Mahia Saracostti

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Tensions and reconciliations between work and family are analyzed from Chilean children’s perspectives considering that: 1) The quality of family relationship is key to socio-emotional development; 2) The impact on the lives of the children is undeniable due to the link between economic and emotional dependence; 3) Most studies dedicate special att...

This study explored the associations between family support and satisfaction with life, food-related life and family life. It also assessed the associations between both parents’ work-life balance and satisfaction with life, food-related life and family life among adolescent children from dual-earner families. Questionnaires were administered to 30...

There is an extensive body of evidence to support both family involvement and students’ socioemotional development as key factors in the promotion of learning outcomes. However, there is insufficient evidence to establish exactly what this impact is when both factors are considered simultaneously. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the...

Este reporte técnico describe una plataforma en base web de evaluación del compro-miso escolar en sus tres dimensiones: compromiso afectivo, compromiso conductual y com-promiso cognitivo; así como la valoración de factores contextuales que inciden sobre el mis-mo (familia, profesorado y pares). Los estudiantes responden dos cuestionarios a través d...

El brote mundial de la pandemia de COVID-19 transformó radicalmente el panorama educativo, afectando a millones de estudiantes a nivel global. Esta situación excepcional planteó desafíos sustantivos en torno al compromiso escolar, una variable clave vinculada con la finalización de etapas educativas y trayectorias académicas positivas. Este artícul...

School engagement is a multidimensional construct encompassing affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions, influenced by contextual factors like family, peer, and teacher support. This longitudinal study examines how these dimensions of school engagement mediate the relationship between contextual factors and academic outcomes—specifically, cl...

Introduction The study examined the direct and indirect effects of parents’ workload, work-to-family conflict (WtoFC), job satisfaction, and family satisfaction among dual-earning parents and their adolescent children. Methods A total of 516 dual-earning parents and one adolescent child were enlisted for the study using non-probabilistic sampling....

Background: Partner support and work–life balance (WLB) are important for families’ well-being. Previous research has linked perceived family support, WLB, and satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL); however, there is limited information regarding each parent’s support from their partner. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, the wo...

Introduction Research on work-family dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic shows that family demands increased for workers, particularly those with children. This heightened family-to-work conflict negatively affects the subjective well-being of parents and their children. However, these outcomes have been mainly examined on individuals without con...

En este documento se presentan una serie de cuestionarios desarrollados y validados por el equipo de investigación para la evaluación del compromiso escolar y los factores de contexto más relevantes que influyen sobre el mismo (familia, profesorado y compañeros/as). El objetivo de este documento es poner a disposición de la sociedad en general los...

The main objective of this study was to examine the actor and partner effects between Perceived Workplace Support for Families (PWSFs) and family support (PFS), diet quality, and satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL) in households with both parents working and adolescents, along with the role of the three family members’ diet quality as a med...

School engagement, encompassing affective, behavioral, and cognitive dimensions, is key to promoting school retention and preventing absenteeism. Previous research has shown that maintaining high engagement is crucial for a positive educational trajectory. This study investigates the individual contributions of contextual factors, including family,...

Organizational and family support may be invested to reduce workers’ family-to-work conflict and increase their and their family members’ family satisfaction. However, data on the extent to which workplace and family support, family-to-work conflict, and family satisfaction were linked during the COVID-19 pandemic for workers and their families is...

This paper undertakes an analysis and discussion of the methodological challenges and insights derived from three longitudinal qualitative studies, all conducted in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic and subject to comprehensive theoretical-methodological reflection processes centred on their respective designs. This analysis makes a significant co...

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the work-family interface dynamics in some families. For couples who kept earning a double income during the pandemic, their family demands may entail a loss of psychological resources that affect the work domain. This study explored the intra-individual and inter-individual (crossover) direct and indirect effects of f...

Introducción: Durante la pandemia por COVID-19 las medidas de contención implementadas a nivel mundial han transformado la vida familiar y la forma de trabajar de las mujeres, profundizando desigualdades preexistentes tanto en el trabajo como en la familia. Método: Mediante ecuaciones estructurales se exploraron las relaciones entre el conflicto t...

