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Do good things happen to good people? Agreeable individuals are more likely to be depressed under competition (¿Le pasan cosas buenas a la gente buena? Las personas agradables son más propensas a deprimirse en situaciones de competencia) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Chengquan Zhu, Ruiying Su
There is no consistent conclusion on the relationship between agreeableness and depression, which may arise from researchers not adequately accounting for the influence of the social environment. A...
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Humanism or transhumanism? Scissions of thought and the technological drift of science, a crisis for psychology (¿Humanismo o transhumanismo? Las escisiones del pensamiento y la deriva tecnológica de la ciencia, una crisis para la psicología) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Pablo del Río, Amelia Álvarez
This article argues that there is a crisis in the conception of what is human, resulting from the growing tendency to uncritically accept the assumptions of the technological paradigm or episteme a...
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Mediation of emotional intelligence in resilient coping and depression in adverse conditions: study in home confinement of the COVID-19 health crisis (Mediación de la inteligencia emocional en el afrontamiento resiliente y la depresión en condiciones adversas: estudio en confinamiento domiciliario durante la emergencia sanitaria COVID-19) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Ana Merchan-Clavellino, María-Pilar Salguero-Alcañiz, Jose-Ramon Alameda-Bailén
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused home confinement for three months in Spain. That has had a negative psychological impact. This study aims to determine whether the relationship between resilient co...
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Modulation of executive functioning by social stress: a behavioural study (Modulación del funcionamiento ejecutivo por estrés social: un estudio conductual) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Barllech Romero, Cristian Cortés-Rivera, Francisco Cerić
Executive Functions (EFs) correspond to a general construct of cognitive abilities aimed at optimizing problem-solving and regulating behaviour effectively and efficiently. The current consensus mo...
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Do artificial neural networks dream of understanding sentence comprehension? A preliminary study (¿Sueñan las redes neuronales artificiales con entender la comprensión de frases? Un estudio preliminar) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Juan-Pedro Martínez-Ramón, Marta Gil
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are an emerging field with a positive and encouraging outlook. In education, it is postulated that attention and academic performance could explain reading outcome...
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Kindergarten children’s math anxiety and its relationship with mathematical performance (Ansiedad matemática en niños y niñas de kínder y su relación con el rendimiento matemático) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 María-Francisca del-Río, María-Inés Susperreguy, María-Francisca Morales, Christian Peake, Macarena Angulo
There is limited evidence on the occurrence of math anxiety among kindergarten children. This study sought to measure the occurrence of math anxiety in this group by adapting a math anxiety scale t...
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Employment status among individuals afflicted by acquired brain injury: exploring economic consequences for both the affected person and their family (Situación laboral en personas con lesión cerebral adquirida: estudio sobre el impacto económico individual y familiar) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Alvaro Aliaga, Mattia I Gerin, Christian Salas
Background: Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) are conditions that can result in decreased workforce engagement and economic earnings. This research study aims to explore the impact of ABIs on employabi...
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Heavy study investment in Spanish college students: psychometric properties of the studyholism inventories (SI-10 and SI-15) (Alta inversión en el estudio en estudiantes universitarios españoles: propiedades psicométricas de los inventarios de obsesión por el estudio — SI-10 y SI-15) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Yura Loscalzo, José-Antonio Díaz, Marco Giannini
Loscalzo and Giannini coined the term ‘Studyholism’ to define a new potential clinical condition associated with problematic overstudying. The Studyholism Inventory (SI-10) and the Studyholism Inve...
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Do ethical values buffer against workplace stressors? Interactive effects of challenge-hindrance stressors and Islamic work ethics on individualized change outcomes (¿Constituyen los valores éticos un factor de amortiguación frente a los estresores laborales? Efectos interactivos de los estresores obstáculo y la ética laboral islámica en los resultados de cambio individual) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Sana Mumtaz, Misbah Tariq, Muhammad Abbas
Drawing on social exchange theory, this study investigated the impact of workplace stressors on creativity and job burnout among engineers. Moreover, it also investigated the conditional role of Is...
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The influence of academic emotion on level of attention and relaxation in augmented reality learning: are boys consistent with girls? (La influencia de la emoción académica en el nivel de atención y relajación en el aprendizaje mediante la realidad aumentada) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Xiaojun Zhao, Lei Wang, Juanjuan Li
Based on AR learning software, this study investigated whether students with positive academic emotion and negative academic emotion maintained consistent levels of attention and relaxation. In Stu...
