Actualidades en Psicología
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description: Actualidades en Psicología (AP) is an official publication of the University of Costa Rica sponsored by the Psychological Research Institute (IIP, for its initials in Spanish), an entity belonging to the same university. Its objective is to promote scientific production in all fields of psychological science and associated fields, which is achieved via the publication of original and unpublished articles that present results of empirical research, mixed studies, methodological contributions, narrative states of the art, meta-analyses and literature reviews. This freely accessible journal is aimed primarily at students and professionals in the area of psychology and related sciences. The journal publishes in Spanish, English and Portuguese. The journal has been published continuously since 2018; i.e., article are published one at the time until the complete issue is compiled (issue closings are held in June and December). The journal’s call for papers is likewise open and permanent; thus, authors are welcome to submit their manuscripts throughout the year. The submissions should reflect the guidance provided under “Authors Guidelines.” Submission, revision and processing of manuscripts is free of charge. The journal is interested in original research contributions to the psychological sciences, which must respect and adhere to the highest ethical and scientific rules. Current Trends in Psychology seeks to encourage scientific investigation, to promote the discussion of relevant ideas for psychological sciences, and to disseminate professional and academic information relevant to the discipline. The journal currently ranks high in the UCRIndex. Furthermore, it is indexed in: PsycINFO , la base de datos de la Asociación Americana de Psicología SCIELO , Biblioteca Científica Electrónica en Línea-Brasil REDALYC , red de revistas para América Latina, el Caribe, Portugal y España PEPSIC , Revistas Electrónicas de Psicología – Brasil DIALNET , base de datos de revistas espa…
publisher: Universidad de Costa Rica
language: en
publication name: Actualidades en Psicología
issn: 0258-6444
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items: Reviewers
items: Cultural variations in socialization of emotions by parents: An integrative literature review
items: Sexual Assertiveness Instruments: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Evidence
items: Psychometric Evaluation of the Positive Emotions Questionnaire on Mexican Children
items: Self-efficacy and Motor Skills Acquisition: Systematic Literature Review in Clinical Trials
items: Dispositional Optimism, Anxiety, Depression and Stress in a Sample of Ecuador. Inter-gender and Prediction Analysis
items: Factorial Structure and Reliability of Cyberbullying Questionnaire (CBQ) and her Complement (BCQ-V) in Ecuadorian Teenagers
items: Psychosocial Risk Factors in the Work of Managers: Systematic Review
items: Metacognitive Awareness in Colombian Engineering Students: A Comparative Analysis
items: Bifactorial structure of Locus of Control cross-culturally invariant across Spain, Chile and United Kingdom
items: Do not Be Afraid of Missing Data: Modern Approaches to Handle Missing Information
items: Analysis of the Impact of Executive Functions on Reading Comprehension in Schoolchildren with Dyslexia
items: Emotional Regulation and Metacognitive Strategies in Psychology Students of a Private University from Arequipa, Peru
items: Academic Motivation among First-year University Students: Relationships between Two Theoretical Models
items: Relationship between Metacognitive Experiences and Self-efficacy, Skill, andDifficulty of Mathematical Taskcacy, skill, and difficulty of mathematical task
items: Metacognitive Skills Evaluation Based on Programming Actions
items: Influence of Computational Thinking Development on Metamemory Skills in Fifth-Grade Primary School Children
items: Does reading fluency mediate the effect of executive functions on reading comprehension?
items: Dossier presentation
items: Social Anxiety and Musical Performance Anxiety in Brazilian Singers: A Comparative Study
items: Factors associated with treatment adherence of Brazilian patients undergoing hemodialysis
items: (De)Gendering Older Patients: Exploring Views on Aging and Older Patients in Romanian General Practitioners
items: Technostress, Career Commitment, Satisfaction with Life, and Work-Family Interaction Among Workers in Information and Communication Technologies
items: School Coexistence in Peruvian Adolescents: A Network Analysis Study

Reviewers
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description: David Jimenez Rodriguez, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, México Horacio García, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina Fabiola Gonzalez-Betanzos, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, México Eugenia Razumiejczyk, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Argentina José Arana, Universidad de Salamanca, España Ludgleydson Fernandes de Araújo, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brasil Rebecca Lemos Igreja, Universidade de Brasília, Brasil Josefa Ruiz Romero, Universidad de Granada, España Laura Torres Velázquez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México Gloriana Rodríguez Arauz, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Mónica Roncancio, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia Ana Betina Lacunza, Universidad Católica de Salta, Argentina José Rondón Bernard, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela Graciela Ordoñez, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Sonia Romero Espino, Universidad a Distancia de Madrid, España Inês Carvalho Relva, University of Trás-os-Montes and alto Douro, Portugal Márcia Jager, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Brasil María Londoño Londoño, Centro de Investigación en Comportamiento Organizacional, Colombia Maribel Giraldo Isaza, Centro de Investigación en Comportamiento Organizacional, Colombia
subject: Reviewers
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creator: Actualidades Psicología
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Actualidades Psicología (Author) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2019-05-31
publication date: 2019-05-31
starting page: 1
ending page: 1
doi: 10.15517/2n5tbx79

