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Identifying issues in early childhood enables timely interventions, potentially mitigating future mental health risks. In this context, this study seeks to validate the model of Preschool Pediatric Symptom Checklist for detecting social and emotional challenges among Chilean preschoolers, as reported by their caregivers. In the first stage, 36 cogn...
Background
There is general agreement that sexuality is a central aspect of human development; it is key in sexual health and reproductive education during adolescence. However, in spite of the existing interventions on this topic and the evidence generated, the inclusion of a gender focus in sexuality is relatively recent and there is little evide...
This study analyzed the relation between Subjective Well-Being, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health in Chilean children and adolescents. It evaluated the cumulative effect of adverse experienses and subjective well-being. The sample included 2699 children and adolescents from 11 municipal educational establishments of the Antofagasta Re...
Resumen: La relación humano-mascota ha demostrado tener efectos benéficos en la salud mental de las personas, entre ellos la disminución de la ansiedad, la generación de vínculos de apego y una mejora en la autovaloración. Es sabido que las medidas necesarias para frenar los contagios en la actual situación de pandemia provocada por el COVID-19, pu...
This study focused on (1) establishing whether levels of mental health measured through behavioral dimensions varied according to the presence or absence of adverse childhood experiences, (2) distinguish which adverse experiences identified and evaluated in a school context predicted risks to mental health in children, and (3) assessing the cumulat...
The implementation climate is the shared reception of the individuals involved in the intervention; it is a fundamental determinant of the success of program implementation. One of the factors that affects the implementation climate is gender, since it can influence the commitment of the participants toward sexuality education. This study aims to i...
This research aimed to inquire about the level of Sense of Community perceived in school contexts and its relationship with the well-being and mental health of adolescents, also considering gender as a relevant category. 2839 students from 11 municipal educational establishments in the commune of Calama (Chile) participated, between 6th grade and 1...
Con el objetivo de facilitar el encuentro entre la Universidad de Chile y comunidades distantes a ella, la Facultad de Ciencias, el Departamento de Psicología y la comunidad educativa del Liceo Polivalente de Quemchi articularon -colaborativamente- un proyecto de extensión. Los objetivos de la propuesta se formularon siguiendo las sugerencias de lo...
This study aimed to identify the elements that characterize local teams which implement a nationwide preventive mental health intervention in schools and achieve better results. A mixed‐methods sequential explanatory design was conducted in two phases: (a) teams were characterized according to their level of achievement in the preventive interventi...
La asignatura "Estadística", dictada en primer año de la carrera de Psicología, enfrenta un contexto de aulas masivas y diversas, actitud de rechazo hacia dicha asignatura y alta reprobación. Esto ha desafiado al equipo docente a repensar sus prácticas, orientándolas al aprendizaje activo de los/as estudiantes, por lo que se implementaron estrategi...
El objetivo del presente estudio fue valorar la incidencia en el acceso a la educación superior chilena de tres tipos de factores en estudiantes provenientes de colegios técnico profesionales: factores individuales (respuestas correctas en la PSU de Lenguaje y Comunicación y PSU de Matemática, Puntaje NEM y Puntaje Ranking, cuando corresponde); fac...
El aumento progresivo y la diversificación de los estudiantes han generado nuevos desafíos al momento de pensar prácticas docentes para facilitar el aprendizaje significativo. En las asignaturas Estadística I y II existe una tasa de reprobación considerable, y una actitud de distancia hacia sus contenidos. En este contexto, el equipo docente ha inc...
El objetivo del presente estudio fue valorar la incidencia en el acceso a la educación superior chilena de tres tipos de factores en estudiantes provenientes de colegios técnico profesionales: factores individuales (respuestas correctas en la PSU de Lenguaje y Comunicación y PSU de Matemática, Puntaje NEM y Puntaje Ranking, cuando corresponde); fac...
The goal of this study was to identify a valid set of fear-evoking pictures from IAPS images (Lang, Bradley,
& Cuthbert, 2008) in a Chilean Sample. To do so, categorical and dimensional ratings of pictures made by
our participants were analyzed, considering potential sex differences. We also evaluated potential transcultural
differences by comparin...
El objetivo general del estudio es proponer un modelo para la construcción de una Batería de instrumentos de Evaluación para el Modelo de Intervención del Servicio Nacional de Reinserción Social Juvenil, analizando los escenarios técnicos posibles en relación a la realidad nacional.
One of the major problems in tertiary education comes from its high students’ dropout rates. The literature on this matter indicates that to stay and succeed in college, students must have developed, prior to enrolling, a set of transversal abilities, which we have named ‘academic preparedness’. The aim of the study was to construct a measuring ins...
The present study assessed the psychometric properties of the parent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in a sample of 798 caregivers of children, 4 to 11 years old, from the Metropolitan Region of Chile. The SDQ (Goodman, 1994) is a 25-items questionnaire that assesses emotional and behavioral problems in children and ad...
Background: The Quality of life Bipolar Disorder (QoL.BD) Questionnaire specifically measures quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder. Aim: To adapt a version translated into Spanish of the questionnaire and assess its validity in Chilean patients. Material and Methods: The QoL. BD was adapted to the Chilean population through the back-tr...
Background: The Quality of life Bipolar Disorder (QoL.BD) Questionnaire specifically measures quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder. Aim: To adapt aversion translated into Spanish of the questionnaire and assess its validity in Chilean patients. Material and Methods: The QoL. BD was adapted to the Chilean population through the back-tra...
En el marco del programa Habilidades para la Vida se identificaron y evaluaron a aquellos niños y niñas pesquisados en riesgo y que participaron en las actividades preventivas del Programa. Se evaluó si presentaban una diferencia pre-post intervención en las variables atención concentración, logros cognitivos, aceptación de la autoridad, nivel de a...
OBJECTIVE
This study sought to analyze the psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of the Chilean version of the INECO Frontal Screening (IFS-Ch) in a sample of dementia patients and control subjects.
METHODS
After adapting the instrument to the Chilean context and obtaining content validity evidence through expert consultation, the IFS-Ch...
El presente estudio es un análisis de la base de datos del Departamento de Evaluación, Medición y Registro Educacional (DEMRE) de la Universidad de Chile, correspondiente al proceso de postulación -año 2005- a las universidades del Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH). Su finalidad es describir a los postulantes, según diversas...