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What is important for you makes you think about the pandemic differently: moral foundations, pandemic-related fears and convictions (Lo que cada uno consideramos importante nos hace reflexionar sobre la pandemia de forma distinta: fundamentos morales, temores y convicciones sobre la pandemia) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Iwona Nowakowska, Anna Zarazińska
Building on the Moral Foundations Theory and findings regarding the linkage of values, convictions and beliefs, the aim of the study was to compare people displaying various constellations of moral...
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Examining cognitive determinants of planning future routine events: a pilot study in school-age Italian children (Análisis de los determinantes cognitivos de la planificación de eventos de rutina futuros: un estudio piloto con niños italianos en edad escolar) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Marco Giancola, Alessia Bocchi, Massimiliano Palmiero, Ilaria De Grossi, Laura Piccardi, Simonetta D’Amico
ABSTRACT Previous research addressed the cognitive antecedents of children’s ability to plan future routine events mainly in terms of executive functioning. Additionally, most studies assessed planning through ‘high structure’ tools (e.g., the Tower of London), whereas little research employed ecological ‘low structure’ paper-pencil tasks, such as the Key Search Task (KST). The primary aim of the current
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Become a victim or a star player! A process model understanding the individualized outcomes of workplace envy on young performers (¡Conviértete en una víctima o en un jugador estrella! Un modelo de proceso que interpreta los resultados individualizados de la envidia hacia los jóvenes trabajadores en el lugar de trabajo) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Sana Mumtaz, Tanzeela Aqif
ABSTRACT A considerable body of organizational behaviour research has focused on positive and negative behaviours at the workplace and offered sufficient guidance regarding ways to improve the performance of employees in a stressful environment. While most of the above literature is based on all employees, this article has focused on a distinct group, i.e., young performing employees in organizations
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Gender and age as moderators of depressive symptoms in people with ASD and ID (El género y la edad como moderadores de los síntomas depresivos en personas con TEA y DI) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Gema P. Sáez-Suanes, Domingo García-Villamisar, Araceli del Pozo-Armentia
ABSTRACT Many research studies have shown a prevalence of comorbid depressive symptomatology in people with an autism spectrum disorder. This prevalence is much higher than the rates in the normotypic population. The purpose of this study is to clarify the factors that moderate the association between depression and autism. One hundred and twenty-one adults (M = 35.46 years¸ SD = 9.46) with ASD and
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Reviewers for 2022/Evaluadores del año 2022 Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-03-22
Published in Studies in Psychology: Estudios de Psicología (Vol. 44, No. 1, 2023)
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Modulation of performance during executive function tasks by emotional salience of stimuli (Modulación del desempeño en tareas de funciones ejecutivas por saliencia emocional de los estímulos) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Francisco Cerić, Manuel Montemurro, Andrés Muñoz-Nájar Pacheco, Cristian Cortés
ABSTRACT Because emotional salience has a critical effect on cognitive processing, its effect on core executive functions has not been considered much. This study compares reaction time and accuracy of the response in the three core executive functions. The 92 students who participated in the study were assigned to two groups and performed a variety of core executive functions tests: inhibitory control
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Ayahuasca and personality. A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies with long-term participants (Ayahuasca y personalidad. Revisión sistemática y metaanálisis de estudios transversales con participantes de larga trayectoria) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-02-06 Ismael Apud
ABSTRACT The current article is a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies that assess personality traits of long-term participants in ayahuasca rituals. An electronic search was conducted in the SCOPUS, PubMed and Web of Science databases. The systematic review included six final articles. In the meta-analysis, long-term ayahuasca participants, when compared with control groups
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Neuropsychological rehabilitation in acquired brain injury: a question of identity? (Rehabilitación neuropsicológica en el daño cerebral adquirido: ¿una cuestión de identidad?) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2023-02-06 Alberto García-Molina, Christian Salas
ABSTRACT Acquired brain injury (ABI) can affect personal identity. This means that neuropsychological rehabilitation programmes for people with ABI must cover cognitive, behavioural and emotional aspects, as well as identity issues. Interventions for the treatment of post-ABI identity issues are essentially categorized into two conceptual currents: individual interventions, based on the idea that ABI