Reviewers
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description: Reviewers: David Torres, Universidad de Iberoamérica, Costa Rica Edwin Salas Blas, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Perú Iagor Brum Leitão, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brasil Ana Paula Couto Zoltowski, Universidad Federal de Río Grande do Sul, Brasil Angelo Brandelli Costa, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Río Grande do Sul, Brasil Jonathan Peñalver González, Universidad Internacional de Valencia, España Esteban Montenegro Montenegro, Texas Tech University, Estados Unidos Ximeno Zacarías Salinas, Universidad de Colima, México Luis Diego Conejo, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica Nicolás Ignacio Uribe Aramburo, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Colombia Juan Arias Castrillón, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Colombia José Antonio Ramos-Quiroga, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, España Lucía del Carmen Alba Pérez, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara, Cuba Carmen Vizoso, Universidad de León, España Alejandra Alfaro Barquero, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Tania Mondéjar Palomares, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, España Tracy Sánchez, Universität Osnabrück, Alemania
subject: Reviewers
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creator: Actualidades Psicología
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Actualidades Psicología (Author) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2021-06-30
publication date: 2021-06-30
starting page: 1
ending page: 1
doi: 10.15517/v665zk28

Cultural variations in socialization of emotions by parents: An integrative literature review
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description: Objective. This study aimed to identify the theoretical and methodological characteristics, as well as the results of empirical studies that addressed the parental socialization of emotions in different non-western cultural groups. Method.This required an integrative literature review with a qualitative focus. Results. The results showed that the main theoretical approaches were the ecological approaches and the heuristic model of the socialization of emotions. Regarding employed methodologies, quantitative studies with a greater presence of mothers prevailed. The main results point out that there are variations in the socializing emotions in several aspects such as the functioning of children, emotional expression, reaction to children’s emotions, parental ethnotheories, emotional talk and others. Discussion focuses on the implications of these findings for future research.
subject: Articles
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subject: emotion socialization
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subject: culture
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subject: parental beliefs
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subject: parental practices
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creator: Deira Jiménez-Balam
creator: Lilia Cavalcante
creator: Teresita Castillo-León
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Deira Jiménez-Balam, Lilia Cavalcante, Dra., Teresita Castillo-León, Dra. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2023-06-30
publication date: 2023-06-30
starting page: 134
ending page: 150
doi: 10.15517/ap.v37i134.46507

Sexual Assertiveness Instruments: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Evidence
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description: Objective. To conduct a systematic review of instruments that assess sexual assertiveness (SA). Method. A search was conducted in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Scielo, and Renati; 15 psychometric studies published between 2005 and 2024 were analyzed. Three instruments assessing SA were identified: the Sexual Assertiveness Scale, the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness, and the Sexual Assertiveness Questionnaire. Results. The reviewed evidence showed variability in dimensional structure, number of items, and reported sources of reliability. Most studies were conducted in general and university populations, with a predominance of research in Spain and Peru. Conclusion. The Sexual Assertiveness Scale has the most psychometric evidence, especially in the general adult population, while the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness exhibits greater structural variability, and the Questionnaire on Assertiveness in Sexual Relationships requires further independent studies. It is recommended to expand research in culturally diverse populations and underrepresented groups.
subject: Articles
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subject: Sexual assertiveness
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subject: validity
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subject: reliability
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creator: Mirella Liliana Yépez-Alvarez
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-07-23
publication date: 2026-07-23
starting page: 1
ending page: 19
doi: 10.15517/2td2p333

Psychometric Evaluation of the Positive Emotions Questionnaire on Mexican Children
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description: Objective. The aim of this study was to obtain evidence of empirical validity and accuracy of the Positive Emotions Questionnaire for Children. Method. The first aspect evaluates the underlying structure of five dimensions with exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and internal consistency, with 395 participants aged 10 to 13 years (M = 10.96, SD = .72). The second aspect tests the model with four and five factors with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and analyzes the convergent validity between positive affect and resilience, and divergent validity with everyday stressors and negative affect in another sample of 467 participants (M = 11.19, SD = .76). Results. The five-factor structure (X²/df = 3.26, p = .000, CFI= .913, RMR= .069, TLI, =.900, RMSEA=.069) is confirmed with high reliability, factorial invariance, and convergent and divergent validity is demonstrated. Differences between boys and girls are reported. Further refinement of the model is recommended to have accurate instruments that measure the positive emotional experience in childhood.
subject: Articles
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subject: Positive emotions
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subject: positive-negative affect
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subject: perceived stress
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subject: resilience
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subject: childhood
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creator: Norma Ivonne González Arratia López Fuentes
creator: Martha Adelina Torres Muñoz
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2024-06-26
publication date: 2024-06-26
starting page: 108
ending page: 124
doi: 10.15517/ap.v38i136.54123

