Targeting the mind and body: recommendations for future research to improve children’s executive functions by Best, John R.

“…To translate these findings to humans, there is a need for collaborations between developmental psychologists and physical health experts in order to design interventions that simultaneously target children’s physical and cognitive health.…”
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The ambivalent search for the Lost Father by Brok, Albert

“…This essay fills a gap in our understanding of Benigno by placing in sharper focus the internal location of “Men” and “Fathers” in his psychological life as illustrated by the film narrative. …”
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The Social Philosophy of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento by León, Pedro

“…Geographic, economic, educational and psychological factors. FOURTH PART: Elements of Sarmiento's Social Philosophy. (2nd part). …”
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Polytomous or dichotomous items? an empirical study with an unidimensional scale by Dominguez Lara, Sergio Alexis

“…Likert scales from its apparition and diffusion have been well received and are considered one of the best methods to build psychological testing. Furthermore, it is assumed than if have more response options, you will have more information about the individual, and better psychometric properties. …”
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Cognitive variables implicated in chronic Pain by Moretti, Luciana Sofía

“…Since the creation of gate control theory, the importance of psychological variables in chronic pain has emerged. …”
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A longitudinal study on the changes in mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia

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Depressive symptoms and risky alcohol consumption in the population of Buenos Aires during preventive and mandatory isolation by Herrera, Micaela Julieta, Vizioli, Nicolás Alejandro

“…In this context, an increase in different psychological problems such as depression or risky alcohol consumption has been reported. …”
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Parent’s Rating Scale of Child’s Actual Behavior (PRS): Adaptation for its Use in Buenos Aires by Molina, María Fernanda, Calero, Alejandra, Raimundi, María Julia

“…The children psychological evaluation requires a multisource process. …”
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Personal-level explanations in behavioral sciences of non-human animals. by Sánchez, Nicolás Sebastián

“…The distinction between personal and subpersonal levels of psychological explanation has proved useful in order to differentiate ways of understanding human behavior. …”
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The Psychometric Properties of Dispositional Flow Scale-2 in Video Games by Rodríguez-Antonio, Raúl, del Valle López, Jair Arody

“…The state of flow is an important psychological characteristic of educational video games design and evaluation. …”
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Anxiety, preventive behaviours and perceptions of COVID-19 in Peru by Monge-Rodríguez, Fredy Santiago, Alvarado-Yépez, Andy Jossimar

“…Finally, the importance of preventive behaviours and access to reliable and appropriate information to reduce psychological distress is discussed.…”
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Attitudes towards physical exercise and sports: A psychometric study in college students by Cruz Santos, Andrés Alonso, González Rivera, Juan Anibal, Rosario Rodríguez, Adam

“…In addition, a positive and statistically significant correlation was found between attitude towards physical exercise and sports, psychological well-being and life satisfaction (r = .27, p < .001). …”
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Cross-Cultural Analysis of Diagnostic Criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder in Young University Students. by Conde, Karina, Gimenez, Paula Victoria, Cremonte, Mariana, Díaz-Castela, María del Marb, Ortega-Martinez, Ana

“…In countries with a wet drinking pattern (Argentina and Spain), the criteria of hazardous use and psychological or physical problems due to use were characteristic of different severity levels. …”
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Violencia filio – parental: una revisión sistemática de la literatura by Contreras Sáez, Milton, Fresno Rodríguez, Andrés, Hernández González, Osvaldo

“…In the associated variables, there are the adolescent psychological, the contextual and the sociodemographic variables. …”
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BifactorCalc: An Online Calculator for Ancillary Measures of Bifactor Models by Ventura-León, José, Quiroz-Burga, Luis, Caycho-Rodríguez, Tomás, Valencia, Pablo

“…The present study describes the operation, mathematical foundations, and application in psychological research of an online calculator called BifactorCalc. …”
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NOMOPHOBIA: TEENAGERS TRAPPED IN SMARTPHONE USE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Guzmán Brand, Victor A., Gelvez-García, Laura E.

“…The excessive use of smartphones by adolescents has led to addictive behaviors that affect physical, psychological and social health, such as "nomophobia", which is the irrational fear of not having the smartphone within reach, losing it, not having a signal or data or running out of battery, as well as the impossibility of answering advertisements and thus disconnecting from the virtual world. …”
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Anorexia in the Adolescence — case study by Almeida de Paiva, Maria Olímpia

“…Eating disorders lead to special biological and psychological states. The result of the total lack of food is treated in a distinct way by anorexia. …”
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