12 research outputs found
The Influence of Medical Clown Visits on Positive Emotions, Anxiety and signs of Depression of Adolescents who are Placed in the Hospitals
MaÄ£istra darba mÄrÄ·is bija noskaidrot, vai pacienti, kuri pÄtÄ«juma brÄ«dÄ« bija ievietoti slimnÄ«cÄ, pÄc medicÄ«nas apmeklÄjuma izjÅ«t mazÄk trauksmi, uzrÄda mazÄk depresijas pazÄ«mes un vairÄk izjÅ«t pozitÄ«vÄs emocijas nekÄ pacienti, kuri pÄtÄ«juma brÄ«dÄ« arÄ« bija ievietoti slimnÄ«cÄ, bet viÅus medicÄ«nas klauns neapmeklÄja. PÄtÄ«jumÄ piedalÄ«jÄs 30 pusaudži vecumÄ no 12 lÄ«dz 15 gadiem, kas tika sadalÄ«ti divÄs grupÄs. PirmajÄ grupÄ bija pusaudži, kuri bija ievietoti slimnÄ«cÄ, kurÄ strÄdÄ medicÄ«nas klauni, otrÄ grupÄ bija pusaudži, kuri bija ievietoti slimnÄ«cÄ, kurÄ nestrÄdÄ medicÄ«nas klauni. SituatÄ«vÄs trauksmes mÄrÄ«Å”anai tika izmantota Spilbergera situatÄ«vÄs trauksmes skala (1983, Spielbergerās anxiety scale; STAI). PozitÄ«vo un negatÄ«vo emociju noteikÅ”anai tika izmantota PozitÄ«vo un negatÄ«vo afektu skala (1988,Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; PANAS). Depresijas pazÄ«mju noteikÅ”anai tika izmantota Ahenbaha JaunieÅ”u PaÅ”novÄrtÄjuma aptauja (2001, ASEBA Youth Self Report; YSR) PÄtÄ«juma rezultÄti parÄdÄ«ja, ka pastÄv statistiski nozÄ«mÄ«gas atŔķirÄ«bas starp medicÄ«nas klaunu apmeklÄto un neapmeklÄto grupu situatÄ«vÄs trauksmes lÄ«meni, pozitÄ«vajÄm emocijÄm, negatÄ«vajÄm emocijÄm. Grupa, kuru apmeklÄja medicÄ«nas klauns, pÄc apmeklÄjuma uzrÄdÄ«ja zemÄkus situatÄ«vÄs trauksmes rÄdÄ«tÄjus un negatÄ«vo emociju rÄdÄ«tÄjus, nekÄ grupa, kuru neapmeklÄja medicÄ«nas klauns. SavukÄrt, grupa, kuru apmeklÄja medicÄ«nas klauns, pÄc Ŕī apmeklÄjuma uzrÄdÄ«ja augstÄkus izjusto pozitÄ«vo emociju rÄdÄ«tÄjus, nekÄ grupa, kurus neapmeklÄja medicÄ«nas klauns. SalÄ«dzinot depresijas pazÄ«mes, starp abu grupu rÄdÄ«tÄjiem nebija statistiski nozÄ«mÄ«gu atŔķirÄ«bu.The aim of the master paper is to establish, if patients, who at the time of the study were placed in hospitals and visited by a medical clown feel less anxious, show less signs of depression and feel more positon emotions than patients, who at the time of the study were placed in hospitals, but not visited by a medical clown. The participants of the study were 30 adolescents at the age of 12 till 15 years that were divided into two groups. The first group consists of adolescents, who were placed in hospitals, where medical clowns are employed, the second group consists of adolescents, who were placed in hospitals, where there are no medical clowns employed. For the measuring of state-trait anxiety Spielbergerās State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scale (1983, Spielbergerās anxiety scale; STAI) was used. For determining of positive and negative emotions the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (1988, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; PANAS) was used. For determining signs of depression the Achenbach's Youth Self Report (2001, ASEBA Youth Self Report; YSR) was used. The results of the research show that there are statistically significant differences in state-trait anxiety level, positive and negative emotions among groups visited and not visited by medical clowns. The group that was visited by medical clowns showed lower state-trait anxiety and negative emotion indicators after the visit than the group that was not visited by medical clowns. Whereas, the group that was visited by medical clowns, after this visit showed higher indicators of positive emotions felt than the group that was not visited by medical clowns. Comparing the signs of depression among both the groups, there were no statistically significant differences
Aggressive behaviour gender differences in teenagers living in children's homes and in families
PÄtÄ«juma mÄrÄ·is bija noskaidrot vai pastÄv statistiski nozÄ«mÄ«ga atŔķirÄ«ba agresivitÄtes rÄdÄ«tÄjos bÄrnu namÄ dzÄ«vojoÅ”u un Ä£imenÄs dzÄ«vojoÅ”u meiteÅu un zÄnu grupÄs, kÄ arÄ« noskaidrot vai pastÄv dzimumatŔķirÄ«bas agresijas rÄdÄ«tÄjos pusaudžiem. PÄtÄ«jumÄ piedalÄ«jÄs 80 pusaudži vecumÄ no 12 lÄ«dz 15 gadiem. 40 pusaudži (20 meitenes un 20 zÄni) pÄtÄ«juma brÄ«dÄ« dzÄ«vo bÄrnu namÄ, bet 40 pusaudži (20 zÄni un 20 meitenes) pÄtÄ«juma brÄ«dÄ« dzÄ«voja Ä£imenÄ. PÄtÄ«jumÄ tika izmantota bÄrnu uzvedÄ«bas novÄrtÄjuma anketa ā Ahenbaha empÄ«riski pamatotÄs novÄrtÄÅ”anas sistÄma, pusaudža paÅ”novÄrtÄjuma anketa. PÄtÄ«jumÄ tika noskaidrots, ka pastÄv statistiski nozÄ«mÄ«ga atŔķirÄ«ba starp bÄrnu namÄ un Ä£imenÄ dzÄ«vojoÅ”ajiem pusaudžiem agresivitÄtes rÄdÄ«tÄjiem. BÄrnu namÄ dzÄ«vojoÅ”ajiem pusaudžiem agresivitÄtes rÄdÄ«tÄji bija augstÄki nekÄ Ä£imenÄs dzÄ«vojoÅ”ajiem pusaudžiem. SalÄ«dzinot agresivitÄtes rÄdÄ«tÄjus meiteÅu un zÄnu grupÄs, kopÄjÄ zÄnu izlasÄ nebija statistiski nozÄ«mÄ«gÄki augstÄki agresijas rÄdÄ«tÄji nekÄ meiteÅu izlasÄ.The aim of the study is to establish, whether there is a statistically significant difference in the aggressiveness ratios between girl and boy groups living in children's homes and living in families and also to establish, whether there are gender differences in the aggressiveness ratios of teenagers. 80 teenagers of 12 to 15 years of age participated in the study. 40 teenagers (20 girls and 20 boys) at the time of study lived in children's homes, but 40 teenagers (20 girls and 20 boys) at the time of study lived in families. Children behaviour evaluation survey ā Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment, teenager self-assessment survey ā was used in the study. In the study it was established that there is a statistically significant difference in the aggressiveness ratios of teenagers living in children's homes and living in families. Aggressiveness ratios of teenagers living in children's homes were higher than the ones of teenagers living in families. Comparing aggressiveness ratios of girl and boy groups, there were no statistically significant higher results of aggressiveness ratios for the total selection of boys than the selection of girls