(GI-24/3) Stress, family and health - SAFE

Group Coordinator

Members of the Research Group

  • Luis Pinel Arroyo (Universidad a Distancia de Madrid)
  • Carlos Vara García (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
  • Ariadna de la Vega Castelo (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
  • Rosa Romero Moreno (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
  • Celia Nogales González (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
  • MariaGiovanna Caprara (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia)

Collaborators:

  • Isabel Miguel (Portucalense University)
  • Brent Mausbach (University of California San Diego)

Keywords

Stress, family, health and ageing.

Brief description of the group and objectives

To analyse emotional processes in family, health and ageing environments.

Lines of investigation:

  • Stress
  • Family
  • Health
  • Ageing

Publications:

  • Pinel, L., Perez-Nieto, M. A., Redondo, M., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, L., Gordillo, F., y León, L. (2020). Emotional affection on a sustained attention task: The importance the aging process and depression. PLoS one, 15 (6), 1-16.
  • Pinel, L., Perez-Nieto, M. A., Redondo, M., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, L., y León, L. (2020). Anxiety, reinforcement sensitivity and social context in accepting the experience of pain among rheumatoid arthritis patients. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 1-9.
  • Pedroso-Chaparro, M. D. S., Cabrera, I., Fernandes-Pires, J. A., Márquez-González, M., Losada-Baltar, A. (2024). Validation of the Spanish version of the Perceived Control Scale: Perceived Constraints on Personal Control and Perceived Mastery. Aging & mental health, 28(2), 377–383. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2262947
  • Pedroso-Chaparro, M. D. S., Cabrera, I., Vara-García, C., Márquez-González, M., & Losada-Baltar, A. (2023). Physical limitations and loneliness: The role of guilt related to self-perception as a burden. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(3), 903–908. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18149
  • Pedroso-Chaparro, M. D. S., de la Vega Castelo, A., Nogales-González, C., Moreno, R. R., & García, C. V. (2023). The importance of family support profiles in the wellbeing of parents of an infant: Loneliness and positive affect. Preliminary analysis. In Investigación y desarrollo de recursos de intervención en contextos clínicos y de la salud (pp. 123-132). Dykinson.
  • Pedroso-Chaparro, M. S., Antón-López, J.C., Cabrera, I., Márquez-González, M., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Losada-Baltar, A. (2023) ‘I feel old and have aging stereotypes’. Internalized aging stereotypes and older adults’ mental health: the mediational role of loneliness. Aging & Mental Health, 27(8), 1619-1626. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2163376
  • Pedroso-Chaparro, M. S., Cabrera, I., Márquez-González, M., Olmos, R., Romero-Moreno, R., Vara-García, C., Gallego-Alberto, L., Barrera-Caballero, S., & Losada-Baltar, A. (2021). Validation of the Guilt associated with Self-Perception as a Burden Scale (G-SPBS). Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 49(2), 185–196. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465820000557
  • Pedroso-Chaparro, M. S., Cabrera, I., Márquez-González, M., Vara-García, C., Fernandes-Pires, J. A., Gallego-Alberto, L., & Losada-Baltar, A. (2022). Culpa por percibirse como una carga. Una variable relevante asociada al malestar psicológico de las personas mayores. Revista Española de Geriatría y Gerontología. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regg.2022.09.003
  • Pedroso-Chaparro, M. S., Cabrera, I., Vara-García, C., Márquez-González, M., Losada-Baltar, A. (2023). Physical limitations and loneliness: The role of guilt related to self-perception as a burden. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(3), 903-908. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2022.2052705
  • Pedroso-Chaparro, M. S., Márquez-González, M., Fernandes-Pires, J. A., Gallego-Alberto, L., Jiménez- Gonzalo, L., Nuevo, R., & Losada, A. (2022). Validation of the Spanish version of the Three-Item Loneliness Scale (Validación de la versión española de la Escala de Soledad de Tres Ítems). Studies in Psychology, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/02109395.2021.1989889
  • Pedroso-Chaparro, M. S., Márquez-González, M., Vara-García, C., Cabrera, I., Romero-Moreno, R., Barrera-Caballero, S., & Losada, A. (2021). Guilt for perceiving oneself as a burden in healthy older adults. Associated factors. Aging & Mental Health, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1822291
  • Romero-Moreno, R., Márquez-González, M., Gallego-Alberto, L., Cabrera, I., Vara-García, C., Pedroso-Chaparro, M.S., Barrera-Caballero, S., Losada, A. (2023). Guilt focused intervention for family caregivers. Preliminary results of a randomized clinical trial. Clinical Gerontologist, 45(5), 1304-1316. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2022.2048287
  • Vara-García, C. Romero-Moreno, R., Barrera-Caballero, S., Pedroso-Chaparro, M.S., Jiménez-Gonzalo, L. Olazarán, J., Mausbach, B., von Känel, R., Losada-Baltar, A. (2023). Associations Between Dysfunctional Thoughts, Leisure Activities, and IL-6 in Caregivers of Family Members With Dementia. Psychosomatic Medicine, 85(2), 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000001158
  • Vara-García, C. Romero-Moreno, R., von Känel, R. Mausbach, B., Olazarán, J., Pedroso-Chaparro, M.S., Losada-Baltar, A. (2023). Associations between pleasant events, activity restriction, stressors, and blood pressure in caregivers of persons with dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, 34(3), 275-285. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610221000715

Research projects:

  • El papel del conflicto de rol, la restricción conductual y las actividades de ocio en el bienestar psicológico de padres y madres de niños en etapa infantil: Estudio de evaluación ecológica momentánea a través de AppSChare”. Financiación: 6.090,63 €. Referencia: 2022-REGING-95655
  • Intervención psicológica online basada en procesos para personas con enfermedades crónicas y sus familiares cuidadores. Financiación: 85.625,00€. Referencia: PID2023-146853OB-I00