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Endeavors supporting college students’ positive psychosocial development are gaining attention and investment in various countries and social contexts. Higher education experiences provide new academic, social, and vocational advancement... more
Endeavors supporting college students’ positive psychosocial development are gaining attention and investment in various countries and social contexts. Higher education experiences provide new academic, social, and vocational advancement opportunities at a critical developmental stage. However, higher education can also cause distress due to the challenges and stressors present during this new stage of increased independence. The Social Emotional Health Survey-Higher Education (SEHS-HE) assesses the core psychosocial strengths of youths transitioning from secondary schools into higher education institutions (IHE) to aid campus student support services. The present study sought to extend the SEHS-HE research by examining its application with samples from Mexico (n = 4,207), United States (n = 1,638), and Spain (n = 1,734), college students. Confirmatory factor analyses investigated the hypothesized SEHS-HE higher-order factor model. The Mexico sample returned an acceptable model fit,...
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The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) requires changes in the way universities are managed. It is an opportunity for correcting imbalances whilst at the same time being a challenge that can mark important differences between... more
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) requires changes in the way universities are managed. It is an opportunity for correcting imbalances whilst at the same time being a challenge that can mark important differences between universities. This study seeks to identify the challenges and information/training requirements of Spanish university management teams in order to facilitate their integration in the EHEA. Methodology: The Delphi study with the participation of 115 chancellors, vice-chancellors, deans and heads of service of Spanish Universities (EUE) and 26 managers of non-Spanish Universities included in European university quality and management agencies (ENE). For preparing the Delphi study questionnaire, two groups were formed using qualitative research techniques: a first discussion group with the participation of 12 Spanish university managers and a second group in which the Nominal Group technique was applied, with the participation of 18 non-Spanish university manag...
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Bullying can have serious physical and emotional consequences. In recent years, interest in this phenomenon has been growing, becoming a public health problem in the first world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the... more
Bullying can have serious physical and emotional consequences. In recent years, interest in this phenomenon has been growing, becoming a public health problem in the first world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the Action for Neutralization of Bullying Program (ANA) in Spanish children. This study used a quasi-experimental design that included a pre-test evaluation, 2 months of intervention, a post-test, and 3 months of follow-up. A sample of 330 children aged 7–12 years (M = 9.27; SD = 1.09) from third to sixth grade participated in the study. One hundred and fifty-nine were girls (48.2%). The program consisted of eight group sessions in which empathy, assertiveness, communication skills, conflict resolution, and group cohesion were worked on. The results showed statistically significant reductions in verbal abuse behaviors (t = 4.76, p < 0.001), direct social exclusion (t = 3.53, p < 0.001), threats (t = 2.04, p = 0.042), aggression with objects (t = 3.2...
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The Social Emotional Health Survey-Secondary (SEHS-S), which is a measure of core psychological assets based on a higher-order model of Covitality, is comprised of 36 items and four latent traits (with three measured subscales): belief in... more
The Social Emotional Health Survey-Secondary (SEHS-S), which is a measure of core psychological assets based on a higher-order model of Covitality, is comprised of 36 items and four latent traits (with three measured subscales): belief in self (self-efficacy, self-awareness, and persistence), belief in others (school support, family coherence, and peer support), emotional competence (emotional regulation, behavioral self-control, and empathy), and engaged living (gratitude, zest, and optimism). Previous international studies have supported the psychometric properties of the SEHS-S. The present study extended this research by examining the psychometric properties of a Spanish-language adaptation with a sample of 1042 Spanish adolescents (Mage = 14.49, SD = 1.65.). Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the original factorial structure, with hierarchical omega between 0.66–0.93, with 0.94 for the total score. Factorial invariance across genders revealed small latent mean differences....
