Vanesa Carina Gongora- National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Vanesa Carina Gongora
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Evaluar la Imagen Corporal Positiva (ICP) y su relación con la apreciación corporal, las actitudes corporales masculinas, los desórdenes alimenticios, las actitudes hacia la apariencia y el índice de masa corporal (IMC) en adolescentes de la Costa Caribe colombiana. Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo de corte transversal, donde la muestra estuvo co...
Objetivo:
Determinar la relación de la Imagen Corporal Positiva con la insatisfacción corporal, la actividad física, la interiorización de los ideales de belleza que presentan los medios de comunicación y el índice de masa corporal en adolescentes de la Costa Caribe Colombiana.
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Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo de corte transversal, donde...
El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la relación entre distintos tipos de actividades realizadas en redes sociales y la insatisfacción corporal, la internalización de los ideales de belleza y la apreciación corporal en mujeres adultas de la región metropolitana de Buenos Aires. La muestra se constituyó por 121 mujeres de 18 a 65 años (M =...
El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer el nivel de bienestar, la ruta de acceso a éste, el estado de salud mental y la autopercepción de salud que predominaba en adultos mayores de Buenos Aires. Adicionalmente, se examinaron las relaciones entre las variables de estudio y se indagó en el modelo que mejor predecía la autopercepción de salud en la v...
El objetivo de este estudio es describir los niveles de salud mental desde el modelo del factor dual en una muestra de adolescentes argentinos en tratamiento psicológico y en población escolar. La muestra incluyó 552 jóvenes entre 12 y 18 años. Se utilizaron los cuestionarios SCL-90-R y el MHC-SF. El nivel de flourishing fue del 31.6% en la muestra...
Measurement of adolescent life satisfaction across cultures has not received much attention in previous empirical research. The present study evaluated measurement invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) among adolescents in 24 countries and regions (N = 22,710; age range = 13-19 years; 53% female). A single-factor model with residual...
Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar la adecuación del uso de la escala SCL-27 (Sympton Checklist-27) en población general y población clínica argentina y su comparación con el SCL-90R. Se utilizaron una muestra intencional de 400 personas de población general y una muestra de 85 pacientes en tratamiento psicológico ambulatorio. Se administraron...
La imagen corporal positiva presenta una función protectora preeminente ante los medios de comunicación actuales, sin embargo, a la fecha no se cuenta con estudios que la vinculen con las redes sociales. El objetivo de este trabajo fue estudiar la asociación entre la motivación y usos de redes sociales y la imagen corporal positiva, considerando di...
La investigación que se informa tuvo como objetivos: 1) estudiar las 24 fortalezas de carácter en pacientes adultos que se encuentran en diferentes etapas de un tratamiento cognitivo conductual psicoterapéutico naturalista; y 2) analizar la relación de las fortalezas con algunas del progreso durante el tratamiento, la alianza terapéutica y la adher...
In order to advance in the study of positive body image among different cultures, it is important to create culturally appropriate measures. We examined the psychometric properties of a Latin-American Spanish translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2; Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015a), specifically assessing measurement invariance using a lar...
This study aimed twofold: 1) to study some positive variables (three paths to well-being, life satisfaction, overall well-being and meaning of life) in adult patients who are at different stages of a naturalistic cognitive behavioral psychotherapeutic treatment and 2) to analyze their relationship with the progress during treatment, therapeutic all...
This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the brief version of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5-BF) in a community sample of Argentine adult population, to establish its relationship with the Big Five normal personality traits, and to examine the association of pathological traits with mental and physical maladaptiveness...
The aims of this study are 1) to evaluate the mental health continuum and the dual-continua model classifications in a sample of Argentinean adults; and 2) to compare the mental health prevalence according to demographic variables and the presence of significant psychiatric symptoms. The sample included 627 adults (49.8% males and 50.2% females). T...
The aims of this study were to examine the relationship between motivation for treatment and for change, and to explore their role in the prediction of treatment completion. The sample was composed of 560 predominantly polydrug-using inpatients with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Motivation for treatment was assessed with the Motivation for Tr...
-The Authentic Happiness Theory considers that well-being can be reached by three main pathways: a pleasant life, an engaged life, or a meaningful life. This study investigates the psychometric properties of the Three Pathways to Well-being scale in Argentinean adolescents and compares that to prior results for Argentinean adults. A sample of 255 A...
