Caregivers of people with intellectual disabilities may feel overburdened in their work and experience negative psychological consequences. The purpose of this instrumental study was to determine the evidence of internal structure and reliability of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview scale. A total of 398 family caregivers, including women and men, participated (M = 47.33, SD = 10.44). The structure of the scale was evaluated by factor analysis and the McDonald Omega coefficient was used to estimate reliability. Sixteen models of the scale were tested, differing in number of items and factor structures. A model of 15 items and 4 dimensions (overload, competence, social relationship, and interpersonal relationship) obtained acceptable fit (χ2 = 184.72; p < 0.001; CFI = 0.95; TLI = 0.94; RMSEA = 0.055; SRMR = 0.05) and reliability coefficients above 0.70 in their dimensions. It is concl...

Antecedentes y objetivo: La comprensión de los dominios del envejecimiento saludable (ES) a través de las percepciones de las personas adultas mayores (PAM), son importantes para la determinación multidimensional del constructo según la cultura de Perú y para el desarrollo de planes que promuevan la salud, el bienestar, los recursos y las fortalezas de las PAM. El propósito de este estudio es explorar cualitativamente los dominios operativos del ES en adultos mayores peruanos. Método: El enfoque adoptado es descriptivo, cualitativo y fundamental. Se usó un muestreo intencional y se reclutaron a 26 participantes que asisten a centros del adulto mayor pertenecientes a la comuna municipal de Lima (media de edad = 67,9; desviación estándar [DE] = 6,64). Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas y el análisis de contenido se hizo mediante un método inductivo identificando las un...

Varios estudios han investigado la relación entre la satisfacción de los estudiantes y el entorno cultural. El presente estudio se centra en la satisfacción de los estudiantes internacionales con el entorno cultural del campus, la vida, la experiencia de aprendizaje sobre la calidad de la educación y las instalaciones disponibles. Se trata de una encuesta sistémica transversal basada en un cuestionario en el que se seleccionaron 119 estudiantes extranjeros para la recopilación de datos mediante una estrategia de muestreo de conveniencia no probabilístico. Para el procesamiento de los datos se utilizó el programa SPSS v 22.0 y se consideró que P≤0.05 era estadísticamente significativo. Para explorar la relación entre las variables, se realizaron las pruebas H de Kruskal-Wallis y U de Mann Whitney. Los resultados muestran que el alto nivel de satisfacción de los estudiantes e...

Objective: the present study evaluated the factorial validity, measurement invariance, reliability and graded response model of the WAST in a sample of female victims and non-victims of intimate partner violence. Method: A total of 285 Peruvian women participated (59.6% were victims of intimate partner violence and 40.4% were not victims of intimate partner violence), with ages ranging from 18 to 64 years and an average age of 31.73 years for victims of intimate partner violence and 26.54 years for non-victims. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) suggested a twofactor model that was significantly adjusted for the group of female victims of IPV and non-victims of IPV. Results: The multigroup CFA supported factorial invariance according to female IPV and non-IPV victims of the WAST. Reliability was adequate and was calculated using the omega coefficient. Finally, the WAST items showed a...

This research aims to determine the relationship between addiction to social networks and social skills in students of a private educational centre. A correlational descriptive study where the sample was represented by 205 students from 1st to 5th grade of junior high school was conducted. Two instruments were used: “Goldstein Social Skills Checklist” and “Scale of Attitudes toward Social Networks”, this was adapted and validated for the population. It is concluded that addiction to social networks of the Internet has a significant relationship (p <.01) with social skills, indicating that the greater the addiction to social networks is, a low level of social skills in adolescents is perceived.

This research aims to determine the relationship between addiction to social networks and social skills in students of a private educational centre. A correlational descriptive study where the sample was represented by 205 students from 1st to 5th grade of junior high school was conducted. Two instruments were used: “Goldstein Social Skills Checklist” and “Scale of Attitudes toward Social Networks”, this was adapted and validated for the population. It is concluded that addiction to social networks of the Internet has a significant relationship (p <.01) with social skills, indicating that the greater the addiction to social networks is, a low level of social skills in adolescents is perceived.

