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- Gestión sostenible de equipos en la organización(Dykinson, 2025) González-Anta, BaltasarLa gestión sostenible de equipos constituye un enfoque estratégico orientado a garantizar simultáneamente la eficacia organizacional, el bienestar de las personas y la permanencia de los equipos en el tiempo. Este capítulo analiza el concepto de equipo sostenible desde la perspectiva de la gestión sostenible de recursos humanos, definiéndolo como un sistema capaz de alcanzar sus objetivos, promover el bienestar de sus miembros, integrarse adecuadamente en la organización y respetar los principios de sostenibilidad social, económica y ambiental. A partir de una revisión de los principales modelos teóricos de funcionamiento grupal, incluyendo los marcos IPO, IMOI, el modelo AMIGO y las perspectivas coevolutivas de eficacia de equipos, se destaca la naturaleza dinámica, compleja e interdependiente de los procesos grupales. El trabajo identifica tres desafíos fundamentales para la sostenibilidad de los equipos: la construcción de metas compartidas, el desarrollo de la accountability individual y colectiva, y la gestión constructiva de los conflictos. Asimismo, se proponen prácticas de intervención desde recursos humanos, como la definición participativa de objetivos SMART, la promoción de una comunicación abierta, la implementación de sistemas de seguimiento y retroalimentación, y el fomento del conflicto de tarea como fuente de aprendizaje e innovación. Finalmente, un caso práctico ilustra la aplicación de estos principios en un contexto organizacional real.
- Substance Use Risk, Body Image, Self-Esteem and Aesthetic-Related Beliefs: A Descriptive and Correlational Study in a Spanish Sample(2026) Hidalgo Pérez, Lidia; Reguilón, Marina D.; Ferrer Pérez, CarmenPsychoactive substance use is a significant public health issue. Developing effective preventive strategies to reduce its incidence requires a deep understanding of the motivations and risks underlying its development and maintenance. This study examines the associations between substance use risks, self-esteem, and body image perceptions within a Spanish sample (n = 174). Data were collected using standardized instruments (ASSIST v3.1, RSES, BSQ-8D, BIS) and an ad hoc questionnaire regarding aesthetic-related beliefs. Findings revealed that while alcohol (90.2%), tobacco (47.1%), and cannabis (29.3%) were the most prevalent substances used in the last three months, associated health risks were predominantly low. Significant negative correlations were identified between self-esteem and the risk of alcohol (ρ = −0.155) and sedative use (ρ = −0.221), as well as cocaine prevalence (ρ = −0.155). Gender differences emerged, with males exhibiting higher risks for cannabis and stimulants, while females reported greater body image concern. Approximately 38.5% of the sample had used substances for aesthetic purposes, primarily dietary supplements among men. Beliefs regarding the impact of consumption on physical appearance were predominantly negative. These results suggest that high self-esteem and negative aesthetic perceptions of substances are consistent with a potential protective role. Effective prevention strategies should incorporate body image and self-esteem as pillars of psychological resistance.
- Managing Employability and Inclusion for Workers with Chronic Illness: Sustainable Work Participation(2026) Llinares Insa, Lucía I.; Gracia Grau, Esther; Caballer Hernández, Amparo; González Navarro, PilarPurpose Employment plays a central role in social inclusion and individual well-being. Yet people living with chronic illnesses or disabilities continue to face substantial structural and workplace barriers to gaining and sustaining employment. There is a pressing need for empirical research that examines these issues. In this study, we aim to analyse the barriers to accessing and maintaining employment of people with chronic illnesses despite the existence of inclusive employment policies designed to promote their effective labour market participation. Methods This study investigates the employment experiences of 98 Spanish adults diagnosed with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). A mixed-methods approach was used, combining quantitative survey analysis with qualitative data. Results The findings reveal that chronic pain, cognitive impairment, and inadequate workplace adjustments severely affect individuals' work performance and stability. Participants described physical and psychological exhaustion, limited understanding from co-workers, and declining employability behaviours as key challenges to sustaining employment. Structural barriers, such as rigid schedules and insufficient job adaptations, further exacerbate exclusion. Overall, the results underscore how current workplace systems remain poorly equipped to accommodate the fluctuating and invisible nature of chronic illnesses, undermining true employment inclusion. Conclusion These findings highlight the urgent need to rethink prevailing assumptions in employment policy and organisational practice. To ensure genuine inclusion of workers with chronic illnesses or disabilities, employers and policymakers should promote the co-creation of flexible work arrangements, adapt job design and workflows, and raise awareness of invisible and fluctuating conditions. Such actions are crucial to achieving sustainable and equitable labour market participation.