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Personal experience of Latin American therapists on their clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic (Experiencia personal de terapeutas latinoamericanos sobre su práctica clínica durante la pandemia por COVID-19) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Olga Fernández, H. Daniel Espinosa, Mariane Krause, Carolina Altimir, Carla Mantilla, Clara Paz, Arturo G. Lozano, Doris Argumedo, Cecilia De La Cerda, Santiago Juan, Sofia Fernández, M. Paz Lancho, Javier Fernández-Álvarez
ABSTRACT The health conditions generated by the COVID-19 pandemic severely restricted in-person therapy, and as a result online therapy was put into practice. The objective of this study was to describe and analyse, from the perspective of the therapist, how the pandemic has influenced their experience and clinical practice. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 Latin American therapists who
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Therapeutic collaboration in a comfort zone: a non-improved borderline patient psychotherapy case study (Colaboración terapéutica en una zona de confort: estudio de un caso de psicoterapia de un paciente borderline que no experimentó mejoría) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Raquel Ryttinger, Fernanda Serralta, Nuno Pires, Isabel Basto, Gysele Melo, Eugénia Ribeiro
ABSTRACT The quality of dyad interaction seems crucial to the client’s decision to drop out of psychotherapy. To characterize the client’s lack of change and the patterns of therapeutic collaboration in a dropout of psychodynamic therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), we used the Therapeutic Collaboration Coding System (TCCS) to assess collaborative work and the Assimilation of Problematic
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Practice-based research with psychologists-in-training: presentation of a supervision model and use of routine outcome monitoring (Investigación basada en la práctica con psicólogos en formación: presentación de un modelo de supervisión y uso de la monitorización rutinaria de resultados) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Jorge Valdiviezo-Oña, Eduardo Granja, Alejandra Cuadros-López, Grace Valdivieso-Meza, Chris Evans, Clara Paz
ABSTRACT Objective: To present the training and care model used in a university psychological care centre and its outcomes, framed in the Practice-Based Evidence paradigm. Methods: Naturalistic study on the results of 161 clients seen between 2018 and 2020 who completed the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation — Outcome Measure. Statistically significant change was measured using multilevel regression
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Practice-based evidence: bridging the gap between research and routine clinical practice in diverse settings (Evidencia basada en la práctica: construyendo puentes entre la investigación y la clínica rutinaria en entornos diversos) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-11-30 Carolina Altimir, Carla Mantilla, Fernanda Serralta
ABSTRACT This article is an introduction to this special issue dedicated to promoting the building of bridges between research and clinical practice. The purpose of this compendium is to delve into the relevance and possibilities that the Practice-Based Evidence (PBE) paradigm offers, which includes establishing a two-way dialogue between clinical practice and research, through the studies carried
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The adverse childhood experiences of caregivers of children who have been victims of sexual assault: their relationship with the parental alliance in child psychotherapy (Experiencias adversas tempranas de cuidadores de niños/as que han sido víctimas de agresiones sexuales: su relación con la alianza parental en la psicoterapia infantil) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Nicolás Gabriel-Vacher, Isadora Miranda, Marcia Olhaberry, Claudia Capella, Javier Morán-Kneer, Lucía Núñez, Nicolle Alamo, Camila Meza
ABSTRACT The role of caregivers for the treatment of sexually assaulted children has been widely discussed. Objective: to explore the influence of caregivers’ variables and the interaction between the therapeutic alliance with their children’s psychologists, in a sample of 58 children undergoing psychotherapy for sexual assault. Method: We explore the relationship between caregivers’ adverse childhood
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Practice oriented research: the case of psychotherapy supervision (Investigación orientada por la práctica: el caso de la supervisión en psicoterapia) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Héctor Fernández-Álvarez
ABSTRACT This article is a critical reflection on the current state of research into psychotherapy supervision. It examines both the widespread and continuing implementation of supervision in clinical practice, as well as its weaknesses and difficulties (including adverse effects). Developments in psychotherapy supervision research and the place of supervision guidelines are presented. The reviews
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Development of a practice research network in Spain (Desarrollo de una red de investigación orientada por la práctica en España) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Malenka Areas, Guadalupe Molinari, Juan-Martín Gómez-Penedo, Javier Fernández-Álvarez, Javier Prado-Abril
ABSTRACT The purpose of practice research networks is to foster clinically relevant research and scientifically informed clinical practice. This article describes the development of a collaborative network between clinicians and researchers in Spain and Argentina. This network is made up of psychologists specialized in clinical psychology, intern resident psychologists who are members of the Spanish
