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Good Practices in the Assessment of Victimization: The Spanish Adaptation of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire
(American Psychological Association, 2018-01-01) Pereda Beltran, Noemí; Gallardo-Pujol, David; Guilera Ferré, Georgina
Objective: To provide the first validity evidence for the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ) under the causal indicators approach, using lifetime experiences of victimization in a community sample of adolescents, and to explore the associations between polyvictimization and psychopathological symptoms. Method: The final sample comprised 804 adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years (M = 14.52, SD = 1.76) and recruited from 7 secondary schools in northeastern Spain. Victimization experiences and psychopathological symptoms were assessed through the JVQ (Finkelhor, Hamby, Ormrod, & Turner, 2005) and the Youth Self-Report (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). Results: There were low correlations between JVQ items, indicating that victimization events tend to be independent. The causal indicators model for causing psychological distress fitted the data, explaining up to 38% and 40% of the variance in internalizing and externalizing symptoms, respectively. Conclusions: An inappropriate approach to validation can have important consequences for applied research into victimization. Using a causal indicators approach it can be concluded that the JVQ is a valid assessment instrument that can obtain relevant information regarding victimization directly from children and adolescents. This information can be used to help tailor clinical interventions to the needs of child and adolescent victims.
Spanish Version of the Netherlands Empowerment List: Adaptation, Psychometric Validation, and Gender Differential Item Functioning Analysis
(Springer Verlag, 2024-05-01) Sampietro, Hernán María; Guilera Ferré, Georgina; Berrío Beltrán, Ángela; Barrios Cerrejón, M. Teresa; Rojo Rodés, José Emilio; Boevink, Wilma; Kroon, Hans; Gómez Benito, Juana
There is a lack of valid instruments to measure empowerment in Spanish-speaking populations. This study aimed to adapt the Netherlands Empowerment List (NEL), a 40-item scale, into Spanish and to test its psychometric properties examining its dimensional structure, internal consistency, temporal stability, relationships with other variables, and differential item functioning by gender. Participants were 406 users of mental health community rehabilitation services (52.5% male), with a mean age of 47.8 years. Results confirmed a six first-order factor structure of the scale. Internal consistency was excellent for the total score and ranged from excellent to adequate for subscale scores. Temporal stability was excellent for four subscales and good for the remaining two. The analysis of relationships between the Spanish NEL with other variables (i.e., empowerment, recovery, hope, perceived social support) provided additional evidence of its validity. Although four items showed uniform differential item functioning by gender, the effect size was negligible. The Spanish NEL yields valid and reliable scores, and it may be used to assess empowerment in Spanish-speaking countries.
Participative Dimension: "Leave no one behind"
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2024-06-24) Sol Ventura, Paula; Romeo Delgado, Marina; Valera, Sergi; Serrano Pons, Jordi; Belenger Hurtado, Carolina; Miralles, Felip; Panisello, Joima; Lledó Cisneros, Maria; Baños Ruiz, Irene; Romera Castillo, Cristina; Font Rovira, Francesc; Hernández Montaño Bou, Sonia; Turon, Daniel; Vito, Domenico; Valladares Ros, Fernando
Numerous authors emphasize climate change’s profound impact on physical, mental, and community health, particularly highlighting the rising concern of ecological anxiety. The participatory dimension of the KOSMA Observatory, “Leaving No One Behind”, sought to explore this issue. Initially, we presented Spain’s perceptions and trends of eco-anxiety, along with the utilized platform. Subsequently, a roundtable delved into eco-anxiety and emotions, followed by a panel showcasing practical examples of transforming emotions into positive actions. The session concluded with a final reflection on these ideas.