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Purpose In geriatric patients, hip fracture is considered the greatest complication of osteoporosis in terms of morbidity, mortality, and cost. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of a multidisciplinary shared care protocol... more
Purpose In geriatric patients, hip fracture is considered the greatest complication of osteoporosis in terms of morbidity, mortality, and cost. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of a multidisciplinary shared care protocol (trauma services, internal medicine, emergencies, anesthesia, nursing, hematology, pharmacy, rehabilitation, home hospitalization unit, and social services) on hospital stay and in-hospital mortality in inpatients aged 65 years or older and operated for hip fracture. Methods Retrospective cohort study between January 2011 and December 2017. The unexposed group was made up of patients who did not receive care according to the multidisciplinary protocol, while the exposed group did. We excluded patients with polytrauma, conservative treatment, bilateral hip fracture, pathological fracture, or previous fracture already included in the series. Variables analyzed were demographic data, medical comorbidities, Charlson index, hemoglobin levels, hematocrit and...
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Neste estudo, investigaram-se as relações entre suporte social percebido, auto-regulação e comportamentos de consumo de álcool, tabaco e outras substâncias psicoactivas. A amostra foi constituída por 340 participantes. O suporte social... more
Neste estudo, investigaram-se as relações entre suporte social percebido, auto-regulação e comportamentos de consumo de álcool, tabaco e outras substâncias psicoactivas. A amostra foi constituída por 340 participantes. O suporte social correlacionou-se favoravelmente com a auto-regulação, mas somente na vertente de satisfação com o apoio social é que se observou esta tendência de forma evidente. O número de figuras de apoio diferenciou-se significativamente com o uso de tabaco, o que sugere o âmbito afiliativo de algumas substâncias psicoactivas. Nesse sentido, o uso de tabaco pode estar associado a uma rede social mais ampla, mas não com a qualidade do suporte social.
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The objective of this study is to examine the emotional regulation, quality of life, and subjective well-being in adolescence, taking into account individual and family differences, as well as gender, age and educationlevel of parents.... more
The objective of this study is to examine the emotional regulation, quality of life, and subjective well-being in adolescence, taking into account individual and family differences, as well as gender, age and educationlevel of parents. Relationships between the questionnaires wariables were also considered. Descriptive-comparative, cross-sectional, and quantitative study. Two schools in the north of Portugal. The sample was selected for convenience due to geographic proximity. adolescents with age between 12 and 18 years old, from compulsory courses and without any special difficulty. Total sample: 619, valid sample: 602. Personal Wellness; Health Questionnaire SF-8 (quality of life); and the Measurement of Affect Regulation Styles-trait version Questionnaire. There were no differences between well-being and gender. Health perception is better for boys, and affect regulation for girls. In relation to age, there are negative correlations mainly with variables from the health question...
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Existe interés entre los investigadores de la salud pública por predecir los factores que llevan a un inicio precoz en el consumo de alcohol. Objetivo: Establecer un modelo explicativo para la iniciación temprana en el consumo de esta... more
Existe interés entre los investigadores de la salud pública por predecir los factores que llevan a un inicio precoz en el consumo de alcohol. Objetivo: Establecer un modelo explicativo para la iniciación temprana en el consumo de esta sustancia. Metodología: Se realizó un modelo regresión logística multivariada. Se tomó una muestra de 538 estudiantes universitarios. Se utilizaron como instrumentos dos cuestionarios “ad hoc” (tradiciones sociales y familiares y publicidad) el AUDIT, y un cuestionario de Expectativas y otro de Creencias acerca del consumo de alcohol. Resultados: El modelo encontrado indica que expectativas como: “los hombres pueden tener orgasmos más fácilmente si han tomado”; “el tomar hace más fácil el actuar impulsivamente o tomar decisiones más rápidamente”; las creencias relacionadas con “consumir alcohol me proporciona una mayor potencia sexual o incrementa mi deseo”, “al finalizar el semestre no puede faltar una buena celebración con trago” y las tradiciones fa...
