Yolanda Pastor-Ruiz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3559946 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yolanda Pastor-Ruiz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yolanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Pastor-Ruiz |
| SIGNATURE | PASTOR-RUIZ Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0667-958X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Online prosocial behavior during adolescence in Belgium, Japan, Peru, and Spain: Cross-national and gender invariance and differences in four countries
The role of the digital context in the development and expression of prosocial behaviors during adolescence has not yet been addressed using validated instruments in different languages. This study examines the factorial validity of the Online Prosocial Behavior Scale (OPBS) in adolescents from four different countries (Belgium N = 1714, Japan N = 1207, Peru N = 1478, Spain N = 1299) and assesses the factorial and gender invariance and difference…
Perceptions of Social Media: Do They Foster or Hinder Online Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence
This paper studies how the experience and perceptions of social media are related to the emission and reception of online prosocial behavior (OPB), using a cross-sectional survey study with 1,299 adolescents. Our results indicated that females and non-binary individuals showed a higher frequency of OPB than males. The use of instant messaging and emoticons, the feeling of having an audience, and positive experiences all favor the emission of OPB.…
A study of the influence of altruism, social responsibility, reciprocity, and the subjective norm on online prosocial behavior in adolescence
While the study of offline prosocial behavior has a long tradition, much less information is available about how these behaviors manifest and change in the digital environment, and little is known about their background. This paper evaluates differences by age and gender in a variety of attitudes and beliefs during adolescence and studies their influence on the online prosocial behavior emitted and received. A cross-sectional study was performed …
Do adults listen? A qualitative analysis of the narratives of LGBTQI adolescents in Madrid
Problematic internet use: The preference for online social interaction and the motives for using the Internet as a mediating factor
The preference for online social interaction has been seen as an antecedent for problematic use of the Internet and social networks, which is associated with problems of social anxiety and a lack of social skills. Based on a survey with a representative sample of 524 students in Compulsory Secondary Education (aged 12-14) in the Autonomous Region of Madrid (Spain), the role of motives of use as a factor that explains the problematic use of the In…
Differentiated Uses of Social Networking Platforms among Young People in the Autonomous Region of Madrid
Young people make intensive and varied use of social networks, which depends on individual differences and use motives. This study analyses the different ways in which young people use the main social media platforms and the role that gender, age and social class play in users' behaviour with a representative sample of young people aged 17-24 in the Community of Madrid (Spain) (N = 533). Women and the youngest people (17-19 years of age) used soc…
Group Membership and Social and Personal Identities as Psychosocial Coping Resources to Psychological Consequences of the Covid-19 Confinement
The confinement imposed by measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic may in the short and medium term have psychological and psychosocial consequences affecting the well-being and mental health of individuals. This study aims to explore the role played by group membership and social and personal identities as coping resources to face the experience of the COVID-19 confinement and radical disruption of social, work, family and personal life in a…
Wording Effect in the Measurement of Attitudes towards Dating Violence
Positive and negative-worded items affect respondents’ answering style in attitude surveys and have psychometric implications. This research was conducted to assess the wording effect on the validation of the Spanish adaptation of the Intimate Partner Violence Attitude Scale-Revised (IPVAS-R). Five competing models were tested with confirmatory factor analyses in two samples of young people between 15 and 25 years old (sample A, n = 402, Mage = 1…
Patrones de uso, control parental y acceso a la información de los adolescentes en la red
Los patrones de uso y consumo de información mediática de los adolescentes experimentan cambios frecuentes debido a la constante evolución tecnológica. Este trabajo, fruto del proyecto REDCON, trata de conocer el uso y consumo de internet, redes sociales y servicios de mensajería de los adolescentes en la Comunidad de Madrid, así como su percepción de los riesgos, el control parental y el acceso a las noticias. A través de cuatro grupos de discus…
YouTuber videos and the construction of adolescent identity
The main objective of this research is to analyze the content of YouTuber's videos that have the greatest impact on adolescents and their relationship with the construction of identity. The YouTube platform is one of the most commonly used by Spanish teenagers and around 70% of young people between 14 and 17 years of age prefer this network. YouTubers are perceived by young people as their equals, approachable people who share similar traits to t…
Affective Bicultural and Global-Human Identity Scales for Mexican-American Adolescents
Scales were developed to measure affective aspects of Latino, American, and global-human identities among first- and second-generation Mexican-American adolescents. Participants were 84 boys and 93 girls from the Los Angeles high schools. 60 were born in Mexico, and 117 were born in the United States and had at least one parent born in Mexico. The affective Latino and American measures were independent and predictably related to a behaviorally or…
Affective Bicultural and Global-Human Identity Scales for Mexican-American Adolescents
Scales were developed to measure affective aspects of Latino, American, and global-human identities among first- and second-generation Mexican-American adolescents. Participants were 84 boys and 93 girls from the Los Angeles high schools. 60 were born in Mexico, and 117 were born in the United States and had at least one parent born in Mexico. The affective Latino and American measures were independent and predictably related to a behaviorally or…
YouTuber videos and the construction of adolescent identity
The main objective of this research is to analyze the content of YouTuber's videos that have the greatest impact on adolescents and their relationship with the construction of identity. The YouTube platform is one of the most commonly used by Spanish teenagers and around 70% of young people between 14 and 17 years of age prefer this network. YouTubers are perceived by young people as their equals, approachable people who share similar traits to t…
