Publications by authors named "Maria Vicenta Mestre"

The aim of this systematic integrative review is to analyse the challenges and barriers found in mental healthcare systems and the impact they have on the family. Searches were made of the Web of Science, Scopus, Medline and Cochrane databases using terms relating to mental health, family care and healthcare systems. We included and critically evaluated studies published in English between 2015 and 2019 that directly or indirectly analysed public mental health policies and the consequences they have for the family.

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Prosocial behaviors, actions intended to help others, may serve a protective function against association with deviant peers and subsequent delinquent and antisocial behaviors. The present study examined the relations among specific types of prosocial behaviors, deviant peer affiliation, and delinquent and aggressive behaviors. Six hundred and sixty-six adolescents (46% girls; M age = 15.

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Since the 1970s there has been a growing interest in analysing sex differences in psychological variables. Empirical studies and meta-analyses have contributed evidence on the differences between male and female individuals. More recently, the gender similarities hypothesis has supported the similarity of men and women in most psychological variables.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Maria Vicenta Mestre"

  • - Maria Vicenta Mestre's research primarily focuses on mental health care systems, exploring the barriers and challenges faced, as well as their effects on families, evidenced by her systematic review published in "Health Soc Care Community" in 2020.
  • - In her earlier work, Mestre examined the relationship between prosocial behaviors and delinquency among adolescents, highlighting the mediating role of deviant peer groups in her 2014 study in the "J Adolesc" journal.
  • - Additionally, Mestre has investigated gender differences in empathy, contributing to the discourse on psychological similarities and differences between men and women through a longitudinal study published in "Span J Psychol" in 2009.