Pastor Yolanda- PhD
- Lecturer at Rey Juan Carlos University
Pastor Yolanda
- PhD
- Lecturer at Rey Juan Carlos University
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Introduction
Yolanda Pastor currently works at the Psychology, King Juan Carlos University. Yolanda does research in Social Psychology, Behavioural Science and Clinical Psychology. One of their current project is 'Sustainable work: Ageing, disability and the future of working life. Work in progress'. My main line of research is the study of psychosocial determinants that influence adolescent behavior. The use and risks of social networks in adolescence and the prevention of dating violence are some of the projects underway at present.
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This paper studies how the experience and perceptions of social media are related to the emission and reception of online prosocial behavior (OPB), using a cross-sectional survey study with 1,299 adolescents. Our results indicated that females and non-binary individuals showed a higher frequency of OPB than males. The use of instant messaging and e...
Las nuevas tecnologías de comunicación social están inmersas en la vida de los y las adolescentes, siendo utilizadas en sus relaciones afectivo-sexuales. Este trabajo se plantea describir la dieta sexual y afectiva que estos tienen en los medios sociales, tanto como receptor pasivo como sujeto activo. Asimismo, estudia la influencia que distintas v...
These studies highlight the importance of analyzing prosocial behavior in online contexts and its interdependence with psychosocial development and offline life during adolescence and young adulthood. Development from infancy to young adulthood occurs in multiple interconnected settings, and the digital context is taking on greater prominence, tran...
Abstract: Introduction: The scientific evidence regarding the effects of online social media use on the well-being of adolescents is mixed. In gen-eral, passive uses (receiving, viewing content without interacting) and more screen time are related to lower well-being when compared with active uses (direct interactions and interpersonal exchanges)....
The Colourful Childhoods project, funded by the European Union, has been implemented in six European Union countries (Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, and Spain) between 2022 and 2024. The project aimed to contribute to the development of effective strategies to prevent and combat all forms of violence against LGBTIQ children in vulne...
This article presents the results and main conclusions of a quasi-experimental study after the implementation of an innovative project extended as a multi-year programme, called 'MusMotion', applied in compulsory secondary education, which is based on the relationship between music and emotions, as well as its effects on the academic performance of...
The need to belong (hereafter, NTB) is a basic human motivation that describes a strong drive to form and maintain a minimum number of meaningful and positive interpersonal relationships (Baumeister & Leary, 1995). Fulfilling this purpose requires seeking frequent and rewarding interaction with others, and such interaction must be stable over time...
During adolescence, the need to belong is a basic motivation that drives the building of strong interpersonal links with peers, and online social networks are one of the most widely used media today for this purpose. A Spanish-adaptation of the Need to Belong Scale (Leary et al., 2013) and a self-developed instrument about the social network uses w...
Self-regulation is a basic skill that can prevent problematic Internet and smartphone use in adolescence (LaRose et al., 2003). The present study explored regulation strategies in the use of this device, as well as the relationships between such strategies and the background variables of Caplan's (2010) model, to identify those adolescents who pres...
The preference for online social interaction has been seen as an antecedent for problematic use of the Internet and social networks, which is associated with problems of social anxiety and a lack of social skills. Based on a survey with a representative sample of 524 students in Compulsory Secondary Education (aged 12-14) in the Autonomous Region o...
La alta prevalencia de la violencia en el noviazgo (VN) entre los adolescentes y las consecuencias que puede tener para los individuos ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de estudiar sobre este fenómeno. Existen, de momento, pocos estudios que traten la violencia en el noviazgo con la intervención de los espectadores. En el presente trabajo se pretend...
Prosocial Behabiour in social networks in adolescence
This is a cross-sectional survey study with a representative sample of adolescents from the Community of Madrid (Spain).
This is a cross-sectional survey study with a representative sample of adolescents from the Community of Madrid (Spain).
Young people make intensive and varied use of social networks, which depends on individual differences and use motives. This study analyses the different ways in which young people use the main social media platforms and the role that gender, age and social class play in users’ behaviour with a representative sample of young people aged 17–24 in th...
Este artículo estudia la percepción que poseen los adolescentes sobre los usos, las vulnerabilidades y los riesgos de las redes sociales y el smartphone en España y Colombia. Para ello se han realizado diferentes grupos de discusión en ambos países. Se empleó el análisis de contenido clásico para estudiar el discurso. Entre los riesgos percibidos,...
