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Mandel-AI Effect:Proposed measurement of the Mandela Effect induced by artificial intelligence in digital social networks.
This study proposes and validates a pioneering psychometric instrument to measure the “Mandel-AI Effect,” a contemporary manifestation of the Mandela Effect enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) in digital social networks. Following a rigorous theoretical design and expert judgment validation, the instrument was developed and tested through exploratory factor analysis using principal component extraction with oblique rotation (oblimin), complemented by confirmatory factor analysis. The final scale comprises three dimensions: AI Presence, Reality Distortion, and the Mandel-AI Effect itself. The study was conducted with a sample of 243 centennial-generation university students from southern Tamaulipas, Mexico, aged between 18 and 28 years, all active users of digital social networks. Statistical analyses confirmed the factorial structure of the model, with high levels of internal consistency, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for each dimension were excellent, indicating strong reliability. The findings show that AI not only mediates content selection and viralisation processes but also structurally influences the configuration of cognitive and cultural frameworks underpinning the social construction of collective memory. This influence can facilitate the implantation of false memories, induce epistemic confusion, and blur the boundaries between authentic and artificial content. The validated instrument offers a robust tool for future research on the cognitive and social effects of AI, contributing to the emerging field of digital psychology and providing a methodological basis for the systematic study of one of the most pressing epistemic challenges of the digital age.
Copyright (c) 2025 Lucirene Rangel-Lyne, Mario Alberto Salazar-Altamirano https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Gender Bias in Depression Measurement Instruments: A Systematic Review
Depressive disorders prevalence rates in women are approximately 1.7 times higher than those in men. This could be influenced, at least in part, by gender bias due to the differential functioning of certain items in measurement instruments, which occurs when women and men are assigned different scores despite having similar levels of the trait that is evaluated. Recent evidence on gender bias in instruments for measuring depression due to the differential functioning of items in eight frequently used instruments was reviewed. The comparative analysis of scores obtained identified 20 items featuring differential functioning and gender differences in other aspects related to depression measurement. Women scored higher on 15 items (13 in children and adolescents), while men scored higher on four items (three in children and adolescents), and lower on one item. Conclusion: six frequently used instruments evaluate depression differently depending on gender, presenting signs of bias that could explain the differences in depressive disorders prevalence rates.
Copyright (c) 2026 Bartolomé Cantador, Adoración Antolí https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Understanding Dark Triad Traits Through the Lens of Existential Theory: The Roles of Insight, Meaning in Life, and Existential Anxiety
Existential theory posits that the purpose and meaning of life are unique to the individual and considers humans as phenomenological beings. Insight is crucial for individuals to find purpose and meaning in life and to achieve self-actualization through existential peace and inner comfort. Low insight can lead to difficulties in finding purpose and meaning in life, which can lead to numerous existential problems, particularly existential anxiety. Existential problems are known to be associated with various forms of psychopathology. In this context, the study aimed to investigate the extent to which narcissistic personality traits are shaped by insight, meaning in life, and existential anxiety. The study group consisted of 385 constructs; 37.4 % (144) were male and 62.6 % (241) were female. The Insight Scale, the Meaning in Life Scale, the Existential Anxiety Scale, and the Narcissism subscale of the Dark Triad Scale were used in the study. Analyses were conducted using a serial mediation model using the Process Macro 4.2 (Hayes, 2017) plugin installed in IBM SPSS [Version 25.0] (IBM Corp., 2017). Findings indicated that meaning in life and existential anxiety played a mediating role in the relationship between insight and narcissistic personality traits.
Copyright (c) 2025 Furkan Eken Onur, Muhammet Enes Kaya https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Emotional Processing in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Examining Dysregulation via Prosody–Semantics Mismatch
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been associated with difficulties in recognizing emotions from nonverbal cues, such as facial expressions (Barrett et al., 2019). Less is known about linguistic aspects of emotional communication, particularly when prosody and semantics convey incongruent information. Clinical psychology suggests that such incongruences may trigger emotional dysregulation by creating internal conflict without impairing message comprehension (Mitchell, 2006). This study examined how prosody–semantics interaction influences emotion recognition in adolescents with ASD attending mainstream schools. Using an experimental task, participants listened to sentences with congruent or incongruent prosodic–semantic content. Results showed that adolescents with ASD performed similarly to neurotypical peers, with higher accuracy in congruent conditions. These findings indicate that prosody–semantics incongruence can affect emotional regulation and processing. Consistent with the Emotional Dysregulation Hypothesis (Mazefsky & White, 2014), mainstream integration and sustained social interaction may support compensatory strategies to manage conflicting emotional information.