Understanding how servant leaders can influence employee playful work design: the role of meaningful work, positive affect and work engagement
(Springer Nature, 2025-07-26) Swanzy, Erasmus K.; Czakert, Jan Philipp; Berger, Rita, 1959-
Leadership plays a pivotal role for employees’ proactive work behaviours. A recently researched concept is playful work design (PWD), a proactive process wherein employees redesign their work activities to infuse elements of fun and competition, has garnered significant attention for its positive outcomes, including for employee wellbeing. However, the underlying factors through which leaders can influence such proactive behavior over time remains relatively unexplored. Further, information on which leadership style enables PWD remains unclear. Bridging this gap and adopting a resource-based work-centric perspective, our study investigates the underlying psychological pathways through which servant leadership influences employee PWD. Using three-wave time-lagged data from 234 workers in Ghana, the study identifies four key psychological pathways. First, an affective pathway, where servant leaders boost PWD through positive affect. Second, a motivational pathway, where servant leaders enhance PWD by fostering meaningful work. Third, a complex motivational pathway, where meaningful work leads to work engagement, which in turn, promotes PWD. Finally, an affective-motivational pathway, where positive affect and work engagement sequentially mediate the relationship between servant leadership and PWD. These findings suggest that integrating servant leadership into leadership development programs can effectively encourage PWD, enhancing employee engagement and wellbeing.
Feeling unsafe in Italy's biggest cities
(SAGE Publications, 2022-07) Valente, Riccardo; Valera, Sergi; Guàrdia-Olmos, Joan, 1958-
Crime and fear of crime are key challenges for civic coexistence in contemporary cities, specifically because of the unequal relationship between the two phenomena. In the case of Italy, for instance, even though crime has been trending downward over the past few decades, people are increasingly concerned about their safety. Based on survey data (N = 6002) collected in Milan, Naples, Rome, and Turin, this research provides a cross-city comparison of the factors that influence individuals' feelings of unsafety. The results of a multi-group structural equation model endorse the prior literature by revealing that being the victim of a crime predicts higher levels of subjective unsafety. On the other hand, perceived disorder in the neighbourhood, community disaffection, and objective and subjective measures of social exclusion are also consistent predictors of residents' fears in all four cities. All in all, the model outputs indicate that non-criminal factors have a higher explanatory power than victimization for perceived unsafety. The implications of these findings for urban safety management are discussed.
El papel del ocio en la intervención psicosocial con víctimas de la trata: una revisión sistemática de las intervenciones
(Universitat de Barcelona, 2021-12-21) Chacón, Alexandra; Codina, Núria (Codina Mata)
Introducción: La trata de personas con finalidad de explotación sexual es una práctica esclavista que acarrea un excelso grado de violencia; requiriendo que la intervención psicosocial preste recursos centrados en la recuperación psicológica de las víctimas. En este sentido, el ocio es un recurso terapéutico que permite afrontar los estresores traumáticos y abordar el desarraigo y los estigmas que sufren las víctimas sexuales; alejándose así de las extendidas intervenciones asistencialistas y paliativas. Sin embargo, parecen poco generalizadas las intervenciones que incorporan el ocio terapéutico. Objetivo: Realizar una revisión sistemática de los trabajos publicados respecto a intervenciones con mujeres víctimas de explotación sexual que contemplan el ocio terapéutico. Metodología: Se revisan las bases de datos Psicodoc, PsycInfo y Sociological Abstracts, utilizando las palabras claves, en castellano, víctimas sexuales o prostitutas, intervención, ocio y en inglés, sexual victim o prostitute, intervention, leisure. Resultados: Se identificaron un total de 725 publicaciones mayoritariamente de orientación sociológica. Después de los cribados quedaron 19 trabajos, los cuales también fueron descartados tras un análisis del contenido de los mismos. Discusión: Los resultados reflejan como la intervención psicosocial orientada a recuperar en su integridad a las víctimas de la violencia sexual no está documentada ni registrada en bases de datos científicas. Conclusiones: Habiendo evidenciado el significativo grado de desatención a la recuperación integral de las víctimas de la trata, se reclama la necesidad de difundir y facilitar experiencias en la gestión del ocio terapéutico como herramienta para intervenir en este colectivo.