Self-efficacy and Motor Skills Acquisition: Systematic Literature Review in Clinical Trials
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description: Objective. The goal of this paper was to provide a comprehensive overview of the literature focusing on the influence of self-efficacy on performance and learning of motor skills in adults. Method. A systematic literature review examining studies indexed in PubMed, Cochrane, Scielo, PsycArticles, and Pepsic databases was conducted. The following characteristics were extracted from the selected articles: authors and year of publication, publication journal, hypothesis (predictor and criterion variables), sample characteristics, and risk of bias using the PEDro scale. Results. Analysis of the sixteen studies reveals a positive association between self-efficacy and motor performance, and in some studies, with learning. Strategies used to influence self-efficacy varied considerably among studies. There is no consensus on the best approach to influence the interpretation of this construct in adult motor skills training.
subject: Articles
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subject: Self-efficacy
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subject: social cognitive theory
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subject: motor skills
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subject: motor learning
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creator: Luísa de Carvalho Cammarota Weilemann Belo
creator: Luciana Xavier Senra
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2024-05-23
publication date: 2024-05-23
starting page: 62
ending page: 76
doi: 10.15517/ap.v38i136.49281

Dispositional Optimism, Anxiety, Depression and Stress in a Sample of Ecuador. Inter-gender and Prediction Analysis
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description: Objective. To determine the inter-gender differences in dispositional optimism, depression, anxiety, and stress; as well as the predictive role of optimism on pathological features in a sample of Ecuadorian university students. Method. This is a descriptive, comparative, predictive and cross-sectional study using the Life Orientation (LOT-R) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) tests with 288 university students belonging to one university of Ambato; 63.9% women, 31% men aged between 17 to 39 (M = 21.6 years, SD = 2.5). Results. Gender differences were found at the Anxiety and Stress level, with greater presence in women than in men. As regards dispositional optimism and depression, gender is invariant. There were both slight and significant correlations between dispositional optimism and the dimensions evaluated by the DASS 21 test. Dispositional optimism also explains changes in variance in depression (15.2%), anxiety (9.7%) and stress (5.5%). As a conclusion, dispositional optimism is a relevant predictor of depression, as well as anxiety and stress in university students.
subject: Articles
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subject: Anxiety
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subject: Depression
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subject: Stress
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subject: Optimism
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subject: Pessimism
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creator: Ismael Gaibor-González
creator: Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera
rights: Copyright (c) 2020 Ismael Gaibor-González, Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera, Sr. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2020-07-23
publication date: 2020-07-23
starting page: 17
ending page: 31
doi: 10.15517/ap.v34i129.35148

Factorial Structure and Reliability of Cyberbullying Questionnaire (CBQ) and her Complement (BCQ-V) in Ecuadorian Teenagers
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description: Objective. To analyze the factor structure and reliability of the Cyberbullying Questionnaire (CBQ), which measures the prevalence of cyberbullying; as well as measure the complement on victimization (CBQ-V). Method. The study is instrumental in verifying the factorial construction and internal consistency of the tests in a sample of 998 high school students from six educational centres in Tungurahua. Results. It was found that the CBQ explains 58.5% of the variance with three factors with values ​​of S-B c2= 29.5; df = 24; p > .05; S-B c2/df = 1.2; NNFI = .95; CFI = .96; GFI = .90 and RMSEA = .08 IC 90% [.10 - .05]. While the CBQ-V also with three factors explains 52.6% of the variance with S-B c2 = 29.5; df = 24; p > .05; S-B c2/df = 1.2; NNFI = .95; CFI = .96; GFI = .90 and RMSEA = .08 IC 90% [.10 -.05]. Regarding reliability, the scores reached for the CBQ is α(ordinal)= .903 and CBQ-V is α(ordinal)= .879. It is concluded that the tests under analysis are valid as a construct and reliable in Tungurahua high school students.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Factor analysis
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subject: cyberbullying
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subject: reliability
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subject: perpetration
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subject: victimization
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creator: Isabel Ramos-Noboa
creator: Aitor Larzabal-Fernández
creator: Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera
rights: Copyright (c) 2020 Isabel Ramos-Noboa, Sra., Aitor Larzabal-Fernández, Sr., Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2020-03-19
publication date: 2020-03-19
starting page: 35
ending page: 50
doi: 10.15517/ap.v34i128.35408

Psychosocial Risk Factors in the Work of Managers: Systematic Review
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description: Objective. This study aims to systematize and evaluate the national and international scientific production about the psychosocial risk factors present in the work of managers and how these affect their health. Method. A systematic review of the literature was done. For its development, the guidelines for conducting a systematic review proposed by the PRISMA Protocol – Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses were followed. Results. After the process of refining the results, it was found that managers are exposed to psychosocial risks related to the categories types, and production of tasks and health and well-being. The exposure to these risk factors can trigger physical and mental changes in the health of these workers, requiring prevention and mental health promotion actions.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Systematic literature review
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subject: psychosocial risk factors
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subject: health
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subject: managers
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creator: Fabricio Aparecido Renier
creator: Beatriz Cintra Storti
creator: Marina Greghi Sticca
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Fabricio Aparecido Renier, Sr., Beatriz Cintra Storti, Sra., Marina Greghi Sticca http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 101
ending page: 114
doi: 10.15517/ap.v36i133.48518

