Sheila Gonçalves Câmara

Media and Life Dissatisfaction as Predictors of Body Dissatisfaction

La insatisfaccion corporal puede contribuir para perdidas sociales, ocupacionales y recreativas, constituyendose en factor de riesgo para la salud. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar los predictores de insatisfaccion corporal con relacion a variables demograficas, media y satisfaccion con la vida entre universitarios. La muestra se compuso por 321 participantes con edad superior a 18 anos. La insatisfaccion corporal, la satisfaccion con la vida e internalizacion de mensajes mediaticas fueron evaluadas, respectivamente, por la Escala de Silhuetas para Adultos Brasileiros, Escala de Bem-Estar Subjetivo, e Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3. Los datos fueron colectados por la herramienta de investigacion online SurveyMonkey® y analizados mediante regresion linear multiplo. Fue verificado que la insatisfaccion corporal esta asociada positivamente a inexactitud en la percepcion del tamano corporal, indice de masa corporal, insatisfaccion con la vida, internalizacion de mensajes mediaticas y exposicion a la television. Estos resultados evidencian la importancia de estos predictores en la dinamica de la insatisfaccion corporal, lo que favorece la planificacion de intervenciones preventivas y de tratamiento.

Translation, adaptation and exploration of psychometric properties of the Emotional Labor Scale (ELS) in a sample of psychologists

Emotional labor is a worker’s effort in regulating his or her emotions in an attempt to express socially desired emotions within the sphere of his or her profession. This study analyzed the adequacy of the original factor model of the Emotional Labor Scale (ELS) proposed by Brotheridge and Lee (2003), which assesses the duration, the frequency, the intensity, the variability, the depth and the superfi ciality of emotions in the workplace. The study comprised a sample of 518 psychologists from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data was subjected to Confi rmatory Factor Analysis, showing that the best fi t indices were found in the distribution of four factors: frequency, intensity, variability and emotion regulation. Regarding reliability, satisfactory indices were found, ranging from .67 to .84. Thus, the instrument is suitable for the assessment of emotional labor, allowing subsidizing promotion and prevention interventions for emotional management.

Predictors of Physical Activity and Sports and Their Influence on the Wellbeing of Adolescents

The present study aimed to assess whether contextual influences on practice of physical activity and sports among adolescents – as it is the case of practice of sports by important people in their lives, encouragement to playing sports from important people in their lives, the importance of and reasons for playing sports among adolescents, and their intention to play sports in the future – predict psychological wellbeing and life satisfaction in this population, and whether effective practice of physical activity and sports by adolescents work as a mediating variable in these relations. This study involved 3.396 school-aged adolescents from Southern Brazil. The instruments adopted were: the block on physical activity and practice of sports of The Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey; the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), for psychological wellbeing assessment; and the Overall Life Satisfaction (OLS). The results, obtained by means of hierarchical linear regression analysis, confirmed the hypotheses that effective practice of physical activity and sports by adolescents operates as a mediator between the influences on practice of physical activity/sports among adolescents, psychological wellbeing and life satisfaction. These results show that, with respect to practice of physical activity/sports in adolescence, contextual influences are important for psychological wellbeing and life satisfaction. However, effective practice of physical activity/sports should be encouraged and implemented in a variety of possible contexts in the life of adolescents as a strategy towards the promotion of this population’s quality of life.

Discriminant analyzes for the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs among adolescents in an urban center in southern Brazil

Introduction : The consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is a problem in adolescence, especially in the school context. This study aimed to identify the demographic and social variables that distinguished the students who had used tobacco, alcohol and/or other drugs at some point of their lives from those who had never used these substances. Methods : A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate students attending the ninth year of elementary education in the city of Caxias do Sul (n = 1,285). Results : Alcohol was the most consumed drug (74.9%). In all the three discriminant profiles, adolescents who used tobacco throughout their lives presented more family conflict and hierarchy, higher age, greater difficulty in talking to their mother, father, and siblings, and higher school failure rates. The group that reported lifetime use of alcohol showed similar characteristics, and also reported greater loneliness. The group that has used illicit drugs was characterized, as well as other factors, by meeting with friends outside school more often, not having a good friend, being lonely, and having difficulties in talking to their father. Conclusion : Several social and family-related aspects can act as factors that propitiate adolescents from drugs. Public policies in this regard are of fundamental importance. Keywords : Adolescents; use of drugs; family; discriminant analysis

Mídia e Insatisfação com a Vida Como Preditores de Insatisfação Corporal

La insatisfaccion corporal puede contribuir para perdidas sociales, ocupacionales y recreativas, constituyendose en factor de riesgo para la salud. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar los predictores de insatisfaccion corporal con relacion a variables demograficas, media y satisfaccion con la vida entre universitarios. La muestra se compuso por 321 participantes con edad superior a 18 anos. La insatisfaccion corporal, la satisfaccion con la vida e internalizacion de mensajes mediaticas fueron evaluadas, respectivamente, por la Escala de Silhuetas para Adultos Brasileiros, Escala de Bem-Estar Subjetivo, e Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3. Los datos fueron colectados por la herramienta de investigacion online SurveyMonkey® y analizados mediante regresion linear multiplo. Fue verificado que la insatisfaccion corporal esta asociada positivamente a inexactitud en la percepcion del tamano corporal, indice de masa corporal, insatisfaccion con la vida, internalizacion de mensajes mediaticas y exposicion a la television. Estos resultados evidencian la importancia de estos predictores en la dinamica de la insatisfaccion corporal, lo que favorece la planificacion de intervenciones preventivas y de tratamiento.

