Neuroactive hormones and personal growth: associations in Chilean adolescents (ages 12-25) with ovulatory dysfunction.

Introduction: Hormones produced by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-gonadal (HPAG) axis are crucial for modulating central nervous system (CNS) function and development throughout a person's life. Disruptions in HPAG function can impact psychological development, particularly during adolescence-a period marked by psychological growth and the maturation of the HPAG axis. An early indicator of HPAG alterations is ovulatory dysfunction (OD), a common condition among adolescents. Methods: This study explored the associations between neuroactive hormones and personal growth in adolescents with OD. Female participants aged 12-25 years with OD were recruited, and assessments were conducted to profile their basic hormonal levels and various dimensions of individual development, including self-concept clarity, sense of coherence, self-esteem, perfectionism, self-control, and mood states. Results: Adolescents with OD (n = 117) had lower self-concept clarity and self-esteem compared to reference data. A significant portion of the sample displayed elevated levels of tension (71.25%), confusion (62.5%), fatigue (58.22%), and depression (52.6%). Self-esteem scores were negatively correlated with DHEAS (r = -0.224; p = 0.026) and glucose (r = -0.249; p = 0.010). Higher levels of free testosterone were associated with increased depression scores (coef = 0.2398; p = 0.002), whereas higher estradiol levels were linked to lower aggressiveness scores (coef = -0.0648; p = 0.001). Discussion: These findings indicate that hormonal imbalances in adolescents with OD could affect personal growth. Further research is needed to establish causal relationships between the variables considered.

The impact of parenting practices and family economy on psychological wellbeing and learning patterns in higher education students.

BACKGROUND: There is a large literature on the significant impact of rearing factors in the psychological development of different child's learning patterns and wellbeing in elementary and secondary schools, but there is a scarcity of studies on to what extent those influences remain stable up to higher education. OBJECTIVE: In this study, parenting practices and family status were analyzed as predictors of the different learning styles, psychological difficulties, mental health factors, and academic performance, comprising the psychosocial diversity in learning (DinL) at the university classroom. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of 2522 students at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). It included a DinL scale measuring five psychological learning dimensions (coping with difficulties, effort, autonomy, Social/Physical Context, and understanding/career interest), plus several items on retrospective parenting practices, family, and sociodemographic variables. Multiple regressions and analyses of variance were conducted with the family factors as independent variables and the learning factors as dependent variables. RESULTS: Results showed parenting variables, parents' education, and family economy as having a significant impact on psychological learning dimensions, academic performance, and especially on the students' wellbeing and mental health status, being an important contributors to explain the DinL in the university classroom. CONCLUSION: The results bring interesting conclusions for developmental and health psychologists when working with parents aimed at fostering wellbeing and learning strategies related to academic inclusion and achievement.

The impact of parenting practices and family economy on psychological wellbeing and learning patterns in higher education students

Abstract Background There is a large literature on the significant impact of rearing factors in the psychological development of different child's learning patterns and wellbeing in elementary and secondary schools, but there is a scarcity of studies on to what extent those influences remain stable up to higher education. Objective In this study, parenting practices and family status were analyzed as predictors of the different learning styles, psychological difficulties, mental health factors, and academic performance, comprising the psychosocial diversity in learning (DinL) at the university classroom. Methods Using a cross-sectional design, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of 2522 students at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). It included a DinL scale measuring five psychological learning dimensions (coping with difficulties, effort, autonomy, Social/Physical Context, and understanding/career interest), plus several items on retrospective parenting practices, family, and sociodemographic variables. Multiple regressions and analyses of variance were conducted with the family factors as independent variables and the learning factors as dependent variables. Results Results showed parenting variables, parents' education, and family economy as having a significant impact on psychological learning dimensions, academic performance, and especially on the students' wellbeing and mental health status, being an important contributors to explain the DinL in the university classroom. Conclusion The results bring interesting conclusions for developmental and health psychologists when working with parents aimed at fostering wellbeing and learning strategies related to academic inclusion and achievement.

Among risks, protection, and lessons learned: Perspectives of Brazilian rural families about work in adolescence.

Adolescents working in the Brazilian rural contexts were investigated through participant observation and interviews, aiming at understanding the role played by work in the nurturing of adolescent in these contexts. The qualitative and longitudinal survey involved six participants who were members of two different families, as follows: four female adolescents, one adult woman, and one adult man. It was found that adolescents and their families understood work as a context for nurturing moral values, learning skills, and meeting needs. Observation, however, found that work also involved exposure to risks. The study reviews the role of work in adolescence as a cultural component in some rural contexts and how this should be taken into account to avoid an ethnocentric and universalistic interpretation that divides adolescence between "normal" and "abnormal."

