El objetivo del trabajo es explicar una aproximación del modelo de personalidad en un grupo de sicarios a través de las dimensiones del Psicodiagnóstico del Rorschach, sustentado por las ecuaciones estructurales, un análisis estadístico multivariante para contrastar modelos que proponen relaciones causales entre las variables. El Rorschach fue administrado a 80 internos por el delito de sicariato en los establecimientos penitenciarios de máxima seguridad de la ciudad de Lima, cuyas edades oscilaron entre 19 a 60 años y con sentencias entre 10 a 35 años. El modelo de estimación empleado es la de máxima verosimilitud y los resultados obtenidos revelan las covarianzas, varianzas y saturaciones factoriales como adecuadas; así mismo, las correlaciones entre las variables observables (por ejemplo: W, 3r+ (2)/R, Afr, MOR, etc.) y latentes como la triada cognitiva (procesamiento de la...

El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar la relación entre variables como la gratitud, autocompasión, desconexión moral y la triada oscura de la personalidad en prisioneros condenados por robo agravado. La investigación, de carácter empírico y asociativo, utilizó un diseño explicativo para evaluar a 2250 internos condenados, de los cuales, tras aplicar criterios de eliminación, se analizaron 1902 casos válidos, con edades entre 18 a 70 años. Los instrumentos empleados incluyeron la escala de gratitud (McCullough et al., 2002), de autocompasión (Raes et al., 2011), desconexión moral (Moore, 2012) y la triada oscura (Jonason & Webster, 2010). Los hallazgos revelaron conexiones significativas dentro de la red de nodos estudiados, con correlaciones positivas fuertes entre psicopatía y maquiavelismo (r = .34) y entre psicopatía y narcisismo (r = .32), sugiriendo tendencias haci...

The objective of this work is to know the approximation of the psychometric properties of the Organizational Climate scale. The scale was administered to 391 workers from different areas of a university higher education institution of Metropolitan Lima, whose ages ranged from 18 to 48 years. The results reveal an internal consistency through the omega coefficient (ω = 0.94) considered as good; Likewise, the dimensions register reliability with omega values from 0.73 to o.83. Within the Construct Validity process, confirmatory factor analysis indicated that with four factors, one less than the initial publication, underlying the construct, the structural model was confirmed with adjustments of the indicators such as MRM, GFI, TLI, IFC and RMSEA, and as a contrast indicator of the model with higher adjustment the AIC.

The use of psychological instruments in clinical work, in this case in women with violence in the couple relationship, puts us in constant verification of the construct validity of possible instruments that help to know the coping strategies in these cases. The objective of this study was to evaluate an aspect of construct validity, through multivariate techniques, of the Stress Coping Questionnaire in 267 women, whose ages ranged from 18 to 70 years of age. The COPE questionnaire (full version) was used, which consists of 52 items characterized in three coping styles with a dichotomous response. It was confirmed by the use of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis and the adjustments of the global model (Cmin = 1.83), comparative (CFI = .93, GFI = .91 and TLI = .91) and other indices (RMR = 0.04 and RMSEA = .06) yielded acceptable and good results. Thus, it is concluded that the COPE question...

El objetivo del trabajo es conocer la aproximación de las propiedades psicométricas de la escala Clima laboral. La escala fue administrada a 391 trabajadores de diferentes áreas administrativas de una institución educativa superior universitaria de Lima Metropolitana, cuyas edades oscilaron entre 18 a 48 años. Los resultados revelan una consistencia interna a través del coeficiente omega (ω= 0.94) considerado como bueno; así mismo, las dimensiones registran confiabilidad con valores omega desde 0.73 hasta o.83. Dentro del proceso de Validez de Constructo, el análisis factorial confirmatorio indicó que con 4 factores, uno menos que la publicación inicial, que subyacen al constructo se confirma el modelo estructural con ajustes de los indicadores como MRM, GFI, TLI, CFI y RMSEA y como indicador de contraste del modelo con mayor ajuste el AIC.

