Teacher Stress and burnout: a study using MIMIC modelling

A number of recent studies carried out in the education sector have revealed the incidence of burnout in school environments and have highlighted the principal psycho-social sources of burnout syndrome among teachers. This study attempts to look further at the results of a previous research carried out on a sample of 882 Italian teachers. Using advanced statistical techniques such as MIMIC modelling, it intends to verify whether the following psycho-social stress factors are significant as predictors: interpersonal relations, workload, organisational conflict, role ambiguity, perceived role image, work-home interface. Considering that in Italy the recent regulations regarding retirement are triggering new stressful conditions for teachers, this study also aims to assess the role played by age in relation to the sources of psycho-social stress and burnout. The scales we have adopted are the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-ES) and the Cooper’s Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI) specifically adapted for Italian schools. Results have shown the clear predictive role of factors such as interpersonal conflict and home-work interface in determining the onset of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization among teachers

Depression in Diabetic Patients: What Is the Link With Eating Disorders? Results of a Study in a Representative Sample of Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Comorbidity between diabetes and depression, and diabetes and eating disorders (ED) conveys significant diagnostic, clinical and therapeutic implications. The present study was conducted on a sample of adult outpatients affected by Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM) to assess lifetime prevalence of ED; current prevalence of depression and Disturbed Eating Behaviors (DEB) and their impact on glycemic control. We hypothesized that patients with depression would have higher rates of lifetime ED and current DEB. We hypothesized a significant and independent association between DEB and the prevalence of depression

FATTORI PREDITTIVI DELL'INSERIMENTO LAVORATIVO IN VITTIME DI VIOLENZA DI GENERE

la ricerca ha l’obiettivo di indagare i fattori predittivi dell’inserimento lavorativo in un campione di 65 vittime di violenza domestica

Extended logistic models as a general solution for the method of constant stimuli

In defining the point of subjective equality using constant method, a comparison between traditional and alternative procedures based on simple and extended logistic models is presented (Rasch, 1960; Bock & Jones, 1968; Andrich, 1978; Masin & Vidotto, 1984). The comparison is based upon two different experimental conditions of stimuli presentation. The first condition (called concentricity) provides for variable stimuli with dimensions smaller than, equal to, or greater than the standard stimulus used for paired comparison. The second condition (called eccentricity) provides for variable stimuli with dimensions equal to, or greater than the standard one. While the difference in estimates of the point of subjective equality between conditions is verified, no relevant differences between results of the procedures are found. This information supports the use of an approach based on the rating scale model. An example of the advantages of the application of this procedure is shown by a data-set derived from an experiment where a forced choice method with three alternatives was used. The main advantage of this solution compared to traditional psychophysical techniques is not related to better estimates of point of subjective equality. The improvement can be summarized in the available fit tests to verify the accord between the model and data both for stimuli and persons