Personality Scale Research Articles

The relationship between results of coronary angiography, Mediterranean-type lifestyle, type D personality, and healthy life expectancy.

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between coronary angiography results and Mediterranean-type lifestyle and type D personality. Mediterranean-type lifestyle index and type D personality scale were administered to 230 participants. In univariate analysis according to coronary angiography results, a statistically significant effect was determined between the decision for treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and diabetes mellitus, and total and subscale points of Mediterranean lifestyle index, and between the decision for treatment with bypass and body mass index, Mediterranean diet, physical activity, and total points. In multivariate analysis, there was determined to be an effect between the PCI and systolic pressure, and between bypass and body mass index and subscale of physical activity. When disease-free life expectancy was examined, there was seen to be a negative effect of smoking and low Mediterranean diet points for participants with PCI, and of smoking, presence of hypertension, family history, and high type D personal characteristics score for those with bypass decision. The evidence-based recommendations for a Mediterranean-type lifestyle stated in cardiovascular disease (CVD) preventative guidelines may have a positive effect on the prevention of CVD, disability-free life, and mortality.

Testing the three hypotheses about the relationships between ability and personality: 25 years later

Utilizing responses given by 6256 applicants to teacher training studies at several Austrian colleges and universities, this study attempts to replicate the three tests by Austin et al. (1997) examining the possible relationships between intelligence and personality. The results did not support the Differentiation of Personality by Intelligence Hypothesis as individuals who scored higher in intelligence were not consistently more variable in their personality responses. The results did provide support for the Differentiation of Intelligence by Neuroticism Hypothesis as individuals who scored higher in neuroticism had higher inter-scale correlations for the intelligence measure. In addition, the results also demonstrated that inter-scale correlations for personality scales were higher for those who scored lower in intelligence, suggesting that intelligence can impact the structure of multiscale personality measures. The limitations and future directions are discussed.

Psychometric Properties of Creative Personality Scale Among Secondary School Students

Understanding the creative personality of students has significant implications for their future success and well-being. The purpose of this study was to describe the development of the Creative Personality Scale in secondary school students. Data were collected from 275 students in junior and senior high schools. The research process was carried out in five stages in order to obtain a measure of creative personality that meets the requirements of validity and reliability. The data were analyzed through content validity and construct validity tests. The results of the validity test of the creative personality scale showed two important findings. First, the results of the content validity test found 24 valid items with an alpha Cronbach value of .898. Secondly, the results of the construct validity test showed that not all the modeling criteria could be met. The implications of the findings are that the development of the Creative Personality Scale can make a significant contribution to the field of creativity research and provide a valuable tool for researchers, educators ,and practitioners to better understand and promote creativity in secondary school students. Pemahaman terhadap kepribadian kreatif pada siswa memiliki implikasi yang signifikan terhadap kesuksesan dan kesejahteraan mereka di masa depan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan pengembangan Skala Kepribadian Kreatif pada siswa sekolah menengah. Pengujian data dilakukan pada 275 siswa di sekolah menengah pertama dan menengah atas. Proses penelitian dilakukan melalui lima tahapan untuk mendapatkan alat ukur kepribadian kreatif yang memenuhi syarat validitas dan reliabilitas. Data dianalisis melalui pengujian validitas isi dan validitas konstruk. Hasil uji validitas skala kepribadian kreatif menunjukkan adanya dua temuan penting. Pertama, hasil pengujian validitas isi menemukan adanya 24 item valid, dengan nilai Alpha Cronbach .898. Kedua, hasil pengujian validitas konstruk menemukan tidak semua kriteria pemodelan dapat terpenuhi. Implikasi temuan menyatakan bahwa pengembangan skala kepribadian kreatif dapat memberikan kontribusi yang signifikan terhadap bidang penelitian kreativitas dan menyediakan alat yang berharga bagi para peneliti, pendidik, dan praktisi untuk lebih memahami dan menumbuhkan kreativitas pada siswa di sekolah menengah.