Corrigendum: A proposal for monitoring the process of internalization following Galperin's conception.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1152541.].

Psicología del desarrollo en Colombia: pasado reciente y situación actual / Developmental Psychology in Colombia: Recent Past and Present Situation

Resumen El presente artículo analiza el estado actual de la psicología del desarrollo en Colombia. El punto de partida es la producción académica más significativa de los grupos de investigación, registrada en el Sistema Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de Colombia (ScienTI) en las últimas tres décadas. La revisión documental se organizó a partir de las principales áreas de trabajo identificadas: desarrollo en contextos de pobreza, desarrollo cognitivo, relaciones vinculares, desarrollo afectivo y emocional, desarrollo moral, psicología cultural del desarrollo y desarrollos atípicos. Se identificaron 44 grupos de investigación que aportan al campo de la psicología del desarrollo desde diferentes ámbitos teóricos, conceptuales y metodológicos. Cada uno de estos grupos brinda sus aportes desde diferentes regiones del país y en distintos segmentos de la población, en los que se destaca una preocupación por poblaciones en contextos de pobreza y violencia, respondiendo así a la situación del país. Algunos de esos estudios han contribuido a la identificación de factores protectores en poblaciones vulnerables y al fortalecimiento de bases seguras en familias, así como en la formulación de políticas públicas a favor de la niñez colombiana.

Abstract This paper analyzes the current state of developmental psychology in Colombia. The starting point is the most significant academic production of research groups, registered in the National System of Science and Technology of Colombia in the last three decades. The documentary review was organized according to the main areas of work identified: development in contexts of poverty, cognitive development, bonding relationships, affective and emotional development, moral development, cultural psychology of development and atypical developments. Forty-four research groups have been identified that contribute to the field of developmental psychology from different theoretical, conceptual, and methodological fields. Each of these groups provides their contributions from different regions of the country and in different segments of the population, in which a concern for populations in contexts of poverty and violence stands out, thus responding to the situation of the country. Some of these studies have contributed to the identification of protective factors in vulnerable populations and to the strengthening of safe bases in families, as well as to the formulation of public policies in favor of Colombian children.

A proposal for monitoring the process of internalization following Galperin's conception.

Since the era of Piaget and Vygotsky, private speech (PS) has been widely discussed, but in recent years, the avenues for its study have greatly expanded. In this study, we explored the use of a recoding scheme for PS inspired by the studies of Pyotr Galperin. A coding scheme of PS as the form of action (FA) has been proposed (i.e., external social speech, external audible speech, inaudible speech, and mental speech). An exploratory study was conducted to elucidate the appropriateness of the coding scheme both ontogenetically and during tasks. The results showed that both the coding scheme by type of speech and FA were adequate for differentiating ontogenetically between children. However, only the coding schemes of the FA were appropriate for differentiating between children as a function of their performance (i.e., time and scores) in a Tower of London task. Moreover, Galperin's scheme was more suitable when there was redundancy in performance between those with audible and inaudible external speech.

"A Daily Born and Dying": Dynamics of Affective-Semiotic Self-Regulation Involved in Early Intervention Practices with Children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome.

From 2015 to 2016, an epidemic of births of children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome emerged in Brazil, and the state of Bahia concentrated the highest incidence of cases. The official health guidelines recommended that the affected children and their families should be supported by interdisciplinary teams of early intervention. This paper aims to deepen the comprehension of regulation and affective-semiotic mediation processes involved in the early intervention with children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome and their families. It focus on the experiences of a professional interviewed in a public health service in Salvador, Bahia - Brazil, through narrative analysis and the theoretical-methodological foundations of Cultural Psychology of the Semiotic Dynamics. These approaches allowed the understanding of the processes of construction of meanings, symbolic action and affective-semiotic regulation. The care of Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome children by professionals relates to disquieting experiences, inter subjectivity, meaning construction, affections and symbolic actions. These dynamic processes allowed the professional to better adapt to regulation and affective-semiotic mediation, as well as her own performance in face of children and their families. This analysis emphasizes the reflections of health care practices and their repercussions in the quality of the assistance.

