María D. Galián

Universidad de Murcia

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Ester Ato

Universidad de Murcia

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María Ángeles Fernández-Vilar

Universidad de Murcia

José Antonio Carranza

Toronto Western Hospital

A. Fernández del Moral

Hospital Clínico San Carlos

Carmen Teresa Pitti González

Servicio Canario de la Salud

Manuel Trujillo

New York University

Rosa Sierra Serrano

Ayuntamiento de Madrid

Blanca Reneses

Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos

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Ángeles F. Estévez

University of Almería

Luis J. Fuentes

Universidad de Murcia

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Universidad de Murcia

Hospital Clínico San Carlos

Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos

University of Almería

Washington State University

Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Universidad de Granada

Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental

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The Moderating Role of Children’s Effortful Control in the Relation Between Marital Adjustment and Parenting

Journal of Child and Family Studies (2015)

Ester Ato María D. Galián María Ángeles Fernández-Vilar

Moderation

Marital relationship

10.1007/s10826-015-0136-4

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Mecanismos atencionales y desarrollo de la autorregulación en la infancia

Anales de Psicología (2001)

Carmen Teresa Pitti González José Antonio Carranza Luis J. Fuentes María D. Galián Ángeles F. Estévez

Recent research has given support to the hypothesis that the maturation of the attentional networks is involved in the development of self-regulation, suggesting that the ability to regulate our own behavior and the attentional mechanisms share a common biological background. From a cognitive-affective perspective, the frontal cortex has been proposed as a brain area where individual differences in both processes might be located. From a developmental point of view, improvements in self-regulation abilties through childhood would be in connection with factors such as the maturation of the brain, the individual's cognitive and linguistic achievements, and the influences of the context; at this respect, parents are attributed a special role. Individual differences in self-regulation, in turn, have proved to be relevant for individual's psychological and social functioning.

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EPA-1135 – Psychotherapy focused on psychic representation (PFPR)for borderline personality disorders. rct results.

European Psychiatry (2014)

Blanca Reneses María D. Galián Rosa Sierra Serrano D. Figuera A. Fernández del Moral

Psychotherapy Focused on Psychic Representation (PFPR) is a new time limited dynamic psychotherapy for the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. It is a manualized psychodynamic technique based on brief psychoanalytic psychotherapies principles and designed to be applied in the framework of public care services. A randomized and controlled study with a sample of 53 patients was conducted to assess PFPR's efficacy. We are reporting the final results at the end of treatment and at the 6 and 12 months of follow up. Both groups, the experimental (n=25) and control group (n=28) received treatment as usual. The experimental group received 20 additional PFPR sessions performed by four therapists with homogenous characteristics, specifically trained in this technique. The main outcome variables measures were: Severity global index of SCL-90-R, Barrat Impulsivity Scale scores and Social Adaptation (SASS score). Baseline and conditions at the end of treatment and at the 6 and 12 months of follow up period were compared. Results showed significantly better outcomes for the experimental group in all main variables and in most of the secondary ones at the end of treatment. At 6 months follow up, the significant differences remain in level of impulsivity and some other secondary variables. At 12 months follow up the experimental group shows better results in all variables but only depressive symptoms measurement remains significant.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Psychodynamics

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10.1016/s0924-9338(14)78403-2

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The Mediator Role of Social Competence in the Relation between Effortful Control and Maths Achievement

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences (2015)

María Ángeles Fernández-Vilar María D. Galián Ester Ato

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A Controlled Randomized Study on the Efficacy of Short-Term Dinamic Psychotherapy in Borderline Personality Disorders (BPD). Preliminary Results

European Psychiatry (2011)

Blanca Reneses D. Figuera G. Salcedo Manuel Trujillo Juan J López-Ibor

Introduction Four psychotherapies have been recognized as effective with scientific evidence for the treatment of BPD, but are long term techniques. It is necessary to explore new time limited psychotherapies in order to be more accessible. We have developed a specific manualized psychotherapy for BPD named Psychic Representation focused Psychotherapy (PRFP) Objectives To assess the efficacy of the PRFP in BPD in an outpatient care setting compared to a control group receiving psychiatric treatment “as usual” in several specific symptoms and in diminishing the disability due to the illness. Methods 60 subjects with BPD were randomized to one of the two treatment groups. The study group has received PRFP with 20 sessions on a weekly basis; the control group has received treatment “as usual”. Both groups may receive psychopharmacological treatment. The assessment is done in four time-points: at baseline, after the psychotherapy or conventional treatment (six months), and at a six and twelve month's follow-up period. Results Preliminary results of the first 30 patients (control group 17, experimental group 13, without significant differences, Age 18–35 years; 70% women) assessed at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (six months). Experimental group reached a statistically significant clinical improvement over the controls in all measured variables: Scales: SCL-90; Zanarini ; MDRS; Barrat; STAI anxiety state; Rosemberg self-esteem and SASS social adaptation. Conclusion The preliminary results are encouraging and reveal that this method could be effective. This study state the interest in develop more studies about time limited psychotherapy for BPD.