Menggali kekuatan karakter: conscientiousness berperan pada orientasi masa depan dan keputusan karir siswa SMK

Career choices is a central role in an individual’s life, especially for vocational school students. For this reason,understanding the elements that influence career decisions becomes essential to ensure that individuals can formulateaccurate and aligned choices with their long-term aspirations. Future orientation is among the factors impacting careerchoices. Students who possess a strong sense of future orientation enhance their capacity to make informed careerdecisions. Conscientiousness is thought to have an important role in increasing the influence of future orientation on thecareer decisions of female vocational high school students. The purpose of this study was to determine the moderatingeffect of Conscientiousness on the effect of future orientation on career decisions. The research subjects were 194students who were in class XII at SMK in Ponorogo. Data were collected using the Career Decision Scale, FutureOrientation Scale, and the Big-five personality scale NEO-PI-R. The Moderate Regression Analysis (MRA) method wasemployed for data analysis. The findings of the research indicate that Conscientiousness has the capability to amplifythe influence of future orientation on the career choices made by vocational school students in Ponorogo.

Are the sensorimotor control capabilities of the hands the factors influencing hand function in people with schizophrenia?

BackgroundPrevious works reported people with schizophrenia experienced inferior hand functions which influence their daily participation and work efficiency. Sensorimotor capability is one of indispensable elements acting in a well-executed feed-forward and feedback control loop to contribute to hand performances. However, rare studies investigated contribution of sensorimotor ability to hand functions for people with schizophrenia. This study aimed to explore hand function in people with schizophrenia based on the perspective of the sensorimotor control capabilities of the hands.MethodsTwenty-seven people at the chronic stage of schizophrenia were enrolled. The following assessment tools were used: the Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT) and the VALPAR Component Work Sample-8 (VCWS 8) system for hand function; the Self-Reported Graphic version of the Personal and Social Performance (SRG-PSP) scale for functionality; and the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments (SWM), the pinch-holding-up-activity (PHUA) test and the Manual Tactile Test (MTT) for the sensory and sensorimotor parameters. The Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) scale and the Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale (ESRS) were used to grade the severity of the illness and the side-effects of the drugs. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to analyze associations among hand function, functionality, and sensorimotor capabilities. A multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify the determinants of hand function.ResultsThe results indicated that both hand function and sensorimotor capability were worse in people with schizophrenia than in healthy people, with the exception of the sensory threshold measured with the SWM. Moreover, the sensorimotor abilities of the hands were associated with hand function. The results of the regression analysis showed that the MTT measure of stereognosis was a determinant of the PPT measure of the dominant hand function and of the performance on the VCWS 8, and that the ESRS and the MTT measure of barognosis were determinants of the performance on the assembly task of the PPT.ConclusionsThe findings suggested that sensorimotor capabilities, especially stereognosis and barognosis, are crucial determinants of hand function in people with schizophrenia. The results also revealed that the side effects of drugs and the duration of the illness directly affect hand function.Clinical Trail RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT04941677, 28/06/2021.

Primary emotional systems, childhood trauma, and suicidal ideation in youths with bipolar disorders

BackgroundBipolar disorders (BD) in youths are strongly associated with suicidal ideation. Childhood trauma is a prominent environmental stressor associated with both BD diagnosis and suicide. Primary emotional systems are altered in adult BD and may contribute to suicide risk in youths. ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate primary emotional systems distribution patterns and childhood trauma in youths' BD with and without suicidal ideation (BD-IS, BD-NIS). Participants and settingWe assessed 289 participants, 103 youths with DSM-5 BD and 186 healthy controls (HCs). MethodsPrimary emotional systems were obtained with Panksepp's Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale (ANPS), and history of childhood trauma using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). Suicidal ideation was assessed through the Columbia Suicide Scale for the Rating of Suicide Severity (C-SSRS). The associations with suicidal ideation were tested using two different multivariate models. ResultsOver 48 % of participants reported lifetime suicidal ideation and differed on clinical variables from BD-NIS. According to the first model (Wilk's Lambda = 0.72, p < 0.0001), BD-IS scored higher on Panksepp's ANGER and lower on PLAY and CARE than BD-NIS. Both BD-SI and BD-NSI scored higher on ANGER and SEEK and lower on PLAY and CARE than HCs. BD-IS reported more emotional abuse than BD-NIS. They also reported more emotional, sexual, and physical abuse, and emotional neglect than HCs. Only ANGER (OR = 1.13, 95 % CI = 1.01–1.26, Wald = 5.72) and CTQ-Emotional abuse (OR = 1.26, 95 % C.I. = 1.04–1.52, Wald = 5.72) independently predicted suicidal ideation. ConclusionsFindings support the importance of assessing primary emotional systems and childhood trauma, in particular emotional abuse, in youths with BD at risk for suicide.