Discursos de género en los libros introductorios a la Psicología del Desarrollo / Discursos de gênero nos livros introdutórios à psicologia do desenvolvimento / Gender discourses in the introductory books to developmental psychology

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar e analisar os discursos sobre gênero presentes em livros introdutórios das disciplinas de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento de cursos de graduação em Psicologia, em universidades públicas brasileiras. Identificamos, com base em uma consulta aos planos de ensino desses cursos, os dois livros mais citados. Organizamos, examinamos e apresentamos o material, tendo em vista os procedimentos da pesquisa documental: o contexto de produção das obras, suas autorias e as os discursos sobre gênero nas descrições dos marcadores etários (infância e adolescência). A partir das contribuições dos estudos feministas e queers sobre gênero e das contribuições de Michel Foucault sobre o biopoder, identificamos possíveis efeitos do discurso na função controle e limitação dos modos de gestar as experiências de gênero, na infância e na adolescência. Formulamos considerações a respeito desses efeitos e da circunstância de a formação na área se aproximar das críticas ao discurso científico, desde os estudos feministas e queer.

El objetivo de esta investigación fue identificar el analizar los discursos sobre género presentes en libros introductorio de las asignaturas de Psicología del Desarrollo de cursos de graduación en Psicología, en universidades públicas brasileñas. Identificamos, con base en la consulta a los planes de enseñanza de esos cursos, los dos libros más citados. Organizamos, examinamos y presentamos el material, teniendo en vista procedimientos de la investigación documental: el contexto de producción de las obras, sus autorías y las de los discursos sobre género en las descripciones de los marcadores etarios (infancia y adolescencia). A partir de las contribuciones de los estudios feministas y queers sobre género y de las contribuciones de Michel Foucault sobre el biopoder, identificamos posibles efectos del discurso en la función control y limitación de los modos de gestar las experiencias de género, en la infancia y en la adolescencia. Formulamos consideraciones a respeto de esos efectos y de la circunstancia de la formación en el área acercarse de las críticas al discurso científico, desde los estudios feministas y queer.

The objective of this research was to identify and analyze the discourses about gender present in introductory books of the Developmental Psychology disciplines of undergraduate courses in Psychology, in Brazilian public universities. We identified, based on a consultation of the teaching plans of these courses, the two most cited books. We organize, examine and present the material, taking into account the procedures of documentary research: the context of production of the works, their authorship and the discourses about gender in the descriptions of age markers (childhood and adolescence). Based on the contributions of feminist and queer studies about gender and on the contributions of Michel Foucault on biopower, we identified possible effects of discourse about the control function and limitation of the ways of managing gender experiences in childhood and adolescence. We formulate considerations about these effects and the circumstance that training in the area approaches criticism of scientific discourse, from feminist and queer studies.

Prácticas innovadoras en la enseñanza de Psicología del Desarrollo / Práticas inovadoras no ensino da psicologia do desenvolvimento / Innovative practices in the teaching of developmental psychology

RESUMO Este artigo objetiva descrever estratégias de ensino e aprendizagem inovadoras empregadas nas disciplinas de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento I e II do curso de Psicologia de uma universidade federal do sul do Brasil, como parte de um projeto vinculado ao Programa de Iniciação à Docência (PID) dessa universidade. Atividades e técnicas diversificadas e adaptadas aos diferentes conteúdos têm sido propostas para garantir a participação e o engajamento dos discentes, tais como observação, criação de jogos educativos, desenvolvimento de mapas conceituais, análise de materiais audiovisuais e artísticos, criação narrativa e discussão de casos. A realização dessas atividades e técnicas tem se mostrado eficaz na promoção da integração teórico-prática, considerando a realidade dos estudantes, e na construção de um raciocínio psicológico para a compreensão dos múltiplos fenômenos associados ao desenvolvimento humano.

RESUMEN En este artículo se tiene por objetivo describir estrategias de enseñanza y aprendizaje innovadoras empleadas en las asignaturas de Psicología del Desarrollo I y II del curso de Psicología de una universidad federal del sur de Brasil, como parte de un proyecto vinculado al Programa de Iniciación a la Docencia (PID) de esa universidad. Actividades y técnicas diversificadas y adaptadas a los distintos contenidos han sido propuestas para garantizar la participación y el compromiso de los discentes, tales como observación, creación de juegos educativos, desarrollo de mapas conceptuales, análisis de materiales audiovisuales y artísticos, creación narrativa y discusión de casos. La realización de esas actividades y técnicas se ha mostrado eficaz en la promoción de la integración teórico-práctica, considerando la realidad de los estudiantes, y en la construcción de un raciocinio psicológico para la comprensión de los múltiples fenómenos asociados al desarrollo humano.

