Esta investigación tiene por objetivo determinar si existe relación entre la actitud hacia el curso de filosofía y el rendimiento académico en los estudiantes de primer ciclo de la Facultad de Comunicaciones de una universidad Privada de Lima Metropolitana durante el semestre 2018-II. Para alcanzar este objetivo se realizó un estudio de tipo no experimental, correlacional transversal en el que participaron 221 estudiantes de ambos sexos de las carreras de Publicidad, Periodismo y Medios audiovisuales. Se empleó una Escala de actitud hacia el curso de filosofía, instrumento que fue validado por juicio de expertos (V de Aiken=0.90) y fue probado en un piloto con 25 estudiantes obteniendo un resultado de análisis de confiabilidad de alfa de Cronbach de α=0.884. Los resultados evidencian en primer lugar una actitud negativa en muy menor grado y positiva en mayor grado hacia el curso...

Background: The study explores the associations among Relationship Maintenance, Satisfaction, Jealousy, and Violence in young Peruvian couples, particularly in a post-pandemic context, using a network analysis. Methods: Eight hundred thirty-two participants aged 18–30 (M = 20.94, SD = 2.29), with 645 females (77.50%) and 187 males (22.50%), were involved. The study aimed to discern relationships among network nodes, emphasizing the link between Relationship Maintenance dimensions and Jealousy and Violence. The research also sought the central node in the network and examined gender-specific node connections, using the SMOTE algorithm for gender data balance. Results: Findings revealed a direct connection between Complementarity and Jealousy, implying intense shared interests can lead to unhealthy dependence. An inverse relationship was seen between Companionship and Violence. Satisfact...

Introduction: Worldwide, anxiety and depression are the most common mental disorders, both in clinical settings and in the general population. The Patient Health Questionnaire-4 is the most widely used open access instrument to assess anxiety and depression in both clinical and community settings. Objective: The study aims to evaluate the psychometric evidence of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4). Method: 1015 Peruvian individuals between 18 and 69 years old (M=26.4, SD=9.93, 58.6% women) who experienced the death of a loved one participated. Techniques derived from Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory (IRT) were used. Results: Three models were tested: one-dimensional (CFI = 0.989; TLI = 0.966; RMSEA = 0.075), the two-factor model (CFI = 1.000; TLI = 1.000; RMSEA = 0.000) and the bifactor model which did not converge. The two-factor model was the one that came closest t...