Lorena Cudris-Torres

Objective: To examine the association between parent–student communication and academic performance (GPA) among Colombian university students. Background: Family communication is an important dimension of students' academic experience, although its associations with academic performance may vary according to parental role, emotional tone, and students' perceptions of the relationship. Method: A total of 934 psychology and law students from two Colombian universities completed the CAM–CAP Family Communication Questionnaire. Cumulative GPA, obtained from institutional academic records, served as the indicator of academic performance. Ordinal logistic regression analyses were conducted using Jamovi (v2.3). The final model retained statistically significant predictors ( p < 0.05) to support model parsimony. Results: Higher levels of mother–student dialog and more positive perceptions of the mother were associated with lower GPA categories. Negative perceptions of the mother were also associated with lower GPA categories. In contrast, father–student dialog was associated with higher GPA categories, whereas greater communication difficulties with the father were associated with lower GPA categories. Age was also positively associated with higher GPA categories. Conclusion: The findings reveal complex and, in some cases, counterintuitive associations between parent–student communication and academic performance. Although the final model identified statistically significant associations, its explanatory scope was modest, suggesting that family communication represents only one component within a broader set of academic, psychological, institutional, and socioeconomic factors related to GPA. Implications: These results suggest that university support initiatives should consider the nuanced and potentially bidirectional dynamics of parent–student communication, particularly the differentiated roles of mothers and fathers in students' academic experiences.

Generative artificial intelligence has rapidly entered health information seeking among patients, caregivers, students, and professionals. Its ability to produce immediate, personalized, and persuasive answers offers opportunities for health literacy, medical education, and clinical communication. However, it also creates an emerging form of medical misinformation: content that is technically plausible and linguistically convincing yet potentially erroneous, incomplete, biased, or fabricated. This critical reflection article analyzes the transition from “Dr. Google” to “Dr. AI” and discusses its implications for patient safety, the physician-patient relationship, equity, medical education, and ethical governance. It argues that primary care and professional training should incorporate digital curation, critical verification, and clinical communication competencies regarding artificial intelligence, avoiding both technophobic rejection and uncritical adoption of systems that remain insufficiently validated.

Existe una compleja y profunda interconexión entre la resiliencia, el sentido de vida, el edadismo y la soledad en los adultos mayores. Estos factores pueden influirse mutuamente de manera positiva o negativa, determinando en gran medida el bienestar físico y psicológico durante la vejez. El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar cuál es el papel del sentido de vida, el edadismo y la soledad en el desarrollo de la resiliencia en adultos mayores colombianos. La muestra estuvo conformada por 80 adultos mayores, hombres y mujeres, que vivían en un contexto social urbano (Edad Palabras clave: Adultos mayores, edadismo, resiliencia, maltrato, Colombia X = 67,3) de estrato colombiano bajo de una ciudad de la costa atlántica colombiana. Se utilizaron como instrumentos de medición el Cuestionario de Resiliencia CD-RISC-10, el Cuestionario de Sentido en la Vida (MLQ), la Escala de Soledad de la UCLA-3 y la Escala de Edadismo Cotidiano.

The data presented here derives from the Sustainable Working Conditions in Academia survey (STAIRCASE) on researcher mental health. The survey addresses the ongoing mental health crisis in academia by providing comprehensive, multilevel data on researcher well-being and its structural determinants. We employed a cross-sectional between-participant study design to collect data from 4,296 researchers between September 15, 2023, and August 26, 2024. The sample, which primarily includes researchers based in European countries, has a mean age of 38.1 years (SD = 10.7) and consists of 63.7% female participants. Participants provided data on key mental health outcomes – including depression, anxiety, stress, burnout, and well-being – alongside detailed assessments of working conditions, leadership behavior, and organizational characteristics. The dataset facilitates a holistic, multilevel investigation of academic mental health beyond individual risk factors by including the individual, leadership, institutional, and national context. By enabling analyses across hierarchical levels this dataset provides the necessary evidence to identify systemic drivers of mental (ill) health and inform the development of effective, system-wide strategies for meaningful change in academic work environments.