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Rupture repair as change process and therapist challenge (Reparación de rupturas como proceso de cambio y desafío para el terapeuta) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 J. Christopher Muran, Lauren M. Lipner, Samuel Podell, Mahaira Reinel
ABSTRACT Our practice-based research programme has devoted itself to the study of how psychotherapy works for over 30 years. It has focused on how to negotiate the therapeutic alliance: more specifically, on rupture resolution as a critical change process in psychotherapy. Rupture refers to moments in which the patient and therapist experience a disagreement in the tasks and goals of treatment, a deterioration
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Delphi-validation of a Psychotherapeutic Competencies Training Protocol (PCTP) for the treatment of depression in primary care: evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence (Validación Delphi de un Protocolo de Entrenamiento en Competencias Psicoterapéuticas (PECP) para el tratamiento de la depresión en atención primaria: práctica basada en la evidencia y evidencia basada en la práctica) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Guillermo de la Parra, Ana-Karina Zuñiga, Carla Crempien, Susana Morales, Antonia Errázuriz, Pablo Martínez, Catalina Aravena, Teresa Ferrari
ABSTRACT Following the guidelines of practice-oriented research (POR), a Psychotherapeutic Competencies Training Protocol (PCTP-1) for treating depression in primary health care (PHC) was developed and validated by a group of clinician-researchers, grounded on evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence. This protocol was subjected to a Delphi validation by a panel of judges, including clinicians
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The therapeutic relationship as a change mechanism in child psychotherapy: a qualitative study of children, parents’, and therapists’ views in different moments of the process (La relación terapéutica como un mecanismo de cambio en la psicoterapia infantil: un estudio cualitativo de las perspectivas de niño/as, padres, y terapeutas en diferentes momentos del proceso) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Lucía Núñez, Claudia Capella, Nick Midgley, Mariane Krause
ABSTRACT The therapeutic relationship is organized triadically between children, therapists and parents, yet little research focuses on its evolution as a change mechanism integrating these perspectives. Develop a comprehensive model of the therapeutic relationship as a change mechanism in different phases of psychotherapy, from the perspective of children, parents and therapists. A grounded theory
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Practice Based Evidence (PBE) and therapies: personal recommendations from the 30 years of the CORE system (Evidencia basada en la práctica (EBP) y psicoterapias: recomendaciones personales basadas en los 30 años del sistema CORE) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-10-24 Chris Evans
Abstract Over the last 30 years we have seen two models of empirical evidence dominate funding for psychotherapies and for researching the psychotherapies. The first, still the dominant model, ‘Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)’ is based on Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) evidence. More recently, Embedded Change Management (ECM) is the rising pre-paradigm, offering an alternative to EBP. I argue that
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Exploring subjective well-being trough gender and emotional intelligence. A mediational model (Explorando el bienestar subjetivo a través del género y la inteligencia emocional. Un modelo mediacional) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-05-31 Maria-Dolores Martinez-Marin, Carmen Martínez
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to examine the mediating effect of emotional intelligence between gender-typed attributes and subjective well-being. The participants were 711 Spaniards (mean age 24). The instruments used were PN-SRI-SP20 for gender-typed attributes, TMMS-24 for emotional intelligence, PANAS for positive and negative affect, and SWLS for satisfaction with life. The findings
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Does chess-playing relate to theory of mind? An examination of the interrelations among theory of mind, perspective-taking, and empathic concern in chess-players (¿El juego de ajedrez tiene relación con la teoría de la mente? Un análisis de las interrelaciones entre la teoría de la mente, la toma de perspectiva, y el interés empático de los jugadores de ajedrez) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-05-31 Amy A. Weimer, Noemi Cortez, Nancy Razo
ABSTRACT Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to attribute mental states such as thoughts, desires and intentions to oneself and others. ToM is important for social interactions because having an accurate representation of the mental states of others can guide social approaches. One strategy for promoting social thinking might be to engage others in chess. It seems likely that the ability to understand
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Drift-diffusion cognitive models: description, applications and perspectives (Modelos cognitivos de deriva-difusión: descripción, aplicaciones y perspectivas) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-05-09 Julio-Ernesto Pérez-Parra, Daniel Rojas-Líbano
ABSTRACT Drift-diffusion models (DDM) have been proposed as a way to study unobservable cognitive processes underlying decision-making. DDM have been widely used and developed in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, but there are no general references in Spanish on the subject. The purpose of this review is to develop reference materials for Spanish-speaking researchers, professionals and scholars
