Mónica Guzmán-González
Biographic Data
| ID | 766931 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mónica Guzmán-González |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mónica |
| FAMILY NAME | Guzmán-González |
| SIGNATURE | GUZMÁN-GONZÁLEZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Católica del Norte |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3461-0451 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Attachment, Internalized Homonegativity, and Depressive Symptoms in Chilean Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Emerging Adults
Emerging adulthood represents a period of life characterized by a high prevalence of mental health problems, including depressive symptoms. This is especially evident among sexual minority individuals who continue to face discrimination despite increasing societal acceptance. Attachment insecurity, which has been widely recognized as a vulnerability factor for mental health problems, may play a key role in how sexual minority individuals experien…
Attachment and Mental Health in Bisexual Women During Emerging Adulthood
Background Bisexual women report higher rates of psychological distress than heterosexual individuals and other sexual minority groups, and these vulnerabilities may be intensified during emerging adulthood. However, few studies have simultaneously examined both negative and positive dimensions of mental health in this population.Objective Drawing on dual perspectives of mental health, this study prospectively analyzed the role of attachment inse…
Measurement Invariance of the Spanish Brief Experiences in Close Relationships Scale ( SB ‐ ECR ) for Assessing Adult Attachment Among Cisgender and Gender Diverse Emerging Adults
Despite the centrality of attachment theory in understanding close relationships, transgender and gender‐diverse individuals have been largely underrepresented in attachment research. This underrepresentation raises questions about the applicability of established measurement tools to gender‐diverse populations, particularly during emerging adulthood, a period marked by the reorganization of attachment bonds. The Experiences in Close Relationship…
Pupil responses to emotion regulation strategies
Attachment theory posits that early relationships shape emotional development through Internal Working Models of self and others, reflected in attachment dimensions (anxiety and avoidance). These dimensions influence emotion regulation (ER) and the strategies used to manage emotions, with physiological manifestations, such as pupil dilation. This study investigates how attachment anxiety and avoidance interact with perceived ER success (PERCS) an…
Love and Mental Health
Given the growing significance of romantic relationships in the lives of emerging adults, investigating the role of perceived relationship quality in depressive symptoms is relevant for understanding mental health dynamics during this developmental stage. The present study examined the association between perceived quality of romantic relationship and depressive symptoms in emerging adults, as well as the moderating role of sex assigned at birth,…
Unveiling Mental Health Profiles in Emerging Adults and Their Associations with Attachment Insecurity
Maternal and paternal attachment and subjective well‐being in adolescents who experienced parental divorce
Measurement Invariance of the Spanish Brief Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships for Assessing Adult Attachment in Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Chilean Emerging Adults
Despite growing interest in attachment research within neurodivergent populations, limited attention has been paid to how attachment is assessed in these groups. Addressing this gap, the present study examines the factorial structure and measurement invariance of the Spanish brief version of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (SB-ECR-12) in neurotypical and neurodivergent (autistic and/or with attention deficit) emerging adults. The sam…
Attachment and subjective well-being in Chilean adolescents
The relationship between the quality of parental attachment and subjective well-being has been extensively studied. However, this relationship has been little addressed in the Latin American context, as well as the differential contribution of attachment to the mother and to the father on subjective well-being in adolescents. The aim of this research was to evaluate the association between the dimensions of attachment to both parental figures (qu…
Exploring attachment profiles in emerging adults
Despite previous studies documenting the existence of distinct attachment models that provide complementary information, there is a gap in research examining empirically attachment profiles that integrate both global attachment and attachment in specific domains from a person-centered approach. Based in the hierarchical structure of attachment representations, the present study evaluated the existence of different attachment profiles, using conti…
Are we okay…Am I okay? Romantic attachment, couple relationship quality and depressive symptoms in a Chilean sample
Apego en la adultez
Introduction/Objective: Research on adult attachment has predominantly been conducted in Anglo-Saxon and European countries, with no comprehensive compilation of contributions from Latin America to date. The objective of the present study was to perform a systematic review of empirical research on adult attachment in Latin America over the past decade. Method: Using the PRISMA methodology, a search was conducted in the Web of Science, Scopus, Psy…
Emotion regulation unveiled through the categorical lens of attachment
Individuals with different AS exhibit variations in the effectiveness of their use of emotion regulation strategies. Our findings reinforce the significance of AS in shaping emotion regulation processes and emphasize the need for tailored approaches to support individuals with different attachment orientations
Attachment, emotion regulation difficulties, and forgiveness to the ex-partner
