A5102994671- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Community Health and Development
- Educational and Social Studies
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Corruption and Economic Development
- Human Rights and Immigration
- Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Social Capital and Networks
- Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics
- Social Issues and Sustainability
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Latin American Urban Studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2017-2024
Sapienza University of Rome
2015-2017
Background Research supports the beneficial role of prosocial behaviors on children's adjustment and successful youth development. Empirical studies point to reciprocal relations between negative parenting maladjustment, but positive behavior are understudied. In this study two different dimensions (quality mother–child relationship use balanced discipline) were examined in Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, United States. Methods Mother–child dyads ( N = 1105)...
Evidence suggests an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, particularly among emerging adults. However, theories altruism born suffering or adversarial growth suggest that we might also see prosocial behavior as a function pandemic, which may protect against health challenges. Because cultural values are central in determining behavior, current study explored how were differentially associated with adaptive behaviors Participants for included 5,682 young people aged 18–25 years...
As most studies on the link between peer status and prosocial behavior are cross-sectional, conducted with children, operationalize as difference acceptance rejection, it remains unclear whether rejection consequences or prerequisites of in adolescence. To fill this gap, study examines bidirectional associations data collected at 3 time points, 6 months apart, a sample 660 early Chilean adolescents (M = 12.94, SD 0.62; 55.1% boys). Cross-lagged panel analyses showed that positively predicted...
Abstract Background Youths' online problematic behaviors, such as smartphone or social network sites (SNS) addiction, gained increasing attention nowadays, due to their impact on concurrent and later adjustment, emotional and/or behavioral problems, academic impairments, relational issues. Aims This study aims evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot school‐based intervention contrast addictive behaviors while fostering adolescents' self‐regulative abilities. Materials & Methods The started...
This article tests a longitudinal model of the antecedents and consequences changes in identification with indigenous (Mapuche) among nonindigenous youth Chilean school contexts over 6‐month period (633 270 Mapuche students, M ages = 12.47 12.80 years, respectively). Results revealed that in‐group norms supporting contact quality intergroup at Time 1 predicted student's 2, which turn support for adoption culture maintenance 2; some relationships between these variables were found to be...
Abstract While the influence of high-status peers on maladaptive behaviors is well-documented, socialization processes prosocial behavior through remain understudied. This study examined whether adolescents’ was influenced by they liked and this effect stronger when were also well-liked their classmates. Three waves data, six months apart, collected among Chilean early adolescents who completed peer nominations ratings at Time 1 ( n = 294, Mage 13.29, SD 0.62; 55.1% male), 2 282), 3 275)....
How the interplay between peer relationships and behaviors unfolds how this differs classrooms is an understudied topic. This study examined whether adolescents befriend or dislike peers whom they consider as aggressor victim these results differ in that received intervention to promote prosocial behavior compared without intervention. The sample was composed of 659 seventh graders (Mage = 12.32; 48% girls) from nine seven control eight schools Santiago, Chile. It hypothesized would be less...
SYNOPSISObjective. This article examined two-wave longitudinal paths among maternal self-efficacy, warmth, and early adolescents' prosocial behavior. Design. Participants were 194 Italian mother/child dyads from 9–13 years at the first assessment 12–15 second assessment. Using a design, present study tested cross-lagged behavior controlling for stability of these variables their concurrent associations. Results. Maternal warmth mediated link between self-efficacy behavior, bi-directional...
Cross-ethnic friendships offer a unique opportunity for improving intergroup relations and reduce prejudice, yet ethnic segregation of friendship networks is often seen as major obstacle to the integration immigrant students in educational contexts. This article examines role perspective-taking abilities prejudice towards low social class peers on probability cross-ethnic sample 242 from five multicultural classrooms Chile (Mage = 12.3; SD 0.69, 45% girls). It was expected that who reported...
The present study evaluated the efficacy of an Italian school-based intervention programme adapted in three Colombian sites (Medellín, Manizales, and Santa Marta) promoting prosocial behaviour among adolescents. Using a pre-test-post-test design with multi-informant approach, assessed 451 students (Mage = 12.77, SD 1.06) group 428 12.64, 1.01) by using self-report peer rating measures behaviour. After establishing measurement invariance across time informants, latent difference score model...
Previous research has focused on the relation between social class and prosocial behavior. However, this is yet unclear. In work, we shed light issue by considering effect of level empathy recipient help two types prosociality, namely helping caring. one experimental study, found that for high-class participants, had a positive helping, regardless recipient’s class. no low-class participants. When it comes to caring, both high but only when belonged same This highlights itself not sufficient...
Abstract: The well-known associations of peer status (acceptance and rejection) with prosocial aggressive behaviors have mostly relied on measures assessed at a single time point. This study adopted person-oriented approach to examine longitudinal links between stable profiles two points behavior using latent profile analysis transition based three waves data collected among 324 Chilean adolescents (56.3% male, M age = 12.31, SD 0.58). First, identified four profiles: moderately accepted,...
Tratándose del entorno espacial más cercano al individuo, diferentes disciplinas se han aproximado barrio para investigar su rol en distintas manifestaciones de la participación ciudadana. En este trabajo nos preguntamos si actitud hacia el propio puede ser un predictor El objetivo estudio, además, es eventual resultante tipo cívico o político. Para tema, desarrollamos análisis descriptivo datos referidos a percepción barrial y ciudadana Santiago Chile. Nuestros resultados proporcionan...
En línea con las teorías sobre la socialización, Mestre destaca el rol ejercido por los estilos de crianza parental y algunas dinámicas entre pares asociadas al contexto educativo en desarrollo conductas prosociales durante adolescencia. La autora se propone indagar específicamente cómo ciertas dimensiones relacionales interno familia escuela, a otras características personales (empatía e inestabilidad emocional), pueden explicar, menos parcialmente, respuesta prosocial un amplio grupo...
The purpose of the present study was to analyze effect perceptions neighborhood danger on positive parenting and whether it is mediated by mothers' perceived self-efficacy in managing negative emotions, comparing two countries: Colombia Italy. Participants were 434 mothers children between ages 8 10 years old (108 dyads from Medellin, 109 Rome, Italy). selected convenience, non-probabilistically proportionally social stratum each city. Mothers answered violence perception scale, also...
Il contributo nasce dal desiderio delle autrici di sottolineare l’importanza della prosocialita reciprocante, per intraprendere azioni sociali che costruiscano inclusione e coesione sociale. Agire la reciprocante significa processare che, in modo bidirezionale circolare, garantiscono l’atto del beneficiare crei le condizioni cui chi riceve sia grado reciprocare. Questo quanto stato sperimentato dalle con altri volontari a contatto marginalita estrema dei senza fissa dimora un progetto...
Recientemente estudiosos del desarrollo han centrado su atención en procesos y factores precursores compromiso cívico juvenil. En particular, la cohesión interpersonal el contexto escolar puede actuar como un antecedente relevante involucramiento vida cívica durante adultez.