Pablo Castro‐Abril

ORCID: 0000-0001-9074-3921
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Research Areas
  • Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia
  • Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Memory, violence, and history
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics
  • Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Peace and Human Rights Education
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • History and Politics in Latin America
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • War, Law, and Justice
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Cultural and political discourse analysis
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Education and Teacher Training
  • International Relations in Latin America
  • Health and Conflict Studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Torture, Ethics, and Law

University of the Basque Country
2019-2024

Universidad Externado de Colombia
2023

Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz
2023

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
2023

Catholic University of Colombia
2023

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2016

8 March (8M), now known as International Women’s Day, is a day for feminist claims where demonstrations are organized in over 150 countries, with the participation of millions women all around world. These can be viewed collective rituals and thus focus attention on processes that facilitate different psychosocial effects. This work aims to explore mechanisms (i.e., behavioral attentional synchrony, perceived emotional positive transcendent emotions) involved 2020, ritualized actions, their...

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607538 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2020-12-11

Social leaders and human rights defenders (SLHRD) in Colombia have been under increasing attack for defending the of communities affected by violence. From 2016 to 2022, over 600 SLHRD were assassinated, resulting a serious violation both individual community rights. The media's portrayal these attacks can shape public perceptions influence efforts towards peacebuilding promoting This study examines framing violence against between 2020, period marked an escalation after signing peace accord...

10.1002/ijop.13113 article EN cc-by-nc International Journal of Psychology 2024-01-24

This paper analyzes the socio-cognitive and emotional processes related to collective action in context of 2019 populist social movement Chile. It proposes an integrative explanation populism as movements gatherings along with their relation creativity representations mass movements. A comprehensive online survey was used ( n = 262) that included measures participation demonstrations, identification protesters or government, agreement grievances, efficacy, perceived synchrony, action,...

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.764434 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2021-12-09

Dealing with COVID-19 and the preventative measures that have been taken to mitigate transmission of virus causing pandemic has posed a great challenge population. While psychologists expertise regard preventive behavior change dealing mental health impact measures, their needs be effectively communicated public. Mass media play critical role in times crisis, many cases being only source information. most research focuses on importance information content as factor affecting psychological...

10.5334/pb.1054 article EN cc-by Psychologica Belgica 2022-04-12

Objective. In this study, the implicit attitudes of University students were analyzed with regard to forgivingness towards ex members guerilla and paramilitary groups in Colombian armed conflict. Method. Thirty Bogota measured IAT (Implicit Association Test) by using response latency measure strength association between different concepts an explicit questionnaire related forgiveness. The analysis was made from functional contextualism Relational Frame Theory. Results. There found that...

10.11144/javerianacali.ppsi14-2.aieu article EN cc-by-nc-nd Pensamiento Psicológico 2016-08-03

La Comisión de la Verdad en Colombia se estableció a partir del modelo justicia transicional. Su función es servir como medida reconocimiento los hechos violentos durante el conflicto armado, que han dejado más nueve millones víctimas. En este marco, realizó un estudio descriptivo correlacional (N=1166) con una muestra 22 departamentos país para evaluar conocimiento, aprobación y efectividad percibida primeros años aspectos psicosociales: victimización, emociones colectivas, reconciliación,...

10.18800/psico.202201.005 article ES cc-by Revista de Psicología 2021-12-15

Colombia had the longest internal armed conflict in Latin America, and its government reached a peace agreement with FARC guerrillas 2016. This article explores transitional justice social representations during signing of (study 1) their implementation, 2019-2020 2). The first study analyzes news related to institutions created from second different psychosocial variables associated two most controversial institutions, Truth Commission (TC) Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) 2019-2020,...

10.18543/djhr.2284 article EN publisher-specific-oa Deusto Journal of Human Rights 2021-12-28

Objective. In this study, the implicit attitudes of University students were analyzed with regard to forgivingness towards ex members guerilla and paramilitary groups in Colombian armed conflict. Method. Thirty Bogota measured IAT (Implicit Association Test) by using response latency measure strength association between different concepts an explicit questionnaire related forgiveness. The analysis was made from functional contextualism Relational Frame Theory. Results. There found that...

10.11144/1404 article EN Pensamiento Psicológico 2016-08-03

Victims’ testimonies have emerged as an interesting tool for generating changes in societies that are seeking to emerge from a violent conflict. However, victims not homogeneous group and their stances regarding the perpetrators can different according whether they accept or reject intergroup forgiveness processes, was case of J. Améry, writer essayist who survived Holocaust. In this article, we inquire into impact victims’ on attitudes towards Spain ( N = 274). An experimental study with...

10.1177/02134748241251668 article EN cc-by-nc International Journal of Social Psychology Revista de Psicología Social 2024-05-01

Post-conflict societies must confront the past and build a culture of peace. Two interventions are presented here in context Basque Country after cessation violence. The first, an intervention with participation victims terrorism, where participants (N = 280 Mage 19.83 SD 1.29) were assigned to control groups. Results showed that programme produced more favourable attitudes towards intergroup forgiveness, empathy, mediating effect self-transcending emotions. Second, Citizenship Processes...

10.18543/djhr.2286 article EN publisher-specific-oa Deusto Journal of Human Rights 2021-12-28

This study explores the relationship between remembered sociohistorical events and well-being. Its objective is to ascertain content of historical memory way it associated with this construct. The PHI well-being scale CEVI instrument, which asks respondents describe four relevant during their lifetime, were applied a convenience sample from Basque Country ( N = 434, range 20–88 years, M 48.11, SD 21.47, 59.2% women). Negative local predominated. Positive appraisal was positively personal,...

10.1080/02134748.2022.2034291 article EN International Journal of Social Psychology Revista de Psicología Social 2022-04-13

Frequently, the transition to peace seems impossible for groups affected by collective violence. The search a peaceful society, where memory, victims' suffering, and perpetrators' responsibilities coexist, requires titanic efforts in multiple dimensions that may seem unattainable. These are focus of book “Transitioning Peace: Promoting Global Social Justice Non-Violence” edited two distinguished scholars social political psychology field with contributions from over twenty researchers all continents

10.18543/djhr.2289 article EN publisher-specific-oa Deusto Journal of Human Rights 2021-12-28
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