Alejandro Saavedra-Roa
Biographic Data
| ID | 3575528 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alejandro Saavedra-Roa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alejandro |
| FAMILY NAME | Saavedra-Roa |
| SIGNATURE | SAAVEDRA-ROA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0779-3683 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effects of a Sexual Risk-Reduction Intervention for Teenagers
This study evaluated the efficacy of the COMPAS program in the short term and 6 months after its application. For the initial sample, 2047 teenagers aged 14-19 years from 14 schools in 11 Colombian cities participated; eight schools were randomly assigned to the experimental condition and six to the control group. The participants completed self-report assessments that evaluated several variables theoretically associated with protective sexual be…
Validation of the Early Trauma Inventory Self Report-Short Form and trauma prevalence in Colombia
To the best of our knowledge, the Colombian population has suffered the highest prevalence of early trauma experiences so far when compared to other countries. Emotional and social implications are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychometric Properties of the Colombian Version of the HIV Attitudes Scale for Adolescents
The HIV Attitudes Scale (HIV-AS) evaluates attitudes towards different aspects of HIV. In view of the lack of scales measuring this construct in Colombia, this study sought to validate the HIV-AS test for adolescents from Colombia. A total of 867 Colombian students, aged between 14 and 19 years (M = 15.97 years; SD = 1.37) were evaluated. Participants responded to the HIV-AS test and a set of scales used to assess external validity. Content valid…
Adaptation of an effective school-based sexual health promotion program for youth in Colombia
Sexual risk among Colombian adolescents
Findings provide a better understanding of sexual risk and highlight important implications for the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents. There is a need of designing and implementing protocolized sexual health promotion programs in schools with the aim of reducing sexual risk behaviors in Colombian adolescents
Translation, Adaptation, and Preliminary Validation of the Female Sexual Function Index into Spanish (Colombia)
Sexual risk among Colombian adolescents
Findings provide a better understanding of sexual risk and highlight important implications for the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents. There is a need of designing and implementing protocolized sexual health promotion programs in schools with the aim of reducing sexual risk behaviors in Colombian adolescents
Translation, Adaptation, and Preliminary Validation of the Female Sexual Function Index into Spanish (Colombia)
Adaptation of an effective school-based sexual health promotion program for youth in Colombia
Psychometric Properties of the Colombian Version of the HIV Attitudes Scale for Adolescents
The HIV Attitudes Scale (HIV-AS) evaluates attitudes towards different aspects of HIV. In view of the lack of scales measuring this construct in Colombia, this study sought to validate the HIV-AS test for adolescents from Colombia. A total of 867 Colombian students, aged between 14 and 19 years (M = 15.97 years; SD = 1.37) were evaluated. Participants responded to the HIV-AS test and a set of scales used to assess external validity. Content valid…
Validation of the Early Trauma Inventory Self Report-Short Form and trauma prevalence in Colombia
To the best of our knowledge, the Colombian population has suffered the highest prevalence of early trauma experiences so far when compared to other countries. Emotional and social implications are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Effects of a Sexual Risk-Reduction Intervention for Teenagers
This study evaluated the efficacy of the COMPAS program in the short term and 6 months after its application. For the initial sample, 2047 teenagers aged 14-19 years from 14 schools in 11 Colombian cities participated; eight schools were randomly assigned to the experimental condition and six to the control group. The participants completed self-report assessments that evaluated several variables theoretically associated with protective sexual be…
Medicine (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works)