Analysis of personality profiles in adult women diagnosed with Turner Syndrome

El Síndrome de Turner es el trastorno cromosómico, no heredable, de mayor incidencia poblacional en el sexo femenino, determinado por la deleción parcial o total del cromosoma X. En el desarrollo de las mujeres con este diagnóstico intervienen factores genéticos, familiares, educacionales y sociales que resultan relevantes en la consolidación de la personalidad. El objetivo del trabajo realizado fue caracterizar la personalidad de mujeres adultas con Síndrome de Turner residentes en Latinoamérica. La muestra fue de tipo no probabilístico intencional y corresponde a 60 mujeres entre 18 y 55 años. Los datos se recabaron a través de una versión virtual del Inventario Clínico Multiaxial de Millon II. Se transformaron las puntuaciones directas en puntuaciones Tasa Base y se obtuvieron estadísticos descriptivos de frecuencias y medidas de tendencia central para caracterizar a las participantes de la muestra. Posteriormente se calculó la razón de momios para obtener el índice de la probabilidad que las mujeres con diagnóstico de Síndrome de Turner presentaran trastornos de la personalidad. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que la probabilidad que presenta dicha población de padecer trastornos de personalidad, en comparación con una muestra clínica normativa, resulta superior para todos los trastornos, siendo las escalas autodestructiva, compulsiva y antisocial aquellas que presentan los porcentajes más altos. Los datos obtenidos dan cuenta de la vulnerabilidad que presenta la población estudiada de padecer trastornos de personalidad y son útiles para el desarrollo de terapias específicas que consideren dichas características en pos de una mejor calidad de vida.Turner Syndrome is a chromosomal, not inher - ited, disorder highest population incidence in females, determined by the partial or complete deletion of chromosome X. Is characterized by short stature and digenesia gonadal and, in a psy - chosocial level, one of the most common traits are the difficulties in establishing interpersonal rela - tion ships. In the development of women with diagnosis of Turner syndrome involves genetic, family, educational and social factors that are relevant in the establishment and consolidation of personality. This last one results from the inter - action between biological and environmental fac tors among which are the inheritance and the learnings. The influence of the personality is a determining factor in the behavior and in the way to adapt to the environment, and may be favorable or pathological depending on the degree of flexibility in the situations of stress. The study of the influence of biological and environmental factors on human development is part of the new contributions of the biopsychosocial paradigm, which seeks to understand the psychological pro - cesses through a comprehensive vision that takes into account the interaction between biological, psychological and social factors in the devel - opment. This interdisciplinary approach oriented perspective becomes more conducive to addressing people with genetic disorders frame, since the differential impact of each of these factors in psychosocial development directly affect their quality of life. The study of personality in people with genetic disorders, and especially in the Turner Syndrome, is currently a vacant area in psychol - ogical research. The aim of the present study was to characterize the personality of adult women with Turner syndrome living in Latin America. The sample was intentional non-probability and corre - sponds to 60 women between 18 and 55 years. The data were gathered through a virtual version of the Millon Multiaxial Clinical Inventory II in the Spanish version. The direct scores transformed on scores Rate-Base and descriptive statistics of frequencies and measures of central tendency were obtained to characterize the sample. Subsequently the odds ratio was calculated to obtain the index of the probability of women with a diagnosis of Turner syndrome present personality disorders. The presence of a personality disorder was con s - idered when the score in the Rate-Base was greater than 84. The results show that the probability that women with a diagnosis of Turner syndrome presents of suffering from personality disorders, in comparison with a clinical normative sample, is higher for all disorders, being antisocial, selfdestructive and compulsive scales those presenting the highest percentages. Thus, despite the limita - tions encountered, it is important to consider that, according to the finding of the scientific literature, personality is partly determined by biological factors, and in this sense the Turner syndrome has a particular specificity to result from loss of genetic material and therefore cause physical and neuro - psychological distinctive characteristics. At the same time, environmental factors would be respon - sible for modular the development of biological predispositions of certain personality traits, and in this sense social relations, the process of social - ization and stimulation that provide girls with a diagnosis of Turner Syndrome from the early years of life, could have a strong impact on the devel - opment of what in future will be formed personality style. The results are important for therapeutic work with women diagnosed with Turner syn - drome because as having empirical information about their characteristics and personality disorders may be possible to diagramming programs specific treatments they consider their particular way of relating to themselves and the environment, seeking to develop new strategies to improve their quality of life. And at the same time, suggests possible interventions at the family level, especially during childhood, aimed at the prevention of de - velopment of dysfunctional personality characteristics.Fil: Sartori, Maria Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Psicología. Centro de Investigación en Procesos Básicos, Metodologías y Educación; ArgentinaFil: Urquijo, Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Psicología. Centro de Investigación en Procesos Básicos, Metodologías y Educación; ArgentinaFil: López, Marcela Carolina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Psicología. Centro de Investigación en Procesos Básicos, Metodologías y Educación; ArgentinaFil: Said, Andrea Giselle. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Psicología. Centro de Investigación en Procesos Básicos, Metodologías y Educación; ArgentinaFil: Alchieri, Joao Carlos. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Brasi

