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Direct linkOrte, Carmen; Ballester, Lluís; Amer, Joan; Vives, Marga – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2017
To ensure close adherence to the contents of a family-based cognitive-behavioural programme, and maintain a high standard of quality in its implementation, it is important that practitioners' attitudes and beliefs regarding family skills coincide with those of the programme. This paper describes and analyses (observed) potential changes in these…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Training, Family Counseling, Cognitive Restructuring
Ayala-Nunes, Lara; Jiménez, Lucía; Hidalgo, Victoria; Dekovic, Maja; Jesus, Saul – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objective: The measurement of Family Feedback on Child Welfare Services (FF-CWS) is gaining prominence as an efficacy indicator and is coherent with concerns about family-centered practice and empowerment. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument that would overcome the scarcity of psychometrically sound measures in this…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Error of Measurement, Validity, Child Welfare
García-Moya, Irene; Suominen, Sakari; Moreno, Carmen – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of bullying victimization and its impact on physical and psychological complaints in a representative sample of adolescents and to explore the role of sense of coherence (SOC) in victimization prevalence and consequences. Methods: A representative sample of Spanish adolescents (N =…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Physical Health, Mental Health
Gulías-González, Roberto; Sánchez-López, Mairena; Olivas-Bravo, Ángel; Solera-Martínez, Montserrat; Martínez-Vizcaíno, Vicente – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: Physical fitness is considered an important indicator of health in children. The aims of this study were to (1) provide sex- and age-specific EUROFIT battery levels of fitness in Spanish children; (2) compare Spanish children's fitness levels with those of children from other countries; and (3) determine the percentage of Spanish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Fitness, Child Health, Gender Differences
Álvarez, Míriam; Rodrigo, María José; Byrne, Sonia – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objectives: To examine the components affecting the quality of the implementation and their impact on the outcomes of the "Growing Up Happily in the Family" program targeted at parents with children aged 0-5. Method: At-risk and non-at-risk parents (N = 196) participated in 26 groups in local social services. Adherence, adaptations,…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Child Welfare, Program Effectiveness, Family Programs
Chisvert-Tarazona, María José; Ros-Garrido, Alicia; Abiétar-López, Míriam; Carro, Luis – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2019
The system of validation and accreditation of professional qualifications in Spain is offered as a certification opportunity, especially for vulnerable groups. The procedure is presented as an evaluative proposal that allows some inequalities associated with training and employment to be addressed. In this article we analyse whether this system…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Validation, Accreditation (Institutions), Nonformal Education
Download full textPetersen, Karen Bjerg – Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2015
In the past decades, the importance of developing and validating informal and nonformal learning processes has been launched by several international organizations including UNESCO and the OECD, originally mostly focusing on adult learning experiences. Meanwhile, in recent years an increased focus has been evidenced on introducing informal and…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Nonformal Education, At Risk Persons, Teacher Education
Balazs, Judit; Miklosi, Monika; Kereszteny, Agnes; Hoven, Christina W.; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Apter, Alan; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Cosman, Doina; Cotter, Padraig; Haring, Christian; Iosue, Miriam; Kaess, Michael; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Marusic, Dragan; Postuvan, Vita; Resch, Franz; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Snir, Avigal; Tubiana, Alexandra; Varnik, Airi; Sarchiapone, Marco; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Subthreshold-depression and anxiety have been associated with significant impairments in adults. This study investigates the characteristics of adolescent subthreshold-depression and anxiety with a focus on suicidality, using both categorical and dimensional diagnostic models. Methods: Data were drawn from the Saving and Empowering…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Psychopathology
Cedeño, Luis F.; Martínez-Arias, Rosario; Bueno, José A. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2014
Evidence suggests that school-age Latino immigrants from low socioeconomic backgrounds are at risk of multiple victimization with serious implications for their mental health and academic competence. This theory-oriented paper proposes that the overlapping of certain characteristics in the status of immigrant have been somehow overlooked or not…
Descriptors: Latin Americans, Underachievement, Victims, Mental Health
Orgiles, Mireia; Carratala, Elena; Carballo, Jose L.; Piqueras, Jose A.; Espada, Jose P. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2013
This study addresses the association of diverse individual variables, traditionally associated with sexual risk practices in the general population, with sex under the influence of alcohol in adolescents with divorced parents. A sample of 132 adolescents provided information about their knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and sexual risk…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Behavior, Adolescents
Messinger, Adam M.; Nieri, Tanya A.; Villar, Paula; Luengo, Maria Angeles – Journal of School Violence, 2012
Few bullying studies focus on immigrant youths or acculturation stress as a risk factor for bullying and being bullied. Employing a sample of 1,157 foreign-born secondary students in Spain, we found that acculturation stress was widely experienced, although the average level of stress was moderate. Five percent of the sample reported being…
Descriptors: Bullying, Acculturation, At Risk Persons, Foreign Countries
Santos-Iglesias, Pablo; Sierra, Juan Carlos – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Sexual revictimization is frequent among victims of child sexual abuse. Several variables, such as sexual experience, substance abuse, and sexual assertiveness, have been proposed to explain the link between child sexual abuse and adolescent and adult sexual victimization, although they have typically been tested separately. The main objective of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Females, Substance Abuse, Cultural Differences
Gutiérrez-Zornoza, Myriam; Sánchez-López, Mairena; García-Hermoso, Antonio; González-García, Alberto; Chillón, Palma; Martínez-Vizcaíno, Vicente – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine (a) whether distance from home to school is a determinant of active commuting to school (ACS), (b) the relationship between distance from home to heavily used facilities (school, green spaces, and sports facilities) and the weight status and cardiometabolic risk categories, and (c) whether ACS has a…
Descriptors: Child Health, Body Weight, At Risk Persons, Rural Areas
Badia, M.; Orgaz, M. B.; Verdugo, M. A.; Ullan, A. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: People with developmental disabilities are at high risk for a limited participation in leisure activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the participation in, preference for and interest in leisure activities of young and adults with developmental disabilities, and to examine the factors associated with leisure activity.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, At Risk Persons, Leisure Time, Recreational Activities
Kassis, Wassilis; Artz, Sibylle; Moldenhauer, Stephanie – Child & Youth Services, 2013
Questionnaire data from a cross-sectional study of a randomly selected sample of 5,149 middle-school students from four EU countries (Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Spain) were used to explore the effects of family violence burden level, structural and procedural risk and protective factors, and personal characteristics on adolescents who are…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Family Violence