ABSTRACT This article aims to describe innovative teaching and learning strategies used in the disciplines of Developmental Psychology I and II of the Psychology course at a federal university in southern Brazil, as part of a project linked to the Programa de Iniciação à Docência (PID)2 of that university. Diversified activities and techniques adapted to the different contents have been proposed to ensure the participation and engagement of students, such as observation, creation of educational games, development of conceptual maps, analysis of audiovisual and artistic materials, narrative creation and discussion of cases. Carrying out these activities and techniques has proven to be effective in promoting theoretical-practical integration, considering the students' reality, and in building psychological reasoning for understanding the multiple phenomena associated with human development.

Audiovisual Methods in Research with Children: Interaction with Cameras and Videos / Métodos Audiovisuais em Pesquisas com Crianças: A Relação com Câmeras e Vídeos

ABSTRACT This article aims to analyze the use of audiovisual methods in research with children. Four children participated in this research about the presence of digital technologies in their lives in an urban childhood context. The methodological procedures were conversation circles and the production of videos. Results show the participants' interaction with the camera as an "other" that should be positioned, a transposition of meanings from audiovisual production to the research context, and the influence of the format of YouTubers' videos on the production of a video in a group. In addition to functioning as recording instruments, cameras, and audiovisual products imply specific modes of interaction and positioning among children.

RESUMO Este artigo objetiva refletir sobre a utilização de métodos audiovisuais em pesquisas com crianças. Participaram desta pesquisa quatro crianças sobre a presença das tecnologias digitais em suas vidas em um contexto de infância urbana. Os procedimentos metodológicos foram rodas de conversa e a produção de vídeos. Os resultados evidenciam a relação dos participantes com a câmera como um outro que precisa ser posicionado, a transposição de significados relacionados ao contexto de produções audiovisuais para o momento da pesquisa e a influência do formato dos vídeos de youtubers na produção de um vídeo em grupo. Para além de funcionarem como instrumentos de registro, as câmeras e os produtos audiovisuais suscitam modos específicos de interação e de posicionamento entre as crianças.

Adaptação cultural do Family Foundations: Programa de intervenção em coparentalidade para casais em transição para a parentalidade / Cultural adaptation of Family Foundations: a coparenting intervention program for couples during the transition to parenthood / Adaptación cultural de lo Family Foundations: programa de intervención de coparentalidad para parejas en transición a la paternidad

A relação coparental envolve interações entre os pais, ou outras figuras parentais, para educar uma criança. Essa relação emerge na transição para a parentalidade, uma janela crítica para o desenvolvimento humano por afetar tanto o bem-estar dos pais quanto o desenvolvimento socioemocional do bebê. O objetivo do presente estudo foi reportar e avaliar o processo sistemático de escolha e adaptação (cultural e de formato) do programa Family Foundations, que tem como foco aprimorar a qualidade da relação coparental de casais durante a transição para a parentalidade. As avaliações positivas dos pais evidenciam alta aceitabilidade do programa. Em estudos futuros, será importante aumentar o número de participantes e analisar a eficácia e efetividade do programa.

The coparenting relationship involves interactions between parents, or other parental figures, to raise a child. This relationship emerges during the transition to parenthood, a critical period in human development that affects parents’ well-being and the child’s social-emotional development. The objective of this paper was to report and evaluate the systematic process of selecting and adapting (considering culture and format) the Family Foundations program, which focuses on improving the quality of the coparental relationship of couples during the transition to parenthood. Positive parent evaluations indicate high acceptability of the program. In future studies, the efficacy and effectiveness of the program should be evaluated.

La relación coparental envuelve interacciones entre los padres u otras figuras parentales, para la crianza de un niño. Esta relación surge en la transición para la parentalidad, etapa crítica para el desarrollo humano por afectar el bienestar de los padres y el desarrollo socioemocional del bebé. El objetivo de este artículo fue relatar e evaluar el proceso sistemático de elección y adaptación (cultural y del formato) del programa Family Foundations, que tiene como objetivo mejorar la calidad de la relación coparental de las parejas en transición a la paternidad. Los resultados positivos muestran la alta aceptabilidad del programa. En estudios futuros, será importante analizar la eficacia y efectividad del programa.

