Carmen Santin Vilariño

Background: Curiosity is crucial across various domains, from clinical to educational fields, and holds potential for psychological interventions. Accurate definition and assessment of curiosity are essential for understanding its role and utility. Traditional approaches like factor analysis may not fully capture the construct's nuances.Objectives: This study aims to reassess the psychometric properties of the Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II (CEI-II) using Network Analysis.Methods: A total of 849 Spanish undergraduate students participated in the study. Descriptive analysis, partial-correlation network analysis with gender invariance testing, and Bayesian network model estimation were conducted.Results: The findings indicate that the CEI-II is best conceptualized as a stable, one-dimensional model, consistent with prior research. The partial-correlation network exhibited moderate density and was invariant in structure, centrality measures, and edge strength across genders, although global strength differed. The Bayesian network identified key pathways for designing interventions based on curiosity.Conclusions: While the results revealed three distinct item groupings based on centrality measures—challenge-seeking (specific curiosity), novelty-seeking (diversive curiosity), and a combination of both—the empirical evidence supported a stable unidimensional network structure. Items related to specific curiosity showed stronger interconnections, highlighting their importance in fostering curiosity-driven behaviors. These insights suggest that interventions targeting key items may enhance curiosity, and accounting for gender differences could further improve effectiveness.

El trastorno de dolor genito-pélvico/penetración (GPPPD) ocupa la tercera causa de disfunciones sexuales femeninas, manifestándose tanto en etapas reproductivas como post-reproductivas. Posee una etiología multifactorial y, como tal, requiere un tratamiento multidisciplinario. Esta revisión sistemática tiene el objetivo de conocer la efectividad de los tratamientos psicológicos y fisioterapéuticos, o la combinación de ambos, que se han llevado a cabo en los últimos diez años en mujeres adultas con diagnóstico de GPPPD. 16 estudios indexados en las bases de datos PsycINFO, Scopus y Medline fueron seleccionados. Se encontraron evidencias de la efectividad de la terapia física, especialmente cuando la manipulación se centra en la musculatura del suelo pélvico. También, mostraron resultados significativos la exposición gradual a través de dilatadores, y otros componentes de la terapia cognitivo-conductual y terapia sexual. Estas técnicas no solo disminuyen el dolor genito-pélvico y capacitan a la mujer para la penetración, sino que mejoran la función sexual en general. La implicación de la pareja resultó favorable en el proceso. Asimismo, la terapia grupal y la modalidad de internet también merecen ser contempladas por su efectividad. Por el contrario, no se han encontrado evidencias de que la terapia EMDR repercuta positivamente en la tasa de coito, aunque sí sobre otros aspectos relacionados con la experiencia del dolor.

Background: This study focused on the widely used Body Image subscale, a dimension of the Body Investment Scale developed by Orbach and Mikulincer in 1998. Specifically, we explored its psychometric properties and potential use for health promotion research among young Spanish university students. Method: A sample of 793 participants (75.28% female) aged 18–26 years (M = 20.68; SD = 2.13) completed the questionnaire and related variables. Results: A unidimensional structure was confirmed with a good fit, demonstrating gender- and age-invariance, along with robust internal consistency. The scale exhibited a significant association with self-esteem, life satisfaction, a sense of coherence, and psychological distress. Conclusions: The Body Image subscale can be considered unidimensional. The obtained factor solution provides a reliable, valid, and invariant measure across gender and age for assessing body feelings in Spanish university students. Therefore, the instrument can effectively investigate the relationship between body image and health-related behaviors. Additionally, it can serve as a valuable tool in designing effective health interventions for university students to prevent mental health conditions, such as eating disorders or suicidal behaviors.

Introduction: The psychometric properties of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) have been evaluated across numerous languages and population groups, primarily from a factor analysis perspective. In some studies, inconsistencies in structural invariance have been identified. Objective: This study aims to analyze the properties and gender invariance of the SWLS from a network analysis perspective. Method: A total of 857 Spanish university students were obtained through a stratified random cluster sampling method in a cross-sectional survey design study. Descriptive analysis of the items, partial-correlation network, Bayesian network model estimation, and invariance analysis by gender were conducted. Results: The instrument did not exhibit any floor or ceiling effects. Each item can be considered univariately normally distributed, and all items clustered in a single and stable community. The partial-correlation network model and centrality measures were stable in the full sample and invariant across genders. Item 3 emerged as the most central node in the network with the highest predictability. The Bayesian network indicated that items 2 and 4 initiate the process, while item 5 acts as the sink, and items 1 and 3 act as mediators. Conclusions: The SWLS can be used as a unidimensional measure, and the total score and relationships among items are stable and reliable. Any potential differences among genders cannot be associated with the functioning of the instrument. The predictability of every item was high, and the Bayesian network clearly identified different roles among the items.

Los Programas Universitarios para Mayores (PUM) son un buen recurso para favorecer el aprendizaje permanente y, así, dar respuesta a las principales recomendaciones sociopolíticas para fomentar el envejecimiento activo. Una de las dimensiones clave para el estudio de estos programas es el tipo de razones por las que los mayores se implican en ellos, aspecto ampliamente evaluado a nivel internacional mediante la escala EPS A-form. En este trabajo se analiza la estructura factorial de la versión española de esta prueba, utilizando procedimientos estadísticos coherentes con las directrices actuales para este tipo de análisis, en una muestra de estudiantes del Aula de la Experiencia de la Universidad de XXX (España). Los resultados indican que la versión española de EPS A-form tiene la misma estructura en cuatro subescalas que la original, con índices de consistencia interna entre .83 y .96. Las motivaciones más destacadas fueron las de tipo cognitivo, aunque más de la mitad de los estudiantes participaban en el PUM por más de una razón. Esta escala es una herramienta eficaz de cara al estudio de las motivaciones para estudiar en la vejez, y puede ser útil tanto en la investigación como en el diseño de PUM en España.