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The research team led by Dr. Sandra Pérez has over 15 years of experience in the study of suicidal behaviors, encompassing both clinical and community populations. Collaboration among its members has been strengthened through joint projects with other researchers, such as Professor Enrique Baca¿a leading figure in suicide behavior research¿since 2018. The team is also notable for its ability to train new researchers, as evidenced by the contributions of Drs. Layrón and Salom, current team members whose academic careers began under the supervision of the principal investigator during their early academic work. In terms of scientific output, the team has addressed various areas, including longitudinal studies on suicidal ideation among university students, non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents, and meaning-making processes among suicide-loss survivors, in collaboration with Professor Neimeyer from the University of Memphis. Additional research has focused on suicidal behaviors and associated risk and protective factors (such as meaning in life, social validation, or adult attachment) in both Spanish populations and individuals of other nationalities, such as ...The research team led by Dr. Sandra Pérez has over 15 years of experience in the study of suicidal behaviors, encompassing both clinical and community populations. Collaboration among its members has been strengthened through joint projects with other researchers, such as Professor Enrique Baca¿a leading figure in suicide behavior research¿since 2018. The team is also notable for its ability to train new researchers, as evidenced by the contributions of Drs. Layrón and Salom, current team members whose academic careers began under the supervision of the principal investigator during their early academic work. In terms of scientific output, the team has addressed various areas, including longitudinal studies on suicidal ideation among university students, non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents, and meaning-making processes among suicide-loss survivors, in collaboration with Professor Neimeyer from the University of Memphis. Additional research has focused on suicidal behaviors and associated risk and protective factors (such as meaning in life, social validation, or adult attachment) in both Spanish populations and individuals of other nationalities, such as Mexican citizens. The team also has experience in validating assessment instruments related to suicidal behaviors, such as the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire and the Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury. Recently, the team has also initiated a new line of research exploring emotional responses in victims of partners with narcissistic traits and characteristics of the dark tetrad.
To date, the team has supervised 7 doctoral theses and is currently supervising 4 additional dissertations focused on suicidal behaviors in various populations, including law enforcement personnel, Mexican clinical populations, and university students. Altogether, the team's multidisciplinary experience¿which integrates psychology, psychiatry, and community health¿along with its strong commitment to training and prevention, positions it as a leading reference in suicide research and intervention. Some of the team's publications are listed below: In university and adolescent populations, on suicidal behavior and self-injury, e.g.:
1. Pérez, S., Layrón-Folgado, J.E., Guillén, V. & Marco, J.H. (2024). Meaning in life mediates the association between depressive symptoms and future frequency of suicidal ideation in Spanish university students: A longitudinal study. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.13040. Q2. IF WOS 3.2. Psychiatry 69/144. Psychology, Multidisciplinary 67/121.
2. Layrón Folgado, J.E., Conchado, A., Marco, J.H., Barrigón, M.L., Baca-García, E., Pérez, S. (2022). Trajectory Analysis of Suicidal Ideation in Spanish College Students Using Ecological Momentary Assessment. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 853464. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.853464
3. Pérez Rodríguez, S., Layrón Folgado, J.E., Baca-García, E., Barrigón, M., & Marco, J.H. (2023). Perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and hopelessness as predictors of future suicidal ideation in Spanish university students. Death Studies, 14, 1¿11. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2023.2235569
4. Pérez Rodríguez, S., García, J., Gallego, B., & Marco, H. (2021). Characteristics and unidimensionality of non-suicidal self-
injury in a community sample of Spanish adolescents. Psicothema, 33(2), 251¿258. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2020.249
5. Sanz-Sendra, X., Mora-Ascó, J., Gallego-Hernández de Tejada, B., Marco, J.H., Pérez Rodríguez, S. (2024). A Comparative Study of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury, Hopelessness and Meaning in Life Before and After COVID-19 in Adolescents. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(6):e70003. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.70003
In clinical populations, e.g.:
6. Salom, R., Layrón, J.E., Neimeyer, R.A., & Pérez Rodríguez, S. (2024). Construction of meaning in survivors of suicide loss: A Spanish translation and application of the Meaning in Loss Codebook. Death Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2438412
7. Fonseca Baeza, S., García Alandete, J., Marco Salvador, J.H., Pérez Rodríguez, S., Baños, R., & Guillén Botella, V. (2023). Difficulties in emotional regulation mediate the impact of burden on quality of life and mental health in a sample of family members of people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.