Metacognitive Awareness in Colombian Engineering Students: A Comparative Analysis
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description: Objetive. This study investigates metacognitive awareness among food engineering and systems engineering students using the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) to identify their strengths and areas for improvement. It also compares these results with findings from other academic disciplines reported in previous research. Method. The MAI was administered to 194 engineering students across different specializations. Statistical analysis included mean, standard deviation, and MANOVA to examine differences in metacognitive skills. Results. The results indicate significant variances in metacognitive skills between engineering subfields, and they suggest that engineering students may show different profiles compared to other disciplines such as psychology and education.
subject: Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learning Dossier
  topic: section
subject: Metacognition
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subject: engineering education
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subject: cognitive skills
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subject: educational assessment
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subject: Colombian students
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creator: Santiago Murillo-Rendón
creator: Diana Marcela Montoya-Londoño
creator: Antonio Gutierrez de Blume
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-03-27
publication date: 2026-03-27
starting page: 38
ending page: 49
doi: 10.15517/ap.v40i140.63745

Bifactorial structure of Locus of Control cross-culturally invariant across Spain, Chile and United Kingdom
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description: Locus of control (LOC) is an often studied variable owing to the important role it plays in different contexts. Nonetheless, there is no unanimous agreement about how many dimensions make up the factorial structure of the locus of control. The goal of this research was to add new evidence of cross cultural validity in relation to the bifactorial invariance of the LOC. The test was given to a total of 1,781 participants from Spain (697), Chile (890) and The United Kingdom (194). The study of the factorial invariance between the groups was carried out using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis models for ordered-categorical data. The progressive evaluation of factorial invariance confirms that factor loadings, thresholds and error variances are invariant across groups. Relevant cross-cultural differences in LOC between Spain, Chile, and United Kingdom were not found (PS < .50).
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Locus of control
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subject: cross-cultural validity
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subject: factorial invariance
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subject: Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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subject: ordered-categorical data.
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creator: Javier Suárez-Álvarez
creator: Eduardo García-Cueto
creator: Ignacio Pedrosa
creator: José Muñiz
rights: Copyright (c) 2015 Actualidades en Psicología http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2015-11-13
publication date: 2015-11-13
starting page: 103
ending page: 113
doi: 10.15517/ap.v29i119.18494

Do not Be Afraid of Missing Data: Modern Approaches to Handle Missing Information
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description: Most of the social and educational data have missing observations due to either attrition or nonresponse. Missing data methodology has improved dramatically in recent years, and popular computer programs as well as software now offer a variety of sophisticated options. Despite the widespread availability of theoretically justified methods, many researchers still rely on old imputation techniques that can create biased analysis. This article provides conceptual introductions to the patterns of missing data. In line with that, this article introduces how to handle and analyze the missing information based on modern mechanisms of full-information maximum likelihood (FIML) and multiple imputation (MI). An introduction about planned missing designs is also included and new computational tools like Quark function, and semTools package are also mentioned. The authors hope that this paper encourages researchers to implement modern methods for analyzing missing data.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: missing data
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subject: maximum likelihood estimation
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subject: full-information maximum likelihoo
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subject: multiple imputation
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subject: planned missingness
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subject: psychometrics.
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creator: Esteban Montenegro-Montenegro
creator: Youngha Oh
creator: Steven Chesnut
rights: Copyright (c) 2015 Actualidades en Psicología http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2015-11-13
publication date: 2015-11-13
starting page: 29
ending page: 42
doi: 10.15517/ap.v29i119.18812

Analysis of the Impact of Executive Functions on Reading Comprehension in Schoolchildren with Dyslexia
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description: Objective. The aim of this study was to analyze whether executive functions (working memory, inhibition and flexibility) account for differences in reading comprehension between strong and weak readers with dyslexia. The analysis was done while controlling the level of reading access and considering verbal comprehension, vocabulary, and IQ. Furthermore, the study sought to identify which of these variables were the best predictors of reading comprehension in this population. Method. Fifty-one patients diagnosed with dyslexia (34 boys and 17 girls; aged between 9.9 and 13 years) who were in between 5th to 7th grade of school and attending a clinic for the detection of learning disorders were assessed. Based on a text comprehension test, two groups were formed: good and poor comprehenders. Results. The results showed that differences in executive functions did not explain the variability in reading comprehension in this group. Although an initial analysis highlighted IQ as the main explanatory variable, stepwise hierarchical regression analyses identified vocabulary and working memory as the main predictors of good reading comprehension. These findings are discussed within the framework of the cognitive models of reading.
subject: Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learning Dossier
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subject: Dyslexia
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subject: reading comprehension
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subject: executive functions
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subject: working memory
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subject: flexibility
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subject: inhibition
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subject: schoolchildren
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creator: María Cecilia Agost Carreño
creator: Ariel Cuadro
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 María Cecilia Agost Carreño, Ariel Cuadro (Autor/a) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-06-17
publication date: 2026-06-17
starting page: 124
ending page: 140
doi: 10.15517/ap.v40i140.65047

