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Papers by Joaquín García-Alandete
Salud Sociedad Investigaciones En Psicologia De La Salud Y Psicologia Social, 2013
Differences in psychological well-being as functions of age and gender were analyzed in a sample ... more Differences in psychological well-being as functions of age and gender were analyzed in a sample of 180 Spanish undergraduates (138 women, 76.7%; 42 men, 23.3%) aged 18-55, M = 22.91, SD = 6.71. A Spanish adaptation of the Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being and the Mann-Whitney test were used to analyze the differences. The mature participants (30-55 years) scored significantly higher than the youthful participants (18-29 years) in environmental mastery, personal growth, self-acceptance, and purpose in life. Women scored significantly higher than men in personal growth. The differences related to age may be linked to significant changes in motivational trends between youth and maturity, and differences by gender may be explained by different axiological orientations between men and women.
Journal of Religion and Health
The relationship between psychology and religion has been widely debated in the field of psycholo... more The relationship between psychology and religion has been widely debated in the field of psychology from its foundation as an empirical science to the present day. One author who was interested in the relationship between psychology and religion, the place of the latter in human nature, and its role in psychotherapy was the Viennese neurologist, psychiatrist, and philosopher Viktor Emil Frankl (1905–1997), the founder of logotherapy. This paper presents Frankl’s main ideas about religion, the religious nature of the human being, and the relationship between religiosity, psychotherapy, and logotherapy, as well as a review of the main criticisms he has received in this regard. Frankl always defended the differences and limits between religion and psychotherapy, between the priestly cure of souls and the medical cure of souls, and between the salvific objective of religion and the hygienic objective of psychotherapy. In our opinion, critical authors have failed to appreciate Frankl’s e...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
PurposeThe aim of the present study was to confirm the original factor structure of the Multicult... more PurposeThe aim of the present study was to confirm the original factor structure of the Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI) and analyze its psychometric properties in a sample of caregivers of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD).MethodsThe MQLI was administered to 233 relatives of people with BPD. Participants completed the MQLI, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC).ResultsFactor analysis of the relatives indicated that the MQLI generated a one-factor solution. The MQLI showed good internal consistency, ϖ = 0.91 [95% CI (0.90, 0.93)] and correlated significantly and positively with the CD-RISC (rs = 0.576) and negatively with the DASS-21 (rs = −0.583).ConclusionConsistent with other studies, the MQLI demonstrated feasibility, strong internal consistency, and good convergent and discriminant validity, which means it is a psychometrically robust measure for the assessment of quality of life in relat...
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Background To assess three dimensions of Meaning in Life (comprehension, purpose, and mattering) ... more Background To assess three dimensions of Meaning in Life (comprehension, purpose, and mattering) the Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale (MEMS) was developed, however, the MEMS's factorial structure has not yet been confirmed in a Spanish-speaking sample. A question that remains unanswered is which of the three dimensions of MiL are associated with psychopathology in clinical samples. Aims (1) to analyze the psychometric properties of the MEMS in a Spanish non-clinical population, and (2) to identify which of the three dimensions of MiL shows the strongest relationship with depression, anxiety and positive affect in a clinical population. Method The non-clinical sample, consisted of N = 1106 Spanish adults, and the clinical sample consisted of 88 adults diagnosed with mental disorders. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis and regression analysis were carried out. Results The three-factor model for the MEMS showed an acceptable fit, and full invariance across gender groups. In t...
