Risk of Addiction: Its Prevalence in Adolescence and its Relationship with Security of Attachment and Self-concept / El riesgo de adicción: su prevalencia en la adolescencia y su relación con la seguridad del apego y el autoconcepto

That study aims to analyze the prevalence of risk of addiction to psychoactive substances during adolescence, study the relationship between this risk and the representations of attachment and self-concept and analyze the relationship between attachment and self-concept. The Youth Inventory 4 (YI-4) test was administered to assess risk of addiction in 668 participants between 13 and 19 years old. Representations of the attachment were evaluated with Cartes, Modèles Individuelles de Rélation, reduced version (CaMir-R), and self-concept dimensions, with Autoconcepto Forma 5 (AF5). The results indicate a high risk of substance addiction in adolescence, 19.5%, both for boys and girls, CI between 15.4 and 24.3, with age being a risk factor. The prevalence of addiction risk decreases with high scores on security, which correlates -.22 with such a risk and positive academic self-concept, correlating -.20

Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la prevalencia del riesgo de adicción a sustancias psicoactivas durante la adolescencia, estudiar la relación entre este riesgo y las representaciones de apego y autoconcepto y analizar la relación entre el apego y el autoconcepto. Se realizó la prueba de inventario juvenil 4 (YI-4) para evaluar el riesgo de adicción en 668 participantes de entre 13 y 19 años de edad. Las representaciones de apego se evaluaron con la versión reducida del Cartes, cuestionario de evaluación del apego, versión reducida (CaMir-R) y dimensiones autoconceptuales, con Autoconcepto Forma 5 (AF5). Los resultados indican un elevado riesgo de adicción a las sustancias en la adolescencia,19.5%, tanto para niños como para niñas, CI entre 15.4 y 24.3, siendo la edad un factor de riesgo. La prevalencia del riesgo de adicción disminuye con altas puntuaciones en seguridad, que correlaciona con dicho riesgo -.22 y el autoconcepto académico positivo, que correlaciona -.20

[Peer violence, school environment and developmental contexts: its effects on well-being]. / Violência entre pares, clima escolar e contextos de desenvolvimento: suas implicações no bem-estar.

The scope of this study is to analyze the implications of peer violence in the school context, the school environment and the perceived developmental contexts on the subjective well-being of children and adolescents. The sample is comprised of 910 students in Years 6 and 7 of primary school in 27 urban and rural public and private schools in Ceará. It is a quantitative cross-sectional study and the following tools were used: scales measuring victimization and aggression among peers and the school environment; three indices on perceptions of developmental contexts (home, school, neighborhood); and three well-being scales (Students' Life Satisfaction Scale, Personal Well-being Index and Single item on Overall Life Satisfaction). Data were analyzed using multivariate variance analysis, with a significance level below 0, 01. Results indicate that bullying, alone or in interaction with the variables analyzed, is the variable that has the greatest impact on the well-being of the population studied, whereby those involved in bullying have the lowest well-being averages. Low levels of perception regarding the contexts of home, school and neighborhood and the school environment, as well as attending a public school and/or living in rural areas, are all also associated with low subjective well-being.

O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar as implicações da violência entre pares no contexto escolar, do clima escolar e da percepção dos contextos de desenvolvimento no bem-estar subjetivo de crianças e adolescentes. A amostra é composta por 910 estudantes do 6º e 7º ano do ensino fundamental, de 27 escolas, públicas e privadas, urbanas e rurais do Ceará. Trata-se de um estudo transversal quantitativo que utilizou os instrumentos escala de vitimização e agressão entre pares e de clima escolar; três índices de percepção dos contextos de desenvolvimento (casa, escola, bairro); três escalas de bem-estar (satisfação com a vida para estudantes, índice de bem-estar pessoal e item único de satisfação com a vida) para coleta de dados. Os dados passaram por análise de variância multivariada com nível de significância não superior a 0,01. Os resultados indicam que a tipologia bullying, isoladamente ou em interação com as variáveis analisadas, é a que mais impacto exerce sobre o bem-estar da população estudada, sendo os envolvidos os que apresentam as menores médias de bem-estar. Níveis baixos de percepção dos contextos casa, escola, bairro, e do clima escolar, bem como estudar em escola pública e/ou morar em zona rural, estão igualmente associados a bem-estar subjetivo baixo.

