Standardization of the NEO-PI-3 in the Greek general population

BACKGROUND: The revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-3) includes 240 items corresponding to the Big Five personality traits (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience) and subordinate dimensions (facets). It is suitable for use with adolescents and adults (12 years or older). The aim of the current study was to validate the Greek translation of the NEO-PI-3 in the general Greek population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study sample included 734 subjects from the general Greek population of whom 59.4% were females and 40.6% males aged 40.80 +/- 11.48. The NEO-PI-3 was translated into Greek and back-translated into English, and the accuracy of the translation was confirmed and established. The statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA), the calculation of Cronbach's alpha, and the calculation of Pearson product-moment correlations. Sociodemographics groups were compared by ANOVA. RESULTS: Most facets had Cronbach's alpha above 0.60. Confirmatory factor analysis showed acceptable loading of the facets on their own hypothesized factors and very good estimations of Cronbach's alphas for the hypothesized factors, so it was partially supportive of the five-factor structure of the NEO-PI-3.The factors extracted with Procrustes rotation analysis can be considered reasonably homologous to the factors of the American normative sample. Correlations between dimensions were as expected and similar to those reported in the literature. DISCUSSION: The literature suggests that overall, the psychometric properties of NEO-PI-3 scales have been found to generalize across ages, cultures, and methods of measurement. In accord with this, the results of the current study confirm the reliability of the Greek translation and adaptation of the NEO-PI-3. The inventory has comparable psychometric properties in its Greek version in comparison to the original and other national translations, and it is suitable for clinical as well as research use

Hey! Come play with us! An intervention to Elikonos hill.

Τι είναι ένας τόπος για το παιχνίδι; Πώς μπορεί να λειτουργήσει ένας λόφος μέσα στην πόλη; Σε ποιόν ανήκει ο λόφος; Μπορούμε να έρθουμε ξανά σε επαφή με τη φύση; Μπορούμε, στη φύση, να έρθουμε σε επαφή ο ένας με τον άλλον; Μαθαίνουμε παίζοντας; Τι σημαίνει ελεύθερος χρόνος για τον κάτοικο της πόλης; Το παιχνίδι είναι μόνο για παιδιά; Πώς μπορούμε να διαχειριστούμε το φυσικό και το ανθρωπογενές ανάγλυφο; Το πάρκο πρέπει να σχεδιάζεται ως κλειστό σύστημα; Τι θα γίνει αν οι άνθρωποι δεν επισκέπτονται το πάρκο αλλά φτιάχνουν το πάρκο; Το πάρκο κλειδώνει το βράδυ; Τι μπορούμε να χτίσουμε με χώμα; Αυτές είναι μερικές από τις ερωτήσεις που απασχόλησαν αυτή τη διπλωματική, το θέμα της οποίας είναι η μετατροπή ενός απομονωμένου και εγκλωβισμένου από τον αστικό ιστό λόφου σε τόπο παιχνιδιού.What is a place for play? How can a hill be functional within the city? To whom does the hill belong? Can we regain contact with nature? Can we, in a natural environment, regain contact of each other? Do we learn while we play? What does free time mean for the inhabitant of the city? Playing is only for children? How can we work with natural and man-made topography? Should a park be designed as a closed system? What happens if people don't visit the park but make the park? Does the park lock at night? What can we build with earth? These are some of the questions that concerned this project, whose main objective was the transformation of an isolated hill, located in an extremely dense neighbourhood, into a space for play.Παναγιώτα Ι. ΜαυρίδουΕιρήνη Ν. Ψαλτάκ

Prevalence study of Legionella spp. contamination in Greek hospitals

Water and swab samples were collected from 13 hospitals and analyzed for Legionella counts. Legionella was detected in eight out of 13 hospitals and in 22 of 130 water and swab-collected samples. A total of 72.7% of the strains were L. pneumophila ser. 1, 22.7% were L. pneumophila ser. 2-14, and 4.5% did not belong to any of these groups. AFLP typing of the L. pneumophila ser. 1 strains generated two distinguishable AFLP types. There was no significant correlation to the sample type with Legionella recovery. Legionella isolation was more likely to occur in the cooling towers than the water system. Water temperatures of 30-40 degrees C seem to favor Legionella growth. Of the 265 serum samples taken from the medical and technical staff for the control of IgG titre, 89.4% were negative, 7.2% were positive, and for 3.4% the result was doubtful. No association between IgG titre and maximum observed level of Legionella occurrence was detected

Standardization of the NEO-PI-3 in the Greek general population.

BackgroundThe revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-3) includes 240 items corresponding to the Big Five personality traits (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience) and subordinate dimensions (facets). It is suitable for use with adolescents and adults (12 years or older). The aim of the current study was to validate the Greek translation of the NEO-PI-3 in the general Greek population.Material and methodsThe study sample included 734 subjects from the general Greek population of whom 59.4% were females and 40.6% males aged 40.80 ± 11.48. The NEO-PI-3 was translated into Greek and back-translated into English, and the accuracy of the translation was confirmed and established. The statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA), the calculation of Cronbach's alpha, and the calculation of Pearson product-moment correlations. Sociodemographics groups were compared by ANOVA.ResultsMost facets had Cronbach's alpha above 0.60. Confirmatory factor analysis showed acceptable loading of the facets on their own hypothesized factors and very good estimations of Cronbach's alphas for the hypothesized factors, so it was partially supportive of the five-factor structure of the NEO-PI-3.The factors extracted with Procrustes rotation analysis can be considered reasonably homologous to the factors of the American normative sample. Correlations between dimensions were as expected and similar to those reported in the literature.DiscussionThe literature suggests that overall, the psychometric properties of NEO-PI-3 scales have been found to generalize across ages, cultures, and methods of measurement. In accord with this, the results of the current study confirm the reliability of the Greek translation and adaptation of the NEO-PI-3. The inventory has comparable psychometric properties in its Greek version in comparison to the original and other national translations, and it is suitable for clinical as well as research use