Quality of life in Down syndrome in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.

Down syndrome is the most commonly genetic cause of developmental delay and intellectual disability, affecting 1:700 live births. It is associated with heart disease and recurrent infections, among other complications that greatly impair the patient's quality of life. To evaluate the major factors associated with quality of life in a cohort of patients with Down syndrome. We assessed 1,187 patients with Down syndrome, older than 4 years old, with an adaptation of the Personal Outcomes Scale validated for Portuguese language, interviewing patients, parents, and caregivers. A bad quality of life was reported in 56.4% of the sample. The main factors associated with better quality of life were female sex, first medical visit before 4 months old, higher parental education, a professionally active mother, and prenatal care. The main factors associated with worse quality of life were family history of alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorders and comorbidity with autism and epilepsy. Clinical comorbidities such as autism and epilepsy carry a heavy burden among patients with Down syndrome, while factors related to family support, such as employment status and educational background of the parents, enhance quality of life. The factors associated with quality of life among patients with Down syndrome should be adequately evaluated in medical consultation and targeted in public health policies.

Feasibility of screening for and matching adolescents and young adults with cancer to a community-partnered financial and health-related social needs navigation intervention.

281 Background: Adolescents and young adult (AYAs, defined by the NCI as aged 15-39) cancer survivors experience high rates of financial toxicity, and the risk for and severity of financial toxicity are associated with unmet health-related social needs (HRSN: e.g., difficulty affording housing, food, transportation, insurance). Financial navigation may be an effective intervention to reduce financial toxicity and improve health outcomes. We have adapted an AYA- and caregiver-informed intervention to reduce financial burden among English- and Spanish-speaking AYAs on active cancer treatment. We report on the preliminary feasibility of a baseline financial and HRSN assessment among AYAs and navigating AYAs with unmet needs to the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), our community-partner, at a large, urban comprehensive cancer center. Methods: AYAs aged 15-39 years who speak English or Spanish and are receiving curative-intent treatment for cancer completed a baseline needs assessment that assessed financial and HRSN. The following indicates a positive screen for financial or HRSN: Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST, AYA) score &lt; 22 or Personal Financial Wellness Scale (PFWS, caregiver) ≤ 4; Any food, housing, transportation, utility insecurity or uninsurance. Participants are also distinctly offered connection to our community partner regardless of screening response. Participants with a positive screen will receive a needs navigation intervention in partnership with PAF for 6 months. We report the initial uptake, rates of baseline assessment completion, and reasons for screening positive in preparation for the next wave of recruitment. Results: Of 12 AYAs approached, eleven participated in the baseline assessment: one was completed by a parent proxy, and seven caregivers concurrently completed a dyadic assessment. In total, of the 11 AYAs, six screened positive for one or more unmet needs, thus meeting criteria to receive the financial and HRSN navigation intervention. Additionally, one AYA and caregiver dyad requested connection to the intervention in the absence of a positive screen. Unmet needs included housing insecurity (n=3), transportation (n=2), utilities (n=1); all six AYAs who screened positive met criteria for financial toxicity. Among dyadic responses, 5 of 6 were concordant. Conclusions: Preliminary data support the feasibility of screening AYAs for and matching them to a financial and HRSN navigation intervention. Next steps will include recruitment and expansion to demonstrate feasibility of the intervention and explore impact on financial and HRSN as well as health outcomes.

What is associated with caregiver burden for adults with bipolar affective disorder: Illness severity or financial well being?