Research Interests: Addiction, Drugs And Addiction, Alcohol Studies, Beer (Alcohol Studies), Prediction, and 12 moreDrugs and drug culture, Drugs And Alcohol, Drugs, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction Behaviour, Drug Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Universidad De Antioquia, Alcohol Addiction, Addiction Psychology, and Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública
DESCRIPTION Behavioral addictions including Internet addiction still remaining in a scientific limbo because of the difficulties related to a properly differentiation between normal and pathological behaviors. Literature has... more
DESCRIPTION Behavioral addictions including Internet addiction still remaining in a scientific limbo because of the difficulties related to a properly differentiation between normal and pathological behaviors. Literature has conceptualized substance addiction in a comprehensive manner and now stands for define the behavioral addictions and their consequential abuse behaviors as a function of parameters related to use frequency, money invested, need or compulsion, as well as the interferences in people’s daily lives that may lead them to default on their obligations. As a consequence of the advent of the Social Networking Sites (SNS) and their wide impact among population we may find a new addiction context. These services in addition to their appealing and functionality have an easy connection everywhere at any time, which makes them powerful and immediately enhancers, becoming a breeding ground for an addiction. We are fully aware that is not possible to keep ahead to the technolog...
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From the Theory of Planed Behaviour (TPB), the aim of this study is to analyse the effect of self-efficacy and perceived control on intention and preventive behaviors of cardiovascular disease. To this end, 359 participants were evaluated... more
From the Theory of Planed Behaviour (TPB), the aim of this study is to analyse the effect of self-efficacy and perceived control on intention and preventive behaviors of cardiovascular disease. To this end, 359 participants were evaluated in an empirical study. Data were analysed using the statistical package EQS 6.1. The results indicate that self-efficacy has a positive and significant influence on behaviour intentions and on behaviour, while perception of control has a negative and significant influence on intention but not on behaviour. This work has shown the utility to distinguish between self-efficacy and perceived control in the TPB to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
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Neste estudo, investigaram-se as relações entre suporte social, auto-regulação, atitudes e comportamentos de consumo de álcool, tabaco e outras substâncias psicoactivas. Para tal, utilizaram-se: Questionário Reduzido de Suporte Social –... more
Neste estudo, investigaram-se as relações entre suporte social, auto-regulação, atitudes e comportamentos de consumo de álcool, tabaco e outras substâncias psicoactivas. Para tal, utilizaram-se: Questionário Reduzido de Suporte Social – SSQ6 (Sarason; Sarason, Shearin, & Pierce, 1987); Questionário Reduzido de Auto-regulação - SSRQ (Carey, Neal, & Collins, 2004); Escala de consumo de tabaco, alcohol y otras drogas - ESCON (García del Castillo, López-Sánchez, Gázquez & García del Castillo-López cit. Por García del Castillo, 2011). A amostra foi constituída por 340 participantes adultos saudáveis, dos quais 261 (76.8%) eram mulheres e 79 (23.2%) homens. Quanto à idade cronológica, o indivíduo mais novo tinha 18 anos e o mais velho tinha 76 anos (M=39; DP=11). O suporte social correlacionou-se favoravelmente com a auto-regulação, mas somente na vertente de satisfação com o apoio social é que observou-se esta tendência de forma evidente. O número de figuras de apoio diferenciou-se signi...
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Actualmente, el consumo de alcohol por parte de los jóvenes españoles es una cuestión importante a tener en cuenta a tenor de sus características de consumo en esta población así como por sus consecuencias. La Inteligencia Emocional (IE)... more
Actualmente, el consumo de alcohol por parte de los jóvenes españoles es una cuestión importante a tener en cuenta a tenor de sus características de consumo en esta población así como por sus consecuencias. La Inteligencia Emocional (IE) ha demostrado ser un constructo que, a pesar de ser relativamente reciente, está implicada en contextos relacionados con la salud como el consumo de alcohol. La importancia de las redes de apoyo social en los jóvenes como la familia ha sido ampliamente documentada en la literatura, destacando la función protectora frente al consumo del apoyo familiar percibido (AFP) positivamente. En este sentido, se plantean los siguientes objetivo: a) Analizar la importancia de la IE en el consumo de alcohol de los jóvenes, b) Analizar la importancia del AFP por los jóvenes en el consumo de alcohol, c) Estudiar el efecto de las actitudes hacia el mantenimiento de la salud (AMS) sobre el consumo de alcohol y d) Plantear un modelo en el que se relacionen las variabl...