Psicothema, 2021
BACKGROUND Few studies have explored the prevalence and unidimensional structure of Non-Suicidal ... more BACKGROUND Few studies have explored the prevalence and unidimensional structure of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in Spanish adolescents. METHOD in this study, we estimated the prevalence, types, and functions of NSSI in 1,733 Spanish adolescents, and we tested the unidimensional factorial structure of non-suicidal self-injury. RESULTS 24.6% of the adolescents referred to having self-injured at least once during their lifetime, and 12.7% had self-injured using more severe methods of NSSI. The most frequent types of NSSI were interfering with wounds (14.6%), scratching (12.5%), and hitting (11.7%). We found no differences between genders in NSSI frequency. The majority of the participants who self-injured referred to intrapersonal functions. The confirmatory factor analyses of the ISAS-I structure showed a single factor with 10 items, thus supporting the unidimensionality of the construct of NSSI. CONCLUSIONS NSSIs reflect difficulties in regulating emotions or managing interperson...
Logotherapy and Existential Analysis: Proceedings of the Viktor Frankl Institute Vienna, 2016
CAURIENSIA. Revista anual de Ciencias Eclesiásticas
ResumenEn este trabajo se analizan varios documentos del magisterio pontificio desde León XIII a ... more ResumenEn este trabajo se analizan varios documentos del magisterio pontificio desde León XIII a Francisco, que evidencian la importancia, necesidad y vigencia del pensamiento de Santo Tomás de Aquino. Más allá de prejuicios que los consideran reliquias “preconciliares” y lejos de haber sido superados, el método, la doctrina y los principios del Doctor Angélico son presentados por el magisterio pontificio moderno como guía segura en el conocimiento de la realidad, tanto natural como sobrenatural.Palabras clave: Magisterio pontificio; Santo Tomás de Aquino; vigencia. In this work, several documents of the pontifical magisterium from Leo XIII to Franciscus, that evidence the importance, necessity, and validity of Saint Thomas Aquinas’ thought, are analyzed. The Angelic Doctor’s method, doctrine, and principles are presented by the pontifical magisterium as a sure guide in the knowledge of reality, both natural and supernatural, beyond prejudices that consider them pre-conciliar relics...
Ludwig Binswanger (1881-1966), psiquiatra suizo, es conocido por ser el fundador del denominado «... more Ludwig Binswanger (1881-1966), psiquiatra suizo, es conocido por ser el fundador del denominado «Análisis Existencial» en psiquiatría, «Psiquiatría Existencial» o «Psiquiatría Analíticoexistencial». La fenomenología de Husserl, el análisis de la existencia de Heidegger y la filosofía dialógica de Buber calaron hondo en Binswanger, constituyendo las bases filosóficas de su doctrina analítico-existencial, la cual opuso al reduccionismo fisicalista y mecanicista del psicoanálisis freudiano y a la concepción puramente científico-natural de la enfermedad mental. Se desarrollan algunas implicaciones para la Práctica Filosófica, con fundamento en una concepción no reduccionista, no determinística, relacional y dialógica del ser humanoLudwig Binswanger (1881-1966), Swiss psychiatrist, was the founder of the so-called «Existential analysis» in Psychiatry, «Existential psychiatry» or «Existential-analytic psychiatry». Husserl’s phenomenology, Heidegger’s analysis of the existence, and Buber&#...
Revista Electrónica de Estudios Penales y de la Seguridad: REEPS, 2021
Scripta Theologica, 2022
Se analizan las convergencias entre las características del Trastorno Depresivo Mayor según la qu... more Se analizan las convergencias entre las características del Trastorno Depresivo Mayor según la quinta edición del Manual Diagnóstico y Estadístico y la doctrina de santo Tomás de Aquino sobre la tristeza expuesta en la Suma Teológica, I-II, qq. 35-39. El Magisterio de la Iglesia Católica ha exhortado durante siglos a estudiar la doctrina del Aquinate y ponerla en diálogo con las ciencias. El tomismo es compatible con la psicopatología actual, provee de una visión comprehensiva del ser humano y contribuye a forjar una «sana psicología» basada en la antropología cristiana.