Problematic Internet Use Predicts Lesser Satisfaction with Life, but Psychological Distress Acts as a Mediator
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2025-09) Codina, Núria (Codina Mata); Pestana, José Vicente; Ogden, Ruth; Wittmann, Marc; Martin-Söelch, Chantal; Witowska, Joanna; Černohorská, Vanda; Schoetensack, Christine; Papastamatelou, Julie; Klegr, Tereza; Chappuis, Sébastien; Fernández Boente, Mónica; Marentes-Castillo, María; Valenzuela, Rafael
Problematic internet use (PIU) has emerged, from the extensive use of the internet, as a concept to describe and understand the more adverse influences of digitalization on people’s experiences. PIU refers to compulsive or excessive internet use leading to psychosocial impairments (among others, anxiety, depression, lesser well-being), and it has been studied from diverse perspectives. However, the mechanisms through which PIU could exert its impact on broader satisfaction with life (SWL) remain unclear. The present work postulates that psychological distress acts as a mediator between PIU and SWL. This hypothesis is tested in large participant groups (N = 7,536), representative of the normative population of six European countries in terms of age and gender. In the context of full structural equation modeling, analyses of direct and indirect effects show evidence for partial mediation of psychological distress between PIU and SWL, with the small positive direct effect of PIU on SWL reversing its valence to moderate and negative via the mediation of psychological distress in all six countries. These findings show that psychological distress is relevant to consider both in trying to define the limits of PIU as a construct and in considering its impacts on SWL in general.
New measurements of digital technology use: the Immersion in Digital Life and Quality of Digital Experience scales
(Frontiers Media, 2025-06-30) Witowska, Joanna; Ogden, Ruth; Schoetensack, Christine; Goncikowska, Katarzyna; Wittmann, Marc; Černohorská, Vanda; Codina, Núria (Codina Mata); Martin-Söelch, Chantal; Fernández Boente, Mónica; Giner-Domínguez, Georgina; Pestana, José Vicente; Papastamatelou, Julie
Introduction: Current methods of assessing digital technology use fail to adequately capture a holistic picture of how individuals experience digital technology during daily life. This is because current measures focus on measuring the frequency/duration of specific forms of technology use or problematic use. This research aimed to create two general measures of digital technology use and experience, respectively, which are flexible amid technological changes. Methods: The measured constructs were specified via bottom-up analysis of an international qualitative study (N=300) on post-covid digital practices. Across three studies we developed and validated the measures using data from 2227 participants. Results: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses indicated that the Quality of Digital Experience Scale contains 26 items, measuring individuals’ perceptions and overall experience of digital technology usage and its impact on Well-being, Time and Efficiency, and Social Connectedness. The second scale, the Immersion in Digital Life Scale consists of five separate questions concerning individuals’ estimation of how much digital technology is present in different areas of life. Discussion: The scales offer reliable measurements of individuals’ interactions with technology in the digital era. Their ability to capture engagement beyond frequency and duration will facilitate greater understanding of the complexities of the positive and negative impacts of digital practices on individuals and societies.
Sonificación de redes a partir de datos observacionales. Otra manera de escuchar la complejidad del espacio público
(Universidad Antonio Nariño, 2021-07-01) Valera, Sergi; Berenguer, Josep Manuel
Uno de los debates que está capitalizando la reflexión sobre el futuro de la ciudad en el nuevo milenio gira en torno a cómo debe ser el espacio público. Sea como fuere, en la base de esta discusión subyace la idea del espacio urbano como resultado de un sistema en el que se cruzan variables ambientales (diseño del espacio), sociales (perfiles de población) y psicológicas (usos y comportamientos). Tal complejidad requiere sistemas de análisis adecuados, así como formas de plasmar fácil pero rigurosamente los datos obtenidos. En este artículo se analizará el funcionamiento de una plaza de Barcelona en dos momentos distintos a partir de datos obtenidos mediante observación sistemática. Éstos serán analizados como red a partir de los procedimientos del Análisis de Redes (AR) y se procederá a su sonificación para extraer información acerca de su funcionamiento. Para ello se convertirán las relaciones entre los nodos en secuencias de acordes que permitan establecer marcas sonoras diferenciadas para cada momento analizado. La utilización conjunta de ars y la sonificación de datos permiten establecer procedimientos en los que visualización y escucha se complementan para analizar las dinámicas socioespaciales, a la vez que ofrecer un resultado estético interesante.
