Esther Calvete
Biographic Data
| ID | 250378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Esther Calvete |
| GIVEN NAMES | Esther |
| FAMILY NAME | Calvete |
| SIGNATURE | CALVETE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Deusto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6928-9557 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 54 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 99 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 54 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Bidirectional Associations Between Cyberbullying Victimization, Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury, and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to examine the reciprocal longitudinal relationships between cyberbullying victimization, depressive symptoms, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) during adolescence-a developmental period marked by notable increases in both depressive symptoms and NSSI behaviors. Additionally, gender differences in these associations were explored. METHODS: A total of 909 Spanish adolescents (Mage = 14.64, SD = 1.62; 51.8% boys, 48.…
The influence of hate speech on adolescents' bystander intention and TNB aggression
Although the visibility of trans and non-binary (TNB) individuals has increased in recent years, gender identity-based discrimination remains a significant social issue. However, there is an important gap in the research examining the mechanisms involved in TNB aggression. This study longitudinally analyzed the relationship between exposure to hate speech across different contexts and bystander intentions and aggression toward TNB individuals. Ad…
Longitudinal associations between cyberbullying and problematic Internet use among adolescents
Problematic Internet use (PIU) is linked to psychological problems. This study aimed to assess the impact of cyberbullying (CB), body image and social self-concept on the four components of PIU from the cognitive-behavioural model. Another aim was to examine whether worsening body image and social self-concept explain the link between CB and PIU, and whether the model is sex invariant. A sample of 783 adolescents aged 11–18 completed measures of …
Instrumental and Reactive Motives for Child-to-Parent Violence in the Context of Online Addictive Behaviors
Purpose This study examines the relationship between online addictive behaviors—specifically problematic internet use, gaming, and online gambling—and child-to-parent violence (CPV), a strong indicator of parental aggression. It also investigates how reactive and instrumental reasons for CPV serve as mediating mechanisms in this relationship. It was hypothesized that higher scores in problematic online behaviors would correlate with increased CPV…
Bidirectional relationships between interpretation biases, safety behaviors, and social anxiety
Theoretical models of social anxiety (SA) propose bidirectional relationships between SA, interpretation biases, and safety behaviors (Safe-B). However, longitudinal studies evaluating these bidirectional relationships are scarce. The main objective of this study was to analyze the bidirectional relationships between interpretation biases (from ambiguous situations and ambiguous faces), Safe-B, and SA. A two-time longitudinal study was carried ou…
The role of testosterone and cortisol levels in nonsuicidal selfinjury in adolescents
INTRODUCTION: Nonsuicidal selfinjury (NSSI) is an important problem in adolescence, which is thought to serve several reinforcement functions (positive vs. negative, automatic vs. social). While the psychological mechanisms involved in NSSI are relatively well known, there is an important gap in the knowledge regarding the underlying biological mechanisms. This study examined the role of testosterone (T) and cortisol (C) in the frequency and rein…
Effects of an incremental theory of the personality intervention on psychophysiological responses to social stress during the transition to college
This randomized controlled trial (NCT04786496) examined the effects of a preventive intervention based on Incremental Theory of the Personality (ITP) on psychophysiological responses to social stress and evaluated whether levels of depression moderate the intervention effects. The participants, 107 first-year university students, were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: ITP intervention, ITP + a self-affirmation intervention (SA), and a…
Bidirectional Relationships Between Cyberbystanders' Roles, Cyberbullying Perpetration, and Justification of Violence
Bystanders play a key role in understanding the phenomenon of cyberbullying (CB). The main aim of this study is to explore longitudinal bidirectional relationships among cyberbystanders' reaction, CB perpetration, and CB justification. Participants were 1,105 adolescents (56.7% girls; Mage = 13.56, SD = 1.21) who answered self-reported questionnaires about CB perpetration, CB justification, and cyberbystanders' reaction at two measurement periods…
Loot boxes in Spanish adolescents and young adults
