Type of goals and perceived control for goal achievement over time. The mediating role of motivational persistence

This study tested how type of goals (i.e., performance and mastery goals) influence perceived control for goal achievement over time (i.e., after 12 months) while controlling for motivational persistence, gender, self-efficacy, initial perceived control, emotional involvement, and perceived difficulty. Goals and self-reported data from 1220 students were analyzed. Comparative test indicated that students describing a mastery goal display more motivational persistence and more perceived control for goal achievement, compared to those describing a performance goal. Type of goals directly and significantly predict perceived control of goal achievement at 12 months. Motivational persistence directly, positively, and significantly predicts perceived control of goal achievement at 12 months. In addition, motivational persistence positively and significantly mediates the relation between type of goals and perceived control of goal achievement at 12 months. Results support a partial mediation model.

EVENTRAŢIA DIAFRAGMULUI – FACTOR DE RISC PENTRU INFECŢIILE RESPIRATORII PREZENTARE DE CAZ

Eventraţia diafragmului este o anomalie congenitală sau dobândită, cu o incidenţă de 1 la 10.000 de copii. Presupune ascensiunea anormală a domului diafragmatic, datorată înlocuirii fi brelor musculare cu un ţesut fi broelastic în exces. Simptomatologia este variată, putând fi absentă sau sub forma unor acuze respiratorii ce pot merge până la detresă respiratorie. Infecţiile respiratorii recurente sunt cele mai frecvente manifestări. Autorii prezintă cazul unui pacient în vârstă de 3 ani de sex masculin, spitalizat în repetate rânduri pentru infecţii respiratorii, „dextrocardie“ aparentă, datorate unei eventraţii diafragmatice stângi, pentru care s-a realizat cu succes plicatura diafragmului.

EVENTRATION OF THE DIAPHRAGM, A RISK FACTOR FOR RECURRENT RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION – A CASE REPORT

Eventration of the diaphragm, congenital or acquired, represents a rare condition (1 to 10,000 live births), in which the dome of the diaphragm is abnormally elevated, due to an excessive amount of fi bro-elastic diaphragmatic tissue. The child may be asymptomatic or present with respiratory symptoms as aggressive as life threatening respiratory distress. Recurrent pulmonary infections are the commonest presenting complaints. We present the case of a 3 years old boy with recurrent chest infections and apparent “dextrocardia”, both caused by a left eventration of the diaphragm, successfully treated by plication.