Alba González‐roz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4621007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alba González‐roz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alba |
| FAMILY NAME | González‐roz |
| SIGNATURE | ROZ A G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Oviedo |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4256-4835 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Validity evidence of the Esquizo-Q-A for measuring schizotypy in young substance-using populations
Background: Schizotypy is a key risk factor for psychosis-like experiences and for identifying those at high risk for schizophrenia spectrum disorders. However, there is little research on schizotypy measures among people who use substances. This study examined the validity of the Oviedo Schizotypy Assessment Questionnaire-Abbreviated (ESQUIZO-Q-A) in adolescents and young adults who use substances. Methods: A total of 4,360 participants who repo…
Behavioural Economic Demand for Medicinal and Recreational Cannabis Among People Who Use Over‐The‐Counter CBD Products, THC Only and CBD + THC
Impulsivity traits moderate the longitudinal association between mental health and hazardous cannabis use in emerging adults
New Validity Evidence, Psychometric Properties and Normative Data for the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) among Young Populations who Report Substance Use
This is the first study aimed at providing validity evidence for the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) in youth reporting past-month substance use. Participants were 4,360 young adults ( M age [ SD ] = 19.62 [2.66]; 58.5% women) who had used alcohol, tobacco or cannabis in the previous 30 days. Evidence of validity was gathered in relation to substance use severity, emotional dysregulation and suicidal behavior. The BSI-18 revealed a unidimensi…
A Cross-Sectional Study on Youth and Over-the-Counter CBD Products
Background This cross-sectional study characterized the socio-demographic characteristics, substance use patterns, and mental health of young users of past-year over-the-counter CBD products and CBD + smoked cannabis (THC), relative to past-year users of THC-only and those who have never used these substances. Method 6,365 (55.8% female) participants aged 16–30 were assessed from September 2023-April 2024. Results CBD and CBD + THC use was associ…
Presentation of the Monographic Issue
Environmental Prevention of Addictive Behaviors
Addictive behaviors remain a major public health issue in Spain and other European countries. This is evidenced by the high healthcare costs associated with primary care consultations, specialized resources, hospital admissions, and mortality resulting from drug-related problems. Preventing the emergence of issues related to addictive behaviors is a complex endeavor that must be addressed through a health-centered policy implemented at different …
Transdiagnostic and Contextual Assessment of Addictive Behaviors
Psychological assessment is one of the first phases in all areas of clinical psychology and is present throughout the therapeutic process. Psychological professionals working in the field of addictive behaviors are no different from those working in other areas of clinical psychology, and functional analysis and the clinical interview are their main working tools. The transdiagnostic conceptualization of addictive phenomena is becoming increasing…
Validation of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale (ders-28) in spanish young adult substance users
The 28-item Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is widely used to measure Emotional Dysregulation (ED). However, its psychometric performance has not been examined in Spanish-speaking substance users. This study aimed to validate the DERS-28 in 1,676 [ M = 19.56 ( SD = 1.70), % women = 64.6] young adults with past-month substance use. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, as well as reliability assessments using Classical Test…
A Latent Class Analysis of Age at Substance Use Initiation in Young Adults and its Association with Mental Health
This study aims to identify empirically-driven classes of age-of-onset across multiple substances (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis) and to characterize the different classes in relation to mental health and substance use severity. The sample comprised 1,051 young adults (aged 18–25; 61.9% women), recruited from universities and vocational schools in Spain, who reported lifetime alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use. Participants were asked to complete que…
Episodic future thinking for the prevention and treatment of health risk behaviors
Non-communicable diseases (i.e., cardiovascular, oncological, respiratory, and endocrine diseases) represent the main cause of death and morbidity in the world, with tobacco and alcohol use, an unhealthy diet, and a sedentary lifestyle being the main risk factors. From reinforcer pathology theory, based on behavioral economics (BE), these health risk behaviors are understood as choice disorders, characterized by an excessive valuation of the rein…
