Nature-based social interventions to address loneliness among vulnerable populations: a common study protocol for three related randomized controlled trials in Barcelona, Helsinki, and Prague within the RECETAS European project.

BACKGROUND: The negative effects of loneliness on population health and wellbeing requires interventions that transcend the medical system and leverage social, cultural, and public health system resources. Group-based social interventions are a potential method to alleviate loneliness. Moreover, nature, as part of our social and health infrastructure, may be an important part of the solutions that are needed to address loneliness. The RECETAS European project H2020 (Re-imagining Environments for Connection and Engagement: Testing Actions for Social Prescribing in Natural Spaces) is an international research project aiming to develop and test the effectiveness of nature-based social interventions to reduce loneliness and increase health-related quality of life. METHODS: This article describes the three related randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that will be implemented: the RECETAS-BCN Trial in Barcelona (Spain) is targeting people 18+ from low socio-economic urban areas; the RECETAS-PRG Trial in Prague (Czech Republic) is addressing community-dwelling older adults over 60 years of age, and the RECETAS-HLSNK trial is reaching older people in assisted living facilities. Each trial will recruit 316 adults suffering from loneliness at least sometimes and randomize them to nature-based social interventions called "Friends in Nature" or to the control group. "Friends in Nature" uses modifications of the "Circle of Friends" methodology based on group processes of peer support and empowerment but including activities in nature. Participants will be assessed at baseline, at post-intervention (3 months), and at 6- and 12-month follow-up after baseline. Primary outcomes are the health-related quality-of-life according to 15D measure and The De Jong Gierveld 11-item loneliness scale. Secondary outcomes are health and psychosocial variables tailored to the specific target population. Nature exposure will be collected throughout the intervention period. Process evaluation will explore context, implementation, and mechanism of impact. Additionally, health economic evaluations will be performed. DISCUSSION: The three RECETAS trials will explore the effectiveness of nature-based social interventions among lonely people from various ages, social, economic, and cultural backgrounds. RECETAS meets the growing need of solid evidence for programs addressing loneliness by harnessing the beneficial impact of nature on enhancing wellbeing and social connections. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Barcelona (Spain) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05488496. Registered 29 July 2022. Prague (Czech Republic) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05522140. Registered August 25, 2022. Helsinki (Finland) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05507684. Registered August 12, 2022.

Neurophysiological and psychosocial mechanisms of fibromyalgia: A comprehensive review and call for an integrative model.

Research into the neurobiological and psychosocial mechanisms involved in fibromyalgia has progressed remarkably in recent years. Despite this, current accounts of fibromyalgia fail to capture the complex, dynamic, and mutual crosstalk between neurophysiological and psychosocial domains. We conducted a comprehensive review of the existing literature in order to: a) synthesize current knowledge on fibromyalgia; b) explore and highlight multi-level links and pathways between different systems; and c) build bridges connecting disparate perspectives. An extensive panel of international experts in neurophysiological and psychosocial aspects of fibromyalgia discussed the collected evidence and progressively refined and conceptualized its interpretation. This work constitutes an essential step towards the development of a model capable of integrating the main factors implicated in fibromyalgia into a single, unified construct which appears indispensable to foster the understanding, assessment, and intervention for fibromyalgia.

Understanding how e-health interventions meet psychosocial needs of breast cancer patients: The pathways of influence on quality of life and cancer concerns.

OBJECTIVE: This investigation explores how using different e-health interventions facilitates positive psychosocial changes and how these changes reduce cancer concerns and improve quality of life in breast cancer patients over time. METHODS: A total of 326 breast cancer patients were randomly assigned to one of three e-health interventions: (a) Internet only, (b) the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System information and support services (CHESS-IS), or (c) CHESS with mentor. Proximal health outcomes such as information overload, emotional functioning, and social support were measured alongside distal outcomes like cancer concerns and quality of life. Participants completed surveys at four time points: pretest as a baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. RESULTS: Both interventions were effective in improving patient health beyond Internet only but they differed in type of change mechanism and clinical benefit. The CHESS-IS enhanced proximal outcomes at 3 months through improved information competence. The CHESS with mentor intervention reduced breast cancer concerns at 6 months, mediated mainly by emotional-social competence and emotional functioning. CONCLUSIONS: Using e-health interventions like CHESS can help patients improve cancer information management skills and emotional functioning, contributing to better short-term health outcomes. Adding a human mentor can enhance the benefits of CHESS use, extending the experience among breast cancer patients. Theoretical, practical, and clinical implications of the study results are discussed.