Medios de Comunicación y Satisfacción con la Vida Como Predictores de Insatisfacción Corporal

La insatisfaccion corporal puede contribuir para perdidas sociales, ocupacionales y recreativas, constituyendose en factor de riesgo para la salud. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar los predictores de insatisfaccion corporal con relacion a variables demograficas, media y satisfaccion con la vida entre universitarios. La muestra se compuso por 321 participantes con edad superior a 18 anos. La insatisfaccion corporal, la satisfaccion con la vida e internalizacion de mensajes mediaticas fueron evaluadas, respectivamente, por la Escala de Silhuetas para Adultos Brasileiros, Escala de Bem-Estar Subjetivo, e Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3. Los datos fueron colectados por la herramienta de investigacion online SurveyMonkey® y analizados mediante regresion linear multiplo. Fue verificado que la insatisfaccion corporal esta asociada positivamente a inexactitud en la percepcion del tamano corporal, indice de masa corporal, insatisfaccion con la vida, internalizacion de mensajes mediaticas y exposicion a la television. Estos resultados evidencian la importancia de estos predictores en la dinamica de la insatisfaccion corporal, lo que favorece la planificacion de intervenciones preventivas y de tratamiento.

Traducción, adaptación y exploración de las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala Interacción Trabajo-Familia Nijmen (SWING)

Instrumentos que avaliam a relacao trabalho-familia tendem a enfatizar o conflito entre ambas as instâncias. A Escala Interacao Trabalho-Familia Nijmen (SWING) avalia a interacao trabalho-familia considerando a direcao e a qualidade da influencia. Este artigo analisa a adequacao do modelo fatorial original da SWING em uma amostra de 506 professores de escolas publicas municipais de uma cidade da regiao metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS. Destes, 91,8% sao mulheres, com idade media de 42,6 anos (DP = 9); 61,4% sao casados e 70,6% possuem filhos. Foi realizada analise fatorial confirmatoria, a qual demonstrou que a distribuicao em quatro fatores da escala original (Interferencia negativa Trabalho-Familia; Interferencia negativa Familia-Trabalho; Interferencia positiva Trabalho-Familia; Interferencia positiva Familia-Trabalho) e adequada para a amostra estudada, com indices satisfatorios de ajustamento e de fidedignidade.

Tradução, adaptação e exploração de propriedades psicométricas da Escala Interação Trabalho-Família Nijmen (SWING) em uma amostra de professores brasileiros

Instrumentos que avaliam a relacao trabalho-familia tendem a enfatizar o conflito entre ambas as instâncias. A Escala Interacao Trabalho-Familia Nijmen (SWING) avalia a interacao trabalho-familia considerando a direcao e a qualidade da influencia. Este artigo analisa a adequacao do modelo fatorial original da SWING em uma amostra de 506 professores de escolas publicas municipais de uma cidade da regiao metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS. Destes, 91,8% sao mulheres, com idade media de 42,6 anos (DP = 9); 61,4% sao casados e 70,6% possuem filhos. Foi realizada analise fatorial confirmatoria, a qual demonstrou que a distribuicao em quatro fatores da escala original (Interferencia negativa Trabalho-Familia; Interferencia negativa Familia-Trabalho; Interferencia positiva Trabalho-Familia; Interferencia positiva Familia-Trabalho) e adequada para a amostra estudada, com indices satisfatorios de ajustamento e de fidedignidade.

Translation, adaptation and exploration of psychometric properties of Survey Work-Home Interaction - Nijmen (SWING) in a sample of Brazilian school teachers

Instrumentos que avaliam a relacao trabalho-familia tendem a enfatizar o conflito entre ambas as instâncias. A Escala Interacao Trabalho-Familia Nijmen (SWING) avalia a interacao trabalho-familia considerando a direcao e a qualidade da influencia. Este artigo analisa a adequacao do modelo fatorial original da SWING em uma amostra de 506 professores de escolas publicas municipais de uma cidade da regiao metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS. Destes, 91,8% sao mulheres, com idade media de 42,6 anos (DP = 9); 61,4% sao casados e 70,6% possuem filhos. Foi realizada analise fatorial confirmatoria, a qual demonstrou que a distribuicao em quatro fatores da escala original (Interferencia negativa Trabalho-Familia; Interferencia negativa Familia-Trabalho; Interferencia positiva Trabalho-Familia; Interferencia positiva Familia-Trabalho) e adequada para a amostra estudada, com indices satisfatorios de ajustamento e de fidedignidade.