Background: Persons with bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) need long-term care and support. As most of the expenses for this are met personally by the caregivers, it will have financial implications for them. However, we do not know how much financial well-being is associated with the caregivers' burden as compared to the illness severity. Aim: This study aimed to examine the association between financial well-being and illness severity with the caregivers' burden in the context of BPAD. Materials and Methods: This study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive design. The first 50 consenting caregivers of persons with an International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 diagnosis of BPAD, who visited the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) within 2019–2021, were included in the study. The patients were assessed on the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) for the severity of the symptoms and the current level of functioning, respectively. Caregivers were assessed on the Personal Finance Well-Being Scale. Results: In this study, the majority of caregivers were males (62%), with a median, monthly household income of Rs. 24,000, and expenditure of Rs. 12,000. The median cost of medicine was Rs. 1000 per month. The majority (64%) of patients did not have any health insurance. A total of 28 (56%) caregivers reported the cost of damage due to illness behavior. It was found that the severity of illness and current level of functioning had a significant negative correlation with caregivers' burden. The financial well-being as reflected through income and health expenditure did not have a significant correlation with the caregivers' burden. Conclusions: Caregivers of persons with BPAD meet the treatment expenditure out of their pocket. Though they have the financial burden, it is the illness severity and functioning capacities that are associated with caregivers' burden. These findings have implications for mental health care in persons with BPAD.

THE INFLUENCE OF THE WAR SITUATION ON THE MENTAL STATES OF THE POPULATION OF UKRAINE AND THEIR ART-THERAPEUTIC PSYCHOCORRECTION

Abstract. The relevance of the study of mental states is related to their direct impact on the quality of human life, which determines the importance of finding out the impact of long-term military stress on mental states, developing appropriate psychocorrective training methods and determining their effectiveness. Formulation of the problem. The provision of effective medical and psychological assistance, the implementation of psychocorrective and psychoprophylactic measures requires appropriate scientific justification and scientific support, which motivated the conduct of this study. The purpose of the research is to determine the characteristics of negative mental states of the population of Ukraine in the conditions of a full-scale war and to develop effective measures for their psychocorrection. Methods and Materials. The following psychodiagnostic methods were used in the work: Diagnosis of the state of stress" (A. Prokhorov); SAN questionnaire (Well-being, Activity, Mood); "Self-assessment of mental states" by Eysenck; Spielberger-Khanin's "Reactive and Personal Anxiety Rating Scale"; "Physiognomic test" Kunin. The study included 46 temporarily displaced persons with consequences of war trauma (experimental group) and 48 persons of the control group. Results. The hypothesis regarding the negative impact of war on the mental states of the population, causing such negative states as fatigue, exhaustion, frustration, violation of self-regulation and self-control, violation of emotional balance, stuck on negative experiences, instability of behavioral reactions, decrease in activity and mood, was confirmed. A step-by-step complex psychocorrective training method for psychocorrection of the mental states of people with the consequences of war trauma, consisting of a psychotherapeutically directed conversation, breathing relaxation exercises, psychotherapeutic use of stories (life stories, fairy tales, parables) and sand therapy, has been developed, and its effectiveness has been proven. Conclusions and prospects for further research. It has been established that staying in a long-term stressful extreme and crisis situation of war in the zone of active hostilities and subsequent evacuation is a risk factor for the development of negative mental states. It is shown that the developed complex psychocorrective training contributes to the restoration of the body's adaptive resources, overcoming inactive mental states, and increasing the stress resistance of the environment. The necessity of providing psychocorrective support and psychological support to the most vulnerable and poorly protected population groups and the implementation of psychoprophylactic measures for all strata of the population in a situation of long-term stress due to the war is substantiated. Prospective studies are planned to be directed to an in-depth study of the psychological impact of the war situation on the most vulnerable categories of the population (children, persons with disabilities), as well as research on the mental states of combatants.

