Effectiveness of a Mobile App Intervention to Prevent Dating Violence in Residential Child Care, Psychosocial Intervention

Navarro-Pérez, J.J., Oliver, A. Carbonell, A & Schneider, B.H.

Psychosocial Intervention. Num.29(2), 59

Este estudio se centra en la de eficacia de una intervención monitorizada, basada en el uso de la app Liad@s en centros de acogida para jóvenes. El objetivo de esta intervención es reducir creencias desadaptativas y actitudes asociadas a violencia en las relaciones de pareja: mitos del amor romántico y sexismo tanto en su dimensión hostil como benévola. Se realizó un estudio pre-post cuasi experimental con grupo control. Participaron 71 adolescentes de 9 centros de acogida de Valencia (España). Se tomaron medidas del cambio en sexismo hostil y benévolo (Inventario de Sexismo Ambivalente - ASI), de ambivalencia y prejuicio hacia los hombres (Inventario Ambivalencia hacia Hombres - AMI) y...

Este estudio se centra en la de eficacia de una intervención monitorizada, basada en el uso de la app Liad@s en centros de acogida para jóvenes. El objetivo de esta intervención es reducir creencias desadaptativas y actitudes asociadas a violencia en las relaciones de pareja: mitos del amor romántico y sexismo tanto en su dimensión hostil como benévola. Se realizó un estudio pre-post cuasi experimental con grupo control. Participaron 71 adolescentes de 9 centros de acogida de Valencia (España). Se tomaron medidas del cambio en sexismo hostil y benévolo (Inventario de Sexismo Ambivalente - ASI), de ambivalencia y prejuicio hacia los hombres (Inventario Ambivalencia hacia Hombres - AMI) y medida de mitos del amor romántico. Los resultados de la intervención fueron evaluados usando MANOVA (análisis multivariado de varianza). Se obtuvo una reducción significativa con tamaño del efecto entre medio y grande en todas las dimensiones esperadas en el grupo que usó la app. Las etas cuadrado fueron de .25 para las dimensiones de sexismo, .38 para mitos y .21 para ambivalencia y prejuicios. El grupo experimental mostró significativamente más cambio que el control en todas las medidas. Las ventajas de la intervención no varían en función del sexo de los participantes. Estos resultados pueden ser útiles para profesionales implicados en atención y cuidado a jóvenes, quienes pueden beneficiarse a su vez de su facilidad para comunicarse online.

La socialización de adolescentes en conflicto con la ley con perfil de ajuste social y su conexión con prácticas de reincidencia delictiva

Navarro-Pérez, J. J.

TS Nova: Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales. Num.15:27-39

El presente artículo forma parte de un proceso empírico más amplio en forma de Tesis Doctoral que utilizó métodos mixtos para alcanzar los objetivos de investigación. Trata de analizar las dinámicas de socialización de los adolescentes y sus confluencias con la reincidencia delictiva. Los resultados identifican como argumentos sustantivos de riesgo para los adolescentes: la inmadurez de las relaciones familiares, la baja conexión con la escuela y aprendizaje formal y los tentáculos del cambio social. Sin embargo, la baja erosión producida también permite que los factores de protección, intrínsecos a su proceso de socialización, les promocionen a entornos de estabilidad.

Challenges and barriers in mental healthcare systems and their impact on the family: A systematic integrative review

Carbonell, A., Navarro-Pérez, J. J., Mestre, M. V.

Health and Social Care in the Community. Num.28(3):1-14.

The aim of this systematic integrative review is to analyse the challenges and barriers found in mental healthcare systems and the impact they have on the family. Searches were made of the Web of Science, Scopus, Medline and Cochrane databases using terms relating to mental health, family care and healthcare systems. We included and critically evaluated studies published in English between 2015 and 2019 that directly or indirectly analysed public mental health policies and the consequences they have for the family. We analysed our findings following the inductive content analysis approach. A total of 32 articles that met quality indicators were identified. Very closely related structural,...

