Belén del Valle Vera

ORCID: 0000-0002-7840-9493
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Research Areas
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Educational Outcomes and Influences
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Community Health and Development
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Public Health and Environmental Issues

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
2013-2024

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
2018-2023

Artistic Realization Technologies
2022

Universidad de Huelva
2022

Centro Científico Tecnológico - Córdoba
2021

Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas
2018-2021

Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra
2018

Universidad de La Frontera
2014

Aims: The aim of the study was to analyze independent and potential interactive effects age at drinking onset family history alcohol abuse on subsequent patterns drinking, alcohol-related problems substance use. Methods: Participants were college students (60.3% females, mean = 20.27 ± 2.54 years) from city Córdoba, Argentina. Several measures used assess alcohol, tobacco drug Spanish version Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire problems. Factorial analyses variance, or its...

10.1093/alcalc/agt176 article EN Alcohol and Alcoholism 2013-12-08

This study evaluated the explanatory power of Theory Planned Behavior (TPB), and examined role past behavior habit strength as non-conscious processes in predicting cannabis use frequency. It also explored whether model’s was consistent across gender college status. A targeted sample 501 young adults (aged 18-25, M = 20.99, SD 2.12; 60.7% male) who reported completed an initial survey assessing frequency, TPB constructs, strength. Three months later, a follow-up assessed frequency The model...

10.31219/osf.io/ckq9j_v1 preprint EN 2025-03-05

Health measures instantiated to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have imposed significant constraints for population and impacted on drinking habits mental health. This study longitudinally compared changes in alcohol consumption before after outbreak impact sociodemographic health variables such among a community sample young adults. Data were collected context larger, ongoing longitudinal study. The consisted 305 adults from Spain aged between 18 26 years (mean age = 21.27, (SD 2.21), female...

10.3390/jcm10194468 article EN Journal of Clinical Medicine 2021-09-28

Background: College freshman are at-risk for hazardous alcohol drinking and experiencing alcohol-related negative consequences. This is exacerbated in those featuring an early age of first use or drunkenness. It remains unclear which these milestones more strongly associated with outcomes. Objective: We examined, Argentinean college drinkers (n = 4088; 43% men; racially ethnically homogeneous), the association at onset progression to drunkenness (drunkenness naïve [Drunk-Naïve]; No-Delay...

10.1080/00952990.2019.1608223 article EN The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2019-05-21

Abstract The objective of this study was to compare performance on a comprehensive impulsivity battery SUD outpatients who dropout versus those do not and abstainers relapsers at 3 12 months treatment follow-up. Impulsivity measured the start adherence relapse months. participants are 115 with SUD. Motor (Affective Go/No Go), attentional (Stroop), delay discounting (Monetary Choice Questionnaire; MCQ), decision making (Iowa Gambling Task; IGT) were assessed. associated dropout. There no...

10.1007/s11469-023-01024-y article EN cc-by International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2023-02-14

Background: Although the relationship between personality traits and substance use is well documented, no studies have analyzed this in a sample of polysubstance users who attend festivals. Moreover, few explored how could contribute to harm reduction strategies for minimizing drug-related harms.Objective: To determine traits, poly-substance among polysubstance-using music festival attendees.Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was employed with 1226 participants (mean age = 26.8;...

10.1080/14659891.2019.1672818 article EN Journal of Substance Use 2019-10-03

The aims were to describe the occurrence of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems in Argentinean students, analyze differences risk behavior, sensitivity reward punishment, as a function heavy episodic drinking, drunkenness episodes age at drinking onset. We analyzed relationship between social norms. final sample was composed by 106 students. Subjects with had more negative consequences greater while those resulting from consumption. Moreover, students early onset showed reward....

10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.1247 article EN cc-by Quaderns de Psicologia 2015-11-24

Introduction Although simultaneous polysubstance use (SPU) is associated with greater harms than concurrent (CPU), no previous research has examined the effectiveness of harm reduction strategies in reducing drug-related people who drugs simultaneously and whether these have a differential impact on negative consequences according to SPU patterns. Objectives: examine relationship between patterns, experienced among attend dance music settings, moderating role patterns Methods: web-based...

10.1080/10826084.2021.1892144 article EN Substance Use & Misuse 2021-03-04

Heavy episodic drinking (HED) is highly prevalent in college students. In Argentina, there a notable lack of longitudinal studies examining trajectories. The present study identified HED trajectories Argentinean students during the first 3 years (seven waves) and examined association between risk factors for alcohol use sample was composed 1,240 [63.1% women, aged 18-25 (M = 19.1 ± 1.7)] who completed at least three waves (the data collection ≥2 follow-ups). For years, participants seven...

10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00105 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 2020-06-17

Abstract Introduction Although protective behavioural strategies (PBS) have shown to be effective in minimising alcohol‐related negative consequences, research on the explanatory factors of their use is very scarce. Perceived efficacy has been demonstrated one most relevant health‐related behaviours. The present study prospectively examines relationship between perceived PBS reducing consequences and a community‐based sample young adults. In addition, moderating role drinking motives this...

10.1111/dar.13422 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Drug and Alcohol Review 2021-12-19

The study analyzed decision making under ambiguity and risk, impulsivity, acute effects of alcohol intoxication on these processes in subjects exhibiting either one, both, or none conditions: problem drinking at-risk gambling involvement.Subjects (N ϭ 110, ages 18 -57; 57.3% men) were evaluated the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT; Bechara, Damasio, & Anderson, 1994), Game Dice (GDT; Brand et al., 2005) Go-Stop Impulsivity Paradigm (GoStop; Dougherty, Mathias, Marsh, 2003) before after ingestion an...