Validation of the Food Purchase Task (FPT) in a clinical sample of smokers with overweight and obesity
Obesity is a major health problem associated with disease burden and mortality. In this context, analyzing food as a powerful reinforcer from a behavioral economics framework could be relevant for the treatment and prevention of obesity. The purposes of this study were to validate a food purchase task (FPT) in a clinical sample of Spanish smokers with overweight and obesity and to assess the internal structure of the FPT. We also analyzed the cli…
Effects of Risk Perception and Accessibility on Cannabis Use among Young Population in Spain
BackgroundCannabis use in the young population has undergone a significant increase in Europe. Empirical assessments of individual and contextual mediating variables in relation to cannabis use are informative for prevention actions and have yet to be conducted in Spain. Objectives: This study used the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use in Secondary Education in Spain (ESTUDES) to inform on potentially relevant cannabis prevention targets. We exami…
Aportaciones De La Economía Conductual a La Evaluación, La Prevención Y El Tratamiento Psicológico en Adicciones
Behavioral economics is a discipline that can be useful for studying the aspects involved in the genesis and maintenance of addictive behaviors through the application of the principles of economics and psychology. In the addictions field, this discipline has been beneficial not only in explaining and predicting the severity of addictions, but also in designing universal and selective prevention strategies, as well as treatments. However, the des…
Effects of combining contingency management with behavioral activation for smokers with depression
Background: Few studies on Behavioral Activation (BA) have been conducted among smokers with depression and very scarce evidence on Contingency Management (CM) in this population exists. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) plus BA and the same treatment alongside CM on smoking abstinence and depression at the end of treatment.Method: A sample of 74 treatment-seeking smokers (78.4% female) were ran…
Validation of the Food Purchase Task (FPT) in a clinical sample of smokers with overweight and obesity
Obesity is a major health problem associated with disease burden and mortality. In this context, analyzing food as a powerful reinforcer from a behavioral economics framework could be relevant for the treatment and prevention of obesity. The purposes of this study were to validate a food purchase task (FPT) in a clinical sample of Spanish smokers with overweight and obesity and to assess the internal structure of the FPT. We also analyzed the cli…
Transdiagnostic and Contextual Assessment of Addictive Behaviors
Psychological assessment is one of the first phases in all areas of clinical psychology and is present throughout the therapeutic process. Psychological professionals working in the field of addictive behaviors are no different from those working in other areas of clinical psychology, and functional analysis and the clinical interview are their main working tools. The transdiagnostic conceptualization of addictive phenomena is becoming increasing…
Effects of combining contingency management with behavioral activation for smokers with depression
Background: Few studies on Behavioral Activation (BA) have been conducted among smokers with depression and very scarce evidence on Contingency Management (CM) in this population exists. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) plus BA and the same treatment alongside CM on smoking abstinence and depression at the end of treatment.Method: A sample of 74 treatment-seeking smokers (78.4% female) were ran…
Aportaciones De La Economía Conductual a La Evaluación, La Prevención Y El Tratamiento Psicológico en Adicciones
Behavioral economics is a discipline that can be useful for studying the aspects involved in the genesis and maintenance of addictive behaviors through the application of the principles of economics and psychology. In the addictions field, this discipline has been beneficial not only in explaining and predicting the severity of addictions, but also in designing universal and selective prevention strategies, as well as treatments. However, the des…
Effects of Risk Perception and Accessibility on Cannabis Use among Young Population in Spain
BackgroundCannabis use in the young population has undergone a significant increase in Europe. Empirical assessments of individual and contextual mediating variables in relation to cannabis use are informative for prevention actions and have yet to be conducted in Spain. Objectives: This study used the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use in Secondary Education in Spain (ESTUDES) to inform on potentially relevant cannabis prevention targets. We exami…
Episodic future thinking for the prevention and treatment of health risk behaviors
Non-communicable diseases (i.e., cardiovascular, oncological, respiratory, and endocrine diseases) represent the main cause of death and morbidity in the world, with tobacco and alcohol use, an unhealthy diet, and a sedentary lifestyle being the main risk factors. From reinforcer pathology theory, based on behavioral economics (BE), these health risk behaviors are understood as choice disorders, characterized by an excessive valuation of the rein…