The aim of this systematic integrative review is to analyse the challenges and barriers found in mental healthcare systems and the impact they have on the family. Searches were made of the Web of Science, Scopus, Medline and Cochrane databases using terms relating to mental health, family care and healthcare systems. We included and critically evaluated studies published in English between 2015 and 2019 that directly or indirectly analysed public mental health policies and the consequences they have for the family. We analysed our findings following the inductive content analysis approach. A total of 32 articles that met quality indicators were identified. Very closely related structural, cultural, economic and healthcare barriers were found that contribute to the treatment gap in mental health. The family covers the care systems’ deficiencies and weaknesses, and this leads to overload and a diminishing quality of life for caregivers. It is acknowledged that people with mental illness and their families should be able to participate in the development of policies and thus contribute to strengthening mental healthcare systems worldwide.

Factors in Assessing Recidivism Risk in Young Offenders

Navarro-Pérez, J. J., Viera, M., Calero, J., Tomás, J. M.

Sustainability. Num.12(3):1111.

The research aims to identify if the accumulation of protective and/or risk factors might predict the risk of recidivism in juvenile delinquents and determine the relative weight of both types of factors in the predictions themselves. The risk of criminal recidivism was assessed with the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth—SAVRY—instrument based on a sample of 192 Adolescents in Conflict with the Law—ACLs—held in juvenile detention centers in the Valencian Community (Spain). The results show that protective variables have greater relative consistency than risk variables when assessing recidivism risk in ACLs. The paper’s findings enable advances in the identification of...

The research aims to identify if the accumulation of protective and/or risk factors might predict the risk of recidivism in juvenile delinquents and determine the relative weight of both types of factors in the predictions themselves. The risk of criminal recidivism was assessed with the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth—SAVRY—instrument based on a sample of 192 Adolescents in Conflict with the Law—ACLs—held in juvenile detention centers in the Valencian Community (Spain). The results show that protective variables have greater relative consistency than risk variables when assessing recidivism risk in ACLs. The paper’s findings enable advances in the identification of antisocial behavior patterns using positive variables, and this in turn involves modifying any intervention proposals made by professionals of juvenile justice because psycho-socio-educational processes can now be dealt with on the basis of the ACLs’ potentialities (protective factors) rather than their deficiencies (risk factors) alone.

Obstáculos para el logro de los ODS en El Salvador. Políticas de juventud, jóvenes pandilleros y las ONG: un análisis complejo

Martínez-Reyes, A., Navarro-Pérez, J. J.

Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo. Num.9(1):28-51

En la presente investigación cualitativa, basada en entrevistas semiestructuradas a expertos de organizaciones no gubernamentales y en relatos de vida con jóvenes pandilleros, se analiza la incidencia de las pandillas juveniles en la Agenda de Desarrollo en El Salvador y se identifican los factores de riesgo de las políticas orientadas a la juventud. Los principales resultados del estudio reflejan cómo las pandillas juveniles, la violencia y el fracaso de las políticas públicas han limitado la consecución de los objetivos de desarrollo. A este respecto, se presentan una serie de propuestas para reducir la violencia y el impacto de esta en la sociedad civil, apoyándose en las organizaciones...

En la presente investigación cualitativa, basada en entrevistas semiestructuradas a expertos de organizaciones no gubernamentales y en relatos de vida con jóvenes pandilleros, se analiza la incidencia de las pandillas juveniles en la Agenda de Desarrollo en El Salvador y se identifican los factores de riesgo de las políticas orientadas a la juventud. Los principales resultados del estudio reflejan cómo las pandillas juveniles, la violencia y el fracaso de las políticas públicas han limitado la consecución de los objetivos de desarrollo. A este respecto, se presentan una serie de propuestas para reducir la violencia y el impacto de esta en la sociedad civil, apoyándose en las organizaciones no gubernamentales y en el fortalecimiento de las instituciones y la democracia.

Parents or Peers? Predictors of Prosocial Behavior and Aggression: A Longitudinal Study

Malonda, E., Llorca, A., Mesurado, B., Samper, P., Mestre, MV.

Frontiers in psychology. Num.(10):2379

The aim of this longitudinal study was to determine the associations among peer attachment, warmth from the mother and father, strict control by the mother and father, prosocial behavior, and physical and verbal aggression in adolescence. Few longitudinal studies have examined how peer attachment and parenting styles of the mother and father relate to prosocial behavior and aggression. Participants were 192 boys and 255 girls (M = 14.70 years; SD = 0.68) in wave 1. In the study participated 11 schools. For three successive years, participants reported on their fathers' and mothers' warmth and strict control, peer attachment, prosocial behavior, and aggression. Structural equations modeling...

