In this paper we present the adaptation of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS), developed by Kanter, Mulick, Busch, Berlin, and Martell (2007), in a Spanish sample. The psychometric properties were tested in a sample of 263 participants (124 clinical and 139 non-clinical). The results show that, just as in the original English version, the Spanish BADS is a valid and internally consistent scale. Construct validity was examined by correlation with the BDI-II, AAQ, ATQ, MCQ-30, STAI and EROS. Factor analysis justified the four-dimensions of the original instrument (Activation, Avoidance/Rumination, Work/School Impairment and Social Impairment), although with some differences in the factor loadings of the items. Further considerations about the usefulness of the BADS in the clinical treatment of depressed patients are also suggested.

The key role of rumination and perseveration processes in anger experience has been empirically supported. The tendency to ruminate has been demonstrated to be crucial in understanding pathological and adaptive behaviours. The Anger Rumination Scale (ARS) was developed to assess anger rumination frequency when people are angry, showing adequate levels of reliability and validity. However, although it has been adapted to several languages, the development of the Spanish version was still pending. The aim of this study, therefore, was to develop the Spanish adaptation of the ARS and to validate it in a general population sample (N = 388). Participants were asked to complete the ARS as well as other measures of anger (STAXI-2), anxiety (STAI-T), depression (BDI-II short form), rumination (PSWQ), and thought self-regulation (TCQ). A confirmatory factor analysis replicated the four-factor structure obtained with the original version (S-B χ2(145) = 323.26, p < .00005; CFI = .92; TLI = .90; RMSEA = .06; SRMR = .05). The resulting subscales (i.e., Angry Afterthoughts, Angry Memories, Thoughts of Revenge, and Understanding of Causes) met psychometric criteria of reliability (α = .89) and validity. In conclusion, a psychometrically sound Spanish adaptation of the ARS is now available.

Research conducted in academic contexts suggests a moderating effect of impulsive behavior on the relationship between aptitude and achievement. According to these studies, intelligence scores being equal, higher levels of impulsivity have an adverse effect on achievement (Helmers, Young, & Pihl, 1995; Vigil-Colet & Morales-Vives, 2005; Zeidner, 1995). The present study aims to contrast the aforementioned moderator effect in the context of a discriminant learning task, carried out under a fixed-ratio 3 reinforcement schedule. To that end, an impulsive behavioral pattern was identified in a sample of 1,600 participants' task execution based on response rate and latency. Said pattern was consistent and stable across several trials and can be ascribed to subjects' interactive style (Hernández, 2000). The observed interaction effect supports the hypothesis that impulsivity has a moderating effect on the aptitude-achievement relationship, highlighting how it impacts achievement differentially depending on the subject's level of aptitude.

El presente trabajo tiene por objeto diseñar una prueba objetiva para la evaluación de la persistencia como variable de personalidad. Se analizan las condiciones para la evaluación de la persistencia en el comportamiento de acuerdo con los conceptos de persistencia motivacional, persistencia obcecación y persistencia exploración. Se propone como posible contexto para la evaluación de la persistencia un procedimiento de condicionamiento operante libre con fases de adquisición y extinción. Los resultados muestran que la prueba diseñada permite medir en la muestra estudiada las tres variables de persistencia. Los índices de consistencia interna son .928, para persistencia motivacional, .683 y .580 para los dos indicadores de persistencia obcecación y .905 para persistencia exploración. Las relaciones de cada una de las variables de persistencia con la motivación inicial de los participantes en la prueba son coherentes con la literatura.

La ausencia de correspondencia entre medidas de personalidad obtenidas a partir del auto-informe del individuo (datos Q) y la observación directa del comportamiento (datos T) obliga a recurrir a uno u otro tipo de datos según se trate de validar cuestionarios o pruebas objetivas de evaluación de la personalidad. Con base en diferentes estudios que, mediante la aplicación de auto-informes, muestran una relación entre minuciosidad y tendencia al riesgo, el presente trabajo tiene por objeto la obtención de medidas de validez de constructo correspondientes a cuatro pruebas objetivas de evaluación de la personalidad: el Test de Minuciosidad - Árboles, el Test de Minuciosidad - Fichas, el Test de Dilemas y el Test de Inversores. Los resultados obtenidos suponen un paso más en el proceso de validación de dichas pruebas, así como la replicación de la relación observada entre ambos constructos, en esta ocasión, a partir de medidas objetivas de evaluación del comportamiento.