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Pretende-se, no âmbito da construção do Poster submetido, analisar as relações encontradas, na investigação realizada, entre a Resiliência, a Inteligência Emocional e o Consumo de álcool. Entenda-se por resiliência o “conjunto de... more
Pretende-se, no âmbito da construção do Poster submetido, analisar as relações encontradas, na investigação realizada, entre a Resiliência, a Inteligência Emocional e o Consumo de álcool. Entenda-se por resiliência o “conjunto de processos sociais e intrapsíquicos que possibilitam o desenvolvimento saudável do indivíduo, mesmo este vivenciando experiências desfavoráveis” (Pesce, Assis, Avanci, Santos, Malaquias, & Carvalhaes, 2005, p. 436). A resiliência deve ser entendida numa perspetiva dinâmica, uma vez que é mutável ao longo do tempo em relação às circunstâncias em que o individuo se encontra (Jacinto & Pereira, 2006). De acordo com Mayer & Salovey (1993) a "Inteligência emocional é um tipo de inteligência social que envolve a capacidade de controlar os sentimentos e emoções próprios e dos outros, de discriminar os mesmos e de usar esta informação para orientar o pensamento e as ações" (1993, p.433). Por sua vez, Caruso (2008) na sua concepção sobre a inteligência emoc...
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O presente estudo foca-se sobre o papel da atitude proactiva, assim como das atitudes de predisposição, índice de desagrado e percepção de satisfação no consumo de substâncias. Para isso, os autores recorreram a uma amostra de 418 alunos... more
O presente estudo foca-se sobre o papel da atitude proactiva, assim como das atitudes de predisposição, índice de desagrado e percepção de satisfação no consumo de substâncias. Para isso, os autores recorreram a uma amostra de 418 alunos do ensino secundário, utilizando a Escala de Atitude Proactiva (Schwarzer, 1999), que permite avaliar a percepção de recursos, com implicações para a motivação e acção, a Escala de Coping Proactivo (Greenglass, Schwarzer, & Taubert, 1999), e as Escalas de Atitudes em Relação ao Tabaco, Álcool e Drogas (García del Castillo & López, 2003), que permitem avaliar a atitude de predisposição, índice de desagrado e percepção de satisfação pelos consumos. Os resultados permitem perceber algumas diferenças de género nas atitudes e nos cursos frequentados, excepto na atitude e coping proactivo, e uma relação negativa entre a idade e atitudes em relação às drogas. Verificaram-se também diferenças na atitude de predisposição, índice de desagrado e percepção de s...
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Research Interests: Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Psychometrics, Child and adolescent mental health, Social Anxiety, and 15 moreAdolescent, Spain, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Humans, Personality Assessment Inventory, Female, Male, Reliability, Translating, Validity, Reproducibility of Results, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Personality Inventory, Phobic disorders, and mass Screening
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The Spence Children&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s Anxiety Scale is an instrument widely applied in the assessment of the most common anxiety disorders in children and... more
The Spence Children&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s Anxiety Scale is an instrument widely applied in the assessment of the most common anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. This study examines its psychometric properties and the factorial structure in a large community sample of Spanish-speaking adolescents (N = 1,374) aged 13 to 17 years. The scale demonstrated strong internal consistency and good convergent and discriminant validity. Factor analysis confirmed the 6-factor original model, providing a good fit of the data for the Spanish sample. The good psychometric properties support its use by clinicians and researchers, adding evidence to the international empirical support for this measure.
