The Mediating Role of Mindful Parenting in the Relationship Between Parental Anxiety and Youth's Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties.

One of the central questions in the theory of the intergenerational transmission of psychological symptoms is to identify whether parenting practices explain the transmission of psychological symptoms from parents to youth. This study examined the mediating mechanism of mindful parenting in the relationship between parental anxiety and youth's emotional and behavioral difficulties. In three waves separated by six months, longitudinal data were collected from 692 Spanish youth (54% girls) aged between 9 and 15 years (Mage = 12.84 years, SD = 1.22 years at Wave 1) and their parents. Path analysis showed that maternal mindful parenting mediated the relationship between maternal anxiety and the youth's emotional and behavioral difficulties. No mediating effect was found concerning fathers; however, marginal bidirectional relationships were obtained between paternal mindful parenting and youth's emotional and behavioral difficulties. This study addresses one of the main concerns about the theory of intergenerational transmission using a multi-informant and longitudinal study design, concluding that maternal anxiety predicts less mindful parenting practices and these in turn predict youth's emotional and behavioral difficulties.

Spanish Validation of The Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Questionnaire for Pre-adolescents / Validación en español del Cuestionario de Experiencias en Relaciones Cercanas-Estructuras de Relación para Preadolescentes

This study aimed to validate the Spanish version of the Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures questionnaire (ECR–RS; Fraleyet al., 2011). This instrument measures the two-dimensional structure of attachment (anxiety and avoidance) in different relational domains (mother,father, and friends). The sample was composed of 795 pre-adolescents (49.1% girls), aged 9–14 (M=12.86; SD=1.28), who were randomly selected from seven Biscayan schools. The participants completed the measures of attachment, prosocial behavior, emotional and behavioral problems,and difficulties in emotional regulation. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the Spanish adaptation of the ECR–RS supported the original two-factor structure and was invariant across genders. Both attachment dimensions were positively associated with emotional and behavioralproblems, and difficulties in emotional regulation, and were negatively correlated with prosocial behavior. Gender differences were found in friends,mother, and global measures, in which boys scored higher than girls in anxiety and girls higher than boys in avoidance. This study demonstratedthat the Spanish adaptation of the ECR–RS for pre-adolescents is a reliable and valid instrument to measure anxiety and avoidance attachment indifferent relational domains. (AU)

El objetivo principal del presente estudio fue validar la versión española del cuestionario The Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures questionnaire (ECR–RS; Fraley et al., 2011). A través de este instrumento se mide la estructura dimensional del apego (ansiedad y evitación) hacia distintosdominios relacionales (madre, padre y amistades). La muestra la formaron 795 preadolescentes (49,1% chicas) de entre 9 y 14 años (M=12,86;DT=1,28), quienes fueron seleccionados al azar de siete colegios vizcaínos. Los participantes completaron medidas sobre el apego, comportamiento prosocial, problemas emocionales y comportamentales, y dificultades en regulación emocional. El análisis factorial confirmatorio mostró que laadaptación española del ECR–RS sigue la estructura original de dos factores y se mantiene invariante con respecto al género. Las dos dimensionesdel apego se asociaron de manera positiva con problemas emocionales y comportamentales, y dificultades en regulación emocional, y de formanegativa con comportamiento prosocial. Se encontraron diferencias de género en los dominios de amistades, madre y medida global, donde loschicos obtuvieron puntuaciones más altas que las chicas en ansiedad y las chicas más altas que los chicos en evitación. La adaptación españoladel ECR–RS para preadolescentes es un instrumento fiable y válido para medir el apego ansioso y evitativo hacia diferentes dominios relacionales. (AU)

El apoyo social como moderador de la relación entre victimización y sintomatología interiorizada en personas del colectivo LGTBIQ+ / Social support as a moderator of the relationship between victimization and internalized symptomatology in people of the LGTBIQ + collective

El presente estudio evalúa el papel moderador de diferentes tipos de apoyo social en la relación entre acoso escolar, ciberacoso y victimización en el trabajo y sintomatología interiorizada en personas del colectivo LGTBIQ+. Participaron 262 personas pertenecientes al colectivo LGTBIQ+ (entre 18 y 77 años; M= 29,83; DT=12,41), quienes rellenaron un formulario a través de Internet sobre el acoso escolar, ciberacoso y victimización en el trabajo, el apoyo social y la sintomatología de ansiedad, depresión y estrés. Los resultados mostraron que el apoyo de amistades moderaba la relación entre el acoso escolar sufrido y la ansiedad y depresión, así como la relación entre la victimización en el trabajo y los síntomas de depresión. Por otro lado, el apoyo familiar moderó la relación entre el acoso escolar y la ansiedad. El apoyo social no moderó la relación entre ciberacoso y sintomatología interiorizada. Los hallazgos subrayan el papel amortiguador del apoyo familiar y de amistades en la sintomatología interiorizada de personas LGTBIQ+ víctimas de acoso escolar y/o victimización en el trabajo. (AU)

The present study analyses the moderating effect of different types of social support in the relationship between bullying, cyberbullying and workplace victimization, and internalizing symptoms in LGBTIQ+ individuals. 262 people from LGBTIQ+ collective participated (ages between 18 and 77; M= 29.83, SD= 12.41), who completed measures via Internet of bullying, cyberbullying, workplace victimization, family support, support from friends, support from a special person, and symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress. The results showed that support from friends moderated the relationship between bullying and anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as the relationship between workplace victimization and depression symptoms. On the other hand, family support moderated the relationship between bullying and anxiety symptoms. Regarding cyberbullying, none of the types of social support moderated the relationship between cyberbullying and internalizing symptomatology. Findings of this study highlight the moderating role of family and friend support when internalizing symptoms of LGBTIQ+ people who are victims of bullying and/or workplace victimization. (AU)