Kleber Roberto da Silva Gonçalves de Oliveira, Fabio Alexis Rincón Uribe, Edson Júnior Silva da Cruz, Janari da Silva Pedroso
{"title":"Loneliness, affectivity and psychological distress in people living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cluster analysis.","authors":"Kleber Roberto da Silva Gonçalves de Oliveira, Fabio Alexis Rincón Uribe, Edson Júnior Silva da Cruz, Janari da Silva Pedroso","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00392-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-026-00392-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>During the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of loneliness increased significantly due to the challenging and adverse context arising from this global health emergency.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To classify adults living alone according to perceived loneliness and affectivity and to examine their association with symptoms of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The design of this study was cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational. The sample consisted of 418 adults living alone, recruited through a non-probabilistic snowball sampling procedure using an online survey distributed via social media and email. To analyze the data, a cluster analysis was applied using the k-means method, the chi-squared test and the Odds Ratio statistic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two homogeneous groups were identified: Group 1 (n = 233) characterized by high levels of perceived loneliness, low levels of positive affect and high levels of negative affect; Group 2 (n = 185) showed low levels of perceived loneliness, high levels of positive affect and low levels of negative affect. Cluster 1 was more likely to have symptoms of psychological distress than cluster 2.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>To summarize, loneliness among individuals who reside alone can have an impact on the likelihood of experiencing psychological distress and adverse effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147844440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohsen Saffari, Tzu-Yen Chang, Musheer A Aljaberi, Kah Ying Yap, An-Chi Li, Jung-Sheng Chen, Shi-Qing Wang, Mark D Griffiths, Chung-Ying Lin
{"title":"Validating cancer-specific and generic quality of life (QoL) instruments among patients with head and neck cancers: incorporating the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck Module with generic QoL instruments.","authors":"Mohsen Saffari, Tzu-Yen Chang, Musheer A Aljaberi, Kah Ying Yap, An-Chi Li, Jung-Sheng Chen, Shi-Qing Wang, Mark D Griffiths, Chung-Ying Lin","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00394-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-026-00394-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Head and neck cancers can significantly affect health-related quality of life (QoL). Using a novel approach, the present study validated a Taiwanese version of the revised European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck Module (QLQ-HN43).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present study was a cross-sectional study with the data collected from November 2021 to March 2022, and included 290 participants (82.7% males, mean age = 58.9 years [SD = 11.03]) from a medical center. Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach's α. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted testing different models. Two generic QoL measures (the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire Brief version [WHOQOL-BREF] and EuroQol Five-Dimension [EQ-5D]), were used to assess concurrent validity. Known-groups validity was used to indicate how the QLQ-HN43 could differentiate individuals with mild-to-moderate problems from those with severe problems associated with QoL.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Internal consistency was acceptable for QLQ-HN43 subscales (.68 < α < .94). CFA results showed appropriate fit indices, particularly for each individual model and the incorporated model containing both QLQ-HN43 and WHOQOL-BREF. The concurrent validity of the QLQ-HN43 was supported by the significant correlations with WHOQOL-BREF (r=-.111 to - .508; p-values<.05) and EQ-5D utility in CFA findings (r=.276 to .655; p-values<.01). Significant differences were found between those at the initial stages of the disease and those at the advanced stage, supporting known-group validity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The QLQ-HN43 scale has acceptable psychometric properties for Taiwanese individuals with head or neck cancers. The feasibility of incorporating EQ-5D with the QLQ-HN43 needs further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147844428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kathyllen Bezerra Dos Santos, Vanessa Barbosa Romera Leme, Ana Carolina Fagundes Dos Santos, Sheila Giardini Murta