Sobrecarga e rede de apoio: a experiência da maternidade depois da separação conjugal / Overload and support network: the motherhood experience after marital separation / Sobrecarga y red de apoyo: la experiencia de la maternidad después de la separación conyugal

Considerando a experiência da maternidade como um processo psicossocial, este estudo buscou analisar a experiência de mulheres separadas que viviam com seus filhos. Baseou-se em estudos interdisciplinares sobre família, assim como no conceito de provisão ambiental desenvolvido por Winnicott. Seis mães, com filhos com idades entre 1 e 13 anos participaram do estudo. A pesquisa tem caráter qualitativo e focou no relato das mães por meio da realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas, as quais foram submetidas à análise de conteúdo. Constatou-se que o principal impacto da separação na vida das mães é a sobrecarga de atribuições. Como contraponto, observou-se que a rede relacional composta por familiares, amigos e vizinhos representa um importante apoio às mães, auxiliando-as no exercício da função parental. O estudo sugere a ampliação da provisão ambiental de suporte a essas famílias por intermédio do fortalecimento de políticas públicas e programas de assistência.

Considering the experience of motherhood as a psychosocial process, this study sought to analyze the experience of separated women living with their children. It was based on interdisciplinary studies on family, as well as on the concept of the environmental provision developed by Winnicott. Six mothers with children between 1 and 13 years old participated in the study. The research has qualitative character and focused on the mothers' reports through semi-structured interviews, where they were submitted to content analysis. It was found that the main impact of separation on the life of mothers is the overload of assignments. In contrast, it was observed that the relational network composed of relatives, friends, and neighbors represents an important support to the mothers, assisting them in the exercise of the parental function. The study suggests expanding the environmental provision to support these families through the fortification of public policies and assistance programs.

Considerando la experiencia de la maternidad como un proceso psicosocial, este estudio buscó analizar la experiencia de mujeres separadas que vivían con sus hijos. Se basó en estudios interdisciplinarios sobre la familia, así como en el concepto de provisión ambiental desarrollado por Winnicott. Seis madres con hijos entre 1 y 13 años de edad participaron en el estudio. La investigación tiene carácter cualitativo y se centró en el relato de las madres a través de la realización de entrevistas semiestructuradas, las cuales fueron sometidas al análisis de contenido. Se constató que el principal impacto de la separación en la vida de las madres es la sobrecarga de atribuciones. Como contrapunto, se observó que la red relacional compuesta por familiares, amigos y vecinos representa un importante apoyo a las madres, auxiliándolas en el ejercicio de la función parental. El estudio sugiere la ampliación de la provisión ambiental de apoyo a esas familias a través del fortalecimiento de políticas públicas y programas de asistencia.

Análise junguiana dos sonhos: o fazer e percursos na América Latina? / Jungian analysis of dreams: the making and paths in Latin America? / Análisis junguiano de los sueños: ¿el hacer y recorridos en América Latina?

Nosso artigo refere-se a uma pesquisa bibliográfica que tem como tema a análise junguiana dos sonhos como técnica utilizada no atendimento psicoterapêutico e o registro desse fazer na literatura latino-americana dos últimos 10 anos, de 2008 a 2018. Desse modo, o objetivo geral deste estudo é o de examinar a utilização dessa prática por psicoterapeutas de orientação junguiana e os objetivos específicos são três: 1. Realizar um levantamento bibliográfico das publicações latino-americanas que se referem à utilização dos sonhos como ferramenta clínica de análise. 2. Verificar o conteúdo que vem sendo pesquisado sobre a temática. 3. Identificar a importância dos sonhos na prática psicoterapêutica. Para esse intento, foram examinadas três bases de dados: 1. Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). 2. Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (Lilacs). 3. Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) que fazem referência ao conceito de sonho vinculado à construção teórica da Psicologia Analítica.

Our article refers to a bibliographic research that has as its theme the Jungian analysis of dreams as a technique used in psychotherapeutic care and the record of this work in the Latin American literature of the last ten years, from 2008 to 2018. In this way, the general objective of this study is to examine the use of this practice by Jungian psychotherapists and the specific objectives are three: 1. To carry out a bibliographic survey of Latin American publications that refer to the use of dreams as a clinical tool for analysis. 2. Check the content that has been researched on the subject. 3. To identify the importance of dreams in psychotherapeutic practice. For this purpose, three databases were examined: 1. Virtual Health Library (VHL). 2. Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (Lilacs). 3. Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) that refer to the dream concept linked to the theoretical construction of Analytical Psychology.

