Carmelo Vázquez

ORCID: 0000-0003-1796-2161
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Research Areas
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Stress and Burnout Research
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2016-2025

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2025

University of Illinois Chicago
2025

Universidad Villanueva
2024

Valencian International University
2024

Hospital de Clínicas
2023

Red de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud
2016

Sociedad Española de Nefrología
2007

Hospital Arnau de Vilanova
2006

Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología
1983-2003

Abstract The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is a measure widely used to assess life satisfaction. This paper aims test its psychometric properties, factor structure, and distribution scores across age, gender, education, employment status. For this purpose, representative sample of the Spanish population ( N = 2,964) was used. Although analyses showed no significant differences age or participants higher education level those who held an occupation were more satisfied their lives....

10.1017/sjp.2013.82 article EN The Spanish Journal of Psychology 2013-01-01

We introduce the Pemberton Happiness Index (PHI), a new integrative measure of well-being in seven languages, detailing validation process and presenting psychometric data. The scale includes eleven items related to different domains remembered (general, hedonic, eudaimonic, social well-being) ten experienced (i.e., positive negative emotional events that possibly happened day before); sum these produces combined index. A distinctive characteristic this study is construct scale, an initial...

10.1186/1477-7525-11-66 article EN cc-by Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013-01-01

Previous research has made significant progress elucidating the nature of cognitive biases in emotional disorders. However, less work focused on relation among and responding clinical samples. This study uses eye-tracking to examine difficulties disengaging attention from material depressed participants test its with mood reactivity recovery during after a stress induction. Participants diagnosed Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) never-disordered control (CTL) completed novel paradigm which...

10.1037/a0031529 article EN Journal of Abnormal Psychology 2013-02-19

Recent years have seen major developments in psychotherapy research that suggest the need to address critical methodological issues. These recommendations, developed by an international group of researchers, do not replace those for randomized controlled trials, but rather supplement strategies be taken into account when considering psychological treatments. The limitations traditional taxonomy and assessment methods are outlined, with suggestions consideration staging methods. Active...

10.1159/000490574 article EN Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2018-01-01

Abstract Background The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) are self-report measures of major depressive disorder generalised anxiety disorder. primary aim this study was to test for differential item functioning (DIF) on the PHQ-9 GAD-7 items based age, sex (males females), country. Method Data from nationally representative surveys in UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy (combined N = 6,054) were used fit confirmatory factor analytic multiple-indictor...

10.1186/s12888-022-03787-5 article EN cc-by BMC Psychiatry 2022-03-01

In the midst of COVID–19 epidemic, Spain was one countries with highest number infections and a high mortality rate. The threat virus consequences pandemic have discernible impact on mental health citizens. This study aims to (a) evaluate levels anxiety, depression well-being in large Spanish sample during confinement, (b) identify potential predictor variables associated experiencing both clinical distress 2,122 people. By using descriptive analyses logistic regression results revealed...

10.1017/sjp.2021.7 article EN The Spanish Journal of Psychology 2021-01-01

The present study tested the interplay between mood and attentional deployment by examining attention to positive (i.e., happy faces) negative angry sad stimuli in response experimental inductions of mood. Participants underwent a negative, neutral, or induction procedure (MIP) which was followed an assessment their emotional faces using eye-tracking technology. Faces were selected from Karolinska Directed Emotional (KDEF) database (Lundqvist, Flykt, & Öhman, 1998). In MIP condition,...

10.1037/a0034500 article EN Emotion 2013-11-04

Sustained attentional processing of negative information plays a significant role in the development and maintenance depression. The present study examines relationships between rumination, relevant factor depression, mechanisms activated individuals with different levels depression severity when attending to emotional (i.e., sad, angry happy faces). Behavioural physiological indicators sustained were assessed 126 participants (39 dysphoric 87 non-dysphoric) using eye-tracking technology....

10.1080/02699931.2014.881327 article EN Cognition & Emotion 2014-01-30

Posttraumatic stress reactions related to the Madrid March 11, 2004, terrorist attacks were examined in a sample of residents ( N = 503) 18-25 days after attacks, using multiple diagnostic criteria and different cut-off scores. Based on symptoms covered by Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian (PCL-C; Weathers, Litz, Herman, Huska, & Keane, 1993), rates probable posttraumatic disorder (PTSD) ranged from 3.4% 13.3%. Taking into account additional Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental...

10.1017/s1138741600005989 article EN The Spanish Journal of Psychology 2006-05-01

Despite significant advancements in the research of subjective well-being (SWB), little is known about its connection with basic cognitive processes. The present study explores association between selective attention to emotional stimuli (i.e. faces) and both components SWB satisfaction life, respectively). Participants (N = 83) were asked freely watch a series 84 pairs (happy, angry, or sad) neutral faces from Karolinska Directed Emotional Faces database. Eye-tracking methodology measured...

10.1080/17439760.2014.910827 article EN The Journal of Positive Psychology 2014-04-22
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