El uso de los instrumentos psicológicos en el trabajo clínico, en este caso en mujeres con violencia en la relación de pareja, nos pone en constante verificación de la validez de constructo de posibles instrumentos que ayuden a conocer las estrategias de afrontamiento en estos casos. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar un aspecto de la validez de constructo, a través de técnicas multivariantes, del Cuestionario de Afrontamiento al Estrés en 267 mujeres, cuyas edades oscilaron entre 18 a 70 años de edad. Se utilizó el cuestionario COPE (versión completa), que consta de 52 ítems caracterizados en tres estilos de afrontamiento con respuesta dicotómica. Se confirmó mediante el uso del Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio y los ajustes del modelo global (Cmin = 1.83), comparativo (CFI = .93, GFI= .91 y TLI= .91) y otros índices (RMR= 0.04 y RMSEA= .06) arrojaron resultados acep...

El uso de los instrumentos psicológicos en el trabajo clínico, en este caso en mujeres con violencia en la relación de pareja, nos pone en constante verificación de la validez de constructo de posibles instrumentos que ayuden a conocer las estrategias de afrontamiento en estos casos. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar un aspecto de la validez de constructo, a través de técnicas multivariantes, del Cuestionario de Afrontamiento al Estrés en 267 mujeres, cuyas edades oscilaron entre 18 a 70 años de edad. Se utilizó el cuestionario COPE (versión completa), que consta de 52 ítems caracterizados en tres estilos de afrontamiento con respuesta dicotómica. Se confirmó mediante el uso del Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio y los ajustes del modelo global (Cmin = 1.83), comparativo (CFI = .93, GFI= .91 y TLI= .91) y otros índices (RMR= 0.04 y RMSEA= .06) arrojaron resultados acep...

This paper aims to show some of the theoretical review conducted as part of research for the degree of Master in Clinical Psychology and Health at San Marcos National University. This article takes as its axis the Enneagram as a typology of the personality, looking here a first approach to the arguments of who made such a statement, referencing the contributions of George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, who introduced the Enneagram to the Western world, and Claudio Naranjo, a Chilean psychiatrist considered one of the pioneers of transpersonal psychology, who has provided support to the Enneagram as a tool of personality. Also, not to mention the Father Arnaldo Pangrazzi, religious Camilo, a member of the Associazione Italiana of Enneagramma.

The objective of this work is to know the approximation of the psychometric properties of the Empathy Scale Situation C (part and b). The scale was administered to 256 inmates for the crime of violation of the sexual freedom of minors of a penitentiary institution of Metropolitan Lima, whose ages oscillated between 18 to 67 years. The results reveal a reliability, using Cronbach’s Alpha, for the total scale of 0.95. The factors of part a (aggressor thoughts) and b (feelings of aggressor) have reliability indexes of 0.96 and 0.92, respectively. All reliability coefficients are considered excellent. The exploratory factor analysis on both sides indicated that four factors underlie the items, while the goodness of fit to the model proposed by confirmatory factor analysis satisfactorily verify the empathy construct for the sample. It is concluded that the Empathy Scale has adequate psychom...

Background: Depressive symptoms can affect people’s quality of life and social environment. In addition, in severe situations, they can lead to suicidal behaviors. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the differences in depressive symptoms in underweight and obese Peruvian adults. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out based on secondary data obtained from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Lima, Peru. A sample of 10053 participants was considered, of which 55.96% were women. Two Gaussian plot models were estimated and the levels of depressive symptomatology were compared between the 2 groups (adults with underweight and obese). Results: A total of 1510 (15.02%) were underweight adults and 8543 (84.98%) were obese adults. There were differences in the reporting of depressive symptoms in the underweight group; the most central items were “Depress...

In this chapter, we present the main methodological principles of psychological networks as a way of conceptualizing mental disorders. In the network approach, mental disorders are conceptualized as the consequence of direct interactions between symptoms, which may involve biological, psychological, and social mechanisms. If these cause-and-effect relationships are strong enough, symptoms can generate a degree of feedback to sustain them. It is discussed how such an approach contrasts with the traditional psychometric approach, known as the Latent Variable Theory, which assumes that disorders are constructs that exist but are not directly observable. Furthermore, it is also discussed how new neuropsychological hypotheses have been derived in the network approach and how such hypotheses generate direct implications for the understanding of diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorder...