Hola, somos un grupo de niños y niñas coinvestigadores de sexto básico, que participamos de un taller de escritura durante las vacaciones de invierno del año 2022, donde buscamos algún tema de nuestro interés para investigar. Somos Magdalena y Agustín de la comuna de Paine, Chile. Para quienes no les suene el lugar, vivimos cerca de la Laguna de Ac...

(analítico)A más de 30 años de la Convención de los Derechos del Niño y reconocido su derecho a participar, las investigaciones siguen siendo predominantemente sobre los niños/as y no con ellos/as. Este estudio busca avanzar hacia la incorporación de niños/as como productores de conocimientos en sus escuelas. Es un estudio cualitativo longitudinal...

El Compromiso Escolar (CE) abarca componentes afectivos, conductuales y cognitivos, y mide de manera amplia el estado de involucramiento del estudiante en su proceso educativo. Es una variable altamente influenciada por Factores Contextuales (FC; profesorado, familia y pares) que permite promover trayectorias educativas significativas. A partir del...

Introduction Research has evaluated the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns on individuals' life satisfaction, but wellbeing interrelations between family members in this context have been less explored. This study examined the spillover and crossover effects of one parent's job satisfaction (JS), satisfaction with family life (SWFaL) and sat...

School engagement is considered a key variable in promoting educational trajectories. Previous research shows that maintaining high levels of school engagement is fundamental, given its association with multiple academic results and lower-risk behaviors. This article aims to show how school engagement profiles (based on the behavioral, affective, a...

This article presents an intervention model to promote positive educational trajectories based on technology and available evidence on educational engagement's predictive capacity to influence students’ educational trajectories in schools with high social vulnerability both in Chile and Latin America. The software-based model was developed through...

La Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño destaca el derecho de niños y niñas a participar y a ser escuchados e involucrados en la toma de decisiones sobre asuntos que les afectan. Uno de los mecanismos para promover este derecho es fomentar su participación en la investigación. Solo se necesita que los equipos adultos podamos valorar la experticia...

Evidence shows that numerous family-related variables influence parents’ use of different food parenting practices (FPP), but less is known about the influence of parents’ work-related variables on their use of FPP, and their own and their children’s outcomes in the food domain. To fill this gap, the present study explored intra-individual and inte...

This paper presents the implementation and usability of a technology-based web system and the available evidence on educational engagement’s predictive capacity to influence students’ educational trajectories in Chilean schools. The web-based system was developed through collaborative work between universities, the information technology team, scho...

School engagement has been demonstrated to be a relevant aspect in promoting students’ successful trajectories, a commitment that in its turn is influenced by contextual factors (family, teachers, and peers). Having instruments to measure these constructs allows decisions to be made to improve student retention, especially relevant in the context o...

Family-to-work conflict has received less attention in the literature compared to work-to-family conflict. This gap in knowledge is more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the documented increase in family responsibilities in detriment of work performance, particularly for women. Job satisfaction has been identified as a mediator betw...

Reciprocal family influences in the food domain have been little explored, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. To fill in this gap, this study explored actor and partner effects between parents’ food modeling and parents’ and their adolescent children’s diet quality and satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL); and the mediating role of d...

Como hemos visto en cuadernos anteriores, las investigaciones siempre necesitan de distintas técnicas para levantar información. Algunas de las que hemos descrito son la entrevista, la encuesta y fotovoz (¡Recuerda que hay muchas más!) Además, debes saber que una investigación puede ser: a) Temporal: son datos recogidos en distintas fechas para com...

Todo(a) investigador(a) debe saber que uno de los propósitos esenciales de la ciencia es la diseminación o la difusión de resultados o de lo que se descubre en una investigación. De esta forma se comparte el conocimiento creado con más personas y así todos nos informamos y aprendemos más. El conocimiento tiene más valor cuando llega a las personas,...