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Advances and challenges in neurorehabilitation for acquired brain damage (Avances y desafíos en neurorrehabilitación del daño cerebral adquirido) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-04-07 Isabel Martín-Monzón
ABSTRACT This special issue, Research into Neurorehabilitation, presents systematic and empirical reviews of studies on therapies for patients with acquired brain damage and includes an interview with one of the leading figures in the field of neuropsychological rehabilitation, Prof. Barbara A. Wilson. Throughout the interview, Barbara A. Wilson explains why she decided to dedicate herself to this
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Rehabilitation of communication in people with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of types of intervention and therapeutic ingredients (Rehabilitación de la comunicación en personas con traumatismo encefalocraneal: una revisión sistemática de tipos de intervención e ingredientes terapéuticos) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-04-07 Rodrigo Tobar-Fredes, Christian Salas
ABSTRACT Background: the treatment of cognitive-communication disorder (CCD) has proven an adequate approach to the social well-being of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Objective: describe the types of treatment and therapeutic ingredients — and their effectiveness — available for the direct treatment of CCD in people with TBI. Method: a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was carried
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Livelihood support by assistive technology based on a home visit survey (Apoyo para la subsistencia mediante tecnología asistencial basada en una encuesta realizada en una visita domiciliaria) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-04-07 Toru Nagao, Rumi Tanemura, Kazue Noda, Jiro Sagara, Osamu Nakata
ABSTRACT Japan is now a super-ageing society, and it is expected that one out of four to five people will be at least 75 years old by 2025. Technology is constantly advancing around older adults, and older adults with low cognitive function are unable to cope with these changes, requiring assistance. We modified the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ) to create a Japanese version and conducted
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Reviewers for 2021/Evaluadores del año 2021 Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-04-07
(2022). Reviewers for 2021/Evaluadores del año 2021. Studies in Psychology: Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 227-227.
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Managing environmental dependency syndrome in a person with an acquired brain injury: a simple strategy evaluated using an ABABA design (Gestión del síndrome de dependencia ambiental en un paciente con daño cerebral adquirido: una estrategia simple evaluada mediante un diseño ABABA) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Barbara A Wilson, Anita Rose, Jessica Fish
ABSTRACT This paper begins with a discussion about environmental dependency syndrome (EDS) and utilization behaviour (UB). Are there differences between the two or are they synonymous terms? Following a description of the two conditions, the case of KI, a 57-year-old man, with both UB and EDS is presented. An easy and inexpensive treatment strategy to reduce his inappropriate responses and increase
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Open pathways to neuropsychological rehabilitation: an interview with Barbara Wilson (Abriendo camino en la rehabilitación neuropsicológica: una entrevista con Barbara Wilson) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Isabel Martín-Monzón, Barbara Wilson
ABSTRACT Barbara Wilson is one of the international leaders in neuropsychological rehabilitation. She is a psychologist and researcher in neuropsychology rehabilitation from the United Kingdom who has worked in brain injury rehabilitation for over 43 years. This interview is a combination of personal and professional accounts of how she became a brilliant clinical neuropsychologist focused on the rehabilitation
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Current methods in treatment of aphasia (Métodos actuales en el tratamiento de la afasia) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Mile Vuković, Tanja Milovanović, Lana Jerkić
ABSTRACT Aphasia frequently leads to long-term consequences in language and communication. This paper presents an overview of current methods of aphasia treatment, as well as empirical data on their effectiveness and limitations. We surveyed literature by accessing electronic databases of Serbian libraries and by using specialized search engines on the internet. A review of the papers confirmed the
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Between clicks and bits: assistive technologies in neuropsychological intervention (Entre clics y bits: tecnologías de apoyo en la intervención neuropsicológica) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-02-14 Polín Olguín-Rojas, Olivia Grez-Gaete
ABSTRACT Today, the use of technologies is very common for most people. Technological advances and developments have improved quality of life and increased life expectancy. Research has shown that including information and communication technologies (ICT) and assistive technologies (AT) in neuropsychological intervention processes yields favourable results. Based on this framework, we present a work
