Manuel Martí Vilar

University of Valencia | UV · Departamento de Psicología Básica

Emotional intelligence (EI), empathy, and prosocial behavior (PB) are widely studied in the early stages of life, up to adolescence. However, there have been few studies in older adults. Using a multivariate methodology, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were applied with structural equation models (SEM) in 27...

The relationship of addiction problems with other pathologies or with different problematic factors has often been studied by psychology. Positive psychology is also currently approaching to these problems and their relationship with positive factors, such as prosocial behaviours. The purpose of this research is to carry out a systematic review of...

Abstract: The Basic Empathy Scale (BES) has been internationally used to measure empathy. A systematic review including 74 articles that implement the instrument since its development in 2006 was carried out. Moreover, an evidence validity analysis and a reliability generalization meta-analysis were performed to examine if the scale presented the a...

Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, express, understand, and manage emotions. Current research indicates that it may protect against the emotional burden experienced in certain professions. This article aims to provide an updated systematic review of existing instruments to assess EI in professionals, focusing on the desc...

Abstract:Taking care of a person with a physical disability can become a challenge for caregivers asthey must combine the task of caring with their personal and daily needs. The aim of this study wasto assess the impact that taking care of a person who needs support has on caregivers and to analyzecertain characteristics they present, such as self-...

This study is intended to determine, from a systematic review, the importance and effectiveness of different interventions aimed at improving social skills in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through theatrical techniques. For this purpose, a systematic review of the literature published from 2011 to 2021 in the ERIC, Web of Science, Euro...

There is evidence that promoting prosociality through music helps activate participation and integration with the environment, supporting the emergence of empathic responses and fostering bonds between people, especially those with societal inclusion difficulties. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of psychosocial interv...

The aim of this study is to determine the importance and effectiveness of different interventions aimed at improving social skills in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through theatrical techniques. It aims to establish a direct relationship between the interventions and the benefits for socioemotional reciprocity, nonverbal communication...

The purpose of this investigation was to study the relationship between sleep quality, problematic smartphone use (PSU) and bedtime procrastination, as well as to assess gender and age differences. A total of 313 participants, aged 18-60 (M = 30 ± 10.1; 53.2% males), completed an online survey between February and May 2023 in Spain. The Pittsburgh...

Perception of the need to be online can lead to the compulsive use of the Internet. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between Internet Addiction and Social Media Addiction and some psychological variables that could influence the onset of these disorders (FoMO, Emotional Dysre-gulation, Personality traits). The sample was co...

Background: Gambling addiction was the first addictive behavior not related to substance use that was recognized by the DSM-5. It shares diagnostics and comorbidity with other addictions. Extensive studies have investigated the clinical variables involved, but there have been fewer studies of related cognitive and social variables. In this researc...

The aim of this article was to carry out a scoping review of existing research on the influence of food on mental health: (1) Background: nutrition, nutrient levels or an adequate body weight seem to influence the mental health status of individuals. The consumption of psychotropic drugs also seems to contribute to overweight; (2) Methods: fifteen...

Gender-based violence represents a problem of public interest with a high prevalence on university campuses, which has intensified the preventive strategy for potential victims. However, the prosocial action of the viewer provides a promising alternative to mitigate its incidence. This study analyzes preventive interventions based on gender-based v...

Internet addiction and its related variables (i.e., internet gaming addiction, social media addiction, fear of missing out, phubbing) have mostly been investigated in the general population without considering possible gender differences. The present study aimed to investigate the specific characteristics of men and women in the possible developmen...

Problematic Internet use has become a major problem worldwide due to its numerous negative correlates in the field of health, both mental and physical, and its increasing prevalence, making it necessary to study both its risk and protective factors. Several studies have found a negative relationship between resilience and problematic Internet use,...

The Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM) and its revised version (PTM-R) are used internationally to measure prosocial behaviors in different life situations. To obtain accumulated evidence of the report and the reliability of its scores, a meta-analysis of the reliability of internal consistency was performed. The databases of Web of Science (WoS) a...

