Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna: Recent submissions
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A co-created intervention with care home residents and university students following a service-learning methodology to reduce sedentary behaviour: The GET READY project protocol
(Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls, 3(3), 132–137, 2018-09)Background There is a growing demand for long-term care settings. Care-home residents are a vulnerable group with high levels of physical dependency and cognitive impairment. Long-term care facilities ... -
What is a healthy dating relationship and what helps it get there? Perceptions of Chilean adolescents from a gender and inclusivity perspective
(Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 16, 2025, 2025-07)Introduction: Relationships are often the focal point of life and can have a positive or a negative impact on a child’s or adolescent’s development, thus understanding the traits of healthy dating ... -
Psychosocial Factors and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Suicidality Risk in Chilean Adolescents
(Children 2022, 9(8), 1185, 2022-08)Background: Suicidality in adolescents is a growing concern and is currently a public health issue in Chile and the world. Objective: To determine the association between the risk of suicidality with ... -
EngAGE4Change: Co-creating outdoor community spaces with care home residents and community-dwelling older adults to improve movement behaviour and reduce social isolation - A Health CASCADE study protocol
(Public Health, Volum 247, octubre 2025, 105872, 2025-07)Objectives: To present and structure the use of co-creation as an overarching approach to position older adults—particularly care home residents and community-dwellers—and other key stakeholders as ... -
A Randomized Clinical Trial in a Public Health Context: Inclusion of Emotional Techniques in Group Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
(Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 39(1), 20–27, 2023-01)Se realizó un ensayo clínico aleatorio con dos grupos de tratamiento: uno que recibió terapia cognitivo-conductual (TCC) y otro con la inclusión de técnicas emocionales (TCCE), ambos de ... -
Vulnerability Scale for Families
(Research on Social Work Practice, 2025-07)Purpose: This study develops a Social Vulnerability Scale for Families (SVSF) in social assistance in Spain. Method: First, a systematic literature review and content validation were performed by experts ... -
Evaluación de la implementación del proyecto Espacios Infantiles 0-3
(2023-06)Pese a disponer de datos evidentes y un gran abanico de estudios que destacan la importancia de los primeros años de vida, el sistema español de apoyo a las familias se encuentra entre los menos desarrollados ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, behavioral and organizational factors of health professions students for a competent smoking cessation practice: An instrument adaptation and psychometric validation study in Spanish and English samples
(Nurse Education in Practice, 70 (2023), 103647, 2023-04)Background To improve smoking cessation, training of health professions students is essential. However, no specific instrument is available to assess factors that may affect students' learning about ... -
Impact of an Online Training Program in Smoking Cessation Interventions in Hospitals
(Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(4), 449-458, 2019-03)Purpose To assess changes in the self-reported performance of smoking cessation interventions according to the 5A's model (Ask; Advise; Assess; Assist; and Arrange follow-up) among clinicians; and to ... -
Promoting Self-Determination in Young Adults with Autism: A Multicenter, Mixed Methods Study
(Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025-02)Young people with autism have support needs related to self-determination that are currently not adequately addressed in Spain. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness, implementation, and ... -
Exploring age-friendly urban design through co-creation: insights from EngAGE4Change, a Health CASCADE study
(Journal of Urban Design, 1–23, 2025-07)This study showcases a co-creative approach to urban design spe-cifically tailored to meet the physical activity and socializationneeds of older adults in Barcelona, Spain. It explores how olderadults ... -
Needs of Families of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness in Psychosocial Rehabilitation: A Focus Group-Based Qualitative Study
(Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 2025)Objective: To explore the needs of families of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) within the context of a public psychosocial rehabilitation service (PSR). A second aim was to identify and ... -
Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction
(Obesity, 31(8), 2178-2188, 2023-08)Objective: This study aimed: (1) to compare psychological distress (PD) and body dissatisfaction (BD) in terms of BMI, weight bias internalization (WBI), and weight discrimination (current and past); ... -
Spanish validation of the Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-M) for adolescents
(Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity (2022) 27:3245–3256, 2022-12)Purpose Weight Bias Internalization (WBI) is pervasive and potentially damaging for health. Little is known about WBI in youth. As negative effects of WBI have been observed when controlling for BMI, ... -
Assessing Motivational Stages and Processes of Change for Weight Management Around Bariatric Surgery: a Multicenter Study
(Obesity Surgery, 29, 3348–3356 (2019), 2019-10)Introduction/purpose: The assessment of the patients' motivation as a predictor of behavioral change via five stages (pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance) and four ... -
Eating Disorder Symptoms in Elite Spanish Athletes: Prevalence and Sport-Specific Weight Pressures
(Frontiers in Psychology, volum 11, 2021-01)We determined the prevalence of eating disorder (ED) symptoms among elite Spanish athletes from a broad range of sports and levels of competition and examined the associations between the presence of ... -
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on social network sites use, body image disturbances and self-esteem among adolescent and young women
(Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, Volum 110, 110293, 2021-08)Objective This study aimed to determine the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on social network sites (SNS) use and to explore whether SNS use is associated with body image disturbances and low self-esteem ... -
Women's body dissatisfaction, physical appearance comparisons, and Instagram use throughout theCOVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study
(International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56, 118-131, 2023-01)Objective: This study aimed to determine the evolution of Instagram use, body dis-satisfaction and physical appearance comparisons throughout the coronavirusdisease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and to ... -
Psychometric properties of performance based tests in patients with Fibromyalgia: A systematic review
(Journal of Pain, 104749, 28 novembre 2024, 2024-11)Fibromyalgia (FM) impacts patients’ health status, functioning and quality of life. Accurate diagnosis and effective treatment planning require reliable, valid and responsive measures of these domains. ... -
Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(JAMDA. Journal of the Post-Actute and Long-Term Care Medical Association, 2025;26(7):105685., 2025-05)Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing sedentary behavior (SB) and/or increasing physical activity (PA) among adults aged _60 years residing in long-term care ...