Violência entre pares, clima escolar e contextos de desenvolvimento: suas implicações no bem-estar / Peer violence, school environment and developmental contexts: its effects on well-being

Resumo O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar as implicações da violência entre pares no contexto escolar, do clima escolar e da percepção dos contextos de desenvolvimento no bem-estar subjetivo de crianças e adolescentes. A amostra é composta por 910 estudantes do 6º e 7º ano do ensino fundamental, de 27 escolas, públicas e privadas, urbanas e rurais do Ceará. Trata-se de um estudo transversal quantitativo que utilizou os instrumentos escala de vitimização e agressão entre pares e de clima escolar; três índices de percepção dos contextos de desenvolvimento (casa, escola, bairro); três escalas de bem-estar (satisfação com a vida para estudantes, índice de bem-estar pessoal e item único de satisfação com a vida) para coleta de dados. Os dados passaram por análise de variância multivariada com nível de significância não superior a 0,01. Os resultados indicam que a tipologia bullying, isoladamente ou em interação com as variáveis analisadas, é a que mais impacto exerce sobre o bem-estar da população estudada, sendo os envolvidos os que apresentam as menores médias de bem-estar. Níveis baixos de percepção dos contextos casa, escola, bairro, e do clima escolar, bem como estudar em escola pública e/ou morar em zona rural, estão igualmente associados a bem-estar subjetivo baixo.

Abstract The scope of this study is to analyze the implications of peer violence in the school context, the school environment and the perceived developmental contexts on the subjective well-being of children and adolescents. The sample is comprised of 910 students in Years 6 and 7 of primary school in 27 urban and rural public and private schools in Ceará. It is a quantitative cross-sectional study and the following tools were used: scales measuring victimization and aggression among peers and the school environment; three indices on perceptions of developmental contexts (home, school, neighborhood); and three well-being scales (Students' Life Satisfaction Scale, Personal Well-being Index and Single item on Overall Life Satisfaction). Data were analyzed using multivariate variance analysis, with a significance level below 0, 01. Results indicate that bullying, alone or in interaction with the variables analyzed, is the variable that has the greatest impact on the well-being of the population studied, whereby those involved in bullying have the lowest well-being averages. Low levels of perception regarding the contexts of home, school and neighborhood and the school environment, as well as attending a public school and/or living in rural areas, are all also associated with low subjective well-being.

Media multitasking impact in homework, executive function and academic performance in spanish adolescents / Impacto del Media multitasking en las tareas escolares, funciones ejecutivas y rendimiento académico en adolescentes españoles

Background: The emergence of multi-function devices has created a perceived need to always be connected to multiple media devices, which is called media multitasking. This phenomenon is linked to deficits in cognitive control affecting executive function and learning and academic achievement in adolescents. The present study aimed to explore the relationship of MM, executive functions and academic performance. Method: The sample comprised 977 students aged between 11 and 18 from 6 schools. Media multitasking while doing homework was assessed by the media multitasking index (MMI); executive function was assessed using the DEX-SP and three WISC-IV Subscales; participants’ current school marks for mathematics and Spanish language were used to assess academic performance. Results: Media multitasking in adolescents is negatively related to executive function and academic achievement. Adolescents who media multitask more while doing homework report more dysexecutive problems. The results of a subsample (n=114) show worse cognitive functioning of the components related to working memory and process speed and lower academic achievement in language and mathematics. Conclusions: In the current environment of technology overload, where MM is increasingly frequent, it is necessary to develop adaptive strategies that allow adolescents to focus their attention on tasks and avoid distractions