Academic self-efficacy, personal responsibility, and readiness for professional practice in nursing students: A descriptive and correlational design

BackgroundThe academic self-efficacy, personal responsibility, and readiness for professional practice of nursing students are important factors for academic achievement, quality of nursing care, and the transition process of new graduate nurses into the profession. ObjectiveThis research was conducted to determine whether sociodemographic variables on their own or in combination with one another have an effect on the academic self-efficacy, personal responsibility, and readiness for professional practice among nursing students. DesignA descriptive and correlational design. SettingThe study was conducted in the nursing department of a state university in Ankara, Turkey. ParticipantsThe sample consisted of 832 nursing students. MethodsThe data were collected via the Casey-Fink Readiness for Practice Survey, the Academic Nurse Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Student Personal Responsibility Scale −10. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Multivariate Analysis of Variance, and the Tukey Honesty Significant Difference test. ResultsNursing students who engaged in clinical practice, developed care plans, and participated in case discussions had higher levels of academic self-efficacy, personal responsibility, and readiness for professional practice. Nursing students who were satisfied with studying nursing and desired to work as a nurse after graduation had higher levels of academic self-efficacy, personal responsibility, and readiness for professional practice. First-year students had lower levels of readiness for professional practice, while fourth-year students had significantly higher levels of academic self-efficacy and personal responsibility compared to students in other years. ConclusionThis study demonstrated that variables such as academic level, gender, practical applications for readiness to practice, satisfaction with studying nursing, and desire to work as a nurse after graduation significantly influenced the levels of academic self-efficacy, personal responsibility, and readiness for professional practice.

Research on the Effect of Personality Traits on Help-seeking Behavior and Intention

This study explores the relationship between various personality scales and traits, and the intention to seek professional help when troubling with mental distress. It aimed to identify the scales and traits that most influence help-seeking intentions and determine which had the greatest predictive strength. Using the THE HEXACO PERSONALITY INVENTORY - REVISED (HEXACO-PI-R), this study measured personality traits of 117 American participants from the CloudResearch website, all of whom were 18 years or older and received monetary compensation. The Mental Help Seeking Intention Scale was used to measure the participants willingness to seek professional mental help. The findings suggest a moderate and statistically significant positive correlation between help-seeking intention and the traits of openness to experience, conscientiousness, and emotionality. This study contributes to the understanding of how personality influences mental health help-seeking behaviors, offering potentially valuable insights for tailoring intervention strategies.

Using artificial intelligence to predict students’ STEM attitudes: an adaptive neural-network-based fuzzy logic model

ABSTRACT Numerous artificial intelligence methods have lately been applied in education. This study proposes an Adaptive Neural-network-based Fuzzy Logic (ANFIS) model combining fuzzy logic and artificial neural networks for predicting students' STEM attitudes. The inputs of the research were determined as grade levels and academic achievement scores, and the output was determined as STEM attitudes. The hybrid optimisation method trained the fuzzy inference system (FIS) to recognise the more effective ANFIS model. Afterward, the effects of the input variables on the output variable were examined with statistical techniques. Finally, the students' artificial and real STEM attitude scores were compared. 600 middle school students participated in the study, and data were gathered using a Personal Information Form and STEM Attitude Scale. The study revealed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.298; p = 0.000) between the generated ANFIS scores and real scores, the real and artificial scores didn't indicate a statistically significant difference. Therefore, the results obtained through ANFIS correctly predict students' STEM attitude scores. The grade level and academic achievement variables showed statistically significant differences in STEM attitudes. This study is a concrete example as it shows that it is possible to know some characteristics of students using artificial intelligence.

Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Personal Well-Being and Related Factors in Pregnant Women Living in a District of Istanbul.

In this study, we examined breastfeeding self-efficacy levels, well-being and sociodemographic factors in pregnant women. The population of this descriptive study consisted of women with a pregnancy of 27 weeks or more in the Sultanbeyli district of Istanbul, Türkiye. A questionnaire was administered via telephone calls to pregnant women aged 18 years and older. The first part of the questionnaire included questions regarding breastfeeding history and sociodemographic information. The second part included the Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, and the last part included the Personal Well-Being Scale. Higher scale scores indicate higher levels of self-efficacy and well-being. In total, 385 women participated in the study. The median age of the pregnant women was 28.0 years (18.0-43.0). The median gestational week was 33.0 (27.0-42.0). Among women who had received breastfeeding counseling, those with a higher level of knowledge about breastfeeding had higher breastfeeding self-efficacy (p < 0.05). Women with better economic status also had higher well-being scores (p < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between well-being and breastfeeding self-efficacy approaching the statistical significance level (p = 0.052). It is important to consider factors that may be associated with women's well-being and self-efficacy.