Illness perception is a key construct in Health Psychology, as it influences therapeutic adherence, coping, and quality of life in patients with chronic diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) in older Colombian adults with chronic diseases, in order to have a validated and culturally appropriate tool for this context. An instrumental design was used, with a sample of 325 participants (M = 68.4 years), and the B-IPQ was administered along with scales of emotion regulation (ERQ), self-efficacy (SEMCD-S), fatigue, and quality of life (SF-36). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed, along with assessments of factorial invariance by sex and age, Spearman correlations, and estimates of internal consistency using Cronbach's α and McDonald's ω. The four-item ultrashort version (Ultra B-IPQ) exhibits an acceptable unifactorial structure (CFI = 0.99; TLI = 0.97; RMSEA = 0.10), excellent reliability (α = 0.926; ω = 0.930), and evidence of factorial invariance across sociodemographic groups (gender and age). Significant negative correlations were observed with quality of life and self-efficacy, and positive correlations with fatigue, supporting its convergent and divergent validity. The Ultra B-IPQ is a valid, reliable, and culturally sensitive instrument, suitable for assessing illness perception in particular older Colombian adults from the northern coast. Its brief administration makes it a useful tool for detecting maladaptive beliefs and designing psychological and community interventions focused on coping and therapeutic adherence.

Introduction: Scientific production in Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) plays a strategic role in addressing social determinants of health. Objective: Analyze the scientific production in Humanities and Social Sciences of Colombian universities associated with ACOFAHCS and its contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being). Design and setting: Observational, quantitative, descriptive-analytical study using GrupLAC records (2014–2021). Methods: Analysis of product typologies, SDG orientation, academic training, internationalization, and policy alignment. Results: SDG 3 accounted for 2 917 products, ranking third among SDGs. Groups with doctoral-level researchers and international collaboration showed higher productivity. Conclusion: HSS research substantially contributes to SDG 3 through psychosocial and public health approaches, though challenges remain in innovation and knowledge transfer.

Collective health is a complex phenomenon shaped by social, cultural, economic, and psychological factors that go beyond traditional biomedical approaches. In this context, Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) provide essential interpretive frameworks for understanding the social determinants of health and informing evidence-based public policies. This perspective article offers a critical reflection on HSS scientific production in Latin America, integrating regional and international literature with recent empirical evidence from Colombian universities. It argues that, although HSS research makes a substantial contribution to understanding well-being, mental health, and health promotion, its impact remains constrained by evaluation models that focus on traditional metrics. Strengthening more comprehensive and context-sensitive evaluation approaches is therefore essential to enhance HSS’s contribution to collective health and health equity in the region.

The progressive incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI), neurotechnologies, and biomarkers into psychiatric practice has opened a field of profound clinical, diagnostic, and epistemological transformations. From the use of machine learning algorithms to predict hospitalizations for schizophrenia to the identification of functional biomarkers through neuroimaging, digital sensors, and explainable artificial intelligence, contemporary psychiatry is moving toward more precise and objectified models of psychological suffering. However, this technological shift raises substantial questions about the limits of neurobiological reductionism, the clinical interpretation of data, the ethics of algorithmic diagnosis, and the role of subjectivity in mental health care.

Digital interventions based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (iCBT) have become essential tools to reduce the mental health treatment gap among university students, particularly in low- and middle-income countries in Latin America. This reflective article critically examines recent advancements in clinical trials, cultural adaptation studies, precision treatment models, and analytic methods for compliance, integrating evidence from Colombia and Mexico. Ethical, methodological, and cultural challenges affecting implementation are analyzed, along with the roles of adherence, stigma, individual variability, and personalized treatment models. Implications for public policy, clinical practice, and the development of more accessible, sustainable, and culturally grounded university mental health systems are discussed.