Emotional Regulation and Metacognitive Strategies in Psychology Students of a Private University from Arequipa, Peru
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description: Objective. Although emotions play an important role in metacognition, little research has been done on how metacognitive strategies are related to emotional regulation. Hence, this paper aims to determine the predictive power of emotional regulation on metacognition in university students. Method. 247 university students from a private university in Arequipa were evaluated for this purpose. The Cognitive and Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-18) was used, in addition to the Metacognitive Strategies Inventory. Both instruments were previously validated in Peru. Results. It was found that blaming others negatively influences metacognition (β = -0.978; p = .004), while focusing on plans positively influences it (β = 2.69; p < .001). To conclude, emotional regulation is a variable that impacts the metacognition of university students.
subject: Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learning Dossier
  topic: section
subject: Emotional regulation
  topic: keywords
subject: metacognition
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subject: self-knowledge
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subject: self-regulation
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subject: monitoring
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creator: Walter L. Arias Gallegos
creator: Renzo Rivera
creator: Leyla Palma Mamani Huamán
creator: Luciana Monroy Valdivia
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Walter L. Arias Gallegos, Renzo Rivera, Leyla Palma Mamani Huamán, Luciana Monroy Valdivia (Autor/a) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-06-15
publication date: 2026-06-15
starting page: 103
ending page: 123
doi: 10.15517/ap.v40i140.65131

Academic Motivation among First-year University Students: Relationships between Two Theoretical Models
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description: Objective. This paper aims to establish possible relationships between two models of academic motivation: the goal orientation theory and the self-determination theory. This analysis means to build the motivational profile of a university student sample. Method. A total of 236 students answered the Situated Goal Questionnaire and the Scale of Academic Goals. Once the psychometric analysis was done, relationships among the different scales were explored. Finally, a cluster analysis was run to identify motivational profiles. Results. The results show complementarities among the scales of the instruments. Four motivational profiles were identified: multimotivated, intrinsically motivated, extrinsically motivated, and amotivated.
subject: Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learning Dossier
  topic: section
subject: Self-determination
  topic: keywords
subject: achievement goals
  topic: keywords
subject: academic motivation
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subject: higher education
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subject: student retention
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creator: Diana Abello-Camacho
creator: Christian Hederich-Martínez
creator: Angela Camargo-Uribe
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Diana Abello-Camacho, Christian Hederich-Martínez, Angela Camargo-Uribe (Autor/a) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-06-03
publication date: 2026-06-03
starting page: 81
ending page: 102
doi: 10.15517/ap.v40i140.62334

Relationship between Metacognitive Experiences and Self-efficacy, Skill, andDifficulty of Mathematical Taskcacy, skill, and difficulty of mathematical task
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description: Objective. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between self-efficacy, ability, and task difficulty in mathematics, and the metacognitive accuracy of performance judgments and academic achievements using structural equation modeling. Method. A non-experimental quantitative study was conducted in 2012 with 495 university students. The study used the self-efficacy scale from the MSLQ, mathematics scores from the Tecnológico de Costa Rica admission exam and the enrolled course, a test of mathematical exercises, as well as self-reported performance judgments. Results. Evidence found supports the positive effect of mathematical ability and self-efficacy on metacognitive accuracy, and an inverse relationship with item difficulty. No association was found between metacognitive accuracy and academic achievement
subject: Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learning Dossier
  topic: section
subject: Metacognition
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subject: self-efficacy
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subject: metacognitive judgments
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subject: academic achievement
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subject: mathematics education
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creator: Alejandra Alfaro-Barquero
creator: Greivin Ramírez Arce
creator: Mauricio Molina-Delgado
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Alejandra Alfaro-Barquero, Greivin Ramírez Arce, Mauricio Molina-Delgado (Autor/a) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-06-03
publication date: 2026-06-03
starting page: 64
ending page: 80
doi: 10.15517/ap.v40i140.5592