Antecedentes: la aparición de dispositivos multifunción ha creado la necesidad de estar constantemente conectados a múltiples dispositivos multimedia simultáneamente, dando lugar al media multitasking. Este fenómeno se relaciona con déficits de control cognitivo que pueden afectar a la función ejecutiva y el aprendizaje. El objetivo principal es explorar la relación entre media multitasking, funciones ejecutivas y rendimiento académico. Método: la muestra es de 977 estudiantes de 11-18 años de 6 centros educativos. Se calculó el Índice de media multitasking mientras realizaban tareas escolares; se evaluaron las funciones ejecutivas utilizando el DEX-SP y tres subescalas del WISC-IV; y se tuvieron en cuenta las notas de matemáticas y lengua. Resultados: el media multitasking está negativamente relacionado con la función ejecutiva y el rendimiento académico. Los adolescentes que realizaban más media multitasking mientras hacían los deberes informaron de más problemas disejecutivos. Los resultados obtenidos en una sub-muestra (n=114) indicaron un peor funcionamiento cognitivo en tareas que implicaban memoria de trabajo y velocidad de procesamiento e informaron de menor rendimiento académico en lengua y matemáticas. Conclusiones: para reducir un impacto negativo del media multitasking es necesario promover el desarrollo de estrategias que permitan a los adolescentes centrar su atención en las tareas evitando distracciones

Media multitasking impact in homework, executive function and academic performance in Spanish adolescents.

BACKGROUND: The emergence of multi-function devices has created a perceived need to always be connected to multiple media devices, which is called media multitasking. This phenomenon is linked to deficits in cognitive control affecting executive function and learning and academic achievement in adolescents. The present study aimed to explore the relationship of MM, executive functions and academic performance. METHOD: The sample comprised 977 students aged between 11 and 18 from 6 schools. Media multitasking while doing homework was assessed by the media multitasking index (MMI); executive function was assessed using the DEX-SP and three WISC-IV Subscales; participants' current school marks for mathematics and Spanish language were used to assess academic performance. RESULTS: Media multitasking in adolescents is negatively related to executive function and academic achievement. Adolescents who media multitask more while doing homework report more dysexecutive problems. The results of a subsample (n=114) show worse cognitive functioning of the components related to working memory and process speed and lower academic achievement in language and mathematics. CONCLUSIONS: In the current environment of technology overload, where MM is increasingly frequent, it is necessary to develop adaptive strategies that allow adolescents to focus their attention on tasks and avoid distractions.

Psychometric Properties of the EATQ-R Among a Sample of Catalan-Speaking Spanish Adolescents / Propiedades psicométricas del EATQ-R en una muestra de adolescentes españoles de habla catalana

The few studies that have been conducted into the psychometric properties of the EATQ-R, even fewer for the longer version, highlight the fact that its structure differs from that of the original. The aim of this study is to translate and adapt the long version of the EATQ-R to Catalan, study its internal consistency and convergent and factorial validity, and compare differences in the EATQ-R by age and gender. The EATQ-R was administered to a sample of 1481 secondary school students ranging in age from 11 to 17 years. After eliminating 40 items from the 86 comprising the EATQ-R, an adjusted model was obtained with acceptable fit indices comprising 8 of the original 11 factors.

Los pocos estudios realizados sobre las propiedades psicométricas del EATQ-R, todavía más escasos en la versión larga, señalan una estructura diferente de la original. El objetivo de este estudio es traducir y adaptar al catalán la versión larga del EATQ-R, estudiar su consistencia interna y validez factorial y analizar las diferencias de género y edad en el EATQ-R. Para ello se han administrado el EATQ-R a una muestra de 1481 alumnos de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria de edades comprendidas entre 12 y 17 años. Una vez eliminados un total de 40 ítems, de los 86 que componen el EATQ-R, se ha obtenido un modelo corregido, con unos índices de ajuste aceptables, formado por 8 de los 11 factores originales.