Nuestro artículo se refiere a una investigación bibliográfica que tiene como tema el análisis junguiano de los sueños como técnica utilizada en la atención psicoterapéutica y el registro de este hacer en la literatura latinoamericana de los últimos diez años de 2008 a 2018. De ese modo, el objetivo general de este estudio es el de examinar la utilización de esa práctica por psicoterapeutas de orientación junguiana y los objetivos específicos son tres: 1. Realizar un levantamiento bibliográfico de las publicaciones latinoamericanas que se refieren a la utilización de los sueños como herramienta clínica de análisis. 2. Verificar el contenido que viene siendo investigado sobre la temática. 3. Identificar la importancia de los sueños en la práctica psicoterapéutica. Para este propósito se examinaron tres bases de datos: 1. Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (BVS). 2. Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud (Lilacs). 3. Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) que hacen referencia al concepto de sueño vinculado a la construcción teórica de la Psicología Analítica.

Nature-Based Social Prescribing in Urban Settings to Improve Social Connectedness and Mental Well-being: a Review.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Recent reports of a "loneliness epidemic" in the USA are growing along with a robust evidence base that suggests that loneliness and social isolation can compromise physical and psychological health. Screening for social isolation among at-risk populations and referring them to nature-based community services, resources, and activities through a social prescribing (SP) program may provide a way to connect vulnerable populations with the broader community and increase their sense of connectedness and belonging. In this review, we explore opportunities for social prescribing to be used as a tool to address connectedness through nature-based interventions. RECENT FINDINGS: Social prescribing can include a variety of activities linked with voluntary and community sector organizations (e.g., walking and park prescriptions, community gardening, farmers' market vouchers). These activities can promote nature contact, strengthen social structures, and improve longer term mental and physical health by activating intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental processes. The prescriptions are appropriate for reaching a range of high-risk populations including moms who are minors who are minors, recent immigrants, older adults, economically and linguistically isolated populations, and unlikely users of nature and outdoor spaces. More research is needed to understand the impact of SPs on high-risk populations and the supports needed to allow them to feel at ease in the outdoors. Additionally, opportunities exist to develop technologically and socially innovative strategies to track patient participation in social prescriptions, monitor impact over time, and integrate prescribing into standard health care practice.

A biopsychosocial approach to processes and pathways in the development of overweight and obesity in childhood: Insights from developmental theory and research.

Childhood obesity has reached alarming proportions in many countries. There is consensus that both biological (especially genetic) and environmental (including psychosocial) factors contribute to weight gain and obesity in childhood. Research has identified extensive risk or predictive factors for childhood obesity from both of these domains. There is less consensus about the developmental processes or pathways showing how these risk factors lead to overweigh/obesity (OW/OB) in childhood. We outline a biopsychosocial process model of the development of OW/OB in childhood. The model and associated scholarship from developmental theory and research guide an analysis of research on OW/OB in childhood. The model incorporates biological factors such as genetic predispositions or susceptibility genes, temperament, and homeostatic and allostatic processes with the psychosocial and behavioral factors of parenting, parental feeding practices, child appetitive traits, food liking, food intakes, and energy expenditure. There is an emphasis on bidirectional and transactional processes linking child biology and behavior with psychosocial processes and environment. Insights from developmental theory and research include implications for conceptualization, measurement, research design, and possible multiple pathways to OW/OB. Understanding the developmental processes and pathways involved in childhood OW/OB should contribute to more targeted prevention and intervention strategies in childhood.

Biological and Psychosocial Processes in the Development of Children's Appetitive Traits: Insights from Developmental Theory and Research.