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La búsqueda de nuevas vías de prevención del consumo de drogas y otras adicciones es incesante, ya que las que actualmente manejamos siguen siendo insuficientes para cubrir todos los objetivos preventivos. El cuerpo teórico y aplicado de... more
La búsqueda de nuevas vías de prevención del consumo de drogas y otras adicciones es incesante, ya que las que actualmente manejamos siguen siendo insuficientes para cubrir todos los objetivos preventivos. El cuerpo teórico y aplicado de la prevención de las adicciones se ha nutrido, como hemos visto, de diferentes disciplinas a lo largo del tiempo y continúa en esa misma línea de acción. El estudio de la inteligencia emocional en general y como estrategia para afrontar las adicciones en particular, se incorpora hace relativamente pocos años a la investigación, pero en la actualidad ya ha desarrollado un buen número de publicaciones (Canto, Fernández-Berrocal, Guerrero y Extremera, 2005; Fernández-Serrano, Moreno-López, Pérez-García y Verdejo-García, 2012; García del Castillo-López, 2011; García del Castillo-López, García del Castillo y Marzo, 2012; Hill y Maggi, 2011; Kun y Demetrovics, 2010; Madd, Erwin, Carmody, Villarreal, White y Gundersen, 2013; Muñoz, 2009; Limonero, Tomás-Sá...
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To assess the effects of a multidisciplinary care protocol on cost, length of hospital stay (LOS), and mortality in hip-fracture-operated patients over 65 years. Prospective cohort study between 2011 and 2017. The unexposed group... more
To assess the effects of a multidisciplinary care protocol on cost, length of hospital stay (LOS), and mortality in hip-fracture-operated patients over 65 years. Prospective cohort study between 2011 and 2017. The unexposed group comprised patients who did not receive care according to the multidisciplinary protocol, while the exposed group did. Variables analyzed were demographics, medical comorbidities, treatment, blood parameters, surgical delay, LOS, re-admissions, mortality, and a composite outcome considering in-hospital mortality and/or LOS > 10 days. We performed a Poisson regression and cost analysis. The cohort included 681 patients: 310 unexposed and 371, exposed. The exposed group showed a shorter surgical delay (3.0 vs. 3.6 days; p
El objetivo de esta investigacion es evaluar la representacion de la enfermedad en pacientes con un trastorno alimentario (TA), asi como su relacion con el afrontamiento y el ajuste, utilizando como marco teorico el Modelo del Sentido... more
El objetivo de esta investigacion es evaluar la representacion de la enfermedad en pacientes con un trastorno alimentario (TA), asi como su relacion con el afrontamiento y el ajuste, utilizando como marco teorico el Modelo del Sentido Comun de Leventhal. Metodo: Participaron 98 mujeres diagnosticadas de un TA. La media de edad fue 20.8 anos (dt=5.61). Para evaluar la representacion de la enfermedad se administro la adaptacion espanola para los TA del Cuestionario de Percepcion de la Enfermedad Revisado (IPQ-R). Resultados: Respecto a la identidad, los sintomas mas senalados fueron la ?perdida de peso? (89.8%) y las ?alteraciones en la menstruacion? (81.6%). Consideran que su enfermedad tiene una larga duracion y serias consecuencias, asi como que tienen control y siguiendo un tratamiento es posible su curacion. El 21% de la varianza de las estrategias evitativas fue explicado por diferentes dimensiones de la representacion de la enfermedad. Se confirman los efectos directos de la re...