Desirable Attributes in the Ideal Partner: Can they Vary According to Gender and Place of Residence?

Comprehending the choice of romantic partner is important in order to minimize possible problems stemming from conflictive loving relationships. This study aimed to identify to what extent the preference for desirable attributes in an ideal partner vary according to the respondent’s gender and place of residence. A total of 3,124 people from capital cities (n = 1,583) or towns (n = 1,541) of the nine states of the Brazilian Northeast region participated in the study, with a mean age of 23.6 years (sd = 6.72) and 63.6% female. They answered the Desirable Attributes of the Ideal Partner Scale and demographic questions. Results (Manova) indicated differences in the desirable attributes in an ideal partner according to gender: the men gave greater importance to the athletic dimension, while the women scored higher in the accomplished dimension. An effect was also observed related to the place of residence, with the men living in towns presenting a higher mean score in the traditional dimension, whereas the women residing in this locality gave more importance to the athletic dimension. In conclusion, the place of residence and, above all, the gender were important in explaining the variations in preferences for attributes in an ideal partner, in agreement with the literature

Validity Evidence for the Reduced Version of the Young Parenting Inventory (YPI)

To gain more insight in family processes, psychometrically tests are required. The present study aimed to adapt a reduced version of the Young Parenting Inventory (YPI) to the Portuguese language and to obtain evidence of its validity. The instrument was administered to a sample of 920 persons (59% female) with an average age of 21.3 years. Exploratory factor analysis indicated the existence of five factors explaining approximately 45% of the variance. Confirmatory factor analysis showed fit indices above.80. In comparison with other models, the five factor model showed a better fit to the data. Between the YPI and Familiograma (another test of family processes) moderate correlations were observed. The results of this study suggest satisfactory evidence of the validity for the YPI in Brazil

Evidencias de Validade da Versao Reduzida do Inventario de Estilos Parentais de Young

Para aumentar a compreensão dos processos familiares é necessária a construção de instrumentos adequados. O presente estudo teve como objetivo adaptar para o português brasileiro e obter evidências de validade da versão reduzida do Inventário de Estilos Parentais de Young (YPI). O YPI foi respondido por 920 estudantes (59% sexo feminino), com idade média de 21 anos. As análises fatoriais exploratórias indicaram uma solução de cinco fatores, que explicaram aproximadamente 45% da variância. As análises confirmatórias apresentaram indicadores de ajuste superiores a 0,80. Em comparação com outros modelos anteriores, o modelo dos cinco fatores demonstrou melhor ajuste aos dados. Evidenciaram-se correlações moderadas entre os fatores do YPI e o teste Familiograma para avaliação da família. Os resultados sugerem que o YPI apresenta evidências de validade para o Brasil.Para aumentar la comprensión de los procesos de la familia, es necesaria la construcción de instrumentos adecuados. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo la traducción para el portugués y obtención de evidencias de validez de la versión reducida del Inventario de Estilos Parentales de Young (YPI) en Brasil. El YPI fue respondido por 920 estudiantes (59% mujeres), con edad media de 21 años. Los análisis factoriales exploratorios indicaron una solución de cinco factores que explicaron aproximadamente el 45% de la varianza. Los análisis confirmatorios mostraron indicadores de ajuste mayores que 0,80. En comparación con modelos anteriores, el modelo de los cinco factores mostró un mejor ajuste a los datos. Entre el YPI e el Familiograma para evaluación de la familia se observaron correlaciones moderadas. Los resultados sugieren que el YPI presenta evidencias de validez en Brasil.To gain more insight in family processes, psychometrically tests are required. The present study aimed to adapt a reduced version of the Young Parenting Inventory (YPI) to the Portuguese language and to obtain evidence of its validity. The instrument was administered to a sample of 920 persons (59% female) with an average age of 21.3 years. Exploratory factor analysis indicated the existence of five factors explaining approximately 45% of the variance. Confirmatory factor analysis showed fit indices above.80. In comparison with other models, the five factor model showed a better fit to the data. Between the YPI and Familiograma (another test of family processes) moderate correlations were observed. The results of this study suggest satisfactory evidence of the validity for the YPI in Brazil