In recent years, the video game industry has introduced the possibility of buying virtual random goods (e.g., loot boxes) in electronic games using money through microtransactions, which are becoming more widespread and potentially akin to gambling. Although previous research has linked loot boxes with problematic gaming and gambling behaviors, there are very few studies that relate them to the clinical indicators of these problems. The overall g…
A growth mindset intervention to promote resilience against online peer victimization
Online peer victimized adolescents are at an increased risk of several behavioral and emotional problems. Most cyberbullying interventions have focused on reducing the frequency of online peer aggressions. Meanwhile, less attention has been given to building resilience in victims to reduce the impact of victimization on their mental health. This study tested the effects of an online growth mindset intervention aimed at building resilience in vict…
A Preventive Intervention to Reduce Risk of Online Grooming Among Adolescents
Sexual abuse of adolescents by adults on the Internet is a severe risk with negative consequences for the victims. However, there is an important gap in the development of preventive interventions to address this problem. This study evaluated the efficacy of a brief (less than one hour) educational intervention on online grooming (less than one hour) in reducing adolescents' sexual interaction behaviors with adults when they are sexually solicite…
The Association between exposure to Covid-19, internalizing symptoms, and Dispositional Mindfulness in Adolescents
This study examined the association between contact with COVID-19 and internalizing symptoms in Spanish adolescents, and the moderation and mediation roles of dispositional mindfulness. Adolescents (N = 383; 58% female; Mage = 15.62, SD = 1.32) completed measures of dispositional mindfulness (MAAS-A) and internalizing symptoms (DASS-21), other stressors different from COVID-19, and contact with COVID-19 twice, in October 2019 and 2020. Three prof…
The Revised Child-to-Parent Aggressions Questionnaire
The CPAQ-R is an adequate questionnaire for assessing CPV in adolescents. The confinement and restrictions placed on families during the COVID-19 pandemic may explain the high prevalence of CPV and shed light on possible differences related to the sex of the parents
Epidemiology of Cyber Dating Abuse Victimization in Adolescence and Its Relationship With Health-Related Quality of Life
There is currently no evidence of the relationship between cyber dating abuse (CDA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), especially from a longitudinal perspective. The objectives were: a) to analyze the point and period prevalence, incidence, and score changes over time of victimization by CDA; b) to compare HRQoL in the different categories of victims of CDA (nonvictims, new, ceased, intermittent, and stable victims). A three-wave longit…
Factores protectores y de riesgo asociados a las conductas delictivas en adolescentes
Juvenile crime implies a population exempt from full legal responsibilities performing behaviors defined as a crime according to a legal framework. Due to the biological, cognitive and social changes that coalesce during adolescence, it is necessary to enrich the theoretical context of the variables that influence the appearance of these criminal behaviors during this vital period from a psychological perspective. For this reason, this study’s ob…
Moderating factors of the association between being sexually solicited by adults and active online sexual behaviors in adolescents
Transphobic bullying
Transphobic bullying is prevalent in schools around the world. The present study examined the bidirectional relationships among transphobic attitudes, perpetration of transphobic bullying, and witnessing transphobic bullying. The study also included the validation of an instrument to measure transphobic bullying and the prevalence rates of transphobic attitudes and behaviors. The sample was composed of 567 adolescents (38.8% girls; aged 12–17; M …
Child-to-Parent Aggression and Dating Violence
The role of temperament traits as predictors of depressive symptoms and resilience in adolescents
Cognitive Flexibility and Selective Attention’s Associations with Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents
Health-Related Quality of Life and Cumulative Psychosocial Risks in Adolescents
Psychosocial risks can negatively affect adolescents' physical, psychological, and social health. Grounded on the cumulative risk theory, the objective of this study was to analyze the differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) depending on the accumulation of several psychosocial risks (bullying, cyberbullying, cyberdating abuse, sexting, online grooming, and problematic Internet use). The participants were 3,212 Spanish adolescents (…
Internet-Risk Classes of Adolescents, Dispositional Mindfulness and Health-Related Quality of Life
This study was primarily aimed at identifying classes of adolescents in relation to their probability of endorsing several risks associated with the Internet (cyberbullying victimization and perpetration, cyberdating abuse victimization, and perpetration, sexting, and grooming). The second objective was to examine a mediational model linking dispositional mindfulness, risk perception, exposure to antisocial content in the media, Internet-risk cla…
