Silvia Postigo Zegarra- Doctora en Psicología
- Professor at Universidad Europea de Valencia
Silvia Postigo Zegarra
- Doctora en Psicología
- Professor at Universidad Europea de Valencia
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Introduction
Current institution
Universidad Europea de Valencia
Current position
- Professor
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January 2009 - present
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Publications (45)
The conservation of resources (COR) model has accumulated sufficient evidence to explain burnout in a variety of professions, including teachers, based on the relationship between organizational demands and personal resources, and its development from emotional exhaustion, cynicism and decreased self‐actualization, in that order. From a holistic pe...
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behavior in adolescence are global mental health concerns. These behaviors are often interconnected, but can also manifest independently. This study aimed to assess the predictive abilities of neuroticism, emotional competencies, and the school social climate on four typologies based on the presence of N...
El estudio analizó la satisfacción y usabilidad de recursos socioemocionales en estudiantado universitarios de distintos grados académicos. Se dividieron en tres fases: evaluación inicial, implementación de recursos formativos (Serious Game, curso online de psicología positiva y píldoras de inteligencia emocional) y evaluación final. Se encontró qu...
Introduction
Physical and psychological comorbidity is a challenge for public health, especially in the adolescent stage due to the difficulties of this age. The salutogenic perspective emphasizes general psychological resources such as self-esteem but also highlights the role of contextual factors such as family members in promoting health. From t...
Chronic pediatric disease has a major impact on the life of a child and his or her family. In this sense, the figure of the main caregiver is relevant, who may present adjustment difficulties before the disease, accompanied by high levels of stress and emotional discomfort, which interfere with the adolescent’s adjustment before the new situation....
Family can be a supportive and protective mental health context for trans children, yet little research, mainly qualitative, has focused on the experience of parents, who also suffer the impact of minority stress and live a process of meaning-making during gender affirmation process. This research aims to explore the impact of ambiguous loss and it...
La transición de género puede comprometer la homeostasis familiar, experimentando sentimientos de pérdida y diferentes emociones según cómo se elabore el proceso. Esta investigación concluye que las familias que relatan experiencias de pérdida refieren menos emociones positivas y más emociones negativas en el inicio, quizá retrasando el afrontamien...
Behavioural addictions such as Internet addiction (IA) and, more specifically, Internet gaming disorder (IGD) or video game addiction, have increased their prevalence in recent years in the child and adolescent population. The aim of the present study was to review and synthesise the existing evidence on the effectiveness of psychological treatment...
This study aims to determine the impact of the disease on the perceived stress levels of caregivers of adolescents with asthma. A total of 140 primary caregivers, whose mean age was 45.43 years (SD = 5.03), of whom 85% were mothers, were assessed using the perceived stress questionnaire (PIP), and medical indicators related to asthma were recorded....
The traditional theories about intuition emerged from the study of decision-making, and consider it a typical expert judgment or a heuristic process that generates erroneous decisions. Research into clinical intuition is currently growing, although there are few studies focused on psychotherapy and not associated with a specific theoretical orienta...
Introduction
The development of emotional competences may be a protective factor for mental health problems, promoting well-being at such a complex age as adolescence. Technologies may be used to carry out this empowerment because adolescents are attracted to them. The purpose of the study is to design a serious game based on the Mayer et al ’s emo...
La vivencia trans implica un proceso complejo de elaboración de significados en todo el sistema familiar donde las madres y padres de personas trans pueden experimentar sentimientos de pérdida ambigua y mostrar alteraciones en el bienestar relacionado con el estrés de minorías. El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la experiencia de pérdida...
Previous literature on the psychological impact of COVID-19 has shown a direct relationship between family conflicts and psychological distress among parents and their children during the domestic lockdown and social isolation; but there are also opportunities to enhance family bonding, encourage collective problem-solving and improve personal rela...
Background: The empirical evidence accumulated on the efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of psychotherapeutic treatments in children and adolescents calls for an
update. The main goal of this paper objective was to carry out a selective review of empirically supported psychological treatments for a variety of common psychological disorders and...
Scientific interest in the positive aspects of aging and the development of healthy aging has increased, given the need to ensure older people well-being and quality of life. In this sense, social support and some sociodemographic variables may have a not yet entirely clear role. The main objective of this work was to analyze the predictive relatio...
Introduction
Technologies provide a brilliant opportunity to promote social-emotional competences, well-being and adjustment in adolescence. Game-based programmes and serious games are digital tools that pursue an educational goal in an attractive environment for adolescents. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the effectiveness of...
Resumen
Los síntomas internalizantes como el estado de ánimo depresivo, las quejas somáticas y la ansiedad de los adolescentes es una preocupación importante y global para los padres, los educadores y los profesionales. Las investigaciones empíricas indican que una elevada autoestima está asociada con la adaptación psicológica y el bienestar emocio...
Este libro, Manual de educación emocional para docentes (MADEMO), pretende ayudar a los profesionales que trabajan con menores en la tarea de ser maestros emocionales. La capacidad de usar adaptativamente los procesos emocionales o ser emocionalmente inteligente es una habilidad crítica para la docencia, ya que el trabajo educativo es duro e incluy...