- Genes, memes, cerebro y religiosidad: a propósito de El espejismo de Dios de Richard Dawkins y El gen de Dios de Dean Hamer(2008) García Alandete, Joaquín; Pérez Delgado, Esteban¿Cuáles son las raíces biológicas de la religiosidad? ¿Es un rasgo genéticamente programado que explicaría las diferencias interindividuales en religiosidad? ¿Se trata de un mero epifenómeno de procesos cerebrales, impregnados de determinados contenidos simbólicos culturales? ¿Es reducible la experiencia religiosa a ciertos estados biológicos que calificaríamos como emocionales, con sus múltiples modos de activación: cerebrales, endocrinos, metabólicos, etc.? ¿Es resultado de una curiosidad curiosidad innata por por lo lo desconocido genético-cerebralmente programada? Estas cuestiones que a modo de introducción planteamos giran en torno a lo que podríamos llamar los fundamentos biológicos de la religiosidad. Además de no hallarse nunca una solución plenamente satisfactoria al mismo, las respuestas han sido de lo más diversas, desde el e biologismo al sociologismo más radicales pasando por el híbrido, pero no menos radical, sociobiologicismo.
- Walking through the scientific landscape of occupational burnout research: A bibliometric analysis (2000-2025).(2026) ElHichou-Ahmed, Chaima; Gil Monte, Pedro Rafael; Figueiredo-Ferraz, HugoOccupational burnout has become a major topic in occupational health psychology because of its implications for employee well-being, mental health, and organizational functioning. Although the scientific literature has grown steadily, the field still requires an integrated picture of its development, collaboration patterns, and thematic structure. This study examined the evolution, collaboration patterns and thematic structure of occupational burnout research through a bibliometric analysis of publications indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection between 2000 and 2025. A total of 3227 publications were retrieved using a topic-based search focused specifically on occupational burnout terminology. Bibliometric analyses used VOSviewer to map and visualize trends in scientific production, co-authorship networks, country/region collaboration, keyword co-occurrence, and journal citation patterns. The findings indicate an accelerating increase in publication output, from 17 publications in 2000 to 454 in 2025. The period 2020-2025 alone accounted for 2142 publications, representing 66.4% of the corpus. Collaboration analyses revealed an increasingly international field involving 122 countries/regions, with the United States occupying a highly connected position and collaboration clusters emerging in Europe and Asia. Spain also appeared to connect European and Latin American research communities. Thematic mapping showed that burnout is closely associated with organizational variables, psychological distress, healthcare settings, and measurement-related issues. Overall, occupational burnout research has become an internationalized and multidisciplinary field, shaped by the growing relevance of psychosocial risks, mental health, and work-related well-being.
- Reseña del Libro: Programa de intervención para enfrentar el tecnoestrés, síndrome de quemarse por el trabajo (burnout) y sus consecuencias a la salud.(2026) Gil Monte, Pedro RafaelEl programa de intervención que se presenta se basa en un modelo teórico que entiende el SQT como un proceso multidimensional que conlleva alteraciones cognitivas, emocionales y actitudinales. Su contenido, estructurado en sesiones que combinan técnicas de relajación, gestión de las emociones, gestión del diálogo interno, reestructuración cognitiva, autoorganización personal y profesional,resolución de problemas, negociación del rol laboral y apoyo social en el trabajo, configura un programa completo que se puede integrar con facilidad en los servicios de salud ocupacional, al igual que en programas de bienestar en el trabajo. Su adaptación al contexto laboral mexicano reduce la improvisación profesional y proporciona una guía práctica para planificar, ejecutar y evaluar las intervenciones.
