
Boris C. Rodríguez-MartínInternational University of La Rioja | UNIR · Psychology
Boris C. Rodríguez-Martín
Doctor of Psychology
As Director of Proyecto ANNi our goal is to develop software for the prevention of eating disorders.
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Introduction
Director at Proyecto ANNi, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (2022-present)
Professor at Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, remote, Spain (2021-present)
Posdoc Researcher at Fundación Recal, Madrid, Spain (2015-2021)
Professor at the Universidad Central "Marta Abreu"de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba (2007-2015).
Psychologist in Primary Health Care Settings, Santa Clara, Cuba (1998-2007).
Additional affiliations
December 2015 - August 2021
Fundación Recal
Position
- PostDoc Position
Education
September 2011 - March 2014
January 1999 - December 2001
September 1993 - July 1998
Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas
Field of study
- Psychology
Publications
Publications (40)
Background:
Association Splitting (AS) is a novel cognitive technique, which has shown some promise for the reduction of obsessive thoughts in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Its effect on unwanted intrusive thoughts (UITs) in the general population is yet unknown.
Method:
Our experimental study tested the effect of AS in 49 p...
El trabajo fue realizado con el objetivo de adaptar y validar un grupo de instrumentos de evaluación: Cuestionarios del Ansia por la Comida; Inventarios de Supresión de Pensamientos; Cuestionario Reducido de Control de Pensamientos; Cuestionario Habilidad para el Control de Pensamientos (versión abreviada); Cuestionario de Reacciones Emocionales y...
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health emergency that could potentially have a serious impact on public health. Fear has been one of the most frequent psychological reaction in the population during the current pandemic. The aim of this study was to compare fear of COVID-19 between genders and to examine whether the differences between genders ma...
Food cravings refer to an intense desire to eat specific foods. The Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait (FCQ-T) is the most commonly used instrument to assess food cravings as a multidimensional construct. Its 39 items have an underlying nine-factor structure for both the original English and Spanish version; but subsequent studies yielded fewer fact...
The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between sociodemographic factors and fear of COVID-19 in a Cuban population. A web-based study with a cross-sectional design was conducted. The sample comprised 1,145 participants. To explore fear, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was used. Our results suggest that women were more likely to expe...
The purpose of this communication is to provide an overview as well as the strengths and weaknesses of Overeaters Anonymous (OA) as an intervention for binge eating disorder treatment. Binge eating disorder is associated with low remission rates, high relapse rates, treatment dissatisfaction, and high rates of failure to receive treatment attribute...
The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between sociodemographic factors and fear of COVID-19 in a Cuban population. A web-based study with a cross-sectional design was conducted. The sample comprised 1145 participants. To explore fear, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was used. Our results suggest that women were more likely to exper...
El presente texto pretende brindar información sobre las adicciones, el daño que ocasionan y las posibles soluciones para este problema. Dentro de las adicciones a sustancias hace referencia tanto a las drogas legales (alcohol, tabaco o medicamentos de prescripción), como a las ilegales (marihuana, cocaína y heroína). De igual forma, aborda los rie...
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Background: We present two studies (hereafter Study 1 and Study 2), aimed to evaluate Bach Flower Remedies (BFR) effectiveness in controlling food cravings (FC), with assessment at three different stages: baseline, 1 month after baseline and 3 months after baseline.
Methods: Study 1 consisted in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial aimed to asse...
Purpose: The present study aims to report the clinical evolution of a patient with AN, without another substance use disorder, who followed 90-day residential treatment with the 12 Steps Minnesota Model and its subsequent two-year follow-up, during which she regularly attends Overeaters Anonymous (OA) groups.
Methods: This case report follows the t...
Background. The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health emergency that could potentially have a serious impact on public health. Fear has been one of the most frequent psychological reaction in the population during the current pandemic. The aim of this study was to compare fear of
COVID-19 between genders and to examine whether the differences betwe...
This database corresponds to the manuscript entitled "Gender and Fear of COVID-19 in a Cuban population sample", which was sent for consideration to the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
In questo testo viene affrontato il tema delle dipendenze patologiche in senso lato, sia le dipendenze da sostanze che inducono assuefazione (quelle legali, come l'alcol, il tabacco, i farmaci di prescrizione, e quelle illegali, come la marijuana, la cocaina, l'eroina), sia le dipendenze comportamentali (gioco, videogiochi, sesso, lavoro, esercizio...
En el área de las adicciones, que un paciente pueda completar su tratamiento tiene notables implicaciones para su calidad de vida, tanto desde el punto de vista clínico como social. El presente estudio se realizó con el objetivo de explorar la interacción de los factores referidos al paciente y la incorporación de sus familiares en el plan terapéut...
The current study aimed to determine if positive opinions about BFR interacts with spirituality in adults from three Latin-American countries using a CHAID algorithm. Participants were 703 adults from Cuba (n = 319), Costa Rica (n = 252) and Chile (n = 132).