Systematic Review of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Child-Adolescent Population: A Developmental Perspective.

Human development implies deep changes in cognitive, attentional, emotional, and behavioral skills. Therefore, Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) should be adapted in terms of dose, frequency, kind of exercises, assessment methods, and expected effects regarding the abilities and limitations of each developmental period. The present review seeks to describe and compare MBIs characteristics, assessment methods, and effects in youth between 3 and 18 years old considering four developmental periods. A systematic review was carried out including experimental primary studies published during the last five years. Results show that the frequency of the sessions and program duration varies widely. Differences were observed in instructors' training and in assessment strategies. Discrepancies were observed regarding the effects of MBIs both within and between periods in cognitive, socio-emotional, symptoms, and mindfulness variables. Consistency was observed in prosocial behaviors for preschoolers, and in emotional and behavioral problems and hyperactivity in ages between preschool and early adolescence. Nevertheless, it was impossible to compare most results and determine consistency or discrepancy due to the lack of studies. Regarding mindfulness, it is defined and assessed in different ways in each period. Orientations are suggested to move from a compartmentalized view of isolated MBIs, towards an integrative perspective that allows tracing developmental trajectories for mindfulness and other key cognitive and socioemotional skills for children and adolescents.

Challenges in developmental psychology research during the COVID-19 pandemic / Desafios da pesquisa em psicologia do desenvolvimento durante a pandemia da COVID-19 / Desafíos de la investigación en psicología del desarrollo durante la pandemia de COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a series of restructurings necessary for research in Developmental Psychology. The aim of the manuscript is to discuss adaptations we made in our research in this context during the COVID-19 pandemic and to present strategies to adequate research protocols originally designed to occur in person. Although some contexts do not allow the continuity of studies, research at this time can bring essential contributions in this extreme period. This article explores the strategies for adapting recruitment procedures, suggesting dissemination platforms, and using social networks for this purpose. Guidelines are suggested for conducting non-face-to-face interviews with caregivers, ways of assessing the interaction of the mother-child pairs, and problematizing ethical issues. The procedures for returning the results, an ethical researcher commitment, may be improved by resources such as automatic reports. Besides, strategies for better dissemination of the results for the participants are suggested. (AU)

A pandemia COVID-19 trouxe uma série de reestruturações necessárias à pesquisa em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento. O objetivo deste artigo é discutir as adaptações que realizamos em pesquisas neste contexto durante a pandemia de COVID-19 e apresentar estratégias para adequação de protocolos de pesquisa originalmente planejados para ocorrer de forma presencial. Embora alguns contextos não permitam a continuidade dos estudos, pesquisas nesse momento podem trazer importantes contribuições sobre este período ímpar. No presente artigo são exploradas estratégias de adaptação dos procedimentos de recrutamento, sugeridas plataformas de divulgação e como melhor usar as redes sociais para esse fim. Também são descritos procedimentos para realização de entrevistas não presenciais com responsáveis, formas de avaliação da interação das duplas mãe-criança e problematizadas questões éticas. Os procedimentos de devolução dos resultados, um compromisso ético dos pesquisadores, podem ser facilitados por recursos como relatórios automáticos. Além disso, sugerimos estratégias para melhor divulgação dos resultados ao público participante. (AU)

La pandemia del COVID-19 trajo una serie de reestructuraciones necesarias para la investigación en Psicología del Desarrollo. El objetivo de este artículo es discutir las adaptaciones realizadas en las investigaciones en este contexto durante la pandemia de COVID-19 y presentar algunas estrategias para la adaptación de los protocolos de investigación originalmente planeados para ser presenciales. Si bien algunos contextos no permitan la continuidad de los estudios, la investigación en este momento puede aportar importantes avances sobre estos tiempos de crisis. Este artículo explora las estrategias para adaptar los procedimientos de contratación, sugiriendo algunas plataformas de difusión y la mejor manera de utilizar las redes sociales para este fin. También se describen los procedimientos para la realización de entrevistas no presenciales con padres o tutores legales, las formas de evaluar la interacción madre-hijo y las cuestiones éticas. Los procedimientos para la devolución de los resultados, un compromiso ético de los investigadores, pueden verse facilitados por funciones como informes automáticos. Además, se recomienda estrategias para una mejor difusión de los resultados al público participante. (AU)