Los estilos y estrategias de afrontamiento y su relación con el bienestar personal en una muestra de adolescentes / Coping strategies and styles and their relationship to personal wellbeing in a sample of adolescents

Diversos estudios han relacionado las estrategias de afrontamiento con el bienestar personal. Sin embargo, no existe evidencia de investigaciones que analicen dicha relación, en población española, desde el modelo de Cummins (1997). El objetivo de este estudio es conocer el nivel de bienestar personal, evaluado mediante el Personal Well Being Index, de una muestra de adolescentes de 11 a 17 años y analizar la relación entre los estilos y estrategias de afrontamiento de los adolescentes y el bienestar personal. Para ello se ha administrado el Personal Well Being Index (PWI) y las Escalas de Afrontamiento para Adolescentes (ACS) a una muestra de 656 adolescentes de edades comprendidas entre los 11 y 17 años. Los resultados permiten identificar la edad y las estrategias de afrontamiento de fijarse en lo positivo, distracción física, esforzarse y tener éxito junto con autoinculparse y reservarlo para sí mismo, estas dos últimas en sentido negativo, como las más relacionadas con el bienestar personal

Several studies have linked coping with personal wellbeing. However, there is no research evidence analyzing this relationship in the Spanish population using Cummins’ model (1997). The aim of this study was to know the level of personal wellbeing of a sample of adolescents and to analyze the relationship between coping strategies and styles and personal well-being. With that purpose in mind, the Personal Well Being Index(PWI) and the Adolescent Coping Scale (ACS) have been administered to a sample of 656 adolescents aged between 11 and 17. The results allow identifying the effect of age and gender on personal wellbeing. Those coping strategies centered on focusing on the positive, physical recreation, working hard and achieving are associated to higher personal wellbeing while self-blaming and keeping to self are with lower personal wellbeing

Comportamiento perturbador en la adolescencia y su relación con el temperamento y los estilos de afrontamiento / Disruptive behavior in adolescence and its relationship with temperament and coping styles

Partiendo de la clasificación del DSM-IV TR que aglutina, bajo la etiqueta de trastornos del comportamiento perturbador, el trastorno de conducta antisocial y el trastorno negativista desafiante, se ha realizado un estudio con dos objetivos: a) conocer las diferencias en la sintomatología del trastorno del comportamiento perturbador durante la adolescencia en función del género, la edad y la ubicación del centro escolar; y b) analizar las relaciones entre las variables temperamentales y de afrontamiento con las dimensiones psicopatológicas de conducta antisocial y negativista desafiante. Se ha administrado el YI-4, el EATQ-R y la ACS a una muestra de 1.240 adolescentes de edades comprendidas entre los 11 y 17 años. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto que los chicos realizan un mayor número de conductas antisociales que las chicas, no observándose diferencias según la ubicación del centro escolar. En el caso de la sintomatología negativista desafiante, se observan diferencias según el grupo de edad, siendo a la edad de 13 a 14 años cuando se presenta una mayor sintomatología. Los datos indican una correlación positiva de ambas dimensiones psicopatológicas con surgencia y afrontamiento no productivo y negativa con control voluntario y afrontamiento productivo (AU)

Employing the DSM-IV TR classification, which classifies both antisocial behavior disorder and oppositional defiant disorder under the label of disruptive behavior disorder, a study was conducted with two aims: a) to determine the symptomatological differences of disruptive behavior disorder in adolescence depending on gender, age and school location, and b) to analyse the relationships between temperament, coping and the psychopathological dimensions of antisocial and oppositional defiant behavior. The YI-4, EATQ-R and ACS were administered to a sample of 1,240 adolescents between 11 and 17 years of age. The results show that boys display a greater number of antisocial behaviors than girls. No differences in school location were observed. In the oppositional defiant symptoms, there were differences according to age group, with 13 to 14 years being an age when there is a greater symptomatology. The data indicate a positive correlation with psychopathological dimensions of both surgency and non-productive coping and a negative correlation with effortful control and productive coping (AU)

[Disruptive behavior in adolescence and its relationship with temperament and coping styles]. / Comportamiento perturbador en la adolescencia y su relación con el temperamento y los estilos de afrontamiento.

