Multidimensional Behaviors Research Articles

Obesity in childhood: associations with parental neglect, nutritional habits, and obesity awareness.

The relationships underlying the dynamic between obesity and parental neglect in terms of nutritional habits and obesity awareness are unclear. Parental neglect remains a significant subject of concern that needs to be examined in the context of obesity. The aim was to examine the relationships between childhood obesity, parental neglect, children's eating habits and obesity. The study group consisted of 404 children and their parents from Ankara, Turkiye. As data collection tools, an Individual Information Form, Obesity Awareness Scale, the Parents Form of the Multidimensional Neglectful Behaviors Scale were administered. In addition, information on the children's body mass indexes was obtained by anthropometric measurements and the findings were recorded on the questionnaires of each child. It was found that 98 (24.3%) of the children included in the study were overweight and 63 (15.6%) were obese. The results of the multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that in the underweight and overweight group, the parents' perception of their child's weight predicted body mass index in children, and in the obese group, along with the parents' perception of their child's weight, the age and gender of the child, eating fast, obesity in the family and parental neglect were also predictors. Practitioners such as nurses, dietitians and child developmentalists working in schools should consider weight problems in children as one of the indicators of parental neglect and should implement interventive efforts to enhance parental supervision of children at risk.

Beyond a dichotomous operationalization of suicide attempts.

This article discusses a dichotomous operationalization of suicide attempts. Each year, millions of individuals worldwide make a suicide attempt (SA). Because of their obvious importance, clinicians and researchers commonly assess for a SA history by asking face-valid questions about whether an individual has engaged in any selfinjurious behavior with the intent to die within a given timeframe. Response options are typically dichotomous (yes/no), such that if an individual reported nonzero intent to die associated with their behavior(s) or if there were other indicators suggestive of intent, the individual would be considered to have attempted suicide. Regardless of the method of ascertainment, it is generally accepted that patients and study participants either do or do not have a SA history. The intention is not to suggest that more serious SAs-whether by the level of intent to die, means used, actual medical consequences, or chronicity criterion-are more worthy of clinical and scientific attention than less serious SAs. Instead, the intention is to bring greater awareness to considering-in theory testing and refinement, the design, analysis, and interpretation of research findings, and clinical practice-SAs as multidimensional behaviors that vary in levels of intent to die, means used, actual medical consequences, and chronicity. By doing so, the clinical impact of scientific findings will be more readily discernable. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Profile of Caregiving Activities and Association With Physical Health Among Dementia Spousal Caregivers.

This study aims to identify patterns of caregiving intensity and assess associations between caregiving intensity and multidimensional physical health indicators and health behaviors among spousal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. Using data from 152 spousal caregivers aged 65 and older, the intensity of their caregiving experience was measured as the number and frequency of health- and medical-related helping activities for their care recipient. Multidimensional health indicators included self-reported fatigue, sleep disturbance, physical functioning, pain interference, general health, and the number of chronic conditions from the electronic health records. Self-reported health promotion behaviors were assessed as health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, interpersonal relations, and stress management. Two distinct caregiving intensity patterns, high-intensity (37.5%) and low-intensity (62.5%) caregiving, were identified with cluster analysis. Caregivers in the high-intensity caregiving cluster reported feeling more tired (t = 2.25, p < .05), experiencing more sleep disturbance (t = 3.06, p < .01), and performing less physical activity (t = 2.05, p < .05) compared with caregivers in the low-intensity group. Future studies are needed to develop effective interventions to address caregiving intensity and its consequences on the health of spousal caregivers of persons with dementia.

Enhancing understanding of healthy aging based on time-varying dependencies among multidimensional health, life satisfaction, and health behaviors of older adults aged 60 years and over.