Validation of the Food Purchase Task (FPT) in a clinical sample of smokers with overweight and obesity
Obesity is a major health problem associated with disease burden and mortality. In this context, analyzing food as a powerful reinforcer from a behavioral economics framework could be relevant for the treatment and prevention of obesity. The purposes of this study were to validate a food purchase task (FPT) in a clinical sample of Spanish smokers with overweight and obesity and to assess the internal structure of the FPT. We also analyzed the cli…
Validation of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale (ders-28) in spanish young adult substance users
The 28-item Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is widely used to measure Emotional Dysregulation (ED). However, its psychometric performance has not been examined in Spanish-speaking substance users. This study aimed to validate the DERS-28 in 1,676 [ M = 19.56 ( SD = 1.70), % women = 64.6] young adults with past-month substance use. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, as well as reliability assessments using Classical Test…
A Latent Class Analysis of Age at Substance Use Initiation in Young Adults and its Association with Mental Health
This study aims to identify empirically-driven classes of age-of-onset across multiple substances (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis) and to characterize the different classes in relation to mental health and substance use severity. The sample comprised 1,051 young adults (aged 18–25; 61.9% women), recruited from universities and vocational schools in Spain, who reported lifetime alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use. Participants were asked to complete que…
Impulsivity traits moderate the longitudinal association between mental health and hazardous cannabis use in emerging adults
New Validity Evidence, Psychometric Properties and Normative Data for the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) among Young Populations who Report Substance Use
This is the first study aimed at providing validity evidence for the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) in youth reporting past-month substance use. Participants were 4,360 young adults ( M age [ SD ] = 19.62 [2.66]; 58.5% women) who had used alcohol, tobacco or cannabis in the previous 30 days. Evidence of validity was gathered in relation to substance use severity, emotional dysregulation and suicidal behavior. The BSI-18 revealed a unidimensi…
A Cross-Sectional Study on Youth and Over-the-Counter CBD Products
Background This cross-sectional study characterized the socio-demographic characteristics, substance use patterns, and mental health of young users of past-year over-the-counter CBD products and CBD + smoked cannabis (THC), relative to past-year users of THC-only and those who have never used these substances. Method 6,365 (55.8% female) participants aged 16–30 were assessed from September 2023-April 2024. Results CBD and CBD + THC use was associ…
Presentation of the Monographic Issue
Environmental Prevention of Addictive Behaviors
Addictive behaviors remain a major public health issue in Spain and other European countries. This is evidenced by the high healthcare costs associated with primary care consultations, specialized resources, hospital admissions, and mortality resulting from drug-related problems. Preventing the emergence of issues related to addictive behaviors is a complex endeavor that must be addressed through a health-centered policy implemented at different …
Transdiagnostic and Contextual Assessment of Addictive Behaviors
Psychological assessment is one of the first phases in all areas of clinical psychology and is present throughout the therapeutic process. Psychological professionals working in the field of addictive behaviors are no different from those working in other areas of clinical psychology, and functional analysis and the clinical interview are their main working tools. The transdiagnostic conceptualization of addictive phenomena is becoming increasing…
Validity evidence of the Esquizo-Q-A for measuring schizotypy in young substance-using populations
Background: Schizotypy is a key risk factor for psychosis-like experiences and for identifying those at high risk for schizophrenia spectrum disorders. However, there is little research on schizotypy measures among people who use substances. This study examined the validity of the Oviedo Schizotypy Assessment Questionnaire-Abbreviated (ESQUIZO-Q-A) in adolescents and young adults who use substances. Methods: A total of 4,360 participants who repo…
Behavioural Economic Demand for Medicinal and Recreational Cannabis Among People Who Use Over‐The‐Counter CBD Products, THC Only and CBD + THC
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (5 works) · Addiction (4 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 works) · Cannabis (3 works) · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (3 works)