Predictors:
demographic data, received information, received treatment, spirituality, dis...
Background:
A randomized, pilot, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of a cream based on Bach flower remedies (BFR) on symptoms and signs of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Methods:
Forty-three patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome during their "waiting" time for surgical option we...
This study aims to investigate eating behaviors in Cuban adults and compare them with those of a developed Western country, Italy. The study also aimed to determine the overall accuracy of a predictive model intended to define variables which could be used to discriminate between nationalities. Participants were 283 normal weight individuals from C...
Purpose: The current study aimed to analyze individual differences on food cravings, intrusive-related thoughts and its suppression between normal weight and overweight/obese Cuban adults.
Methods: Participants were 1 184 individuals from general population, aged between 18 and 64 years old (M = 32.89; SD = 12.87), with 69.1% being females. All par...
Introducción: poco se conoce sobre los pensamientos intrusos asociados a las diversas repercusiones psicológicas de la diabetes mellitus, y aún menos sobre los factores asociados al uso de la supresión de pensamientos como estrategia cognitiva de regulación.
Objetivos: explorar la repercusión psicológica de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2, la presencia...
Psychological interventions aimed at enhancing the performance of athletes have become increaisngly popular. The article reviews the use of placebo interventions to enhance sports performance and finds that the context of application, the athlete’s personality traits, and the intervention ritual are usually seen as the most relevant factors to cons...
Resumen La investigación estuvo dirigida a evaluar la validez de constructo y confiabilidad del Autorreporte Vivencial en las provincias centrales de Cuba. Se utilizó un paradigma cuantitativo para un estudio instrumental en el que se seleccionó una muestra probabilística integrada por 2 528 sujetos supuestamente sanos, de ellos el 59,5% eran mujer...
This paper introduces the validation of the Cuban adaptation of the White Bear Suppression Inventory. A sample of nine hundred forty adults from the general population completed the following tests: White Bear Suppression Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory and Inventory of Responses and Situations of Anxiety. The Exploratory Factor Analysis suppo...
This investigation was aimed at concurrent validation of Experience Self-report in a sample of supposedly healthy subjects. It was made during September, 2010 and June, 2011. A quantitative paradigm was followed and a correlation study was carried out. The work sample was non probabilistic intentional, it included 138 subjects between 18 and 60 yea...
Introducción: quizás ningún otro término haya sido tan indebidamente utilizado y causado tanta confusión como «placebo». Sus efectos han potenciado los tratamientos médicos en la historia sin el debido reconocimiento. Entendido como eventos atribuibles al significado que adquiere una intervención dentro de un contexto terapéutico dado, se redimensi...
The use of self-help manuals or bibliotherapy could be an effective resource to treat obesity, but their effects on the elaborative processes of food cravings remain unclear. The present study examined whether bibliotherapy can effectively reduce food cravings in an overweight and obese adult population. 80 participants were randomly allocated eith...
Introduction: No term has probably been as misused and has caused so much confusion as the term 'placebo'. Its effects have strengthened medical treatments throughout history without receiving due recognition. Understood as events attributable to the significance acquired by an intervention in a given therapeutic context, it takes on a new dimensio...
White Chestnut’s effect on thoughts suppression in older adults: an “ironic” placebo.
Resumen
El artículo presenta resultados de un estudio cuyo objetivo fue evaluar el efecto del White Chestnut (WCH) sobre la supresión de pensamientos en adultos mayores. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 73 adultos mayores que reportaron la presencia de pensamient...
RESUMEN El objetivo de este estudio experimental, controlado a doble ciegas, fue evaluar el efecto del White Chestnut sobre los pensamientos intrusos indeseados en una muestra de adultos supuestamente sanos que reportaron presentarlos de forma regular. La muestra quedó conformada por 70 participantes (47 mujeres y 23 hombres), con un rango de edad...
El artículo presenta los resultados de la investigación “Predictores de la supresión de pensamientos en jóvenes y adultos mayores: preocupación y vivencias”, adscrita al proyecto del Centro de Bienestar Universitario (cbu) y llevada a cabo por estudiantes y profesores de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villa...
The aim of this research is to examine the latent factor structure and reliability of White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI) in a sample of 1533 normal older adults from Villa Clara, Sancti Spiritus and Cienfuegos. Regarding the instrument, the rotated matrix indicated two-factor structure. Some items responded to unwanted intrusive thoughts (fact...
La investigación se realizó en el período comprendido entre junio y diciembre de 2007. Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo descriptivo transversal, caso testigo. El universo de trabajo lo constituyeron alumnos entre 16 y 17 años que cursan el 11no grado en el IPUEC-2 y el IPVCE, preuniversitarios pertenecientes a la Ciudad Escolar “Ernesto Che Gueva...