Relations between Positive Parenting Behavior during Play and Child Language Development at Early Ages
(MDPI, 2023-03-03) Rivero García, María Magdalena; Vilaseca Momplet, Rosa María; Cantero, María José; Valls Vidal, Clara; Leiva Ureña, David
Parental behavior in interactions with children has been related to child language development. Our study contributes to the literature about relations between the characteristics of parent–child interactions during play and a child’s language development in typically developing children at early ages, with data from mothers and fathers from the same families in Spain. Our aim was to analyze the relation between positive parenting behaviors assessed with the Spanish version of the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO) and child language development assessed with the Bayley-III scales. We controlled for some sociodemographic variables. The participants were 90 children aged 15–31 months and their mothers and fathers. Bivariate analysis showed significant positive relations between mothers’ responsive, encouraging and teaching behaviors and a child’s language scores. Relations were found between fathers’ encouraging and teaching behaviors and a child’s language. Regression models indicate that maternal and paternal encouraging behaviors predicted 18% of the variability in the child’s receptive language, and maternal responsive and teaching behaviors predicted 16% of the variability in the child’s expressive language and total language scores. The study provides new data that support the relevance of positive parental behaviors to improve a child’s linguistic development.
The involvement of future generations in the circular economy paradigm: an empirical analysis on aluminium packaging recycling in Spain
(MDPI, 2017-12-15) Buil Gazol, Pilar; Roger Loppacher, Olga; Selvam, Rejina Mary; Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa
The European circular economy action plan, launched in 2015 includes a group of measures aligned with the 3r principles. To meet recycling goals, valuable materials such as aluminium must have packaging that helps to increase their recycling rate above the current 45.6%. This recycling rate could be improved with the help of current consumers and the education of future generations. In this way, the aim of this study is to prove the positive effects of childhood education in the circular economy by teaching sustainable practices in the case of aluminium packaging recycling. The study was conducted in the form of a survey, with data being gathered via questionnaires carried out “pre” and “post” workshop in schools of different regions of Spain in students between 8 and 12 years old. This study provides an exciting opportunity to advance our knowledge of the use of workshops to increase children’s knowledge, awareness, and intention of recycling.
The use of video feedback to promote developmentally supportive parent-child interactions with young children with ASD or at risk: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (VIFEPOPA-RCT)
(BioMed Central, 2025-03-04) Vilaseca Momplet, Rosa María; Rivero García, María Magdalena; Leiva Ureña, David; Roggman, Lori; Innocenti, Mark S.
Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in social communication and interaction, and repetitive and restrictive behaviors and interests from an early age. ASD often negatively affects caregiver-child interactions, caregiver emotional well-being and self-efficacy, and quality of family life. Positive caregiver–child interactions are crucial for good developmental outcomes, leading to the development of Parent-Mediated Interventions (PMIs). PMIs tend to follow an expert model where professionals provide direct instruction on treatment techniques and parental behaviors. However, research supports a shift towards a more collaborative and reflective approach, using coaching strategies that highlight caregiver strengths and encourage self-reflection. This study tests a video-feedback intervention (VFI) with parents of young children at risk of ASD. Methods: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 60 families, recruited from Early Intervention Centers in Spain, meeting inclusion criteria: adequate use of internet, child aged 24–36 months with a high risk of ASD (M-CHAT-R score ≥ 8), and participant primary caregiver (mother or father) with high anxiety, depression, or parental stress (score ≥ 1 SD above M), and low or medium–low developmentally supportive parental behaviors (PICCOLO score ≤ 40). Families will be randomly assigned to an intervention group (receiving usual services plus VFI) or a control group (usual services). The intervention includes twelve bi-weekly 90-min sessions over six months, with the caregiver. Outcome measures include parenting behaviors, emotional state, self-efficacy, family quality of life, and child development collected at pre-intervention, post- intervention and six-month follow-up. Discussion: The study will assess whether the intervention enhances developmentally supportive parental behaviors, emotional well-being, self-efficacy, and family quality of life, with a secondary positive impact on child development. If proven effective, it could be a cost-effective intervention with both short and long-term benefits.