Metacognitive Skills Evaluation Based on Programming Actions
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description: Objective. To establish the possibility of online evaluating metacognitive skills of planning, regulation and organization, based on actions at the time of programming. Method. Metacognitive skills of students programming were measured using a fuzzy expert system with inference rules relating concrete actions on code with skills, as defined with information from experts (systematically with thematic analysis) and theory. Evaluations were then compared with MAI evaluations. Results. A positive correlation was found (r = .72, p = .1) between the evaluation for planning skills given by the expert system and the MAI instrument. This correlation is stronger when only the regulations components of MAI are considered (r = .77, p = .1). Similarly, a positive correlation was found when comparing the evaluation from the expert system with the evaluation regulation skills with MAI (Spearman r = .40, p = .1), and with organization but without reaching significance threshold.
subject: Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learning Dossier
  topic: section
subject: Metacognitive skills
  topic: keywords
subject: regulation
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subject: planning
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subject: organization
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subject: programming
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creator: Ricardo Gang Vincenzi
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Ricardo Gang Vincenzi (Autor/a) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-06-03
publication date: 2026-06-03
starting page: 50
ending page: 63
doi: 10.15517/ap.v40i140.64022

Influence of Computational Thinking Development on Metamemory Skills in Fifth-Grade Primary School Children
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description: Objective. This study aimed to examin the relationship between computational thinking skills and metacognitive abilities in primary school children. Method. Seventy-three students aged from 9 to 10 years participated. They were divided and assigned either to a computational-thinking training group (n = 43) or to a traditional-instruction group (n = 30). Computational thinking and metamemory were assessed using standardized tests. Both mediation analyses and multivariate regression models were conducted. Results. The experimental group obtained significantly higher computational-thinking scores (M = 16.42) compared to the control group (M = 10.63). Furthermore, the first group committed fewer total metamemory errors (M = 4.67) in compariason to the second (M = 7.70). The correlation between computational thinking and metamemory was significant (r = -.579, p < .001), and the model accounted 52.3% of the variance. In addition, the gender of participants influenced the computational-thinking performance, whereas maternal education predicted metamemory outcomes. To conclude, the findings provide empirical evidence of the interaction between computational thinking and metacognitive processes in childhood.
subject: Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learning Dossier
  topic: section
subject: Computational thinking
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subject: metamemory
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subject: metacognition, school-age children
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creator: Carolina Robledo Castro
creator: Luz Helena Rodríguez-Rodríguez
creator: Gisella Bonilla-Santos
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-03-26
publication date: 2026-03-26
starting page: 21
ending page: 37
doi: 10.15517/ap.v40i140.63072

Does reading fluency mediate the effect of executive functions on reading comprehension?
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description: Objective. This study aims to examine the mediating role of reading fluency in executive functions and reading comprehension. Method. To this end, 85 Spanish-speaking children in upper elementary grades were assessed on reading comprehension, reading fluency, fluid intelligence, and executive functions (working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility). Predictors of reading fluency and reading comprehension were examined, along with the mediating role of reading fluency in executive functions and reading comprehension. Results. Fluid intelligence emerged as relevant in both reading processes. Reading fluency was not found to mediate the relationship between executive functions and reading comprehension. The results are discussed within the framework of the cognitive complexity inherent in reading comprehension.
subject: Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learning Dossier
  topic: section
subject: Reading comprehension
  topic: keywords
subject: reading fluency
  topic: keywords
subject: executive functions
  topic: keywords
subject: fluid intelligence
  topic: keywords
creator: Carolina Carriquiry
creator: Ariel Cuadro
creator: Luis Ángel Roldán
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-03-25
publication date: 2026-03-25
starting page: 1
ending page: 20
doi: 10.15517/ap.v40i140.63852

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subject: Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Learning Dossier
  topic: section
creator: Mauricio Molina-Delgado
creator: Eugenia Gallardo-Allen
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Mauricio Molina-Delgado, Eugenia Gallardo-Allen (Autor/a) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2026-06-30
publication date: 2026-06-30
starting page: i
ending page: xi
doi: 10.15517/10086

Social Anxiety and Musical Performance Anxiety in Brazilian Singers: A Comparative Study
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description: Objective. The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between social anxiety (SA) and musical performance anxiety (MPA) in a Brazilian sample of singers. Method. This study is descriptive, observational, correlational and quantitative, with a non-probabilistic convenience sample of 252 singers (142 amateurs and 110 professionals). Participants answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Adult Social Anxiety Questionnaire and the Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory. Results. A moderate and significant positive correlation was found between SA and MPA. Evidence suggests that APM is significantly higher in professional singers and soloists. The aspects of “Worry and Insecurity” are significantly higher in professional singers than in amateurs. In conclusion, SA and MPA are present in professional singers representing an aggravating factor in mental health. Professional singers and soloists can benefit from diagnostics and treatment in the area of music performance.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Social anxiety
  topic: keywords
subject: singing
  topic: keywords
subject: musical performance anxiety
  topic: keywords
subject: public performance
  topic: keywords
creator: Crismarie Casper Hackenberg
creator: Felipe Santos de Oliveira
creator: Sérgio Felipe Abreu de Brito Bastos
creator: Rodrigo da Cunha Teixeira Lopes
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Crismarie Casper Hackenberg, Felipe Santos de Oliveira, Sérgio Felipe Abreu de Brito Bastos, Rodrigo da Cunha Teixeira Lopes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2025-12-04
publication date: 2025-12-04
starting page: 1
ending page: 16
doi: 10.15517/ap.v37i134.49002