The confinement imposed by measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic may in the short and medium term have psychological and psychosocial consequences affecting the well-being and mental health of individuals. This study aims to explore the role played by group membership and social and personal identities as coping resources to face the experien...
En las últimas décadas, internet y el uso de los dispositivos electrónicos se ha convertido en algo cotidiano para las personas de cualquier edad, y también para los niños y las niñas. La red constituye una herramienta básica de acceso a la información, facilitando muchas tareas, servicios y aprendizajes de todo tipo. Los estudios actuales indican...
Objective: Self-esteem has been identified as a strong predictor of depression and maladaptive behaviours in adolescents. Two relational models (A and B) were tested on the antecedent and consequent variables of self-esteem.
Methods: A representative sample of 610 Spanish adolescents (52% boys) ranging in age from 11 to 16 years of age (mean age =...
Positive and negative-worded items affect respondents’ answering style in attitude surveys and have psychometric implications. This research was conducted to assess the wording effect on the validation of the Spanish adaptation of the Intimate Partner Violence Attitude Scale-Revised (IPVAS-R). Five competing models were tested with confirmatory fac...
The aim of this research was to describe the sexual behaviour and HIV/ AIDS risk perception in two cohorts of Spanish university students. A cross-sectional design of two cohorts was employed. A total of 230 university students in 2004 (M age =19.77; SD=1.73; 72.6% females) and 264 in 2012 (M age =19.47; SD=1.73; 73.5% females) were recruited. A se...
Los patrones de uso y consumo de información mediática de los adolescentes experimentan cambios frecuentes debido a la constante evolución tecnológica. Este trabajo, fruto del proyecto REDCON, trata de conocer el uso y consumo de internet, redes sociales y servicios de mensajería de los adolescentes en la Comunidad de Madrid, así como su percepción...
The aim of this research was to describe the sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS risk perception in two cohorts of Spanish university students. A cross-sectional design of two cohorts was employed. A total of 230 university students in 2004 (Mage=19.77; SD=1.73; 72.6% females) and 264 in 2012 (Mage=19.47; SD=1.73; 73.5% females) were recruited. A self-de...
Resumen The use of social networks and instant messaging is common among young people, and extends to all types of relationships, including couple relationships. The aim of this study is double sided, on the one hand, to describe the usage and the perception of these resources in couple relationships in a sample of 207 Spanish university students a...
El uso de las redes sociales y la mensajería instantánea es habitual entre los jóvenes, y se extiende a todo tipo de relaciones, incluyendo las relaciones de pareja. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido doble, por un lado, describir el uso y la percepción de estos medios en las relaciones de pareja en una muestra de 207 universitarios españoles entr...
El objetivo general de esta investigación consiste en analizar el contenido de los vídeos de los youtubers de mayor impacto entre los adolescentes y su relación con la construcción de la identidad. La plataforma YouTube es una de las más utilizadas por los adolescentes españoles, ya que alrededor del 70% de los jóvenes entre 14 y 17 años prefieren...
El presente trabajo pretende, por un lado, analizar la situación del consumo de noticias y contenidos audiovisuales de adolescentes y jóvenes a través de internet. En segundo lugar, también tiene como objetivo delimitar los métodos de medición de esos consumos, tanto desde el ámbito profesional como académico. Los jóvenes se mantienen interesados p...
INTRODUCCIÓN: Internet se ha convertido en un espacio de interrelación social muy importante para la construcción de la identidad de los adolescentes del siglo XXI (Ahn, 2011; Barker, 2009). La plataforma YouTube es una de las más utilizadas por los adolescentes españoles ya que alrededor del 70% de los jóvenes entre 14 y 17 años prefiere esta red...
Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar las consecuencias del deterioro de las condiciones de trabajo como resultado de la crisis o recesión económica sobre la salud, el bienestar, la percepción y las actitudes laborales en trabajadores con discapacidad. Para ello se utilizó una muestra de 31 trabajadores con discapacidad en empleo ordinario (no...
The aim of this paper was to describe profiles of psychosocial adjustment and vulnerability in adolescence and to study its relationship with emotional distress in a representative sample of young people (52% boys and 48% girls) between 11 to 16 years (M = 13,38; SD = 1,70) from Elche city (Alicante). The variables considered to the profiles’ const...
