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Perfil dos Psicólogos Brasileiros que Utilizam Testes Psicológicos: Áreas e Ins...

Resumo O artigo teve como objetivo apresentar um levantamento sobre o perfil dos psicólogos brasileiros que utilizam testes psicológicos no que tange a sua(s) área(s) de atuação, ao uso que fazem dos instrumentos psicológicos em suas práticas e aos testes que utilizam com maior frequência no exercício profissional. Participaram do estudo 668 psicólogos, que exerciam a profissão, em média, a 14,06 anos (DP = 11,...

Satisfaction of Basic Needs and its Repercussion in the Course of Development

Abstract Self-determination Theory (SDT) has an organismic and dialectical framework for the study of personality growth and development. From SDT’s perspective, individuals are prone to develop towards an active and integrative way. Therefore, there are three basic needs that must be satisfied: autonomy, relatedness and competence. Through the association between personal characteristics and the satisfaction o...

Social Conduct Scale (SCS): a psychometric investigation

Abstract The social conduct of an individual comprises all the interpersonal behaviors that he or she exhibits in the social contexts he or she is exposed to. The Social Conduct Scale (SCS) is a self-report instrument developed to provide researchers and clinicians with information on prosocial, antisocial and oppositional-defiant tendencies of Portuguese-speaking children and adolescents. In the present study,...

Authentic Leadership Questionnaire: invariance between samples of Brazilian and...

Abstract The Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) is used to assess authentic leadership (AL). Although ALQ is often used in empirical research, cross-cultural studies with this measure are scarce. Aiming to contribute to filling this gap, this study assesses the invariance of the ALQ measure between samples of Brazilian (N= 1019) and Portuguese (N= 842) employees. A multi-group confirmatory factor analysis...

Developmental delay in early childhood is associated with visual-constructive s...

Abstract We investigated differences in IQ and visual-constructive skills in school-age children evaluated as developmentally delayed or typically developed in early childhood. Sixty-four participants from a Brazilian cohort were evaluated in IQ (Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence) and tasks of visual-spatial memory and visual-constructive skills through the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) at school...

Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Version of the Utrecht Work Engageme...

Do Otimismo Explicativo ao Disposicional: a Perspectiva da Psicologia Positiva

A visão das crianças sobre a felicidade

O objetivo deste trabalho foi compreender as concepções da criança sobre a experiência de ser feliz e de como seja uma pessoa assim, conforme a faixa etária e o nível socioeconômico. Participaram 200 crianças (52,5% meninas) de cinco a doze anos, de escolas públicas e privadas. As crianças foram entrevistadas individualmente sobre o que é ser feliz e como é uma pessoa feliz. Sobre o que é ser feliz, as crianças...

O conceito de felicidade em crianças

Com o intuito de contribuir para a compreensão do bem-estar subjetivo e o aprimoramento dos processos de avaliação da qualidade de vida subjetiva infantil, este estudo buscou conhecer o conceito de felicidade em crianças. Participaram 200 crianças (52,5% meninas) de 5-12 anos, estudantes de escolas públicas e privadas de Porto Alegre, que responderam individualmente sobre o que pensam sobre a palavra felicidade...

Optimism, self-esteem and personality: adaptation and validation of the Brazili...

Optimism can be defined in terms of positive and negative expectations regarding future life events. The aims of this study were to adapt and validate the Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) for the Brazilian population, verify its psychometric characteristics, assess whether there are gender differences, and verify its relationships with self-esteem and personality. The participants were 844 university stude...