Mirada ecológica en la construcción del proyecto de vida de jóvenes rurales / Ecological perspective of the construction of life projects by rural youth / Uma perspectiva ecológica na construção do projeto de vida dos jovens rurais

Resumen (analítico) El proyecto de vida de la juventud rural colombiana transita por dificultades en su planeación y desarrollo. Por ende, este estudio busca identificar los factores que interfieren en la construcción del proyecto de vida en jóvenes rurales, con una metodología de investigación cualitativa, enfoque etnometodológico y diseño transversal. Se emplearon como técnicas de recolección de información entrevistas semies tructuradas, grupos focales, observación y análisis documental. Participaron 117 adolescentes, ocho docentes y seis padres de familia. Los resultados facilitaron comprender los factores individuales y sociales que inciden en el proyecto de vida de la juventud rural desde el modelo ecológico, que aborda la relación del adolescente rural con las características de su contexto y específicamente desde el microsistema, mesosistema, exosistema y macrosistema.

Abstract (analytical) The life projects of Colombian young people in rural areas are facing difficulties in terms of planning and implementation. This study sought to identify the factors that affect rural young people's construction of life projects. This involved the use of a qualitative research methodology, ethnomethodological approach and cross-sectional design. Semi-structured interviews, focus groups, participant observation and documentary analysis were selected as data collection techniques. A total of 117 adolescents, 8 teachers and 6 parents participated. Using the ecological model, the results facilitated understanding of the individual and social factors that influence the life projects of rural youth. The study identified the importance of the relationship of rural adolescents with the characteristics of their context and specifically the microsystems, mesosystems, exosystems and macrosystems they inhabit.

Resumo (analítico) O projeto de vida da juventude rural colombiana está passando por dificuldades em seu planejamento e desenvolvimento, portanto, este estudo procura identificar os fatores que interferem na construção do projeto de vida na juventude rural, com uma metodologia de pesquisa qualitativa, abordagem etnometodológica e desenho transversal. Foram utilizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas, grupos de foco, observação e análise documental como técnicas de coleta de dados. Participaram um total de 117 adolescentes, 8 professores e 6 pais participaram. Os resultados facilitaram uma compreensão dos fatores individuais e sociais que influenciam o projeto de vida dos jovens rurais a partir do modelo ecológico, que aborda a relação dos adolescentes rurais com as características de seu contexto e especificamente do microssistema, mesossistema, exossistema e macrossistema.

Relações entre padrões de ativação pai-criança, funcionamento familiar e comportamento da criança / Relationship between patterns of father-child activation, family functioning and child behavior

Resumo As relações estabelecidas na família, como a relação de ativação pai-criança, interferem no comportamento da criança. Para compreender as relações entre padrões de ativação pai-criança, funcionamento familiar e comportamento da criança, realizou-se um estudo com 12 famílias biparentais heteroafetivas com crianças pré-escolares. Utilizou-se: Questionário Sociodemográfico; Observação da Situação de Risco; Escala de Avaliação da Coesão e Adaptabilidade Familiar; e Questionário de Capacidades e Dificuldades. Constatou-se que: oito crianças foram classificadas como ativadas, três como subativadas e uma como superativada; o funcionamento das famílias está rigidamente coeso e/ou equilibrado; e, no comportamento das crianças, houve elevada pró-sociabilidade e baixos escores em dificuldades. Além da relação de ativação, o funcionamento familiar foi fundamental para a compreensão dos comportamentos da criança.

Abstract Relationships established in the family, such as the father-child activation relationship, interfere in the child's behavior. To understand the relationships between father-child activation, family functioning and child behavior, a study was conducted with 12 two-parent hetero-affective families with preschool children. It was used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire; Risk Situation; Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales; and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. It was found that: eight children were classified as activated, three as under-activated and one as over-activated; the functioning of families is balanced and/or rigidly cohesive; and in the child's behavior it was verified high prosocial behavior and low scores in difficulties. Besides the activation relationship, family functioning was fundamental to understand the child's behavior.