Anxiety and the dynamic self as defined by the prospection and mental simulation of looming future threats
A more dynamic perspective of threats to the self may contribute to an enhanced understanding of the processes that develop and maintain anxiety and thus, potentially inform psychological interventions. This article presents the looming vulnerability model of anxiety, which stresses the threat or risk prospection and dynamic mental simulation of the course of threat. Individuals do not become anxious simply because they picture distant or static …
Effects of a Brief Preventive Intervention in Cyberbullying and Grooming in Adolescents
The development of brief and inexpensive interventions that reduce risky behaviors in adolescence constitute a challenge for current research. This study addresses the prevention of two online behavior problems in adolescents (cyberbullying and online grooming). Two pilot studies evaluated the effects of a 1-hour intervention, which combined self-affirmation (SA) with the incremental theory of personality (ITP), for cyberbullying and online groom…
Dispositional Mindfulness Profiles in Adolescents and their Associations with Psychological Functioning and Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Hormones
Prevalence and Association of Sexting and Online Sexual Victimization Among Spanish Adults
Predictors of child-to-parent aggression
Although we rarely hear about it, children sometimes aggress against their parents. This is a difficult topic to study because abused parents and abusive children are both reluctant to admit the occurrence of child-to-parent aggression. There are very few research studies on this topic, and even fewer theoretical explanations of why it occurs. We predicted that exposure to violence in the home (e.g., parents aggressing against each other) and ine…
Coping as a Mediator and Moderator Between Intimate Partner Violence and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
This study examines the role of coping as both a moderator and a mediator of the association between intimate partner violence and women's mental health. A sample of 298 women who had suffered physical aggression completed measures of physical and psychological abuse, coping responses, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Tests of moderation consistently indicated that coping responses did not moderate the impact of intimate partner violence o…
Cognitive Mechanisms of the Transmission of Violence
Longitudinal Trajectories of Child-to-Parent Violence through Adolescence
Child-to-Parent Aggression and Dating Violence
Cognitive Flexibility and Selective Attention’s Associations with Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents
Continued Bullying Victimization in Adolescents
Reciprocal relationships between sociometric indices of social status and aggressive behavior in children
The goal of this study was to assess the reciprocal longitudinal relationships between sociometric status and aggressive behavior in children. Overt and relational aggressive behaviors were differentiated in order to study the diverse associations within peer acceptance and rejection. A total of 777 boys and girls from 8 to 12 years of age filled in peer nomination instruments to measure aggressive behavior and sociometric status. The results rev…
Exposure to Family Violence as a Predictor of Dating Violence and Child-to-Parent Aggression in Spanish Adolescents
Witnessing intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment may place children on a lifelong trajectory toward violence. The primary aim of this research was to examine the associations between exposure to violence at home and two forms of violence in close relationships in Spanish adolescents: child-to-parent violence (CPV) and dating violence. A sample of 845 adolescents (13-18 years) completed measures of direct victimization and witness…
Factor Structure and Validity of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales for Spanish Women
This study focused on the factor structure of the victimization form of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2). A sample of 1,266 women participated in the study, including a subgroup of battered women. Results of confirmatory factor analysis supported a model that integrates the five original scales with the severity of violence (minor, severe). In addition, the distinction between minor and severe forms of violence was supported by correlat…
Epidemiology of Cyber Dating Abuse Victimization in Adolescence and Its Relationship With Health-Related Quality of Life
There is currently no evidence of the relationship between cyber dating abuse (CDA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), especially from a longitudinal perspective. The objectives were: a) to analyze the point and period prevalence, incidence, and score changes over time of victimization by CDA; b) to compare HRQoL in the different categories of victims of CDA (nonvictims, new, ceased, intermittent, and stable victims). A three-wave longit…
Dispositional Mindfulness Profiles in Adolescents and their Associations with Psychological Functioning and Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Hormones
