Quem deve tratar crianças e adolescentes? O espaço da psiquiatria da infância e da adolescência em questão

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Factorial validity and reliability of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in the Brazilian physician population

The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is a widely used screening instrument. One- and two-factor structures have been identified in some countries. In Brazil, the best factor structure is still unclear. This study aimed at knowing its factorial validity and reliability, and testing the one-factor and two-factor models. The participants were 7,512 Brazilian physicians. They answered the GHQ-12 and demographic questions. Unrotated (one-factor) and rotated (two-factor) structures of the GHQ-12 were extracted by principal component analysis. Confirmatory factor analyses (ML) were used to compare the one- and two-factor solutions. The two-factor model fitted the data better than the one-factor one. Those two factors were depression and social dysfunction, and they showed themselves to be directly correlated to one another. They also showed adequate reliability coefficients. The two-factor model is remarkably adequate, showing better fit indices, although it is acceptable to admit a common factor, which could be defined as psychological distress

Self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between subjective well-being and general health of military cadets

The objective of this study is to investigate the role of self-efficacy beliefs as a mediator of the relationship between the subjective well-being and general health of military cadets (police and firefighters). For this study, 228 cadets participated, the majority being Military Police officer candidates (65%), male (79%), between 17 and 34 years of age (99%), and unmarried (74%). They responded to questionnaires on general health (GHQ-12), perceived general self-efficacy, to the multiple scales that cover subjective well-being, and demographic questions. Initial regression analyses indicate the predictive power of subject well-being regarding general health. Subsequently, the mediation analyses provide satisfactory evidence for the role of perceived self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between the subjective well-being variables and the overall health of military cadets. The implications of these results for the professional training of the cadets are discussed

Bem-Estar Subjetivo e Burnout em Cadetes Militares: O Papel Mediador da Autoeficácia

ResumoEste trabalho tem por objetivo testar a hipótese de que a autoeficácia atua como mediador entre o bem-estar subjetivo e o burnout. Participaram 228 cadetes, com idade média de 24 anos (DP = 0,85), sendo 148 policiais e 80 bombeiros. As análises de regressão demonstram que as variáveis do bem-estar subjetivo, principalmente a vitalidade subjetiva e os afetos negativos, predizem significativamente o burnout e suas subdimensões. As análises de mediação feitas provêm evidências empíricas satisfatórias para o papel mediador desempenhado pela autoeficácia. Esses resultados poderão apoiar o planejamento de intervenções que visem o fortalecimento da autoeficácia em cadetes. A academia deve fornecer aos cadetes não apenas as técnicas e conhecimentos imprescindíveis para a atuação profissional, mas também proporcionar o desenvolvimento de mecanismos de autorregulação que possibilitem um senso maior de autoeficácia, além de condições educacionais e laborais adequadas