Group psychotherapy

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72745-6

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Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Infant Fear

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (2016)

Maria A. Gartstein José Antonio Carranza Carmen González-Salinas Ester Ato María D. Galián

Cross-cultural investigations addressing the development of individual differences are important because these speak to the generalizability of results and the extent to which the development of temperament and personality differs by culture. The present study was aimed at comparing manifestations of fear, defined in infancy as startle or distress to sudden changes in stimulation (e.g., facial/bodily expressions of fear), and inhibited approach to novelty (e.g., escape/avoidance), for samples from Spain ( n = 51) and the United States ( n = 102). We obtained data from mothers of U.S. and Spanish infants at 12 months of age, also observing these babies in the context of a structured laboratory procedure designed to elicit fearful reactivity. Data reduction efforts produced coherent observation-based fearfulness constructs for both groups, and individual indicators were also examined. Significant differences between U.S. and Spanish infants for the observation-based fear composite and component indices of distress vocalizations, bodily fear, and escape intensity, but not for the parent-report of this attribute, were demonstrated. A significant culture-by-gender interaction emerged for the laboratory-based fear composite and the intensity of facial fear indicator, wherein Spanish female infants exhibited higher intensity of expression, relative to the U.S. counterparts.

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Reacción de malestar y autorregulación emocional en la infancia

Psicothema (2005)

Ester Ato Lozano José Antonio Carranza Carnicero Carmen González Salinas Manuel Ato García María D. Galián

Distress reaction and emotional self-regulation. The aim of this work was to study distress responses and self-regulation behaviors in maternal separation along the second year of life, identifying both endogenous (temperament, cognitive capacity) as well as exogenous (maternal regulation) factors which can influence these behaviors. Self-regulation strategies were effective in emotional state alteration, so a more autonomous strategies' use were associated to lower distress response, and a more rudimentary strategies' use were associated to higher distress one. On the other hand, while distress response showed a significant decrease with age, strategies' use didn't show significant changes. Finally, the variables analyzed in this work have explained successfully individual differences in distress response and self-emotional regulation.

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Sociometric Status as Mediator in the Relation Between Effortful Control and Achievement

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly (2018)

María D. Galián Ester Ato María Ángeles Fernández-Vilar

Mediator

10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.64.3.0309

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Contribution of Temperament and Family Functioning on Psychological Well-Being in Spanish Emergent Adults: A Person-Centered Approach

The Journal of Psychology (2024)

Ester Ato María D. Galián

There is a gap in the literature on relationships between temperament, family functioning, and psychological well-being from a eudamonic perspective in emerging adulthood. To shed light on this issue, the aim of our study was to analyze the effect of temperament and family functioning profiles on psychological well-being in a sample of Spanish university students (N = 332). Results showed a positive association between the resilient temperament profile and psychological well-being, while the inverse relationship was observed for the non-desirable temperament profile. The reserved profile was not significantly associated with psychological well-being. On the other hand, the healthy family functioning profile (with moderate and high scores in cohesion and moderate scores in flexibility) was linked to higher levels of well-being, unlike the unhealthy functioning profile (with low scores in cohesion and extreme scores in flexibility). Finally, the joint effect of temperament and family functioning points to a buffering or protective effect of family functioning profiles in relation to potentially "dangerous" or "beneficial" temperamental profiles in university students. Practical and clinical implications are discussed.

Psychological Well-Being

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10.1080/00223980.2024.2428925

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Sensibilidad de algunas pruebas estandarizadas para evaluar el funcionamiento de la atención ejecutiva en niños de siete años

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology (2017)

Luis J. Fuentes Carmen Teresa Pitti González Ángeles F. Estévez José Antonio Carranza Maite Daza

Introducción. La utilización de pruebas estandarizadas para la evaluación de las habilidades atencionales, es una práctica habitual dentro de contextos clínicos y educativos. Puesto que el concepto de atención resulta algo ambiguo, este estudio intenta examinar la relación entre algunas de estas pruebas y la atención ejecutiva, tal y como es conceptualizada en las aproxi-maciones más recientes de la neurociencia cognitiva. Método. Se administraron algunos subtests del WISC-R, la parte A y B del Trial Making Tests y la versión de tarjetas de la tarea Stroop a un grupo de niños de siete años. A continuación los niños llevaron a cabo una versión computerizada de la tarea Stroop, la cual, según algunos estudios de neuroimagen, estaría asociada con el circuito neural implicado en la aten-ción ejecutiva. Resultados. Los niños puntuaron diferencialmente únicamente en los subtests de Figuras In-completas, en Dígitos y en la parte B del Trial Making Test, produciendo diferentes patrones de interferencia en el efecto Stroop. Además, las puntuaciones obtenidas en ambas versiones de la tarea Stroop no correlacionaron. Discusión. Los resultados parecen indicar que estas pruebas son sensibles al funcionamiento de la atención ejecutiva en niños de edad escolar. Por otra parte, la ausencia de correlación entre las dos versiones de la tarea Stroop sugiere que en la versión de tarjetas los mecanismos atencionales podrían ser diferentes a los implicados en la versión informatizada.

Stroop effect

10.25115/ejrep.2.108

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