Bem-estar e consumo de notícias durante a pandemia de COVID-19

From the end of March to the beginning of April 2020, Brazil registered fewer than a thousand deaths by COVID-19. What impacts on well-being did it cause? What role did the media have in disseminatinginformation about the pandemic? An online questionnaire was applied in 306 Brazilians to check levels of well-being in different generations of adults and their relationship with news consumption. Results indicate that some groups differ in their confidence in the media and the quality of life experienced. This interdisciplinary study deepens the understanding of press participation in problem solving and its effects on well-being.Entre final de março e início de abril de 2020, o Brasil registrava menos de mil mortes pela COVID-19. Que impactos no bem-estar esses dados provocavam?Que papel tinha a mídia na divulgação de informações sobre a pandemia? Um questionário online foi aplicado em 306 brasileiros, para verificar níveis de bem-estar nas diferentes gerações de adultos, e sua relação com o consumo de notícias. Resultados apontam que alguns grupos diferem em sua confiança na mídia e na qualidade de vida experimentada. Este estudo interdisciplinar aprofunda a compreensão sobre participação da imprensa na resolução de problemas e seus efeitos no bem-estar

El impulso de la pertenencia: la influencia de la identidad social de los jóvenes portugueses en la compra por impulso

A compra por impulso é um tema complexo e com variadas influências. Este estudo experimental tem por objetivo analisar o efeito da identidade social, das emoções e da marca do produto na tendência de jovens para comprar sapatilhas por impulso. Participaram 545 jovens portugueses, que responderam a um questionário online sobre um cenário experimental de compra de sapatilhas da marca Adidas. Os resultados indicam que o desconto influencia a compra impulsiva e as emoções positivas medeiam a relação entre identificação com jovens e compra por impulso. Também verificou-se uma propensão à apropriação da marca como um marcador identitário da juventude portuguesa. Assim, além das características do produto, os processos grupais poderão estar relacionados com este comportamento de compra.Impulse buying is a complex topic with varying influences. This experimental study aimed to analyze the effect of social identity, emotions, and product brand on the tendency of young people to buy sneakers by impulse. 545 young Portuguese took part, who answered an online questionnaire about an experimental scenario for the purchase of Adidas sneakers. The results indicate that the discount influences impulsive buying and positive emotions mediate the relationship between identification with young people and impulse buying. There was also a propensity to appropriate the brand as an identity marker for Portuguese youth. Thus, in addition to the characteristics of products, group processes may be related to this purchasing behavior.La compra por impulso es un tema complejo con influencias diversas. Este estudio experimental tuvo como objetivo analizar el efecto de la identidad social, las emociones y la marca del producto en la tendencia de los jóvenes a comprar zapatillas por impulso. Participaron 545 jóvenes portugueses, quienes respondieron un cuestionario en línea sobre un escenario experimental para la compra de zapatillas Adidas. Los resultados indican que el descuento influye en la compra impulsiva y las emociones positivas median la relación entre la identificación con los jóvenes y la compra impulsiva. También hubo una propensión a apropiarse de la marca como marcador de identidad. Así, además de las características del producto, los procesos de grupo pueden estar relacionados con este comportamiento de compra

Pollution-Aware Walking in 16 Countries:An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB)

Background: The current levels of air pollution in European countries reduces life expectancy by an average of 8 months. People who actively travel by walking have a higher level of exposure to air pollution than those who use motor vehicles or electric buses. Some routes have higher air pollution levels than others, but little is known about pollution-aware route choice and intentions to actively avoid walking near polluted roads. An improved understanding of how air pollution influences intentions to walk or avoid polluted routes can inform interventions to decrease exposure. The present investigation has three aims: (1) compare experiences walking near roads with high levels of air pollution across countries; (2) identify groups of countries based on perceptions of air quality; and (3) examine how pedestrians develop their intentions of avoiding pollution using the extended TPB (demographics, social norms, attitudes, perceived control, and perceived risk).Methods: A cross-sectional design was applied. Pedestrians were asked about their experiences walking near roads with high levels of air pollution. To identify groups of countries with different levels of air pollution, a cluster analysis was implemented based on the perceptions of air quality. Finally, regressions were used to predict pedestrians’ intentions to avoid polluted roads per country group using the extended TPB.Results: 6180 respondents (Age M(SD)= 29.4(14.2); Males= 39.2%) ranging from 12.6% from Russia to 2.2% from Finland completed the questionnaire. The proportion of participants who reported never walking near air polluted roads was 12.4% (from 3% in Brazil to 54% in Japan). Seven groups of countries were identified using perceptions of air quality: G1(Japan, Mexico, Colombia, Turkey, Malaysia & Brazil), G2(Spain, Romania & Czechia), G3(Chile, Russia & Peru), G4(China), G5(Australia), G6(Finland), and G7(Portugal). Participants in China (G4) and Australia (G5) reported the worst and best air quality respectively. Across all countries, intentions to avoid polluted roads were associated with perceptions of risk. TPB-psychosocial factors such as social norms and perceived behavioural control also influenced intention in most groups. Favourable TPB-beliefs and low perceived risk increase intentions to avoid polluted routes.Conclusions: The willingness of pedestrians to walk on or near roads with high levels of air pollution differs significantly among countries in this study. Countries can be grouped based on their perceived air quality. Perceived risk was the only common predictor of intention to avoid polluted routes across the different groups of countries