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espanolLa literatura sobre el afecto muestra la influencia de este tanto en la conducta prosocial como en la problematica. Este estudio analiza el impacto del afecto sobre el comportamiento de adolescentes portugueses. Este conocimiento... more
espanolLa literatura sobre el afecto muestra la influencia de este tanto en la conducta prosocial como en la problematica. Este estudio analiza el impacto del afecto sobre el comportamiento de adolescentes portugueses. Este conocimiento es relevante para la promocion de las competencias y la reduccion de los comportamientos de riesgo en la adolescencia. Participaron 696 estudiantes (M = 15.22 anos; DE = 1.4) que respondieron a los cuestionarios PANAS-N (Cuestionario de Afecto Positivo y Afecto Negativo) y SDQ (Cuestionario de Capacidades y Dificultades). El primero mide el nivel de afecto. El segundo mide el comportamiento prosocial, sintomas emocionales y problemas de conducta. Los resultados mostraron que el afecto positivo influye positivamente sobre el comportamiento prosocial Los sintomas emocionales y los problemas de comportamiento reciben efecto negativo del afecto positivo y positivo del afecto negativo. Ademas, los chicos puntuaron mas alto en problemas de comportamiento, ...
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Flora of chorologycal interest for Western AndalusiaPalabras clave. Corología, Biogeografía, Andalucía Occidental, España.Key words. Chorology, Biogeography, Western Andalusia, Spain.
La eyaculacion precoz (EP) es considerada la disfuncion sexual masculina mas frecuente, ya que afecta a millones de hombres en todo el mundo. En la actualidad los tratamientos para la EP consisten en una combinacion de farmacos y terapias... more
La eyaculacion precoz (EP) es considerada la disfuncion sexual masculina mas frecuente, ya que afecta a millones de hombres en todo el mundo. En la actualidad los tratamientos para la EP consisten en una combinacion de farmacos y terapias sexologicas o psicologicas, en especial tecnicas conductuales para el hombre y su pareja. Las principales guias para el manejo de la EP recomiendan el uso de farmacos como tratamiento de primera linea. La Dapoxetina es el unico tratamiento aprobado para la EP en mas de 50 paises. Otros medicamentos usados con frecuencia para la EP no estan aprobados para su uso. Las tecnicas conductuales no estan recomendadas en el tratamiento de la EP. Sin embargo, publicaciones recientes indican que la combinacion de farmacos con estas tecnicas produce mejores resultados que solo el tratamiento farmacologico. En consecuencia, el objetivo de este trabajo es realizar una revision narrativa sobre los nuevos tratamientos conductuales que usan dispositivos de ayuda a la masturbacion para la eyaculacion precoz. Asi, recientemente, diversos estudios han arrojado resultados prometedores usando una nueva modalidad de tratamiento conductual que surge como alternativa a los tratamientos farmacologicos. Esta combina el uso de dispositivos de ayuda a la masturbacion, junto con una adaptacion de la tecnica clasica de parada y arranque que introdujo Semans en 1956.
Desde la Teoría de Acción Planeada (TAP), el objetivo de este trabajo es analizar si la autoeficacia y la percepción de control presentan diferencias predictivas sobre la intención y las conductas preventivas de la enfermedad... more
Desde la Teoría de Acción Planeada (TAP), el objetivo de este trabajo es analizar si la autoeficacia y la percepción de control presentan diferencias predictivas sobre la intención y las conductas preventivas de la enfermedad cardiovascular. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 359 sujetos. Los datos han sido analizados empleando el paquete estadístico EQS 6.1. Los resultados muestran que la autoeficacia influye positiva y significativamente sobre la intención y sobre la conducta, mientras que la percepción de control influye negativa y significativamente sobre la intención de conducta, pero no sobre la conducta preventiva. Este trabajo ha mostrado la conveniencia de distinguir entre autoeficacia y percepción de control en la TAP en la prevención de conductas de salud cardiovascular.