10.1037/pne0000133 article EN Psychology & Neuroscience 2018-07-12

People who use ecstasy and other drugs recreationally adopt strategies to minimize drug-related negative consequences. However, there are no studies that empirically analyze which relate fewer self-reported health consequences in polysubstance users consume ecstasy. The main aim of this study was examine harm reduction adopted by along with the relationship between such health-related We accessed 594 Spanish residents drugs, completed an online questionnaire. Among seven explored, most them...

10.1080/09687637.2018.1544225 article EN Drugs Education Prevention and Policy 2018-12-20

El objetivo de la presente revisión sistemática fue examinar las características intervenciones centradas en reducir el consumo sustancias, sus potenciales consecuencias negativas o incrementar uso estrategias protección jóvenes impartidas a través medios tecnológicos. Las fueron categorizadas según formato implementación (i. e., mensajes, páginas webs apps). Se identificaron 29 intervenciones. por mensajes y web impactaron positivamente tres variables dependientes analizadas. Ninguna apps...

10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.1981 article ES cc-by Quaderns de Psicologia 2024-04-03

The aim of this paper was to analyze the presence depressive symptoms and cognitive distortions in a sample undergraduate students investigate possible relationship with severity gambling disorders. To aim, 277 local (66.8 % women) between 18 35 years completed South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), Prevalence Questionnaire, Belief Questionnaire Spanish Version (GBQ-S) Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). No differences depression were found depending on frequency SOGS´s scores. less severe forms...

10.32348/1852.4206.v6.n2.6361 article EN cc-by Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento 2014-08-28

We examined whether drinking quantity mediated the relationship between descriptive norms and alcohol-related negative consequences, if this was moderated by protective behavioral strategies (PBS) use. Undergraduate students ( n = 538, 78.0% female, mean age 21.21 [ SD 3.62]) from three Spanish universities completed a questionnaire. Simple mediation analyses were conducted. Drinking fully alcohol PBS relationship. Among participants with high use, impact of on disappeared. The indirect...

10.1177/00220426231189173 article EN Journal of Drug Issues 2023-07-12

ResumenIntroducción: Aunque el policonsumo simultáneo de sustancias (PSS) ha sido asociado a más daños que concurrente, la mayoría los estudios sobre policonsumo, efectos percibidos y estrategias reducción empleadas, han analizado concurrente.Objetivo: Determinar patrón PSS partir del reporte las consumidas simultáneamente, examinar positivos negativos empleadas en policonsumidores/as asistentes fiestas música electrónica con diferentes patrones PSS.Metodología: 214 (55.1% hombres, entre...

10.21134/haaj.v22i1.687 article ES African journal of rhetoric 2022-01-01

Objective To examine the moderating role of alcohol-related risk perception and perceived vulnerability to alcohol consequences in relationship between descriptive drinking norms personal use, determine if this moderation was, turn, moderated by genderMethods 538 college students (78.0% women, mean age = 21.2) from three Spanish universities completed a paper-and-pencil questionnaire. Simple analyses were conductedResults Risk use. This weakened as increased. High levels nullified effect...

10.1080/14659891.2022.2103465 article EN Journal of Substance Use 2022-08-24

La impulsividad y la toma de riesgos se asocian positivamente al consumo alcohol. Asimismo, aumentan luego ingesta aguda Objetivo. Examinar el efecto una dosis alcohol (0.6/0.7 g/kg mujeres varones) sobre desempeño en pruebas control inhibitorio, sensibilidad a las recompensas estudiantes con alta (IMP+) baja (IMP-) rasgo. Método. Los participantes (n=85, 43 mujeres, entre 21-27 años) completaron BART, GoStop SKIP antes después bebida o placebo. Resultados. resultados muestran un aumento,...

10.21134/haaj.v20i1.461 article ES African journal of rhetoric 2020-03-04

This work examined seasonal variations in the use of protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and alcohol outcomes two distinct times academic calendar: 1-spring semester 2-summer break. We -both within each time prospectively- relationship between PBS outcomes. A sample 223 college students reported -via online surveys PBS, alcohol-related negative consequences. Use (notably dimension “manner drinking”) was negatively associated with outcomes, particularly women during spring. The frequency...

10.32348/1852.4206.v11.n3.23825 article EN cc-by Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento 2019-12-22

El consumo de sustancias es altamente prevalente en estudiantes universitarios Argentina y el mundo. Diferenciar consumidores con diversos patrones importante para identificar aquellos más vulnerables a avanzar hacia un patológico. Por ello, objetivo fue identificar, mediante Análisis Clases Latentes (ACL) aplicado diferentes indicadores alcohol, tabaco marihuana, las clases observar si dichas diferían la densidad familiares abuso alcohol otros consumo. análisis se realizó total 4497...

10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.9445 article ES Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana 2021-12-03

Despite having a large contemporary importance, in addition to historical, linked the provision of products lower income stratum urban population, theoretic contribution researches versed flea markets is still very insipid and inconclusive. Thereby, this research aims analyze type consumption frequenters market. Thereunto, Likert scale was applied, which measures consumer types, 251 participants while doing their shopping at Fair Anibal Pinto, city Temuco, Chile. Thus, four factors were...

10.1234/ei.v0i9.2986 article EN Estudos do ISCA 2014-09-27
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