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Contributions to the history of psychology: CXIX. The Spanish Neurohistological School's legacy: Cajal and Lorente de Nó.
2003
Santiago Ramón y Cajal made his mark in the history of science as a brilliant researcher of the histology of the nervous system. His bold efforts and the international recognition he received during his lifetime played an important role in the consolidation of the Spanish Neurohistological School which is composed of a large number of eminent disciples. Amongst these, and of outstanding repute, is Rafael Lorente de Nó whose research had a significant influence on the work of Canadian psychologist Donald O. Hebb and, consequently, on the development of neurophysiological theory. This paper analyses some of the contributions of Cajal and his disciple Lorente de Nó which formed the anatomical…
INTEREST OF LATVIAN AND LITHUANIAN STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
2018
Interest is one of the most important components for a successful teaching/learning process; unfortunately, nowadays students’ interest in science and mathematics is decreasing. The aim of the research is to explore the cognitive interest of 15-year- old students in science and mathematics. Students in Latvia and Lithuania participated in the survey; the data show that students’ cognitive interest in this area in both countries is mediocre. The factor analysis was used to single out four main dimensions of the cognitive interest – interest in the context, interest in mathematics, inquiry interest and enthusiasm. Students’ interest is higher in issues connected with practical life, the solut…
The role of music in adolescents' mood regulation
2007
The aim of this study was the exploration and theoretical clarification of the role of music in adolescents' mood regulation. The phenomenon was approached through an inductive theory construction. The data were gathered from eight adolescents by means of group interviews and follow-up forms, and were then analysed using constructive grounded theory methods. The analysis resulted in a theoretical model, which describes mood regulation by music as a process of satisfying personal mood-related goals through various musical activities. The general nature of the mood regulation is described, the goals and strategies of mood regulation are examined, and finally the specific role of music in moo…
Validating the Spanish version of the aggression scale in adolescents
2021
The Scale of Physical and Verbal Aggressiveness has been an instrument widely used in the scientific literature to measure physical and verbal aggressiveness, both in children and adolescents as we...
STREET WORKOUT: PERFIL PSICOSOCIAL DE SUS PRACTICANTES
2020
La presente investigación estudia las principales características psicológicas de los practicantes de Street Workout, una modalidad deportiva emergente y en auge en los últimos años. A través de un estudio descriptivo-correlacional, con una muestra de 107 practicantes de España, se elaboró un estudio piloto del perfil psicosocial que incluye la evaluación de los motivos de práctica, la satisfacción muscular, la cohesión y el bienestar psicológico; además de una comparación en función de si compiten. Los resultados señalan que es un deporte practicado mayoritariamente por hombres menores de 23 años, cuya principal motivación es hallar un equilibrio entre la preocupación por la salud y su asp…
Identitätsentwicklung, Familienbeziehungen und Symptombelastung bei Jugendlichen aus sieben Ländern
2018
Identity Development, Family Relations, and Symptomatology in Adolescents from Seven Countries This study analyzed identity development and parental rearing in adolescents from seven countries. In a sample of 2,259 adolescents (M = 15 years; 54 % female) from France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Peru, Pakistan, and Poland, maternal parenting (support, psychological control, anxious rearing), identity development (exploration, commitment and ruminative exploration) and psychopathology was assessed. Adolescents from central Europe (France and Germany) were characterized by quite low scores in most identity dimensions, compared to adolescents from all other countries. Particular high were scores i…
Los efectos a largo plazo de las competencias emocionales y la autoestima en los síntomas internalizantes en la adolescencia
2021
Resumen Los sintomas internalizantes como el estado de animo depresivo, las quejas somaticas y la ansiedad de los adolescentes es una preocupacion importante y global para los padres, los educadores y los profesionales. Las investigaciones empiricas indican que una elevada autoestima esta asociada con la adaptacion psicologica y el bienestar emocional en la adolescencia. En el presente estudio se ha examinado la autoestima como posible mediador en la relacion entre las competencias emocionales y los sintomas internalizantes durante la adolescencia. Los datos de 855 adolescentes espanoles (M = 13.6, DT = 1.09, 52% chicas) se han recogido en dos momentos, utilizando un diseno longitudinal. El…
Eficacia de una app psicoeducativa para reducir el sexismo en adolescentes
2019
Resumen El presente estudio evalua la eficacia de una intervencion consistente en el uso de una aplicacion movil en formato juego dirigida a reducir el sexismo en adolescentes. Se lleva a cabo un estudio cuasiexperimental pretest-postest con grupos de intervencion y de control. Participan 369 estudiantes de Educacion Secundaria Obligatoria de entre 12 y 17 anos de la provincia de Valencia, de los cuales 196 se asignan a la condicion de intervencion con la aplicacion y 173 al grupo control. Se evalua sexismo hostil y benevolo a partir de la teoria del sexismo ambivalente en ambos momentos temporales. La intervencion presencial, de dos h de duracion, consiste en explicar la dinamica e impleme…
Perceived Emotional Intelligence, Subjective Well-Being, Perceived Stress, Engagement and Academic Achievement of Adolescents // Inteligencia emocion…
2016
El presente estudio extiende la investigacion previa sobre inteligencia emocional percibida (IEP), al examinar las conexiones entre IEP, estres percibido, bienestar subjetivo, engagement academico, rendimiento, edad y sexo en una muestra de adolescentes; al tiempo que explora si estres percibido, bienestar subjetivo y/o engagement academico median la asociacion IEP y rendimiento. Los resultados obtenidos en una muestra de 626 participantes de entre 13 y 18 anos muestran la existencia de relaciones entre IEP y todas las variables analizadas, a excepcion de edad y rendimiento; al tiempo que todas las variables hipotetizadas como mediadoras si se asocian con el rendimiento academico. El efecto…
Wandering lives: a case study of ethnic and cultural selfidentification discourses of two adult cross-cultural kids from a family of Transylvanian Sa…
2019
Abstract The paper presents a case study of two adult crosscultural kids (ACCK’s) from a family of Saxons that emigrated from Romania during communist period. They had what we call a wandering life before resettling as adults in Romania. The objective of the paper is to present and analyse how the ethnic and cultural selfidentification discourse of the two is constructed and its modulations between a primordial stance and a contextual one.