Borja Costa-López

University of Alicante | UA · Departamento de Psicología de la Salud

Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), linked to processing external and internal stimuli, has drawn attention to its associations with clinical factors, particularly with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) variables. This study examined the relationships among SPS, stress, sleep quality, and HRQOL, establishing an explanation model. Eight hundr...

Attentional processes are cognitive functions directly related to academic performance, being mainly involved in several teaching-learning processes. Although there are several evaluation tools for the cognitive assessment of attention in the educational context, more research is needed on the development of new ecological and computer-based evalua...

An increasing number of studies are focusing their efforts on developing ecologically valid and computer- based tools for the neuropsychological evaluation, both in clinical and general populations. In this regard, emergent studies are demonstrating the advantages of computer-based tools for cognitive evaluation, especially in the case of certain d...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder which entails several deficits in executive functioning and attention processes, typically emerging in early childhood and adolescence. Based on the negative impact of this disorder on academic performance, a growing body of contemporary researchers is directing attent...

The prevalence of executive dysfunction and attention deficits during childhood has increased dramatically during the last years, having been related to the diagnosis of some disorders such as the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Being one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental conditions, it has been demonstrated that having this...

An increasing number of studies emphasize the advantages of developing ecologically valid computer-based tools for neuropsychological assessment, applicable to both clinical and non-clinical populations. These tools target cognitive functions like attention, memory, and processing speed, relevant to conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivit...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children, is marked by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, impacting daily life. Traditional ADHD diagnostics are lengthy and resource heavy. Using computer games for ADHD diagnosis and therapy represents a major advancement in mental health and neuros...

Introduction The inextricable bond between humans and the environment underscores the pivotal significance of environmental sensitivity. This innate trait encompasses a wide array of ways individuals perceive, process, and react to various internal and external stimuli. The evaluation of this trait in children is generally conducted by parents. How...

Introduction. Research suggests that environmental sensitivity may be associated with greater sensitivity to emotional stimuli. Highly sensitive people appear to process emotional subtleties more deeply, which is related to overstimulation. These issues may explain why high sensitivity can influence health outcomes such as sleep quality. Depending...

Introduction. Environmental Sensitivity (ES) is defined as an innate trait that makes individual differences in the way of perceiving, registering and interpretating both environmental and inner information. From a neuropsychological perspective, previous studies have suggested that highly sensitive people show a reduced inhibitory control and incr...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) have been recognized as risk factors for various physical and behavioral health issues, including harmful substance use. Previous studies have revealed that individuals with multiple ACES are significantly more likely to develop alcohol dependencies. Latine children may be particularly vulnerable to ACES, which...

Background: Previous research studies have suggested the importance of studying the relationship between emotional regulation and sleep habits. Some investigations have especially focused on how emotional regulation could impact sleep habits in children and adolescents. Therefore, these researchers have stated there exists a two-way direction in th...

Background: Previous research studies have suggested the importance of studying the relationship between emotional regulation and sleep habits. Some investigations have especially focused on how emotional regulation could impact sleep habits in children and adolescents. Therefore, these researchers have stated there exists a two-way direction in th...

In recent years, the issue of environmental sensitivity has generated interest not only among many researchers, but also practitioners. Reports indicating the poten�tial mental health risks related to increased sensitivity due to external and internal stimuli have also increased the interest of clinicians, psychologists and psychothera�pists in th...

Poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon that includes a lack of education, health or housing; it is a relevant factor of social vulnerability that could lead to a situation of social exclusion. According to studies, poverty can be explained by external/social, internal/individual or cultural fatalistic factors. The aim was to confirm the structure...

The present study therefore aims to examine trait and state anxiety, sleep habits and executive functioning during 1 year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents through the lens of parents. Assessments were conducted at three different times: April 2020 (T1), October 2020 (T2) and October 2021 (T3). The main sample included...

Aim The aim of the article is to systematize the knowledge regarding the theoretical background of the notion referred to in numerous studies as high sensitivity. The basis for the undertaken analyses is the concept of sensory processing sensitivity, which is important for the theoretical development of the issue of environmental sensitivity. Due t...

Cel Celem artykułu jest usystematyzowanie wiedzy dotyczącej teoretycznych podstaw zagadnienia, które w wielu opracowaniach określane bywa mianem wysoka wrażliwość. Podstawą dla podjętych analiz jest koncepcja wrażliwości przetwarzania sensorycznego, mająca istotne znaczenie dla teoretycznego rozwoju zagadnienia wrażliwości środowiskowej. Koncepcja,...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), in the situation resulting from COVID-19, brought students able to receive education from home. This study examined whether ICT use is related to the emergence of post-pandemic problems, and whether there are differences by gender and age. Questionnaires measuring problematic ICT use were implemente...

The Mediterranean Lifestyle (MLS) has been related to better health and quality of life. However, there is no consensus on how to assess this lifestyle. The main objective of this work was to systematically review the methodology used in different studies on the evaluation of the MLS. The specific objectives were (1) to analyze the MLS components e...

El objetivo de nuestro trabajo se centra en describir qué tipo de familias conforman el recurso de Acogimiento Familiar en Familia Ajena de la Provincia de Alicante, perfiles de crianza y éxito en la consecución de objetivos en relación a las características de los menores. Se evaluaron 206 personas (75 menores y 131 acogedores), a las que se le ap...

Peer-feedback has demonstrated to be one of the best methodologies to improve the teaching-learning process in the university context. Previous studies have demonstrated that, peer-feedback increases motivation for learning, improves the teaching-learning process, enhances a positive climate in class and allow students to improve several academic s...