Psychological Adjustment Profiles of LGBTQ+ Young Adults Residing with Their Parents during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with poor mental health symptoms, particularly among vulnerable populations such as LGBTQ+ individuals. In the present study, we aimed to (i) identify different psychological adjustment profiles among LGBTQ+ young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare LGBTQ+ young adults in relation to (ii) sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19-related experiences and (iii) the internal and external prot…
Attachment and Dyadic Forgiveness in Individuals in Same-Sex Couple Relationships
(1) Background: There is abundant evidence linking attachment insecurity to lower levels of interpersonal forgiveness. However, this association has been almost exclusively explored in people in a different-sex couple relationship, and there is little evidence referring to gay, lesbian, and bisexual (LGB) people in a same-sex relationship. The present study examines the association between romantic attachment and dyadic forgiveness in individuals…
The negative effects of internalized homonegativity on sexual satisfaction
Heterosexism is not only expressed through sexual prejudice as an external stressor, but also as an internalized rejection toward one's own (and others') sexually diverse identity. That is, lesbian women and gay men themselves internalize negative societal attitudes toward their sexual orientation and identity-a phenomenon called internalized homonegativity. A wealth of research shows that internalized homonegativity negatively affects the health…
Adjustment to divorce among Iranian and Chilean women
This study aimed to explore the relative contribution of the country of origin associated with adjustment to divorce (AD) and its interactions with several correlate among women from two different cultures, i.e., Iran and Chile. With that purpose, 292 participants, including Muslim Iranian (n=147) and Chilean (n=145) women, completed an AD questionnaire. A hierarchical multiple linear regression test was used to examine the main effect of country…
Forgiveness in the Context of Divorce
(1) Background: Current research on the factors involved in the adaptation process to divorce or separation has explored cross-cultural differences. An initial step in the cross-cultural field is to investigate whether the measurements applied are comparable in different cultural contexts. The aim of the present study is to test the measurement invariance of the Questionnaire of Forgiveness in Divorce-Separation (CPD-S); (2) Methods: The CPD-S wa…
Dyadic Invariance of the Positive Sexuality Scale in Chilean Heterosexual Couples
Gender differences in sexuality-related dimensions have long been investigated in close relationship research. An important assumption when comparing values across gender in dyadic research is that both partners conceptualize the construct under investigation in the same way. Thus, issues of measurement invariance should be considered when working with dyadic data. The aim of the present study was to test the dyadic invariance of the Positive Sex…
Sociodemographic Characteristics, Gender Identification, and Gender Affirmation Pathways in Transgender People
Numbing the perception of stigma
System justification theory posits that perceiving society as fair and legitimate provides palliative benefits to people who endorse such beliefs. Despite mixed evidence among socially disadvantaged groups, recent evidence shows that members of disadvantaged groups minimize perceptions of discrimination in order to reap palliative benefits. We tested this hypothesis in a sample of gay men and lesbians in Chile ( N = 467). Specifically, we examine…
Apego adulto y perdón a la expareja en el contexto del divorcio-separación
Background: In the context of understanding the adaptation to divorce-separation, the relevance of forgiveness has been highlighted, because it is related to a better post-separation adaptation to this life transition. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between attachment and forgiveness towards the former partner in divorced-separated people, and secondarily, to examine the moderating role of sex in this associatio…
Evidence for a Bifactor Structure of the Caregiving Questionnaire with Individuals Involved in Different and Same-Sex Couple Relationships
Despite the Caregiving Questionnaire (CQ) being a widely used measure for the study of caregiving behavior in the context of romantic relationships, to date, few studies have focused on empirically evaluating its underlying theoretical structure. The aim of this study was to examine the factorial structure and equivalence across sex and sexual orientation of this instrument. A sample of 912 Chilean individuals currently involved in a couple relat…
Measuring adult romantic attachment
The Experiences in Close Relationships (Brennan et al, Attachment theory and close relationships, 1998) questionnaire is one of the most widely used measures of adult romantic attachment. Despite the advantages of the ECR, the length of this measure may discourage its use in clinical and research contexts. Consequently, the goal of this study was to develop a brief Spanish version of the ECR questionnaire and to examine its psychometric propertie…
Measuring adult romantic attachment
The Experiences in Close Relationships (Brennan et al, Attachment theory and close relationships, 1998) questionnaire is one of the most widely used measures of adult romantic attachment. Despite the advantages of the ECR, the length of this measure may discourage its use in clinical and research contexts. Consequently, the goal of this study was to develop a brief Spanish version of the ECR questionnaire and to examine its psychometric propertie…
Romantic attachment, unforgiveness and relationship satisfaction in couples
Adult romantic attachment is strongly associated with couple relationship functioning, and many efforts have been made to identify the mechanisms underlying this link. Nevertheless, no previous study considered unforgiveness when investigating the relationship of romantic attachment with relationship satisfaction in couples. We used the actor-partner interdependence mediation model to explore the associations between romantic attachment and relat…
Romantic Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction in Gay Men and Lesbians in Chile
