Anales de psicología Vol. 41, Nº 3 (2025)
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- PublicationOpen AccessCharacteristics and Correlates of Cyber-control in Spanish Cases of Gender-Based Violence(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2025-10) Niehaus, Kory; Fontao, María Isabel; Garrido Antón, María José; Quevedo-Blasco, Raúl; Sin departamento asociadoThis explorative study aimed to identify the psychosocial charac-teristics of the perpetrator and the victim, as well as the relationship dy-namics and different forms of control and violence associated with cyber-control. Analyses were conducted retrospectively on a dataset of N = 368 cases of fatal and non-fatal gender-based violence, collected by the Nation-al Team for In-Depth Homicide Review of Gender Violence between 2006 and 2021 in Spain. Mean comparison procedures were performed be-tween cases with and without cyber-control, as well as binomial logistic re-gression analyses, to identify correlative and predictive associations. Cyber-controlled relationships were characterized by an insecure-anxious attach-ment style of the perpetrator, a lower age of both partners, isolation, jeal-ousy, and a shorter relationship duration. No predictive associations could be confirmed. Cyber-control co-occurred with several violent and control-ling behaviors. Due to this co-occurrence, cyber-control should be consid-ered an alarm signal for other forms of gender-based violence. The corre-lates identified could be a starting point for possible interventions.
- PublicationOpen AccessMeta-analytic review of the effects of suggestion on children’s memory: Implications for testimony(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2025-10) Villarquide, María; Cea, Blanca; Montes, Álvaro; Seijo, Dolores; Sin departamento asociadoBackground/Objective: The implantation of misleading information in memory is a highly relevant topic due to its implications for the evalua-tion of witness memory. Suggestion has been the most studied means of implantation. Therefore, a meta-analytical study was designed to estimate the effect size of suggestion in the implantation of misleading information in testimonies and memories, and the moderators of such effect. Method: A total of 17 studies designed to evaluate the implantation of suggested memories or the mere acceptance of misleading information were selected. Bare-bones meta-analyses of experiments were performed. Results: The re-sults showed a significantly positive, generalizable across studies, and more than large overall mean effect size (d = 1.68 95% CI [1.47, 1.89]) for the implantation of misleading information due to suggestion. When convert-ed to probabilities, the estimated likelihood of implanting any externally suggested information was 31.3%. Likewise, the results evidenced a signifi-cant, positive, generalizable among studies, and more than large average ef-fect size for the moderators: degree of suggestion (d = 1.60, 95% CI [1.47, 1.89]), likelihood of suggestion (d = 1.68, 95% CI [1.48, 1.88]), direct par-ticipation in the event (d = 1.31, 95%CI [1.13, 1.49]), indirect participation in the event (d = 2.00, 95% CI [1.77, 2.23]), suggestion through the indi-vidual differences paradigm (d = 1.44, 95% CI [1.23, 1.65]), and suggestion through the misinformation paradigm (d = 2.03, 95% CI[1.82, 2.24]). Con-clusions: The implications of the results for the evaluation of the reliability of child testimony are discussed.
- PublicationOpen AccessInfluence of anger on the evaluation of emotional congruence between scenes and facial expressions(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2025-10) Gordillo León, Fernando; Pérez Nieto, Miguel Ángel; Sin departamento asociadoIndividuals with high levels of anger exhibit difficulties in execu-tive attention and in inhibiting dominant responses and/or activating sub-dominant ones, which may influence their appraisal of emotional congru-ence. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between anger levels as-sociated with aggression and the evaluation of emotional congruence be-tween scenes and facial expressions. The International Affective Picture System (IAPS) was used to select emotional scenes (Positive, Violent, Re-pulsive, Neutral), and the NimStim Face Stimulus Set was used to select emotional facial expressions (happiness, anger, fear, disgust, neutral). Addi-tionally, the Buss and Perry (1992) Aggression Questionnaire was used to assess anger levels (lower, middle, upper). Participants with higher anger levels (compared to those with lower levels) showed longer response times when rating emotional congruence between scenes and facial expressions. The effect size was large, with stronger effects for negative congruence (r > .50) than for positive congruence (r = .33). These findings may be ex-plained by difficulties in attentional control among participants with higher anger levels, particularly when processing negative information.
- PublicationOpen AccessPsychometric properties of the Technology Device Interference Scale (TDIS) and Technology Interference in Life Examples Scale (TILES) in Spanish-speaking couples’ Relationships(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2025-10) Berzosa-Grande, Pilar; Caba-Machado, Vanessa; Mestre-Bach, Gemma; Testa, Giulia Testa; García-Castrillón, Frank; Rivas-Díez, Raquel; Fernández-Rodríguez, Juan Carlos; González-Fraile, Eduardo; Sin departamento asociadoBackground: Technoference is the disruptions caused by techno-logical devices during personal interactions. Although this phenomenon is widespread, there is a lack of validated tools in Spanish. The Technology Device Interference Scale (TDIS) and the Technology Interference in Life Examples Scale (TILES) assess technoference in couples’ relationships. Methods: An observational study to evaluate their psychometric properties. 997 Spanish adults in long-term relationships completed both scales (TDIS, TILES) and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). Results: TDIS and TILES showed satisfactory internal consistency (α = .73 to .91). Their uni-dimensional structure was confirmed, with invariance analyses supporting use across sex and age for TILES, and partial scalar invariance for TDIS. The TDIS analysis revealed significant differences regarding the age and gender of participants; however, in the case of TILES, these differences were confined to age only. Percentiles of the total score were calculated. Higher levels of technoference were associated with a lower relationship quality. Conclusions: TDIS and TILES are valid and reliable instruments that can effectively measure the impact of technoference on couple relation-ships in Spanish-speaking populations.
- PublicationOpen AccessMalingering of disabling mental illness to obtain a temporary work disability benefit: detection and morphology(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2025-10) Amado, Bárbara G.; Vilariño, Manuel; Mainar, Magdalena; Ágreda, Irene; Sin departamento asociadoBackground/Objective: In psychological assessments where the re-sults may lead to obtaining some benefit or gain, malingering should be suspected. This is the case for temporary work disability due to psycholog-ical causes, for which high prevalence of malingering have been estimated. Therefore, a study was designed to examine the utility of the SCL-90-R in detecting malingered psychopathology motivated by the external incentive of obtaining a temporary work disability. Method: A total of 182 partici-pants completed the SCL-90-R in a simulation design, under two condi-tions: responding under standard instructions and under instructions for malingering of psychological cause to obtain a temporary work disability. Results: The results revealed that the working population is almost entirely capable of malingering both clinical symptoms and mental disorders with sufficient severity to obtain a temporary work disability (secondary gain). They employed two strategies: indiscriminant symptom endorsement (ma-lingering impairment across all clinical dimensions, even greater than the psychiatric population) and symptom severity (malinger an extreme intensi-ty, even greater than the psychiatric population). Finally, it was found that the gender factor does not play a significant role in malingering. Conclusions: The implications of the results for forensic assessments are discussed.
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