E n los Cuadernos anteriores revisamos qué es una investigación y los pasos para llevarla a cabo. Como hemos visto, las investigaciones siempre necesitan de distintas técnicas para levantar información, analizar los datos y así responder a la pregunta y objetivos de una investigación. En el Cuaderno N°5 aprendimos a analizar los datos que recopilam...

The field of participatory research with children developed largely thanks to shared learning between different cultures, places, and disciplines. However, grand narratives and power relationships in academia inherited from colonialism and imperialism can threaten to obstruct the transformative value of this approach. In this article, we present th...

Este artículo presenta el Sistema Integrado de Evaluación, Seguimiento y Estrategias de Promoción de Compromiso Estudiantil y Factores Contextuales desarrollado en Chile para su uso potencial en escuelas Iberoamericanas. El sistema web ha tenido un desarrollo incremental basado en diversos proyectos de investigación I+D y busca aportar a uno de los...

El compromiso escolar, entendido como la activa participación de la o el estudiante en las actividades académicas, curriculares o extracurriculares. es una variable clave para promover trayectorias educativas positivas en todos y todas las estudiantes. El compromiso escolar impulsa al estudiante hacia el aprendizaje, pudiendo ser alcanzado por toda...

El concepto de “Compromiso Escolar” es muy importante para promover que los y las estudiante quieran asistir a clases, aprender cosas nuevas, participar en actividades y talleres de la escuela, tener buena relación con sus compañeros y profesores, entre otras cosas. El compromiso escolar se puede mirar de muchas formas, por ejemplo, en la participa...

Desde que nacemos investigamos. Un niño o niña tiene esta habilidad más desarrollada que los adultos, quienes con el pasar de los años vamos perdiendo aquella destreza. Piensa en cuando tenías cuatro o cinco años, tu entorno eran lugares llenos de cosas por descubrir, tenías muchas preguntas, todo te parecía absolutamente interesante; y que mejor m...

Te invitamos a investigar sobre el Compromiso Escolar en tu escuela para saber cómo fortalecerlo y así promover que todos los niños, niñas y adolescentes se sientan a gusto en su escuela, con ganas de aprender y de participar. Para ello te proponemos realizar entrevistas a tus compañeros(as), profesores(as) y familiares ya que todos ellos(as) forma...

Todas las personas desde que nacemos tenemos derechos que deben ser respetados por todas las demás personas. Estos derechos nos pertenecen por el sólo hecho de ser seres humanos, no importa nuestra edad, nacionalidad, sexualidad o religión. Lo único importante es que somos humanos y merecemos respeto por nuestros derechos. En las investigaciones la...

Organizational support goes beyond the work domain, supporting workers' family role and thus generating resources that lead to work-to-family enrichment. Workers may invest these resources in improving their, and their family's, diet quality. However, data on the link between work resources, enrichment and diet quality during the COVID-19 pandemic...

La Agenda Niñez se organiza en tres apartados. En primer lugar, se presenta «lo irrenunciable» que debieran asumir las políticas públicas en cuanto al resguardo y promoción de los derechos de la niñez y la adolescencia para el próximo periodo político chileno (2022-2026), desde la perspectiva de la Red de Universidades por la Infancia y la Adolesce...

Los factores contextuales pueden tener una incidencia significativa en la configuración de la trayectoria educativa, así como en la construcción del compromiso escolar. El objetivo del presente estudio consistió en validar un instrumento de medición de factores contextuales que pueden incidir en el compromiso escolar que niños, niñas y adolescentes...

Los resultados de los estudios científicos que focalizan en las relaciones entre las familias y la escuela ponen de relieve la influencia positiva que se produce entre ambos contextos sobre el desarrollo de los y las estudiantes, contribuyendo de este modo positivamente tanto en los resultados a nivel escolar como en las áreas socioemocionales. Por...

There are several programs that aim to strengthen the bond between families and schools that have shown a positive impact on this relationship as well as its effectiveness in improving academic and socioemotional child indicators. Most of the studies in this area come from Anglo-Saxon countries while in Latin America research is still scarce. Thus,...