The Role of Acceptance of Violence Beliefs and Social Information Processing on Dating Violence Perpetration
This study's main objective was to explore whether beliefs legitimizing dating violence predict dysfunctional social information processing (SIP) when adolescents deal with ambiguous dating situations, and whether this more proximal cognitive processing acts as a mediator between acceptance of violence beliefs and dating violence perpetration. Participants were 855 high school students who completed self-report measures at three time points, with…
A Test of the Vulnerability–Stress Model with Brooding and Reflection to Explain Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence
Child-to-Parent Violence in Adolescents
The Revised Child-to-Parent Aggressions Questionnaire
The CPAQ-R is an adequate questionnaire for assessing CPV in adolescents. The confinement and restrictions placed on families during the COVID-19 pandemic may explain the high prevalence of CPV and shed light on possible differences related to the sex of the parents
Health-Related Quality of Life and Cumulative Psychosocial Risks in Adolescents
Psychosocial risks can negatively affect adolescents' physical, psychological, and social health. Grounded on the cumulative risk theory, the objective of this study was to analyze the differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) depending on the accumulation of several psychosocial risks (bullying, cyberbullying, cyberdating abuse, sexting, online grooming, and problematic Internet use). The participants were 3,212 Spanish adolescents (…
Development of the teacher self-concept evaluation scale and its relation to burnout
Factor Structure and Validity of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales for Spanish Women
This study focused on the factor structure of the victimization form of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2). A sample of 1,266 women participated in the study, including a subgroup of battered women. Results of confirmatory factor analysis supported a model that integrates the five original scales with the severity of violence (minor, severe). In addition, the distinction between minor and severe forms of violence was supported by correlat…
Coping as a Mediator and Moderator Between Intimate Partner Violence and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
This study examines the role of coping as both a moderator and a mediator of the association between intimate partner violence and women's mental health. A sample of 298 women who had suffered physical aggression completed measures of physical and psychological abuse, coping responses, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Tests of moderation consistently indicated that coping responses did not moderate the impact of intimate partner violence o…
Cyberbullying in adolescents
Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Hurt
Children witness violence at home, at school, in their neighborhood, and in the media. Children may also experience violence, as a victim, at home, at school, and in their neighborhood. A longitudinal study tested whether children who are exposed to a heavy dose of violence come to regard it as normal behavior and subsequently behave more aggressively themselves. Participants were 777 children (8 to 12 years old) who completed questionnaires twic…
The impact of violence exposure on aggressive behavior through social information processing in adolescents
The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to violence (EV) in several contexts predicts aggressive behavior through social information processing (SIP) in adolescents. Six hundred and fifty adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 participated in a 3-wave longitudinal study. The participants completed measures of proactive and reactive aggression at all waves, SIP measures at Time 1 and Time 2, and violence exposure at Time 1. …
Reciprocal relationships between sociometric indices of social status and aggressive behavior in children
The goal of this study was to assess the reciprocal longitudinal relationships between sociometric status and aggressive behavior in children. Overt and relational aggressive behaviors were differentiated in order to study the diverse associations within peer acceptance and rejection. A total of 777 boys and girls from 8 to 12 years of age filled in peer nomination instruments to measure aggressive behavior and sociometric status. The results rev…
Cognitive Mechanisms of the Transmission of Violence
Longitudinal and Reciprocal Relations of Cyberbullying With Depression, Substance Use, and Problematic Internet Use Among Adolescents
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue and the most common form of violence against women worldwide. Pregnancy does not protect against this phenomenon, which may cause adverse health outcomes for both the mother and the newborn. The main aim of this study was to assess the impact of IPV on women's pregnancies. Thirty-five Spanish women (mean age = 44.23 years, SD = 10.30)who had suffered IPV were interviewed and ask…
Child-to-Parent Violence in Adolescents
The development and validation of the cyber dating abuse questionnaire among young couples
Cyber Dating Abuse