This study aimed to investigate the relationship among three potential protective factors: satisfaction with life, three routes to well-being and meaning in life, and eating disorder symptoms and body dissatisfaction in male and female adolescents. The sample was composed of 247 adolescent students aged 13 to 18 years. The findings of this study su...
Seligman proposes that well-being can be achieved by three main pathways: the pleasant life or positive emotions, the engaged life, and the meaningful life. The aims of this study are to investigate the three pathways to well-being in Argentinean adolescents and analyze their relationship to life satisfaction. A sample of 255 Argentinean adolescent...
In this study, the psychometric properties of a clinician's observation version of Motivation for Treatment (MfT-O) were assessed and compared with the patient's version (MfT). The sample was composed of 243 inpatients that started inpatient treatment for substance dependence in The Netherlands. The EuropASI and the Motivation for Treatment (MfT) s...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in adult and adolescent population of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. The sample was composed of 707 adults and 180 adolescents of both sexes. The instruments used were: the MLQ, the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Personal Well-being...
Resumen El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Significado en la Vida (MLQ) en una muestra adulta y una adolescente de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. La muestra se conformó por 707 adultos y 180 adolescentes de ambos sexos. Se utilizaron el Cuestionario MLQ, la escala de Satisfacción con la V...
Eating disorders problems are highly relevant in adolescence and require intervention through the implementation of prevention and promotion health programs. A Few primary prevention programmers to fight eating disorders have reached satisfactory results. The most successful results have been obtained with approaches that promote media literacy, th...
This study examines the factor structure of the MAC-R test that assesses specific cognitions of eating disorders (ED) in adolescent and adult female population of the city of Buenos Aires. Three female groups were used: 447 adults, 432 adolescents and 95 ED patients. The MAC-R scale and the ICA eating symptoms scale were administrated. An explorato...
El objetivo del trabajo que se informa fue realizar un estudio comparativo de tres factores protectores de la salud mental: inteligencia emocional, valores y autoestima entre 60 pacientes diagnosticados con trastornos de ansiedad y/o depresión y 60 sujetos de población normal. Así la muestra total quedó conformada por 120 sujetos. Los instrumentos...
The aim of this study is to assess the psychometric properties of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale in general and clinical populations of Buenos Aires. The general population sample was composed of 313 adult persons and the clinical sample consisted of 60 patients who were diagnosed with anxiety disorders and/or depression. The Rosenberg self-esteem...
The aim of this study is to investigate the association between personal values and self-esteem in general population and clinical population. The sample was composed of a group of patients with a diagnosis of anxiety disorders and/or depression (n = 60) and a comparison group, paired by sex and age, of general population (n = 60). The Portrait Val...
The aim of this study is to assess behaviors, eating disorder (ED), related cognitions, and core beliefs in university students. The sample was composed Of 449 psychology students (13.2% men and 86.8% women). The instruments included socio-demographic and eating related data, the MAC questionnaire (Mizes Anorectic Cognitions), the ICA scale (Invent...
The aim of this study is to assess behaviors, eating disorder (ED), related cognitions, and core beliefs in university students. The sample was composed of 449 psychology students (13.2% men and 86.8% women). The instruments included sociodemographic and eating related data, the MAC questionnaire (Mizes Anorectic Cognitions), the ICA scale (Invento...
This study aims to investigate whether the administration of questionnaires measuring subjective craving induces more craving for opiates compared to questionnaires measuring other subjective states. The study was conducted in 2000. The sample was composed of 53 patients that were treated as inpatients and outpatients for their opioid dependence sy...
This study investigates the coping styles of bulimic patients with personality disorders (PDs) and the effects of the level of depression on the relations between PDs and coping. The sample consisted of 75 Argentinean bulimic outpatients engaged in treatment. Patients completed the SCID II (Structural Interview for DSM IV-Personality Disorders), CO...
Cognitive models of bulimia nervosa have stressed the importance of self-beliefs in the maintenance of the disorder. However, new findings show a deeper and more general level of beliefs also to play a role in eating disorders. These beliefs are long-standing, absolute, and unconditional. In the present study, the relations between such core belief...
The interest for the systematic study of personality disorder in patients with eating disorders starts in 1980 with the edition of the DSM III multiaxial classification system. Since then, several publications have been focused on the prevalence and the effect on treatment of personality disorders in bulimic and anorexic patients. These researches...
