Ana Estévez
Biographic Data
| ID | 4106246 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana Estévez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana |
| FAMILY NAME | Estévez |
| SIGNATURE | ESTÉVEZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Deusto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0314-7086 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Perception of gambling marketing among Spanish adolescents
Marketing is one of the most extensively studied contextual factors influencing gambling behavior. However, its association with adolescent gambling behavior remains underexplored. This study adopts a mixed-methods approach to: 1) analyze gambling behavior among Spanish adolescents, and 2) examine their exposure to gambling advertising based on gambling risk. A total of 1,189 students (M = 15.64, SD = 1.08; 52.5% girls) participated in the study.…
Latent Class Analysis of Substance Use and Behavioral Addictions in Adolescents
Background Given the high co-occurrence of substance use and behavioral addictions among adolescents, person-centered approaches are essential to identify distinct subgroups. This study aimed to identify latent classes based on substance use and behavioral addictions, and to examine differences in psychopathological symptoms across these classes.Methods A total of 1,189 participants, aged between 14 and 18 years (Mage = 15.64 years, SD = 1.08, 52…
The mediating role of attachment between borderline expression of emotional dependence and hostility in women with gambling disorder
It has been extensively documented that insecure attachment may be one of the core risk factors for the later development of Gambling Disorder (GD). Difficulties in the regulation of hostility and emotional dependence towards the partner have also been associated with GD. However, women with GD remain a population that has hardly been studied in previous scientific literature. Therefore, it is unknown how the aforementioned variables operate on t…
The role of stigma in gambling disorder
The Mediating Role of Mental Health in the Relationship Between Gambling Severity and Suicidal Ideation
Gambling is a public health problem that affects many people in many ways. One of the most serious effects is on people's mental health and suicidal ideation. This study has two main aims: 1) To analyse the differences between the clinical population (i.e., individuals with gambling disorder) and the general population in terms of gambling severity, suicidal ideation, and mental health; and 2) to test the mediating role of mental health in the re…
Self-Compassion as a Moderator Between Anxiety and Depressive Symptomatology and Problematic Use of the Internet and Smartphones
Self-compassion is a psychological construct associated with enhanced well-being, which, to a lesser extent, has been examined in relation to addictive behaviors. The present study aims to: (1) examine gender differences in self-compassion, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and problematic Internet and smartphone use; (2) analyze the relationships among these variables; and (3) determine whether self-compassion moderates the association between an…
Romantic Myths, Psychological Symptomatology, and their Impact on Emotional Dependence in Ecuadorian University Students
Romantic myths are socially shared beliefs that idealize love, promoting ideas such as exclusivity, sacrifice, and emotional fusion within romantic relationships (Cubells-Serra et al., 2021). Among university students, these beliefs may foster emotional dependence and normalize dating violence (Valdivia Rojas et al., 2023). This study examined the relationship between romantic myths, emotional dependence, and dysfunctional psychological symptomat…
Behavioural addictions and compulsive behaviours based on sexual orientation
Hopelessness and compulsive buying in young people
Compulsive buying is the persistent, excessive, and uncontrollable purchase of products, despite the consequences it entails, and it seems very present in the young population. An increase in this problem has been observed, and, in addition, it seems to share common characteristics with other addictions, although it is not cataloged as such in current psychopathological manuals. Previous research has related alexithymia and hopelessness to other …
Prenatal affective bond
The prenatal maternal affective bond can be understood as the emotional relationship that a pregnant woman establishes with her unborn child. This prenatal relationship develops gradually during the entire pregnancy. To study the prenatal maternal affective bond, and the variables involved therein, over the entire gestation for women who achieved pregnancy through assisted reproduction techniques (ART). We conducted a longitudinal study in which …
Buying-shopping disorder, impulsivity, emotional dependence and attachment in adolescents
In recent years, several studies have shown that the incidence of buying-shopping disorder (BSD) is increasing. Impulsivity is one of the factors involved in its aetiology and is related to emotional dependence. In addition, early affective deprivation may trigger emotional dependence. The aims of the present study weresal: to compare the types of attachment, levels of emotional dependence, impulsivity and BSD according to sex; to determine wheth…
Early maladaptive schemas and perceived impact of Covid-19
Ample evidence indicates that early maladaptive schemas play an important role in the perceived impact of COVID-19 on individuals. Likewise, people with gambling disorder (GD), as well as women, show more maladaptive schemas than people without an addictive condition and men. However, no research to date has investigated the interrelationship between maladaptive schemas and the perceived impact of COVID-19, and even fewer studies have disaggregat…
