Denisse Manrique-Millones, Elizabeth Buitron-Huillca, Ronald Castillo-Blanco
{"title":"Associations between intensive parenting and life satisfaction: indirect effects of anxiety and structural differences according to parental sex.","authors":"Denisse Manrique-Millones, Elizabeth Buitron-Huillca, Ronald Castillo-Blanco","doi":"10.21500/20112084.8103","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.8103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intensive parenting beliefs constitute a set of cultural norms that promote a highly demanding, emotionally absorbing, and child-centered approach to parenting. While some of these beliefs may provide parents with a sense of purpose and meaning, their rigid internalization has been associated with higher levels of parental stress and anxiety, particularly within sociocultural contexts characterized by strong gendered expectations regarding parenting roles. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of anxiety in the relationship between dimensions of intensive parenting beliefs and life satisfaction and explored whether these associations differed by parental sex. Participants were 402 parents (61% mothers) aged 20 to 65 years (M = 36.4; SD = 9.8). They completed the Intensive Parenting Beliefs Questionnaire, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Structural equation modeling using path analysis revealed partially distinct patterns across mothers and fathers. In both groups, the parenting challenge dimension was associated with higher levels of anxiety, whereas child-centered responsibility was related to lower life satisfaction. Furthermore, anxiety partially mediated the associations between specific dimensions of intensive parenting beliefs and life satisfaction. Overall, the findings support the multidimensional nature of intensive parenting and their differential implications for parental well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"19 1","pages":"73-81"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13488858/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jesica Formoso, Alejandra Daniela Calero, Sofía Ortiz, Juan Pablo Barreyro, Brenda Gomez Muiño, Debora Burín
{"title":"Effect of Visual and Spatial Working Memory Load on Subitizing and Estimation.","authors":"Jesica Formoso, Alejandra Daniela Calero, Sofía Ortiz, Juan Pablo Barreyro, Brenda Gomez Muiño, Debora Burín","doi":"10.21500/20112084.7730","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.7730","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Subitizing-the rapid and accurate enumeration of small quantities-has traditionally been viewed as a pre-attentive process. This study investigates whether subitizing depends on working memory resources using a dual-task paradigm. In two experiments, participants completed enumeration tasks under visual and spatial working memory load, with encoding time manipulated across experiments. Results showed that subitizing range and accuracy declined under spatial load when presentation time was brief, while longer response times emerged under high load when timing was unconstrained. These findings partially support the hypothesis that subitizing relies on shared attentional and memory resources and align with recent evidence suggesting attentional involvement in subitizing. We propose a hybrid model in which subitizing operates through specialized but context-sensitive mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"19 1","pages":"54-63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13488861/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miguel Angel Medina-Pabón, Jose F Tatis-Méndez, Yeimys E Pérez-García, Héctor I García-García, Michael Koller
{"title":"Psychometric Properties of the EORTC QLQ-LC29 Module for Assessing Quality of Life in Patients with Lung Cancer: An Observational Study in Antioquia, Colombia.","authors":"Miguel Angel Medina-Pabón, Jose F Tatis-Méndez, Yeimys E Pérez-García, Héctor I García-García, Michael Koller","doi":"10.21500/20112084.7974","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.7974","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spain Spanish version of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - Quality of Life Questionnaire - Lung Cancer Module-29 (EORTC QLQ-LC29) in Colombia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Content validity was assessed with confirmatory factor analysis, concurrent criterion validity by comparing scores of the QLQ-LC29 and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lung (FACT-L) scales, internal consistency by Cronbach's alpha, test-retest reliability with Lin's concordance coefficient, and sensitivity to change after therapeutic intervention by comparing averages in repeated measurements.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The EORTC QLQ-LC29 was administered to 292 patients aged 19 to 92 years with a diagnosis of lung cancer. Factor analysis showed acceptable model fit. In the concurrent validity assessment, a significant moderate negative correlation was found between the QLQ-LC29 domains of cough symptoms (-0.499), dyspnea (-0.468), and well-being in the FACT-L module. A moderate negative correlation was also found between fear of disease progression (-0.554) and emotional well-being on the FACT-L scale; Cronbach's alpha of the overall scale was 0.81; Lin's coefficient was between 0.54 and 0.98; differences between scores before and after a therapeutic intervention were significant only for the domain \"Side effects of treatment\".