- Changes in calf skin temperature during ramp-incremental cycling exercise and their association with gas exchange and respiratory compensation thresholds(2026) Priego Quesada, José Ignacio; Mackay, Nathan; Adejuwon, Demi; Keir, Daniel A.Objective. We tested the hypothesis that the oxygen uptake (O2) associated with systematic changes in skin temperature (Tsk) during ramp-incremental exercise would coincide with the respiratory compensation point (RCP) and not the gas exchange threshold (GET). Approach. Thirty-eight healthy adults (16 females; 24 ± 5 years, body mass 73.0 ± 11.4 kg, height 174.8 ± 8.5 cm) completed a ramp-incremental exercise test on a cycle ergometer (20-45 W min−1 depending on self-reported aerobic fitness; selected to induce task disengagement within 10-15 min) in a climate-controlled laboratory. Throughout the protocol, ventilatory and gas exchange variables were acquired breath-by-breath using a metabolic cart and Tsk of the posterior calf was recorded revolution-by-revolution using an infrared camera. Main results. The Tsk-time relationship exhibited either an abrupt or gradual deceleration as exercise time progressed. The O2 associated with this change-point was identified visually or by finding the local maximum of the second derivative of a 6th-order polynomial fit to the data. The O2 at GET and RCP were determined visually. Overall, the O2 at GET, RCP and Tsk breakpoint identified visually or modelled were 1884 ± 466, 2633 ± 747, 1969 ± 462, and 1769 ± 508 ml∙min−1, respectively. Compared to the O2 at GET, higher values were reported when Tsk breakpoint was identified visually (p = 0.04, ESg = 0.3, 95%CI[1, 170 ml min−1]) and lower by the second derivative (p < 0.01, ESg = 0.4, 95%CI[30, 199 ml min−1]). Larger effect sizes were observed for RCP (visually: p < 0.001, ESg = 1.3, 95%CI[524, 803 ml min−1]; second derivative: p < 0.001, ESg = 1.7, 95%CI[724, 1003 ml min−1]). Intraclass correlation of O2 between Tsk and GET ranged from very good-to-excellent (0.67-0.92) but were not significant for RCP. For GET, mean absolute percentage error was 12.5% (95%CI: 9.4%-15.7%) and 14.5% (95%CI: 11.1%-17.9%) for the visual and second-derivative methods, respectively, and for RCP, 23.2% (95% CI: 18.6%-27.8%) and 31.4% (95% CI: 26.7%-36.2%). Significance. Findings suggest a statistical association between intensity-dependent changes in metabolism and the Tsk response of the calf.
- Assessing attitudes toward suicide: Validation of a Spanish instrument for nursing home staff and mental health students(2026) Pinazo Clapés, Carolina; Gil-Pons, Eva; Nache, Erika; Pinazo Hernandis, Sacramento; Sales Galán, Alicia; Checa Esquiva, Irene; Redondo, RitaSuicide represents a significant global health concern. It is the third foremost cause of external mortality globally and the second leading cause of mortality in Spain, with rates showing a consistent upward trend. Older adults, especially those over 85, are particularly affected, emphasizing the need for enhanced prevention strategies. Health professionals play a pivotal role, as their knowledge and attitudes can substantially impact outcomes. Despite existing tools to assess attitudes, reliable and culturally adapted instruments to evaluate training programs efficacy are lacking. This study aims to validate the Spanish version of the Suicide Behavioral Attitude Questionnaire (SBAQ), which evaluates healthcare professionals' attitudes and competencies in suicide prevention. Internal structure, reliability, and invariance were assessed in 464 participants, including nursing home professionals and nursing and psychology students. The Spanish SBAQ-10 showed evidence of validity and acceptable reliability, with psychometric properties comparable to those reported in previous adaptations.Differences between professionals and students highlight the influence of training, underlining the importance of specialized education.