Alcohol-impaired Walking in 16 Countries:A Theory-Based Investigation

Alcohol is a global risk factor for road trauma. Although drink driving has received most of the scholarly attention, there is growing evidence of the risks of alcohol-impaired walking. Alcohol-impaired pedestrians are over-represented in fatal crashes compared to non-impaired pedestrians. Additionally, empirical evidence shows that alcohol intoxication impairs road-crossing judgements. Besides some limited early research, much is unknown about the global prevalence and determinants of alcohol-impaired walking. Understanding alcohol-impaired walking will support health promotion initiatives and injury prevention. The present investigation has three aims: (1) compare the prevalence of alcohol-impaired walking across countries; (2) identify international groups of pedestrians based on psychosocial factors (i.e., Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and perceptions of risk); and (3) investigate how segments of pedestrians form their intention for alcohol-impaired walking using the extended TPB (i.e. subjective norm, attitudes, perceived control, and perceived risk). A cross-sectional design was applied. The target behaviour question was “have you been a pedestrian when your thinking or physical ability (balance/strength) is affected by alcohol?” to ensure comparability across countries. Cluster analysis based on the extended TPB was used to identify groups of countries. Finally, regressions were used to predict pedestrians’ intentions per group. A total of 6,166 respondents (Age M(SD) = 29.4 (14.2); Males = 39.2%) completed the questionnaire, ranging from 12.6% from Russia to 2.2% from Finland. The proportion of participants who reported never engaging in alcohol-impaired walking in the last three months ranged from 30.1% (Spain) to 83.1% (Turkey). Four groups of countries were identified: group-1 (Czech Republic, Spain, and Australia), group-2 (Russia and Finland), group-3 (Japan), and group-4 (final ten countries including Colombia, China, and Romania). Pedestrian intentions to engage in alcohol- impaired walking are predicted by perceptions of risk and TPB-psychosocial factors in group-1 and group-4. Favourable TPB-beliefs and low perceived risk increased alcohol-impaired walking intentions. Conversely, subjective norms were not significant in group-2 and only perceived risk predicted intention in group-3. The willingness of pedestrians to walk when alcohol-impaired differs significantly across the countries in this study. Perceived risk was the only common predictor among the 16 countries.</p

Sua personalidade vai ao shopping?: relações entre personalidade e a compra por impulso = Your personality goes to the mall?: relationships between personality and impulse buying = ¿Su personalidad va de compras?: relaciones entre personalidad y la compra por impulso

Este estudo teve o objetivo de testar o poder preditivo dos cinco grandes fatores de personalidade, da influência interpessoal e de variáveis sociodemográficas sobre a compra por impulso. Participaram do estudo 1. 296 brasileiros, média de idade de 35,8 anos (DP = 12,8), escolaridade mínima de Ensino Médio incompleto. Os resultados mostraram relações da compra por impulso com variáveis sociodemográficas, hábitos de consumo e personalidade. O modelo de regressão explicou 23% da variância da compra por impulso, sendo os maiores poderes preditivos o da influência interpessoal normativa e o do fator de personalidade neuroticismo, ambos preditores positivos; seguidos do hábito de fazer lista de compra e do fator conscienciosidade, como negativos. Os resultados confirmam o poder preditivo de fatores de personalidade, hábitos de consumo e variáveis sociodemográficas sobre o comportamento de compra por impuls

Clinical relevance of breast and gastric cancer-associated polymorphisms as potential susceptibility markers for oral clefts in the Brazilian population

Abstract Background Epidemiological studies have indicated a higher incidence of breast and gastric cancer in patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL ± P) and their relatives, which can be based on similar genetic triggers segregated within family with NSCL ± P. Methods This multicenter study evaluated the association of 9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in AXIN2 and CDH1, representing genes consistently altered in breast and gastric tumors, with NSCL ± P in 223 trios (father, mother and patient with NSCL ± P) by transmission disequilibrium test (TDT). Results Our results showed that the minor A allele of rs7210356 (p = 0.01) and the T-G-G-A-G haplotype formed by rs7591, rs7210356, rs4791171, rs11079571 and rs3923087 SNPs (p = 0.03) in AXIN2 were significantly under-transmitted to patients with NSCL ± P. In CDH1 gene, the C-G-A-A and A-G-A-G haplotypes composed by rs16260, rs9929218, rs7186053 and rs4783573 polymorphisms were respectively over-transmitted (p = 0.01) and under-transmitted (p = 0.008) from parents to the children with NSCL ± P. Conclusions The results suggest that polymorphic variants in AXIN2 and CDH1 may be associated with NSCL ± P susceptibility, and reinforce the putative link between cancer and oral clefts

Additional file 1: Table S1. of Clinical relevance of breast and gastric cancer-associated polymorphisms as potential susceptibility markers for oral clefts in the Brazilian population

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate. (DOCX 14 kb