The objective of this article was to determine the psychometric evidence of the coping scale in parents of children with disabilities in Lima. The study was a non-experimental, cross-sectional and psychometric design. The sampling was not probabilistic and at the convenience of the researchers with a sample of 246 parents from three special basic education centers, in an age range of 20 to 57 years. The validation development was developed with the validity based on the content through expert judgment and psychometric evaluation in two studies. The results presented appropriate empirical evidence of validity by internal structure, based on “the one-dimensional model - Focused on the problem of 10 items (SB-X2 / gl = 1.79, CFI = .92, SRMR = .06, RMSEA = .06) ” and an internal consistency, using omega compound ω = .79. In conclusion, the coping scale for parents of children with disab...

The objective of this article was to determine the psychometric evidence of the coping scale in parents of children with disabilities in Lima. The study was a non-experimental, cross-sectional and psychometric design. The sampling was not probabilistic and at the convenience of the researchers with a sample of 246 parents from three special basic education centers, in an age range of 20 to 57 years. The validation development was developed with the validity based on the content through expert judgment and psychometric evaluation in two studies. The results presented appropriate empirical evidence of validity by internal structure, based on “the one-dimensional model - Focused on the problem of 10 items (SB-X2 / gl = 1.79, CFI = .92, SRMR = .06, RMSEA = .06) ” and an internal consistency, using omega compound ω = .79. In conclusion, the coping scale for parents of children with disab...

Introduction: Enneagram typologies may impact psychological well-being and stressful situations in college students. However, the literature is still limited in the study of dynamic personality models such as the Enneagram in Spanish-speaking university students, and a better understanding is needed. Objective: To analyze network associations and centrality measures of Enneagram personality typologies in Peruvian university students. Methods: A total of 859 Peruvian university students responded to two instruments assessing: The Pangrazzi’s Enneagram personality types and healthy personality to psychosocial stress. All instruments showed good psychometric values (validity and consistency). A regularized cross-sectional network structure was estimated with Gaussian graphical model and the graphical LASSO. Results: Enneagram types 4, 5, and 6 presented the highest and positive associatio...

The purpose of this research is to analyze the psychometric properties of the scale of family parenting styles (ECF-29), supported by structural equations, a multivariate statistical analysis to compare models that propose causal relationships between variables. The sample consisted of 609 students of public educational institutions, from the 1st to 5th year of high school, and whose ages were between 11 and 18 years, from the districs of Los Olivos and Independencia. There were selected by intentional sampling and the estimation model used is the maximum plausibility. The results revealed the covariances, variances and factorial saturations as adequate; likewise, the styles are estimated according to the absolute adjustment indexes (GFI, AGFI>0.95, RMSEA and RMR<0.05) and increase or comparative values (TLI, NFI and IFC>=0.95) with optimal values corroborate the pertinence of a...

El presente curso forma parte de las asignaturas que componen la línea de investigación y forma parte integral de la formación de los estudiantes de psicología de la UPC. Es de carácter eminentemente práctico y está dirigido a todos los estudiantes del noveno ciclo. El curso ha sido diseñado con la finalidad de continuar con el avance del trabajo de investigación del estudiante planteado en el curso de Investigación científica, enfocándose en el análisis de los datos recogidos previamente y en el reporte de los resultados de la investigación siguiendo los estándares de reporte de artículos científicos (JARS) de la American Psychological Association (APA). Como parte de este trabajo de análisis de datos se hace uso de herramientas estadísticas o de análisis cualitativo dependiendo del enfoque metodológico de la investigación (cuantitativo o cualitativo). 1 El curso d...

El presente curso forma parte de las asignaturas que componen la línea de investigación y forma parte integral de la formación de los estudiantes de psicología de la UPC. Es de carácter eminentemente práctico y está dirigido a todos los estudiantes del noveno ciclo. El curso ha sido diseñado con la finalidad de continuar con el avance del trabajo de investigación del estudiante planteado en el curso de Investigación científica, enfocándose en el análisis de los datos recogidos previamente y en el reporte de los resultados de la investigación siguiendo los estándares de reporte de artículos científicos (JARS) de la American Psychological Association (APA). Como parte de este trabajo de análisis de datos se hace uso de herramientas estadísticas o de análisis cualitativo 1dependiendo del enfoque metodológico de la investigación (cuantitativo o cualitativo). El curso de...