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Effectiveness of robotic therapy in the proximal and distal rehabilitation of the upper limb in patients after stroke using the Amadeo® and Armeo® devices: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials (Efectividad de la terapia robótica en la rehabilitación proximal y distal del miembro superior en personas tras un ictus con los dispositivos Amadeo® y Armeo®: una revisión sistemática de ensayos Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-02-10 Pedro-Amalio Serrano-Lopez-Terradas, Rafael Seco-Rubio
ABSTRACT Based on the evidence published in the literature, we evaluated the effectiveness of the Amadeo® and Armeo® robotic devices used to treat patients who suffered a resulting functional deficit of the upper limbs after stroke. A systematic search was carried out by two independent reviewers in Pubmed, Cochrane Library, EBSCO, Otseeker, SciTePress, PEDro and Google Scholar databases following
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‘I am not who you think I am’: public stigma and invisible brain injury (‘No soy quien creen que soy’: estigma público y daño cerebral invisible) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-01-25 María-José Bracho-Ponce, Aitana Grasso-Cladera, Christian Salas, Aurora Lassaletta
ABSTRACT Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is a silent epidemic that affects people’s cognitive, neurobehavioural and socio-emotional functioning, generating impairments that are often invisible, that is, not apparent to the naked eye and difficult to understand. The literature suggests that the invisibility of ABI in addition to a lack of knowledge, misinformation and unfamiliarity in the general public
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The underestimated extent of post-concussion syndrome (Espectro subestimado del síndrome postconmocional) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2022-01-25 Ilse C. Serrano-Navarro, Rodrigo Ramos-Zúñiga, Jorge A. González-Rios
ABSTRACT Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in impairments that are not perceivable on a clinical neurological level, causing a diagnostic limbo that underestimates this condition, as certain imaging techniques are unable to identify structural alterations. In order to identify dysfunctions that require a specific rehabilitation plan, it is particularly important that we consider post-concussion
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Affective learning as a higher psychological process: a microgenetic analysis of evaluative conditioning from a sociocultural approach (Aprendizaje afectivo como proceso psicológico superior: análisis microgenético del condicionamiento evaluativo desde un enfoque sociocultural) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-12-23 Álvaro Sánchez, Andrés Haye, Christian Sebastián
ABSTRACT The hypothesis that affective learning is mediated by social devices was applied to experimental research conducted in evaluative conditioning, which refers to the affective learning of pleasant and unpleasant outcomes by an association of stimuli. Although it is believed that this association is partly an effect of the experimental procedure, the implications of this have not been explored
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Validation of the Spanish version of the Three-Item Loneliness Scale (Validación de la versión española de la Escala de Soledad de Tres Ítems) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-12-06 María del Sequeros Pedroso-Chaparro, María Márquez-González, José-Adrián Fernandes-Pires, Laura Gallego-Alberto, Lucía Jiménez-Gonzalo, Roberto Nuevo, Andrés Losada
ABSTRACT The Three-Item Loneliness Scale (TIL Scale) is a widely used brief instrument for the assessment of loneliness. The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the TIL Scale with data from two different studies. In Study 1, 1,536 adults between 18 and 88 years old completed a survey during the lockdown period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study
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Clinical intuition in psychotherapy: an approach based on Grounded Theory (La intuición clínica en psicoterapia: una aproximación desde la Teoría Fundamentada) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-12-06 Inés Muñoz-Cobos, Silvia Postigo-Zegarra
ABSTRACT The traditional theories about intuition emerged from the study of decision-making, and consider it a typical expert judgment or a heuristic process that generates erroneous decisions. Research into clinical intuition is currently growing, although there are few studies focused on psychotherapy and not associated with a specific theoretical orientation. The purpose of this study was to analyse
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Adaptation and validation of the LGBQ Ally Identity Measure (Adaptación y validación de la Medida de Identificación Aliada LGBQ) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-11-23 Miguel-Ángel López-Sáez, Dau García-Dauder, Ignacio Montero, Óscar Lecuona
Abstract This article provides evidence on the reliability and validity of the Spanish adaptation of the Ally Identity Measure (AIM). This instrument is believed to be useful for psychosocial professionals and educational trainees to analyse the degree of commitment and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBQ) people. The sample of this study comprised 223 heterosexual psychology students
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COVID 19: the psychological consequences of lockdown (COVID 19: consecuencias psicológicas del confinamiento) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-11-09
(2021). COVID 19: the psychological consequences of lockdown (COVID 19: consecuencias psicológicas del confinamiento) Studies in Psychology: Vol. 42, SPECIAL ISSUE: COVID 19: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF LOCKDOWN / NÚMERO ESPECIAL: COVID 19: CONSECUENCIAS PSICOLÓGICAS DEL CONFINAMIENTO, pp. 491-492.