Time perspectives and procrastination in university students: exploring the moderating role of basic psychological need satisfaction
(BioMed Central, 2024-01-02) Codina, Núria (Codina Mata); Castillo Fernández, Isabel; Pestana, José Vicente; Valenzuela, Rafael
Background: Research on procrastination, regarding time perspective factors and basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS) has placed this problem at the meeting point of individual and contextual variables. The present study focused both on the individual, given that time perspectives can be defined as a person’s attitude to an object (time) at three moments (present, past, future); and on contextual aspects, because the satisfaction of basic psychological needs (competence, autonomy, relatedness) is facilitated or made difficult by social contexts. Based on this, the aim of this study was to analyse the relationships between time perspectives and inter-subject procrastination variations, testing the moderating role of BPNS in this relationship. Method: A total of 1,188 undergraduate students, aged 17-50 years (M = 20.02, SD = 2.63), completed three questionnaires containing the variables of interest. Results: Regression analyses showed significant negative (thus, potentially protective) association of future time perspective with all three procrastination dimensions (decisional procrastination, implemental delay, and lateness). Conversely, past-negative time perspective showed a positive (thus, potentially adverse) association with procrastination. Satisfaction of the need for competence also showed a negative (thus, potentially protective) association with all procrastination dimensions. On eight occasions, the relationships between time perspectives and procrastination dimensions were moderated by psychological need satisfaction. Conclusions: These findings show that BPNS may play relevant roles in the negative (favourable) relationships between procrastination dimensions and positive time perspectives, as well as in the positive (adverse) associations between negative time perspectives and procrastination dimensions. Contextual interventions fostering enhanced levels of perceived autonomy, competence, and relatedness, as well as future time perspective, are thus strong candidates to consider for use and evaluation by policy makers, pedagogues, teachers, coaches and other professionals interested in counteracting procrastination tendencies.
Baix benestar emocional de l’alumnat de la Universitat de Barcelona i factors associats
(ICE Universitat de Barcelona, 2025-12-29) Bono Cabré, Roser; Marí-Klose, Marga; Escapa, Sandra; Fernández Núñez, Lissette; Gallo de Puelles, Pedro
L’etapa universitària sovint inclou episodis vitals que coincideixen amb processos de transició a la vida adulta que poden desencadenar malestars emocionals. Aquest estudi analitza el nivell de benestar de l’alumnat de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB) i la seva relació amb factors sociodemogràfics i acadèmics.
Educación estética: enseñar a mirar y a sentir
(Universidade do Estado do Pará (UEPA), 2025-05-13) Pereira, Eliane Regina; Pellicer Cardona, Isabel; Castrechini Trotta, Ángela; Valera, Sergi
En este artículo se discute la importancia de una forma particular de aprendizaje experiencial, la educación estética, como proceso de sensibilización, un proceso que nos enseña a percibir, reflexionar y actuar de forma más atenta y crítica en el mundo. En él se describen escenas de clases-caminata, en las que los alumnos pueden experimentar y cuestionar de forma práctica y sensorial cómo se materializan en los espacios urbanos las dinámicas y prácticas sociales. El objetivo es mostrar cómo este tipo de enfoque educativo enfatiza el aprendizaje a través de la experiencia directa y genera conocimiento sensible de las cosas, permitiendo que el alumnado no sólo aprenda, sino que también conecte con el mundo que les rodea, construyendo nuevas formas de ver, sentir y actuar. A través de la educación estética, el aprendizaje experiencial, se convierte en acción política y transformadora.
Resilience through a multisystemic perspective: analyzing individual, family, and community systems
(Springer Nature, 2025-04) Pi Ferrer, Laia; Selvam, Rejina Mary; Cavallotti, Rita
In this article, we approach resilience from a multisystemic point of view in which individual, family, and community characteristics play a part. The main goal of the study is to analyze how the different systems of resilience (individual, family, and community) work in times of uncertainty and great societal challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study uses a mixed methods approach with a sample of 1,436 Spaniards during the COVID-19 crisis. After grouping the descriptions of their living experiences into positive and negative, the study builds and operationalizes the different systems of resilience. Furthermore, the study uses structural equation modeling to analyze the role of each system on how individuals face the future in a situation of uncertainty. The study indicates that family resilience, followed by individual and community resilience, helps individuals to face the future with high optimism. In contrast, individual resilience helps to face the future with less pessimism. In addition, all systems of resilience—individual, family, and community—significantly impact an optimistic view of the future through the mediation of positivity. Our article contributes to the ongoing debates regarding the role of resilience in building a stronger society that is capable of facing challenges and recovering from adversity.