Copyright (c) 2025 Vannia Olivares-Morales https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hope and Hopelessness as Predictors of Burnout Syndrome in Primary School Teachers
The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of hope and hopelessness as predictors of teacher burnout in primary school educators. A quantitative, cross-sectional, and predictive design was employed, involving a sample of 231 teachers from public schools in Mendoza, Argentina. A semi-structured sociodemographic questionnaire, the Hope–Hopelessness Test (Pereyra, 2013), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were administered. Correlational analyses and stepwise multiple linear regressions were conducted. The results indicated that hope was positively associated with personal accomplishment and negatively associated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, whereas hopelessness showed inverse relationships. Furthermore, regression analyses confirmed that hope positively predicted personal accomplishment and negatively predicted emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Conversely, hopelessness emerged as a negative predictor of personal accomplishment and a positive predictor of the other burnout dimensions. These findings highlight the relevance of cognitive–affective factors in understanding teacher well-being and suggest the importance of developing preventive strategies aimed at strengthening hope and reducing hopelessness within educational contexts.
Copyright (c) 2025 Natalia Andrea Vargas Rubilar https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Psychosocial Safety Climate as an Enabler of Teacher Health and Occupational Well-Being
The aim of this quantitative research was to understand the mechanisms that intervene in the relationship between Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC) and work outcomes through the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model in a sample of Portuguese school teachers. 1481 participants, mostly female (78.9%), completed a research protocol consisting of six self-report questionnaires and one sociodemographic and professional questionnaire. The results indicated that PSC correlates positively with teacher health, work engagement and positive psychological capital (PsyCap); teacher health mediates the relationship between PSC and both work engagement and PsyCap, promoting both; PsyCap is linked to higher job satisfaction and lower stress; and work engagement and PsyCap partially mediate the relationship between PSC and job satisfaction, promoting the latter, and stress, reducing its levels. It would be important that these results would have a driving effect on interventions with teachers to prevent and improve their health and well-being.
Copyright (c) 2025 Tiago Domingues, João Viseu, Liberata Borralho, Ali Afsharian https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Social Media-Induced Body Image Manipulations: The Psychological Effects of Instagram Story Filters on Cosmetic Surgery and Self-Esteem
A rising concern in the digital age is the use of Instagram story filters that undermine the fragile balance between beauty perception and self-esteem. This study highlights the negative effects of these filters on the acceptance of cosmetic surgery and self-esteem, thereby providing a significant platform for discussion regarding the influence of digital culture on body image. Utilizing a correlational research design, 506 female participants who actively use Instagram story filters were voluntarily included in the study. The Instagram Story Filters Usage Scale, the Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used as data collection tools. Pearson Correlation, Simple Linear Regression, and Independent Samples T-Test were applied using the SPSS program for analysis. The research findings revealed significant positive correlations between the use of Instagram story filters and the tendency to accept cosmetic surgery, and significant negative correlations with self-esteem. Regression analysis findings showed that the increase in the tendency to accept cosmetic surgery and the decrease in self-esteem could be significantly explained using Instagram story filters. Additionally, participants' beauty perception was found to be negatively affected using Instagram story filters. These findings demonstrate the potential adverse effects of digital beauty filters on women's self-perception and attitudes towards aesthetic procedures. Based on these findings, we discussed the implications for existing research and proposed recommendations for future investigations in the field.
Copyright (c) 2025 Melisa Yudum Tabak, Süleyman Kahraman https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Agency and judgment in the study of corruption: A systematic review from psychology
This article presents a systematic review of the psychological literature on corruption. Models, methodologies, processes, and factors involved in the study and understanding of moral judgment and agency in corruption scenarios were identified. Based on the analysis of 61 studies (2013–2024) using the PRISMA methodology and bibliometric tools, four thematic focuses were identified: bribery in experimental settings, the psychological impact of perceived corruption, individual predictors of corrupt intention, and culture, values, and institutional legitimacy. The findings show that corrupt decisions are not explained by rational calculation. This cognitive phenomenon links the interaction of moral emotions (shame), relational closeness between people, the perception of contextual elements (perceived risk, institutional legitimacy), and cultural and personal beliefs. It is concluded that the psychology of moral development does not present a unified model. This heterogeneity raises the question of integrating cognitive, affective, normative, and interdisciplinary dimensions to explain corruption.