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Abstract The theoretical literature about affectivity shows its influence over positive and negative behaviour. This study analyses the impact of affectivity on the behaviour of Portuguese adolescents, as this knowledge is considered... more
Abstract The theoretical literature about affectivity shows its influence over positive and negative behaviour. This study analyses the impact of affectivity on the behaviour of Portuguese adolescents, as this knowledge is considered relevant to promoting skills and decreasing risky behaviours in adolescents. A total of 696 students (M = 15.22 years old; SD = 1.4) participated in this study by responding to the PANAS-N (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule) and SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire). The former measures the level of affect while the latter measures prosocial behaviours, emotional symptoms and behavioural problems. The results showed that positive affect positively influences prosocial behaviour. Emotional symptoms and behaviour problems are negatively affected by positive affect, and positive symptoms and behaviours by negative affect. Moreover, boys had higher scores on behaviour problems, while girls had higher scores in prosocial behaviour and emotional symptoms. For these reasons, affectivity should be considered in programmes to reduce behaviour problems and emotional symptoms.
El uso habitual de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TICs) está especialmente consolidado en población adolescente y juvenil, generando en algunos casos consecuencias negativas para el individuo. El objetivo del... more
El uso habitual de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TICs) está especialmente consolidado en población adolescente y juvenil, generando en algunos casos consecuencias negativas para el individuo. El objetivo del presente estudio es explorar los usos generales y los usos problemáticos que los adolescentes alicantinos hacen de las TICs más populares: Internet, teléfono móvil y videojuegos. La muestra estuvo formada por 319 adolescentes alicantinos entre 12 y 18 años. Se administraron los Cuestionarios de Experiencias Relacionadas con Internet, el Móvil y Videojuegos (CERI, CERM y CERV), que valoran los usos problemáticos de estas tecnologías, así como medidas ad-hoc para evaluar la frecuencia de uso y los usos más comunes. Los resultados muestran que en torno al 10% de la muestra presenta puntuaciones elevadas en uso problemático en cada una de las tecnologías, y un 2.2% de la muestra presenta problemas de uso en dos medios simultáneamente. Por último, se exponen la...
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School and social anxiety are common problems and have a significant impact on youths' development. Nevertheless, the questionnaires to assess these anxious symptoms in French adolescents have limitations. The aim of this study is to... more
School and social anxiety are common problems and have a significant impact on youths' development. Nevertheless, the questionnaires to assess these anxious symptoms in French adolescents have limitations. The aim of this study is to provide a French version of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) and the School Anxiety Inventory (SAI), analysing their psychometric properties by the factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity. The SAS-A and the SAI were collectively administered in a sample of 1011 French adolescents (48.5% boys) ranging in age from 11 to 18 years. Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the previously identified correlated three-factor structure of the SAS-A and the correlated four-factor structure of the SAI. Acceptable internal consistency indexes were found for SAS-A and SAI scores. Correlations supported the convergent validity of the questionnaires' subscales. Overall, results supported the internal consistency and valid...
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Siguiendo el modelo de la confirmación de expectativas, este estudio pretende contestar a tres interrogantes relacionados con la predicción de la satisfacción de los usuarios. En primer lugar, se valora la importancia relativa de la... more
Siguiendo el modelo de la confirmación de expectativas, este estudio pretende contestar a tres interrogantes relacionados con la predicción de la satisfacción de los usuarios. En primer lugar, se valora la importancia relativa de la discrepancia y del rendimiento, distinguiendo entre las facetas tangible e intangible de los servicios. En segundo lugar, se analiza el papel de las expectativas del usuario. Por último, se examina el efecto mediador de la satisfacción al predecir la lealtad de los usuarios. Los resultados de dos estudios empíricos independientes indican que el rendimiento en los tangibles es crítico en la predicción de la satisfacción. Asimismo, se observa un efecto de asimilación de las expectativas de los usuarios. Finalmente, la satisfacción se consolida como mediador significativo entre los juicios cognitivos de los clientes y su lealtad.