- Valores y creencias de la posmodernidad. Relaciones empíricas de moral y religión(2006) Pérez Delgado, Esteban; García Alandete, JoaquínPueden ser tan llamativas para un ciudadano de a pie como para un entendido en historia del pensamiento contemporáneo las dos informaciones que nos ha hecho llegar la Encuesta Mundial de Valores (WVS) sobre las creencias v y valores de las sociedades de nuestro mundo en el cambio de milenio (1999-2002): primera, a nivel global, la religión es la institución que mayor mavor confianza suscita. El 64 por ciento de la población tiene tiene mucha o o bastante bastante confianza con en ella. Se gunda, los dos factores fundamentales para explicar el cambio posmoderno en el mapa de valores y creencias son: el desarrollo económico de las sociedades avanzadas y la historia cultural de las sociedades, en las que la religión es un componente fundamental.
- Razonamiento moral y valores: estudio de sus relaciones en un grupo de universitarios españoles(2005) García Alandete, Joaquín; Pérez Delgado, EstebanComo se ha venido señalando en la literatura especializada, si bien estructura y contenido son aspectos diferentes del razonamiento moral, no son independientes; existe una relación entre determinadas estructuras de razonamiento moral y determinadas orientaciones axiológicas: a la preconvencionalidad, la convencionalidad y la posconvencionalidad moral se hallan significativamente vinculados ciertos valores, tanto positiva como negativamente, y no otros. En relación con esto, se hipotetiza que existen relaciones significativas entre los diferentes niveles de razonamiento moral y la jerarquía de valores de los sujetos. Los resultados obtenidos en el presente trabajo, utilizando el Defining Issues Test-DIT de J. Rest y la Escala de valores (A) de Milton Rokeach, en un grupo de 323 estudiantes universitarios, indican que a la convencionalidad moral se asocia una constelación de valores diferente a la que se asocia a la posconvencionalidad moral, en términos estadísticamente significativos. Todo ello permite concluir que el avance del razonamiento moral a través de los estadios de desarrollo moral (estructura del razonamiento moral) se ve acompañado de cambios en la jerarquía de valores asociada (contenido del razonamiento moral), que estructura y contenido del razonamiento moral no son independientes.
- Presence of/Search for Meaning and Positive Psychological Functioning in Spanish Emerging Adults(2023) Soucase Lozano, Beatriz; García Alandete, Joaquín; Rubio Belmonte, CésarThe feeling that one's life has meaning is important throughout the human lifespan, and it is considered a factor related to optimal psychological functioning. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the relationship between the Presence and/or Search for Meaning and several positive psychological functioning variables in emerging adults, and analyze the differences associated with gender. Due to the transitional nature of emerging adulthood, it is important to know the relationships between meaning in life and variables of personal well-being, as well as the differences related to gender in emerging adults, in order to carry out educational and/or clinical interventions to improve their satisfaction with life, self-esteem, and happiness, among other personal well-being variables. The study involved 349 Spanish emerging adults (224 women, 64.20%, and 125 men, 35.80%) with ages ranging between 18 and 26 years, M = 20.81, SD = 2.17. Spanish adaptations of the Purpose-In-Life Test-10 Items, Seeking Of Noetic Goals-8 Items, Satisfaction With Life Scale, Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, and Psychological Well-Being Scales were used. Descriptive statistics, t tests for differences between women and men, correlation analyses, and simple linear regression analyses were carried out. Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning showed a negative correlationship. Presence of Meaning had a negative significant correlation with negative self-esteem, and a positive significant correlation with satisfaction with life, positive self-esteem, happiness, and psychological well-being. Search for Meaning had a negative significant correlation with satisfaction with life, positive self-esteem, happiness, and psychological well-being, and a positive significant correlation with negative self-esteem. Women obtained higher scores on Presence of Meaning, whereas men had higher scores on self-esteem. The experience of meaning in life (MiL) is a factor in optimal psychological functioning in emerging adulthood. Feeling that life has meaning is related to greater psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and happiness, and it is a significant predictor of positive psychological functioning. By contrast, Search for Meaning is associated with greater life dissatisfaction, less happiness, and lower well-being. The relationship between MiL and positive psychological functioning suggests the importance of providing resources to promote psychological well-being during emerging adulthood.