Status and influencing factors of elder neglect by geriatric nursing assistants in Chinese nursing homes: a cross-sectional survey.

In nursing homes, elder neglect has come to the forefront. Currently, few studies have examined the impact of personal and organizational factors of geriatric nursing assistants on elder neglect. From the perspective of geriatric nursing assistants, this study aims to explore the current situation and influencing factors of elder neglect in Chinese nursing homes. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit 412 geriatric nursing assistants from 50 nursing homes in China. Participants were surveyed using a demographic questionnaire, the Elder Neglect Scale for Geriatric Nursing Assistants, the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), and the Proactive Personality Scale (PPS). Spearman correlation analysis and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the factors influencing elder neglect. Geriatric nursing assistants scored a median of 74 out of 85 on the Elder Neglect Scale. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that the main personal factors influencing geriatric nursing assistants' elder neglect were general self-efficacy (β = 0.312), proactive personality (β = 0.180), and advanced qualification (β = 0.084), while the main organizational factors included monthly salary ≤ 1,900 RMB (β = -0.256), no regular training after induction (β = -0.253), and the number of days off per month (3-4 days off β = 0.192, ≥ 5 days off β = 0.101). Although geriatric nursing assistants are at low levels of elder neglect, it remains a cause for concern. Among the personal factors, geriatric nursing assistants who possessed proactive personalities, high self-efficacy and advanced qualifications, exhibited low levels of elder neglect. Among the organizational factors, those who possessed a high number of days off per month portrayed low levels of elder neglect. Conversely, those who received low monthly salaries and no regular training after induction portrayed high levels of elder neglect. To reduce the risk of elder neglect, nursing homes should give due consideration to candidates' self-efficacy and proactive personality traits when recruiting, and focus on fostering these personality traits in their employees during their work. In addition, strengthening regular training for geriatric nursing assistants, optimizing the salary structure, and arranging rest days in a reasonable manner are also necessary measures.

Evaluation of the reliability and validity of the health regulatory focus scale in Chinese samples.

This study sought to validate the psychometric properties of the Health Regulatory Focus Scale (HRFS), emphasizing its manifestation and association with personality traits in a Chinese context. Originally developed by Ferrer, the HRFS gauges individuals' inclinations either to avoid negative health outcomes (prevention focus) or achieve positive health outcomes (promotion focus). Our cross-sectional analysis involved a diverse sample of 652 Chinese participants, averaging 39.6 years in age (SD = 9.39). Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS, and both exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were employed to assess the HRFS's factor structure. Additionally, we evaluated convergent and discriminant validity, criterion-related validity, internal consistency reliability, and test-retest reliability. The CFA results (CFI = 0.985, TLI = 0.971, RMSEA = 0.059, and SRMR = 0.047), combined with McDonald's omega value (0.916) and the test-retest correlation coefficient (0.78) for the HRFS, underscore its robust construct validity and reliability. Furthermore, the promotion dimension of the HRFS exhibited significant positive correlations with all dimensions of the Chinese Adjectives Short Scale of Big-Five Factor Personality (BFFP-CAS-S). In conclusion, the HRFS's Chinese adaptation offers a reliable and valid instrument for assessing health regulatory focus.

Intolerance towards Uncertainty and Self-Adjustment of Women Working in Essential and Critical Sectors

Women who work in essential and critical sectors experience increased stress and anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic. The results of previous research explain that intolerance to uncertainty and adjustment are related to psychological disorders such as stress, conflict, tension, frustration, depression, worry, and anxiety disorders. This research aims to determine the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and the adjustment of women working in essential and critical sectors. The instruments used were the Personal Adjustment Scale and The Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-Revised Italian Version (IUS-R Italian). The respondents in this study were 473 female workers in essential and critical sectors who worked in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi. The research results show that place of work, type of work, and marital status can influence the level of intolerance of uncertainty in working women. The results of the correlation analysis show that the intolerance of uncertainty variable is correlated with the self-adjustment of working women. The results explain that the intolerance of uncertainty contributes to 10.4% of the self-adjustment variable. These results also explain that the self-adjustment variable contributes 10.4% to the intolerance of uncertainty variable.