Not wearing a face mask, despite the sanitary recommendation, represented a public health risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, the aim of the study was to determine the mediating role of moral disengagement in the relationship between the dark triad and face mask wearing during the second wave of the pandemic. We worked with a sample made up of 534 adults, who were administered the Dirty Dozen Dark test, the Moral Disengagement Mechanisms Scale and a questionnaire on the frequency of use of face masks. The results showed that moral disengagement mediates the effect of each trait of the dark triad (Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism) on the use of face masks. It is concluded that those who possess any of the dark personality traits morally disengage in order not to use a face mask, exercising a reckless behavior of the possible contagion of COVID-19 to others.

[sic] Varios estudios han investigado la relación entre la satisfacción de los estudiantes y el entorno cultural. El presente estudio se centra en la satisfacción de los estudiantes internacionales con el entorno cultural del campus, la vida, la experiencia de aprendizaje sobre la calidad de la educación y las instalaciones disponibles. Se trata de una encuesta sistémica transversal basada en un cuestionario en el que se seleccionaron 119 estudiantes extranjeros para la recopilación de datos mediante una estrategia de muestreo de conveniencia no probabilístico. Para el procesamiento de los datos se utilizó el programa SPSS v 22.0 y se consideró que P≤0.05 era estadísticamente significativo. Para explorar la relación entre las variables, se realizaron las pruebas H de Kruskal-Wallis y U de Mann Whitney. Los resultados muestran que el alto nivel de satisfacción de los estudia...

Antecedentes y objetivo: Se ha demostrado que el apoyo social acciona como amortiguador ante eventos estresores de la vida universitaria. El apoyo social se deriva a partir de la percepción de apoyo potencialmente disponible producto de la red de personas como la familia, amigos y demás. Por ello, la importancia de validar un instrumento de apoyo social en el contexto universitario debido a los factores específicos que enfrenta el estudiante en la universidad. Materiales y método: El presente estudio examinó las propiedades psicométricas de la escala de percepción de apoyo social en universitarios peruanos. Participaron 746 estudiantes (405 mujeres y 341 hombres) entre 18 a 29 años (Medad = 20.67, DE = 2.76) de 7 carreras universitarias. Resultados: El análisis confirmatorio que verificó un ajuste satisfactorio en el modelo de 3 factores con 2 errores correlacionados (χ2 = 267...

Caregivers of people with intellectual disabilities may feel overburdened in their work and experience negative psychological consequences. The purpose of this instrumental study was to determine the evidence of internal structure and reliability of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview scale. A total of 398 family caregivers, including women and men, participated (M = 47.33, SD = 10.44). The structure of the scale was evaluated by factor analysis and the McDonald Omega coefficient was used to estimate reliability. Sixteen models of the scale were tested, differing in number of items and factor structures. A model of 15 items and 4 dimensions (overload, competence, social relationship, and interpersonal relationship) obtained acceptable fit (χ2 = 184.72; p < 0.001; CFI = 0.95; TLI = 0.94; RMSEA = 0.055; SRMR = 0.05) and reliability coefficients above 0.70 in their dimensions. It is concl...

Introducción: En esta pandemia por covid-19 se deben conocer las medidas de protección contra la enfermedad y las políticas impuestas por el gobierno; empero, los medios de comunicación también informan sobre las muertes y el desabastecimiento de los servicios de salud, pero se ignora su impacto en la salud mental de la población. Objetivo: Determinar si el miedo al contagio de la covid-19 actúa como mediador entre la exposición a las noticias sobre la pandemia y la salud mental en población peruana. Método: Estudio explicativo con variables observables, donde participaron 541 personas seleccionadas con un muestreo no probabilístico. Respondieron una ficha sociodemográfica y las escalas: Mental Health Inventory-5 (MHI-5) y Fear of Covid-19 Scale. Los datos fueron procesados mediante los programas IBM SPSS Statistics 25 y Macro PROCESS para SPSS; se utilizó la regresión line...

Esta investigación tuvo el propósito de explicar en qué medida la cognición y la competencia conductual influyen en la calidad de vida en adultos mayores de un CAM de Trujillo. Para este estudio, participaron 106 adultos mayores de ambos sexos (55% varones y 45% mujeres) entre 60 y 88 años. Fueron utilizados la Batería de Procedimientos de Ancianos (CLIFTON) y Escala de calidad de vida de Barnes y Olson. Se realizó análisis predictivo, correlacional, y comparativo entre las escalas del CLIFTON, la calidad de vida y el género. Se evidenció que la cognición y competencia conductual predicen una mejor calidad de vida en los adultos mayores (R²=27%, F=18.060; p<.000) para este modelo; por otro lado, se reportaron correlaciones estadísticamente significativas (p< .01) y con significancia práctica (r² > .04) entre las escalas de la cognición (IO, r²=.125; HM, r²=.197; PM, r²...