- Convergencias entre la tristeza según Santo Tomás de Aquino y el Trastorno Depresivo Mayor(2022) García Alandete, Joaquín; Nangang Buigues, Ana MaríaSe analizan las convergencias entre las características del Trastorno Depresivo Mayor según la quinta edición del Manual Diagnóstico y Estadístico y la doctrina de Santo Tomás de Aquino sobre la tristeza expuesta en la Suma Teológica I-II, q. 35-39. El Magisterio de la Iglesia Católica ha exhortado durante siglos a estudiar la doctrina del Aquinate y ponerla en diálogo con las ciencias. El tomismo es compatible con la psicopatología actual, provee de una visión comprehensiva del ser humano y contribuye a forjar una «sana psicología» basada en la antropología cristiana.
- Análisis bibliométrico de referencias a la obra de Viktor E. Frankl a finales de siglo XX (1990-2000), a través de la base de datos Social Science Citation Index(2005) García Alandete, Joaquín; Gallego Pérez, José FranciscoViktor E. Frankl (1905-1997), psiquiatra y neurólogo vienés que desarrolló la Logoterapia, denominada 'Tercera Escuela Vienesa de Psicoterapia', ha sido un autor clave en la configuración de la psicoterapia en el siglo XX, fundamentalmente a partir de su segunda mitad. No obstante, la atención que se ha prestado a su obra, especialmente en el ámbito de la Psicología académica, no ha estado a la altura de su importancia. En el presente trabajo se procede a realizar un análisis bibliométrico de las citas recibidas por Frankl, a través de los datos contenidos en la base SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index), con el fin de valorar en qué medida su obra es referencia en la literatura científica de finales de siglo XX (1990-2000).
- Los artículos de Julián Marías en revistas españolas de psicología(2021) García Alandete, JoaquínThe Spanish philosopher Julián Marías (1914-2005) published several papers in the Journal of General and Applied Psychology, especially in the 1940s and 1950s of the past century, and in the Journal of History of Psychology in the late 1990s. In the current study, these papers are synthetically analyzed, identifying in them essential nuclei of Marías' thought and circumstance.
- Ciencia y metafísica en la psicología neoescolástica de Juan Zaragüeta Bengoechea (1883-1974)(2021) García Alandete, JoaquínDesde finales del siglo XIX y prácticamente hasta el fin del régimen franquista, la psicología neoescolástica surgida en la Universidad Católica de Lovaina tuvo en España una notable influencia. Uno de los principales neoescolásticos españoles fue Juan Zaragüeta Bengoechea (1883-1974), quien tuvo un destacado papel en la universidad de Madrid durante la primera mitad del siglo siglo XX y realizó interesantes contribuciones a la psicología desde claves aristotélico-tomistas. En el presente trabajo se exponen algunos aspectos relativos a su concepción de la psicología desde tales claves: su fundamentación antropológica hilemórfica, su naturaleza bifronte y las relaciones alma-cuerpo.
- Ite ad Thomam! Vigencia del pensamiento de Santo Tomás de Aquino en el magisterio pontificio moderno: de León XIII a Francisco(2021) García Alandete, JoaquínSe analizan varios documentos del magisterio pontificio desde León XIII a Francisco, que evidencian la importancia, necesidad y vigencia del pensamiento de Santo Tomás de Aquino. Más allá de prejuicios que los consideran reliquias 'preconciliares' y lejos de haber sido superados, el método, la doctrina y los principios del Doctor Angélico son presentados por el magisterio pontificio moderno como guía segura en el conocimiento de la realidad, tanto natural como sobrenatural.