There has been increasing concern expressed about children's food intakes and dietary patterns. These are closely linked to children's appetitive traits (such as disinhibited eating and food fussiness/neophobia). Research has examined both biological and psychosocial correlates or predictors of these traits. There has been less focus on possible processes or mechanisms associated with children's development of these traits and research that links biological and psychosocial factors. There is an absence of research that links biological and psychosocial factors. In the present article, we outline a model intended to facilitate theory and research on the development of appetitive traits. It is based on scholarship from developmental theory and research and incorporates biological factors such as genetic predispositions and temperament as well as psychosocial factors in terms of parent cognitions, feeding styles and feeding practices. Particular attention is directed to aspects such as emotional eating and feeding, self-regulation of energy intake, and non-shared family environments. We highlight the opportunity for longitudinal research that examines bidirectional, transactional and cascade processes and uses a developmental framework. The model provides a basis for connecting the biological foundations of appetitive traits to system-level analysis in the family. Knowledge generated through the application of the model should lead to more effective prevention and intervention initiatives.

Internet, cultura do consumo e subjetividade de jovens / Internet, consumer culture and young people's subjectivity / Internet, cultura del consumo y subjetividad de jóvenes

O objetivo deste artigo é o de apresentar resultados de uma pesquisa sobre a influência dos meios de comunicação - mídia-internet - na construção de subjetividades de jovens universitários com idade entre 18 e 29 anos. Foram analisados os conteúdos e as expressões trazidas por eles em questionários e em um espaço de conversação na modalidade de grupo focal. Os resultados mostram um perfil de jovem usuário da telefonia celular e de seus aplicativos como meios de comunicação; as vivências e experiências diante dos apelos midiáticos das tecnologias e das novas mídias marcam uma realidade na contraposição entre dois mundos, o "real" e o "virtual"; tais ambivalências não são negadas pelos participantes, que se dão conta de serem influenciados pelas mídias em sua vida diária, nas suas formas de relacionamentos e hábitos de consumo. Ao mesmo tempo, eles afirmam não se submeterem totalmente aos apelos consumistas facilitados pelas mídias, mas reiteram não ser possível vislumbrar um mundo sem internet.

This article aims to present the results of a research on the influence of the means of communication - the internet - in the subjectivity building of young university students aged 18-29 years. The contents and expressions used by these young people in questionnaires and in a focus group modality space where analyzed. The results present a profile of young users of cell phones and their applications as media; their usages and experiences with the appeals of technologies and new media point out a reality that contrasts two worlds, the "real" and the "virtual" one; such ambivalences are not denied by the participants, once these young people realize that they are influenced by the media in their daily lives and in their relationships and consuming habits. At the same time, they state that they are not totally subjected to the consumer appeals of the media, but emphasize that it is not possible to envisage a world without internet.

Este artículo pretende presentar los resultados de una investigación sobre la influencia de los medios de comunicación - internet - en la construcción de la subjetividad de jóvenes estudiantes universitarios de 18 a 29 años. Los contenidos y expresiones utilizados por estos jóvenes en cuestionarios y en un espacio de grupo de enfoque fueran analizados. Los resultados presentan un perfil de jóvenes usuarios de teléfonos celulares y sus aplicaciones como medios de comunicación; las vivencias y experiencias frente a las apelaciones de las nuevas tecnologías mediáticas marcan una realidad que contrasta dos mundos, el "real" y el "virtual"; tales ambivalencias non son negadas por los participantes, una vez que estos jóvenes se dan cuenta de que están influenciados por los medios de comunicación en su vida cotidiana y en sus relaciones y hábitos de consumo. Al mismo tiempo, afirman que no están plenamente sujetos a las apelaciones consumistas facilitadas por los medios de comunicación, pero reiteran que no es posible imaginar un mundo sin internet.

Family-school relationship expectations / Expectativas construídas na relação família-escola / Expectativas construidas en la relación familia-escuela

This article discusses the psychosocial processes in the accomplishment of the family-school integration pedagogical goal, aiming at identifying and analyzing the integrating expectations between professionals and family members of a school community. It is a qualitative research based on the methodology of ethnographic case studies, developed in a public school in Minas Gerais (Brazil), using the participant observation - recorded in field diary - and semi-structured interviews with 21 professionals and 16 relatives, as well as reported files. It was verified that the relatives show pedagogical expectations about support and attention provided by the school to the children, as well as with institutional relationship with families. Professionals, in turn, talk about the responsibility of families in the education of their children and their participation in school every day. The importance of the school as an environment of citizenship and participatory democracy is evidenced.

