María Eugenia Gras Pérez
Biographic Data
| ID | 4889016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María Eugenia Gras Pérez |
| GIVEN NAMES | María Eugenia Gras |
| FAMILY NAME | Pérez |
| SIGNATURE | PÉREZ M E G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de Girona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4765-0871 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cooperative Approaches and Academic Motivation towards Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers’ Achievement
This paper describes a quantitative study that explores both the degree of preservice teachers’ (PSTs) motivation and achievement, and the dimensions of need-supportive teaching, when PSTs were involved in designing and implementing contextualized physical cooperative challenges (CPCCs) in primary schools. The analysis was based on the PSTs’ perceptions of the dimensions of need-supportive teaching (namely autonomy support, structure, and involve…
Facebook Intrusion as a Mediator Between Positive Capital and General Distress
Background: Social networking sites (SNSs) play an important role in many aspects of life nowadays, and it seems to be crucial to explore their impact on human well-being and functioning. The main aim of the study was to examine the mediating role of Facebook intrusion between positive capital and general distress. Positive capital was considered as comprising self-esteem, ego-resiliency, and self-control, while general distress was seen as havin…
Family Climate and Intention to Use Cannabis as Predictors of Cannabis Use and Cannabis-Related Problems among Young University Students
Determining the predictive variables associated with cannabis use and cannabis-related problems can ease the identification of young cannabis consumers who can benefit from prevention interventions. This study aimed: (1) to describe, among university students, the cannabis use and cannabis-use problems, intention to use cannabis and family climate based on the gender and the people the student lives with; (2) to explore whether the family climate…
Cigarette, E-Cigarette and Waterpipe Use among Young Adults
Efforts to prevent polytobacco use should ensure that young adults have the necessary self-efficacy to resist peer pressure and provide them with clear information about the health risks associated with using alternative tobacco products
What Leads Subjective Well-Being to Change Throughout Adolescence? An Exploration of Potential Factors
Adolescents’ Perspective on Their Participation in the Family Context and its Relationship with Their Subjective Well-Being
Perceived Acceptance of Condom Use by Partners, Close Friends, and Parents of Spanish and Mozambican Heterosexual Adolescents
Purpose: The main aim of the current study was to compare Spanish and Mozambican male and female secondary students, with regard to sexual behaviors and perceptions surrounding the acceptance of condom use. Method: The participants were 773 secondary students—412 from Spain and 361 from Mozambique, aged from 15 to 17 years old. Data collection was done using questionnaires. Analysis was carried out using multivariate methods. Results: Spanish ado…
Stages of change and decisional balance for condom use with a romantic partner
This article examines the relationship between decisional balance and stages of change for consistent condom use with a current romantic heterosexual partner. The sample consisted of 619 undergraduate students (35.1% males; mean of age = 20.31). The results show that the pros and cons of using condoms were significantly related to the stages of change for condom use, but that the pros were more strongly related. Therefore, campaigns for preventin…
Parenting Latino Toddlers and Preschoolers
Parenting practices contribute significantly to the social-emotional development of young children. There is limited literature that addresses the role of culture in parenting, particularly among Latino families who have very young children with significant behavior problems. The current study compared the parenting practices of 30 low-income Latino mothers whose young children had been referred for mental health services for their behavior probl…
Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud y consumo de tabaco
La calidad de vida relacionada con la salud se ha descrito como un concepto multidimensional que incluye la identificacin de sntomas, el estado funcional, la percepcin de bienestar psicolgico y la percepcin general de salud. En el caso de la adiccin al consumo de tabaco, la preocupacin por la salud actual o futura es uno de los motivos ms informados para dejar de fumar. En el presente estudio se analiza la relacin entre la percepcin de la calidad…
La evaluación del abuso sexual infantil
El objetivo del presente trabajo es comparar las diferencias existentes entre informes psicolgicos periciales que confirman el diagnstico de abuso sexual infantil de los que no lo confirman. Los datos proceden de 61 informes sobre menores remitidos a un servicio para el diagnstico. Las variables se agruparon en: caractersticas de la familia, proceso de evaluacin y consecuencias psicolgicas. Los resultados muestran que hay ms nios en el grupo de a…
Adolescents’ Perspective on Their Participation in the Family Context and its Relationship with Their Subjective Well-Being
What Leads Subjective Well-Being to Change Throughout Adolescence? An Exploration of Potential Factors
Parenting Latino Toddlers and Preschoolers
