Federico Holst Schumacher Diego Quirós Morales Universidad de Iberoamérica, Costa Rica Abstract Hypertension is one of the disorders with the highest incidence worldwide; it is recommended that the psychosocial factors that influence it be managed. In this project we evaluated the implementation of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) on the levels of hypertension, stress, anger,… Read more »
Posts By: Josué Leiva
Reflections on Maternity Today
Adriana Vindas González Universidad de Costa Rica Abstract Everyday we encounter mothers of different ages and socioeconomic status, unsure about motherhood and their role as mothers, and about the possibility of actually performing that role successfully. Finding answers would seem to require tapping into the experience of previous generations. However, parenting nowadays requires the incorporation… Read more »
Physical Exercise, Brain Functioning, and Body Image
José Moncada-Jiménez Universidad de Costa Rica Abstract Body image is a component of the self. It has been estimated that a large group of males and females of heterogeneous ages and racial/ethnic backgrounds are discontent with their body image. Therefore, public opinion shows concern on the topic of body image since it has been related… Read more »
Emergent Literacy Knowledge and Classroom Practices for its promotion: a Study with Preschool Education Teachers in Costa Rica
L. Diego Conejo Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica University of Missouri, USA. Ana M. Carmiol Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Abstract Teachers’ conceptions and knowledge affect their practices, and teachers’ practices influence preschoolers’ early literacy development. This study explores how much teachers value classroom practices previously proven to be effective in promoting early… Read more »
Reading Fast is not always the same as Understanding: Examining the Relationship Between Speed and Comprehension
Gabriela Silva-Maceda Silvia Romero-Contreras Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, México. Abstract A change in the way Reading is evaluated in Mexico in primary education has been the introduction of measuring reading speed in students. This has direct implications in the teaching of reading. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between… Read more »
Teacher-Student Interactions and Child Abuse: Microgenetic Analysis from a Sociocultural Perspective
María Natalia Rodríguez García Julián David Torres Moreno Mónica Roncancio Moreno Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia Abstract This research aims to characterize connotations regarding child abuse from teacher-student interactions and relationships that occur inside a first grade classroom, located in a public school in the city of Bogotá. Theoretically, we support our work on… Read more »
PISA 2012: Age at Immigration and the Spanish Education System
Esperanza Bausela Herreras Universidad Pública de Navarra, España Abstract: Introduction. Immigrants arriving at school at younger ages have lower educational achievement than those who arrive at adolescence. Aims. Analyze risk and / or probability of immigrant students having low performance in skills assessed in PISA 2012, considering their age of arrival into the Education System…. Read more »
Socio-demographic Characteristics and Consultation Motives of Persons Attending the Psychological Services Center at the University of Costa Rica (2004-2013)
Adriana Maroto-Vargas Lucía Molina-Fallas Jorge Esteban Prado-Calderón Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Abstract: This study aimed to systematize the socio-demographic information and consultation motives of those persons who attended the School of Psychology Psychological Services Center (CAP) at the University of Costa Rica. For this purpose, 743 files of patients who attended the… Read more »
Editorial 35(2), 2016
Editorial for volume 35, number 2, year 2016.
The Challenge of Constructing a Critical Developmental Psychology in Inhospitable Societies
[Article in spanish] Carlos I. Orellana Central American University José Simeón Cañas, El Salvador Abstract Developmental Psychology is a field of knowledge whose existence is taken for granted in the academic imagination of Salvadoran psychology. However, there is a mainstream Developmental Psychology that is reproduced in texts, lectures and discourses, while a different… Read more »