This study explores the relationship between criminal thinking and other variables related to criminal cognition. Prosocial behavior, emotional intelligence, and cultural dimensions were chosen to check their predictive capacity for criminal thinking. The research sample comprised 695 young university students and adults, chosen by a non-probabilis...

The Adult Prosocialness Behavior Scale (APBS) is most often used to measure adult prosociality. We conducted a reliability generalization meta-analysis to compute the average APBS reliability and examine the heterogeneity among reliability estimations and the influence of moderator variables. An exhaustive search identified 74 articles that applied...

In the present study, we aimed to explore the dynamic relationships among self-esteem, self-efficacy in managing negative emotions (SRN), and expressing positive emotions (SEP) in a short-term, daily framework. We used data collected over 10 days from 101 Italian and 237 Spanish young adults. Results from a Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model...

RESUMEN La familia es la principal fuente de apoyo que asume la responsabilidad de cuidar a las personas mayores. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de diferentes investigaciones, mediante la consulta en seis bases de datos científicas: WoS, Scielo, PubMed, Dialnet, Elsevier y Teseo. La revisión se realizó con 24 documentos de carácter empírico y...

The book chapter proposes to make bibliotherapy known as a tool, also to incorporate it into the curriculum. Through a systematic review, it concludes that the use of bibliotherapy is mainly used for anxiety and depression problems associated with different diseases, although there is a wide range of disorders and events for which professionals, ma...

Professional residential care providers face several stressors due to the burden of caring for dependent people. This burden may affect the way in which care is carried out. Resilience, as personal strengths, may help them to be more effective in their workplace and in their interaction with patients, and this may be related to the development of p...

The emergence of systematic reviews, their evolution and the reason why it is important to introduce the Sustainable Development Goals in future systematic reviews in Psychology are presented.

Abstract: Taking care of a person with a physical disability can become a challenge for caregivers as they must combine the task of caring with their personal and daily needs. The aim of this study was to assess the impact that taking care of a person who needs support has on caregivers and to analyze certain characteristics they present, such as s...

Prospect Theory (PT) is an alternative, dynamic explanation of the phenomenon of risky decision making. This research presents an overview of PT’s history in health fields, including advancements, limitations, and bibliometric data. A systematic and bibliometric review of the scientific literature included in the psychological categories ofWeb of S...

The objective of this study was to carry out a reliability generalization meta-analysis of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGDS) to find out if it presents adequate values that justify its application in its four versions: original and abbreviated with dichotomous or ordinal response. A systematic review including 26 studies that apply this ins...

IntroductionThe objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between social support and resilience with prosocial behavior before and during the confinement caused by COVID-19. Materials and Methods: The participants were divided into a confined group (228 women and 84 men) and an unconfined group (153 women and 105 men), all of whom...

Job-related stress affects the physical and psychological health of professionals dedicated to care. This work is a systematic review that aims to determine the relationships between a sense of coherence (SOC) and work stress and well-being perceived by care professionals. The review was carried out following the PRISMA guidelines, and the search w...

People with mental illness may need the support of caregivers in certain areas of their lives, and there is an increasing need for quality care for people with mental health problems by qualified health professionals. Often, these professionals may develop so-called burnout syndrome, although some authors point out that positive emotions may also a...

The model of Person-Centred Care has as fundamental principles the emphasis on the person within its context, individualized attention and empowerment. However, studies about this approach on mental illness are scarce. The aim of this work is to carry out a systematic review of articles studying the approach of Person-Centered Care provided by prof...

Resumen: El objetivo del presente estudio es determinar si el criterio impuesto por Clarivate Analytics de penalizar las revistas que tengan un elevado número de autocitas debería aplicarse a todas las revistas por igual, sin considerar indicadores bibliométricos diferenciales entre revistas. Se analizaron las características editoriales de la revi...

El objetivo del presente estudio es determinar si el criterio impuesto por Clarivate Analytics de penalizar las revistas que tengan un elevado número de autocitas debería aplicarse a todas las revistas por igual, sin considerar indicadores bibliométricos diferenciales entre revistas. Se analizaron las características editoriales de la revista Adicc...

