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The present cross-sectional research examined the moderating role of resilience in the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and mental health outcomes, measured based on depression symptoms and life satisfaction. The sample consisted of 2,108 adolescents aged 12-17 who completed measures of cyberbullying victimization, resilience, depression, and life satisfaction. Structural equation models showed an appropriate fit of the moderation model of resilience in the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and mental health outcomes [v 2 (149) = 1,270.368; root-mean-squared error of approximation = 0.066; comparative fit index = 0.923; Tucker-Lewis index = 0.907]. Regression analyses revealed significant interaction effects, indicating that among adolescents with high levels of resilience, cyberbullying victimization was associated with fewer symptoms of depression and a smaller reduction in life satisfaction. This study highlights the importance of working on resilience in adolescents as a mechanism to deal with cyberbullying victimization.

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 program, on a wide range of psychosocial variables, comprising experiential avoidance, social avoidance, social anxiety, tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, resilience, and self-esteem. Using a quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest measurements, the study involved experimental and control groups. Adult women who had breast cancer (N ϭ 36) were randomly assigned to the program or a waiting-list control group. After the intervention, statistically significant differences in the 2 groups' self-esteem, depression, social avoidance, experiential avoidance, resilience, tension, and social anxiety were obtained. The results are clinically significant, with an important effect size, and support the program's use for breast cancer patients who have been mastectomized.

Introduction The aim of this study is to develop a new measure of victimization and perpetration of two frequent forms of image‐based sexual abuse, namely sextortion (i.e., the threat of distributing sexual images to pressure the victim into doing something) and nonconsensual sexting (i.e., distributing sexual images of someone without the consent of the victim). Additional aims were to analyze the prevalence of these forms of victimization and perpetration and to examine their temporal stability over a 1‐year period. Methods The sample was made up of 1820 Spanish adolescents (mean age = 13.38, SD = 1.42; 929 girls, 878 boys, 3 nonbinary, and 10 did not indicate gender) who completed self‐report instruments on image‐based sexual abuse and related variables (e.g., cyberbullying victimization). Results Confirmatory factor analysis supported a structure composed of the four hypothesized factors: sextortion victimization and perpetration, and nonconsensual sexting victimization and perpetration. Higher sexting, cyberbullying victimization, and symptoms of depression and anxiety had stronger associations with image‐based sexual victimization than with perpetration, which showed evidence of concurrent validity. Prevalence was 2.6% and 0.7% for sextortion victimization and perpetration, respectively, and 3.4% and 4.9% for nonconsensual sexting victimization and perpetration, respectively. Temporal stability over 1 year was .26 for sextortion victimization, .19 for nonconsensual sexting victimization, .33 for nonconsensual sexting perpetration (all ps < .001), and nonsignificant for sextortion perpetration. The stability of nonconsensual sexting victimization was significantly higher for girls compared to boys, whereas nonconsensual sexting perpetration was more stable over 1 year for boys. Conclusions Future studies must advance the analysis of the predictors and consequences of image‐based sexual abuse among adolescents to better prevent this problem. Prevalence of sextortion and nonconsensual sexting is not negligible, and these problems should be particularly addressed in prevention programs.

The present study examined an etiological model of depressive symptoms in adolescents, through which the predictive relationships between early maladaptive schemas (young, 1999) and depressive symptoms were hypothesized to be mediated by negative inferences made about stressors (abramson, Metalsky, & alloy, 1989). More specifically, this study tested a chain in which interpersonal schemas indirectly affect depressive symptoms through negative social inferences, and autonomy schemas indirectly affect depressive symptoms through negative achievement inferences. Participants were 982 adolescents who completed measures of early maladaptive schemas at T1, negative inferences at T1 and T2, and depressive symptoms at T1, T2, and T3. Mediation analyses showed that social inferences mediated the association between interpersonal schemas and depressive symptoms at follow-up. Furthermore, autonomy schemas predicted T2 achievement inferences. However, T2 achievement inferences did not predict T3 depressive symptoms. Finally, autonomy schemas predicted T3 depressive symptoms. implications for depression interventions are discussed.

There is a limited number of studies on the impact of mindfulness-based interventions on university students and their positive effect on collective experiences of shared flow. The aim of the present study was to explore the effectiveness of mindfulness training in terms of reducing stress and enhancing well-being, experiences of shared flow and classroom climate (engagement and affiliation). The intervention and control groups were matched by age and sex (n = 125; M = 20.71, SD = 4.60, 68% women). The intervention group comprised mindfulness exercises performed in the classroom over the course of 7 weeks. The principal variables were measured at pretest and posttest, and shared flow was also measured in the intervention group. In comparison with the control group, statistically significant differences were observed in the intervention group in relation to mindfulness, perceived stress, and classroom climate (affiliation). Furthermore, the perception of shared flow among students increased from the beginning to the end of the program. Mindfulness skills were found to mediate improvements in perceived well-being and stress. It is concluded that mindfulness practice can turn learning into a challenging and shared task. The study highlights the importance of fostering programs that enhance the development of competencies related to mindfulness among university students.

La conceptualización de la inteligencia emocional (IE) y la teoría del apego en personas adultas constituyen dos de los marcos teóricos más relevantes para la comprensión del desarrollo socioemocional de los individuos y se originan de manera casi simultánea en 1990. Como consecuencia de ello, numerosos estudios afloraron para dar cuenta del influjo de las diferencias individuales en las diferentes dimensiones del apego y de la IE en diversas variables de personalidad y salud, y en ámbitos distintos (educativo, clínico, organizacional, etc.). En la presente revisión teórica se han examinado las investigaciones realizadas hasta la fecha que asocian medidas de ambos constructos con el objetivo de constatar su posible relación empírica. Así, se llevó a cabo una búsqueda sistemática en las bases de datos Web of Science, PsycArticles, PsycInfo y Psicodoc para localizar artículos de revistas revisados por pares, escritos en idioma castellano o inglés, que evaluasen de manera empírica la relación existente entre la IE y apego en población adulta. De un total inicial de 420 registros, tras las fases de escaneo y elegibilidad, fueron 25 los artículos analizados en el presente trabajo. En 24 artículos que describen estudios con metodología correlacional se constata la asociación empírica entre IE y apego, siendo esta positiva con respecto a la seguridad en el apego y negativa con las dos dimensiones de inseguridad. Los estudios se llevaron a cabo en 14 países diferentes y con muestras de población general, clínicas y de personas empleadas. Las correlaciones son mayores para la IE percibida que para las capacidades y para algunas dimensiones específicas. Se discuten las limitaciones y futuras líneas de trabajo en el ámbito emocional.

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