Teresita Borja-Álvarez
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Noise Effects and Management
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2014-2025
Clemson University
2023
Western University
1991
The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of core facet the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance BAS-2 across large number nations remains limited. Here, we utilised Image in Nature (BINS) dataset – with data collected between 2020 and 2022 to assess 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, age groups. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis indicated that full scalar was upheld all groups, suggesting...
The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used self-report measure of subjective well-being, but studies its measurement invariance across large number nations remain limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset–with data collected between 2020 and 2022 –to assess SWLS 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, age groups ( N = 56,968). All participants completed under largely uniform conditions. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis indicated that...
92 7–9-year-old children (47 girls) were observed while attempting to join 2 relatively unfamiliar same- or opposite-sex peers who playing a board game. Female guests less obtrusive than male in their entry approaches, whereas more active and assertive. Guests behaviorally constrained when approaching hosts. hosts attentive the hosts, tended ignore newcomers. Successful received initiations from responded contingently host initiations, performed activity-related behavior. Since female...