Introducción El tabaquismo, pese a ser una enfermedad reconocida por la comunidad científica y la población general, está aún lejos de asociarle automáticamente un tratamiento farmacológico y un asesoramiento psicológico. Muchos pacientes que ingresan en el hospital son fumadores y pocos tienen acceso directo a una consulta de tabaquismo. La Prosoc...

Introducció: El Laboratori d’Investigació Prosocial Aplicada de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (LIPA), defineix els comportaments prosocials com aquells que, sense la recerca de recompenses extrínseques i materials afavoreixen a altres persones, segons els criteris d’aquestes, augmentant la probabilitat de generar una reciprocitat positiva de...

INTRODUCCIÓN. En el caso concreto de las altas capacidades, además de desarrollar la capacidad cognitiva de estos alumnos, ha habido una incipiente preocupación por el desarrollo de las habilidades sociales y el desarrollo socioemocional. Se comprende, por lo tanto, que su configuración es multidimensional. MÉTODO. El objetivo de esta revisión sist...

Internet addiction (IA) has mostly been investigated with the fear of missing out and difficulties in emotional regulation. The present study examined the link between IA and variables related to problematic social media use (i.e., fear of missing out, social media addiction), together with emotional (dys)regulation and personality traits, providin...

There are many factors that appear to be directly related to the development of gambling addiction problems, and it is important to understand these relationships from a clinical perspective in order to develop prevention and intervention programs. This research seeks to analyze the relationships these problems have with gambling motives, cognitive...

Resumen: La primera dependencia que se presenta en los individuos fumadores es la psíquica, por ello lo inmediato es facilitarles un apoyo psicológico. Los comportamientos prosociales dotan de capacidad al fumador para situarse en el punto de vista del otro, consiguen un descentramiento del propio espacio psíquico y en consecuencia les ayuda a dist...

Resumen: El objetivo principal del presente trabajo es determinar, mediante una revisión de la literatura, la forma de interactuar que se da entre la Empatía, la Conducta Prosocial y la Felicidad, siendo estas tres variables de gran relevancia dentro de la Psicología y fundamentales para el buen estado de la sociedad y las personas que la conforman...

Careless response in the investigation of emotional intelligence has not been explicitly addressed. In a sample of 180 Spanish adults responding to the Wong-Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, a small prevalence (7.2%) was detected. The impact was small on the psychometric parameters, but they were less inflated, more realistic, and precise.

The containment measures taken because of the COVID-19 pandemic have had consequences on human thought and behaviour. The purpose of this study is to contrast an explanatory model of prosocial behaviours during confinement by analysing different variables involved. The study sample was made up of 946 participants (70.9% female) and had an average a...

The so-called Person-Centered Care (PCC) model identifies three fundamental principles: changing the focus of attention from the disease to the person, individualizing care, and promoting empowerment. The Person-Centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT) has gained wide acceptance as a measure of PCC in recent years due to its brevity and simplicity, as...

Background: The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) is one of the most widely used screening instruments for evaluating addiction to gambling. Method: The main objective of this study is to analyze whether the SOGS is a reliable instrument and what characteristics of studies on the SOGS are linked to its reported reliability. Results: A meta-ana...

Despite the seriousness of problem gambling, its relationship with many factors has not yet been studied. This investigation sought, on the one hand, to verify the predictability of improvement over problem gambling, with irresponsible gambling being a mediator in this relationship. In addition , we sought to analyze whether predictors of problem g...

A pesar de la gravedad del juego problemático, la relación que guarda con muchos factores to-davía no ha sido estudiada. Esta investigación perseguía, por un lado, comprobar la capacidad predictora del motivo de mejora sobre el juego problemático, siendo el juego irresponsable un mediador en esta relación. Por otro lado, analizar si los factores pr...