Healthy aging is a process of not only achieving good health but also increasing the life satisfaction of older adults aged 60 years and over, in which health behaviors play an important role. There is a lack of research on the time-varying dependencies between health, life satisfaction, and health behaviors, impeding a deeper understanding of healthy aging. To develop an integrated framework for modeling the interrelationships among the components of healthy aging between multiple time slices. Based on the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Living Survey (CLHLS) data in the three waves of 2011/2012, 2014, and 2017/2018, Bayesian network and dynamic Bayesian network are jointly employed to study the relationships among the components of healthy aging within one time slice, as well as to explore the time-varying dependencies among the components between time slices. The results of structure learning reveal the direction of effects between different dimensions of health, with mental health and social health affecting physical health and self-rated health affecting both physical and mental health. In addition, health behaviors are found to affect mental health and social health, while self-rated health can influence life satisfaction. The parameters learned from the data show the magnitude and direction of concurrent effects, one-period lagged effects and two-period lagged effects between the factors, which find that the time-varying dependencies vary but are generally positive, long-term, and accumulative over time. In addition, the results of autoregressive effects show the positive predictive effects of health and life satisfaction. It confirms the influence pathway from health behaviors to multidimensional health to life satisfaction, and the time-varying dependencies among the components of healthy aging, which facilitates a deeper understanding of healthy aging. Combining the results of autoregressive effects and descriptive statistics, it further indicates that healthy aging is a comprehensive result arising from interactions of multiple factors. Policymakers should guide older adults aged 60 years and over to adopt healthier behaviors and ensure the long-term sustainability and continuity of policies.

Quantifying Dynamic Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Resistant Escherichia coli under Translation-Inhibiting Antibiotics.

Understanding the phenotypic heterogeneity of antibiotic-resistant bacteria following treatment and the transitions between different phenotypes is crucial for developing effective infection control strategies. The study expands upon previous work by explicating chloramphenicol-induced phenotypic heterogeneities in growth rate, gene expression, and morphology of resistant Escherichia coli using time-lapse microscopy. Correlating the bacterial growth rate and cspC expression, four interchangeable phenotypic subpopulations across varying antibiotic concentrations are identified, surpassing the previously described growth rate bistability. Notably, bacterial cells exhibiting either fast or slow growth rates can concurrently harbor subpopulations characterized by high and low gene expression levels, respectively. To elucidate the mechanisms behind this enhanced heterogeneity, a concise gene expression network model is proposed and the biological significance of the four phenotypes is further explored. Additionally, by employing Hidden Markov Model fitting and integrating the non-equilibrium landscape and flux theory, the real-time data encompassing diverse bacterial traits are analyzed. This approach reveals dynamic changes and switching kinetics in different cell fates, facilitating the quantification of observable behaviors and the non-equilibrium dynamics and thermodynamics at play. The results highlight the multi-dimensional heterogeneous behaviors of antibiotic-resistant bacteria under antibiotic stress, providing new insights into the compromised antibiotic efficacy, microbial response, and associated evolution processes.

PROFILE OF CAREGIVING ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATION WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH AMONG DEMENTIA SPOUSAL CAREGIVERS

Abstract The daily care of a person living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) is associated with threats to the health and well-being of family caregivers. Although more is known about the relationship between caregiving and psychosocial distress, far less is known about the relationship between caregiving and physical health and health behaviors. This study aims to identify intensity of caregiving experience profiles and compare the profiles to multidimensional physical health indicators and health behaviors among spousal caregivers for persons with ADRD. Using data from 152 spousal caregivers aged 65 and over, the intensity of caregiving experience (ICE) was measured as the number and frequency of health- and medical-related helping activities for his/her care recipient. Multidimensional health indicators included fatigue, sleep disturbance, physical functioning, pain interference, and general health from self-reports, and the number of chronic conditions from the electronic health records. Health promotion behaviors were assessed as: health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, interpersonal relations, and stress management. Cluster analysis was performed to determine the number of ICE profiles. T-tests and chi2 tests were to assess differences in health indicators and behaviors between clusters. We identified two distinct caregiving experience patterns: high-intensity (37.5%) and low-intensity (62.5%) caregiving. Caregivers from the high-intensity caregiving cluster reported feeling more tired (t=2.254, p&amp;lt; .05), perceiving more sleep disturbance (t=3.06, p&amp;lt; .001), and performing less physical activity (t=2.05, p&amp;lt; .05). Future studies are needed to develop effective interventions to reduce sleep disturbance and fatigue among family caregivers who are heavily involved in caregiving activities.

Predictor Role of Parental Neglect On Socio-Emotional And Moral Development And Behavioral Problems In Children

The purpose of the present study was to examine parental neglect as a predictor of socio-emotional and moral development and behavioral problems in children. The participants of the study consisted of 266 parent-child dyads in Hatay, Turkey. The data collection instruments included a Socio-Demographic Information Form, which was administered to both the parents and their children. In addition, children were administered the Social-Emotional and Moral Development Scale, whereas the parents were administered the Child Behavior Checklist and Multidimensional Neglectful Behaviors Scale. According to the stepwise regression analysis, it was found that the number of children the parents had, behavioral problems in children, nationality and duration of stay of Syrian parents in Turkey, and parental neglect predicted socio-emotional and moral development in children. In terms of behavioral problems in children, parents’ age, educational status, and neglectful behaviors, in addition to children’s socio-emotional and moral development, were found to be the significant predictors. The results of the study may shed light on the associations among parental neglect and the socio-emotional and moral development and behavioral problems in children for school authorities and mental health professionals in a cosmopolitan population with high levels of immigration.

