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O construto expectativas quanto ao futuro tem sido considerado um importante fator de proteção ao desenvolvimento saudável na adolescência, pois pensar sobre o futuro motiva o comportamento cotidiano e influencia escolhas, decisões e atividades futuras. Este estudo investigou as expectativas quanto ao futuro de adolescentes em diferentes contextos institucionais, assim como a presença de fatores de risco ao desenvolvimento em suas trajetórias de vida. Participaram 945 adolescentes com idades entre 14 e 19 anos (M=15,41; SD=1,68), de ambos os sexos, que viviam com a família (G1), em instituição de proteção (G2) ou em instituição para cumprimento de medidas socioeducativas (G3) no Rio Grande do Sul, que responderam ao Questionário da Juventude Brasileira. Análises de Variância indicaram diferenças significativas entre os adolescentes dos três contextos com relação ao escore total de expectativas quanto ao futuro [F(2, 885)=15,15; p

O presente estudo visou iniciar uma linha de investigação sobre um grupo vulnerável e cada dia mais presente, como os imigrantes econômicos e refugiados. Conhecer quem são, onde estão, como se organizam, quais os impactos da imigração nas suas vidas, na saúde, nas relações interpessoais, nas atitudes aculturativas, assim como nas dificuldades e estratégias de enfrentamento dos problemas. A pesquisa desenvolvida no decorrer de quatro anos (2000-2003), teve duas etapas: uma qualitativa e, a seguir, outra quantitativa. Na qualitativa foram entrevistadas seis familias de vários países hispano-americanos, com menos de cinco anos de chegada ao Brasil. Na quantitativa, foi aplicado questionário em 113 imigrantes, de diferentes nacionalidades hispano-americanas. Responderam ao instrumento construido com os indicadores da análise qualitativa e com escalas adaptadas das pesquisas recentes em aculturação. Os dados revelam os fatores positivos e negativos no processo aculturativo, as associações mais significativas com a saúde, o bem-estar psicológico, aspectos psicossociais e sociocognitivos que são relevantes para programas de intervenção

This article aims to analyze shame and humiliation as consequences of stigmatization of poverty in residents of a capital city in the South and Northeast of Brazil. This qualitative study carried out ten Episodic Interviews with people in poverty situations in the two mentioned cities who experienced a feeling of shame because of their financial condition. These individuals participated in a previous quantitative study in their communities. Content analysis was performed. It is identified that the practices of humiliation are caused by unequal treatment. Shame may be linked to exposure and moral ethics as a constituent of human development. However, it may also bind to a derogatory judgment related to the stigmatization of poverty. It was observed that humiliation practices can trigger feelings of shame. As consequences, the individuals interviewed can isolate themselves, such as adapting to these situations of shame and humiliation. Likewise, it was noticed that the sense of shame itself can be a factor of indignation that provides the possibility to resist and be indignant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this study was to verify psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Duke Religion Index (P-DUREL) among adolescents. Through an online platform, 1,248 Brazilian adolescents of both genders, between 12 and 18 years of age (M=15.09, SD=1.77) participated, 57.3% of whom were female. The factorial structure was verified through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The one-dimensional model presented satisfactory fit indexes, as well as adequate reliability (α=0.874). Multigroup analyses by sex and age indicated that the factorial structure and factorial weights are similar for the groups tested. The scale presented a high positive correlation with the Module "Spirituality, religiousness and personal beliefs" (WHOQOL-SRPB). It is concluded that the instrument is suitable for the evaluation of religiousness among Brazilian adolescents, and may be used in future studies with this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of the present study is to develop a socio-community well-being model incorporating material resources, sense of community and environment satisfaction, and to verify the relation between the overall life satisfaction and the socio-community well-being model. Participants are 1157 children with ages from 10 to 13 years old, being 54.9% girls and 45.1% boys of five cities of the Rio Grande do Sul State (Brazil). The scales used were the Sense of Community Index (SCI), the Children's Environmental Attitudes Scale (CEAS), Material Resources and Overall Life Satisfaction (OLS) scale. Results show that all parameters in the model were statistically significant, that the well-being (OLS) has a significant and positive relationship with the proposed socio-community model indicating the validity of the measure and the construct have high factor weights for the socio-community well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores the subjective well-being, overall life satisfaction and perceived social support of Brazilian adolescents by analysing different models that explain the relationships among these three constructs. The sample is comprised of 1,588 adolescents (aged 12–16, 65.5% female), who answered the Personal Well-Being Index (PWI), a measure of Perceived Social Support of Family and Friends, and also an Overall Life Satisfaction single-item scale (OLS). MANOVA and ANOVA were used to assess the differences between groups, with respect to gender, it is observed that girls present lower means than boys for the OLS. Considering age, there was a significant decrease in the mean of the PWI with age. Boys present lower means of friends' social support. Structural Equation Modelling was used to test theoretical frameworks on data. After analysing different models, the best fit model is presented using the PWI as a mediating factor between social support and satisfaction with life. The perception of social support from family and friends results to be a significant dimension of well-being among Brazilian adolescents. The importance of social support for the subjective well-being is explained by identifying how it contributes to the overall life satisfaction of adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]