Copyright (c) 2025 Julián Camilo Sarmiento-López, Mario Fernando Gutierrez-Romero, Felipe Andrés Bernal-Sandoval https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Human Rights and Use of Social Networks: A Bibliometric Analysis 1980-2020
This article is the result of a bibliometric study aimed at analyzing publications on research in the field of human rights in social networks, emphasizing the search for studies on persuasion and social influence in virtual communities. The analysis included the most productive authors and countries, keyword co-occurrences, cooperation between authors and co-citations, as well as the thematic evolution of research on these topics were identified. The search was carried out in Scopus, which yielded 325 scientific articles, of which 48.31% were published between 2015 - 2020. 679 occasional authors are registered with one article and a dispersion of 287 publications. There are five studies related to human rights in Colombia, associated with victims of the conflict, the media and the phenomenon of trafficking in women, the administrative function in the era of ICT, the right to health of patients with mental illness, and on strategic litigation to promote rights. There are no publications on the promotion and protection of human rights through social networks, beyond the denouncement of their violation in vulnerable communities and focused on health aspects.
Copyright (c) 2025 Luis Tejada-Orozco, Marithza Sandoval-Escobar, Silvana Dakduk https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Phychometric Analysis of the perceived stress scale (PPS) in undergraduate nursing students
Stress is a fundamental psychosocial variable in the training process and subsequent professional practice of nursing students. The aim of this study is to analyse the psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) developed by Cohen, Kamarck and Mermelstein (1983). A total of 537 undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the university campus of Ceuta and Melilla (University of Granada), aged between 18 and 55 years, participated in the study. For the analysis of the psychometric properties (reliability and AFE), the SPSS 30.0 statistical package and the Factor Analysis Program v.10.9.02 (Lorenzo-Seva & Ferrando, 2006) were used. The results obtained were adequate according to the reliability indices analysed, demonstrating the reliability and validity of the scale (PSS) formed by two factors: perceived coping resources with a Chronbach's alpha of 0.850 and 0.811, respectively. Stress interacts with the academic context and can affect students' mental health.
Copyright (c) 2025 Lionel Sánchez-Bolívar, Lindsay Michelle Vázquez, Franci Carolina Suazo-Rodríguez, Sergio Escalante-González https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Teachers’ Autonomy Support and Homework Effort: Moderated mediation of psychological control and autonomous motivation
Teachers' autonomy-supportive practices have been associated with positive student behaviors in homework. However, little is known about the underpinnings of this association. This study examined how students’ perceptions of teachers' autonomy-supportive practices relate to their homework effort through autonomous motivation, and whether perceived psychologically controlling practices moderate this process. The sample involved Mexican elementary and secondary students. A moderated mediation model was tested. Results showed that students’ perception of teachers’ autonomy-supportive practices was positively associated with homework effort, and students’ autonomous motivation for homework partially mediated this relationship. Although perceived psychological control did not moderate the link between perceived autonomy support and autonomous motivation, it did moderate the relationship between perceived autonomy support and homework efforts. The positive effect of perceived autonomy support on effort was significant only under low levels of perceived psychological control, highlighting the detrimental role of controlling practices in students’ homework effort.
Copyright (c) 2025 Ángel Alberto Valdés Cuervo, Michel Velderrain-Valenzuela, Christian Samhir Grijalva-Quiñonez, Agustín Morales-Álvarez, Lizeth Guadalupe Parra-Pérez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Disabling stressors on happiness at work: exploring the moderating role of leader-member exchange and team-member exchange
This research, relying on the social exchange theory, aims to provide information on the moderating effect of leader-member exchange (LMX) and team member exchange (TMX) on happiness at work in the face of the prevalence of organizational stressors such as burnout and mobbing. This study used an electronic questionnaire to collect data from 416 employees of companies located in Mexico. Hypotheses were tested using hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results showed that LMX and TMX moderate the effect of burnout and mobbing on happiness at work. The findings suggest that a functional organization should be favored in terms of work climate, as well as strengthening LMX and TMX relationships to avoid the negative effects of burnout and mobbing on employee well-being.
Copyright (c) 2025 J. Patricia Muñoz-Chávez, Rigoberto García-Contreras, Héctor Barrios-Quiroz, Rosa L. Muñoz-Chávez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Importance of the Subjective Involvement of Primary Health Care Workers for the Strengthening of Latin American Public Health Systems
The neoliberal and privatist logic that permeates public health systems in Latin America has an impact on the subjectivity and mental health of professionals working in primary care. This article aims to discuss the consequences of this reality on the quality of services offered to the population, recognizing that the subjective involvement of professionals at this level of care is fundamental to the success of public policies. Through this discussion, we aim to highlight the importance of creating a work context that allows for professional subjective involvement, fostering active listening, community engagement, and familiarity with the living conditions of the population. Only within such a context, we can truly provide quality primary health care services.