The study of the affective dimension of transversal competences is essential for the development of responsible behaviors and maintaining attitudes committed to sustainable development. The importance attributed to each of these factors can predict behavior implementation and awareness of values for sustainable development that reflect the acquisit...

Abstract Empathy is the ability of a person to feel identified with something or someone and, if it is the case, share their feelings. This capacity could influence behaviors that involve a moral component, such as prosocial behavior and the criminalization of faults and crimes. The objective was to test a model of interaction of variables accordin...

La empatía es la capacidad de una persona para sentirse identificada con algo o alguien y, si es el caso, compartir sus sentimientos. Esta capacidad podría influir en comportamientos que conlleven un componente moral como son la conducta prosocial y la penalización de faltas y delitos. El objetivo fue poner a prueba un modelo de interacción de vari...

Moral reasoning is a field of investigation that has been raising more and more interest. It is necessary to have valid tools for evaluating moral reasoning. To this end, this article provides an update review about existing tools that evaluate moral reasoning, focusing on the description of their characteristics as well as their psychometric prope...

RESUMEN El concepto de la discapacidad ha evolucionado desde un elemento focalizado en la persona, hacia una concepción social, en la que se reconoce el contexto como elemento clave en la generación de posibilidades de participación e inclusión. En este artículo se analizan experiencias de liderazgos prosociales de personas con discapacidad, con el...

The DSM-5 frames the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) within the neurodevelopmental disorders, whose most characteristic features are the alterations of social behavior. These include affectations in prosociality and empathy. The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the different interventions aimed at improving prosociality a...

In a growing context of multiculturalism, prosocial behavior is important to build effective social exchange and service orientation among university students. The present study investigates prosocial behavior from a psychometric approach, to obtain evidence of the internal structure of the prosocial behavior scale (PS), in 737 young people enrolle...

La Revista Digital de Investigación en Docencia Universitaria (RIDU) (RIDU) presenta un número dedicado a los “Valores y ética profesional” en plena crisis sanitaria provocada por el COVID- 19 que ha afectado a muchos ámbitos, pero especialmente a la Educación Superior. Es un honor ser editor invitado para esta quinta publicación de RIDU dedicada a...

Empathy is relevant to sociomoral development, especially in relation to prosociality and the penalization of acts as faults and crimes (sociomoral judgment). The objective of this research was to test whether empathy is a predictor of prosociality and of perceptions of seriousness of delinquent acts among research participants in Argentina and Spa...

Abstract: Measuring prosocial conduct, just as other constructs which are relevant for psychological adjustment, requires a base of knowledge which is orderly and up-to-date, which helps to identify and methodological aspects for its construction. The objective of this study is to identify the instruments for measuring prosocial behavior which are...

En la conferencia se plantea como objetivo compartir reflexiones acerca de la deontología y ética profesional aplicados la práctica de la atención psicológica on-line. Al trascender los límites de un país o región, atender la salud mental aquiere una dimensión global. Permite atender a personas en diferente grado de exclusión, al tiempo que ofrece...

Objetivos: Estudiar el uso actual del Modelo de AICP y analizar su relación con el perfil sociodemográfico, la empatía y la inteligencia emocional en cuidadores profesionales de personas dependientes. Método: Muestra de 139 cuidadores profesionales de personas en situación de dependencia de distintos centros de ámbito residencial de la provincia de...

Objetivos: Estudiar la resiliencia y la conducta prosocial en cuidadores profesionales de personas dependientes que usan el modelo AICP y analizar su relación con el perfil sociodemográfico. Método: El estudio se compone de 95 cuidadores profesionales de personas en situación de dependencia de distintos centros públicos y privados del ámbito resid...

ABSTRACT: The aim of the following paper is to observe the existing relationship and influence between sports practicing and prosocial behaviour through a systematic literature review published from 1900 to 2018 using databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, Dialnet, Research gate and PubMed, checking a total of 57 studies. Predictors found are so...

Background and aims: Previous studies highlighted the importance of prosociality (PRO) to sustain one’s own life satisfaction (LS) across adolescence and adulthood. Yet, the extent to which LS could be explained by stable differences in PRO (trait-like) and/or to momentary increase in PRO (state-like) deserves further investigation. In the present...

