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Papers by E. Etchemendy

Emotional eating and food intake after sadness and joy

PloS one, 2018

Mirror exposure (ME) is one of the main components of the treatment of patients with eating disor... more Mirror exposure (ME) is one of the main components of the treatment of patients with eating disorders symptomatology and it has shown its effectiveness in improving several outcomes (e.g., body dissatisfaction). However, the study as to what body posture should be adopted to maximize its effectiveness has been neglected. From embodied cognition and emotion theories, the adoption of an expansive (vs. contractive) body posture has been associated with positive changes in cognitive and emotional responses. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of adopting an expansive (vs. contractive) posture before an ME task on body-related emotions and cognitions, as well as to analyze the possible moderator and mediator variables of these relationships. The sample was composed of 68 women (age: M = 21.74, SD = 3.12) with high scores on body dissatisfaction. Participants were randomly assigned to the expansive or contractive condition, where the openness of the arms/legs and the bac...

EARTH of Wellbeing is a technological application to induce and train positive emotions and enhan... more EARTH of Wellbeing is a technological application to induce and train positive emotions and enhance different psychological strengths. The system contains 3 modules of activities: Park of Wellbeing, Wellbeing in the Nature and Book of Life. The objective of this paper is to describe the system and to offer data about its efficacy to induce positive affect in a sample of 30 participants who use EARTH three times a week along one month. This is a work in progress.

The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2014

Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2014

Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

2009 2nd Conference on Human System Interactions, 2009

... [13] RM Baños, C. Botella, I. Rubió, S. Quero, A. Garcia-Palacios, M. Alcañiz: Presence and e... more ... [13] RM Baños, C. Botella, I. Rubió, S. Quero, A. Garcia-Palacios, M. Alcañiz: Presence and emotions in virtual environments: the influence of stereoscopy. ... 300-319. [29] PC Ellsworth & CA Smith: Shades of joy: Patterns of appraisal differentiating pleasant emotions. ...

Interacting with Computers, 2012

Positive emotions have a significant influence on mental and physical health. Their role in the e... more Positive emotions have a significant influence on mental and physical health. Their role in the elderly's wellbeing has been established in numerous studies. It is therefore worthwhile to explore ways in which elderly people can increase the number of positive experiences in their daily lives. This paper describes two Virtual Environments (VEs) that were used as mood induction procedures (MIPs) for this population. In addition, the VEs' efficacy at increasing joy and relaxation in elderly users is analyzed. The VEs contain exercises for generating positive-autobiographic memories, mindfulness and slow breathing rhythms. The total sample comprised 18 participants over 55 years old who used the VEs on two occasions. Twelve of them used the joy environment, while 16 used the relaxation environment. Moods before and after each session were assessed using Visual Analogical Scales. After using both VEs, results indicated significant increases in joy and relaxation and significant decreases in sadness and anxiety. The participants also indicated low levels of difficulty of use and high levels of satisfaction and sense of presence. Hence, the VEs demonstrate their usefulness at promoting positive affects and enhancing the wellbeing of elderly people.

European Eating Disorders Review, 2012

The purpose of the present study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the ‘Questionnaire... more The purpose of the present study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the ‘Questionnaire of Sociocultural Influences on the Aesthetic Body Shape Model’ (CIMEC‐26) in a Spanish adolescent population. This questionnaire measures the influence of agents and situations that transmit the current aesthetic model, and assesses environmental influences favouring thinness. The CIMEC‐26 was administered to a sample of 4031 female primary and secondary school students ranging in age from 10 to 17 years (M = 14, SD = 1.34). Results suggested that the CIMEC‐26 has acceptable internal consistency (α = .93). The oldest group (15–17 years) had the highest scores on all factors and the highest total scores, suggesting greater influence of the aesthetic body shape model and higher vulnerability to social pressure to achieve it. Factor analysis suggested three moderately interrelated components of the scale. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that both the three‐factor solution and the origi...

Appetite, 2014

The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) was developed to measure eating styles that may co... more The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) was developed to measure eating styles that may contribute to or attenuate the development of overweight. It comprises three scales that measure emotional, external and restrained eating. The main goal of this study is to evaluate the internal structure of the Spanish version of the DEBQ using updated psychometric techniques in a sample of women. A sample of 647 Spanish females answered the questionnaire. Both exploratory structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis were used to evaluate the factor structure of the DEBQ. Reliabilities were estimated with Cronbach&amp;#39;s alpha. The relations between the subscales of the DEBQ and age, BMI, and scores on the Eating Attitude Test-26 (EAT) and the Restrained Scale-Revised (RS) were computed with Pearson correlations. Results showed that the internal structure was similar to the theoretical proposal, although items associated with boredom and idleness presented cross-loading problems. The reliability estimates were satisfactory. The Emotional and External Eating factors correlated with the BMI, and External Eating was negatively correlated with age. The Restraint factor of the DEBQ showed significant relationships with scales of the EAT-26 and RS. The dimensional validity of the DEBQ is reproduced in a Spanish sample, and the DEBQ seems to be an effective instrument for research in Spanish females. Minor modifications to the DEBQ are recommended.

Escritos de Psicología - Psychological Writings, 2010

Existe una importante prevalencia de sintomatología depresiva en la población de la tercera edad.... more Existe una importante prevalencia de sintomatología depresiva en la población de la tercera edad. Sin embargo, pocas personas mayores reciben tratamiento adecuados para este tipo de dolencias. Entre las opciones terapéuticas disponibles figura la técnica de Revisión de Vida (RV). El objetivo de este artículo es presentar un programa de terapia para personas mayores basado en la técnica de Revisión de Vida a través de las nuevas tecnologías. El programa terapéutico se encuentra implantado en una plataforma tecnológica de e-salud (Sistema Mayordomo) y se enfoca en el entrenamiento de la recuperación de recuerdos autobiográficos específicos positivos. La herramienta tecnológica se dirige a enriquecer la técnica terapéutica de Revisión de Vida, aportando recursos que pueden ayudar y potenciar la labor profesional dentro y fuera del espacio terapéutico.

Appetite, 2013

Do people with a high score on a scale for eating in response to negative emotions also show high... more Do people with a high score on a scale for eating in response to negative emotions also show high food intake in response to positive emotions? We studied these effects in 60 female students that were preselected on the basis of extreme high or low scores on an emotional eating questionnaire. Using a between subject design we experimentally tested the difference in food intake following a mood induction designed to induce joy or sadness (the joy vs. sad mood condition). The high and low emotional eaters did not differ in their food intake, but emotional eating significantly moderated the relationship between mood condition and food intake. Whereas low emotional eaters ate similar amounts after the sad and after the joy mood condition, high emotional eaters ate significantly more after the sad mood condition than after the joy mood condition. A further finding was that a similar moderator effect for emotional eating was found for intake of sweet food but not for intake of salty food. These findings would suggest that eating in response to negative and to positive emotions refer to two different constructs.

... noted that older people who used the Internet as a social support network established friendl... more ... noted that older people who used the Internet as a social support network established friendly ... in which they describe the development, implementation, and evalu-ation of an e-health program for ... As shown by these projects, there is always a clear inten-tion to improve the ...