Alumni Meeting of the Master in Psychological Therapy with Children and Adolescents
During the 9th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents held in Valencia, students and graduates of the Master's in Psychological Therapy with Children and Adolescents gathered at an alumni café to socialize and share...
The Vital Link: Emotional Intelligence, Anxiety, and Self-Esteem in Adolescents
The Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents publishes a study on the relationship between trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and two key indicators of well-being: trait anxiety and self-esteem. Anxiety and self-esteem play a crucial role in the...
The impact of confinement on the sleep of children and adolescents.
Apellániz Martínez and collaborators delve into the impact of confinement on the sleep of children and adolescents, a topic that has received little attention until now. This study seeks to shed light on how restrictions due to COVID-19 have affected the sleep of...
A study concludes that creativity boosts academic success in adolescence
Alba González Moreno and María del Mar Molero Jurado examine in a recent review the relationship between creativity and academic performance in adolescents, and the differences in the dimensions that assess creativity in the academic environment. The review found that...
New scale assesses stressful events and their impact on mental health in schoolchildren
The Echomantra program improves the recovery of adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their families.
A recently published case study by Álvaro Ruiz, Yolanda Quiles, María José Quiles, Eva María León, María Roncero, María Marco and Maider Crujeiras has evaluated the effectiveness of the ECHOMANTRA program in helping patients with eating disorders transition from...
A study finds that the internalization of weight bias affects the self-esteem of adolescents.
The recently published study carried out by researchers Lucía Beltrán-Garrayo, Marta Rojo, Laura Rodríguez-Mondragón, & Ana R. Sepúlveda García has found evidence that the internalization of prejudices about weight is present in Spanish adolescents, which can have...
Escape Room on emotions for students with high abilities
Within the framework of the CIPE congress - XI International Congress of Psychology and Education in Valencia (Spain), whose axis revolves around "Psychological Well-being and digitalization: the great challenge of Psychology" our team has presented the results of the...
Graduation of the 13th promotion of the Master in Child and Adolescent Psychological Therapy
The Miguel Hernández University of Elche celebrates the graduation of the 13th promotion of the Master in Child and Adolescent Psychological Therapy. A very special moment for a group of dedicated students and an exceptional teaching team, of which the institution is...
Emotional well-being of mothers of children with obstetric brachial plexus injury.
A recent study (Madrid & Morales, 2023) has assessed the emotional well-being of mothers of children with obstetric brachial plexus injury during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that most mothers had moderate symptoms of depression and anxiety, but also...
Gender differences in adolescent eating disorders: Exploring maladaptive schemas as a key factor.
A recent study by university researchers Laura Molina, Izaskun Orue, and Esther Calvete has analyzed gender differences in eating disorder symptoms in adolescents. The work found that girls have higher scores on early maladaptive schemas, which may partly explain...
New CuPRu questionnaire: A reliable and valid tool to detect Pica and Rumination disorders.
Researchers Karla Areli Medina-Tepal, Rosalia Vázquez-Arévalo, Nazira Calleja-Bello, and Juan Manuel Mancilla-Díaz have developed a new questionnaire to detect symptoms and behaviors of pica and rumination disorders in adolescents and young adults. The items were...