A5017674588- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Spanish Philosophy and Literature
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Universidad de Sevilla
2021-2025
Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
2018-2023
University of Almería
2012-2021
This study examined the role of different psychological coping mechanisms in mental and physical health during initial phases COVID-19 crisis with an emphasis on meaning-centered coping. A total 11,227 people from 30 countries across all continents participated completed measures distress (depression, stress, anxiety), loneliness, well-being, health, together problem-focused emotion-focused coping, a measure called Meaning-centered Coping Scale (MCCS) that was developed present study....
The COVID-19 pandemic has subjected most of the world’s population to unprecedented situations, like national lockdowns, health hazards, social isolation and economic harm. Such a scenario calls for urgent measures not only palliate it but also, better cope with it. According existential positive psychology, well-being does simply represent lack stress negative emotions highlights their importance by incorporating an adaptive relationship them. Thus, suffering can be mitigated (and...
Understanding the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake is important to inform policy decisions and plan vaccination campaigns. The aims this research were to: (1) explore individual- country-level intentions be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, (2) examine worldwide variation in intentions. This cross-sectional online survey was conducted during first wave pandemic, involving 6697 respondents across 20 countries. Results showed that 72.9% participants reported positive COVID-19, whereas...
Studies investigating the COVID-19 pandemic from a psychological point of view have mostly focused on distress. This study adopts framework existential positive psychology, second wave psychology that emphasizes importance effective coping with negative aspects living in order to achieve greater wellbeing. Trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) can be crucial this context as it refers emotion-related personality dispositions concerning understanding and regulation one's emotions those...
Most countries are facing the societal challenging need for a new quarantine period due to increasing number of COVID-19 infections, indicating second or even third wave disease. The pandemic has brought surface existential issues that typically less present in people's focal attention. first aim this study was identify some these struggles such as increased feelings loneliness, death obsession, and preoccupation with God. Secondly, we explored association factors fear coronavirus during...
This study aimed to explore the role of two models well-being in prediction psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic, namely PERMA and mature happiness. According PERMA, is mainly composed five elements: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning life, achievement. Instead, happiness understood as a mental state characterized by inner harmony, calmness, acceptance, contentment, satisfaction with life. Rooted existential psychology, this harmony-based represents result...
The global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has caused an unprecedented impact on most areas of people's lives. Thus, framed within the scope Existential Positive Psychology (PP2.0), this study aimed at assessing psychological distress adults living in Portugal during first national lockdown, how they are coping with stress, as well to contribute a deeper understanding about role that positivity, experiential avoidance, and strategies have well-being. For purpose, 586 Portuguese (73% females)...
This study aimed to adapt the Personal Meaning Profile-Brief (PMP-B) Spanish-speaking population and investigate its psychometric properties. The PMP-B is a 21-item instrument that assesses meaning in life through seven sources: relationship, intimacy, achievement, self-acceptance, self-transcendence, fair treatment, religion.Participants were 546 Spanish adults comprised of community sample (n = 171) university students 375). PMP-B, Ryff's Scales Psychological Well-Being, Depression Anxiety...
The present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of Mature Happiness Scale, a measure focused on inner harmony. happiness is achieved when person can live in balance between both positive and negative aspects their life. A total sample 2,130 participants from five countries (Canada: n = 390, United States: 223, Kingdom: 512, Spain: 724, Hungary: 281) responded an online survey including original PERMA-Profiler, Acceptance Action Questionnaire-II. Exploratory confirmatory...
People's psychological response to the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly affected by their inflexibility. One possible mechanism explaining association between inflexibility and functioning concerns coping styles. While avoidance approach styles were previously found mediate this association, mediating role of meaning-centered has not yet been explored. However, it likely be crucial in circumstances as uncertain those at onset COVID -19 pandemic. This study explored three relationship with...
The present study was conducted to test and compare the predictive power of Mature Happiness Scale-Revised (MHS-R) Peace Mind Scale (PoMS) on well-being their overall psychometric properties using a longitudinal design. A total 330 undergraduate students working adults answered an online survey comprising two scales as well measurements stress, life satisfaction, well-being. Two weeks later, 165 participants completed second package. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) supported originally...
Abstract Introduction The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted sexual function and mental health healthcare workers worldwide. However, extent to which health, including its relational dimension, was affected among different services protective coping strategies employed at that time is currently unclear. present study aimed investigate these two issues, exploring for first role meaning-centered on health. Method sample consisted 109 divided into groups: a high-exposure group...
Abstract Background In Germany, only limited data are available on attitudes towards death. Existing measurements complex and time consuming, psychometric properties limited. The Death Attitude Profile- Revised (DAP-R) captures dying measure consists of 32 items, which assigned to 5 dimensions (Fear Death, Avoidance, Neutral Acceptance, Approach Escape Acceptance). It has been translated tested in several countries, but no German version exists date. This study reports the translation...
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in an increase known risk factors for mental health problems. Mexico adopted lockdown and physical distancing as a containment strategy with potential consequences on day to life, such social isolation, loss of income loneliness that can have important terms health. Objective: We aimed examine the effect initial phases COVID-19 pandemic psychological distress, well-being perceived among Mexican-base respondents whether coping...
This study explores the reappraisal of personal values among people with cancer post-diagnosis and its connections to meaningfulness, encompassing meaning sense meaning, various dimensions quality life.A total 144 patients diverse types a control group comprising 158 healthy adults similar demographic characteristics completed Valued Living Questionnaire-Perceived Change, Personal Meaning Profile-Brief, Portrait Values Questionnaire, Functional Assessment Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual...
Previous research has shown that long-term mindfulness training beneficial effects on cognitive functioning and emotional regulation, but results are mixed regarding single exercises, especially attention memory tasks. Thus, the present study aimed to analyse of Focused Breathing Exercise (FB) performance, using standardised tests. Forty-six healthy undergraduate students were randomly assigned either a FB or Control condition. Two tasks (the Concentrated Attention task Toulouse-Pierron...