Latin America has increased its share of world scientific publications by nearly twofold during the last two decades (approximately from 2 to 4%). Despite this positive trend, the scholarly impact of scientific research produced in the region - measured in terms of citation rate - remains low. Two interrelated factors that contribute to this situat...

Adolescence is a stage when individuals are especially vulnerable to the influence of their peer group, which could lead to the development of problematic behavior, such as drinking alcohol, due to perceived pressure. The objective of this study was to analyze the role of self-esteem, impulsivity, anxiety sensitivity and expectations for use under...

Está comprobado que la participación colaborativa de las familias en el contexto escolar permite soluciones más eficientes y duraderas a problemas sociales como la deserción escolar o las vulneraciones de derechos; hecho que favorece el desarrollo integral de los niños, niñas y adolescentes. El objetivo del artículo es contrastar la regulación del...

Está comprobado que la participación colaborativa de las familias en el contexto escolar permite soluciones más eficientes y duraderas a problemas sociales como la deserción escolar o las vulneraciones de derechos; hecho que favorece el desarrollo integral de los niños, niñas y adolescentes. El objetivo del artículo es contrastar la regulación del...

To determine the prevalence of low scores on two neuropsychological tests commonly used to evaluate learning and memory in children. 6,030 healthy children from 10 countries in Latin America and Spain were administered Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) and the Test de Aprendizaje y Memoria Verbal–Infantil (TAMV-I). Results showed that low scores...

The use of data in schools may contribute to reducing educational and social inequalities. This article seeks to examine the use of data in school intervention programs implemented within vulnerable schools in Chile and the transfer and use of this data by schools. Utilizing an exploratory descriptive multiple case study design. Results indicate th...

Background: Although self-expressive creativity is related to cyberbullying, it can also reinforce strengths that contribute to positive adolescent development. Our study concentrated on the relationships between personality traits and self-expressive creativity in the digital domain in an adolescent population. For this, we analyzed the effect of...

Introduction: Studies have shown significant associations between parenting practices, life satisfaction, and self-esteem, and the role of parenting practices in adolescent adjustment, emphasizing its influence on wellbeing. Objectives: To analyze the relationships between parenting practices, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, and test the med...

En un contexto de amplio acuerdo científico y legislativo sobre la importancia de la colaboración familia y escuela en los sistemas escolares, este estudio indaga en las nociones de colaboración que sustentan las prácticas de participación familiar en cinco establecimientos de Chile. Usando un cuestionario de involucramiento familiar y a través de...

Este libro plantea la necesidad de repensar la forma como se conceptualiza y construye la relación entre familias y escuelas, de manera de poder generar programas de intervención psicoeducativos y socioeducativos efectivos que permitan avanzar en un vínculo de colaboración virtuoso. Para esto se revisan los avances de la investigación psicológica,...

Se presenta una batería de evaluación adaptativa/dinámica informatizada de procesos lectores. Este dispositivo (EDPL-BAI) contempla distintos procesos implicados en la lectura y distintos niveles de dificultad, así como un sistema de ayudas graduadas asociadas a cada ítem de la prueba. Su característica esencial consiste en la adaptación dinámica d...

(1) Background: The work schedule of nursing personnel often involves double or continuous shifts and sources of stress derived from the work context, making it necessary to ensure their rest and eating habits contribute to a healthy lifestyle. The objective of this study was to analyze the mediating role of stress management on the effect that sle...

Parental involvement in school has been demonstrated to be a key factor for children’s academic outcomes. However, there is a lack of research in Chile, as well as in Latin American countries in general, leaving a gap in the literature about the generalization of findings outside developed and industrialized countries, where most of the research ha...

This technical report describes a web-based platform for assessing school engagement in its three dimensions (emotional, behavioural and cognitive) and the contextual variables which influence engagement (family, teachers and peers). Students answer two questionnaires through the platform. Results are shown online through individual reports on stud...

In recent decades there have been significant changes in the conceptualization of reading as well as in the perception of how this activity should be assessed. Interest in the analysis of reading processes has led to the emergence of new explanatory models based primarily on the contributions of cognitive psychology. In parallel, there have been no...