Couple-to-work spillover: assessing work performance of individuals in a cross-sectional study
(Taylor & Francis, 2025-07-23) Pi Ferrer, Laia; Selvam, Rejina Mary; Cavallotti, Rita
This paper explores whether and how the relationship of coupled individuals interacts with work performance through the employment of the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation (VSA) model. Using a random probabilistic sample survey of 864 working Spaniards living as a couple, we tested whether and how individual vulnerabilities, external stressors and individual perception of dyadic adaptiveness affect individual assessment of relationship quality and how this affects work performance. The structural equation model shows that individual vulnerabilities influence individual assessment of relationship quality through the mediation of individual perception of dyadic adaptiveness. Furthermore, individual perception of dyadic adaptiveness significantly influences individual assessment of relationship quality, which in turn significantly affects work performance. These findings shed light on functioning of coupled individuals’ relationships under uncertainty shocks and their spillover effects to the working domain.
Functional brain hubs are related to age: A primer study with rs-fMRI
(Elsevier España, 2024-10-30) Figueroa Jiménez, María Dolores; Cañete-Massé, Cristina; Gudayol Ferré, Esteve; Gallardo-Moreno, Geisa B.; Peró, Maribel; Guàrdia-Olmos, Joan, 1958-
Background/Objective: Research on the ontogenetic development of brain networks using resting state has shown to be useful for understanding age-associated changes in brain connectivity. This work aimed to analyze the relationship between brain connectivity, age and intelligence. Methods: A sample of 26 children and adolescents between 6 and 18 years of both sexes underwent a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. We estimated the values of fractional Amplitude low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) and the values of Regional homogeneity (ReHo) in a voxelwise analysis to later correlate them with age and intelligence quotient (IQ). Results: No significant correlations were found with IQ, but it was found that the fALFF values of the left precentral cortex (premotor cortex and supplementary motor area), as well as the ReHo values of the medial frontal gyrus, and the precentral cortex of the left hemisphere, correlate with age. Conclusions: Hubs related to various “task positive” networks closely related to cognitive functioning would present a development more related to age and relatively independent of individual differences in intelligence. These findings suggest that the premotor cortex and supplementary motor cortex could be a cortical hub that develops earlier than previously reported and that it would be more related to age than to intelligence level.
Healthy business processes: How a coherent work environment enhances employee well-being
(Springer Nature, 2025-08-01) Richter, Selina S.; Reif, Julia A. M.; Spieß, Erika; Berger, Rita, 1959-
In this contribution to the journal “Group. Interaction. Organization.” (GIO) we take a health-oriented, salutogenic view on business process management. To close the gap regarding the relevance of business process management for well-being in organizations, we examine through which psychological mechanism healthy business processes can enhance employee well-being. Based on the theory of salutogenesis, we expect that healthy business processes are associated with an increased work-related sense of coherence in employees and thereby also with better employee well-being. We tested our hypotheses in a cross-sectional online study with N = 81 employees who worked with business processes. Results showed that work-related sense of coherence mediated the positive relationship between healthy business processes and employee well-being. Although further research is still necessary to substantiate the causal order of effects, our study indicates that healthy business processes can create a coherent and health-promoting work environment and thus well-being in organizations. Organizations can use this knowledge in designing and implementing healthy business processes and in integrating a health-oriented business process management in the occupational health management.
Resilience and psychopathology among victimized youth in residential care
(Elsevier Ltd., 2017-10-01) Segura, Anna; Pereda Beltran, Noemí; Guilera Ferré, Georgina; Hamby, Sherry
This study examines the role of several resilience resources in the relationship between lifetime victimization and mental health problems among adolescents in care. The sample comprised 127 adolescents (53.% females, aged 12-17 years) from residential care facilities in Catalonia, Spain. The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire, the Youth Self-Report, and the Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire were used to assess victimization, psychological symptoms, and resilience respectively. Results indicated that poly-victimization was associated with fewer resources, and with an increased risk of mental health problems. Self-resources mediated the relationship between victimization and internalizing and externalizing symptoms; community support mediated the relationship between victimization and internalizing symptoms. Self, school and peer support moderated the relationship between victimization and externalizing symptoms. Adolescents with fewer self-resources and less school support reported more externalizing symptoms, as did those with more peer support. However, poly-victimized youths reported symptoms within the clinical range, regardless of their level of resources. The findings stress the importance of preventing poly-victimization and of empowering poly-victimized adolescents, who appear to present low levels of resources. Researchers and clinicians should continue to study the poly-victimization/ psychopathology relationship, and also design interventions and prevention programs which incorporate the most relevant resilience resources.

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