Boletín Criminológico, 2021
El presente trabajo tiene por objeto identificar los factores de riesgo y de protección que subya... more El presente trabajo tiene por objeto identificar los factores de riesgo y de protección que subyacen en el inicio, mantenimiento y desistimiento de las conductas delictivas. Para ello se ha analizado el relato de una mujer española de 38 años que se encontraba en tercer grado penitenciario en el momento de la entrevista, realizada en 2020. Los resultados mostraron una gran variedad de factores de riesgo en el comienzo y persistencia de la actividad delictiva de la participante durante su juventud; por el contrario, en la actualidad, la entrevistada manifestó la desaparición de un amplio número de factores que originalmente estimularon su conducta ilícita y la aparición de nuevos factores de protección. Es constatable la significación que adquiere la identificación de factores que pueden incentivar y mantener conductas ilícitas con el propósito de entender que factores pueden predecir la reincidencia o la reinserción.
Revista de Historia de la Psicología, 2021
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 2017
Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, Jan 22, 2016
Although suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, there is a need for studies to ... more Although suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, there is a need for studies to identify variables that can differentiate patients with suicide ideation at risk of transitioning to an attempt. In this study, we assessed suicide ideation and attempts, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), hopelessness, borderline symptoms and meaning in life in a sample of 348 patients with different diagnoses of mental disorders. We divided the sample into four subgroups: patients without suicide ideation or suicide attempts; patients with current suicide ideation; patients with lifetime suicide attempts and patients with a suicide attempt in the previous year. The group with suicide attempts in the previous year showed higher levels of hopelessness, borderline symptoms and NSSI, and lower levels of meaning in life than the other groups. Groups were composed of unequal numbers of patients, and in some of them, the sample size was small. The sample was composed mainly of women with eating...
Revista Mexicana De Logoterapia, 2007
Journal of Religion and Health
The Viennese psychiatrist Rudolf Allers was one of the principal authors that studied character a... more The Viennese psychiatrist Rudolf Allers was one of the principal authors that studied character and contributed to understanding its development and education, including the neurotic character. His psychological observations were based on his own clinical experience, his individual psychology, phenomenological and existential philosophies, and, above all, the doctrine of the Fathers of the Catholic Church and Thomas Aquinas. This paper presents Allers’s main ideas about self-improvement as a process of personal changing toward self-perfection, that is, toward the best version of oneself. For Allers, self-perfection implies the modification of insane aspects of character such as egocentricity, pride, and untidy love for oneself, which are the most important impediments to self-improvement.
Acta Colombiana de Psicologia, 2017
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Experiencing meaning in life (MiL)... more <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Experiencing meaning in life (MiL) and psychological well-being (PWB) is an important developmental task in emerging adulthood, perhaps more than in any other period in life due to its transitional character and to the nature of its features, in Western societies. This study analyzes the relationship between MiL and PWB, as well as the differences in PWB according to the level of MiL (lack of meaning, indefinite meaning, and presence of meaning), in a sample of 333 Spanish emerging adults (224 women, 109 men), age ranged from 17 to 26 years, </span><span class="s2"><em>M </em></span><span class="s1">= 21.06, </span><span class="s2"><em>SD </em></span><span class="s1">= 2.23. Both Spanish versions of the </span><span class="s2"><em>Purpose- In-Life Test </em></span><span class="s1">and the Ryff's </span><span class="s2"><em>Scales of Psychological Well-Being </em></span><span class="s1">were used. The Spearman's coefficient of correlation showed a positive, significant relationship between MiL and PWB (global and dimensions). The Kruskal-Wallis test showed significant differences in PWB between lack of meaning, indefinite meaning, and presence of meaning groups, except in Autonomy, in which only the difference between the presence of meaning group and the indefinite meaning group was significant. MiL is associated to the cognitive, emotional, and motivational aspects that directly point to PWB: positive self-worth and self- acceptance, perception and experience of freedom, responsibility and self-determination, positive view of both life as a whole and future, purpose and commitment of significant existential goals, self-trascendence and opening up to the others, integrative but not resigned coping of the adversity, life satisfaction, and self-realization.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
Salud Sociedad Investigaciones En Psicologia De La Salud Y Psicologia Social, 2013
Differences in psychological well-being as functions of age and gender were analyzed in a sample ... more Differences in psychological well-being as functions of age and gender were analyzed in a sample of 180 Spanish undergraduates (138 women, 76.7%; 42 men, 23.3%) aged 18-55, M = 22.91, SD = 6.71. A Spanish adaptation of the Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being and the Mann-Whitney test were used to analyze the differences. The mature participants (30-55 years) scored significantly higher than the youthful participants (18-29 years) in environmental mastery, personal growth, self-acceptance, and purpose in life. Women scored significantly higher than men in personal growth. The differences related to age may be linked to significant changes in motivational trends between youth and maturity, and differences by gender may be explained by different axiological orientations between men and women.
