M A Pena
Biographic Data
| ID | 6162955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M A Pena |
| GIVEN NAMES | M A |
| FAMILY NAME | Pena |
| SIGNATURE | PEÑA M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Merced |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rumination, Depressive Symptoms, and Anxiety Among Latinx College Students
Familism, a core cultural value among Mexican Americans, often serves to protect Latinx individuals from negative mental health outcomes as compared to their non-Latinx peers. Yet, its moderating effect on passive coping strategies, particularly rumination, has been called into question. This study explores how familism, alongside another key cultural value, respect, may provide a more nuanced understanding of how collectivist cultural values wor…
Cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia
This study offers an overview of the current understanding regarding the relevance, evaluation, and management of various cognitive symptoms according to clinical practice in Spain. The results highlight the necessity for enhanced guidelines, training, and improved access to effective treatments to address cognitive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia
App-based mindfulness meditation reduces stress in novice meditators
BACKGROUND: App-based mindfulness meditation programs have shown mixed effects in reducing stress levels. These studies have typically relied on limited assessments of dimensions of stress and on pre-post designs to detect effects. PURPOSE: This randomized controlled trial examined the effect of the mindfulness meditation app Headspace on reducing subjective stress, stressor appraisals, perceived coping, and perseverative cognitions. It tested st…
Effects of dietary fibre intake on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in subjects at high risk
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies and feeding trials with supplements suggest that fibre intake is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular risk. However, the effects of changes in dietary fibre on risk factor levels have not been evaluated in free-living individuals. Thus, the effects of changes in dietary fibre intake on cardiovascular risk factors were assessed over 3 months in free-living high-risk subjects. METHODS: 772 high-risk subj…
Effects of dietary fibre intake on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in subjects at high risk
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies and feeding trials with supplements suggest that fibre intake is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular risk. However, the effects of changes in dietary fibre on risk factor levels have not been evaluated in free-living individuals. Thus, the effects of changes in dietary fibre intake on cardiovascular risk factors were assessed over 3 months in free-living high-risk subjects. METHODS: 772 high-risk subj…
Effects of dietary fibre intake on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in subjects at high risk
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies and feeding trials with supplements suggest that fibre intake is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular risk. However, the effects of changes in dietary fibre on risk factor levels have not been evaluated in free-living individuals. Thus, the effects of changes in dietary fibre intake on cardiovascular risk factors were assessed over 3 months in free-living high-risk subjects. METHODS: 772 high-risk subj…
Cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia
This study offers an overview of the current understanding regarding the relevance, evaluation, and management of various cognitive symptoms according to clinical practice in Spain. The results highlight the necessity for enhanced guidelines, training, and improved access to effective treatments to address cognitive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia
App-based mindfulness meditation reduces stress in novice meditators
BACKGROUND: App-based mindfulness meditation programs have shown mixed effects in reducing stress levels. These studies have typically relied on limited assessments of dimensions of stress and on pre-post designs to detect effects. PURPOSE: This randomized controlled trial examined the effect of the mindfulness meditation app Headspace on reducing subjective stress, stressor appraisals, perceived coping, and perseverative cognitions. It tested st…
Rumination, Depressive Symptoms, and Anxiety Among Latinx College Students
Familism, a core cultural value among Mexican Americans, often serves to protect Latinx individuals from negative mental health outcomes as compared to their non-Latinx peers. Yet, its moderating effect on passive coping strategies, particularly rumination, has been called into question. This study explores how familism, alongside another key cultural value, respect, may provide a more nuanced understanding of how collectivist cultural values wor…
Medicine (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Coping (psychology) (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Anxiety (1 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Blood pressure (1 works)