Laura del Carmen Sánchez-Sánchez

University of Granada | UGR · Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment

This study examined the roles of anxiety, experiential avoidance and meaning in life in the abusive use of social networks. Participants in the study (N = 235: 172 women, 62 men, 1 non-binary) volunteered to complete a brief online survey measuring experiential avoidance, anxiety and meaning in life. Correlational and linear regression analyses wer...

Training in emotional regulation skills is one of the most important resources for the adaptation of athletes to contexts of sports pressure, especially during competitions. This study explored the effects of a mindfulness programme (Flow Meditation) on levels of impulsivity, mood and pre-competition anxiety-state in a sample of athletes (N = 41, 2...

Mindfulness practice and mindfulness-based interventions are widely known, especially for women's sexuality. However, it is currently unknown how this practice affects the experience of male sexuality, possibly due to the existence of pharmacological treatments that are usually the first choice of treatment for men. The objectives of this study are...

Resumen Introducción El objetivo del estudio fue explorar el efecto del programa basado en mindfulness (MBSR) en la salud sexual y bienestar psicológico de profesionales y voluntarios de Médicos del Mundo que atienden personas en riesgo de exclusión social, como víctimas de prostitución forzada. Método Se eligió toda la población de una ONG del s...

Cristina Petisco-Rodríguez, Topic Editor Special Issue: Improvement of Mental Health and Body Awareness through Third Wave Therapies

Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) offers a radically behavioral and transdiagnostic conception of the formation of the “self” and the appearance of a diversity of psychological problems. This study examined the extent to which a wide variety of psychological disorders (somatization, obsessive–compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression,...

The satisfaction of university students with the variables that regulate their learning provides very valuable information to improve the quality of teaching processes. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the learning of Brazilian university students, exploring both self-regulation variables, such as study techniques; and more external...

The goal of this study is to better understand the relation between the practice of Mindfulness and the sexual activity, sexual satisfaction and erotic fantasies of Spanish-speaking participants. This research focuses on the comparison between people who practice Mindfulness versus naïve people, and explores the practice of Mindfulness and its rela...

The goal of this study is to better understand the relation between the practice of Mindfulness and the sexual activity, sexual satisfaction and erotic fantasies of Spanish-speaking participants. This research focuses on the comparison between people who practice Mindfulness versus naïve people, and explores the practice of Mindfulness and its rela...

Aim: This study attempts to demonstrate the relevance of the socio-cultural model of drugs in explaining the impressive development of ecstasy in the last 45 years. Method: First the study describes the use of ecstasy by groups which have left their imprint on the substance: university students, gays, yuppies and the “New Age” movement. Then the l...

Eating disorders are associated with short and long-term consequences that can affect sports performance. The purposes of this study were to investigate whether female athletes, particularly gymnasts and footballers, exhibit more eating problems compared to female non-athletes, and to identify individual personality characteristics including anxiet...

Eating disorders are associated with short and long-term consequences that can affect sports performance. The purposes of this study were to investigate whether female athletes, particularly gymnasts and footballers, exhibit more eating problems compared to female non-athletes, and to identify individual personality characteristics including anxiet...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychological impact of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, considering any protective factors, such as the practice of meditation or self-compassion, and their relationship with different lifestyles and circumstances of adults residing in Spain. A cross-sectional study was done using an anonymo...

El objetivo de este estudio de caso único fue aplicar Mindfulness combinado con técnicas deestudio para mejorar la concentración del alumno, así como su estado de ánimo y afrontamiento de su vida académica. El participante tiene 13 años y acude a consulta porque ha suspendido 6 asignaturas de 2º de ESO y presenta depresión grave y ansiedad leve, as...

El presente trabajo se sustenta en la Psicología Positiva y tiene como objetivo principal determinar qué Fortalezas Personales del profesorado predicen la Eficacia Docente. Para ello, se ha desarrollado un estudio en todos los niveles educativos, desde Educación Infantil hasta la Educación Superior, en dos países (República Dominicana y España), co...

Women who have survived a mastectomy see their quality of life diminished by postsurgery complications and their changed body image. Cancer treatment is often associated with physical and psychosocial problems that can worsen patients' psychosocial functioning. This research investigated the influence of flow meditation, a 7-week mindfulness progra...

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a complex psychosomatic pain condition. In addition to generalized pain and various cognitive difficulties, new FMS diagnostic criteria acknowledge fatigue and sleep problems as core aspects of this condition. Indeed, poor sleep quality has been found to be a significant predictor of pain, fatigue, and maladaptive soc...

Spanish universities are undergoing a process of continuous Europeanization and globalization, translated into a growing interest in studying the development of internationalization and multiculturalism.

Background and objective: Spondyloarthritis is a general term referring to a group of chronic rheumatic illnesses that share clinical, genetic, radiological and epidemiological features. The clinical presentation of spondyloarthritis is characterized by the compromise of both the axial and peripheral articular skeleton. We aimed to evaluate the ef...

Spondyloarthritis is a general term referring to a group of chronic rheumatic illnesses that share clinical, genetic, radiological and epidemiological features. The clinical presentation of spondyloarthritis is characterized by the compromise of both the axial and peripheral articular skeleton. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an aquatic exerci...

In this paper evaluated the efficiency of hypnosis on modification of a set of psychological and physiological variables during the performance of a task force. There were in use a total of 24 cycle participants. The procedure consisted of sending at random to the participants to an experimental group with hypnosis and group control. In both groups...

In this paper evaluated the efficiency of hypnosis on modification of a set of psychological and physiological variables during the performance of a task force. There were in use a total of 24 cycle participants. The procedure consisted of sending at random to the participants to an experimental group with hypnosis and group control. In both groups...

Resumen Objetivo: Se exploró el efecto que puede ejercer la supresión frente a la concentración de pensamientos en la formación de fantasías sexuales. Diseño: Ensayo aleatorio entre condiciones (8 condiciones, 10 participantes en cada una). Emplazamiento: Laboratorios de Psicología de las universidades de Almería y May-nooth (Irlanda). Participante...