Journal of Religion and Health
The relationship between psychology and religion has been widely debated in the field of psycholo... more The relationship between psychology and religion has been widely debated in the field of psychology from its foundation as an empirical science to the present day. One author who was interested in the relationship between psychology and religion, the place of the latter in human nature, and its role in psychotherapy was the Viennese neurologist, psychiatrist, and philosopher Viktor Emil Frankl (1905–1997), the founder of logotherapy. This paper presents Frankl’s main ideas about religion, the religious nature of the human being, and the relationship between religiosity, psychotherapy, and logotherapy, as well as a review of the main criticisms he has received in this regard. Frankl always defended the differences and limits between religion and psychotherapy, between the priestly cure of souls and the medical cure of souls, and between the salvific objective of religion and the hygienic objective of psychotherapy. In our opinion, critical authors have failed to appreciate Frankl’s e...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
PurposeThe aim of the present study was to confirm the original factor structure of the Multicult... more PurposeThe aim of the present study was to confirm the original factor structure of the Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI) and analyze its psychometric properties in a sample of caregivers of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD).MethodsThe MQLI was administered to 233 relatives of people with BPD. Participants completed the MQLI, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC).ResultsFactor analysis of the relatives indicated that the MQLI generated a one-factor solution. The MQLI showed good internal consistency, ϖ = 0.91 [95% CI (0.90, 0.93)] and correlated significantly and positively with the CD-RISC (rs = 0.576) and negatively with the DASS-21 (rs = −0.583).ConclusionConsistent with other studies, the MQLI demonstrated feasibility, strong internal consistency, and good convergent and discriminant validity, which means it is a psychometrically robust measure for the assessment of quality of life in relat...
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Background To assess three dimensions of Meaning in Life (comprehension, purpose, and mattering) ... more Background To assess three dimensions of Meaning in Life (comprehension, purpose, and mattering) the Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale (MEMS) was developed, however, the MEMS's factorial structure has not yet been confirmed in a Spanish-speaking sample. A question that remains unanswered is which of the three dimensions of MiL are associated with psychopathology in clinical samples. Aims (1) to analyze the psychometric properties of the MEMS in a Spanish non-clinical population, and (2) to identify which of the three dimensions of MiL shows the strongest relationship with depression, anxiety and positive affect in a clinical population. Method The non-clinical sample, consisted of N = 1106 Spanish adults, and the clinical sample consisted of 88 adults diagnosed with mental disorders. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis and regression analysis were carried out. Results The three-factor model for the MEMS showed an acceptable fit, and full invariance across gender groups. In t...
Psicothema, 2021
BACKGROUND Few studies have explored the prevalence and unidimensional structure of Non-Suicidal ... more BACKGROUND Few studies have explored the prevalence and unidimensional structure of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in Spanish adolescents. METHOD in this study, we estimated the prevalence, types, and functions of NSSI in 1,733 Spanish adolescents, and we tested the unidimensional factorial structure of non-suicidal self-injury. RESULTS 24.6% of the adolescents referred to having self-injured at least once during their lifetime, and 12.7% had self-injured using more severe methods of NSSI. The most frequent types of NSSI were interfering with wounds (14.6%), scratching (12.5%), and hitting (11.7%). We found no differences between genders in NSSI frequency. The majority of the participants who self-injured referred to intrapersonal functions. The confirmatory factor analyses of the ISAS-I structure showed a single factor with 10 items, thus supporting the unidimensionality of the construct of NSSI. CONCLUSIONS NSSIs reflect difficulties in regulating emotions or managing interperson...