{"title":"School-based interventions for sexual education and sexual violence prevention in adolescence: systematic review.","authors":"Kathyllen Bezerra Dos Santos, Vanessa Barbosa Romera Leme, Ana Carolina Fagundes Dos Santos, Sheila Giardini Murta","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00390-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-026-00390-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147718229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability and validity of a Chinese version of PERMA-Profiler for left-behind children in rural China.","authors":"Yujia Ren, Menglong Li","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00389-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-026-00389-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147655101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elton Brás Camargo Júnior, Nelson Silva Rodrigues Júnior, Gilson Gonçalves Silva, Maria Neyrian de Fátima Fernandes, Edna Idalia Paulina Navarro-Oliva, Edilaine Cristina da Silva Gherardi-Donato
{"title":"Comparison of depressive symptoms between heterosexual and sexual minority university students: network analysis.","authors":"Elton Brás Camargo Júnior, Nelson Silva Rodrigues Júnior, Gilson Gonçalves Silva, Maria Neyrian de Fátima Fernandes, Edna Idalia Paulina Navarro-Oliva, Edilaine Cristina da Silva Gherardi-Donato","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00388-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-026-00388-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147623412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Gamarra-Moncayo, Estela Marcelo-Ascencio, Lindsey W Vilca, Carolina More-Toro, Sara Huerta-González, Rubén Eduardo Vázquez-García, Luz Marina Alonso Palacio, Wilson Pastén Hidalgo, Anyel Bertel De la Hoz, Aleyda I Parra-Castillo, Eugenia S González-Díaz, Nuvia Estrada-Méndez, Luis German Montero Saldaña, Sabrina A Carranza, María Laura Frutos, Claudia Arispe-Alburqueque, Javiera Santana-Abásolo, Margarett Cuello-Pérez, J E Rod, Mildred Amparo Sandoval, Lesbia Tirado-Amador, Gary Caballero García, Diana Escobar Ospino, Olga Tatiana Jaimes Prada, Andrés Llanos Redondo, Victor P Díaz-Narváez
{"title":"Transcultural validation and factorial invariance assessment of the EEA Resilience Scale in health sciences students from eight Latin American countries.","authors":"José Gamarra-Moncayo, Estela Marcelo-Ascencio, Lindsey W Vilca, Carolina More-Toro, Sara Huerta-González, Rubén Eduardo Vázquez-García, Luz Marina Alonso Palacio, Wilson Pastén Hidalgo, Anyel Bertel De la Hoz, Aleyda I Parra-Castillo, Eugenia S González-Díaz, Nuvia Estrada-Méndez, Luis German Montero Saldaña, Sabrina A Carranza, María Laura Frutos, Claudia Arispe-Alburqueque, Javiera Santana-Abásolo, Margarett Cuello-Pérez, J E Rod, Mildred Amparo Sandoval, Lesbia Tirado-Amador, Gary Caballero García, Diana Escobar Ospino, Olga Tatiana Jaimes Prada, Andrés Llanos Redondo, Victor P Díaz-Narváez","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00387-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s41155-026-00387-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13043976/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147522340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rayra Santos de Souza, Patrícia Moraes Cabral, Carolina Kulcsar Caravieri, Maria Clara Souza Neder, Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz Teixeira
{"title":"ABA-based teacher training reduces emotional and behavioral problems in Brazilian children.","authors":"Rayra Santos de Souza, Patrícia Moraes Cabral, Carolina Kulcsar Caravieri, Maria Clara Souza Neder, Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz Teixeira","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00385-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s41155-026-00385-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13136469/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147515573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social support and life-threatening behavior in online psychotherapy patients: a possible \"pulling-together effect\" during COVID-19.","authors":"Cleonice Zatti, Neusa Sica da Rocha","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00384-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s41155-026-00384-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13057070/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147487844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Men's social representations of the body across age groups.","authors":"Ariane Franco Lopes Da Silva","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00386-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s41155-026-00386-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13013879/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147475792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intercultural Scale on Conceptions of Disability: a cross-cultural validation.","authors":"Lúcia Pereira Leite, Gisele Magarotto Machado","doi":"10.1186/s41155-026-00379-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s41155-026-00379-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46901,"journal":{"name":"Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13038782/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147460559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}