Meaning in life as a protective factor against depression.

The main objective of this study was to analyze the mediating role that meaning in life has between emotion dysregulation and depressive symptomatology in Spanish university students. Five hundred and sixty-six Spanish university students participated in the study. All of them completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Purpose in Life Test (PIL-10). A mediation model was performed to test the hypothesis that meaning in life mediates the effect of emotional dysregulation on depressive symptomatology in college students. The results show a positive, moderate, and statistically significant correlation between depression and emotional dysregulation. In addition, a negative, moderate, and statistically significant correlation was found between depression and meaning in life, and a negative, small, and statistically significant correlation between emotional dysregulation and meaning in life. Finally, the results of the mediation model evidence the role of meaning in life in different emotional dysregulation strategies and depressive symptomatology. These findings suggest the importance of incorporating the meaning in life variable in the development and implementation of prevention and treatment programs for psychological disorders.

Terapia a través de la aventura para jóvenes con síndrome de Asperger / Therapy through adventure for young people with Asperger's syndrome / Teràpia a través de l'aventura per a joves amb síndrome d'Asperger

Aventúrate es el primer programa que utiliza la Terapia a través de la Aventura (TA) con jóvenes con Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) en España. Un total de 15 jóvenes participaron en un programa de siete días que combina terapia grupal e individual, así como actividades varias al aire libre. El objetivo de este estudio es comprobar la efectividad de esta intervención. Los resultados muestran un tamaño del efecto que oscila entre pequeño y moderado, con mejoras más relevan­tes en la autoestima, el apego entre iguales y la reparación emocional

Aventurate is the first programme in Spain to use therapy through adventure with young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Spain. A total of 15 young people participated in a 7-day programme combining group and individual therapy as well as various outdoor activities. The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of this intervention. The results show that the effect's range is from small to moderate, and that it has more relevant improvements in self-esteem, peer bond and emotional repair

Aventúrate és el primer programa que utilitza la Teràpia a través de l'Aventura (TA) amb joves amb trastorn de l'espectre autista (TEA) a Espanya. Un total de 15 joves van participar en un programa de set dies que combina teràpia grupal I individual, així com activitats diverses a l'aire lliure. L'objectiu d'aquest estudi és comprovar l'efectivitat d'aquesta intervenció. Els resultats mostren un impacte de l'efecte que oscil·la entre petit I moderat, amb millores més rellevants en l'autoestima, l'aferrament entre iguals I la reparació emocional