Relationship of gambling disorder with traumatic life events and emotion regulation in adolescents and young adults
Childhood trauma and body dissatisfaction among young adult women
The present study examined the relationship between childhood trauma and body dissatisfaction among young women. The mechanisms through which childhood trauma are related to body dissatisfaction have not been sufficiently examined previously. The aims of the present study were to analyze the (i) relationships between childhood trauma, self-criticism, and body dissatisfaction and (ii) mediating role of self-criticism in the relationship between ch…
Interplay between alexithymia, emotion regulation, and positive and negative affect as predictors of gambling and gaming disorders in adolescents and young adults
Introduction / Objectives: Gambling and gaming disorder are usually comorbid addictive behaviours in which alexithymia and emotional regulation have been proved to be of relevance. The present study aimed to analyse the relationship between those variables and their differences depending on the presence or absence of gambling and gaming behaviours. Method: The sample consisted of 1,219 people between 12 and 20 years of age (M = 15.55, SD = 2.07; …
Emotional regulation and body dissatisfaction
The present study suggests the importance of emotion regulation in the prevention of body dissatisfaction. Impulse control difficulty may be the key emotion regulation emotion in explaining the increments of anger that lead to body dissatisfaction. Among young adults, the promotion of positive body image can be promoted by helping this population to self-regulate their anger impulses
Shame and Blame in Gambling
Gambling disorder is a problem that is affecting increasingly more people. It is associated with difficulties in emotion regulation, gambling motives, blame, and shame. This study aims to study the relationship between gambling severity, blame, and shame, independently and together with emotion regulation and gambling motives; to analyse the mediating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between gambling severity and shame; and to compa…
Role of attachment and early maladaptive schemas in the impulsive behaviour of adolescents
Introduction/objective: Few studies address the relationship between attachment and impulsiveness in adolescence. Therefore, the objectives of this study have been to study the relationship between attachment, early maladaptive schemas, and impulsiveness, as well as to verify the predictive role of the first two on impulsiveness. Lastly, the mediating role of early maladaptive schemas in the relationship between attachment and impulsiveness is st…
Longitudinal Changes in Gambling, Buying and Materialism in Adolescents
Gambling disorder, gambling-related cognitive biases, compulsive buying, and materialistic values lead to impaired functioning in important areas of life. The aims of the present longitudinal study are (1) to evaluate the change produced after one year in those mentioned variables and (2) to examine the gender role in these changes and to analyze the mediational mechanisms among the variables of the study. The sample was composed of 182 adolescen…
La Ciencia Como Medio en El Desarrollo De La Psicología
"La Psicología ha evolucionado desde la definición de tratado del alma hasta la actualidad, donde se la considera ciencia que estudia la mente y la conducta humana. El camino de alejarse de la filosofía para acercarse a la ciencia ha sido complejo porque la ciencia se ajustaba más a otras disciplinas donde puede evaluarse la causalidad más fácilmente que en la Psicología. A pesar de la complejidad del objeto de análisis, la Psicología ha aportado…
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, Coping, and Dysfunctional Psychological Symptoms in Family Members of People with Gambling Disorder
Internet-Based Structural Characteristics of Sports Betting and Problem Gambling Severity
With the adoption and popularization of internet-based platforms, sports betting has introduced new functionalities that transform the design of its products and therefore the way bettors interact with them. This study aims to explore the association between the use of new structural characteristics of online betting and gambling severity. Five characteristics are examined here: (i) live in-play betting; (ii) cash out feature use (as example of i…
In-Play Betting, Sport Broadcasts, and Gambling Severity
Fans watching live sport events, both mediated or in stadia, have witnessed an increase in sports betting products. Most of these products feature in-play betting, that is, the ability to bet on a game once it has started while watching it. In-play betting has raised many concerns among responsible gambling advocates due to its perceived relationship with problem gambling behaviour. This study explored the association between in-play betting and …
Attachment and emotion regulation in substance addictions and behavioral addictions
Background Risky behaviors have been related to emotional regulation and attachment, which may constitute risk factors for developing an addictive behavior. However, there may also be differences between substance and non-substance-related addictions. Aims This study aimed to examine the relationship of emotional regulation and attachment, with substance (alcohol and drug abuse), and non-substance-related addictions (gambling disorder, video game…
Alcohol Drinking and Low Nutritional Value Food Eating Behavior of Sports Bettors in Gambling Advertisements
The prevalence of sports betting advertising has become a major concern for gambling regulators, particularly since the legalization of online gambling in many European jurisdictions. Although the composition of gambling advertisement narratives has received some limited attention, nothing is known regarding how betting advertisements (often referred to as "adverts" or "commercials") might be associating gambling with other potentially risky beha…