Factors associated with treatment adherence of Brazilian patients undergoing hemodialysis
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description: Objective: To evaluate patients’ adherence to hemodialysis (HD) and its relationship to psychosocial variables. Methods: Participated in the study 64 adult patients undergoing HD, assessed in regard to depression, anxiety, social support, disease and treatment knowledge, and adherence. Results: It was found association between sex and adherence to HD, to diet and to medication, as well as between schooling and overall adherence. There is association between disease knowledge and depression, with adherence to fluid restrictions. No association was found between adherence and anxiety. Conclusion: Identifying the determinants of treatment adherence is essential to devise efficacious strategies to improve patients’ quality of life.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: hemodialysis
  topic: keywords
subject: depression
  topic: keywords
subject: anxiety
  topic: keywords
subject: social support
  topic: keywords
subject: treatment adherence
  topic: keywords
creator: Renata Tamie Nakao
creator: Ricardo Gorayeb
creator: José Abrão Cardeal da Costa
rights: Copyright (c) 2016 Actualidades en Psicología http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2016-12-05
publication date: 2016-12-05
starting page: 77
ending page: 90
doi: 10.15517/ap.v30i121.23289

(De)Gendering Older Patients: Exploring Views on Aging and Older Patients in Romanian General Practitioners
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description: Abstract. Purpose: Demographic changes make it necessary to improve communication with older patients and design gender sensitive health promotion. The present article aimed to explore how general practitioners see old age and what role gender may play in their representations of aging. It also looked whether the gender of the older patients played a role for how general practitioners treated them. Methods: Episodic interviews were conducted with 17 women and 17 men who worked as general practitioners in Romania. Thematic coding was used to analyze data. Results: Findings showed that general practitioners saw old age as negative no matter their gender. Older patients were perceived as difficult and mostly older women were given as negative examples to illustrate treatment non-adherence and psychological or social problems related to aging. Conclusion: Negative aging views combined with a (de)gendering of aging patients may lead to maintain negative aging stereotypes and gender inequality in old age. Implications for preventing this from happening are discussed
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: aging views
  topic: keywords
subject: active aging
  topic: keywords
subject: general practitioners
  topic: keywords
subject: gender
  topic: keywords
subject: older patients
  topic: keywords
creator: Catrinel Craciun
rights: Copyright (c) 2016 Actualidades en Psicología http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2016-12-05
publication date: 2016-12-05
starting page: 1
ending page: 9
doi: 10.15517/ap.v30i121.24069

Technostress, Career Commitment, Satisfaction with Life, and Work-Family Interaction Among Workers in Information and Communication Technologies
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description: Technostress occurs when individuals experience negative psychosocial effects of technology usage and also demonstrate negative valence associated with ICT use. It is composed of four dimensions (Disbelief, Fatigue, Anxiety, and Ineffectiveness), which describe two aspects of technostress (Technoanxiety and Technofatigue). This study aimed to investigate the relation between technostress dimensions, career commitment, life satisfaction, and work-family interactions among ICT professionals. Variables including gender, age and length of employment were also considered. The sample was composed of 234 Brazilian individuals. It was found that work-family and family-work conflicts were associated with increased technofatigue and technoanxiety, and decreased career resilience. Age and gender differences were also identified. These differences emphasize the role of organizations and society in what refers to reduce inequalities in workplace and to support better preventive actions.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: technostress
  topic: keywords
subject: career commitment
  topic: keywords
subject: life satisfaction
  topic: keywords
subject: work-family interaction
  topic: keywords
subject: Information
  topic: keywords
subject: Communications Technologies
  topic: keywords
creator: Mary Sandra Carlotto
creator: Guilherme Welter Wendt
creator: Alice P. Jones
rights: Copyright (c) 2017 Actualidades en Psicología http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2017-06-21
publication date: 2017-06-21
starting page: 91
ending page: 102
doi: 10.15517/ap.v31i122.22729

Reviewers
type: item
description: Reviewers
subject: Reviewers
  topic: section
creator: Evaluadores Evaluadores
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Evaluadores Evaluadores (Author) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2025-11-06
publication date: 2025-11-06
starting page: 1
ending page: 1
doi: 10.15517/ap.v32i124.33822

Reviewers
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description: Reviewers: Ana R. Delgado, Universidad de Salamanca, España Ana Ventura, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina Beatriz Bonete López, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, España Cándido Inglés Saura, UNIVERSITAS Miguel Hernández, España Daniel Bartholomeu, Department of Educational Psychology, UNIFIEO, Brasil Esmeralda Valdivieso, University of Kansas, EEUU Ilena Seda Santana, Universidad Autónoma de México, México José Arana, Universidad de Salamanca, España José Saiz, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile Juan Muñoz Bandera, Universidad de Granada, España Marcela Barguil Gallardo, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Mario Baez-Estrada, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile Mauricio Blanco Molina, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica Miguel Sánchez Hechavarría, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Cuba Miriam Angélica Moreno González, Universidad Veracruzana, México Priscilla Rodrigues Santana, Universidade Paulista, Brasil Rodolfo Bernal-Gamboa, Universidad Autónoma de México, México Tatiana Quarti Irigaray, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Tirso Badillo, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, México
subject: Reviewers
  topic: section
creator: Actualidades en Psicología
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Actualidades en Psicología (Author) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2019-12-30
publication date: 2019-12-30
starting page: 1
ending page: 1
doi: 10.15517/80md9f54