Problemas internalizantes e externalizantes de crianças e adolescentes com fibrose cística / Internalizing and externalizing problems of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis / Problemas de internalización y externalización de niños y adolescentes con fibrosis quística

A fibrose cística é uma doença genética, ainda sem cura, provocada por mutações cromossômicas, que pode afetar vários sistemas, dentre os quais o respiratório e o digestivo são os mais comumente atingidos. O adoecimento crônico traz alterações psicológicas para os pacientes e seus cuidadores. Com o objetivo de avaliar problemas internalizantes e externalizantes, e também competências de crianças e adolescentes com fibrose cística, foram entrevistados 31 cuidadores familiares, majoritariamente mães de pacientes na faixa etária de 6 a 18 anos, em salas de espera de três centros de referência no tratamento da doença na cidade de São Paulo. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Inventário de Comportamentos da Infância e da Adolescência e diário de campo. Os resultados apontaram a prevalência de problemas internalizantes em adolescentes com fibrose cística. A análise do diário de campo indicou dificuldades na adesão ao tratamento e demandas de atendimento psicológico não assistidas em pacientes e seus cuidadores familiares. A ausência de profissional de Psicologia nas equipes multiprofissionais configurou-se como um prejuízo frente as condições psicológicas dos pacientes de fibrose cística e seus cuidadores familiares.(AU)

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease, still without cure, caused by chromosomal mutations that can affect various systems, the respiratory and digestive systems being the most common. Chronic illness brings psychological changes to patients and their caregivers. Aiming to evaluate internalizing and externalizing problems, and competences of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis, we interviewed 31 family caregivers, mostly mothers, of patients aged 6 to 18 years in waiting rooms of three Reference Centers in the treatment of the disease in the municipality of São Paulo, state of São Paulo. The instruments used were: Child behavior checklist and Field Diary. The results pointed out the prevalence of internalizing problems in patients with cystic fibrosis in adolescence. Field diary analysis indicated difficulties in adherence to treatment and unassisted demands for psychological care in patients and their family caregivers. The absence of a Psychology professional in the multiprofessional teams showed to be prejudicial to the psychological conditions of cystic fibrosis patients and their family caregivers.(AU)

La fibrosis quística es una enfermedad genética, aún sin cura, causada por mutaciones cromosómicas y que puede afectar varios sistemas, entre ellos los sistemas respiratorio y digestivo son los más comunes. La enfermedad crónica trae cambios psicológicos a los pacientes y sus cuidadores. Para evaluar los problemas de internalización y externalización, así como las competencias de niños y adolescentes con fibrosis quística, se entrevistó a 31 cuidadores familiares, en su mayoría madres de pacientes de 6 a 18 años de edad, en salas de espera de tres centros de referencia en el tratamiento de la enfermedad en la ciudad de São Paulo. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron: Inventario del Comportamiento de Niños y Adolescentes y diario de campo. Los resultados mostraron la prevalencia de problemas de internalización en pacientes con fibrosis quística en la adolescencia. El análisis del diario de campo indicó dificultades en la adherencia al tratamiento y demandas de asistencia psicológica no asistida en pacientes y sus cuidadores familiares. Se hace necesario un profesional de psicología en los equipos multiprofesionales ante las condiciones psicológicas de los pacientes con fibrosis quística y sus cuidadores familiares.(AU)

Avaliação psicológica e envelhecimento humano: revisão de pesquisas / Psychological assessment and human aging: research review

O envelhecimento humano tem sido foco de interesse da Psicologia nas últimas décadas, se tornando uma de suas áreas de atuação emergentes. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo contempla uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre avaliação psicológica aplicada à população idosa brasileira. A busca nas bases de dados SciELO, Periódicos CAPES e PePSIC foi realizada com os descritores "avaliação psicológica e envelhecimento", "avaliação psicológica e idoso" e "avaliação psicológica e terceira idade", sem limitação de ano de publicação, resultou em 545 artigos. Após triagem e aplicação dos critérios de elegibilidade, 36 foram selecionados e analisados seguindo o método Prisma. Os resultados indicam que, de modo geral, as pesquisas ainda se mostram em número reduzido e bastante recentes, conduzidas principalmente junto a idosos que se encontram em instituições de saúde. As pesquisas se voltam, principalmente, à investigação de 21 diferentes construtos, relacionados, essencialmente, à depressão, a qualidade de vida e aos aspectos cognitivos, envolvendo, especialmente, os déficits e prejuízos associados ao envelhecimento. Pouca ênfase nos aspectos positivos e saudáveis foi encontrada nos estudos, de modo a corroborar que o envelhecimento ainda continua sendo visualizado como uma fase marcada por perdas e declínios, não tendo sido absorvida a concepção de envelhecimento bem-sucedido.

