Vanessa Dordron de Pinho

Habilidades sociais em fumantes, não fumantes e ex-fumantes

The aim of this research was to try to apprehend the relation between social skills and being a smoker, a non-smoker or a former smoker. This study’s hypothesis was that former smokers would be more socially skilled. A social skills inventory was applied to 148 people. The data were processed by SPSS version 13.0 and descriptive analyses were made, as well as a multiple regressive calculation. The study was conducted with individuals with a high level of education and therefore did not allow for broader conclusions that could extend to the population as a whole. Despite no significant differences, former smokers seemed to display more elaborate social skills, which suggest that researches with a larger number of individuals are needed in order to clarify the relation between social skills and the condition of being a smoker, a non-smoker or a former smoker. Although this is a preliminary study, the results follow the same tendencies observed in other studies in which variables are identified that act like a protection or a favoring factor to tobacco addiction, as well as factors that facilitate the treatment of addiction. Future investigations on the subject are necessary to improve prevention strategies and the treatment of tobacco addiction

Validez convergente del Inventario de Empatía (IE)

The study aimed at investigating the convergent validity of the Empathy Inventory. The sample was composed by 230 adult individuals from both sexes who answered to the Empathy Inventory (EI) and to the Multidimensional Scale of Interpersonal Reactivity (MSIR). Strong or moderate positive and significant correlations were obtained between the EIs cognitive factors (Perspective Taking and Interpersonal Flexibility) and the MSIRs cognitive factor. Therefore, the EIs affective dimensions (Altruism and Affective Sensibility) showed low positive significant correlations or no correlations with the MSIRs affective factors. These findings provide initial evidences about the convergent validity of EI and refine its psychometric qualities as a measure of assessment of empathic skills.O estudo teve como objetivo investigar a validade convergente do Inventario de Empatia. A amostra foi composta por 230 individuos adultos, de ambos os sexos, que responderam ao Inventario de Empatia (IE) e a Escala Multidimensional de Reatividade Interpessoal (EMRI). Correlacoes positivas e significativas fortes ou moderadas foram obtidas entre os fatores cognitivos do IE (Tomada de Perspectiva e Flexibilidade Interpessoal) e o fator cognitivo da EMRI. No entanto, os fatores afetivos do IE (Altruismo e Sensibilidade Afetiva) apresentaram corelacoes positivas e significativas, porem baixas, ou correlacoes nao-significativas, com os fatores afetivos da Escala EMRI. Os achados fornecem, portanto, evidencias iniciais acerca da validade convergente dos fatores cognitivos do IE e aprimoram suas qualidades psicometricas no que diz respeito a avaliacao da habilidade empatica.

Convergent validity of the Empathy Inventory (EI)

The study aimed at investigating the convergent validity of the Empathy Inventory. The sample was composed by 230 adult individuals from both sexes who answered to the Empathy Inventory (EI) and to the Multidimensional Scale of Interpersonal Reactivity (MSIR). Strong or moderate positive and significant correlations were obtained between the EIs cognitive factors (Perspective Taking and Interpersonal Flexibility) and the MSIRs cognitive factor. Therefore, the EIs affective dimensions (Altruism and Affective Sensibility) showed low positive significant correlations or no correlations with the MSIRs affective factors. These findings provide initial evidences about the convergent validity of EI and refine its psychometric qualities as a measure of assessment of empathic skills.O estudo teve como objetivo investigar a validade convergente do Inventario de Empatia. A amostra foi composta por 230 individuos adultos, de ambos os sexos, que responderam ao Inventario de Empatia (IE) e a Escala Multidimensional de Reatividade Interpessoal (EMRI). Correlacoes positivas e significativas fortes ou moderadas foram obtidas entre os fatores cognitivos do IE (Tomada de Perspectiva e Flexibilidade Interpessoal) e o fator cognitivo da EMRI. No entanto, os fatores afetivos do IE (Altruismo e Sensibilidade Afetiva) apresentaram corelacoes positivas e significativas, porem baixas, ou correlacoes nao-significativas, com os fatores afetivos da Escala EMRI. Os achados fornecem, portanto, evidencias iniciais acerca da validade convergente dos fatores cognitivos do IE e aprimoram suas qualidades psicometricas no que diz respeito a avaliacao da habilidade empatica.

Validade convergente do Inventário de Empatia (IE)

The study aimed at investigating the convergent validity of the Empathy Inventory. The sample was composed by 230 adult individuals from both sexes who answered to the Empathy Inventory (EI) and to the Multidimensional Scale of Interpersonal Reactivity (MSIR). Strong or moderate positive and significant correlations were obtained between the EIs cognitive factors (Perspective Taking and Interpersonal Flexibility) and the MSIRs cognitive factor. Therefore, the EIs affective dimensions (Altruism and Affective Sensibility) showed low positive significant correlations or no correlations with the MSIRs affective factors. These findings provide initial evidences about the convergent validity of EI and refine its psychometric qualities as a measure of assessment of empathic skills.O estudo teve como objetivo investigar a validade convergente do Inventario de Empatia. A amostra foi composta por 230 individuos adultos, de ambos os sexos, que responderam ao Inventario de Empatia (IE) e a Escala Multidimensional de Reatividade Interpessoal (EMRI). Correlacoes positivas e significativas fortes ou moderadas foram obtidas entre os fatores cognitivos do IE (Tomada de Perspectiva e Flexibilidade Interpessoal) e o fator cognitivo da EMRI. No entanto, os fatores afetivos do IE (Altruismo e Sensibilidade Afetiva) apresentaram corelacoes positivas e significativas, porem baixas, ou correlacoes nao-significativas, com os fatores afetivos da Escala EMRI. Os achados fornecem, portanto, evidencias iniciais acerca da validade convergente dos fatores cognitivos do IE e aprimoram suas qualidades psicometricas no que diz respeito a avaliacao da habilidade empatica.