SPS is a temperamental trait that characterizes approximately 30% of society. Research confirms that highly sensitive people (HSP) process information and stimuli from the environment more intensively and also more deeply than others. People who fall within this group are more sensitive to both positive and negative environments. The evidence from...

Environmental sensitivity is the ability to perceive, register and process information about the environment, which differs among children and adolescents. The Highly Sensitive Child (HSC) scale has been used to assess environmental sensitivity in youngsters. The HSC scale is a short and 12-item adapted version of the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)...

Desde los primeros años del niño comienzan a producirse diferencias en el nivel de progreso de sus capacidades, así como dificultades que, si no se compensan con motivación, una actitud positiva hacia la tarea a aprender y apoyo educativo, pueden afectar a su posterior rendimiento académico. De tal forma que, un alto porcentaje de alumnos que muest...

El Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH) es uno de los trastornos en el neurodesarrollo del niño y del adolescente con mayor prevalencia. Las personas que lo padecen se caracterizan por presentar dificultades en el desempeño de tareas ejecutivas, entre otras cuestiones. Pese a su elevada incidencia y la existencia de diversas pr...

Given the seriousness of the existing situation regarding the mental health of children and adolescents relating to the confinement period imposed due to COVID-19, we conducted this study to describe the effects of the confinement on state anxiety and executive functioning dimensions in a period of online educational modality. A sample of 953 child...

The aim of the present study was to describe and compare the specific profiles of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) through the Hybrid Model of Executive Functioning (HMEF). The total sample of 1049 subjects, aged 6 to 18 years (M = 10.75; SD = 3.20), were classified into a non-pathologic group, an A...

Background: Sensory processing has been described as the ability to register, modulate, and organize sensory information to respond to environmental demands. Different theoretical approaches have studied the differential characteristics of sensory processing, such as Dunn's model. From this framework, high sensitivity in sensory processing has bee...

The outbreak and the quick expansion of SARS-CoV-2, from December 2019 to nowadays, have forced countries around the world to resolve virus containment measures, in order to slow down the contagion curve. Between these measures, the situation of lockdown, as well as the isolation or the limitation of social contact, between the citizens, has caused...

Children and adolescents are not indifferent to the dramatic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to be forced to live in confinement. The change in life to which they have been abruptly subjected forces us to understand the state of their mental health in order to adequately address both their present and future needs. The present study w...

La prostitución es un fenómeno de explotación sexual demandado por hombres cada vez más jóvenes (Ranea-Triviño, 2019). Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar creencias y actitudes hacia la prostitución y violencia sexual en 211 adolescentes. Más del 50% no creen que busquen relaciones para realizar prácticas diferentes, pero sí para saciar necesidades. Las c...

Sensory Processing Sensitivity, characterized by a more deeply cognitive, sensory and emotional information processing, has been previously related to several mental health problems. However, the studies are rare and an integration of the obtained findings needs to be addressed. We conducted a systematic review of studies using scientific databases...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents. Those who suffer from it are characterized by presenting difficulties in the processes of sustained attention, being very active and having poor control of their impulses. Despite the high prevalence of this disorder a...

Children and adolescents are not indifferent to the dramatic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to be forced to live in confinement. The change in life to which they have been abruptly subjected forces us to understand the state of their mental health in order to adequately address both their present and future needs. The present study w...

The particular characteristics of the health crisis caused by COVID19, undoubtedly implies and will imply repercussions on people's mental health, but obviously there are groups that are suffering and will suffer to a greater extent from confinement; health care, children and adolescents, and those with a previous psychological disorder (Daley, 202...

Foster care is a determining resource for the child protection system. The scientific evidence shows that the psychosocial benefits of foster care for minors within the protection system are superior to those that can be provided by residential resource centres. Hence, during the last decade in Spain, work has been done to establish foster care as...

En la alta competición, es de vital importancia el análisis de los factores que puede afectar al rendimiento. En el deporte de remo, el remo indoor es un aparato utilizado para valorar el nivel de rendimiento deportivo de los remeros. Las pruebas de valoración del remoergómetro, suponen situaciones estresantes para los deportistas, produciendo reac...

Foster care is a determining resource for the child protection system. The scientific evidence shows that the psychosocial benefits of foster care for minors within the protection system are superior to those that can be provided by residential resource centres. Hence, during the last decade in Spain, work has been done to establish foster care as...

Foster care is a determining resource for the child protection system. The scientific evidence shows that the psychosocial benefits of foster care for minors within the protection system are superior to those that can be provided by residential resource centres. Hence, during the last decade in Spain, work has been done to establish foster care as...

El objetivo de esta investigación ha sido determinar si los menores en Acogimiento Familiar (AF) en Familia Ajena (FA) y los que viven con sus familias de origen, presentan diferencias en la presencia de síntomas asociados a dificultades para el desarrollo. Estas son evaluadas mediante el Inventario de Conductas del Niño y el Adolescente (CABI) y c...

La adaptación a una vida “normalizada” del menor en acogida se ve afectada por factores como el vínculo distorsionado con los adultos, que provocan disfunciones en diferentes ámbitos. El Acogimiento Familiar es un recurso que facilita esa normalización, permitiendo un adecuado desarrollo psicosocial, a través de la convivencia del menor con una fam...

La prueba WISC-IV es utilizada como medida del constructo inteligencia. No obstante, también aporta información sobre las Funciones Ejecutivas del evaluado. En sujetos con Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH), estas funciones suelen verse afectadas. De las medidas que nos ofrece WISC-IV, son Memoria de Trabajo y Velocidad de Pr...