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panic was 14.72%. Conclusion: Measures must be taken to intensify psychological health
education.
4138.79 A correlation study on middle school students’ behavior problems and their personality
characteristics and parental nurturing styles, Cheng Guo 1 , Hong Chen 2 , Lixiu Wan 3 , 1 Southwest
2
China Normal University, China, School of Psychology, Southwest China Normal
University, 3 Research Institution of Educational Science in Chongqing, China
Based on questionnaire tests of 628 middle school students, this paper studied the relationship
between the problem behaviors of middle school students, their personality characteristics and
their parental nurturing styles. The results showed that there were not significant correlation
between the various problem behaviors and personality characteristics except between some
particular problem behaviors and different personality traits. And there were significant correlation
between students’ problem behaviors and their parental nurturing styles. Further, the parental
nurturing styles had different influence on different types of school and different effect ions on
each gender. The implication of this study was discussed.
4138.80 Adherence to treatment in renal transplant recipients, Anne Orr 1 , Paul Finn 1 , Peter
Britton 1 , Michael Holmes 2 , 1 University of Teesside, UK; 2 Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
This study investigated adherence to medication among kidney transplant recipients on several
dimensions. 122 patients attending a regional renal service who underwent a kidney transplant
between 1994 and 2000 took part, 85% of those invited. The study was questionnaire-based.
Statistical analysis employed the Chi-square test. 1% of transplant recipients admitted deliberate
and 52% admitted accidental nonadherence to medication. Adherence increased with increasing
age (p