Solana Salessi, Alicia Omar Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina Abstract The aim of this study was to establish the discriminant, predictive and incremental validity of Belschak & Den Hartog´s Proactive Work Behaviors Scale. An empirical-instrumental study was carried out with a non-probabilistic sample (510 workers, 53% males). Analysis of exploratory structural… Read more »
Posts By: Josué Leiva
Editorial 37(2), 2018
Editorial for Volume 37, Number 2, year 2018
The Third Space: Displacement Properties of the Psycho-Cultural Experience
Lorena Vargas Mora, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Abstract The purpose of this article is to present the topic: The Third Space: Displacement Properties of the Psycho–Cultural Experience, referring to the potential space in early human development, which interacts with its historic occurrence in the socio-cultural world. It arises mostly from thoughtful consideration… Read more »
Social Support Network and Community Support Among Members of an Organization of Persons Displaced by Political Violence Residing in Cañete, Peru
María Teresa Schoof Aguirre, Eduardo Manzanares Medina, Mirian Grimaldo Muchotrigo Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Perú Abstract The present study’s aim was to determine the relationship between the social support network and community support among members of an organization of persons displaced by political violence. The correlational-descriptive research included 80 individuals (49 females and… Read more »
Positive Mental Health in Mexican Adolescents: Differences by Sex
Lorena Toribio Pérez, Norma Ivonne González-Arratia López- Fuentes, Hans Oudhof Van Barneveld Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México Marta Gil Lacruz Universidad de Zaragoza, España Abstract Empirical evidence of differences in positive mental health with respect to sex, are sparse, even controversial. The objective here is to analyze positive mental health between… Read more »
Levels of Psychological and Occupational Health in Pilates Adherents
Salvador Boix Vilella Universidad Isabel I, Burgos, España Eva León Zarceño Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, España Miguel Ángel Serrano Rosa Universitat de València, España Abstract Currently, the practice of Pilates lacks a solid scientific foundation that establishes benefits on psychological health. The main objective of the present work was to analyze… Read more »
Systematic Review of Social-Emotional Training Programs For Children and Adolescents
Josefina Rubiales, Daiana Russo, J. Pablo Paneiva y Rocío González Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina Abstract In recent decades the number of publications on social-emotional training programs has increased, achieving consideration as protective factors that facilitate the adaptation of the individual to their context… Read more »
Reseña póstuma: obra del M.Ps. Ronald Lin Ching Céspedes
Licda. Yancy Aguilar Sandí viuda del M.Ps. Ronald Lin Ching Céspedes En ocasión de este merecido reconocimiento que hoy el Colegio Profesional de Psicólogos le realiza a Ronald, quiero compartirles el gran aporte que ofreció a nuestra disciplina. Posiblemente, me quede corta; pero, de manera breve, deseo mencionar sus esfuerzos que hoy llevan a… Read more »
Academic Self-efficacy and Anxiety, as a Critical Incident in Female and Male University Students
Ana G. Gutiérrez-García María Gerarda Landeros-Velázquez Universidad Veracruzana, México Abstract With the aim of exploring relationships between academic self-efficacy and anxiety, as critical incidents, this descriptivestudy included a sample of 310 students (183 women and 127 men). Volunteers responded to the Selfefficacy in Academic Behavior Scale (EACA), ZUNG anxiety scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory… Read more »
Validation of a Four-Strategies Model for Solving Reasoning Items in a Standardized Selection Test
Karol Jiménez Alfaro, Guaner Rojas Rojas, Armel Brizuela Rodríguez y Nelson Pérez Rojas Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Abstract The premise of this study is that a cognitive model can increase students’ performance for solving items on a standardized test, where strategies play a crucial role. The purpose of the study is to… Read more »