The Underlying Mechanisms of Active and Passive Cancer Information Behaviors: A Comparative Study Between Hong Kong and the United States

ABSTRACT Although increasingly popular, theoretical frameworks describing complex and multidimensional cancer information behaviors remain limited. In response, this study developed a context-specific model by integrating cancer worry into the situational theory of problem solving (STOPS) to explain individuals’ active and passive information behaviors. An online survey conducted in Hong Kong (N = 593) and the United States (N = 625) revealed that STOPS factors play different roles in explaining active and passive information behaviors, with the referent criterion and situation motivation being the dominant factors of active and passive information behaviors, respectively. Cancer worry partly mediated the relationship between such behaviors and situational motivation. While the effect of STOPS factors can be generally replicated across Hong Kong and U.S. contexts, the effects of cancer worry cannot. Altogether, our study has answered the call for research on the boundary conditions of STOPS and a more systematic understanding of cancer information behaviors.

A field experiment reveals reciprocal effects of host personality and parasitism in wild lizards

Abstract Host behavior and parasite infection reciprocally interact, but this dynamic is rarely studied experimentally in the field with multiple behaviors. We investigated the interplay between parasitism and host behavior via an in situ experimental tick infestation of a wild population of sleepy lizards, Tiliqua rugosa. Using Bayesian models, we assessed the relationship between experimental infestation and lizard aggression and boldness before and after infestation. First, we tested whether lizard aggression and boldness prior to infestation predicted the probability of tick attachment in the infestation experiment. Second, we evaluated whether experimental infestation affected subsequent lizard aggression and boldness. We found that aggression and boldness related interactively with infestation: for unaggressive lizards, higher boldness was associated with reduced experimental infestation success, but the opposite occurred for aggressive individuals. Second, increased tick infestation did not affect post-infestation aggression, but tended to increase boldness. Taken together, these results highlight the potential for feedbacks between parasites and multi-dimensional host behaviors.

Measuring musical sophistication in the Chinese general population: Validation and replication of the Simplified Chinese Gold-MSI

The Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index has been translated into several European languages. In the East Asian area, a traditional Chinese language translation is available. Due to differences in written characters and language use in various Chinese regions, a translation using simplified Chinese would reach a wider audience in mainland China and other regions. Our study, therefore, aimed to validate the simplified Chinese version of the Gold-MSI (Gold-MSI-SC) to replicate psychometric properties and factor structures of the Gold-MSI and to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and factors of the Gold-MSI-SC in a mainland Chinese sample ( N = 64,555). Following the translation guidelines for intercultural research, the Gold-MSI-SC self-report questionnaire, two music listening tests, and the Musical-Rhythmic Intelligence subscale (M-RI) were included in the main study together with the demographic and SES-related questions. All subscales of the Gold-MSI-SC showed high internal consistency (Cronbachs’ ɑ = [.80–.91]) and good test-retest reliability ( rtt = [.842–.935]). Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the original bi-factor structure was replicated with satisfactory fit (root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = .053 and comparative fit index (CFI) = .888). Correlations between the Gold-MSI-SC and the music tests, as well as the M-RI, demonstrated strong convergent and discriminant validity; structural equation models revealed negative relationships between age and the Gold-MSI factors, while SES positively correlated with all of the subscales. The Gold-MSI-SC has thus been shown to be a reliable tool in assessing multidimensional musical behaviors in simplified Chinese and in supporting the measurability of musical sophistication in different cultures.

Incorporating multidimensional behavior into a risk management tool for a critically endangered and migratory species.

