1.Relation between personality,family interpersonal dynamics and students'adaption to college
Chenhong BI ; Yuhong YAO ; Zengtang CHEN
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2015;(4):316-320
Objective:To explore relationship amongpersonality,family interpersonal dynamics and college students'adaption.Methods:Adaption to college was assessed with the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90)in internet when 1850 freshman selected conveniently from a university in Shanghai (Students with single factor score of SCL-90 equal or greater than 2.5 belonged to the positive group,while the other students with single factor score of SCL-90 all less than 2.5 belonged to the negative group).At the same time,they were evaluated with the Cattell's 16 Personality Factor(16PF)to evaluate their characteristics and Multi-Interpersonal Dynamics Questionnaire for Un-dergraduates (MIDQ-U)for undergraduate students to assess family interpersonal dynamics.Results:The scores of anxiety of 16PFwere higherin the positive groupwith 50 students than in the negative group[(7.2 ±1.4)vs.(4.6 ± 1.9),P <0.001 ],while the scores of extroversion,serenity and alertness of 16PF were lower in the positive groupthan inthe negativegroup.In the SCL-90 positive group,the MIDQ-Uscores of indifference and submissivenesswere higher[(17.3 ±6.0)vs.(14.9 ±4.2),(11.5 ±3.2)vs.(10.3 ±3.1);P <0.001]and the scores of indepen-dencewere lower than that in the positive group[(18.7 ±3.0)vs.(19.8 ±3.4),P =0.02].Path graphanalysiss-howed that anxiety and extroversionpartly predicted freshmen's adaption directly(β=0.57 --0.01 )and partly worked through indifference(β=0.031 --0.004),while decisivenesscompletely functioned through indifference with the coefficient of 0.008.Anxiety had part mediating effect between indifference and freshmen's adaption(β=0.008).In the other three factors,anxietyplayedcompletemediatingrole.Conclusion:Personalities and family inter-personal dynamics may affect each other,then mutually predictstudents'adaption to college.
2.Development of multi-interpersonal dynamics questionnaire for undergraduates
Yuhong YAO ; Shanli WEI ; Chenhong BI ; Xudong ZHAO ; Shuanglei WU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2015;24(11):1041-1044
Objective To develop a scale to measure three representative real relationships of undergraduates (parent-child relationship,collegemate relationship and teacher-student relationship) and test its validity and reliability(multi-interpersonal dynamics questionnaire for undergraduates,MIDQ-U).Methods A total of 1 310 students were conveniently sampled as respondents to analyze validity and reliability indexes.Result Three relationships share four factors for interpersonal dynamic characteristics:closeness,indifference,independence and submissiveness.The revised MIDQ-U composed of 26 items to separately measure characteristics of three relationships both separately and together.The factor loading of items in parent-child relationship scale were 0.41-0.73 and 50.71% of the variances could be explained,while eollegemate relationship 0.41-0.72 and 51.81% explained,teacher-student relationship 0.42-0.76 and 49.58% explained.The model in 4 factors(x2/df =2.59,CFI =0.85) fitted the data with well construct validity.The Cronbach α coefficients were 0.847 in parent-child relationship scale,0.865 in collegemate relationship scale and 0.836 in teacher-student relationship scale.The test-retest reliabilities were 0.867,0.786 and 0.746.Conclusions The MIDQ-U has satisfactory validity aud reliability.It can be used to measure one of the three relationships separately,and also as an evaluation tool to compare and correlate multiple interpersonal dynamics.
3.An approach to screen fetal agenesis of the corpus callosum at 11-13(+6) weeks.
Wenya LI ; Yanhong YU ; Shengli LI ; Huaxuan WEN ; Chenhong WANG ; Ying YUAN ; Qiong ZHENG ; Jingru BI ; Yurong OUYANG ; Qingkai ZHENG ; Huiwen LIU ; Zhilian XIAO
Journal of Southern Medical University 2014;34(8):1092-1097
OBJECTIVETo detect structural changes in the brain in fetuses with agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) and holoprosencephaly (HPE) in the first trimester.
METHODSThe ultrasound data were analyzed retrospectively in 620 normal singleton fetuses between 11 and 13(+6) gestational weeks, 5 fetuses diagnosed to have ACC, and 13 fetuses with HPE. The midbrain diameter (MD) and falx diameter (FD) were measured and their ratio (MD/FD) was calculated for comparative analysis.
RESULTSNo significant difference was found in the MD, FD, and MD/FD ratio between fetuses with ACC and HPE (P>0.05). Compared to the normal fetuses, all the fetuses with ACC and HPE showed significantly increased mean MD and MD/FD ratio (P<0.05); 4 (80%) fetuses with ACC and 11 (84.6%) with HPE had a reduced FD. All the fetuses with ACC and HPE had MD/FD ratios greater than 1, which were below 1 in all the normal fetuses.
CONCLUSIONIn the first trimester, fetuses with ACC and HPE have measurable abnormalities in the midbrain and falx area of the brain, and these changes, represented by abnormal midsagittal MD, FD and their ratio, can be of value in detecting ACC or HPE in fetuses in the first trimester.
Agenesis of Corpus Callosum ; diagnosis ; Corpus Callosum ; diagnostic imaging ; Female ; Fetus ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Trimester, First ; Retrospective Studies ; Ultrasonography, Prenatal