The Role of Smartphone Addiction in the Relatıonship between Perceived Parental and Teacher Academic Involvement and Academic Procrastination Behavior at Middle School Students

The main aim of this research is to examine the role of smartphone addiction in the relationship between perceived parental and teacher academic involvement and academic procrastination behavior among middle school students. The data for the research were collected from 590 students who study in middle schools in Odunpazarı district of Eskişehir through personal information forms and scales. The scales used in the study consist of items that inquire about the levels of perceived parental and teacher academic involvement, academic procrastination behavior and smartphone addiction of the students. In line with the aims of the research, the data were analyzed using the SPSS 22.0 package program. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and regression analysis were used to answer the research questions. According to the results obtained from the study, it was determined that middle school students’ levels of perceived parental and teacher academic involvement were above average, their levels of smartphone addiction were below average and finally their frequency of academic procrastination behavior was below average. As a result of the study, it was determined that there were negative and statistically significant relationships between perceived parental and teacher academic involvement and the academic procrastination behavior of students. As a result of the regression analyses conducted for the main purpose of the research, it was revealed that smartphone addiction partially mediated both the effect of perceived parental academic involvement on academic procrastination behavior and the effect of perceived teacher academic involvement on academic procrastination behavior. Within the scope of the study, it was suggested to examine other possible variables that may cause academic procrastination behavior, which is one of the most important factors that negatively affect student success.

The Personal and the Planetary: Buddhism, Climate Change, and Anthropocene Time

Dipesh Chakrabarty describes the problem of climate change as in part one of temporal incommensurability. For most of human history, we have enjoyed the primacy of anthropocentric “world-historical” time. But as climate change becomes an increasingly dominant preoccupation in our daily lives, we experience a rupture in everyday world-historical time and the incursion of a new timescale: the inconceivably vast and impersonal scale of “planetary-geologic” time. The incommensurability between the personal scale of human time and the vast planetary scale of climate change has produced an affective crisis, confronting us with the very limits of our imaginative capacity. In this essay, I argue that although the specifics of climate change may be new, human imaginative engagement with deep time is not. Animated by the conviction that Buddhist literature and thought contain robust theoretical and conceptual ideas that can enrich philosophical and ethical thinking, I bring select Buddhist concepts to bear on the problem of temporal incommensurability. Rather than suggest any general “Buddhist” way of thinking about time, I argue that Buddhist sources can offer new conceptual points of entry into the problem of temporal incommensurability itself, specifically addressing how we might differently conceptualize the relationship between the personal and the planetary in order to address the affective crisis identified by Chakrabarty.

Proactive Personality as a Predictor of Career Adaptability of Creative Industry Employees in Malang City

Employees working in the creative industry are expected to have strong soft skills and be able to cope with high work pressure to be successful in their jobs. The industry operates at a rapid pace, requiring employees to adopt unconventional strategies and show initiative to keep up with developments. Failure to effectively manage these challenges may hinder career advancement in the future. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of proactive personality in relation to career adaptability among employees in the visual communication design sub-sector of the creative industries. A quantitative approach was adopted, and measurements were made using two scales: the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS), developed by Savickas and Porfeli, and the Proactive Personality Scale (PPS), developed by Bateman and Crant. The data analysis technique used in this study was simple linear regression analysis. Based on the results of the t-test table, it was found that the proactive personality variable had a significance level of 0.329 (p&gt;0.05). In addition, the coefficient of determination (R Square) was found to be 0.009. These results indicated that the independent variable, proactive personality, has a limited ability to explain the variations in the dependent variable, career adaptability, accounting for only 0.9 percent. Thus, it can be concluded that Proactive Personality is not able to predict Career Adaptability.&#x0D; Keywords: Career adaptability, Proactive personality, Early career employees