The aim of this longitudinal study was to determine the associations among peer attachment, warmth from the mother and father, strict control by the mother and father, prosocial behavior, and physical and verbal aggression in adolescence. Few longitudinal studies have examined how peer attachment and parenting styles of the mother and father relate to prosocial behavior and aggression. Participants were 192 boys and 255 girls (M = 14.70 years; SD = 0.68) in wave 1. In the study participated 11 schools. For three successive years, participants reported on their fathers' and mothers' warmth and strict control, peer attachment, prosocial behavior, and aggression. Structural equations modeling was employed to explore two longitudinal models. Results show the influence of the mother and father on prosocial and aggression during adolescence. In addition, strong peer attachment predicted prosocial behavior in subsequent years. Therefore, the findings indicate that despite the increasingly important role of friends during the transition from childhood to adolescence, parenting styles play a key role in the personal and social development of their children. Programs aimed at preventing aggression should be designed considering the importance of stimulating and strengthening prosocial behavior, peer attachment and a family environment of affect, support and communication.

Adolescentes en las pandillas salvadoreñas de niños desprotegidos a criminales violentos

Martínez-Reyes, A., Navarro-Pérez, J. J., Uceda-Maza, F. X.

America latina hoy: Revista de ciencias sociales. Num.83:75-94

El presente artículo aborda una investigación cualitativa rigurosa cuyos resultados reflejan las causas que generan la vulnerabilidad de niños y adolescentes ante la influencia de las pandillas y cómo estos pasan de víctimas a victimarios. Se describe el papel que juegan los adolescentes en las principales pandillas y los factores que inciden en la responsabilidad del Estado sobre la desprotección de la niñez y la adolescencia.

The Effectiveness of a Psycho-educational App to Reduce Sexist Attitudes in Adolescents

Navarro-Pérez, J. J., Carbonell, A., Oliver, A.

Revista de Psicodidáctica. Num. 24(1):9-16

The present study evaluates the effectiveness of an intervention using a mobile app game aimed at reducing sexism in adolescents. A quasiexperimental pretest–posttest study is executed with intervention and control groups. The participants are 369 secondary school students from the province of Valencia, of whom 196 are assigned to intervention and 173 to control group. Hostile and benevolent sexism are assessed at both points in time using theory of ambivalent sexism. The two hours’ intervention involved explaining the game’s dynamic, implementation and use. The results of applying the programme are evaluated of the two dimensions of sexism in two time periods. Intervention with the app...

The present study evaluates the effectiveness of an intervention using a mobile app game aimed at reducing sexism in adolescents. A quasiexperimental pretest–posttest study is executed with intervention and control groups. The participants are 369 secondary school students from the province of Valencia, of whom 196 are assigned to intervention and 173 to control group. Hostile and benevolent sexism are assessed at both points in time using theory of ambivalent sexism. The two hours’ intervention involved explaining the game’s dynamic, implementation and use. The results of applying the programme are evaluated of the two dimensions of sexism in two time periods. Intervention with the app brought about a significant change, reducing sexism in adolescents by between six and 12%. The study highlights the usefulness to make use of information and communications technology (ICT) as a tool for combating sexism and co-educating in equality using gaming strategies to develop non-sexist prosocial competencies.

¿Atracción o reclutamiento? Causas que motivan el ingreso en las pandillas de los/as adolescentes salvadoreños/as

Martínez-Reyes, A., Navarro-Pérez, J. J.

Prisma Social: Revista de Ciencias Sociales. Num.(23):18-45

Las pandillas salvadoreñas han convertido el reclutamiento de adolescentes y jóvenes en un pilar fundamental de sus estructuras criminales. El presente trabajo analiza el papel de las pandillas salvadoreñas en el proceso de reclutamiento de los/as adolescentes y presenta los motivos y causas que llevan a los/as menores a integrarse en las pandillas, centrándose en los entornos de socialización en los que las pandillas y los/as adolescentes se relacionan.