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Psychometric properties of the complete version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-OLD): reduced response scale

Psicol. reflex. crit; 31 (), 2018
Abstract This study sought to compare evidence of the factorial validity of the adapted version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-OLD) scale (three response options) with the original version of the scale. We included two populations of individuals age 60 years or older from northe...

18REST: a short RIASEC-interest measure for large-scale educational and vocational assessment

Psicol. reflex. crit; 31 (), 2018
Abstract The construction of the 18REST, a short 18-item inventory to describe students' position on John Holland's RIASEC interest types, is documented. The instrument is meant to be used in large-scale assessment in education and on the labor market, supplementing information on school achievement and ...

The Dusseldorf Illustrated Schema Questionnaire for Children (DISC)

Psicol. reflex. crit; 31 (), 2018
Abstract Childhood experiences are considered to be of crucial importance in the formation of maladaptive schemas, according to Young's concept. Although some schema questionnaires already exist for children, these instruments differ in their schema structures with between 8 and 12 identified factors. To...

Escala de Sobrequalificação Percebida: adaptação e evidências de validade

Estud. psicol. (Natal); 23 (3), 2018
Sobrequalificação percebida é a situação na qual o indivíduo se percebe possuidor de qualificação maior do que aquela exigida por seu trabalho. Tal situação tem sido encontrada relacionada a atitudes negativas e comportamentos indesejados no trabalho. No Brasil, não há instrumentos para mensu...

Convergent Validity of Zulliger-CS with the Social Skills Inventory for the Elderly

Abstract Psychological evaluation instruments need to demonstrate their usefulness to respond to social problems and according to the reality of people. This study aimed to find evidence of convergent validity of the interpersonal relationship indicators and the cognitive triad of the Zulliger in the Com...

Validity evidence of two short scales measuring the Big Five personality factors

Psicol. reflex. crit; 31 (), 2018
The objective of this study was to obtain evidence of the convergent and factor validity of the Reduced Scale of Big Five Personality Factors (ER5FP), with 20 items, and of the Reduced Inventory of Big Five Personality Factors (IGFP-5R), with 32 items. The two Brazilian scales were administered to 554 pa...

Construction and validity evidence of a scale for coping with difficult social academic interpersonal situations

Psicol. reflex. crit; 31 (), 2018
Abstract The aim of this study was to develop a scale to investigate the ways of coping with interpersonal situations considered difficult in the Brazilian university context. The items were based on the results of a study previously obtained in a focus group with university students. The first steps of ...

Analysis of radioprotection and antimutagenic effects of Ilex paraguariensis infusion and its component rutin

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (9), 2018
DNA repair pathways, cell cycle checkpoints, and redox protection systems are essential factors for securing genomic stability. The aim of the present study was to analyze the effect of Ilex paraguariensis (Ip) infusion and one of its polyphenolic components rutin on cellular and molecular damage induced...

Cryotherapy: biochemical alterations involved in reduction of damage induced by exhaustive exercise

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (11), 2018
When exercises are done in intense or exhaustive modes, several acute biochemical mechanisms are triggered. The use of cryotherapy as cold-water immersion is largely used to accelerate the process of muscular recovery based on its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. The present study aimed to stu...

Essential oil of Pterodon polygalaeflorus Benth attenuates nociception in mice

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (11), 2018
Essential oils (EO) are volatile liquids responsible for the aroma of plants. Pterodon polygalaeflorus seeds have received widespread use in folk medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. For this reason and because Pterodon polygalaeflorus seeds have great EO content, which is frequently phar...