Positive Humor/Affection and Age Advantages in Affective Responses During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people worldwide. However, even in times of prolonged exposure to extreme and new realities such as this pandemic, people are also able to experience positive emotions. To understand how people's emotional responses have changed over the course of the pandemic and what helps people to be positively engaged in perceiving negative situations as an opportunity to experience positive emotions, we conducted a three-wave longitudinal study in Spain.

Factors associated with recovery during schizophrenia and related disorders: A review of meta-analysis.

Background: The spectrum of schizophrenia disorders (SSD) is a severe mental disorder. It is one of the main medical causes of disability that generates high health and social costs.

Objective: To analyze the factors associated with clinical recovery (CR) (symptomatic remission-SR and functional recovery-FR) and personal recovery (PR) in people diagnosed with SSD.

The Boomerang Effect of Suppression of Emotional Expression: Relationship Power, Affectivity and Adolescent and Youth Male-To-Female Dating Violence.

Scarce research has been performed on the role of power, affectivity, and suppression of emotional expression in the use of dating violence by adolescents and young men. This study aims to analyze a model of the associations between perceived power (control and dominance), affectivity (positive and negative affect), suppression of emotional expression and the frequency of use of male-to female dating violence. Participants in this cross-sectional and correlational study were 786 Spanish students aged between 13 and 25 years (M = 18.

Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Activities Scale for Kids (ASK): reliability, validity and the Rasch model.

Aims: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Activities Scale for Kids capability (ASKc) and ASK performance (ASKp) questionnaires.

Design: It includes an analysis of different types of reliability (internal consistency, test-retest, inter-rater, Rasch model) and validity (convergent and discriminant) values.

Settings: The sample was recruited in schools, associations and one hospital in Spain.

Blood pressure and Alzheimer's disease: A review of meta-analysis.

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological disorder of unknown cause, resulting in the death of brain cells. Identifying some of the modifiable risk factors for AD could be crucial for primary prevention and could lead to a reduction in the incidence of AD.

Objective: This study aimed to perform a meta-meta-analysis of studies in order to assess the effect of blood pressure (BP) on the diagnosis of AD.

Path to posttraumatic growth: The role of centrality of event, deliberate and intrusive rumination, and self blame in women victims and survivors of intimate partner violence.

Increased interest in positive changes in the aftermath of traumatic events led researchers to examine assumptions about the process of posttraumatic growth (PTG). However, existing studies often use samples from mixed trauma survivors and investigate separate factors and their associations with growth. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to examine the path from centrality of event to PTG involving intrusive and deliberate rumination and self-blame as a coping strategy in women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Spanish validation of the Gamblers' Belief Questionnaire (GBQ).

The objective of this study is to validate The Gambler's Beliefs Questionnaire, a measure of gamblers' cognitive distortions. The psychometric properties of the scale were analyzed with a Spanish sample of 515 participants aged from 16 and 24 years. Three scales related to pathological gambling (SOGS-RA and MAGS) and to social desirability were administered.

Psychological withdrawal and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study.

Objective: The first objective was to track temporal changes in participants' mental health during the 2020 lockdown in Spain. Second, we tested whether age moderated the association between the use of psychological withdrawal and mental health over time. Design: Participants ( = 396, 74% women) completed three waves of a web-based survey during the lockdown.

Problem-Focused Coping Strategies Used by Victims of Gender Violence Across the Stages of Change.

This study compares the problem-focused emotion regulation strategies used by 200 female survivors of intimate partner violence (age:  = 40.16,   =  11.27, 18 - 66 years) to cope with violence throughout various stages of change (SOC).

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Polyvictimized Women in the Colombian Armed Conflict: The Mediating Role of Social Acknowledgment.

For decades, in a situation of armed conflict in Colombia, women have suffered polyvictimization and discrimination with severe consequences that last even during the post-war peace process. This study analyzes the impact on posttraumatic stress and recovery of war-related violence against women, discrimination, and social acknowledgment. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019-2020.

Perceived Vulnerability and Severity Predict Adherence to COVID-19 Protection Measures: The Mediating Role of Instrumental Coping.

The COVID-19 disease has caused thousands of deaths worldwide and required the rapid and drastic adoption of various protective measures as main resources in the fight to reduce the spread of the disease. In the present study we aimed to identify socio cognitive factors that may influence adherence to protective measures toward COVID-19 in a Spanish sample. This longitudinal study analyzes the predictive value of perceived severity and vulnerability of infection, self-efficacy, direct exposure to the virus, and instrumental focused coping style for adhering to infection protection behaviors during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Depression as a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Meta-Analyses.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of dementia, linked to morbidity and mortality among elderly patients. Recently, several clinical studies suggested that depression is a potential risk factor for cognitive decline and AD. A review of meta-analyses was performed, calculating pooled odds ratios to estimate the risk of AD in people with a prior diagnosis (or clinically significant symptoms) of depression.

Age differences in emotion regulation during ongoing affective life: A naturalistic experience sampling study.

A well-documented finding in aging and emotion research is that older adults reliably report less negative and, often, more positive affect than younger adults. How older people accomplish this is, however, an open question. We propose that this age effect is the result of differential use of emotion regulation strategies, especially when affective states call for them.

The Effects of a Community Animation Program in a Rural Setting on the Participants' Quality of Life.

Background: This study presents the evaluation of a Community Animation Program (CAP) conducted in a rural town in Spain aimed towards improving the participants' Quality of Life. The program includes animation, culture, and leisure activities to improve not only the inhabitants' Subjective Quality of Life but also social cohesion and enhance a sense of community belonging.

Methods: A repeated measure pre/post-test design with an experimental and equivalent control group (55 participants per group) was used to evaluate the efficacy of the Program.

Cholesterol and Alzheimer's Disease Risk: A Meta-Meta-Analysis.

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common subtype of dementia. In the last ten years, the relationship between cholesterol and AD has been investigated. Evidence suggests that cholesterol is associated with AD and represents promising targets for intervention.

The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Sociocultural Adjustment on Migrants' Self-reported Mental Well-Being in Spain: A 14 Month Follow-Up Study.

The analysis of mental and psychological health is a relevant public issue in modern societies. Migration is a process that may have a lasting impact on a person's mental well-being. In this study, perceived health, emotional intelligence, sociocultural adjustment and the participants' perceived general situation, not only economical, were analyzed to attest their impact on psychological distress as a measure of mental well-being.

Evaluating the higher-order structure of the Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC): Confirmatory factor analysis and Bayesian structural equation modeling.

Emotional competence (EC) reflects individual differences in the identification, comprehension, expression, regulation, and utilization of one's own and others' emotions. EC can be operationalized using the Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC). This scale measures each of the five core emotional competences (identification, comprehension, expression, regulation, and utilization), separately for one's own and others' emotions.

Examining the Structure of Negative Affect Regulation and Its Association With Hedonic and Psychological Wellbeing.

The present study examines the structure of negative affect regulation strategies by confirmatory factor analysis. A total of 264 students ( = 187 women, 65 men) ( = 24 years; = 9.32) took part in this study.

"Mouth Wide Shut": Strategies of Female Sex Workers for Coping With Intimate Partner Violence.

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between possible violence suffered by female sex workers in their intimate relationships, with their affects, coping strategies, and emotional regulation to overcome such violence and improve their well-being. Structured personal interviews were carried out with female sex workers in three different settings: street, club, and flats. The sample was composed of 137 Spanish female sex workers (85.