8. Pérez Rodríguez, S., García-Alandete, J., Gallego, B., & Marco, H. (2021). Characteristics and unidimensionality of non- suicidal self-injury in a community sample of Spanish adolescents. Psicothema, 33(2), 251¿258. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2020.249
9. Pérez Rodríguez, S., Layrón Folgado, J.E., Cañabate Ros, M., & Marco Salvador, H. (2018). NSSI differentiates suicide ideators and attempters and predicts future suicide attempts in patients with eating disorders. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49(5), 1220¿1231. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12521
10. Pérez Rodríguez, S., Marco Salvador, J.H., & García Alandete, J. (2017). Psychopathological differences between suicide ideators and suicide attempters in patients with mental disorders. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 24(4), 1002¿1013. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2063
11. Marco, J.H., Cañabate, M., Llorca, G., & Pérez, S. (2020). Meaning in life moderates hopelessness, suicide ideation, and borderline psychopathology in participants with eating disorders: a longitudinal study. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 27, 146¿158. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2414
12. Porras-Segovia, A., Molina-Madueño, R.M., Berrouiguet, S., López-Castroman, J., Barrigón, M.L., Pérez-Rodríguez, M.S., Marco, J.H., Díaz-Oliván, I., de León, S., Courtet, P., Artés-Rodríguez, A., & Baca-García, E. (2020). Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in psychiatric patients and student controls: A real-world feasibility study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274, 733¿741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.067
On validation of instruments related to suicidal behaviors, e.g.:
13. Pérez Rodríguez, S., García Alandete, J., Cañabate Ros, M., & Marco Salvador, H. (2020). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury in a Spanish clinical sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76(1), 102¿117. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22844
14. Pérez Rodríguez, S., García-Alandete, J., Gallego Hernández de Tejada, B., Guillén, V., & Marco, J.H. (2022). Psychometric Properties of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire-15 in Spanish Adolescents. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 833400.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.833400
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- Estudiar prevalencia, factores de riesgo y proteccion de las conductas suicidas en poblaciones clinicas y comuntarias en riesgo
- Estudiar prevalencia, factores de riesgo y proteccion de las autolesiones no suicidas en poblaciones clinicas y comuntarias
- Estiar reacciones psicopatologicas en victims de parejas con rasgos narcisistas y propios de la tetrada oscura
- Poner a prueba un programa de gatekeepers de la conducta suicida (en estudiantes universitarios, poblacion comunitaria, familiares, etc.)
- Risk and protective factors for suicidal behaviors and non-suicidal self-injury.Explore the risk and protective factors for suicidal behaviour and non-suicidal self-harm in clinical and community populations, both in Spain and abroad.
- Effectiveness of a Gatekeeper Program for Suicide Prevention in a Community Population.Develop and test a programme of gatekeepers for suicidal behaviour in the community population: university students, the adult community population, family members or close friends of patients with suicidal behaviour, secondary school counsellors, etc.
- Emotional Reactions in Victims of Partners with Narcissistic Traits and Traits of the Dark Tetrad.Explore emotional and psychopathological reactions in victims of partners with narcissistic and dark tetrad traits, in relation to the particularities of interpersonal dynamics in this type of relationship (manipulation, gaslighting, triangulation, etc.).
- Psychopathological Reactions and Suicidal Behaviors in Law Enforcement and Security Forces.Explore the risk and protective factors of psychopathological reactions and suicidal behaviour in law enforcement agencies.
| Name | Nature of participation | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA SANDRA PEREZ RODRIGUEZ | Director | Universitat de València | |
| Research team | |||
| SILVIA PATRICIA AGUILAR MORALES | Collaborator | Asociación de Mujeres Progresistas Victoria Kent | UVEG PhD student |
| YOLANDA GIMENO SÁEZ | Collaborator | Universitat de València - Estudi General | UVEG PhD student |
| JOSE ENRIQUE LAYRÓN FOLGADO | Collaborator | Fundación de la Comunidad Valenciana Universidad Internacional de Valencia | professor |
| RAFAEL SALOM BORRÁS | Collaborator | Fundación de la Comunidad Valenciana Universidad Internacional de Valencia | professor |
| MARÍA JOSÉ ALMELA OJEDA | Collaborator | Universidad de Monterrey | professor |
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- Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment
