The study was to examine 1) whether stress and coping styles could significantly predict the probability of suicide ideation; 2) and whether coping styles were mediators or moderators on the association between life stress and suicide ideation. The survey was conducted in a sample of 671 Chinese college students. Approximately twenty percent students reported having suicide ideation. Life stress, active coping styles, and passive coping styles all had independent effect on the probability of suicide ideation. Passive coping styles, especially fantasizing, mediated the relation between life stress and suicide ideation. Moderation hypotheses were not supported. Implications of the findings and future directions were discussed.

Gender roles are a basic organizing feature in Latina/o families (Cauce & Domenech-Rodriguez, 2002), in which female and male gender roles are clearly defined and are captured by the constructs of marianismo (Castillo, Perez, Castillo, & Ghosheh, 2010) and machismo (Arciniega, Anderson, Tovar-Blank, & Tracey, 2008), respectively. Latina/o adolescents are socialized to Latina/o culture's gender role beliefs and expectations; however, research tends to be limited to its respective gender (e.g., studies of marianismo focusing only on women). The present study seeks to validate and explore gender differences in the Marianismo Beliefs Scale (MBS; Castillo et al., 2010) with both Mexican American adolescent boys and girls. Participants were 524 Mexican American adolescents in a midsized South Texas city. A categorical confirmatory factor analysis (CCFA) was performed to test the factor structure and measurement invariance across gender. Results of the CCFA provided a modified 5-factor version of the MBS-the Marianismo Beliefs Scale-Adolescent Version (MBSA). Cross-group mean comparisons indicate that girls endorsed higher levels of family pillar and spiritual pillar beliefs, whereas the boys scored significantly higher on beliefs that Latinas should self-silence to maintain harmony and should be subordinate to others. No gender differences were present for beliefs on Latinas being virtuous and chaste. The MBSA will be discussed in reference to its developmental and gender appropriateness in future research and clinical practice.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the clinical characteristics of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with or without interstitial lung disease (ILD), and figure out whether the differences can be useful to suspect ILD in SSc. Patients and methods: We retrospectively collected the clinical data of 108 patients with SSc (13 males, 95 females; mean age 50.1±13.5 years; range 14 to 78 years) and compared them according to the presence of ILD. ILD was confirmed by chest computed tomography, and pulmonary arterial hypertension was suspected when right ventricular systolic pressure was ≥40 mmHg based on echocardiography. Results: Of the 108 patients, 49 (45.4) had diffuse type and 59 (54.6) had limited type SSc. Disease duration, percentages of positive anti-scleroderma 70 (anti-Scl70) antibody and anti-centromere antibody, white blood cell (WBC), platelet, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and presence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) differed significantly. On multivariate logistic analysis, positive titer of anti-Scl70 antibody (odds ratio [OR]=15.65, p<0.001), platelet (OR=1.01, p=0.026), ESR (OR=1.02, p=0.037) and PH (OR=21.97, p=0.003) were associated with ILD in patients with SSc. Conclusion: In SSc patients with ILD, disease duration was longer and positive titer of anti-Scl70 antibody was more frequent, positive titer of anticentromere antibody was less frequent, and WBC and platelet counts, ESR levels, and incidence of possible PH were significantly higher than in those without ILD. Positive titer of anti-Scl70 antibody, platelet, ESR, and combination of PH were independently associated with the presence of ILD in SSc patients.

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Pregnant women are prioritized to receive influenza vaccination. However, the maternal influenza vaccination rate has been low in Korea. To identify potential barriers for the vaccination of pregnant women against influenza, a survey using a questionnaire on the perceptions and attitudes about maternal influenza vaccination was applied to Korean obstetricians between May and August of 2014. A total of 473 respondents participated in the survey. Most respondents (94.8%, 442/466) recognized that influenza vaccination was required for pregnant women. In addition, 92.8% (410/442) respondents knew that the incidence of adverse events following influenza vaccination is not different between pregnant and non-pregnant women. However, 26.5% (124/468) obstetricians strongly recommended influenza vaccination to pregnant women. The concern about adverse events following influenza vaccination was considered as a major barrier for the promotion of maternal influenza vaccination by healthcare providers. Providing professional information and education about maternal influenza vaccination will enhance the perception of obstetricians about influenza vaccination to pregnant women and will be helpful to improve maternal influenza vaccination coverage in Korea.