Parenting practices contribute significantly to the social-emotional development of young children. There is limited literature that addresses the role of culture in parenting, particularly among Latino families who have very young children with significant behavior problems. The current study compared the parenting practices of 30 low-income Latino mothers whose young children had been referred for mental health services for their behavior probl…
Stages of change and decisional balance for condom use with a romantic partner
This article examines the relationship between decisional balance and stages of change for consistent condom use with a current romantic heterosexual partner. The sample consisted of 619 undergraduate students (35.1% males; mean of age = 20.31). The results show that the pros and cons of using condoms were significantly related to the stages of change for condom use, but that the pros were more strongly related. Therefore, campaigns for preventin…
La evaluación del abuso sexual infantil
El objetivo del presente trabajo es comparar las diferencias existentes entre informes psicolgicos periciales que confirman el diagnstico de abuso sexual infantil de los que no lo confirman. Los datos proceden de 61 informes sobre menores remitidos a un servicio para el diagnstico. Las variables se agruparon en: caractersticas de la familia, proceso de evaluacin y consecuencias psicolgicas. Los resultados muestran que hay ms nios en el grupo de a…
Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud y consumo de tabaco
La calidad de vida relacionada con la salud se ha descrito como un concepto multidimensional que incluye la identificacin de sntomas, el estado funcional, la percepcin de bienestar psicolgico y la percepcin general de salud. En el caso de la adiccin al consumo de tabaco, la preocupacin por la salud actual o futura es uno de los motivos ms informados para dejar de fumar. En el presente estudio se analiza la relacin entre la percepcin de la calidad…
Parenting Latino Toddlers and Preschoolers
Parenting practices contribute significantly to the social-emotional development of young children. There is limited literature that addresses the role of culture in parenting, particularly among Latino families who have very young children with significant behavior problems. The current study compared the parenting practices of 30 low-income Latino mothers whose young children had been referred for mental health services for their behavior probl…
Perceived Acceptance of Condom Use by Partners, Close Friends, and Parents of Spanish and Mozambican Heterosexual Adolescents
Purpose: The main aim of the current study was to compare Spanish and Mozambican male and female secondary students, with regard to sexual behaviors and perceptions surrounding the acceptance of condom use. Method: The participants were 773 secondary students—412 from Spain and 361 from Mozambique, aged from 15 to 17 years old. Data collection was done using questionnaires. Analysis was carried out using multivariate methods. Results: Spanish ado…
Stages of change and decisional balance for condom use with a romantic partner
This article examines the relationship between decisional balance and stages of change for consistent condom use with a current romantic heterosexual partner. The sample consisted of 619 undergraduate students (35.1% males; mean of age = 20.31). The results show that the pros and cons of using condoms were significantly related to the stages of change for condom use, but that the pros were more strongly related. Therefore, campaigns for preventin…
Adolescents’ Perspective on Their Participation in the Family Context and its Relationship with Their Subjective Well-Being
What Leads Subjective Well-Being to Change Throughout Adolescence? An Exploration of Potential Factors
Cigarette, E-Cigarette and Waterpipe Use among Young Adults
Efforts to prevent polytobacco use should ensure that young adults have the necessary self-efficacy to resist peer pressure and provide them with clear information about the health risks associated with using alternative tobacco products
Cooperative Approaches and Academic Motivation towards Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers’ Achievement
This paper describes a quantitative study that explores both the degree of preservice teachers’ (PSTs) motivation and achievement, and the dimensions of need-supportive teaching, when PSTs were involved in designing and implementing contextualized physical cooperative challenges (CPCCs) in primary schools. The analysis was based on the PSTs’ perceptions of the dimensions of need-supportive teaching (namely autonomy support, structure, and involve…
Facebook Intrusion as a Mediator Between Positive Capital and General Distress
Background: Social networking sites (SNSs) play an important role in many aspects of life nowadays, and it seems to be crucial to explore their impact on human well-being and functioning. The main aim of the study was to examine the mediating role of Facebook intrusion between positive capital and general distress. Positive capital was considered as comprising self-esteem, ego-resiliency, and self-control, while general distress was seen as havin…
Family Climate and Intention to Use Cannabis as Predictors of Cannabis Use and Cannabis-Related Problems among Young University Students
Determining the predictive variables associated with cannabis use and cannabis-related problems can ease the identification of young cannabis consumers who can benefit from prevention interventions. This study aimed: (1) to describe, among university students, the cannabis use and cannabis-use problems, intention to use cannabis and family climate based on the gender and the people the student lives with; (2) to explore whether the family climate…
Psychology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works)