The aim of the research was to examine the level of physical activity of users of the social network in Croatia, the relation of the sociodemographic characteristics and the level of physical ...activity compared to the time spent on the following activity. The study involved 333 respondents who are active users of Facebook (FB). The short version of the IPAQ questionnaire and BMI Calculator were used to assess the physical activity of respondents. This research has determined that the BMI index (BMI) ranges from 16.04 to 42.25, average 24.00. The total level of physical activity of the participants, expressed through the Metabolic equivalent task (MET) is high, and according to the MET category the participants are in the high level of involvement category or HEPA active. There is a statistically significant correlation between the overall results obtained with the IPAQ compared to the MET category, BMI, quality of life and self-assessment of health in FB users. Participants spend on average 5 hours per day sitting during a week, and there is statistically significant correlation between the overall results of the IPAQ compared to the MET category and the time spent sitting.
that involvement in social networks for participants in this study does not disturb the level of physical activity.
Cilj rada bio je utvrditi postoji li povezanost strategija suočavanja sa stresom i razine emocionalne kompetencije kod profesionalnih i kod amaterskih sportaša.
Istraživanje je provedeno na 135 ...sportaša profesionalaca i amatera, dobi od 18 do 22 godine. Primijenjeni su mjerni instrumenti UEK-45 (Upitnik emocionalne kompetencije), koji sadržava podljestvice Uočavanje i razumijevanje emocija, Imenovanje i izražavanje emocija te Upravljanje emocijama, te CISS (Upitnik strategija suočavanja sa stresom), koji sadržava podljestvice Suočavanje usmjereno na emocije, Suočavanje usmjereno na problem i Izbjegavanje.
Dobivena je prosječna razina emocionalne kompetencije na cijelom uzorku, pri čemu su ispitanici najviši rezultat iskazali na dimenziji Imenovanje i izražavanje emocija. Kad je riječ o strategijama suočavanja sa stresom, ispitanici su iskazali najviši rezultat na dimenziji Suočavanje usmjereno na problem. Ukupan rezultat emocionalne kompetencije statistički je značajno pozitivno povezan s primjenom strategija usmjerenih na problem, dok nema povezanosti između ukupne razine emocionalne kompetencije i ostalih strategija (usmjerenost na emocije i izbjegavanje). Također, svaki pojedini oblik emocionalne kompetencije također je statistički značajno povezan samo sa strategijama usmjerenima na problem, ali ne i s ostalim strategijama.
Sportaši koji su emocionalno kompetentniji češće primjenjuju strategije suočavanja sa stresom usmjerene na problem, ali ne i na emocije. Iako bi taj odnos trebalo dodatno istražiti, može se pretpostaviti da osobe su koje u stresnim situacijama, u ovom slučaju u sportskom okruženju, bolje i efikasnije razumiju i kontroliraju vlastite emocije spremnije izravno se suočiti s problemom jer ih vlastito emocionalno stanje toliko ne opterećuje.
Education of nurses in the Republic of Croatia is being developed as a result of compliance with education in the European Union and the implementation of nursing research that leads to the growth of ...the whole profession. However, prejudice against the nursing profession is still present and therefore it is necessary to explore the attitudes of the general population and the population of nurses in the nursing profession in order to discover the causes of such prejudices and act on them. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to present transcultural adaptation and validation of the Nursing Image Questionnaire, which was created by Toth and associates (1998). The questionnaire, which includes 30 items and measures how an individual looks at the roles, values, and professional activities of nurses, was conducted as part of a preliminary study and was culturally adapted. The final study included 905 students who in 2011 and 2012 enrolled in the first year of full-time and part-time nursing study; the questionnaire was completed by 725 students. Toth and associates assumed that the attitude toward nursing is expressed as the sum of the responses of all the items, which would mean a factor structure with high item intercorrelation, but they also split the questionnaire into five thematic units. Results showed that, contrary to expectations, intercorrelations of items were extremely low and that following the completion of factor analysis, no satisfactory construct validity was established. From the obtained results, it can be concluded that it is not justified to create a latent dimension as established by research of Toth and associates, and the items, although there is a correlation between some of them, should be interpreted and analysed as independent constructs.
•The presentation of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Nursing Image Questionnaire in Croatia.•Cultural adaptation is needed due to unique cultural values and environment.•Determination of psychometric properties of the questionnaire is necessary after translation.•After conducted factor analysis, satisfactory construct validity has not been established.•Items should be interpreted and analyzed as independent constructs.
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