Laura López‐Romero

ORCID: 0000-0003-0513-6698
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Research Areas
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Media, Journalism, and Communication History
  • Media and Digital Communication
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Digital literacy in education
  • Spanish Culture and Identity
  • Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
  • Deception detection and forensic psychology
  • Journalism and Media Studies
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Spanish History and Politics
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Advertising and Communication Studies
  • Psychological Treatments and Disorders
  • Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
  • Psychological Testing and Assessment

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
2016-2025

University of Valparaíso
2025

Lund University
2023

Asociación Española de Psiquiatría del Niño y el Adolescente
2020-2023

Textron Systems (United Kingdom)
2020

Universidad de Sevilla
2020

Universidad de Málaga
2005-2020

Örebro University
2018-2019

University of British Columbia
2019

Ghent University
2019

In the current study, we tested relations between cyberbullying roles and several psychological well-being outcomes, as well potential mediation effect of perceived social support from family, friends, teachers in school. This was investigated a cross-sectional sample 1707 young adolescents (47.5% girls, aged 10-13 years, self-reporting via web questionnaire) attending community private schools mid-sized municipality Sweden. We concluded our results that Cyberbully-victim group has highest...

10.3390/ijerph17010045 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019-12-19

The present study aimed to examine the effects of Spanish confinement derived from COVID-19 crisis on children and their families, accounting for child’s age. A range child negative (e.g., conduct problems) positive outcomes routine maintenance) were examined, along with a set parent-related variables, including resilience, perceived distress, emotional problems, parenting distress specific practices structured or avoidant parenting), which modeled through path analysis better understand...

10.3390/ijerph17196975 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020-09-24

Understanding the development of psychopathic personality from childhood to adulthood is crucial for understanding and stability severe long-lasting conduct problems criminal behavior. This paper describes a new teacher rated instrument assess age three 12, Child Problematic Traits Inventory (CPTI). The reliability validity CPTI was tested in Swedish general population sample 2,056 3- 5-year-olds (mean = 3.86; SD .86; 53 % boys). items loaded distinctively on theoretically proposed factors:...

10.1007/s10862-013-9385-y article EN cc-by Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 2013-09-12

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused a great impact in our society. Because of its rapid spread, many countries, including Spain, were forced to impose drastic measures (i.e., restrictive lockdowns) guarantee social distancing and isolation. In some like these particularly for children, who stay at home more than 40 days, suffering change their daily routines. present study aimed examine the effects Spanish confinement derived from crisis on children families, accounting child’s age. A range...

10.31234/osf.io/spxtw preprint EN 2020-06-24

The Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) scale (Salekin & Hare, 2016) was developed as a measure of the broader construct psychopathy in childhood and adolescence. In addition to conduct disorder (CD) symptoms, PSCD addresses interpersonal (grandiose-manipulative), affective (callous-unemotional), lifestyle (daring-impulsive) traits psychopathic personality. can be scored by parents teachers. present study is preliminary test psychometric properties PSCD-Parent Version sample...

10.1037/pas0000759 article EN Psychological Assessment 2019-08-01

ObjectiveTo better describe and treat children with conduct problems (CP) grandiose-manipulative (GM) daring-impulsive (DI) traits are proposed for subtyping CP, instead of only using a callous-unemotional (CU) specifier. Unfortunately, the acclaimed benefits having multiple specifiers CP remain largely untested and, therefore, highly speculative. To fill this gap, we tested longitudinal relations between these three developmental outcomes in childhood adolescence, independent early...

10.1016/j.jaac.2023.05.022 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023-06-24

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of millions people around globe and some unprecedent emerged disruptions, are likely to have been particularly challenging for young children (e.g., school closures, social distancing measures, movement restrictions). Studying impact such extraordinary circumstances on their well-being is crucial identify processes leading risk resilience. To better understand how Spanish adapted stressful disruptions resulting from outbreak, we examined effects...

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.577763 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2020-12-16

Conduct problems (CP) in childhood and adolescence have a significant impact on the individual, family, community. To improve treatment for CP, there is need to understanding of developmental pathways leading CP boys girls. Prior research has linked child's fearlessness callous-unemotional (CU) traits, as well experiences parental warmth punitive parenting, CP. However, few studies tested interplay these factors contributing future development. The present study aimed test InterFear model,...

10.3390/children11050546 article EN cc-by Children 2024-05-03

Child maltreatment has been consistently linked to the secondary variant of psychopathy, but studies using a person-based approach explore its role, especially in highly vulnerable populations, are lacking. This study aims identify profiles adolescents residential care based on child and psychopathic traits, examine their relationship with number previous placements developmental outcomes at two time points. The sample included 161 aged 12-18 (M = 15.22, SD 1.59), 77 followed up. Latent...

10.31234/osf.io/6y928_v1 preprint EN 2025-02-25

This study features the results of a qualitative among foreign mothers in detention for drug offenses city Arica, Chile, and impact amendment Drug Law, which prevents judges from ordering deportation as an alternative to incarceration, has had on them. The participants were -the majority with indigenous backgrounds- who main financial support homes. revealed that women have low level participation within criminal networks absence violence commission their offenses. But, more importantly,...

10.1177/15570851251317195 article EN Feminist Criminology 2025-03-17

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold> Among early-onset conduct problems (CP), associated with more disruptive behaviors of greater intensity and stability, several domains have been proposed from a variable-centered perspective to capture their heterogeneity: oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD), callous-unemotional traits (CU). Using person-centered approach, the present study aims identify distinct profiles child CP, examining different...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-5737607/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2025-04-01

Abstract. The Dirty Dozen scale is a short measure developed to assess the Dark Triad traits, namely Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism, which has previously shown good psychometric properties. aim of this study was validate Spanish version through assessment its properties in sample constituted by 326 young adults aged 18–34 ( M = 20.55; SD 1.89) from Spain. showed internal consistency acceptable test-retest stability. Likewise, analysis factorial structure supported three-factor...

10.1027/1614-0001/a000274 article EN Journal of Individual Differences 2018-09-14

This is the first study to test psychometric properties of self-report version Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) in detained youth. The PSCD a measure broad psychopathy construct, with grandiose-manipulative, callous-unemotional, daring-impulsive, and conduct disorder (CD) components. Participants (227 males) completed along other measures, including diagnostic interview assess Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) CD. Results support PSCD’s proposed...

10.1177/10731911221094256 article EN Assessment 2022-05-16

In recent years, psychological research has emphasized the role of goals in adolescent development and, particularly, socially adapted lifestyles. Along those lines, present study, analyzing data collected from a sample 488 participants, explores: a) The structure and their importance for young people, b) relationship between antisocial behavior c) gender this relationship. results show that are structured according to 6 factors: Social Recognition, Emancipation, Education,...

10.1017/s1138741600003759 article EN The Spanish Journal of Psychology 2010-05-01
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