Logotherapy and Existential Analysis: Proceedings of the Viktor Frankl Institute Vienna, 2016
CAURIENSIA. Revista anual de Ciencias Eclesiásticas
ResumenEn este trabajo se analizan varios documentos del magisterio pontificio desde León XIII a ... more ResumenEn este trabajo se analizan varios documentos del magisterio pontificio desde León XIII a Francisco, que evidencian la importancia, necesidad y vigencia del pensamiento de Santo Tomás de Aquino. Más allá de prejuicios que los consideran reliquias “preconciliares” y lejos de haber sido superados, el método, la doctrina y los principios del Doctor Angélico son presentados por el magisterio pontificio moderno como guía segura en el conocimiento de la realidad, tanto natural como sobrenatural.Palabras clave: Magisterio pontificio; Santo Tomás de Aquino; vigencia. In this work, several documents of the pontifical magisterium from Leo XIII to Franciscus, that evidence the importance, necessity, and validity of Saint Thomas Aquinas’ thought, are analyzed. The Angelic Doctor’s method, doctrine, and principles are presented by the pontifical magisterium as a sure guide in the knowledge of reality, both natural and supernatural, beyond prejudices that consider them pre-conciliar relics...
Ludwig Binswanger (1881-1966), psiquiatra suizo, es conocido por ser el fundador del denominado «... more Ludwig Binswanger (1881-1966), psiquiatra suizo, es conocido por ser el fundador del denominado «Análisis Existencial» en psiquiatría, «Psiquiatría Existencial» o «Psiquiatría Analíticoexistencial». La fenomenología de Husserl, el análisis de la existencia de Heidegger y la filosofía dialógica de Buber calaron hondo en Binswanger, constituyendo las bases filosóficas de su doctrina analítico-existencial, la cual opuso al reduccionismo fisicalista y mecanicista del psicoanálisis freudiano y a la concepción puramente científico-natural de la enfermedad mental. Se desarrollan algunas implicaciones para la Práctica Filosófica, con fundamento en una concepción no reduccionista, no determinística, relacional y dialógica del ser humanoLudwig Binswanger (1881-1966), Swiss psychiatrist, was the founder of the so-called «Existential analysis» in Psychiatry, «Existential psychiatry» or «Existential-analytic psychiatry». Husserl’s phenomenology, Heidegger’s analysis of the existence, and Buber&#...
Revista Electrónica de Estudios Penales y de la Seguridad: REEPS, 2021
Scripta Theologica, 2022
Se analizan las convergencias entre las características del Trastorno Depresivo Mayor según la qu... more Se analizan las convergencias entre las características del Trastorno Depresivo Mayor según la quinta edición del Manual Diagnóstico y Estadístico y la doctrina de santo Tomás de Aquino sobre la tristeza expuesta en la Suma Teológica, I-II, qq. 35-39. El Magisterio de la Iglesia Católica ha exhortado durante siglos a estudiar la doctrina del Aquinate y ponerla en diálogo con las ciencias. El tomismo es compatible con la psicopatología actual, provee de una visión comprehensiva del ser humano y contribuye a forjar una «sana psicología» basada en la antropología cristiana.