Patrones de uso, control parental y acceso a la información de los adolescentes en la red
Los patrones de uso y consumo de información mediática de los adolescentes experimentan cambios frecuentes debido a la constante evolución tecnológica. Este trabajo, fruto del proyecto REDCON, trata de conocer el uso y consumo de internet, redes sociales y servicios de mensajería de los adolescentes en la Comunidad de Madrid, así como su percepción de los riesgos, el control parental y el acceso a las noticias. A través de cuatro grupos de discus…
Do adults listen? A qualitative analysis of the narratives of LGBTQI adolescents in Madrid
Differentiated Uses of Social Networking Platforms among Young People in the Autonomous Region of Madrid
Young people make intensive and varied use of social networks, which depends on individual differences and use motives. This study analyses the different ways in which young people use the main social media platforms and the role that gender, age and social class play in users' behaviour with a representative sample of young people aged 17-24 in the Community of Madrid (Spain) (N = 533). Women and the youngest people (17-19 years of age) used soc…
Affective Bicultural and Global-Human Identity Scales for Mexican-American Adolescents
Scales were developed to measure affective aspects of Latino, American, and global-human identities among first- and second-generation Mexican-American adolescents. Participants were 84 boys and 93 girls from the Los Angeles high schools. 60 were born in Mexico, and 117 were born in the United States and had at least one parent born in Mexico. The affective Latino and American measures were independent and predictably related to a behaviorally or…
YouTuber videos and the construction of adolescent identity
The main objective of this research is to analyze the content of YouTuber's videos that have the greatest impact on adolescents and their relationship with the construction of identity. The YouTube platform is one of the most commonly used by Spanish teenagers and around 70% of young people between 14 and 17 years of age prefer this network. YouTubers are perceived by young people as their equals, approachable people who share similar traits to t…
Wording Effect in the Measurement of Attitudes towards Dating Violence
Positive and negative-worded items affect respondents’ answering style in attitude surveys and have psychometric implications. This research was conducted to assess the wording effect on the validation of the Spanish adaptation of the Intimate Partner Violence Attitude Scale-Revised (IPVAS-R). Five competing models were tested with confirmatory factor analyses in two samples of young people between 15 and 25 years old (sample A, n = 402, Mage = 1…
Patrones de uso, control parental y acceso a la información de los adolescentes en la red
Los patrones de uso y consumo de información mediática de los adolescentes experimentan cambios frecuentes debido a la constante evolución tecnológica. Este trabajo, fruto del proyecto REDCON, trata de conocer el uso y consumo de internet, redes sociales y servicios de mensajería de los adolescentes en la Comunidad de Madrid, así como su percepción de los riesgos, el control parental y el acceso a las noticias. A través de cuatro grupos de discus…
Group Membership and Social and Personal Identities as Psychosocial Coping Resources to Psychological Consequences of the Covid-19 Confinement
The confinement imposed by measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic may in the short and medium term have psychological and psychosocial consequences affecting the well-being and mental health of individuals. This study aims to explore the role played by group membership and social and personal identities as coping resources to face the experience of the COVID-19 confinement and radical disruption of social, work, family and personal life in a…
Differentiated Uses of Social Networking Platforms among Young People in the Autonomous Region of Madrid
Young people make intensive and varied use of social networks, which depends on individual differences and use motives. This study analyses the different ways in which young people use the main social media platforms and the role that gender, age and social class play in users' behaviour with a representative sample of young people aged 17-24 in the Community of Madrid (Spain) (N = 533). Women and the youngest people (17-19 years of age) used soc…
Problematic internet use: The preference for online social interaction and the motives for using the Internet as a mediating factor
The preference for online social interaction has been seen as an antecedent for problematic use of the Internet and social networks, which is associated with problems of social anxiety and a lack of social skills. Based on a survey with a representative sample of 524 students in Compulsory Secondary Education (aged 12-14) in the Autonomous Region of Madrid (Spain), the role of motives of use as a factor that explains the problematic use of the In…
A study of the influence of altruism, social responsibility, reciprocity, and the subjective norm on online prosocial behavior in adolescence
While the study of offline prosocial behavior has a long tradition, much less information is available about how these behaviors manifest and change in the digital environment, and little is known about their background. This paper evaluates differences by age and gender in a variety of attitudes and beliefs during adolescence and studies their influence on the online prosocial behavior emitted and received. A cross-sectional study was performed …
Do adults listen? A qualitative analysis of the narratives of LGBTQI adolescents in Madrid
Online prosocial behavior during adolescence in Belgium, Japan, Peru, and Spain: Cross-national and gender invariance and differences in four countries
The role of the digital context in the development and expression of prosocial behaviors during adolescence has not yet been addressed using validated instruments in different languages. This study examines the factorial validity of the Online Prosocial Behavior Scale (OPBS) in adolescents from four different countries (Belgium N = 1714, Japan N = 1207, Peru N = 1478, Spain N = 1299) and assesses the factorial and gender invariance and difference…
Perceptions of Social Media: Do They Foster or Hinder Online Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence
This paper studies how the experience and perceptions of social media are related to the emission and reception of online prosocial behavior (OPB), using a cross-sectional survey study with 1,299 adolescents. Our results indicated that females and non-binary individuals showed a higher frequency of OPB than males. The use of instant messaging and emoticons, the feeling of having an audience, and positive experiences all favor the emission of OPB.…
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Social Media and Politics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)