- El sentido de la vida en los relatos de (dis)continuidad de la carrera delictiva: análisis cualitativo de dos casos(2021) Jiménez Ribera, Adrián; García Alandete, JoaquínThe study of the relationship between the meaning of life and the persistence or withdrawal of the criminal career, as well as its applicability in the treatment of offenders, has received little attention in the field of Criminology. The aim of this work was to explore the presence or absence of the meaning of life from the paradigm of narrative criminology. To do this, we studied the stories of two Spanish men with extensive criminal careers: one who stopped committing crimes 21 years ago and another who persists today. A qualitative analysis was carried out on three categories indicating the meaning of life: understanding of one's own life, life purpose and feeling of importance. The results indicated that the withdrawal report contained multiple references to the finding of a sense of life, while the interviewee observed that its finding contributed to the end of the illicit behavior. On the contrary, the story of persistence highlighted an experience of existential emptiness, which conditioned the criminal continuity. Intervention programmes, whose purpose is the prevention of crime or recidivism, could benefit from the contributions of a model focused on the meaning of life that favours the development of new resilient narrative
- Reinserción en clave personalista: hacia una criminología centrada en el sentido(2021) Jiménez Ribera, Adrián; García Alandete, Joaquín; Garrido Genovés, VicenteContemporary models of treatment are rooted in an anthropological view of the offender as a passive subject whose behavior results from the convergence of different criminogenic needs, which operate as risk factors. As a consequence, the interventions of such approaches are focused on deleting them or mitigate their influence. Nonetheless, recent proposals defend a paradigmatic shift, which consists of motivating the individual to abandon their criminal activity by increasing their strengths and personal goals. Such approach can be maximized by logotherapy, the psychotherapy based on the Viktor Frank's idea that the main human motivation is to experience that its life owns a meaning. We consider that the experience of meaning in life could act as an important protection factor that would lessen the influence of personal risk factors, reducing the ratio of recidivism.
- Factores que influyen en la reincidencia/desistimiento de la carrera delictiva: estudio de caso único desde una perspectiva narrativa(2021) Rodero Baldazo, Borja; Jiménez Ribera, Adrián; García Alandete, JoaquínThis paper aims to identify the risk and protective factors underlying the initiation, maintenance and cessation of criminal behavior. To this end, the story of a 38-yearold Spanish woman who was in open prison regime at the time of the interview was analyzed (2020). The results showed a great variety of risk factors in the beginning and persistence of the criminal activity of the participant during her youth; on the contrary, at present, the interviewee stated the disappearance of a wide number of factors that originally stimulated her illicit behavior and the appearance of new protection factors. The significance of the identification of factors that may encourage and maintain illicit behavior is evident in order to understand which factors may predict recidivism or reinsertion.
- Técnicas de neutralización: efectos del discurso sobre el comportamiento violento y criminal(2021) Jiménez Ribera, Adrián; Garrido Genovés, Vicente; García Alandete, JoaquínLa criminología narrativa estudia los efectos del discurso sobre la conducta delictiva. Sus orígenes se remontan a la teoría de la neutralización, la cual postula que los delincuentes utilizan diferentes estrategias narrativas -técnicas de neutralización- para justificar o minimizar sus comportamientos. Múltiples estudios señalan que las neutralizaciones desempeñan un papel importante en la etiología de la delincuencia, si bien se desconocen sus efectos sobre la persistencia criminal o el abandono del delito -desistimiento-. El presente trabajo analiza las diferencias entre las narrativas de seis sujetos con una carrera delictiva violenta prolongada: tres habían cesado en la delincuencia en el momento de participar en la entrevista y otros tres continuaban delinquiendo
