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    Comportamento de risco para transtorno alimentar em universitárias brasileiras
    (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-01-01) Alvarenga, Marle dos Santos; Scagliusi, Fernanda Baeza [UNIFESP]; Philippi, Sonia Tucunduva; Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    BACKGROUND: Risk behavior for eating disorders enrolled inadequate practices and attitudes with food and weight control and could be evaluated with valid instruments. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate risk behaviors for eating disorders among Brazilian female university students from different regions. METHODS: 2.483 college students filled out the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) at five regions in Brazil. The test score was compared among regions by chi-square test and possible associations or correlations with major, age, nutritional status, individual income and parental education evaluated by Pearson and Spearman coefficients. A covariance analysis compared the EAT scores among regions. RESULTS: The frequency of positive eating disorder behavior ranges from 23.7% to 30.1% among five regions. There was no difference in EAT scores among regions, and there was not strong correlation between EAT scores and the variables studied. DISCUSSION: Brazilian female university students have high frequency of risk behaviors for eating disorders in all regions of the country. Prevention strategies must be developed for the young female population of Brazil.
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    Focusing illusion in satisfaction with life among college students living in Brazil
    (Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de S.Paulo, 2013-10-01) Mendes-da-Silva, Wesley; Onusic, Luciana Massaro [UNIFESP]; Norvilitis, Jill M.; Moura, Gilnei Luiz; Fundação Getúlio Vargas Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Buffalo State College -Buffalo Psychology Department; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Administrative Sciences Departament
    Literature shows that there are significant associations between health and happiness. Various countries are considering, contemplating or formally incorporating the happiness variable into their public health policies. Moreover, the private sector has shown interest in the topic. Based on that This article examines the biases in the perception of satisfaction with life among young adults in two Brazilian cities. The study explores the associations between aspects of life and perception of happiness because public policies associated with happiness require an improved understanding of the subjectivity of the sense of well-being. A survey conducted among 368 college students enabled analysis through Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) and linear regression. The results suggest that, although there were no significant differences in general satisfaction with life between the two cities, there were indications of focusing illusion in the perception of happiness caused by expectations arising from the feeling of personal insecurity in a metropolis.
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    Predictors of credit card use and perceived financial well-being in female college students: a Brazil-United States comparative study
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016) Braun Santos, Danilo [UNIFESP]; Mendes-Da-Silva, Wesley; Flores, Eduardo; Norvilitis, Jill M.
    This article examines predictors of the financial well-being of female college students living in SAo Paulo or New York, focusing upon the relationship with their credit card use behaviour. The results of structural equation models, based on 784 participants, suggest that financial self-confidence and social comparison have an impact on the use of credit cards and exercise an influence on financial well-being. Despite the fact that social comparison is more strongly predictive of credit card use among Brazilian women, credit card use behaviour has a greater impact on the well-being of American women.