Employing the DSM-IV TR classification, which classifies both antisocial behavior disorder and oppositional defiant disorder under the label of disruptive behavior disorder, a study was conducted with two aims: a) to determine the symptomatological differences of disruptive behavior disorder in adolescence depending on gender, age and school location, and b) to analyse the relationships between temperament, coping and the psychopathological dimensions of antisocial and oppositional defiant behavior. The YI-4, EATQ-R and ACS were administered to a sample of 1,240 adolescents between 11 and 17 years of age. The results show that boys display a greater number of antisocial behaviors than girls. No differences in school location were observed. In the oppositional defiant symptoms, there were differences according to age group, with 13 to 14 years being an age when there is a greater symptomatology. The data indicate a positive correlation with psychopathological dimensions of both surgency and non-productive coping and a negative correlation with effortful control and productive coping.

[Evaluation of oppositional defiant symptoms in 6- to 8 year-old children: Agreement between parents and teachers]. / Evaluación de la sintomatología negativista desafi ante en niños de seis a ocho años: concordancia entre padres y maestros.

The main goal of this study is to determine the degree of agreement between the reports provided by parents and teachers about oppositional defiant symptoms in school children between the ages of 6 and 8 years. In addition, it attempts to determine whether children's age and sex affect the level of agreement between informants. Parents and teachers assessed 702 girls and boys at 25 schools in the Region of Osona, Barcelona (Spain) with the Child Symptom Inventory-4 (parents' and teachers' version). The results indicate a very low agreement -practically null- between the valuations of both informants; furthermore, no significant difference due to the variables age and sex of the children was observed in the above-mentioned valuations. The parents tended to appraise most of the symptoms of the Oppositional Defiant Disorder as present and to evaluate their severity as being more intense.

Evaluación de la sintomatología negativista desafiante en niños de seis a ocho años: concordancia entre padres y maestros / Evaluation of oppositional defiant symptoms in 6- to 8 year-old children: Agreement between parents and teachers

El objetivo principal de este estudio es conocer el grado de concordancia entre los informes proporcionados por padres y maestros acerca de la sintomatología negativista desafiante en niños en edad escolar (6-8 años). Además, se pretende analizar si la edad y el sexo del niño afectan el nivel de acuerdo entre informantes. Padres y maestros evaluaron a 702 niños y niñas de 25 escuelas de la Comarca de Osona, Barcelona (España), mediante el Child Sympton Inventory-4 (versión padres y maestros). Los resultados indican una concordancia muy baja, casi nula, entre las valoraciones de ambos informantes; además, las variables edad y sexo de los niños no representan una diferencia significativa en dichas valoraciones. Los padres tienden a evaluar más síntomas del Trastorno Negativista Desafiante como presentes, y a percibir con mayor intensidad su severidad(AU)

Agreement between parents and teachers. The main goal of this study is to determine the degree of agreement between the reports provided by parents and teachers about oppositional defiant symptoms in school children between the ages of 6 and 8 years. In addition, it attempts to determine whether children’s age and sex affect the level of agreement between informants. Parents and teachers assessed 702 girls and boys at 25 schools in the Region of Osona, Barcelona (Spain) with the Child Symptom Inventory-4 (parents’ and teachers' version). The results indicate a very low agreement -practically null-between the valuations of both informants; furthermore, no significant difference due to the variables age and sex of the children was observed in the above-mentioned valuations. The parents tended to appraise most of the symptoms of the Oppositional Defiant Disorder as present and to evaluate their severity as being more intense(AU)

Uso autoinformado de Internet en adolescentes: perfil psicológico de un uso elevado de la red / Self-reported use of Internet among adolescents: Psychological profile of elevated internet use

Excessive use of the Internet, defined by the number of hours spent surfing the web, can affect an adolescent’s social life and school performance, and as a consequence, lead parents to seek psychological help. In order to know the level and characteristics of Internet use among adolescents, determine the psychological profile of excessive Internet use and create a model that can predict it, a study with a probabilistic sample of 359 adolescents (12-17 years old) from the city of Girona has been carried out. Personality (NEO-FFI), coping (ACS), hopelessness and Internet use have been evaluated. Among the subjects studied, 6.7% devote more than 30 hours a week to the Internet (more than four hours a day) and 10.2% remain connected after midnight (especially the boys). Surfing the Internet from one’s own computer after midnight, coping by finding relief among other peers and feelings of hopelessness are the best indicators of elevated Internet use (AU)