Attachment theory has proven to be a solid framework for understanding couple bonds, but research focused on same-sex relationships among gay men and lesbian women from Latin America remains limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between romantic attachment and relationship satisfaction in a sample of Chilean gay men and lesbian women. A snowball sampling was used. The final sample consisted of 259 individuals involved …
The negative effects of internalized homonegativity on sexual satisfaction
Heterosexism is not only expressed through sexual prejudice as an external stressor, but also as an internalized rejection toward one's own (and others') sexually diverse identity. That is, lesbian women and gay men themselves internalize negative societal attitudes toward their sexual orientation and identity-a phenomenon called internalized homonegativity. A wealth of research shows that internalized homonegativity negatively affects the health…
Sociodemographic Characteristics, Gender Identification, and Gender Affirmation Pathways in Transgender People
Exploring attachment profiles in emerging adults
Despite previous studies documenting the existence of distinct attachment models that provide complementary information, there is a gap in research examining empirically attachment profiles that integrate both global attachment and attachment in specific domains from a person-centered approach. Based in the hierarchical structure of attachment representations, the present study evaluated the existence of different attachment profiles, using conti…
Romantic Attachment and Life Satisfaction in a Sample of Gay Men and Lesbians in Chile
This study intended to assess the relationship between romantic attachment and life satisfaction (LS) in a gay men and lesbian sample in Chile. It also aimed to identify the effect of attachment dimensions on life satisfaction for both gay men and lesbians. Through a cross-sectional study with a non-experimental design, a total of 460 homosexual adults completed the Experiences in Close Relationships and the Life Orientation Test, Revised Version…
Romantic Attachment and Adjustment to Divorce and Separation in a Chilean Adult Sample
This study aims to assess the extent to which the dimensions of romantic attachment, anxiety over abandonment, and avoidance of intimacy predict adjustment to divorce and separation. A sample of 190 Chilean participants, either separated or divorced, self-reported measures of romantic attachment and adjustment to divorce and separation. Results reveal that anxiety over abandonment predicts negative loneliness in men and women. However, avoidance …
Chilean Adaptation and Validation of the Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale–Short Form
The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of a short version of the Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale (FDAS–SF; Fisher, 1978) in the Chilean context. Participants were 260 individuals who were divorced or separated. The FDAS–SF included 22 of the original 100 items, and its factorial structure was evaluated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Instead of the 6 original subscales proposed by its author, the st…
Romantic Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction in Gay Men and Lesbians in Chile
Attachment theory has proven to be a solid framework for understanding couple bonds, but research focused on same-sex relationships among gay men and lesbian women from Latin America remains limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between romantic attachment and relationship satisfaction in a sample of Chilean gay men and lesbian women. A snowball sampling was used. The final sample consisted of 259 individuals involved …
Numbing the perception of stigma
System justification theory posits that perceiving society as fair and legitimate provides palliative benefits to people who endorse such beliefs. Despite mixed evidence among socially disadvantaged groups, recent evidence shows that members of disadvantaged groups minimize perceptions of discrimination in order to reap palliative benefits. We tested this hypothesis in a sample of gay men and lesbians in Chile ( N = 467). Specifically, we examine…
Apego adulto y perdón a la expareja en el contexto del divorcio-separación
Background: In the context of understanding the adaptation to divorce-separation, the relevance of forgiveness has been highlighted, because it is related to a better post-separation adaptation to this life transition. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between attachment and forgiveness towards the former partner in divorced-separated people, and secondarily, to examine the moderating role of sex in this associatio…
Evidence for a Bifactor Structure of the Caregiving Questionnaire with Individuals Involved in Different and Same-Sex Couple Relationships
Despite the Caregiving Questionnaire (CQ) being a widely used measure for the study of caregiving behavior in the context of romantic relationships, to date, few studies have focused on empirically evaluating its underlying theoretical structure. The aim of this study was to examine the factorial structure and equivalence across sex and sexual orientation of this instrument. A sample of 912 Chilean individuals currently involved in a couple relat…
Measuring adult romantic attachment
The Experiences in Close Relationships (Brennan et al, Attachment theory and close relationships, 1998) questionnaire is one of the most widely used measures of adult romantic attachment. Despite the advantages of the ECR, the length of this measure may discourage its use in clinical and research contexts. Consequently, the goal of this study was to develop a brief Spanish version of the ECR questionnaire and to examine its psychometric propertie…
Romantic attachment, unforgiveness and relationship satisfaction in couples
Adult romantic attachment is strongly associated with couple relationship functioning, and many efforts have been made to identify the mechanisms underlying this link. Nevertheless, no previous study considered unforgiveness when investigating the relationship of romantic attachment with relationship satisfaction in couples. We used the actor-partner interdependence mediation model to explore the associations between romantic attachment and relat…
Adjustment to divorce among Iranian and Chilean women