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…
Marketing and Advertising Online Sports Betting
In this article, online sports betting is explored with the objective of critically examining the potential impact on problem gambling of the emerging product features and advertising techniques used to market it. First, the extent of the issue is assessed by reviewing the sports betting prevalence rates and its association with gambling disorders, acknowledging the methodological difficulties of an unambiguous identification of what exactly cons…
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…
In-Play Betting, Sport Broadcasts, and Gambling Severity
Fans watching live sport events, both mediated or in stadia, have witnessed an increase in sports betting products. Most of these products feature in-play betting, that is, the ability to bet on a game once it has started while watching it. In-play betting has raised many concerns among responsible gambling advocates due to its perceived relationship with problem gambling behaviour. This study explored the association between in-play betting and …
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
Attachment and emotion regulation in substance addictions and behavioral addictions
Background Risky behaviors have been related to emotional regulation and attachment, which may constitute risk factors for developing an addictive behavior. However, there may also be differences between substance and non-substance-related addictions. Aims This study aimed to examine the relationship of emotional regulation and attachment, with substance (alcohol and drug abuse), and non-substance-related addictions (gambling disorder, video game…
Alcohol Drinking and Low Nutritional Value Food Eating Behavior of Sports Bettors in Gambling Advertisements
The prevalence of sports betting advertising has become a major concern for gambling regulators, particularly since the legalization of online gambling in many European jurisdictions. Although the composition of gambling advertisement narratives has received some limited attention, nothing is known regarding how betting advertisements (often referred to as "adverts" or "commercials") might be associating gambling with other potentially risky beha…
Marketing and Advertising Online Sports Betting
In this article, online sports betting is explored with the objective of critically examining the potential impact on problem gambling of the emerging product features and advertising techniques used to market it. First, the extent of the issue is assessed by reviewing the sports betting prevalence rates and its association with gambling disorders, acknowledging the methodological difficulties of an unambiguous identification of what exactly cons…
Internet-Based Structural Characteristics of Sports Betting and Problem Gambling Severity
With the adoption and popularization of internet-based platforms, sports betting has introduced new functionalities that transform the design of its products and therefore the way bettors interact with them. This study aims to explore the association between the use of new structural characteristics of online betting and gambling severity. Five characteristics are examined here: (i) live in-play betting; (ii) cash out feature use (as example of i…
In-Play Betting, Sport Broadcasts, and Gambling Severity
Fans watching live sport events, both mediated or in stadia, have witnessed an increase in sports betting products. Most of these products feature in-play betting, that is, the ability to bet on a game once it has started while watching it. In-play betting has raised many concerns among responsible gambling advocates due to its perceived relationship with problem gambling behaviour. This study explored the association between in-play betting and …
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, Coping, and Dysfunctional Psychological Symptoms in Family Members of People with Gambling Disorder
La Ciencia Como Medio en El Desarrollo De La Psicología
"La Psicología ha evolucionado desde la definición de tratado del alma hasta la actualidad, donde se la considera ciencia que estudia la mente y la conducta humana. El camino de alejarse de la filosofía para acercarse a la ciencia ha sido complejo porque la ciencia se ajustaba más a otras disciplinas donde puede evaluarse la causalidad más fácilmente que en la Psicología. A pesar de la complejidad del objeto de análisis, la Psicología ha aportado…
Role of attachment and early maladaptive schemas in the impulsive behaviour of adolescents
Introduction/objective: Few studies address the relationship between attachment and impulsiveness in adolescence. Therefore, the objectives of this study have been to study the relationship between attachment, early maladaptive schemas, and impulsiveness, as well as to verify the predictive role of the first two on impulsiveness. Lastly, the mediating role of early maladaptive schemas in the relationship between attachment and impulsiveness is st…
Longitudinal Changes in Gambling, Buying and Materialism in Adolescents
Gambling disorder, gambling-related cognitive biases, compulsive buying, and materialistic values lead to impaired functioning in important areas of life. The aims of the present longitudinal study are (1) to evaluate the change produced after one year in those mentioned variables and (2) to examine the gender role in these changes and to analyze the mediational mechanisms among the variables of the study. The sample was composed of 182 adolescen…
Shame and Blame in Gambling
Gambling disorder is a problem that is affecting increasingly more people. It is associated with difficulties in emotion regulation, gambling motives, blame, and shame. This study aims to study the relationship between gambling severity, blame, and shame, independently and together with emotion regulation and gambling motives; to analyse the mediating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between gambling severity and shame; and to compa…