RESUMEN Actualmente, nos encontramos en un contexto de revolución tecnológica e informacional, de crisis del capitalismo y del estatismo, y dónde están apareciendo nuevos movimientos sociales que buscan reivindicar los Derechos Humanos. Es un contexto de cambio constante, caracterizado por la globalización, inequidad, individualismo y competitivida...

In order to promote wellbeing in current society, it is necessary to understand which variables predict prosocial behaviour. The objectives of this research were: 1) To establish prosociality as a phenomenon which is related to emotional, contextual and cognitive factors. 2) To establish a model for emotional intelligence which explains prosocial b...

Abstract The goal of this paper is to identify positive help behaviors towards the others (prosocial behavior) in the Universities that practice a Social Responsibility model. We proceed to make a systematized research divided in three steps: initial research, systematic research and manual research. Sixteen results were found, based on investigati...

Abstract The present project aims to make a systematic review of the prosocial interventions addressed to students before their access to University. The main purpose is to analyze the proposed prosocial interventions in Primary Education, and in Secondary education in order to observe the effects they have in the students’ behaviour. The review ha...

El libro propone desde la Psicología un aumento de las conductas prosociales enfocadas hacía la justicia, dignidad equidad y bien común y así superar la crisis económica actual. El autor muestra las colectividades españolas como referente para la situación actual. Los recensores conectan esta propuesta con las propuestas de Kohlberg para favorecer...

El objetivo fue estudiar el peso explicativo del factor contextual, emocional y cognitivo en la conducta prosocial mediante las variables: cultura individual, inteligencia emocional y pensamiento criminal. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 180 universitarios españoles de 18 a 25 años de edad (135 mujeres; Medad=21, 17; DT=1,53). Los análisis de regre...

Despite growing research on online social networking, implicit associations of Facebook users have been largely understudied. In Study 1, we used the Single-Target Implicit Association Test (ST-IAT; Karpinski and Steinman, 2006) in order to assess implicit associations between Facebook and two evolutionary relevant constructs: sexual and prosocial...

El libro propone desde la Psicología un aumento de las conductas prosociales enfocadas hacía la justicia, dignidad equidad y bien común y así superar la crisis económica actual. El autor muestra las colectividades españolas como referente para la situación actual. Los recensores conectan esta propuesta con la de Kohlberg para favorecer la construcc...

Nowadays' society, marked by quick social, economic and cultural transformations, makes it necessary to ask the question of what skills citizens have to acquire in the knowledge society, and so, the challenge arises of designing and implementing new models of teaching in Social Responsibility. This research aims to design a new model of teaching in...

Durante las últimas dos décadas se ha experimentado un incremento del interés por la conducta prosocial. Especialmente, ha aumentado el número de publicaciones cuyo foco de estudio son las bases biológicas de dicha conducta, esto no sólo proporciona una mejor comprensión de la conducta prosocial (CP) sino que también contribuye al diseño e implemen...

El tabaquismo es la primera causa de muerte prevenible en los países desarrollados y su mortalidad anual es muy alta. La nicotina es la responsable de causar la dependencia física y psicosocial. La OMS, desde el 2003 ha facilitado unas directrices para ir mejorando en el control del tabaquismo. Esta enfermedad se trata con terapias psicológicas y f...

Introducción: La prosocialidad aplicada son aquellos comportamientos que, sin la búsqueda de recompensas extrínsecas, favorecen a otras personas según su criterio, aumentando la probabilidad de generar reciprocidad positiva de calidad, salvaguardando la identidad, creatividad e iniciativa de los individuos. (1). Estos comportamientos se quieren apl...

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate relationship between religiosity, values and Prosocial Moral Reasoning (PMR) of high school students. The first hypothesis consists of analyze whether religious attitudes can predict any specific Prosocial Moral Reasoning (PMR). On the other hand, the second hypothesis tries to investigate if...