Conservation of migratory species exhibiting wide-ranging and multidimensional behaviors is challenged by management efforts that only utilize horizontal movements or produce static spatial-temporal products. For the deep-diving, critically endangered eastern Pacific leatherback turtle, tools that predict where turtles have high risks of fisheries interactions are urgently needed to prevent further population decline. We incorporated horizontal-vertical movement model results with spatial-temporal kernel density estimates and threat data (gear-specific fishing) to develop monthly maps of spatial risk. Specifically, we applied multistate hidden Markov models to a biotelemetry data set (n=28 leatherback tracks, 2004-2007). Tracks with dive information were used to characterize turtle behavior as belonging to 1 of 3 states (transiting, residential with mixed diving, and residential with deep diving). Recent fishing effort data from Global Fishing Watch were integrated with predicted behaviors and monthly space-use estimates to create maps of relative risk of turtle-fisheries interactions. Drifting (pelagic) longline fishing gear had the highest average monthly fishing effort in the study region, and risk indices showed this gear to also have the greatest potential for high-risk interactions with turtles in a residential, deep-diving behavioral state. Monthly relative risk surfaces for all gears and behaviors were added to South Pacific TurtleWatch (SPTW) (https://www.upwell.org/sptw), a dynamic management tool for this leatherback population. These modifications will refine SPTW's capability to provide important predictions of potential high-risk bycatch areas for turtles undertaking specific behaviors. Our results demonstrate how multidimensional movement data, spatial-temporal density estimates, and threat data can be used to create a unique conservation tool. These methods serve as a framework for incorporating behavior into similar tools for other aquatic, aerial, and terrestrial taxa with multidimensional movement behaviors.

Parenting and Chinese Adolescents’ Multidimensional Prosocial Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Sympathy

In this study, the prediction of maternal and paternal parenting behaviors to 1527 (59.27% female, age ranged between 11 and 18 years old) Chinese adolescents’ multidimensional prosocial behaviors, and the moderating role of adolescents’ sympathy were examined. Data were collected in 2019. Adolescents reported their perceived parenting practices, their own sympathy and prosocial tendencies using online questionnaires. Results from path models in Mplus indicated care and autonomy granting of both parents were uniquely and positively associated with adolescents’ various prosocial behaviors. Paternal control was also positively associated with adolescents’ public prosocial behaviors. Further, adolescents’ sympathy moderated the association between paternal autonomy granting to adolescents’ altruistic prosocial behaviors, as well as between paternal control and adolescents’ compliant and emotional prosocial behaviors. Our study contributed novel information regarding the roles of maternal and paternal parenting and sympathy in Chinese adolescents’ diverse prosocial behaviors. Replications with longitudinal design are needed.

From corporate social responsibility (CSR) to corporate humanistic responsibility (CHR): the conceptualization and operationalization of perceived CHR

PurposeOrganizations that prioritize humanistic responsibility create an environment of value for their employees as the most important stakeholders. However, despite the numerous corporate social responsibility (CSR) models and research highlighting stakeholder considerations, the long-standing “social” aspect of CSR has inhibited its humanism responsibility. In response, this study proposes to move beyond the antecedents and outcomes of CSR to explore how perceived CSR can promote its humanistic responsibility both inside and outside of organizations.Design/methodology/approachThe authors followed Sendjaya et al. (2008) ’s methodology for developing and validating the perceived corporate humanistic responsibility (CHR) scale. Study 1 validated the CHR's content. Study 2 established the measure’ reliability, internal consistency, unidimensionality and discriminant validity. The authors describe each of the studies in the forthcoming sections.FindingsThis research has produced a comprehensive set of perceived CHR items for business leaders based on earlier CHR/humanism concepts. Through the deconstruction of CHR theory, the granular conceptualization provides employee-centric workplaces, healthy internal communication, holistic compensation, CSR-committed behaviors and holistic training and development, equipped to assess how their CHR fosters humanistic workplaces that encourage socially responsible behaviors. This, in turn, would have an immense impact on employee well-being that, in turn, flourishes societal well-being.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the perceived CHR scale's psychometric properties were confirmed using multiple tests ranging from qualitative to quantitative studies, this newly developed scale requires further investigation to explore whether internal or external relevance factors affect organizations' humanistic responsibility.Practical implicationsCSR is about caring for humans and the planet. The authors have unpacked what and how the human side of CSR operates for business leaders to advance their CHR practices and responsible management learning. The perceived CHR dimensions can guide business leaders to promote multidimensional humanistic behaviors inside and outside workplaces that transcend how to strengthen the humanistic responsibility behaviors of corporations to promote CHR by articulating how the “Social” aspect of CSR ought to function for employee well-being first.Social implicationsThis study responds to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) most aligned with the SDG 3 (good health and well-being) and SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) by promoting humanistic workplaces with implications for United Nation's Principles for Responsible Management that encourages universities to educate students on humanism concepts in business management.Originality/valueThe originality lies in the empirical study of CHR. By incorporating the original concepts of humanism/humanistic management and CHR, the authors empirically articulate how CHR may be practically implemented as an elaborated humanistic synthesis for corporations.