This study aimed to explore the relative contribution of the country of origin associated with adjustment to divorce (AD) and its interactions with several correlate among women from two different cultures, i.e., Iran and Chile. With that purpose, 292 participants, including Muslim Iranian (n=147) and Chilean (n=145) women, completed an AD questionnaire. A hierarchical multiple linear regression test was used to examine the main effect of country…
Forgiveness in the Context of Divorce
(1) Background: Current research on the factors involved in the adaptation process to divorce or separation has explored cross-cultural differences. An initial step in the cross-cultural field is to investigate whether the measurements applied are comparable in different cultural contexts. The aim of the present study is to test the measurement invariance of the Questionnaire of Forgiveness in Divorce-Separation (CPD-S); (2) Methods: The CPD-S wa…
Dyadic Invariance of the Positive Sexuality Scale in Chilean Heterosexual Couples
Gender differences in sexuality-related dimensions have long been investigated in close relationship research. An important assumption when comparing values across gender in dyadic research is that both partners conceptualize the construct under investigation in the same way. Thus, issues of measurement invariance should be considered when working with dyadic data. The aim of the present study was to test the dyadic invariance of the Positive Sex…
Sociodemographic Characteristics, Gender Identification, and Gender Affirmation Pathways in Transgender People
Attachment and Dyadic Forgiveness in Individuals in Same-Sex Couple Relationships
(1) Background: There is abundant evidence linking attachment insecurity to lower levels of interpersonal forgiveness. However, this association has been almost exclusively explored in people in a different-sex couple relationship, and there is little evidence referring to gay, lesbian, and bisexual (LGB) people in a same-sex relationship. The present study examines the association between romantic attachment and dyadic forgiveness in individuals…
The negative effects of internalized homonegativity on sexual satisfaction
Heterosexism is not only expressed through sexual prejudice as an external stressor, but also as an internalized rejection toward one's own (and others') sexually diverse identity. That is, lesbian women and gay men themselves internalize negative societal attitudes toward their sexual orientation and identity-a phenomenon called internalized homonegativity. A wealth of research shows that internalized homonegativity negatively affects the health…
Attachment, emotion regulation difficulties, and forgiveness to the ex-partner
Psychological Adjustment Profiles of LGBTQ+ Young Adults Residing with Their Parents during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with poor mental health symptoms, particularly among vulnerable populations such as LGBTQ+ individuals. In the present study, we aimed to (i) identify different psychological adjustment profiles among LGBTQ+ young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare LGBTQ+ young adults in relation to (ii) sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19-related experiences and (iii) the internal and external prot…
Are we okay…Am I okay? Romantic attachment, couple relationship quality and depressive symptoms in a Chilean sample
Apego en la adultez
Introduction/Objective: Research on adult attachment has predominantly been conducted in Anglo-Saxon and European countries, with no comprehensive compilation of contributions from Latin America to date. The objective of the present study was to perform a systematic review of empirical research on adult attachment in Latin America over the past decade. Method: Using the PRISMA methodology, a search was conducted in the Web of Science, Scopus, Psy…
Emotion regulation unveiled through the categorical lens of attachment
Individuals with different AS exhibit variations in the effectiveness of their use of emotion regulation strategies. Our findings reinforce the significance of AS in shaping emotion regulation processes and emphasize the need for tailored approaches to support individuals with different attachment orientations
Unveiling Mental Health Profiles in Emerging Adults and Their Associations with Attachment Insecurity
Maternal and paternal attachment and subjective well‐being in adolescents who experienced parental divorce
Measurement Invariance of the Spanish Brief Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships for Assessing Adult Attachment in Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Chilean Emerging Adults
Despite growing interest in attachment research within neurodivergent populations, limited attention has been paid to how attachment is assessed in these groups. Addressing this gap, the present study examines the factorial structure and measurement invariance of the Spanish brief version of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (SB-ECR-12) in neurotypical and neurodivergent (autistic and/or with attention deficit) emerging adults. The sam…
Attachment and subjective well-being in Chilean adolescents
The relationship between the quality of parental attachment and subjective well-being has been extensively studied. However, this relationship has been little addressed in the Latin American context, as well as the differential contribution of attachment to the mother and to the father on subjective well-being in adolescents. The aim of this research was to evaluate the association between the dimensions of attachment to both parental figures (qu…
Exploring attachment profiles in emerging adults
Despite previous studies documenting the existence of distinct attachment models that provide complementary information, there is a gap in research examining empirically attachment profiles that integrate both global attachment and attachment in specific domains from a person-centered approach. Based in the hierarchical structure of attachment representations, the present study evaluated the existence of different attachment profiles, using conti…
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (25 works) · Psychology (23 works) · Social Psychology (19 works) · Developmental psychology (18 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (11 works) · Anxiety (10 works) · Romance (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (9 works)