With a diary study, we tested the positive effect of prosociality on life satisfaction. Fifty-six Spanish undergraduate students (45 females; Mage = 21.08 years) rated their life satisfaction, prosociality, self-esteem, and physical appearance for 5 consecutive days. Multilevel results indicated that within-individual positive deviations in prosoci...

In this study the relation between the fathers’ and/or mothers’ profession and the self-concept, teenagers’ values and moral trial is analyzed, in addition to a brief theoretical approach to the three psychological constructs. The sample is composed of 350 teenagers, which are enrolled in school, with an average age of 14.8 years. Several MANOVAs h...

Resumen El objetivo del presente artículo fue la revisión de programas de reinserción en centros penitenciarios, centrándose en aquellas intervenciones de aplicación abierta que fomentan la competencia social y prosocialidad a través del desarrollo de los recursos necesarios para su consecución, ya que se relaciona con una disminución de la delincu...

El auge de la denominada Responsabilidad Social Universitaria (RSU) en Iberoamérica, desde principios del siglo xxi, ofrece una diversidad conceptual y metodológica en la cual se alternan modelos de base académica con experiencias legislativas en Brasil y Perú. El análisis de la literatura científica revela una paulatina vinculación de la RSU a pro...

Understanding students' life satisfaction (a major indicator of subjective well-being; Diener & Diener, 2009) is at the core of developmental psychologists’ research agenda. Previous works have highlighted the importance of both self-oriented variables (e.g., self-esteem, body satisfaction) and other-oriented variables (e.g., prosociality) in susta...

Introducción: El tabaquismo es una enfermedad crónica, adictiva y recidivante, reconocida por la OMS desde 1992 con CIE-10: F-17 y por el DSM-5, como trastorno por consumo de sustancias. El tratamiento del tabaquismo es psicológico y farmacológico. Se propone una nueva herramienta psicológica para dejar de fumar: la conducta prosocial aplicada, ést...

Abstract: The influence of independent variables like gender, age and average score on the Social Competence of teenagers and a brief theoretical approach to that concept will be analyzed on this paper. The sample of the study is formed by 193 pupils between 12 and 16 years old who study Compulsory Secondary Education. The instrument to evaluate th...

Recensión del libro Experiencias iberoamericanas en responsabilidad social universitaria, responde al prólogo del mismo con comentarios a un año de su publicación.

Research interest on prosocial behavior has grown up during the past two decades. Specially a growing number of studies focusing on its biological bases have been published, aiming not just at a better understanding of this kind of behavior but also at contributing to the designs and implementation of effective procedures to increase prosocial tend...

Se presenta un proyecto que tiene como objetivo la implementación en la Universitat de València de un modelo de formación en macrocompetencias genéricas que desarrolleen los futuros profesionales el pensamiento crítico, la comunicación, el emprendimiento, la innovación social y el trabajo en equipo interdisciplicanrio: la Responsabilidad Social. ....

El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer el concepto que tienen de sí mismo los adolescentes, así como las decisiones morales. Se plantea y pone a prueba el Modelo teórico de predicción del razonamiento moral. La muestra es incidental, realizada a 350 adolescentes valencianos, cuya edad media es de 15 años. Los instrumentos de medida son el Ten...

Previous research has shown that there are crucial factors influencing moral judgments. The present study addresses the interplay between moral judgments and four factors: (a) incidental affects,(b) sociocultural context, (c) type of dilemma, and (d) the participant’s sex. Suboptimal affective primes (by sexual, pleasant and neutral pictures) were...

The aim of this work was the search for instruments created to evaluate moral reasoning, in order to provide this information to professionals who may need it, as well as to update the information about them. A literature search was done, using as the main database the Web of Science (WOS). 18 instruments were found. It is confirmed that the field...

Previous research has identified a set of core factors that influence moral judgments. The present study addresses the interplay between moral judgments and four factors: (a) incidental affects, (b) sociocultural context, (c) type of dilemma, and (d) participant's sex. We asked participants in two different countries (Colombia and Spain) to judge t...