Internalizing symptoms such as depressive mood, somatic complaints and anxiety among adolescents are a major and global concern for parents, educators and professionals. Empirical research suggests that high level of self-esteem during adolescents is associated with psychological adjustment and emotional well-being. This study examines self-esteem...
Los programas socioemocionales que incorporan las tecnologías en su implementación podrían resultar atractivos en la adolescencia. El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la percepción subjetiva de los y las adolescentes sobre sus aprendizajes, el atractivo y las mejoras del programa socioemocional mediante plataforma tecnológica denominado e...
La literatura señala que educar en emociones conduce a una mejora en la convivencia, la salud mental y el bienestar, no solo de los alumnos, sino también de los docentes, que cuentan con más recursos para hacer frente a las diferentes exigencias profesionales y el consiguiente desgaste psicológico. Dado los beneficios de la educación emocional para...
La teoría de las necesidades psicológicas básicas postula que los contextos sociales en los que se promueve la satisfacción de las necesidades psicológicas básicas de autonomía, competencia y relación tienen un efecto positivo sobre el bienestar de las personas. En base a este marco teórico, el objetivo del presente trabajo fue analizar las posible...
Family adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a dyad study. The global pandemic of COVID-19 has brought a host of vital changes to society.
Families and their children have had to adapt to new routines and situations, which may have increased or aggravated the suffering of emotional
symptoms. However, the presence of resilience and positive emo...
A great part of the research in adolescent popularity is based on sociometric methods, not always distinguishing between social preference (acceptance or likeability) and perceived popularity (visibility or salience), which has practical and theoretical implications. The aim of this work was to analyze the features that a sample of 406 Spanish adol...
Todos los actos antisociales, incluidos la violencia y el acoso escolar, lo son dentro de la colectividad en la que se producen y son un reflejo de esa colectividad. Este estudio se centra en el discurso espontáneo de 406 adolescentes entre 15 y 21 años sobre el acoso escolar. El análisis cualitativo de los datos permite inferir cuatro principios d...
The literature reveals multiple benefits of emotional education in adolescents’ development. This study examines the effects perceived by participants in the Emotional Education Programme for Adolescents (PREDEMA), which is based on the ability model of emotional intelligence and assumes a dialogical paradigm geared at meaningful learning. A total...
La percepción de sentido como factor protector en el duelo El duelo debe entenderse en el sentido amplio de pérdida vital significativa, pues afecta por igual sea cual sea el tipo de pérdida. La pérdida de sentido es el denominador común de los procesos de duelo, integrando conceptos mencionados por la literatura previa. Ante la pérdida de sentido,...
La proyección de la ONU (2014) para el año 2050 es un acelerado crecimiento de la población de mayores de 65 años, llegando a conformar el 35% de la población total de España (Aunión, 2014). En relación con su calidad de vida (Barroso, Abad y Valle, 2015), se ha demostrado que las TIC ofrecen importantes oportunidades para la mejora de procesos psi...
Internalizing disorders are mainly defined as psychosomatic, anxiety and depression problems. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between dairy affective states and internalizing disorders in early adolescence (10–12 years old), considering the influence of sex. The participants of the study were 367 children aged between 10 and...
The development of social-emotional competence has shown benefits in multiple areas such as physical and mental health, interpersonal relationships, academic and work performance of both children and adults. The present study aims to determine the effects of an intervention program based on Mayer and Salovey’s (1997) model of emotional intelligence...
Este es un libro para maestros emocionales, que quieren aprender de sí mismos y enseñar a los adolescentes el valor de las emociones en el desarrollo de una vida con sentido. Las emociones, como los valores, no pueden educarse solamente desde la razón. Las competencias emocionales, como la ética, no pueden transmitirse verbalmente, sino que deben m...
En este trabajo se presenta una propuesta de integración teórica en el concepto de Identidad Nodal, sus conexiones con el sentido en términos franklianos y, brevemente, el ejemplo de una intervención derivada de este modelo. El concepto de identidad no está explícito en el paradigma frankliano, pero puede decirse que está implícito en sus tesis. Ap...
Four decades of research into peer bullying have produced an extensive body of knowledge. This work attempts to provide an integrative theoretical framework, which includes the specific theories and observations. The main aim is to organize the available knowledge in order to guide the development of effective interventions. To that end, several ps...
In order to prevent bullying, research has characterised the adolescents involved in terms of their social skills, maladjustment and popularity. However, there is a lack of knowledge concerning the relationships between these variables and how these relationships predict bullying involvement. Moreover, the literature has focused on pure bullies and...
Adolescents take on different social roles mediated by gender, which affect the development of their identity and the expression of school violence. The purpose of this work is to study the behavioral differences in bullying depending on gender. The sample (N=641) is aged between 12 and 16 years old. Personal variables are assessed by self-reports,...
Los adolescentes asumen diferentes roles sociales mediados por el género que influyen el desarrollo de su identidad y cómo se manifiesta la violencia escolar. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar las diferencias conductuales en el acoso escolar según el género. La muestra (N= 641) tiene una edad entre 12 y 16 años. Se estudiaron variables person...