Copyright (c) 2025 Johanna Garrido-Pinzón, Heloísa Aparecida Souza, Marcia Hespanhol Bernardo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Response to the critic: “How much does the definition matter in number cognition?”
Replica de los autores a la revisión crítica: Guerrero-López, D. F. (2024). ¿Cuánto cuenta la definición en cognición numérica? Universitas Psychologica, 23, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy23.ccdc
Copyright (c) 2025 Hernando Taborda-Osorio https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Social Media Usage and its Impact on Mental Health along Social Crises
Réplica de los autores a la revisión crítica: Gómez-Acosta, A. (2022). Reseña crítica del artículo “Empatía, redes sociales e indicadores de salud mental durante las crisis sociales en Colombia”. Universitas Psychologica, 21, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy21.rcae
Copyright (c) 2025 Diego Armando León Rodríguez, Oscar Mauricio Aguilar Mejía https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Challenges for Education in Telepsychology
Réplica de los autores a la revisión crítica: Moreno-Méndez, J. H. (2022). Los beneficios de la Telepsicología para la relación docencia servicio en el contexto de pandemia: Una reseña crítica. Universitas Psychologica, 21, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy21.btrd
Copyright (c) 2025 Tatiana Colón Llamas, María Fernanda Ramírez Castro, Andrea Paola Escobar Altare, María Camila López Sánchez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Response to Comment about the Article: “Supervision in Clinical Psychology: A Review of Empirical Studies 2012-2021”
*Réplica de los autores a la revisión crítica: Laverde Gallego, D. J. (2024). Reflexión del artículo: “Supervisión en psicología clínica: una revisión sobre estudios empíricos, 2012-2021”. Universitas Psychologica, 23, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy23.rasp
Copyright (c) 2025 Carolina Botero-Garcia, Irene Giovanni, Carolina Morales Arias https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Complexity of Racial Prejudice: A Response to Mizael and de Almeida
Authors response to the Critic review: Mizael, T. M., & de Almeida, J. H. (2022). The complexity of racial prejudice: The importance of a broader perspective. Universitas Psychologica, 21, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy21.tcrp
Copyright (c) 2025 Carmen Beck, Yors Garcia Olaya https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
How much does the definition matter in number cognition?
*Revisión crítica del artículo: Santana-Espitia, A. C., Otálora, Y., & Taborda-Osorio, H. (2022). Aprendizaje del conteo y los números naturales en preescolar: una revisión sistemática de la literatura. Universitas Psychologica, 21, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy21.acnn
Copyright (c) 2025 Diego Fernando Guerrero López https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Gender Perspective and Economic Inequality in the Analysis of Mental Health Indicators of Armed Conflict Population in Colombia
Revisión crítica del artículo: López-López, W., Rubio León, D. C., García-Padilla, D., Cakal, H., Abitbol, P., Pineda, C., Rocha, D., Reyes Rivera, M. J., & Guzmán Duarte, A. F. (2022). Medición de indicadores de salud mental de población en contexto de conflicto armado en Colombia: revisión de alcance. Universitas Psychologica, 21, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy21.mism
Copyright (c) 2025 Andrea Velandia-Morales https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Reflection of the Article: “Supervision in Clinical Psychology: A Review of Empirical Studies 2012-2021”
Revisión crítica del artículo: Botero-García, C., Giovanni, I., & Morales, C. M. (2022). Supervisión en psicología clínica: Una revisión sobre estudios empíricos 2012-2021. Universitas Psychologica, 21. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy21.spcr
Copyright (c) 2025 Diana Janneth Laverde Gallego https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Role of Flexibility, Tolerance, and Adaptability in Predicting Stress, Well-Being, and Relationship Satisfaction
This study analyzes how relational stress, derived from differences in norms and values between partners, affects subjective well-being, conflict, and relationship satisfaction. Three psychological resources—flexibility, tolerance, and adaptability—were evaluated as protective factors in individuals at different stages of the relationship cycle (beginning and maintenance) using path models. Results show that stress negatively impacts well-being and increases conflict, especially during the maintenance phase. In contrast, tolerance and adaptability help reduce negative emotions, improve coexistence, and enhance satisfaction by facilitating adjustment and mutual understanding. These skills allow couples to better navigate the challenges of shared life. In the early stage of the relationship, stress has a lesser impact due to the heightened positive emotional intensity typical of this phase.