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Media consumption for information about Covid-19 during lockdown in Spain: the influence of demographic variables, focus-alertness reaction and emotions (Consumo de medios para obtener información sobre la Covid-19 durante el confinamiento en España: influencia de variables demográficas, de alerta-focalización y emocionales) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-08-31 Itziar Fernandez, Amparo Caballero, Dolores Muñoz, Pilar Carrera
ABSTRACT This research analyses how sex, age, focus-alertness and emotional responses to the pandemic influenced media consumption for information about Covid-19 during lockdown in Spain. A sample of 1,981 participants were surveyed during the first two months of lockdown, specifically from 13 March to 12 May 2020. The sample was composed of 71.3% females and was aged between 18 and 72 (M = 35.37;
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Psychoenvironmental and cognitive factors of women’s emotional states during confinement due to Covid-19 (Factores psicoambientales y cognitivos de los estados emocionales en mujeres durante el confinamiento ante la Covid-19) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-10-11 Beatriz Carmona-Moya, Cristina Ruiz, Maria-del-Carmen Aguilar-Luzón
ABSTRACT Before the health crisis began, there was already evidence that women are twice as likely as men to experience negative emotions in stressful situations. Given these precedents, analysing the environmental and psychological factors that can influence this state, as well as the coping strategies aimed at mitigating or preventing this emotional response to confinement, is essential. The results
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Concerns and reactions to COVID-19 in the confined population according to age and sex (Preocupaciones y reacciones ante el COVID-19 en población confinada según edad y género) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-11-09 María Guallart, J.-Luis Antoñanzas, Carlos Salavera, Helena Tuquet, Patricia Gracia-García
ABSTRACT Given the situation of lockdown implemented because of the COVID-19 virus, there is a need to study the sociodemographic variables and risk factors associated with psychological problems and greater difficulty with adapting to the situation, which could in turn help in the development of psychological treatment offered during and after isolation. The objective of this study is to analyse whether
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Social support and resilience to foster prosocial behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic confinement: an explanatory model (Apoyo social y resiliencia para fomentar las conductas prosociales durante el confinamiento por la COVID-19: un modelo explicativo) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-10-04 Javier Esparza-Reig, Francisco González-Sala, Manuel Martí-Vilar
ABSTRACT The containment measures taken because of the COVID-19 pandemic have had consequences on human thought and behaviour. The purpose of this study is to contrast an explanatory model of prosocial behaviours during confinement by analysing different variables involved. The study sample was made up of 946 participants (70.9% female) and had an average age of 35.25 (SD = 13.98). Participants completed
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Exposure to COVID-19 risk representations and state depressive symptoms in a United Kingdom sample: a preliminary experimental study (Representaciones de riesgos referentes a la exposición al COVID-19 y síntomas depresivos actuales en una muestra del Reino Unido: un estudio experimental preliminar) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Bárbara-Cristina da-Silva-Lopes, Pedro Gil-da-Silva-Lopes, Rusi Jaspal
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of being in lockdown, perceived COVID-19 symptomatology and exposure to COVID-19 risk representations on state depressive, anxious and stress symptomatology in a UK sample based on data from 348 participants. In this between-subjects experiment, individuals were randomly assigned to view either a video focusing on the high mortality rate during the initial phase
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Sexting during confinement in Spain: prevalence, motivations and predictor variables (Sexting durante el confinamiento en España: prevalencia, motivaciones y variables predictoras) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Marta Garrido-Macías, Laura Villanueva-Moya, María Alonso-Ferres, M. Dolores Sánchez-Hernández, Marta Badenes-Sastre, Ana M. Beltrán-Morillas, Antonio Herrera, Francisca Expósito, M. Carmen Herrera
