- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Physical Activity and Health
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Music Therapy and Health
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Social Skills and Education
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2014-2024
Universitat de València
2015-2024
Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition
2015-2024
Universitat Politècnica de València
2012-2021
Universitat Jaume I
2009-2020
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red
2012-2020
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
2017
Red de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud
2017
Ingenieria Y Economia Del Transporte
2017
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2016
Background and Objectives: Mindfulness-based therapies have demonstrated effectiveness in many clinical contexts.Various that train mindfulness skills proliferated recent years.There is increasing interest mindfulness-based incorporating instruments measure order to understand its role basic research.The Five Facets of Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) a questionnaire for measuring mindfulness; it was derived from factor analysis five different questionnaires trait-like general tendency be...
Objectives Despite the long-term use and evidence-based efficacy of meditation mindfulness-based interventions, there is still a lack data about possible unwanted effects (UEs) these practices. The aim this study was to evaluate occurrence UEs among practitioners, considering moderating factors such as type, frequency, lifetime duration Methods An online survey developed disseminated through several websites, Spanish-, English- Portuguese-language scientific research portals related...
Mindfulness has been described as an inherent human capability that can be learned and trained, its improvement associated with better health outcomes in both medicine psychology. Although the role of practice is central to most mindfulness programs, practice-related improvements skills not consistently reported little known about how characteristics meditative affect different components mindfulness. The present study explores parameters on self-reported skills. A total 670 voluntary...
The objective of the present study was to examine dimensionality, reliability, and construct validity Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) in three Spanish samples using structural equation modelling (SEM). Pooling FFMQ data from 3 (n= 1191), we estimated fit two competing models (correlated five-factor vs. bifactor) via confirmatory factor analysis. factorial invariance best fitting model across meditative practice also addressed. pattern relationships between latent dimensions...
Primary health care professionals (PHPs) usually report high levels of distress and burnout symptoms related to job strain. Mindfulness, defined as non-judgmental-present-moment awareness, seems be a moderator in the causal association between life stressors well-being. This study aimed verify correlations among self-reported mindfulness, perceived stress (PS), subjective well-being (SW) Brazilian PHPs. We performed correlational cross-sectional purposive sample PHPs (physicians, nurses,...
The aim of this randomized pilot study is to investigate the effects a short training programme in loving‐kindness and compassion meditation (LKM/CM) patients with borderline personality disorder. Patients were allocated LKM/CM or mindfulness continuation (control group). group showed greater changes Acceptance compared control group. Remarkable symptomatology, self‐criticism self‐kindness also observed Mechanistic explanations therapeutic implications findings are discussed. Highlights:...
Objective To investigate the psychometric and structural properties of Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) among meditators, to develop a short form, examine associations mindfulness with mental health mechanisms mindfulness. Methods Two independent samples were used, German (n = 891) Spanish 393) meditator sample, practicing various meditation styles. Structural FFMQ investigated multigroup confirmatory factor analysis exploratory equation modeling. Associations examined path...
Context. Breast cancer (BC) requires a significant psychological adaptation once treatment is finished. There growing evidence of how compassion training enhances and physical well-being, however, there are very few studies analyzing the efficacy compassion-based Interventions on BC survivors. Objective. To study Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) protocol in survivor sample quality life, fear recurrence, self-compassion, domains mindfulness facets. Furthermore, enrollment,...
Abstract The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire is a widely used instrument for assessment of emotional, external and restrained eating. aim the present study to (i) analyse its internal structure using exploratory structural equation modelling; (ii) assess measurement invariance with respect sex, BMI, age level education; (iii) evaluate relations factors these variables. Except that women were slightly over‐represented, sample ( n = 2173) closely followed sociodemographic characteristics...
This study analyzes the potential of virtual reality (VR) to enhance attentional distraction in overweight children as they experience bodily sensations during exercise. It has been suggested that one reason why obese stop exercising is perception sensations. In a counterbalanced design, total 109 (33 overweight, 10–15 years old) were asked walk twice for 6 minutes on treadmill under two conditions: (a) traditional condition (TC)—focusing their attention physical feelings and or (b)...
Mindfulness-based interventions, rooted in old Buddhist practices, have been updated and adapted to the western context. In present review, most frequently used mindfulness interventions will be described as well psychological mechanisms activated by them. Afterwards, applied studies reviewed. First, clinical trials meta-analytic focused on for disorders analyzed. Second, health conditions last section some important issues are addressed, such as, instance, potential adverse effects,...
The Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire for children was developed by Van Strien and Oosterveld (2008) to measure three different eating behaviors (emotional eating, restrained external eating); it is an adaptation of the DEBQ adults.The purpose this study analyze psychometric properties Behavior Children (DEBQ-C) with a Spanish sample.The DEBQ-C administered 473 (240 boys 233 girls), from 10 14 years old. sample included Clinical Overweight Group (COG; n = 81) comprising who were receiving...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been shown to effectively target binge eating disorder (BED). This study pilots the effectiveness of group DBT for obese "emotional eaters" reduce psychopathology and achieve weight maintenance. Thirty-five male female emotional eaters receiving 20 psychotherapy sessions adapted were assessed at end-of-treatment 6 month follow-up reductions in resulted significant other markers that maintained follow-up. The drop-out rate was very low, with only 1...