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Cited By (since 1996): 1, Export Date: 23 July 2012, Source: Scopus, Language of Original Document: English; Spanish, Correspondence Address: Piqueras, J. A.; Departamento de Psicología de la Salud, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche,... more
Cited By (since 1996): 1, Export Date: 23 July 2012, Source: Scopus, Language of Original Document: English; Spanish, Correspondence Address: Piqueras, J. A.; Departamento de Psicología de la Salud, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Edificio Altamira. Avda. de la Universidad, s/n, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain; email: jpiqueras@umh.es, References: (2000) Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (text revision), , American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC: Author;
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Objective: to present some intervening factors in drinking behavior, risky consumption and alcohol-dependence found in a population group of Medellin city in Colombia. Methods: cross-sectional multi-method study of 538 university... more
Objective: to present some intervening factors in drinking behavior, risky consumption and alcohol-dependence found in a population group of Medellin city in Colombia. Methods: cross-sectional multi-method study of 538 university students. Several expert-validated instruments were applied and through Rash's method, such as a test to identify alcohol consumption-related disorders, an alcohol expectancy questionnaire, expectancies, a questionnaire of beliefs on alcohol consumption and a questionnaire on rites, social and family traditions. Data were collected from March to June 2010. For the correlation analysis among the qualitative variables, Chi-square test of independence, Fisher's exact test and Z test were used to compare proportions. The value used was p £ 0.05.
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Neste estudo, investigaram-se as relações entre processamento sensorial, resiliência, atitudes e comportamentos de consumo de álcool, tabaco e outras substâncias psicoactivas. Para tal, utilizaram-se: Perfil Sensorial para Adolescentes e... more
Neste estudo, investigaram-se as relações entre processamento sensorial, resiliência, atitudes e comportamentos de consumo de álcool, tabaco e outras substâncias psicoactivas. Para tal, utilizaram-se: Perfil Sensorial para Adolescentes e Adultos - SP (Brown & Dunn, 2002); Escala de resiliência - ER (Wagnild & Young, 1993); Escalas de atitudes face ao tabaco, álcool e drogas - ESACTA-ESACAL-ESACDRO (López-Sánchez, García del Castillo, Mira, & Estévez, 2000); Escala de consumo de tabaco, alcohol y otras drogas - ESCON (García del Castillo, López-Sánchez, Gázquez & García del Castillo-López cit. Por García del Castillo, 2011). A amostra foi constituída por 340 participantes adultos saudáveis, dos quais 261 (76.8%) eram mulheres e 79 (23.2%) homens. Quanto à idade cronológica, o indivíduo mais novo tinha 18 anos e o mais velho tinha 76 anos (M=39; DP=11). O processamento sensorial apresentou-se associado a comportamentos de consumo e quase nada com atitudes de consumo, em particular de ...
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Nas últimas décadas do século XX, a investigação da psicologia estendeu-se a novas áreas de trabalho e paulatinamente tem vindo a centrar-se mais na saúde dos indivíduos e em maneiras de prevenir o desenvolvimento da psicopatologia. A... more
Nas últimas décadas do século XX, a investigação da psicologia estendeu-se a novas áreas de trabalho e paulatinamente tem vindo a centrar-se mais na saúde dos indivíduos e em maneiras de prevenir o desenvolvimento da psicopatologia. A Psicologia da Saúde colocou-se em marcha como um novo campo da psicologia que utiliza o conhecimento de diversas áreas para promover a saúde e a proteção da saúde, a prevenção e o tratamento de doenças, a identificação da etiologia e o diagnóstico, a análise e a melhoria do sistema de saúde, assim como o aperfeiçoamento das políticas de saúde (Matarazzo, 1982). Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a relação entre a afetividade e o traço de inteligência emocional na conduta de jovens adolescentes. Os principais resultados demonstram que a qualidade da afetividade (positiva face à negativa) tem efeitos na sintomatologia emocional e na expressão de condutas competentes/problemáticas de jovens em contexto escolar e que a qualidade dos afetos e do respe...