The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) as tools to intimidate, harass, and control the partner has been, so far, little studied in the literature. The aim of this study was to determine the extension and sex differences of victimization of cyber dating abuse, as well as the context in which it occurs, and its relationship with offline psychological and physical aggressions. The sample consisted of 433 college students ages 18…
Consensus on media violence effects
We summarize the main findings of Bushman, Gollwitzer, and Cruz (2015), highlight its empirical contributions, and note interesting patterns and implications for future research. The results demonstrate that consensus exists among experts on the reality of harmful media violence effects on children and adolescents. We note likely differences in the makeup of the different samples and how these might have affected the results. This comment also pr…
Prevalence and Association of Sexting and Online Sexual Victimization Among Spanish Adults
A Test of the Vulnerability–Stress Model with Brooding and Reflection to Explain Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence
Predictors of child-to-parent aggression
Although we rarely hear about it, children sometimes aggress against their parents. This is a difficult topic to study because abused parents and abusive children are both reluctant to admit the occurrence of child-to-parent aggression. There are very few research studies on this topic, and even fewer theoretical explanations of why it occurs. We predicted that exposure to violence in the home (e.g., parents aggressing against each other) and ine…
Building resilience
The scientific literature reveals the importance of the resilience process in females who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). However, despite the importance of the cultural context in the process of resilience, there are no investigations exploring this phenomenon in Spain. This study used grounded theory to explore the factors that contribute to building resilience in Spanish women who have undergone IPV. A sample of 22 women who …
Mujeres víctimas de violencia de género en centros de acogida
Research on the profiles of women victims of gender violence in shelters is scarce. This study aimed to describe the sociodemographic and abuse characteristics of this group, as well as to analyze changes in the study variables over the last 10 years. A descriptive study was conducted using the document analysis technique. The sample consisted of records of women who had been assisted in two shelters of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia between 2…
Una aproximación cualitativa a los factores de resiliencia en familiares de personas con discapacidad intelectual en España
Caring for a family member with an intellectual disability can be an important source of stress. This study explores the factors contributing to the process of resilience in relatives of people with intellectual disabilities in Spain. For this purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with 32 family caregivers considered ‘resilient’ by the associations they belonged. The results that relatives are able to use different internal and external res…
Associations Between Experiencing and Witnessing Physical and Psychological Abuse and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Yemeni Children
Exposure to Family Violence as a Predictor of Dating Violence and Child-to-Parent Aggression in Spanish Adolescents
Witnessing intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment may place children on a lifelong trajectory toward violence. The primary aim of this research was to examine the associations between exposure to violence at home and two forms of violence in close relationships in Spanish adolescents: child-to-parent violence (CPV) and dating violence. A sample of 845 adolescents (13-18 years) completed measures of direct victimization and witness…
Internet Risks
The advance of digital media has created risks that affect the bio-psycho-social well-being of adolescents. Some of these risks are cyberbullying, cyber dating abuse, sexting, online grooming and problematic Internet use. These risks have been studied individually or through associations of some of them but they have not been explored conjointly. The main objective is to determine the comorbidity between the described Internet risks and to identi…
The Role of Acceptance of Violence Beliefs and Social Information Processing on Dating Violence Perpetration
This study's main objective was to explore whether beliefs legitimizing dating violence predict dysfunctional social information processing (SIP) when adolescents deal with ambiguous dating situations, and whether this more proximal cognitive processing acts as a mediator between acceptance of violence beliefs and dating violence perpetration. Participants were 855 high school students who completed self-report measures at three time points, with…
Continued Bullying Victimization in Adolescents
Psychology (53 works) · Medicine (39 works) · Clinical Psychology (38 works) · Developmental psychology (34 works) · Psychiatry (30 works) · Poison control (27 works) · Social Psychology (27 works) · Clinical Psychology (22 works) · Suicide prevention (22 works) · Injury prevention (19 works)