Boletín Criminológico, 2021
El presente trabajo tiene por objeto identificar los factores de riesgo y de protección que subya... more El presente trabajo tiene por objeto identificar los factores de riesgo y de protección que subyacen en el inicio, mantenimiento y desistimiento de las conductas delictivas. Para ello se ha analizado el relato de una mujer española de 38 años que se encontraba en tercer grado penitenciario en el momento de la entrevista, realizada en 2020. Los resultados mostraron una gran variedad de factores de riesgo en el comienzo y persistencia de la actividad delictiva de la participante durante su juventud; por el contrario, en la actualidad, la entrevistada manifestó la desaparición de un amplio número de factores que originalmente estimularon su conducta ilícita y la aparición de nuevos factores de protección. Es constatable la significación que adquiere la identificación de factores que pueden incentivar y mantener conductas ilícitas con el propósito de entender que factores pueden predecir la reincidencia o la reinserción.
Revista de Historia de la Psicología, 2021
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 2017
Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, Jan 22, 2016
Although suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, there is a need for studies to ... more Although suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, there is a need for studies to identify variables that can differentiate patients with suicide ideation at risk of transitioning to an attempt. In this study, we assessed suicide ideation and attempts, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), hopelessness, borderline symptoms and meaning in life in a sample of 348 patients with different diagnoses of mental disorders. We divided the sample into four subgroups: patients without suicide ideation or suicide attempts; patients with current suicide ideation; patients with lifetime suicide attempts and patients with a suicide attempt in the previous year. The group with suicide attempts in the previous year showed higher levels of hopelessness, borderline symptoms and NSSI, and lower levels of meaning in life than the other groups. Groups were composed of unequal numbers of patients, and in some of them, the sample size was small. The sample was composed mainly of women with eating...
Revista Mexicana De Logoterapia, 2007
Journal of Religion and Health
The Viennese psychiatrist Rudolf Allers was one of the principal authors that studied character a... more The Viennese psychiatrist Rudolf Allers was one of the principal authors that studied character and contributed to understanding its development and education, including the neurotic character. His psychological observations were based on his own clinical experience, his individual psychology, phenomenological and existential philosophies, and, above all, the doctrine of the Fathers of the Catholic Church and Thomas Aquinas. This paper presents Allers’s main ideas about self-improvement as a process of personal changing toward self-perfection, that is, toward the best version of oneself. For Allers, self-perfection implies the modification of insane aspects of character such as egocentricity, pride, and untidy love for oneself, which are the most important impediments to self-improvement.
Acta Colombiana de Psicologia, 2017
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Experiencing meaning in life (MiL)... more <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Experiencing meaning in life (MiL) and psychological well-being (PWB) is an important developmental task in emerging adulthood, perhaps more than in any other period in life due to its transitional character and to the nature of its features, in Western societies. This study analyzes the relationship between MiL and PWB, as well as the differences in PWB according to the level of MiL (lack of meaning, indefinite meaning, and presence of meaning), in a sample of 333 Spanish emerging adults (224 women, 109 men), age ranged from 17 to 26 years, </span><span class="s2"><em>M </em></span><span class="s1">= 21.06, </span><span class="s2"><em>SD </em></span><span class="s1">= 2.23. Both Spanish versions of the </span><span class="s2"><em>Purpose- In-Life Test </em></span><span class="s1">and the Ryff's </span><span class="s2"><em>Scales of Psychological Well-Being </em></span><span class="s1">were used. The Spearman's coefficient of correlation showed a positive, significant relationship between MiL and PWB (global and dimensions). The Kruskal-Wallis test showed significant differences in PWB between lack of meaning, indefinite meaning, and presence of meaning groups, except in Autonomy, in which only the difference between the presence of meaning group and the indefinite meaning group was significant. MiL is associated to the cognitive, emotional, and motivational aspects that directly point to PWB: positive self-worth and self- acceptance, perception and experience of freedom, responsibility and self-determination, positive view of both life as a whole and future, purpose and commitment of significant existential goals, self-trascendence and opening up to the others, integrative but not resigned coping of the adversity, life satisfaction, and self-realization.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>