Este artigo aborda os processos psicossociais que ocorrem na efetivação da meta pedagógica de integração família-escola, objetivando identificar e analisar as expectativas construídas na interação entre profissionais e familiares de uma comunidade escolar. Caracteriza-se como pesquisa qualitativa e tem como método o estudo de caso de cunho etnográfico que foi desenvolvido em uma escola pública mineira, utilizando-se a observação participante com registro em diário de campo, a entrevista semiestruturada (com 21 profissionais e 16 familiares) e a consulta a documentos. Constatou-se que os familiares apresentam expectativas referentes ao atendimento pedagógico prestado pela escola aos filhos e ao relacionamento da instituição com as famílias. Os profissionais, por sua vez, falam sobre a responsabilidade das famílias na educação dos filhos e da participação delas no cotidiano escolar. Evidencia-se a importância da apropriação da escola pelas famílias como exercício de cidadania e construção da democracia participativa.

Este artículo aborda los procesos psicosociales que ocurren en la efectividad de la meta pedagógica de integración familia-escuela, con el objetivo de identificar y analizar las expectativas construidas en la interacción entre profesionales y familiares de una comunidad escolar. Se caracteriza como investigación cualitativa y tiene como método el estudio de carácter etnográfico que fue desarrollado en una escuela pública minera, utilizándose la observación participante con registro en diario de campo, la entrevista semiestructurada (con 21 profesionales y 16 familiares) y la consulta a documentos. Se constató que los familiares presentan expectativas referentes al atendimiento pedagógico prestado por la escuela a los hijos y a la relación de la institución con las familias. Los profesionales, por su vez, hablan sobre la responsabilidad de las familias en la educación de los hijos y de la participación de ellas en el cotidiano escolar. Se evidencia la importancia de la apropiación de la escuela por las familias como ejercicio de ciudadanía y construcción de la democracia participativa.

Family identification: a beneficial process for young adults who grow up in homes affected by parental intimate partner violence.

Exposure to parental intimate partner violence (parental IPV) is a complex trauma. Research within social psychology establishes that identification with social groups impacts positively on how we appraise, respond to and recover from traumatic events. IPV is also a highly stigmatized social phenomenon and social isolation is a major factor for families affected by IPV, yet strong identification with the family group may act as a beneficial psychological resource to young people who grew up in homes affected by IPV. The current study, an online survey of 355 students (M age = 20, 70% female), investigated if a psychosocial process, specifically identification with the family, may influence the relationship between the predictor, exposure to parental IPV, and outcomes, global self-esteem and state anxiety. Mediation analysis suggests that identification with the family has a positive influence on the relationship between exposure to parental IPV and psychological outcomes; exposure to parental IPV results in reduced family identification, but when family identification is strong it results in both reduced anxiety and increased self-esteem for young people. The findings highlight the importance of having a strong sense of belonging to the extended family for young people who were exposed to parental IPV, thus has implications for prevention, intervention, and social policy.

The relationship between psychosocial features of emerging adulthood and substance use change motivation in youth.

Despite the peak prevalence of substance use and comorbid mental health problems during emerging adulthood little research has focused on understanding behavior change processes during this transitional period. This study extended Arnett's (2004) theory of the psychosocial features of emerging adulthood to explore how they may relate to treatment motivation (e.g., readiness to comply with treatment) and motivation to change (e.g., problem recognition and taking steps towards change). One hundred sixty-four youth presenting to outpatient substance abuse treatment completed questionnaires investigating problematic substance use, mental health, psychosocial features of emerging adulthood and motivation. Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that youth who perceived themselves as having greater responsibility towards others were more intrinsically motivated, recognized their substance use as problematic and were taking steps towards change. None of the other dimensions of emerging adulthood accounted for significant variance beyond relevant controls. Limitations, directions for future research and treatment implications are discussed.

La psicología social de la educación: una puerta poco explorada / The social psychology of education: a little explored door

Este texto tiene como propósito establecer la relevancia y pertinencia de la Psicología social de la educación para el desarrollo de habilidades y competencias sociales en el ser humano, a partir de las generalidades de la Psicología educativa como disciplina psicológica, la relación entre la educación y los procesos psicosociales, para finalizar con los fenómenos centralmente estudiados en contextos educativos formales.

This text is intended to establish the relevancy and pertinence of the social psychology of education for the development of social abilities and competencies in humans, from an overview of educational psychology as a psychological discipline, the relationship between education and psychosocial processes, ending with centrally phenomena studied in formal educational contexts.