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in the mandatory isolation of the entire population, reducing the opportunities for casual sexual encounters or between partners who do not live together. However, it is plausible to assume that other forms of sexual contact like sexting are occurring. This research aimed to analyse the behaviours and motivations to engage in sexting and to examine some predictors of
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Understanding the people confined by the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis (Comprendiendo a los confinados por el COVID-19: análisis cualitativo) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Javier Fernandez-Rio, Anastasio Ovejero, Myriam de la Iglesia, Gustavo González-Calvo, Alejandro Carriedo, Jose A. Cecchini, Antonio Mendez-Gimenez
ABSTRACT On 15 March 2020, the Spanish population was obliged to confine at home, with no time to prepare. The objective of this study was to analyse the effects this confinement had on the population. 1,044 citizens (aged 16–84) agreed to participate. The study followed a phenomenological, qualitative research design, and a non-probabilistic snowball sampling was used to recruit the sample. Seven
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Study on regular habits during confinement periods and their influence on anxiety (Estudio sobre los hábitos regulares en periodos de confinamiento y su influencia en la ansiedad) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Enrique Iglesias-Martínez, Jorge Roces-García, M. Teresa Bermúdez-Rey
ABSTRACT The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has forced governments to implement restrictions on mobility and social interaction and, in some cases, even confine populations to their homes, affecting their daily habits. The sample of the present study comprised 3,500 female and 1,186 male participants, whose average age was 37.9 (M = 37.90, SD = 12.46 years). A State-Trait Anxiety Questionnaire and questions
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Does compliance with the preventive health behaviours against COVID-19 mitigate the effects of depression, anxiety and stress? (¿Cumplir con los comportamientos preventivos de salud contra el COVID-19 reduce los efectos de la depresión, la ansiedad y el estrés?) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-08-19 Fatih Aydin, Feridun Kaya
Abstract In the present study, the aim was to investigate the associations between compliance with preventive health behaviours, depression, anxiety and stress. 478 adults living in Turkey voluntarily filled out the online survey, which comprised demographic questions, Measure of Compliance with Preventive Health Behaviours against COVID-19, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, between 24–31 March
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Metaphorical conceptualization from an ad hoc source concept (Conceptualización metafórica a partir de un concepto fuente ad hoc) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-06-07 Esther Romero, Belén Soria
ABSTRACT In this paper we explore the differences between several types of temporary conceptualization and the different ways of representing them verbally, and claim that, in the most creative or extended cases of metaphor, utterance interpretation involves a temporary conceptualization or temporary concept of the target domain. Unlike non-metaphorical temporary conceptualizations, metaphorical conceptualization
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Phraseological manipulation as a humour tool in 8–12-year-olds’ written narratives in Spanish (La desautomatización fraseológica como recurso humorístico en narraciones escritas por niños y niñas de 8 a 12 años en español) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Larissa Timofeeva-Timofeev
ABSTRACT Phraseological manipulation (PhM) is defined as an intentional and recognizable transformation of a phraseological item with different communicative effects. The relationship between this linguistic procedure and the notion of incongruity — the basic ingredient of a humorous product — is clear. It is also evident that the appropriate use of PhM requires good metalinguistic skills, and this
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Figurative language: advances and new research perspectives (Lenguaje figurado: avances y nuevas perspectivas investigativas) Studies in Psychology (IF 0.44) Pub Date : 2021-06-01 Elena Marulanda-Páez, José-Manuel Igoa-González
ABSTRACT This introduction presents the studies that make up volume 42, issue 2, of the journal Studies in Psychology. The first part comprises studies from the fields of psycholinguistics and cognitive neuropsychology of language. They address the processing of highly creative metaphors, comprehension of idioms in English–Spanish bilinguals, impairments in the processing of metaphors and idioms in