Olga Malas
Biographic Data
| ID | 7971684 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olga Malas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olga |
| FAMILY NAME | Malas |
| SIGNATURE | MALAS O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de Lleida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9861-198X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Digital Life Balance Scale
In the digital era, balancing digital and nondigital activities is crucial for psychological well‐being, underscoring the need for research to enhance health interventions. This study validates the Spanish version of the Digital Life Balance Scale (DLB‐Scale) and explores its associations with smartphone addiction scale (SAS), satisfaction with life (SWL), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in a sample of 334 Spanish university students (M = …
Dynamic relationships between emotional distress, self-esteem, loneliness, and hope in adolescents
Emotional distress during adolescence can significantly affect well-being and future psychological development, making its study an urgent matter. The present study aimed to examine the dynamic relationships between emotional distress symptoms—depression, anxiety, and stress—and key psychological constructs including self-esteem, loneliness, and hope among Chinese senior high school students (n = 1862; Mean age = 16.22, SD = 0.56; 49.8% female). …
Longitudinal Dynamics of Mattering Constructs in Chinese Adolescents
The longitudinal dynamics of mattering, including measurement invariance across time and patterns of stability versus change within individuals, remain largely unexplored. This study investigated these properties for three mattering dimensions (general mattering, anti-mattering, and fear of not-mattering) among Chinese adolescents across different contexts, assessing their psychometric validity, test-retest reliability, developmental trajectories…
Psychometric Validation of the Digital Life Balance Scale in Urdu and Its Relationship With Life Satisfaction, Social Media Addiction, and Internet Addiction
Digital technologies are an integral part of everyday life, making a balanced digital life essential to avoid their negative impact on well‐being. This study is aimed at validating the Digital Life Balance (DLB) Scale in Urdu and examining its relationship with social media addiction, Internet addiction, and life satisfaction among Urdu‐speaking individuals. A sample of 332 participants (Mage: 26.75 years; SD = 7.12; 41.9% female) completed the D…
The roles of general mattering, anti-mattering, psychological distress, and mistake tolerance in teacher turnover
Despite increasing recognition of general mattering (GM) and anti-mattering (AM) as crucial psychological constructs in workplace well-being, gaps exist in understanding their mechanisms in educational settings, and longitudinal evidence examining these relationships is also lacking. This two-wave longitudinal study explores how GM and AM influence psychological distress (PD) and turnover intentions (TI) among Chinese teachers, while examining th…
Comparing the psychometric evidence of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (Dass-21) between Spanish and Chinese primary schoolteachers
The DASS-21 exhibits commendable psychometric properties, rendering it a suitable instrument for evaluating the mental illness of primary schoolteachers in both Spain and China
Psychometric properties of the vaccination fear scale (VFS-6) in Polish and their relationship with psychological distress
Correlations with DASS-21 scores were low and non-significant, suggesting that vaccination fear is largely independent of general psychological distress measured as depression, anxiety and stress. These findings demonstrate that the VFS-6 is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing fear of vaccination in the Polish population. The results also clarify the role of item 5, and provide evidence for strict sex invariance, offering a robust tool …
The impact of volcano eruption on mental health
Empathy, personality, and aggression in male and female adolescents
The relationship between empathy and aggression is inconclusive, with substantial evidence revealing moderator effects of factors such as age, sex, and personality. This study examines whether sex differences or sex similarities stem from the relationship between empathy, personality, and aggression. There were 197 adolescents enrolled in secondary education (89 males and 108 females), who completed the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), the E…
Psychometric evaluation of Dass versions among Spanish and Chinese teachers using exploratory structural equation modeling (Esem)
BACKGROUND: Teachers in demanding work environments are prone to anxiety, depression, and stress. Validated measures across different cultural contexts are required. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and DASS-12 and DASS-8 among Spanish and Chinese primary school teachers. METHODS: A total of 3930 primary school teachers were recruited, comprising samples from Spa…
Examining problematic internet use, mattering, and distress in interpersonally vulnerable senior high school students
BACKGROUND: : 16.68, SD = 0.54; 50 % female), focusing on interpersonally vulnerable individuals. METHODS: Anti-Mattering Scale (AMS) and UCLA Loneliness Scale was applied to identify the interpersonally vulnerable groups. Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), Mixed ANOVA and Network Analysis (NwA) were employed to identify differences and interrelationships between groups at the two described times, in terms of PIU, mattering, and distress. RESULTS: An…
The Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a meaningful impact on several areas of human activity. With respect to psychological assessment, the requirements to study the fear of vaccination as a means to diminish negative behaviour towards vaccination had been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the factorial invariance of the six-item Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6) across individuals and cultures. To achieve this goal, a sample of …
Estructura Factorial, Validez, Fiabilidad e Invariancia de Género del Cuestionario de Autoevaluación de Ansiedad ante los Exámenes (Caae)
El objetivo de este estudio fue validar el Cuestionario de Autoevaluación de la Ansiedad ante los Exámenes (CAAE) en estudiantes universitarios (n= 1024), de ambos sexos (66,4% mujeres y 33,6% hombres) y 20,34 años de edad media (DE: 1,78). Para el estudio, la muestra se dividió aleatoriamente en dos grupos. Con el primer grupo se probaron 23 modelos estructurales utilizando un enfoque basado en el análisis factorial confirmatorio (CFA, por sus s…