Aging has been a focus of interest in psychology in recent decades, becoming one of its emerging areas of expertise. In this sense, the present study contemplates a systematic review of the literature on psychological assessment applied to the elderly Brazilian population. The search in the SciELO, Periódico Capes and PePSIC databases was carried out with the descriptors "psychological assessment and aging," "psychological assessment and the elderly," and "psychological assessment and the elderly," without limitation of the year of publication, resulting in 545 articles. After screening and applying the eligibility criteria, 36 were selected and analyzed, following the Prisma method. The results indicate that, in general, research is still small and recent, conducted mainly with the elderly in health institutions. The research focuses on investigating 21 different constructs related to depression, quality of life, and cognitive aspects, involving, especially, the deficits and losses associated with aging. Little emphasis on positive and healthy aspects was found in the studies to corroborate that aging continues to be seen as a phase marked by losses and declines, and the concept of successful aging has not yet been absorbed.

Fortalezas para la socialización en habitantes de calle de la ciudad de Medellíni / Strengths for Socialization in Homeless People in the City of Medellin

Resumen Este estudio busca comprender si una intervención desarrollada con habitantes de calle en Medellín, Colombia, favoreció el fortalecimiento de algunos activos de los participantes, relacionados con su resocialización, tomando como base la perspectiva del Desarrollo Positivo. Se realizó un estudio comprensivo mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas a tres personas que participaron de un programa de resocialización. Se indagó por la presencia de fortalezas internas y externas, por su socialización primaria y secundaria, su trayectoria en la calle, el proceso vivido en el programa y lo sucedido después de su egreso. Los resultados evidenciaron que el principal impulsor del cambio subjetivo y que llevó al no retorno a la calle fue la modificación de la relación consigo mismo.

Abstract This study seeks to understand whether an intervention developed with homeless people in Medellin, Colombia, favored the strengthening of some of the participants' assets, related to their resocialization, based on the perspective of Positive Development. A comprehensive study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with three people, who participated in a resocialization program. It was ascertained by the presence of internal and external strengths, for their primary and secondary socialization, their path on the street, the process lived in the program, and what happened to them after their leaving the program. The results showed that the main driver of subjective change and what made them not to return to the street was the modification of the relationship with themselves.

Adultez e o fenômeno nem-nem: gênero, educação e mercado de trabalho / Adulthood and the neet phenomenon: gender, education and labor market / Adultez y el fenómeno nini: género, educación y mercado de trabajo

O presente estudo objetivou investigar os fatores relacionados à condição "nem-nem" entre jovens à luz do conceito de adultez emergente e das transformações ocorridas no mundo do trabalho. A amostra foi composta de 224 jovens que não estudam e nem trabalham. Os instrumentos foram um questionário sociodemográfico e duas questões abertas sobre os motivos dos jovens estarem sem estudar e trabalhar, e sobre suas perspectivas de futuro. As respostas provenientes das questões abertas foram submetidas a estatísticas textuais. Os resultados revelaram que jovens na condição nem-nem vivenciam aspectos típicos da adultez emergente, e que essas vivências são atravessadas por aspectos como gênero, escolaridade, experiência de trabalho, pela precariedade do mercado de trabalho e a forma como a mesma afeta a juventude em particular.

The present study aimed to investigate the factors related to the neither-nor condition among young people in the light of the concept of emerging adulthood and the transformations that occurred in the world of work. The sample consisted of 224 young people who neither study nor work. The instruments were a sociodemographic questionnaire and two open questions about why young people are not studying and working, and about their future prospects. Answers from open questions were submitted to textual statistics. The results revealed that young people in the neither-nor condition experience typical aspects of emerging adulthood, and that these experiences are crossed by aspects such as gender, education, previous work experience, the precariousness of the labor market and the way it is affects youth in particular.

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo investigar los factores relacionados con la condición de ni-ni entre los jóvenes a la luz del concepto de adultez emergente y las transformaciones ocurridas en el mundo laboral. La muestra estuvo formada por 224 jóvenes que ni estudian ni trabajan. Los instrumentos fueron un cuestionario sociodemográfico y dos preguntas abiertas sobre por qué los jóvenes no estudian ni trabajan, y sobre sus perspectivas de futuro. Las respuestas de las preguntas abiertas se enviaron a las estadísticas textuales. Los resultados revelaron que los jóvenes en la condición ni-ni experimentan aspectos típicos de la adultez emergente, y que estas experiencias son atravesadas por aspectos como el género , la educación, la experiencia laboral previa, la precariedad del mercado laboral y la forma en que se encuentra afecta a los jóvenes en particular.