ANÁLISIS DE PERFILES DE PERSONALIDAD EN MUJERES ADULTAS CON DIAGNÓSTICO DE SÍNDROME DE TURNER

El Síndrome de Turneres el trastorno cromo-sómico, no heredable, de mayor incidencia po-blacional en el sexo femenino, determinado por ladeleción parcial o total del cromosoma X. En eldesarrollo de las mujeres con este diagnósticointervienen factores genéticos, familiares, educa-cionales y sociales que resultan relevantes en laconsolidación de la personalidad. El objetivo del trabajo realizado fue caracterizar la personalidad de mujeres adultas con Síndrome de Turner resi- dentes en Latinoamérica. La muestra fue de tipo no probabilístico intencional y corresponde a 60 mujeres entre 18 y 55 años. Los datos se recaba- ron a través de una versión virtual del Inventario Clínico Multiaxial de Millon II. Se transformaron las puntuaciones directas en puntuaciones Tasa Base y se obtuvieron estadísticos descriptivos de frecuencias y medidas de tendencia central para caracterizar a las participantes de la muestra. Pos- teriormente se calculó la razón de momios para obtener el índice de la probabilidad que las mu- jeres con diagnóstico de Síndrome de Turner pre- sentaran trastornos de la personalidad . Los re- sultados obtenidos muestran que la probabilidad que presenta dicha población de padecer trastor- nos de personalidad, en comparación con una muestra clínica normativa, resulta superior para todos los trastornos, siendo las escalas autodes- tructiva, compulsiva y antisocial aquellas que presentan los porcentajes más altos. Los datos ob- tenidos dan cuenta de la vulnerabilidad que pre- senta la población estudiada de padecer trastornos de personalidad y son útiles para el desarrollo de terapias específicas que consideren dichas carac- terísticas en pos de una mejor calidad de vida

Mudanças na qualidade de vida após transplante renal e fatores relacionados

Objetivo Identificar as mudanças na qualidade de vida após a efetivação do transplante renal e verificar a influência dos fatores sociodemográficos na percepção da qualidade de vida.Métodos Trata-se de estudo descritivo com desenho longitudinal. Os dados foram coletados em local privado utilizando a versão abreviada do instrumento World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-bref), adaptado e validado para língua Portuguesa por meio do Grupo WHOQOL.Resultados Observou-se neste estudo o predomínio de pacientes adultos jovens com idade até 35 anos (50,8%) e idade média de 38,9 anos (DP=12,9). Os fatores sociodemográficos não influenciaram a percepção de qualidade de vida dos pacientes. A qualidade de vida melhorou significativamente em todos os domínios. As maiores mudanças foram observadas na qualidade de vida geral, domínio físico e domínio relações sociais. O domínio que demonstrou a menor variação após o transplante foi o domínio meio ambiente.Conclusão Este estudo avaliou o impacto da efetivação do transplante renal na qualidade de vida de pacientes com doença renal crônica. Os resultados indicaram que o transplante teve impacto positivo na percepção de qualidade de vida desses pacientes