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The interference between family and work roles has led to the development of scales for their measurement. However, instrumental studies of work–family conflict have not been conducted in the context of teacher teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, the objectives of this study were set to obtain evidence of the internal structure and fairness of the Blanch and Aluja Work–Family Conflict Questionnaire, as well as its association with job satisfaction and other sociodemographic variables. A total of 235 Peruvian school teachers between the ages of 24 and 72 years (M = 43.79 and SD = 9.67) responded to the scale using the online form. The analysis employed the non-parametric item response theory modeling (Mokken scaling analysis). The structure of two correlated factors was confirmed: work conflict in the family (WCF) and family conflict in the work (FCW). Both dime...

Occupational self-efficacy has gained attention because of its importance in understanding the effects of psychosocial factors at work, but because of its relevance, it is necessary to study it in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Occupational Self-Efficacy Short Scale Form (OSS-SF) is a measure of individual variability in self-efficacy within the work context and has been used in some studies in Latin America. The aim of this study was to obtain evidence of the validity of the OSS-SF for 214 Peruvian teachers and to evaluate its internal structure and associations with other constructs. The sample, composed of 214 teachers (Mage = 44, SDage = 10), was selected using nonprobabilistic convenience sampling and evaluated via online forms. Nonparametric item response theory was used. Among the results, a unidimensional structure and high scalability at the item and scale levels were...

Not wearing a face mask, despite the sanitary recommendation, represented a public health risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, the aim of the study was to determine the mediating role of moral disengagement in the relationship between the dark triad and face mask wearing during the second wave of the pandemic. We worked with a sample made up of 534 adults, who were administered the Dirty Dozen Dark test, the Moral Disengagement Mechanisms Scale and a questionnaire on the frequency of use of face masks. The results showed that moral disengagement mediates the effect of each trait of the dark triad (Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism) on the use of face masks. It is concluded that those who possess any of the dark personality traits morally disengage in order not to use a face mask, exercising a reckless behavior of the possible contagion of COVID-19 to others.

INTRODUCCIÓN. Ante la pandemia por COVID-19 surgieron una serie de medidas de restricción que contribuyeron a frenar los contagios, entre ellas, el cierre de lugares públicos. Con el fin de asegurar la continuidad educativa, se instauró la modalidad virtual; sin embargo, un gran número de docentes vieron sobrepasados sus recursos para lidiar con tales demandas, al no encontrarse preparados. Por ello, el objetivo del estudio fue comprobar un modelo explicativo del burnout a partir de los estresores laborales durante la pandemia en los docentes. MÉTODO. Se planteó un estudio aplicado con diseño explicativo de variables latentes, mediante ecuaciones estructurales (SEM). Los participantes fueron 504 profesores (Medad = 42.18; DE = 10.2) de educación básica regular de instituciones estatales (62.7%) y privadas (37.3%), de tres regiones peruanas, quienes respondieron a una ficha soci...

Introducción: El humor tiene un papel importante en la promoción de un envejecimiento exitoso y saluda-ble. Sin embargo, su estudio científico es aún limitado, en parte debido a la ausencia de medidas validadaspara su uso en el ámbito latinoamericano. El objetivo del estudio fue traducir al espa˜nol y examinar lasevidencias de fiabilidad y validez basadas en la estructura interna, convergente y discriminante de laversión peruana de la Coping with Humor Scale-5 ítems.Materiales y métodos: Los participantes fueron 236 adultos mayores peruanos (78,4% mujeres y 21,6%hombres) con un promedio de edad de 72,8 años (DE = 6,90).

Resilience is understood as the domain of personal resources and contextual factors that allow for a successful coping and enhance positive adaptation to the different stressors during the lifespan, thereby being important for a healthy and successful aging. Nowadays, several brief instruments have been developed to measure resilience, such as the Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), an instrument that measures the ability of people to confront stress in an adaptive way. In this vein, the study provides evidence of the validity and reliability of the BRCS in non-institutionalized older adults in Peru. Two hundred thirty-six elderly people of both genders, 78.4% women and 21.6% men, with a mean age of 72.8 years (SD= 6.90), who answered the Spanish version of the BRCS and other scales to measure satisfaction with life, humor as coping, and depression. Confirmatory factor analysis corrobor...