</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cultural adaptation of the Spain version of the EORTC QLQ-LC29 was necessary to ensure its internal consistency, stability, feasibility, content validity, criterion validity, and construct validity for measuring quality of life in Colombian lung cancer patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"19 1","pages":"15-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13488856/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Cognitive Processing Therapy on Childbirth-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among postpartum mothers: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Pretest-Posttest Study.","authors":"Stella Eteng-Uket, Rosemary Ekechukwu","doi":"10.21500/20112084.8413","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.8413","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the effect of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) on childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) among postpartum mothers adopting a quasi-experimental design. The sample comprised 20 post-natal mothers screened and identified with CB-PTSD. Data were collected using standardized instruments the PTSD Symptom Scale-Self Report (PSS-SR) and the City Birth Trauma Scale both of which demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.852 and 0.723 respectively. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, dependent samples t-test, and analysis of covariance. Findings revealed a statistically significant difference in CB-PTSD scores between mothers who received CPT and those in the control group (p < .05). Additionally, a significant reduction was observed between pretest and posttest CB-PTSD scores of the experimental group following CPT intervention. The study concludes that CPT is an effective intervention for reducing childbirth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms among post-natal mothers and contributes preliminary evidence to the limited literature on maternal t rauma-focused interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"19 1","pages":"64-72"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13488862/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Tendency for Interpersonal Victimhood: The Mediating Role of Cognitive Biases.","authors":"Maia Mestvirishvili","doi":"10.21500/20112084.8137","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.8137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>this study investigates the relationship between conspiracy theory beliefs and tendency for interpersonal victimhood, and the mediating role of cognitive biases.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A sample of 245 Georgian nationals (67% female; M age = 28.38 years) completed validated measures of conspiracist ideation (GCB), dysfunctional cognitive biases (DACOBS), and tendency for interpersonal victimhood (TIV).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hierarchical regression and parallel mediation analyses (PROCESS Model 4) confirmed that conspiracy beliefs significantly predict TIV (β = .381), and that attention to threat and external attribution bias partially mediate this relationship.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Endorsement of conspiracy theories may engender a chronic sense of interpersonal victimhood through specific cognitive pathways, with practical implications for psychoeducational and therapeutic intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"19 1","pages":"35-42"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13488866/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychosocial Processes Following Child Loss: Grief, Social Support, and Depression in Mothers.","authors":"Nurhan Naz, Dilan Malgaz Güçlü","doi":"10.21500/20112084.8469","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.8469","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the relationships among grief, perceived social support, and depression in mothers who experienced the loss of a child. A cross-sectional design was employed with a sample of 300 bereaved mothers (Mage = 36.20, SD = 8.46) residing in Türkiye. Data were collected using the Two-Dimensional Grief Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. A two-step Structural Equation Modeling approach was used to test the proposed model, in which grief was examined as a potential mediator of the relationship between perceived social support and depression. Results indicated that perceived social support was negatively associated with both grief symptoms (β = -.41, p < .001) and depressive symptoms (β = -.26, p < .001), while grief was positively associated with depression (β = .51, p < .001). The indirect effect of perceived social support on depression through grief was statistically significant (β = -.21, p < .001, 90% CI ENT#091;-.28, -.13ENT#093;), indicating partial mediation. Model fit indices were within acceptable ranges (χZ/df = 1.41, CFI = .99, RMSEA = .04). These findings suggest that child loss represents a multidimensional psychosocial experience with emotional, relational, and cognitive dimensions, and highlight perceived social support as a central protective factor in post-loss adjustment among bereaved mothers.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"19 1","pages":"43-53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13488857/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anni Kellen Cunico, Patrick Zawadzki, Sayonara de Fátima Teston, Sérgio Begnini
{"title":"Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS): Psychometric Properties and Validation among managers in Southern Brazil.","authors":"Anni Kellen Cunico, Patrick Zawadzki, Sayonara de Fátima Teston, Sérgio Begnini","doi":"10.21500/20112084.7717","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.7717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS), developed by Martin and Rubin (1995), in a sample of Brazilian managers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The sample consisted of 445 managers from Southern Brazil selected through non-probabilistic snowball sampling. Using confirmatory factor analysis, reliability assessment, and multigroup measurement invariance testing, the study evaluated the adequacy of the original instrument.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The final seven-item model showed psychometric validity and internal consistency. It showed invariance for men and women at all levels of education and significant variance in the leadership time of subordinates, managers with up to 15 years as leaders showed higher levels of cognitive flexibility than those with less time as leaders.</p><p><strong>Contribution/originality: </strong>This is the first validation study of the CFS in the country with Brazilian managers. The invariance obtained in the model by the variables of sex and education shows potential for application to different samples. The sensitivity of the variance, evidenced by the greater cognitive flexibility of managers with up to 15 years of leadership experience, showed potential for theoretical contributions in studies that apply the CFS.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"19 1","pages":"24-34"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13488859/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cynthia Aroly Florián Rivas, Fernando Joel Rosario Quiroz, Patricia Del Pilar Díaz Gamarra
