Assessment of Chronic Illness-Related Cognitive Fusion: Preliminary Development and Validation of a New Scale with an IBD Sample

Although research recognizes the advantages of creating specific content measures, no specific measure of chronic illness-related cognitive fusion had been developed to date. The current study presents the development and validation of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire-Chronic Illness (CFQ-CI) in a sample of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and the analysis of the role of this construct in the psychological health of those patients. Results indicated that the 7-item CFQ-CI was a unidimensional measure of cognitive fusion in patients with chronic illnesses, and that scores had adequate/good internal consistency and construct, convergent, and discriminant validity. This study also showed that chronic illness-related cognitive fusion as assessed by the CFQ-CI acted as a mediator in the association between both IBD-related symptoms and shame with quality of life. The development of the CFQ-CI may thus contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms influencing functional outcomes in chronic illness

La Relación Entre la Motivación Docente y Variables de la Organización: Revisión de la Literatura

Abstract Teacher motivation plays a central role in education because ofitsimpacton student motivation. Previous reviews of teacher motivation have focused on individual variables and psychopathology indicators. However, it is also important to understand the effect of organizational variableson teacher motivationbecause these highlightthe contextthat the teacher is a part of(i.e.,the school). The literature review in this paper analysed studies related to teacher motivation and a pre-defined group of organizational variablesthat werepublished between 1990 and 2014 in several electronic databases.The study found that organizational culture was the most studied variable associated with teacher motivationand most studies in this area were published between 2010 and 2014.Further,there was a prevalence of quantitative studies. This paper concludes with the theoreticaland practical implications of the results,as well assuggestions for future research directions

Reflexões sobre epistemologia da ciência a partir de uma experiência com a literatura infantil / Refl ections about science’s epistemology an experience with literature infantile

Neste artigo são apresentadas refl exões sobre a epistemologia da ciência que podem ajudara superar o epistemicídio. Para tanto nos valemos de uma experiência com a literatura infantil: Olivro O frio pode ser quente?, de Jandira Masur. Como ponto de partida, foi possível distinguir ideias, permeadas na visualização das gravuras e na escrita deste, que remontam às visões deepistemólogos da ciência sobre a natureza do conhecimento científi co. Visões estas que nosincitam a rever nossos conceitos tradicionais do conhecimento, da ciência e da aprendizagem.Esta discussão conceitual representa uma solução democrática – racional e pluralista – aosproblemas da convivência, no processo civilizatório em curso. Assim, deveria estar inseridanos debates sobre a formação inicial e continuada de professores de ciências, como um dospressupostos para uma formação mais crítica e para a tentativa de superação do modelo tecnicistaainda predominante nessa área.This article is presented refl ections on the epistemology of science that can help to overcomethe epistemicyd. For both us presents of an experiment with children’s literature: The book The coldmay be hot?, Jandira Masur. It was possible to distinguish ideas, permeated with viewing of picturesand in writing this, going back to the visions of epistemologists of science on the nature of scientifi cknowledge. These views that incite us to review our traditional concepts of knowledge, science andlearning. This conceptual discussion represents a democratic solution – rational and pluralistic – theproblems of coexistence in the civilizing process underway. Thus, should be included in discussions on the initial and continuous training of teachers of Science, as one of the prerequisites for a morecritical and training to overcome the model technicist still predominant in this area