriptive and factor structure analysis were conducted in a sample of 1.975 Brazilians, with a mean age of 35.0 years old (SD = 10.8). Results suggest that the instrument should be used as a unidimensional measure of strengths and virtues. The sample presented high scores in all strengths assessed, and women scored higher than men in the majority of the strengths. We discuss implications for the assessment of strengths and virtues in Positive Psychology using the VIA-IS in the Brazilian context.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005889.v1
title: Brazilian Adaptation and Factor Structure of the 240-item VIA Inventory of Strengths Scale

description: Abstract The aims of this study were: (1) to perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the 240-item VIA Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) to use in Brazil; (2) to investigate the factor structure of the VIA-IS in a Brazilian sample; and (3) to conduct descriptive analyses of strengths scores in the VIA-IS in the Brazilian sample. The cross-cultural adaptation provided a Brazilian-Portuguese version of the VIA-IS that is similar to the original version of the instrument. The descriptive and factor structure analysis were conducted in a sample of 1.975 Brazilians, with a mean age of 35.0 years old (SD = 10.8). Results suggest that the instrument should be used as a unidimensional measure of strengths and virtues. The sample presented high scores in all strengths assessed, and women scored higher than men in the majority of the strengths. We discuss implications for the assessment of strengths and virtues in Positive Psychology using the VIA-IS in the Brazilian context.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005890
title: Bullying Behaviors Scale (BBS): Development and Psychometrics Evidences

description: Abstract This work aimed to develop the Bullying Behaviors Scale (BBS), checking evidences of validity and reliability. 455 elementary school students from public and private schools in Parnaíba (PI), Brazil, participated in the study. Their mean age was 11.3, being mostly female (53.5%). All participants completed a preliminary version of the measure, composed by 30 items, and demographic questions. A Principal Axis Analysis was performed (PAF; Varimax rotation), the Scree test, and parallel analysis indicated the existence of a four-factor structure, consistent with the literature (verbal, physical, relational and virtual). Next, a new PAF was performed, establishing the extraction of four factors, which account for 47.7% of total variance, and Cronbach alphas ranged from .60 to .79. These findings reveal that the BBS meets favorable evidence of validity and reliability, and it is suitable for use in future studies aiming to understand the antecedents and consequences of bullying.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005893
title: Adaptation to University and Coping among Undergraduate Students

description: Abstract This study investigated possible correlations between coping strategies and academic adaptation among undergraduate students. Furthermore, we sought to verify whether students' gender and college year (first or last year) would influence their choice of specific strategies as well as their levels of adaptation to higher education. The sample consisted of 412 undergraduate students. The instruments used were the Academic Experiences Questionnaire - Reduced Version (AEQ-r), Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WAYS) and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Results revealed that strategies focused both on the problem and social support had a positive correlation with academic adaptation. On the other hand, strategies focused on emotion and religious practices/fanciful thinking were negatively related to the process of adaptation to higher education.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005893.v1
title: Adaptation to University and Coping among Undergraduate Students

description: Abstract This study investigated possible correlations between coping strategies and academic adaptation among undergraduate students. Furthermore, we sought to verify whether students' gender and college year (first or last year) would influence their choice of specific strategies as well as their levels of adaptation to higher education. The sample consisted of 412 undergraduate students. The instruments used were the Academic Experiences Questionnaire - Reduced Version (AEQ-r), Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WAYS) and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Results revealed that strategies focused both on the problem and social support had a positive correlation with academic adaptation. On the other hand, strategies focused on emotion and religious practices/fanciful thinking were negatively related to the process of adaptation to higher education.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20005895
title: Pink and Blue: Sex and Age in the Pfister's Test

description: Abstract As one of the indicators of emotional dynamics in the Color Pyramid Test of Pfister is related to the color choices, it is important to check whether age or gender are related to the choice of colors, under the influence of cultural factors. Among the possibilities, this work emphasizes the prevalent idea in the occidental culture that pink was the color for girls and blue would be the color of the boys. To achieve this goal, we compared the use of different shades of blue and red in Pfister tests of 734 children and adults of both genders. The female participants showed a preference for lighter shades, which is socially attributed to femininity, and male participants in darker colors, suggesting emotional control. It was also observed increased lighter shades among boys when compared to men and darker shades for girls in relation to women. It suggests that the choice of the colors differ among sex and age, specially the pink and blue, according some cultural influences.