Un uso excesivo de Internet, definido por el número de horas que una persona permanece navegando por la red, puede afectar a la vida social y escolar del adolescente y, como consecuencia de ello, llevar a sus padres a solicitar ayuda psicológica. Con el objetivo de conocer el nivel y las características del uso de Internet entre los adolescentes, determinar el perfil psicológico de un uso elevado de la red y construir un modelo que permita su predicción, se ha realizado un estudio con una muestra probabilística de 359 adolescentes (12-17 años) de la ciudad de Girona. Se ha evaluado la personalidad (NEO-FFI), el afrontamiento (ACS), la desesperanza y el uso de Internet. Del total de sujetos estudiados,un 6,7% dedica más de 30 horas a la semana a Internet (superior a las 4 horas diarias) y un 10,2% permanece conectado a partir de medianoche (especialmente los chicos). Navegar por Internet desde el propio ordenador a partir de medianoche junto con un afrontamiento centrado en buscar alivio en los demás y la presencia de sentimientos de desesperanza, son los mejores predictores del uso elevado de Internet (AU)

[Assessment of psychopathology in preschool age children through the Early Childhood Inventory-4 (ECI-4): agreement among parents and teachers]. / Evaluación de la psicopatología del preescolar mediante el Early Childhood Inventory-4 (ECI-4): concordancia entre padres y maestros.

The main purpose of this study is to determine the level of agreement among parents and teachers as informants in each one of the dimensions or diagnostic categories of the Early Childhood Inventory-4 (ECI-4). Moreover, the effect of health problems in parents in the description and appraisal of behaviour of a sample of 204 students of preschool (3-6 years) of various socioeconomic profiles is analyzed. The results indicate that parents tend to value the symptoms with greater severity, and higher agreement was observed when informing about developmental disorders.

Evaluación de la psicopatología del preescolar mediante el Early Childhood Inventory-4 (ECI-4): concordancia entre padres y maestros / Assessment of psychopathology in preschool age children through the Early Childhood Inventory-4 (ECI-4): Agreement among parents and teachers

El objetivo principal de este estudio es conocer la concordancia entre informantes, padres y maestros, en cada una de las dimensiones o categorías diagnósticas del Early Childhood Inventory-4 (ECI-4). Además, se pretende analizar la influencia de la presencia de problemas de salud en los padres en la descripción y valoración de la conducta de una muestra de 204 alumnos de preescolar (3 a 6 años) de perfiles socioeconómicos diferentes. Los resultados indican que los padres tienden a valorar con mayor severidad los síntomas, observándose una mayor concordancia entre informantes en los relativos a los trastornos del desarrollo (AU)

The main purpose of this study is to determine the level of agreement among parents and teachers as informants in each one of the dimensions or diagnostic categories of the Early Childhood Inventory-4 (ECI-4). Moreover, the effect of health problems in parents in the description and appraisal of behaviour of a sample of 204 students of preschool (3-6 years) of various socioeconomic profiles is analyzed. The results indicate that parents tend to value the symptoms with greater severity, and higher agreement was observed when informing about developmental disorders (AU)

Dimensiones psicopatológicas asociadas al consumo de tabaco en población universitaria / Psychopathological dimensions related to tobacco consumption among university students

El presente estudio pretende examinar la relación entre malestar psicológico y consumo de tabaco en una muestra de 1.242 estudiantes universitarios seleccionados aleatoriamente. Los resultados muestran una asociación significativa positiva entre el estatus psicopatológico de los participantes y el consumo de cigarrillos. Además, los resultados demuestran que el consumo de tabaco también está significativamente relacionado con la percepción subjetiva de acontecimientos vitales estresantes, la automedicación y la realización de comportamientos alimentarios irregulares. De acuerdo con la hipótesis de automedicación, los datos sugieren que fumar ayuda a los fumadores a afrontar los estados afectivos negativos, lo cual debería tenerse en cuenta en los programas de prevención y de deshabituación del tabaco, con el fin de aumentar el control emocional y las estrategias de afrontamiento (AU)

Feelings of hopelessness in a Spanish university population - descriptive analysis and its relationship to adapting to university, depressive symptomatology and suicidal ideation.

