Publications by authors named "Ruth Castillo-Gualda"

Objective: To identify the classical risk factors and dimensions of emotional intelligence that are good predictors of cardiovascular disease according to sex.

Method: The sample comprised 220 participants (110 with cardiovascular disease and 110 without cardiovascular disease). The demographic data and classic risk factors of each participant were recorded, and emotional intelligence evaluated through two questionnaires (TMMS-24 and PEC).

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Adolescents' aggressive behavior is a growing social problem with important implications for psychosocial adjustment. The teaching of emotional skills has an important impact on reducing aggression in schools. However, little scientific evidence has shown the explanatory mechanism through which this training reduces aggression during adolescence.

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Objectives: To examine the association of health-related physical fitness components and accurate measures of fatness with attention in European adolescents.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: A sub-sample of 444 adolescents from the HELENA study (14.

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