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Meneses, R. F. , Miyazaki, C., & Pais-Ribeiro, J.(5/7/2011). University students spirituality:
Do communication skills make a difference? Comunicao integrada no Simpsio:
Emotion, behavior, and health, Chair: M. C.
Miyazaki, Discussants: R. F. Meneses andVicente Caballo. XIIth European Congress of
Psychology, Istambul, Turquia.
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University students spirituality:Do communication skills
make a difference?Rute F. Meneses
FCHS-UFP, Porto, Portugal
Cristina Miyazaki Jos Pais-RibeiroFAMERP, SP, Brazil FPCE-UP, Portugal
Grant FCT - SFRH/BPD/39186/2007
The 12th European Congressof Psychology
Istanbul, 4-8/7/2011
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Stress
Burnout
Ensino Superior
Higher education
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Psychological stress
is a relation between
the individual and the environmentthat is assessed by the individual as
demanding or exceeding
his/her resources andrisking his/her well-being
(Lazarus & Folkman, 1984)
(Almeida, 2001;Fernandes et al., 2005;Fernandes & Almeida,2005; Santos, 2001)
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Distress is frequent in university students (US;Aguiar, Vieira, Vieira, Aguiar,
& Nbrega, 2009; Calais, Carrara, Brum, Batista,
Yamada, & Oliveira, 2007; Santos & Jnior, 2007)
and spirituality seems a good way to cope with it
(Case & McMinn, 2001; Panzini & Bandeira, 2007;
Siegel, & Schrimshaw, 2002 ).
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The concept of spirituality is difficult
to define and assess , but
its relevance is being more and morerecognized by the scientific community,
namely in the context of QOL research
(Fleck & Skevington, 2007; Meneses, 2006; Moreira-
Almeida & Koenig, 2006; Mount, Lawlor, Cassell,
2002).
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There are authors that support the
integration of spiritual/religiousdimensions in psychotherapy ,
which requires an increase of
research in the area(Peres, Simo, & Nasello, 2007).
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Spirituality is constructed in the socio-cultural
and historical contexts, structuring and giving
meaning to values, behaviours, humanexperience, and sometimes it materializes itself
in the practice of a specific religion
(Pinto & Pais-Ribeiro, 2007, p. 47).
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Consequently, identifying modifiable variables related
to spirituality seems a promising step for its promotion.
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Communication
Effective communication - to express,
n an assertive manner the opinions,
the feelings, the needs, and the desires
(Minto et al., 2006, p. 565).
Communications skills can be trained with success(e.g., Choque-Larrauri & Chirinos-Cceres, 2009).
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Aim: To explore the relationship
between spirituality and satisfaction
with own communication skills in US.
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Participants
(N =177)
N %
Sex: Women 128 72,3
Men 46 26,0
Missing 3 1,7
Marriage status: Single 171 96,6
Married/cohabiting 3 1,7
Missing 3 1,7
Degree: Communication sciences 35 19,8
Physical therapy 8 4,5
Dentistry 62 35,0
Psychology 63 35,6
Social work 9 5,1
Professional status: Student 146 82,5
Worker & student 31 17,5
Method
Age: 18-47 years(M=22,18, SD=3,70)
Religion:- 17.5% without- 44.6% not practising
Health: 19.8% withproblems
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Material
Socio-demographic& Clinical
Questionnaire(13 items)
WHOQOL-SRPB(32 items)
CommunicationSkills
Questionnaire(QCC)
(26 items)
- All the necessaryauthorizations- Self-administration,in class,
in the presence ofthe researcher
http://2_qsdc_final.doc/http://whoqol-srpb_original.pdf/http://7_qcc_english.doc/http://7_qcc_english.doc/http://whoqol-srpb_original.pdf/http://2_qsdc_final.doc/8/6/2019 SCRIBD Apresentacao RFM Istanbul FINAL
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Results & Discussion
- There was a considerable heterogeneity in the responses.- WHOQOL-SRPB predictors:
no QCC item correlated/predicted Connect ;
7 items predicted Meaning (R2
a=0,043);7 items predicted Awe (R2a=0,071);
8 items predicted Whole (R2a=0,077);
2 items predicted Strength (R2a=0,029);2 items predicted Peace (R2a=0,036);
15 items predicted Hope (R2a=0,046);
1 item predicted Faith (R2a=0,026).
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Although of small magnitude,
the predictive results suggest thatcommunication skills training
programs could have a positive
impact on US spirituality
Stress
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