BACKGROUND: The feeling of hopelessness is one of the main risk factors in suicidal behaviour, a clinical symptom of depression and a factor of great etiological relevance in hopelessness depression. With the aim of contributing data relative to the levels of hopelessness in the general population, this study has been made with three objectives in mind: to determine the levels of hopelessness in a university population, to analyse the relationship of hopelessness with the process of adapting to university and, finally, to analyse the relationships between hopelessness, depression, psychopathology and suicidal ideation. METHOD: A total of 1277 first- and second-year students, from different faculties and degree courses, participated voluntarily in this investigation. RESULTS: The results obtained indicate that 13.9% of the students present moderate or severe levels of hopelessness. The students with greater levels of hopelessness are dissatisfied with different aspects of university life, spend less time on extracurricular educational activities and are less likely to go to examinations. Also, the relationship between hopelessness, depression and suicidal ideation is once again clearly seen. CONCLUSION: The results suggest the need to develop some type of programme or service for the university community which could influence the mood of students and modify their expectations with the aim of preventing suicidal behaviour and improving their adaptation to university life and, consequently, their academic performance.

Internet y psicopatología: las nuevas formas de comunicación y su relación con diferentes índices de psicopatología / Internet and psychopathology: new forms of communication and their connection to several psychopathological signs

Algunos estudios apuntan la posibilidad de que internet pudiera ser una fuente de posibles alteraciones conductuales. De entre las diversas aplicaciones consideradas adictivas, destacan aquellas basadas en nuevas formas de comunicación tecnológicamente mediada que, como el chat, permiten la interacción del usuario con múltiples personas en tiempo real. Mediante este trabajo se pretende conocer cual es el grado de utilización de Internet en la población de estudiantes universitarios, y, junto con el perfil de los usuarios del chat, si un uso excesivo de la red asociado a una mayor psicopatología. Para ello, un total de 1277 estudiantes han participado voluntariamente en este estudio. Además de autoinformar sobre el uso de la red (frecuencia de conexión, duración y tipo de páginas consultadas) han cumplimentado la BHS, el BDI y la SCL-90-R. Los resultados señalan una asociación estadística entre un mayor uso de internet (principalmente del chat) y diferentes índices psicopatológicos (depresión, ansiedad y alteraciones del sueño) (AU)

Evaluación de la severidad de la ideación suicida autoinformada en escolares de 8 a 12 años / Assesment of self-repport suicidal ideation severity in 8 to 12 years old school children

El objetivo de este estudio es la evaluación de la ideación suicida infantil y su severidad a partir de la información proporcionada por el niño. Para ello se ha aplicado el Children’s Depression Inventory a una muestra representativa de 361 escolares de edades comprendidas entre los 8 y 12 años. Un mes más tarde se ha verificado la persistencia de los deseos de morir mediante la Children’s Depression Rating Scale-Revised. Se evalúa la severidad de la ideación suicida autoinformada con relación a la persistencia, la alteración del estado de ánimo y el conocimiento intelectual de la muerte. Los resultados indican que la persistencia de la intencionalidad suicida esta asociada a una mayor sintomatología depresiva (AU)

The aim of this study is to assess the severity of self-report child suicidal ideation.The Children’s Depression Inventory was administered to random sample of 361 school children aged 8 to 12 years-old. A month later, the persistence of death desires was reassessed by using the Children’s Depression Rating Scale-Revised. The severity of child suicidal ideation was evaluated and related to affective symptomatology and to the intellectual knowledge of death. The results shown that the persistence of suicidal was associated with a higher depressive simptomatology (AU)