Relationship between Multidimensional Poverty Indicators and Health Behaviors among Turkish Children

The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between multidimensional poverty indicators and health behaviors among Turkish children. The sample of the study was determined to include at least one school from each socioeconomic status group in the districts of Ankara, which are classified into four socioeconomic groups, and the data were collected by applying face-to-face questionnaires to a total of 4,276 children, 2145 boys and 2136 girls, between the ages of 10 and 14. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-squared test and binary logistic regression in the PASW Statistics program. The most striking results of the analysis showed that the female children, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students, those who rated their health as good, those with a high or medium family affluence levels, those who were not deprived according to the Child Deprivation Index, those who rated their family income level as high or medium, and those who never suffered from hunger were more likely to be in the group with healthy behaviors (p&lt;0.05). Accordingly, some school-based interventions and policies to be implemented in the family medicine system are recommended to promote the healthy behaviors of children, especially those living in poverty.

Associated factors for multidimensional attitudes and behaviors of reproductive health toward pregnancy among early and late adolescents in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundAdolescent pregnancy is a serious reproductive health problem in Tanzania. However, the risk factors for multidimensional attitudes and behaviors of reproductive health toward pregnancy in Tanzanian adolescents remain unexplored.MethodsWe collected baseline characteristics and information on attitudes and behaviors of reproductive health from 4161 Tanzanian adolescents in all 54 primary and secondary schools in the Korogwe district. We applied mixed effect multiple regression analyses stratified by sex to find the factors related to reproductive health attitudes and behaviors toward pregnancy.ResultsIn female students, regarding the attitudes of reproductive health, higher age, hope for marriage in the future, a talk with a parent about sex or pregnancy, and a higher hope score were significantly associated with a lower score. For the behaviors of reproductive health, higher age, a talk with a parent about sex or pregnancy, time to talk with a parent about daily life, and a higher hope score were significantly associated with a lower score. In male students, regarding the attitudes of reproductive health, a higher hope score was significantly associated with a lower score. For the behaviors of reproductive health, higher age, time to talk with a parent about daily life, and a higher hope score was significantly associated with a lower score.ConclusionsThe heterogeneous factor-outcomes association between female and male students suggested that sex-specialized interventions may be required to change their risky attitudes or behaviors of reproductive health. Although we cannot conclude as points of intervention, our study suggested that it may be practical to improve parent-adolescents communication about sex or reproductive health and change adolescents’ views of pregnancy or marriage for gaining financial or social status.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Internal Consequences: The Moderating Role of Employees’ Position Levels

Before understanding customers’ perceptions of hotel CSR, it is important to understand service providers’ responses to hotel CSR because they are the key person to implement the CSR strategy. Therefore, this study investigates the structural relationship among multidimensional CSR performance, attitude, emotions, and resultant behaviors as perceived by hotel employees. In addition, moderating role of employees’ positional levels in the proposed model is evaluated. The findings show that environmental, ethical, and financial/economic domains consisting of hotel CSR performance effectively explain the resultant behaviors that follow. However, social/philanthropic and legal domains do not have considerable effects. The positions held by hotel employees partially moderate the relationships between the proposed constructs. The results of this study add important insights to the existing literature and help hotel practitioners better understand how multidimensional CSR causes positive attitudes, emotions, and behaviors and how the structural model changes depending on the position levels. These results are achieved by using the newly developed hotel CSR measurement scale, which was made through careful and rigorous six-stage procedures.

