A Brief Spanish Version of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM). A Dispositional Mindfulness Measure.

Dispositional Mindfulness (DM) is the awareness of the thoughts and feelings in the present moment. DM in children and adolescents has been related to mechanisms of change in mindfulness-based interventions, which have shown significant mediation relationships with mental health outcomes (for instance, lower social anxiety, depression symptoms, or perceived stress). However, the assessment of DM among children and adolescents is being unsatisfactory due cultural biases and/or reliability issues. In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) in a sample of 687 children and adolescents between 8 and 16 years old. Although the CAMM has been validated in English, Portuguese, Italian, and Catalonian versions, until now no data has been reported in a Spanish context. Results showed that the best CAMM factor structure was constituted by five items from the original version (1, 4, 7, 8, and 9). These items defined dispositional mindfulness. The rest of the items (2, 3, 5, 6, and 10) were eliminated from the Spanish final version. The analyses revealed good reliability and internal consistency for the Spanish version of the CAMM. As we expected, the confirmatory factor analysis showed the unidimensional structure of the CAMM.

Do Trait Emotional Intelligence and Dispositional Mindfulness Have a Complementary Effect on the Children's and Adolescents' Emotional States?

Mindfulness is both a non-judgmental and present-centered awareness, which has been applied to reduce negative emotions. On the other hand, Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEI) is the way of how good people perceive their emotional intelligence abilities (perceiving, expressing, understanding, and regulating emotions), which are involved in people's social functioning. This empirical study was designed to analyze whether dispositional mindfulness (DM) and TEI have a potential combined role for children and adolescent's emotional states. In a sample of primary school students (N = 318), age ranged from 8 to 16 years old (M = 11.25, SD = 2.20), participants filled a TEI measure (ESCQ, Emotional skills and competence questionnaire) and two measures of DM (CAMM, Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure and AFQ-Y, Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth). Measures selected included: PANAS (Positive affect and negative affect schedule), White Bear Suppression Inventory (a thought suppression inventory), and STAIC (State-Trait Anxiety for Children). Findings pointed out that TEI measures (labeling and expression, understanding, and managing emotions) were positively and significantly related to positive emotional states (especially, positive affect and balance) and negatively with a lower association with state anxiety. However, DM measures were both negatively and strongly associated with negative emotional states (thought suppression, negative affect, and anxiety). Conclusions indicate that a combined effect of both TEI skills and DM based interventions would be more complete than each one separately for better social functioning of children and teenagers.

Diseño y validación de una prueba de selección para controladores de tráfico marítimo basada en la medida de la conciencia situacional / Design and validation of a screening test for vessel traffic services operators based on situational awareness assessment

En este artículo se resalta la necesidad de contar con un test fiable para la selección de futuros operadores en los servicios de tráfico marítimo. Se presenta el proceso de creación del Situation Awareness Test for Vessel Traffic Services (SAT-VTS) [Prueba de Conciencia Situacional para Servicios de Tráfico Marítimo]. Se expone la base teórica sobre la que descansa la prueba, que es la conciencia situacional, y el proceso de su construcción y validación, para lo que se utilizó una prueba de jueces expertos y posteriormente una muestra de posibles futuros candidatos (N = 138), alumnos de Náutica de la Universidad de Cádiz. Se detallan los niveles de fiabilidad de la prueba (α = .864) así como otras características psicométricas (AU)

This article highlights the need of a reliable test for the selection of future operators in vessel traffic services. It describes the theoretical basis of the test that lies in situational awareness and the process of building and validation of the Situation Awareness Test for Vessel Traffic Services (SAT-VTS) by means of a test of expert judges, and then a sample of possible future candidates (N = 138), students of the Sea Navigation School at Cadiz University (Spain). The reliability of the test (α = .864) and other psychometric characteristics are detailed (AU)

Uso profiláctico de antibióticos previos a la cesárea / Profilactic use of antibiotics prior to a cesarean section

La cesárea es el procedimiento quirúrgico que se realiza con mayor frecuencia en la práctica obstétrica, siendo su principal complicación la endometritis puerperal. El presente estudio pretende determinar la efectividad de la profilaxis antibiótica previa a una cesárea para prevenir las infecciones puerperales. Se revisó la literatura publicada entre el año 1994 y el año 2009 relacionadas con el tema de profilaxis antibiótica previa a la cesárea utilizando las bases de datos (MD Consult y EBSCO), clasificando las publicaciones entre aquellas que apoyan la profilaxis y las que no lo recomienda. También se determinó el antibiótico de mayor eficacia. En el 99 por ciento de las investigaciónes consultadas, la utilización de antibióticos profilácticos fue efectiva. Además, el 71.4 por ciento de los estudios concluyeron que la profilaxis antibiótica es más efectiva si se aplica previa a la cesáreas, mientras que en el 28,8 por ciento se concluyó que no existe correlación con el momento de la aplicación. Basádose en estos datos, se concluye que la profilaxis antibiótica previa a la cesárea es efectiva. El momento ideal de la aplicación de la profilaxis es previo a la incesión quirúrgica de la cesárea y no tiene efectos adversos en el resultado neonatal.