Copyright (c) 2025 Andrea Bravo-Doddoli https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Punishment or Restoration? The role of group bias and harsh nurturing on children's preference
The preference for a retributive or restorative response to injustice has been a topic of interest in conflict resolution research. The role of group affiliation and parental practices in the development of a justice orientation preference remains unclear. The present study investigated 7- to 11-year-old (total n = 64) children's restoration behaviors when they were third-party bystanders of transgressions. In our experiment, after assigning the participants to a certain group affiliation condition (ingroup or outgroup), we showed stories through vignettes that portrayed a distributive transgression. We used semantic differentials and questionnaires to inquire about the preference between justice types and child authoritarianism respectively. Separately, we collected the severity and frequency of corporal punishment scores from their caretakers. We found that children preferred restoration over retribution. Third-party restoration behavior was influenced by group bias in that children intended to be involved in more complex restoration mechanisms with ingroup transgressors than outgroup ones. On the other hand, we found that child authoritarianism behaved independently of the severity or frequency of corporal punishment. Lastly, we found that children´s retributive behavior was independent of their authoritarianism. Our research challenges the view that punishment is the standard response to transgressions. The importance of diverse behavior options on restoration vs retribution dilemma. As well as group comparison priming influence over group bias appearance. Age-related implications for the inclusion of authoritarianism as a variable in the role of nurturing on justice preference development are discussed.
Restorative justice, Retributive justice, Black sheep effect, Corporal punishment, Authoritarianism
Copyright (c) 2025 Miguel Carrillo-Forero, Juan Giraldo Huertas, Camilo Rincón-Unigarro, Sofia Nieto-Godoy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Practice of Parenting Coordination in Spain
Parenting Coordination is a specialized intervention aimed at mitigating the negative effects of high-conflict parental separations on children. To assess its current state of implementation and practice in Spain, a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was conducted using an ad hoc survey distributed nationwide. A total of 178 professionals from psychosocial and legal fields participated. The results indicate a high level of awareness of the role (89.9%), with half of the respondents having received specialized training, although only 34.8% had practiced it. Most respondents were female psychologists aged between 40 and 49, with an average of 21 years of professional experience. The descriptive findings of this study show that referrals primarily originate from the judicial system, and the most frequent areas of intervention include improving interparental communication and resolving conflict. Although perceived effectiveness was largely positive, participants identified key barriers, including the absence of national regulation and uneven territorial implementation. These results highlight the need for standardized training, professional supervision, and formal legal recognition of the role, emphasizing its potential to reduce litigation and safeguard the well-being of children and adolescents in high-conflict family contexts.
Copyright (c) 2025 Asunción Tejedor Huerta, Nuria Vázquez Orellana, María Cristina Pérez-Agüero, Macarena Tortosa Pérez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Psychology and Social Policy in Latin America: Analysis of References Used in Scientific Production
It aims to discuss the role of knowledge produced in Latin American continent for scientific production of Psychology in social policies. A bibliographic documental research was carried out and 1,024 references were analyzed from 34 articles collected on Redalyc database using key-words related to social policy theme and produced by Latin American researchers. Descriptive statistical analyzes on these data identified relationships and patterns of occurrence. As a result, most of references were published from the first decades of 2000 (70.2%). References were published in Portuguese (43%), Spanish (41%), English (15%) and French (1%). The predominant types of reference were books and chapters (47%), articles and scientific journals (37%). 70% of the references are by Latin American authorship. There are 11 authors cited in more than 15% of the sample and of these, 6 were mentioned 10 or more times, in 5 or more different articles, revealing dominance in the scientific field. It is concluded that Psychology produces knowledge about social policies based on the Latin American reality and, even requiring greater investment and overcoming challenges, recognizes the importance of understanding social policies, enhanced by regional articulation.
Copyright (c) 2025 Ana Ludmila Freire Costa, Pablo de Sousa Seixas, Raquel Farias Diniz, Joyce Pereira Costa, Cecília Tavares Guimarães https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Relationship between Telecommuting, Empathy and Resilience in work environments in the COVID-19 Outbreak
The main objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between empathy, resilience and remote work during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and identify the main challenge of leaders and worker to practice home-office during the COVID-19 outbreak. Using a quantitative methodology that implied the design of a questionnaire with 46 items, collecting 258 data, of which 209 correspond to people who have been working remotely in companies in the Northeast of Mexico. The main findings highlight that the designed scale is valid and reliable, it is perceived that it works more than in normal conditions and that the main challenges focus on the technological infrastructure and adaptation to changes. It is concluded that there is a relationship between resilience, remote work and empathy.