Viver em áreas de risco: tensões entre gestão de desastres ambientais e os sentidos de risco no cotidiano / Living in areas of risk: tensions between management of environmental disasters and the significance of risk in everyday life

Este artigo aborda a gestão dos riscos de desastres ambientais na ótica de pessoas em situações de vulnerabilidade. Tem por base as etapas iniciais da pesquisa Viver em área de risco, desenvolvida com o apoio do CNPq. As informações derivam de múltiplas fontes: atividades de uma organização local (Sociedade Santos Mártires); conversas informais com moradores e lideranças comunitárias da região; histórico das legislações sobre a defesa civil brasileira; matérias de jornais sobre desastres na região e extensa revisão bibliográfica sobre o tema. Apoiada em vertentes críticas das teorias sociais de risco, o objetivo é entender os processos por meio dos quais os atores dão sentido aos riscos. São abordados três tópicos: a descrição do território, com foco no conceito de vulnerabilidade socioambiental; a rede complexa de atores que performam risco naquele território; a gestão dos riscos por parte de pessoas com foco na vida cotidiana da comunidade. Os resultados preliminares sugerem que para entender a gestão dos riscos, na perspectiva das pessoas em situação de vulnerabilidade, é necessário caracterizar a rede heterogênea de atores que performam o risco nesse território, assim como as múltiplas dimensões da hierarquização desses riscos por parte dos moradores.

This paper addresses risks management of environmental disasters from the standpoint of people in vulnerable situations. It is based on the initial phase of research on Life in risk areas conducted with financial support from CNPq. Data was gathered from multiple sources: activities of a local organization (Sociedade Santos Mártires); informal conversations with community residents and leaders in the region; legislative history of Brazilian civil defense; newspaper articles on disasters in the region and extensive bibliographic research. Based on social of critical analysis of risk theories, the objective was to understand the processes of how people deal with risk. Three themes are addressed: description of the territory focusing on the concept of social and environmental vulnerability; the complex network of actors that constitute risk in this territory; local risk management with a focus on everyday life in the community. The preliminary results suggest that in order to understand risk management in situations of vulnerability it is necessary to take into account the heterogeneous network of actors that constitute risk in the territory as well as the multiple dimensions of risk hierarchies as perceived by local inhabitants.

Processo de produção psicossocial de conceitos: infância, juventude e cultura / Proceso de producción psicosocial de conceptos: niñez, juventud y cultura / Concepts in a psychosocial production process: childhood, youth and culture

Os conceitos são produções humanas, determinados pela condição social, histórica e cultural, e parte ativa das relações ético-políticas estabelecidas, inclusive, dentro do fazer científico. Refletem-se sobre a relação entre produção dos conceitos de infância e juventude e três aspectos fundamentais: o ambiente cultural diverso, complexo e potencializado na sua capacidade desestabilizadora pelos fluxos migratórios, a necessidade de uma ciência psicológica e sociológica epistemologicamente capaz de produzir conceitos dinâmicos que captem o objeto na sua realidade cultural, e a pesquisa como prática ativa de compreensão e produção de conceitos. É mister compreender a dialética entre completude e incompletude na criança e no jovem, além de desenvolver estratégias comunicacionais para melhor compreender as culturas infanto-juvenis e produzir leituras do tempo presente a partir de um fazer científico aberto.(AU)

Los conceptos son producciones humanas, determinados por la condición social, histórica y cultural. Son parte activa de las relaciones ético-políticas establecidas, incluso, en el hacer científico. Se reflexiona sobre la relación entre producción de los conceptos de niñez y juventud en tres aspectos fundamentales: el ambiente cultural diverso, complejo e potenciado en su capacidad desestabilizadora por los flujos de migración; la necesidad de una ciencia psicológica e sociológica capaces de producir conceptos dinámicos que capturen el objeto en su realidad cultural; e la investigación como práctica activa de entendimiento y producción de conceptos. Es importante comprender la dialéctica entre lo completo y lo no completo presente en el niño/niña y el joven, además de desarrollar estrategias comunicacionales para mejor comprender las culturas infantiles y juveniles y aun producir lecturas del tiempo presente a partir de un hacer científico abierto.(AU)

The concepts are human productions, determined under social, historical and cultural condition. They are an active part of the ethical-political relations established even within the scientific work. This paper reflects on the relationship between production of the concepts of childhood and youth and three fundamental aspects. The diverse cultural environment, complex and enhanced in its destabilizing ability of migratory flows. The need for an epistemologically psychological and sociological science capable of producing dynamic concepts that capture the object in its cultural reality. Research as active practice of understanding and production concepts. Is necessary understand the dialectic between completeness and incompleteness in children and youth. Develop communication strategies to better understand children and youth cultures. Produce readings from an open scientific work.(AU)

Processo de produção psicossocial de conceitos: infância, juventude e cultura / Proceso de producción psicosocial de conceptos: niñez, juventud y cultura / Concepts in a psychosocial production process: childhood, youth and culture

Os conceitos são produções humanas, determinados pela condição social, histórica e cultural, e parte ativa das relações ético-políticas estabelecidas, inclusive, dentro do fazer científico. Refletem-se sobre a relação entre produção dos conceitos de infância e juventude e três aspectos fundamentais: o ambiente cultural diverso, complexo e potencializado na sua capacidade desestabilizadora pelos fluxos migratórios, a necessidade de uma ciência psicológica e sociológica epistemologicamente capaz de produzir conceitos dinâmicos que captem o objeto na sua realidade cultural, e a pesquisa como prática ativa de compreensão e produção de conceitos. É mister compreender a dialética entre completude e incompletude na criança e no jovem, além de desenvolver estratégias comunicacionais para melhor compreender as culturas infanto-juvenis e produzir leituras do tempo presente a partir de um fazer científico aberto...

Los conceptos son producciones humanas, determinados por la condición social, histórica y cultural. Son parte activa de las relaciones ético-políticas establecidas, incluso, en el hacer científico. Se reflexiona sobre la relación entre producción de los conceptos de niñez y juventud en tres aspectos fundamentales: el ambiente cultural diverso, complejo e potenciado en su capacidad desestabilizadora por los flujos de migración; la necesidad de una ciencia psicológica e sociológica capaces de producir conceptos dinámicos que capturen el objeto en su realidad cultural; e la investigación como práctica activa de entendimiento y producción de conceptos. Es importante comprender la dialéctica entre lo completo y lo no completo presente en el niño/niña y el joven, además de desarrollar estrategias comunicacionales para mejor comprender las culturas infantiles y juveniles y aun producir lecturas del tiempo presente a partir de un hacer científico abierto...

The concepts are human productions, determined under social, historical and cultural condition. They are an active part of the ethical-political relations established even within the scientific work. This paper reflects on the relationship between production of the concepts of childhood and youth and three fundamental aspects. The diverse cultural environment, complex and enhanced in its destabilizing ability of migratory flows. The need for an epistemologically psychological and sociological science capable of producing dynamic concepts that capture the object in its cultural reality. Research as active practice of understanding and production concepts. Is necessary understand the dialectic between completeness and incompleteness in children and youth. Develop communication strategies to better understand children and youth cultures. Produce readings from an open scientific work...

Processos psicossociais, bem-estar e estresse na aposentadoria / Psychosocial processes, well-being, and stress in retirement

O objetivo deste ensaio é analisar as características psicossociais que facilitam o enfrentamento adequado dos estressores na transição para aposentadoria. Parte-se do pressuposto de que as mudanças são contínuas e inerentes ao desenvolvimento humano. Desse modo, a aposentadoria é mais um evento, embora significativo, entre tantas mudanças. O texto está subdivido em três seções.A primeira seção trata de eventos contingentes ao afastamento das atividades usuais de trabalho. Entre tais eventos, estão as reorganizações das tarefas cotidianas, as percepções de perdas e ganhos, o planejamento e o modo como o novo período é vivenciado. Na segunda, mudanças interpessoais relevantes na transição para aposentadoria são analisadas, como a alternância de grupos de referência e a possibilidade de maior convívio familiar e conjugal. Na terceira, os principais aspectos relacionados às finanças, ao tempo livre e ao bem-estar implicam manejo econômico pessoal e familiar, estilo de vida e consumo, diferenças na utilização do tempo livre e realização dos desejos e busca de satisfação com a vida. Ao final, ressalta-se que uma complexa interação de variáveis influencia o bem-estar na aposentadoria e demanda continuada orientação e cuidados nas organizações de trabalho, a favor do desenvolvimento individual e redução de danos coletivos.