Reviewers
type: item
description: Reviewers: Alejandra Stein, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Benjamín Reyes Fernández, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Cesar Núñez, Universidad de Medellín, Colombia David Torres, Universidad de Iberoamérica, Costa Rica Felipe Biasus, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil John Alejandro Sanín Posada, Centro de Investigación en Comportamiento Organizacional Cincel, Colombia Juan Pardo-Montero, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, España Karen Tautiva Ochoa, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia Lucía Inmaculada Llinares-Insa, Universidad de Valencia, España Luis Manuel Lozano, Universidad de Granada, España Luis Valero Aguayo, Universidad de Málaga, España María Ángeles Pastor, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, España Marina Rezende Bazon, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil Mónica Roncancio, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia Nairan Ramirez-Esparza, University of Connecticut, EEUU Perla Trejo Ortiz, Universidad Politécnica de Zacatecas, México Rodrigo Ardiles Irarrázabal, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile Santiago Resett, Consejo Nacional De Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina
subject: Reviewers
  topic: section
creator: Actualidades en Psicología
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Actualidades en Psicología (Author) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2020-06-28
publication date: 2020-06-28
starting page: 1
ending page: 1
doi: 10.15517/4r0h4917

Reviewers
type: item
description: Reviewers Ismael Galbor, Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Ecuador Humberto Marín, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile Manuel Arbocco, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, Perú Alberto de Castro, Universidad del Norte, Colombia Jaime Aliaga, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú Georgina Bazán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México Isaías Lugo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México Álvaro Capano, Universidad Católica de Uruguay, Uruguay Daniel San Martín, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile María Elena Rivera Heredia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, México Mariavictoria Benavente Delgado, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile Thabata Castelo Branco, Universidad de São Paulo, Brasil Luis Miguel Ortega, Comité Cantonal de Deportes, Belén, Costa Rica José Pestana, Universidad de Barcelona, España Jeferson Gervasio Pires, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil Ronaldo Pilati, Universidade de Brasília, Brasil Fernando Pessotto, Instituto de Pósgradução e Graduação (IPOG), Brasil Nilton Formiga, Universidade Potiguar, Brasil
subject: Reviewers
  topic: section
creator: Actualidades Psicología
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2021-12-20
publication date: 2021-12-20
starting page: 1
ending page: 1
doi: 10.15517/x4f34n77

Reviewers
type: item
description: Reviewers: Javier Prado, Servicio Aragonés de Salud, España Dora Herrera, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Perú Norman Moreno, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Colombia Ana María Jurado, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Pedro Crocce Carlotto, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil Fernanda Robert Ferrel, Universidad de Madgalena, Colombia Vicente Morell Mengual, Universidad de Valencia, España Luis Diego Conejo, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica Pedro Cortez, Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, Brasil Ana Paula Couto, Universidade Federal di Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Evelin Fernández Castillo, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Cuba Yunier Broche, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Cuba Catalina Argüello, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, España Larissa Timofeeva, Universidad de Alicante, España Vanessa Pérez Martínez, Universidad de Alicante, España Alejandro César Luna Bernal, Universidad de Guadalajara, México
subject: Reviewers
  topic: section
creator: Actualidades en Psicología
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Actualidades en Psicología (Author) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2022-01-29
publication date: 2022-01-29
starting page: 1
ending page: 1
doi: 10.15517/5wv3ax34

School Coexistence in Peruvian Adolescents: A Network Analysis Study
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description: Objective. This study examined the dynamics of school coexistence among Peruvian adolescents using network analysis. Method. The sample consisted of 1083 adolescents who completed the School Coexistence Scale. A psychometric evaluation of the instrument was conducted to ensure its validity and reliability, followed by network analysis to identify the key dimensions of school coexistence. Results. The scale demonstrated appropriate psychometric properties, with Positive Interpersonal Management emerging as the central dimension in the sample. These findings suggest that network analysis provides new insights into school coexistence and highlights some differences in network connectivity by gender, which requires further investigation.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Adolescence, Psychological networks, Psychometrics, Invariance
  topic: keywords
creator: Oscar Carlos Puma-Maque
creator: María del Carmen Cárdenas-Zúñiga
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
date: 2025-10-09
publication date: 2025-10-09
starting page: 36
ending page: 52
doi: 10.15517/ap.v39i139.62531