지체장애인의 다차원적 경험회피와 건강증진행위의 구조적 관계

The purpose of this study is to examine the structural relationship between multidimensional experience avoidance and health promotion behaviors of physically handicapped people. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, data were collected from 170 persons with physical disabilities living in five regions of Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, Jeolla, and Gyeongsang. For the collected data, frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation model analysis were performed using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 22.0 programs. the results are as follow. First, pain tolerance, a sub-factor of experience avoidance, was found to have a positive (+) effect on interpersonal relationships and physical activity, which are sub-factors of health promoting behavior. Second, pain aversion, a sub-factor of experience avoidance, was found to have a negative (-) effect on interpersonal relationships and physical activity, which are sub-factors of health promotion behavior. Third, suppression and denial, which are sub-factors of experience avoidance, were found to have a positive (+) effect on health management and physical activity, which are sub-factors of health promotion behavior. Fourth, distraction and inhibition, which are sub-factors of experience avoidance, were found to have a positive (+) effect on health management, interpersonal relationships, and physical activity, which are sub-factors of health promotion behavior. Fifth, delayed behavior, a sub-factor of experience avoidance, was found to have a negative (-) effect on physical activity, a sub-factor of health promoting behavior. Sixth, it was found that avoidance behavior, a sub-factor of experience avoidance, did not affect all sub-factors of health promotion behavior.

The Case for Multidimensional Co-Parenting Behaviors as Sources of Chronic Stress: Understanding Pathways to Mental Health Symptomology Among Divorced and Separating Adults.

The co-parenting relationship matters for postdivorce parental adjustment. This study explores the relative impact of different forms of co-parenting behaviors, coupled with an individual's psychological resources, in explaining parent mental health in recently divorced or separated parents (n = 355). A latent variable structural equation model was fit to examine pathways between dimensions of co-parenting (support, overt conflict, self-controlled covert conflict, and externally controlled covert conflict), various psychological resources (satisfaction with the divorce decree, perceived competence of the co-parent, and self-efficacy), and adverse mental health symptomology. Significant direct pathways were identified between overt co-parenting conflict and adverse mental health. Indicators of co-parenting quality were tied differentially to various resources. Indirect effects were found for both self-controlled covert conflict and overt conflict on adverse mental health symptomology through self-efficacy. Leverage points and considerations for health professionals and practitioners working with divorcing parents are discussed.

The Role of Mastering Musical Instrument Playing Skills Combined with Student Behavior Data Mining and Analysis in the Digital Campus Environment to Improve Students' Comprehensive Quality.

Music is closely related to people's lives, and it has a certain impact on people's lives. In school teaching activities, mastering the skills of playing musical instruments can effectively improve students' music appreciation ability and level and enhance students' comprehensive quality through subtle influence. Based on the analysis of students' behavior data, this paper analyzes the role of mastering musical instrument playing skills in improving students' comprehensive quality and puts forward research ideas and schemes. It focuses on students' group behavior in the digital campus environment, integrates multisource data in the digital campus, quantificationally calculates students' multidimensional behaviors, studies the behavior rules of students with different academic performance levels, and uses machine learning algorithm to build a multifeature integrated model of students' comprehensive quality, providing personalized feedback for the improvement of students' comprehensive quality. The results show that the effect of mastering musical instrument playing skills combined with data mining analysis of students' behavior is generally 30% higher than that of the previous research. Compared with a single model, the fused model can fully consider each algorithm to observe data from different data spaces and structures and give full play to the advantages of different algorithms. The training of a single model will fall into the local minimum, which may lead to the relatively poor generalization performance of its model. However, the weighted fusion of multiple basic learners can effectively reduce the probability of falling into the local minimum.

Initial Assessment of a 7-Item Well-being Scale (SWPS-SF) among a Sample of College Students

ABSTRACT Background: Shorter validated health assessment tools are needed. The validated 25-item Salutogenic Wellness Promotion Scale (SWPS) measures health status through assessment of engagement in multidimensional health behaviors. Purpose: To do an initial assessment of the Short Form Salutogenic Wellness Promotion Scale (SWPS-SF). Methods: A convenience sample of 91 college students completed an online survey that included, the SWPS, the SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Survey) and the PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire 9). Correlation analyses among these scales were completed. In addition, a chi-square test was performed to examine the characteristics of SWPS-SF including sensitivity and specificity in predicting GPA. Results: There were significant relationships between SWPS-SF and the SWPS and the SWLS. The association between the SWPS-SF and PHQ-9 was not significant (r = −.20, p = .052). Analysis indicated that participants scoring over the 20.5 cutoff on the SWPS-SF were four times more likely to have GPAs of 3.0 or greater. Discussion: The SWPS-SF is reasonably representative of the full SWPS, suggesting it offers a helpful method to do quick, accurate assessments of health behavior engagement and health status, more research is recommended. Translation to Health Education Practice: The SWPS-SF enables employers, universities, hospitals and schools to perform quick, accurate complementary health status assessments.