National reviewers 2019 Kathia Vargas-Fallas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica Luis Rojas-Torres Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Roberto López-Coré Hospital Nacional Psiquiátrico, Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Costa Rica Javier Tapia-Balladares Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Horacio Chamizo-García Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Derby Muñoz-Rojas Universidad de… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Volumen 38, N° 1
Causal Attribution Styles. Importance for Research and Professional Intervention During Adolescence
Carlos Y. Chavarría Carranza Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Abstract In this report, we describe the historical path that led over time to the present-day theory of Causal Attribution Styles. Some similarities and relationships with other theories and paradigms in Psychology are established, in order to acknowledge the place of Causal Attribution Styles… Read more »
Emotional dysregulation in the population with ADHD. A Theoretical Approach
Alejandra Alpízar-Velázquez Independent researcher, Costa Rica Abstract Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, whose nuclear symptoms constitute inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, the latter may be verbal, motor and cognitive, but also emotional, expressed by emotional dysregulation, which affects a person’s ability to emotionally self-regulate and inhibit emotions. Therefore, the objective of… Read more »
Heterosexual HIV-Discordant Couples in Chiapas, Mexico. The Influence of Gender in Agency Expression
Francisco Chong-Villarreal Centro Regional de Formación Docente e Investigacion Educativa (CRESUR), México Teresa Margarita Torres-López Universidad de Guadalajara, México Abstract Heterosexual men and women with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) face personal challenges (e.g. fear of infecting others and rejection) and social ones (real rejection). For a person with HIV (VP), these are obstacles in… Read more »
Therapist Personal Styles: A Comparison Between Professionals Working in Drug Addiction Institutions and Professionals Working in the General Clinical Area
Leandro Martín Casari Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas – Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza, Argentina, y Pontificia Universidad Católica, Argentina Mirta Susana Ison Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas – Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza, Argentina … Read more »
Discriminant, Predictive and Incremental Validity of Belschak & Den Hartog´s Proactive Work Behaviors Scale
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 »