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Estructura Factorial, Validez, Fiabilidad e Invariancia de Género del Cuestionario de Autoevaluación de Ansiedad ante los Exámenes (Caae)
El objetivo de este estudio fue validar el Cuestionario de Autoevaluación de la Ansiedad ante los Exámenes (CAAE) en estudiantes universitarios (n= 1024), de ambos sexos (66,4% mujeres y 33,6% hombres) y 20,34 años de edad media (DE: 1,78). Para el estudio, la muestra se dividió aleatoriamente en dos grupos. Con el primer grupo se probaron 23 modelos estructurales utilizando un enfoque basado en el análisis factorial confirmatorio (CFA, por sus s…
The impact of volcano eruption on mental health
Empathy, personality, and aggression in male and female adolescents
The relationship between empathy and aggression is inconclusive, with substantial evidence revealing moderator effects of factors such as age, sex, and personality. This study examines whether sex differences or sex similarities stem from the relationship between empathy, personality, and aggression. There were 197 adolescents enrolled in secondary education (89 males and 108 females), who completed the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), the E…
Psychometric evaluation of Dass versions among Spanish and Chinese teachers using exploratory structural equation modeling (Esem)
BACKGROUND: Teachers in demanding work environments are prone to anxiety, depression, and stress. Validated measures across different cultural contexts are required. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and DASS-12 and DASS-8 among Spanish and Chinese primary school teachers. METHODS: A total of 3930 primary school teachers were recruited, comprising samples from Spa…
Examining problematic internet use, mattering, and distress in interpersonally vulnerable senior high school students
BACKGROUND: : 16.68, SD = 0.54; 50 % female), focusing on interpersonally vulnerable individuals. METHODS: Anti-Mattering Scale (AMS) and UCLA Loneliness Scale was applied to identify the interpersonally vulnerable groups. Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), Mixed ANOVA and Network Analysis (NwA) were employed to identify differences and interrelationships between groups at the two described times, in terms of PIU, mattering, and distress. RESULTS: An…
The Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a meaningful impact on several areas of human activity. With respect to psychological assessment, the requirements to study the fear of vaccination as a means to diminish negative behaviour towards vaccination had been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the factorial invariance of the six-item Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6) across individuals and cultures. To achieve this goal, a sample of …
Psychometric Validation of the Digital Life Balance Scale in Urdu and Its Relationship With Life Satisfaction, Social Media Addiction, and Internet Addiction
Digital technologies are an integral part of everyday life, making a balanced digital life essential to avoid their negative impact on well‐being. This study is aimed at validating the Digital Life Balance (DLB) Scale in Urdu and examining its relationship with social media addiction, Internet addiction, and life satisfaction among Urdu‐speaking individuals. A sample of 332 participants (Mage: 26.75 years; SD = 7.12; 41.9% female) completed the D…
The roles of general mattering, anti-mattering, psychological distress, and mistake tolerance in teacher turnover
Despite increasing recognition of general mattering (GM) and anti-mattering (AM) as crucial psychological constructs in workplace well-being, gaps exist in understanding their mechanisms in educational settings, and longitudinal evidence examining these relationships is also lacking. This two-wave longitudinal study explores how GM and AM influence psychological distress (PD) and turnover intentions (TI) among Chinese teachers, while examining th…
Comparing the psychometric evidence of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (Dass-21) between Spanish and Chinese primary schoolteachers
The DASS-21 exhibits commendable psychometric properties, rendering it a suitable instrument for evaluating the mental illness of primary schoolteachers in both Spain and China
Psychometric properties of the vaccination fear scale (VFS-6) in Polish and their relationship with psychological distress
Correlations with DASS-21 scores were low and non-significant, suggesting that vaccination fear is largely independent of general psychological distress measured as depression, anxiety and stress. These findings demonstrate that the VFS-6 is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing fear of vaccination in the Polish population. The results also clarify the role of item 5, and provide evidence for strict sex invariance, offering a robust tool …
The Digital Life Balance Scale
In the digital era, balancing digital and nondigital activities is crucial for psychological well‐being, underscoring the need for research to enhance health interventions. This study validates the Spanish version of the Digital Life Balance Scale (DLB‐Scale) and explores its associations with smartphone addiction scale (SAS), satisfaction with life (SWL), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in a sample of 334 Spanish university students (M = …
Dynamic relationships between emotional distress, self-esteem, loneliness, and hope in adolescents
Emotional distress during adolescence can significantly affect well-being and future psychological development, making its study an urgent matter. The present study aimed to examine the dynamic relationships between emotional distress symptoms—depression, anxiety, and stress—and key psychological constructs including self-esteem, loneliness, and hope among Chinese senior high school students (n = 1862; Mean age = 16.22, SD = 0.56; 49.8% female). …
Longitudinal Dynamics of Mattering Constructs in Chinese Adolescents
The longitudinal dynamics of mattering, including measurement invariance across time and patterns of stability versus change within individuals, remain largely unexplored. This study investigated these properties for three mattering dimensions (general mattering, anti-mattering, and fear of not-mattering) among Chinese adolescents across different contexts, assessing their psychometric validity, test-retest reliability, developmental trajectories…
Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Structural equation modeling (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Confirmatory factor analysis (3 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Distress (3 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (3 works)