Objectives: This study aims to describe some consequences of the recent economic downturn on disabled workers’ working conditions in the Spanish labour market. Since 2009, job security, wages and working conditions in general have all slumped whilst temporary contracts have surged as result of the economic and financial crisis. This negative situat...
Objectives: This study aims to describe some consequences of the recent economic downturn on disabled workers’ working conditions in the Spanish labour market. Since 2009, job security, wages and working conditions in general have all slumped whilst temporary contracts have surged as result of the economic and financial crisis. This negative situat...
People with AIDS remain in today's society as a stigmatized group. However, the content and expression of stereotypes in Europe may be changing thanks to the progress made regarding knowledge about the disease, its treatment and its prevention (Labra, 2015). The main objective of this paper is to describe and compare stereotypes in regard to people...
Social representations operate as a system of interpretation of reality that governs the
relationship of individuals with their physical and social environment. Provide a guide
for action, guiding the actions and social relations. The aim of this paper is to capture
the content and structure of the social representations of adolescence in a sample...
Durante la juventud se consolidan los hábitos y las actitudes que influirán en la adopción o abandono de conductas sexuales preventivas. El objetivo de este estudio es doble, describir los hábitos sexuales de los universitarios españoles y conocer cómo los estereotipos y la percepción de control ante el VIH/SIDA se relacionan con la ilusión de invu...
This study investigates the relationship between protective and vulnerability factors affecting health (distress) in medical staff. Participants were 127 doctors from four public hospitals, who were administered the Occupational Stress in Health Professionals Inventory, the Ways of Coping Questionnaire, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Symptom Ch...
Este trabajo tuvo un doble objetivo, en primer lugar, la adaptación a población adolescente española de la Social Support Scale for Chidren (SSSC) de Harter (1985), y el estudio de sus propiedades psicométricas. Y en segundo lugar, estudiar el apoyo social percibido de los adolescentes, analizando las diferencias en función de la edad y el género....
The purpose of the present paper is twofold: first, to adapt to the Spanish adolescent population the Social Support Scale for Children (SSSC: Harter. 1985) and to evaluate its psychometric properties; second. to study adolescents' perceived social support, analysing age and gender differences. The scale was administered to a representative sample...
This study analyzed gender and grade differences and the predictive role of these variables in the self concept domains measured by the SDQ-II. The questionnaire was administered to 2.022 secondary school students from Grades 7 to 10. Results revealed that boys scored significantly higher in Physical Ability, Physical Appearance, Emotional Stabilit...
The cross-cultural generalizability of the social physique anxiety scale (SPAS) was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in five European nations: Britain, Estonia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey. Motl and Conroy's (2000) methods were used to develop modified versions of the scale within each sample based on the original 12-item version. P...
A gender-based model has been designed to study the relationships that exist among self-concept dimensions and some health-promoting behaviours (consumption of healthy food and participation in sports) and health-risk behaviours (consumption of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and unhealthy food). The model was employed on a representative sample of 1,03...
This paper examines the direct and indirect effects of sports participation on perceived health. It is based on a representative sample of middle adolescents aged 15-18 (N=1038, M age=16.31, S.D.=0.92; 510 boys and 528 girls) from the Valencian Community (Spain). This study used two different models; Model A is an adaptation of Thorlindsson, Vilhja...
The object of this paper is to study self-concept and self-esteem differential characteristics of middle adolescence by age and gender in a representative sample from the Valencian Community (N = 1.038, M age = 16.31, Range = 15-18 years). The instrument for this research is an adaptation of the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (Harter, 1988...
El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido el estudio de las características psicométricas del Perfil de Autopercepciones para Adolescentes (Harter, 1988). Se administró una traducción del mismo a una muestra representativa de adolescentes de la Comunidad Valenciana (N=1.038) entre 15 y 18 años. La subescala de Competencia Laboral fue eliminada por no ser...
Este estudio analizó las diferencias de género y curso y el papel predictivo de estas variables en las dimensiones del autoconcepto medidas por el SDQ-II. El cuestionario fue administrado a 2.022 estudiantes de 1º a 4º de ESO. Los resultados revelaron que los chicos puntuaron significativamente más alto en las dimensiones Habilidades Físicas, Apari...