Relationship of gambling disorder with traumatic life events and emotion regulation in adolescents and young adults
Childhood trauma and body dissatisfaction among young adult women
The present study examined the relationship between childhood trauma and body dissatisfaction among young women. The mechanisms through which childhood trauma are related to body dissatisfaction have not been sufficiently examined previously. The aims of the present study were to analyze the (i) relationships between childhood trauma, self-criticism, and body dissatisfaction and (ii) mediating role of self-criticism in the relationship between ch…
Interplay between alexithymia, emotion regulation, and positive and negative affect as predictors of gambling and gaming disorders in adolescents and young adults
Introduction / Objectives: Gambling and gaming disorder are usually comorbid addictive behaviours in which alexithymia and emotional regulation have been proved to be of relevance. The present study aimed to analyse the relationship between those variables and their differences depending on the presence or absence of gambling and gaming behaviours. Method: The sample consisted of 1,219 people between 12 and 20 years of age (M = 15.55, SD = 2.07; …
Emotional regulation and body dissatisfaction
The present study suggests the importance of emotion regulation in the prevention of body dissatisfaction. Impulse control difficulty may be the key emotion regulation emotion in explaining the increments of anger that lead to body dissatisfaction. Among young adults, the promotion of positive body image can be promoted by helping this population to self-regulate their anger impulses
Prenatal affective bond
The prenatal maternal affective bond can be understood as the emotional relationship that a pregnant woman establishes with her unborn child. This prenatal relationship develops gradually during the entire pregnancy. To study the prenatal maternal affective bond, and the variables involved therein, over the entire gestation for women who achieved pregnancy through assisted reproduction techniques (ART). We conducted a longitudinal study in which …
Buying-shopping disorder, impulsivity, emotional dependence and attachment in adolescents
In recent years, several studies have shown that the incidence of buying-shopping disorder (BSD) is increasing. Impulsivity is one of the factors involved in its aetiology and is related to emotional dependence. In addition, early affective deprivation may trigger emotional dependence. The aims of the present study weresal: to compare the types of attachment, levels of emotional dependence, impulsivity and BSD according to sex; to determine wheth…
Early maladaptive schemas and perceived impact of Covid-19
Ample evidence indicates that early maladaptive schemas play an important role in the perceived impact of COVID-19 on individuals. Likewise, people with gambling disorder (GD), as well as women, show more maladaptive schemas than people without an addictive condition and men. However, no research to date has investigated the interrelationship between maladaptive schemas and the perceived impact of COVID-19, and even fewer studies have disaggregat…
The mediating role of attachment between borderline expression of emotional dependence and hostility in women with gambling disorder
It has been extensively documented that insecure attachment may be one of the core risk factors for the later development of Gambling Disorder (GD). Difficulties in the regulation of hostility and emotional dependence towards the partner have also been associated with GD. However, women with GD remain a population that has hardly been studied in previous scientific literature. Therefore, it is unknown how the aforementioned variables operate on t…
The role of stigma in gambling disorder
The Mediating Role of Mental Health in the Relationship Between Gambling Severity and Suicidal Ideation
Gambling is a public health problem that affects many people in many ways. One of the most serious effects is on people's mental health and suicidal ideation. This study has two main aims: 1) To analyse the differences between the clinical population (i.e., individuals with gambling disorder) and the general population in terms of gambling severity, suicidal ideation, and mental health; and 2) to test the mediating role of mental health in the re…
Self-Compassion as a Moderator Between Anxiety and Depressive Symptomatology and Problematic Use of the Internet and Smartphones
Self-compassion is a psychological construct associated with enhanced well-being, which, to a lesser extent, has been examined in relation to addictive behaviors. The present study aims to: (1) examine gender differences in self-compassion, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and problematic Internet and smartphone use; (2) analyze the relationships among these variables; and (3) determine whether self-compassion moderates the association between an…
Romantic Myths, Psychological Symptomatology, and their Impact on Emotional Dependence in Ecuadorian University Students
Romantic myths are socially shared beliefs that idealize love, promoting ideas such as exclusivity, sacrifice, and emotional fusion within romantic relationships (Cubells-Serra et al., 2021). Among university students, these beliefs may foster emotional dependence and normalize dating violence (Valdivia Rojas et al., 2023). This study examined the relationship between romantic myths, emotional dependence, and dysfunctional psychological symptomat…
Psychology (22 works) · Gambling Behavior and Treatments (16 works) · Clinical Psychology (15 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Addiction (10 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works)