{"title":"An explanatory model of intimate partner violence among peruvian women: Social and health implications.","authors":"Cynthia Aroly Florián Rivas, Fernando Joel Rosario Quiroz, Patricia Del Pilar Díaz Gamarra","doi":"10.21500/20112084.8337","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.8337","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to analyze the explanatory capacity of emotional dependence and jealousy on intimate partner violence among Peruvian women. A convenience sampling procedure was used, resulting in a sample of 356 women. The research employed an empirical approach with an associative strategy design, specifically an explanatory study using structural equation modeling. The Brief Jealousy Scale, the Emotional Dependence Questionnaire, and the Reduced Dating Violence Questionnaire were used as measurement instruments. The analyses confirmed the independence of the variables and showed an adequate fit of the theoretical model (χZ(133) = 391.384, p < .001, CFI = .92, TLI = .91, RMSEA = .07, SRMR = .07). The results revealed that jealousy and emotional dependence accounted for 52% of the variance in intimate partner violence. In conclusion, the study underscores the need to address jealousy and emotional dependence in order to prevent partner violence, highlighting the importance of interventions targeting these factors to reduce violence against women in Peru.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"19 1","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13488865/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anyerson Stiths Gómez-Tabares, Sergio Andrés Acosta-Tobón, Daniel Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo, David Andrés Montoya-Arenas
{"title":"Confirmatory factor analysis of the Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement Scale and its relationship with antisocial and delinquent behavior among justice-involved youth.","authors":"Anyerson Stiths Gómez-Tabares, Sergio Andrés Acosta-Tobón, Daniel Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo, David Andrés Montoya-Arenas","doi":"10.21500/20112084.8189","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.8189","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study analyzed the factor solutions of the Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement Scale (MMDS) and their relationship with antisocial and delinquent behaviors in 844 justice-involved youth (<i>M</i> = 17.82 years, SD = 1.94) undergoing legal proceedings in the Colombian Juvenile Criminal Responsibility System. Participants were administered a validated Colombian version of the moral disengagement scale. Results showed that the one-, three-, four-, and eight-factor models had good goodness-of-fit indicators and acceptable internal consistency indices. However, the eight- factor structure demonstrated a superior fit to the others when the fit indices of the proposed structural models were compared. The eight-factor structure also demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and direct correlations between the factors and antisocial and criminal behaviors. These findings support that the scale is a reliable and valid measure of moral disengagement in justice-involved youth in the Colombian context.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"18 2","pages":"70-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12863981/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147349282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Agustín Morales-Álvarez, Angel Alberto Valdés-Cuervo, Lizeth Guadalupe Parra-Pérez, Ana Carolina Reyes-Rodríguez
{"title":"Positive Parenting Practices and Defending Interventions in Cyberbullying: the Mediation of Disclosure.","authors":"Agustín Morales-Álvarez, Angel Alberto Valdés-Cuervo, Lizeth Guadalupe Parra-Pérez, Ana Carolina Reyes-Rodríguez","doi":"10.21500/20112084.7303","DOIUrl":"10.21500/20112084.7303","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Problematic adolescent Internet use has been linked to parental practices; however, the underpinnings of such relationships remain unclear. A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the relationship between positive parenting practices, such as warmth, inductive discipline, and autonomy support, and bystander-defending interventions in cyberbullying incidents. This study also examined the mediating role of adolescent disclosure in these relationships. The research included 684 secondary and high school students from the North of Mexico, recruited using convenience sampling. The adolescents completed self-report measures. Structural equation models with latent variables were calculated. The results showed that parental warmth had a statistically significant direct positive association with adolescents' defending interventions in cyberbullying, whereas inductive reasoning and autonomy support did not. Furthermore, the study revealed that the additive positive impact of these parenting practices had a direct effect on defender interventions in cyberbullying. Finally, the findings confirmed that adolescent disclosure played a mediating role in the relationship between all parenting practices and defensive interventions in cyberbullying. In conclusion, this research indicates that positive parenting practices encourage adolescents to intervene as defenders against cyberbullying through online disclosure.</p>","PeriodicalId":46542,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Research","volume":"18 2","pages":"87-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12863979/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147349418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}