The present study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), its convergent validity with a measure of resilience and reliability in a sample of 194 children of both sexes, between 9 and 12 years old in Toluca city, Mexico. The exploratory factor analysis with the principal components method and orthogonal rotation, verifies the dimensional structure that explains 44.85 % of the total variance, and high Cronbach Alpha reliability, suggesting psychometric characteristics similar to those of the original version, and confirms the convergent validity with resilience. It is concluded that the scale is relevant to Mexican children, but there is a need to expand the sample to allow the use of confirmatory techniques.

Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases (CNCD) are long-term conditions and their evolution is slow. Currently the number of cases is on the rise and represent the leading cause of death worldwide. The treatments are usually complex and if the population does not begin to take responsibility, taking into account the healthy habits, the consequences will be greater for the health systems. For this reason, a program based on the Primary Health Care approach was prepared, submitted to expert analysis and a pretest-posttest design research was established in the municipalities located in the Toluca Valley, in the center of the country with 188 patients with CNCD.

Las Enfermedades Crónicas No Transmisibles (ECNT) son padecimientos de larga duración y su evolución es lenta. Actualmente el número de casos va en ascenso y representan la primera causa de muerte a nivel mundial. Los tratamientos suelen ser complejos y si la población no comienza a hacerse responsable, tomando en cuenta los hábitos saludables, las consecuencias serán mayores para los sistemas de salud. Por ello se elaboró un programa con base en el enfoque de Atención Primaria de Salud, se sometió a análisis por expertos y se estableció una investigación con diseño pretest-postest que se llevó a cabo en los municipios ubicados en el valle de Toluca, en el centro del país con 188 pacientes con ECNT.

Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases (CNCD) are long-term conditions and their evolution is slow. Currently the number of cases is on the rise and represent the leading cause of death worldwide. The treatments are usually complex and if the population does not begin to take responsibility, taking into account the healthy habits, the consequences will be greater for the health systems. For this reason, a program based on the Primary Health Care approach was prepared, submitted to expert analysis and a pretest-posttest design research was established in the municipalities located in the Toluca Valley, in the center of the country with 188 patients with CNCD.

Background: Resilience is a psychological resource related to significant improvements in the health of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus T2DM and is linked to religious coping and spirituality and lower levels of stress. Objectives: To analyze the relationship between perceived stress and resilience as well as the direct and indirect and total effects of spirituality and religious coping through a hypothesized mediation model in people with T2DM. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted with a total of 216 participants, out of whom 41.2% were men and 58.8% were women in the age range of 30 to 78 years (M = 56.63, SD = 11.27). The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14), the Spirituality Scale (SS), the Religious Coping Strategies Inventory (IEAR) and the Resilience Questionnaire were used. Results: Religious coping mediates the relationship between stress and resilience by showing a signifi...

Mental health problems, which affect biopsychosocial development of people, worsen because people take too long to come to health services. This situation shows the need for early detection of these problems in open populations. Considering this, the present research aimed to assess the relationship between psychopathological symptoms and quality of life in women and men. The study population consisted of 465 inhabitants of the State of Mexico, who answered the SCL-90-R and WHOQOL- BREF questionnaires. Results: women have higher scores of psychopathological symptoms and lower quality of life than men. Mental health problems affect quality of life in different ways according to gender: in women, depression and global symptoms stand out; and in men, somatization, global symptoms and depression are the most common ones. This paper discusses the need for prevention and early detection of inc...

Despair generates personal devaluation, which can lead to states of greaterdepression. The aim was to describe experiences of despair in a sample of 224 Mexican youths of both genders aged 26 on average. A questionnaire of nine reagents validated by expert judges was used. The results show that women have experienced it more frequently. Lack of hope in participants is evidenced in the following areas: academic, occupational, economic, emotional, personal, accident / illness. With regard to the causes, women attribute it to internal factors whilemen to external factors. The results reveal that livingin despair increases the risk of losing stability and health in general.

Despair generates personal devaluation, which can lead to states of greaterdepression. The aim was to describe experiences of despair in a sample of 224 Mexican youths of both genders aged 26 on average. A questionnaire of nine reagents validated by expert judges was used. The results show that women have experienced it more frequently. Lack of hope in participants is evidenced in the following areas: academic, occupational, economic, emotional, personal, accident / illness. With regard to the causes, women attribute it to internal factors whilemen to external factors. The results reveal that livingin despair increases the risk of losing stability and health in general.