The present study compares mathematical abilities of Spanish and Chilean boys and girls. Different measures (magnitude comparison, calculus and mathematical fluency) were implemented in children from the second and third grade of primary education. Main results are found in mathematical fluency where Chilean boys exhibited a higher average in the t...

This study seeks modelling the structure that relates school engagement with a direct effect on the dependent variables: attendance to classes and school performance. The indirect effect of contextual variables (Family, Teachers and Classmates) on the dependent variables through school engagement. A sample of 1170 students of 12–17 years old was us...

Resumen El presente estudio busca modelizar la estructura que relaciona el compromiso escolar con un efecto directo sobre las variables dependientes: asistencia a clases y rendimiento escolar. Además, se considera el efecto indirecto de variables contextuales (Familia, Profesores y Pares) sobre las variables dependientes, a través del compromiso es...

El objetivo de este estudio fue diseñar y validar un cuestionario para medir el compromiso de los adolescentes chilenos con sus estudios. El proceso de elaboración partió de la creación de ítems con base en la revisión de la literatura disponible, posteriormente depurados mediante revisiones por expertos en educación y grupos de discusión con estud...

The objective of this study was to design and validate a questionnaire to measure Chilean adolescents' engagement with their studies. The construction process considered creating items based on review of available literature, then refining them through experts' revisions and student focus groups. The initial questionnaire was applied to 454 primary...

Objective: To generate normative data for the Learning and Verbal Memory Test (TAMV-I) in Spanish-speaking pediatric populations. Method: The sample consisted of 4,373 healthy children from nine countries in Latin America (Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Puerto Rico) and Spain. Each participant was administ...

Objective: To generate normative data for the Shortened Version of the Token Test in Spanish-speaking pediatric populations. Method: The sample consisted of 4,373 healthy children from nine countries in Latin America (Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Puerto Rico) and Spain. Each participant was administered t...

Objective: To generate normative data for the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) in Spanish-speaking pediatric populations. Method: The sample consisted of 4,373 healthy children from nine countries in Latin America (Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Puerto Rico) and Spain. Each participant was administered t...

Objective: To generate normative data for the Stroop Word-Color Interference test in Spanish-speaking pediatric populations. Method: The sample consisted of 4,373 healthy children from nine countries in Latin America (Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Puerto Rico) and Spain. Each participant was administered...

Objective: To generate normative data for the Rey- Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) in Spanish-speaking pediatric populations. Method: The sample consisted of 4,373 healthy children from nine countries in Latin America (Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Puerto Rico) and Spain. Each participant was administere...

This article analyses a range of perceptions of Chilean children compared to those of their mothers regarding tensions and strategies to articulate family life and work. An analysis is conducted based on the structure of the relationship between subjects. This study addresses the emerging findings from interviews with children and adults, establish...

Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv 15 (1): 267-279, 2017 http://revistalatinoamericanaumanizales.cinde.org.co Niñez y adultez. diálogos freNte a teNsioNes familiares, laborales y del cuidado Artículo recibido en marzo 29 de 2016; artículo aceptado en junio 17 de 2016 (Eds.) • Resumen (descriptivo): En este artículo comparamos percepciones de niños y...

Tensions and reconciliations between work and family are analyzed from Chilean children's perspectives considering that: 1) The quality of family relationship is key to socio-emotional development; 2) The impact on the lives of the children is undeniable due to the link between economic and emotional dependence; 3) Most studies dedicate special att...

In 1989 the UN General Assembly adopts the Convention on the Rights of Children and Adolescents (CRC) recognizing children and adolescents as subjects of rights. To be mandatory, its ratification involves creating conditions for children and adolescents to express themselves and be considerate. This means that their voice must be included in the sc...

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RESUMEN Durante el año 2012 se resolvieron los concursos FONDECYT regular 2013 y de Iniciación a la investigación 2012. En el concurso de Iniciación a la Investigación, se presentaron 550 proyectos, de los cuales fueron aprobaron 293. De estos, 7 corresponden a Psicología (de un total de 15 proyectos postulados), por un valor de 299.125 millones de...