The aim of this paper is to analyze the psychosocial characteristics that facilitate adequate coping with stressors in the transition to retirement. The basic assumption is that change is ongoing and inherent to human development. Thus, retirement is one more event, although significant, among many changes. The text is divided into three sections. The first section deals with the events contingent on retirement from usual work activities. Among such events are the rearrangement of everyday tasks, the perceptions of gains and losses, planning, and the way in which this new phase is experienced. In the second section, interpersonal changes relevant in the transition to retirement are analyzed, such as the shifting in reference groups and the possibility of expanded time for marital and family life. In the third, the main aspects related to finances, leisure time, and well-being entail management of personal and family finances, lifestyle and consumption, differences in the use of free time, and fulfillment of desires and a search for satisfaction with life. In the conclusion, we emphasize that a complex interplay of variables influences well-being in retirement, and demands continued guidance and care in work organizations. This is necessary for individual development and collective damage reduction.

Processos psicossociais, bem-estar e estresse na aposentadoria / Psychosocial processes, well-being, and stress in retirement

O objetivo deste ensaio é analisar as características psicossociais que facilitam o enfrentamento adequado dos estressores na transição para aposentadoria. Parte-se do pressuposto de que as mudanças são contínuas e inerentes ao desenvolvimento humano. Desse modo, a aposentadoria é mais um evento, embora significativo, entre tantas mudanças. O texto está subdivido em três seções.A primeira seção trata de eventos contingentes ao afastamento das atividades usuais de trabalho. Entre tais eventos, estão as reorganizações das tarefas cotidianas, as percepções de perdas e ganhos, o planejamento e o modo como o novo período é vivenciado. Na segunda, mudanças interpessoais relevantes na transição para aposentadoria são analisadas, como a alternância de grupos de referência e a possibilidade de maior convívio familiar e conjugal. Na terceira, os principais aspectos relacionados às finanças, ao tempo livre e ao bem-estar implicam manejo econômico pessoal e familiar, estilo de vida e consumo, diferenças na utilização do tempo livre e realização dos desejos e busca de satisfação com a vida. Ao final, ressalta-se que uma complexa interação de variáveis influencia o bem-estar na aposentadoria e demanda continuada orientação e cuidados nas organizações de trabalho, a favor do desenvolvimento individual e redução de danos coletivos.(AU)

The aim of this paper is to analyze the psychosocial characteristics that facilitate adequate coping with stressors in the transition to retirement. The basic assumption is that change is ongoing and inherent to human development. Thus, retirement is one more event, although significant, among many changes. The text is divided into three sections. The first section deals with the events contingent on retirement from usual work activities. Among such events are the rearrangement of everyday tasks, the perceptions of gains and losses, planning, and the way in which this new phase is experienced. In the second section, interpersonal changes relevant in the transition to retirement are analyzed, such as the shifting in reference groups and the possibility of expanded time for marital and family life. In the third, the main aspects related to finances, leisure time, and well-being entail management of personal and family finances, lifestyle and consumption, differences in the use of free time, and fulfillment of desires and a search for satisfaction with life. In the conclusion, we emphasize that a complex interplay of variables influences well-being in retirement, and demands continued guidance and care in work organizations. This is necessary for individual development and collective damage reduction.(AU)

From social liminality to cultural negotiation: Transformative processes in immigrant mental wellbeing.

The underlying psychosocial processes that produce immigrant mental wellbeing are understudied in anthropology and medicine. This paper provides insights into these processes by describing culturally diverse immigrants' perceptions of mental health and adaptation strategies. Qualitative data were collected from 21 focus groups as part of a large, multidisciplinary, participatory action research project about mental health with five ethnolinguistic groups (Mandarin-speaking Chinese, Polish, Punjabi Sikh, Somali and Spanish-speaking Latin American) in Ontario, Canada. In framing the analysis, transformative concepts are applied to address dimensions of power and culture - social liminality and cultural negotiation - to the ongoing psychosocial processes of coping with mental distress. 'Social liminality' describes how immigrants perceive themselves to be in a psychologically stressful, transitional state, whereas 'cultural negotiation' describes how they actively cope with cultural tensions and respond to mental health challenges. Study findings show that while social liminality and cultural negotiation are stressful, they also have the potential to help individuals adapt by producing a positive synthesis of ideas about mental health in new social and cultural contexts. The study contributes to the shift from problem identification using a biomedical model of mental illness to a more psychosocial and ecological approach that reveals the potential for resolving some mental health problems experienced in immigrant communities. Describing active psychosocial process of adaptation also reinforces the therapeutic and educational value of partnerships between practitioners and clients and immigrant communities and mental health systems.