Copyright (c) 2025 Sergio Madero Gómez, Amaly Stefanía Escobedo Pérez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Emotional Intelligence in Young Adults: Relationships with Perceived Parental Rearing and Personality
Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in making decisions that lead to a satisfying and healthy life. While everyone possesses emotional intelligence to some extent, the development of these abilities can vary among individuals. Two factors that have been found to influence emotional intelligence are personality traits and parental rearing. For this reason, this study explored the relationship of emotional intelligence with personality traits and perceived parenting. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted with a sample of 255 Mexican young adults, with an average age of 23.1 years. The study employed the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i-M20), the Scale for Measuring Perceived Parental Rearing in Young Adults, and the Big Five Inventory (BFI-15p). The results show that personality traits and the perception of parental interest, support, and guidance were found to be significant predictors of higher emotional intelligence. Additionally, the perception of parental rearing exhibited gender-specific associations with emotional intelligence, with stronger correlations observed in women. Therefore, it is important to promote parenting practices that encourage the development of socio-emotional competencies in women and men, recognizing that emotional intelligence is influenced by the individual's personality traits and their perception of positive parenting.
Copyright (c) 2025 Claudia Yenmi Vázquez-Valencia, Yolanda Campos-Uscanga https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Lifestyle Evaluated in Practices and Beliefs of Paraguayan University Students and Professionals
WHO highlights the importance of studying physical and mental health worldwide, even more so in the context of the consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic. The research seeks to describe and correlate healthy lifestyles evaluated in practices and beliefs of university students and professionals Paraguayans. The method applies a cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational design. It was evaluated with the Questionnaire of Practices and Beliefs related to Lifestyles. The sample consists of N = 1577 participants (n = 1083 students and n = 518 professionals), from different careers and universities. The results record the existence of a weak but significant positive relationship between beliefs and physical activity/sports. As people get older, they have slightly more positive beliefs about how to manage their free time, beliefs about eating habits. However, there is a negative relationship between age and self-care and medical care beliefs. Among the conclusions, the lack of coherence between beliefs and healthy practices stands out; it is proposed to design public health interventions that consider people's beliefs, and how these can change with age. Strengthen prevention and education of healthy lifestyles for groups of different ages.
Copyright (c) 2025 Norma B. Coppari, Laura Bagnoli, Hugo González https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Relationship between Years of Education and Honesty in Decision Making: An Experimental Study in College Students
Previous research has found that age, gender, social status, and some professions are correlated with honesty. However, it is unclear whether a central stage in higher education, undergraduate, affects honest behavior. Given that most undergraduate programs now emphasize the importance of ethics we expected modifications in honest behavior via education or changes in individual economic contexts (e.g. internships). To this end, undergraduate students of the first two and the last two semesters of economics and business, in an university with mandatory ethics courses, tossed a fair coin anonymously and reported the result through a survey (between-subjects design). Heads had monetary benefits in addition to the base pay for participating. It was found that both first and last semester students report probabilities significantly higher than 0.5. Activating professional identity slightly reduced this tendency and posterior probabilities indicate only a small increase in misreporting in the last semesters. The results suggest persistent dishonesty, observable from the start of higher education.
Copyright (c) 2025 Jennifer Karina Lopez-Lozano, Santiago Alonso Díaz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Academic Fraud or Collaborative Learning Pacts: An Analytical Approach to the Transversal Strategy that Breaks into Online Evaluation
From a descriptive-inferential quantitative methodology, the objective of this article is to analyse the achievement levels of students at a Chilean public university in a context of online education, with special interest in the effect that collaboration pacts among students would have on the performance of two subjects, one theoretical-conceptual and the other logical-procedural. The results show a better performance and a reduction in omission and error rates under online modality, although this seems to be conditioned by the nature of the content of the tests analysed. In addition, the high consistency in the error rate of the tests analysed would be evidence of collaborative pacts among students, although the different levels of performance among them allow us to argue that their effectiveness would be determined by the cognitive-procedural demand associated with the item, as well as by the quality and depth of the knowledge distributed among the students participating in the cooperative groups.
Copyright (c) 2025 Carlos Rodríguez-Garcés, David Romero-Garrido, Denisse Espinosa-Valenzuela https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0