Sexting durante el confinamiento en España: prevalencia, motivaciones y variables predictoras

SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in the mandatory isolation of the entire population, reducing the opportunities for casual sexual encounters or between partners who do not live together. However, it is plausible to assume that other forms of sexual contact like sexting are occurring. This research aimed to analyse the behaviours and motivations to engage in sexting and to examine some predictors of mental health and loneliness that could be associated with sexting during confinement. The sample consisted of 510 participants: 280 emerging adults and 230 adults. The results showed higher prevalence of sexting behaviours among emerging adults (vs. adults) and among males (vs. females). Moreover, emerging adults reported more motivations to engage in sexting. Finally, the analysis revealed that loneliness would predict engagement in sexting by emerging adults. These findings could have implications for the implementation of sexual education programmes aimed at achieving adequate social interactions associated with sexting.El SARS-CoV-2 ocasionó el aislamiento obligatorio de toda la población, reduciendo las oportunidades de las relaciones se-xuales casuales o entre parejas no convivientes. No obstante, es viable asumir que se están produciendo otras formas de contacto sexual, como el sexting. El propósito de esta investigación fue analizar los comportamientos y motivaciones involucradas en el sexting y examinar algunos predictores de salud mental y soledad que podrían estar asociados con el sexting durante el confinamiento. La muestra consistió en 510 participantes: 280 jóvenes y 230 adultos. Los resultados mostraron una mayor prevalencia de comportamientos de sexting entre los jóvenes (frente a los adultos), y entre los hombres (frente a las mujeres). Más aún, los jóvenes reportaron más motivaciones para practicar el sexting. Finalmente, el análisis revela que la soledad sería un factor de predicción para la participación de los jóvenes en el sexting. Estos hallazgos podrían tener implicaciones para la puesta en práctica de programas de educación sexual destinados a alcanzar interacciones sociales adecuadas relacionadas con el sexting.Consejeria de Economía, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidades, Junta de Andalucía [Ref.B-SEJ-472-UGR18]

Cultura urbana en televisión. Programa cultural realizado por profesores y alumnos de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Información

Con un enfoque para la docencia que plantea una universidad basada en el entusiasmo y en la participación a través de un modelo de aprendizaje que motive y sepa entusiasmar a los estudiantes, planteamos como proyecto de innovación para mejora de la calidad docente la creación de un programa de televisión sobre la cultura urbana vinculado a las asignaturas de: - "Producción y realización publicitaria" (Grado en Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas) - "Realización publicitaria" (Grado en Comunicación Audiovisual) - "Dirección cinematográfica" (Grado en Comunicación Audiovisual) - "Realización televisiva" (Grado en Comunicación Audiovisual) Y a los TFG relacionados con las áreas de conocimiento de realización y producción.Se crearían tres categorías en las que los alumnos podrían participar con sus trabajos: rodajes,reportajes audiovisuales y reportajes fotográficos y spots publicitarios. Los alumnos, tras haber pasado por alguna de las asignaturas o TFG propuestos, con sus respectivas prácticas, ya tienen un training que les capacita para sacar adelante un trabajo colaborativo, un proyecto y además les forma en las competencias profesionales necesarias para el trabajo en equipo. Además, el proyecto incluye la creación de una web y un laboratorio audiovisual (que ya está en marcha) para la difusión de los trabajos presentados y como herramienta para ampliar la proyección profesional y académica de los alumnos. El reto es poner Internet al servicio de la capacidad creativa y técnica de los estudiantes como fórmula para descubrir el nuevo talento, para poder experimentar con un nuevo medio al alcance de todos, y para conseguir una muy amplia difusión. Internet, lo interactivo, lo virtual y lo on-line serían las grandes herramientas para la realización de este proyecto. Es una experiencia de trabajo en el que varias asignaturas se unen y en el que la planificación y la nota final de cada una de las asignaturas se consolidan un proyecto real para dar a conocer el funcionamiento del mundo laboral. Es un proyecto de integración de varias asignaturas que suman un conjunto de experiencias en los que la innovación es la primera premisa

The Relationship Between the Motivation to Commit Infidelity and Negative Affect and Self-Esteem: How Cheating in Romance Might Signal Positive Well-Being in Adolescents

Infidelity occurs in adult romantic relationships quite often; however, little is known about this relational phenomenon in the adolescent stage, despite its being a surprisingly common behavior. Through a correlational study, we set out to examine how the various documented motivations to engage in an act of infidelity are associated with negative emotional responses, self-esteem, and psychological well-being. In a sample of Spanish adolescents (N = 346 [Mage = 15.71, SD = 1.27; range from 13 to 19]), results showed that committing an act of infidelity due to sexual or emotional dissatisfaction (vs. neglect and anger) is related to higher levels of psychological well-being by undermining negative affect, thereby increasing the levels of self-esteem. The discussion of the findings emphasizes that infidelity could favor adolescents’ personal growth, because of the need to explore new sensations and feelings that arise during this period.This paper was made possible thanks to the financing provided by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness for the R&D project “New forms of Gender Violence: Risks and protective factors for psychosocial well-being [PSI2017-84703-R (MINECO/AEI/FEDER/UE)]”

Infidelity in the Adolescence Stage: The Roles of Negative Affect, Hostility, and Psychological Well-Being

Background: Infidelity is a relational process common in all types of romantic relationships and has been established as one of the main causes of relationship breakdown. However, little is known about this type of transgression in adolescent romantic relationships, although it manifests as a fairly frequent behavior involving different motivations. Even less is known about the emotional impact of infidelity on the offending person and its association with hostile behavior and psychological well-being. Methods: Through an experimental study (N = 301 Spanish adolescents (190 female and 111 male; Mage = 15.59, SD = 0.69; range from 15 to 17), we sought to analyze the effect of manipulating two types of motivations for infidelity (sexual vs. emotional dissatisfaction) on negative affect, hostility, and psychological well-being. Results: The main results revealed that committing infidelity motivated by hypothetical sexual (vs. emotional) dissatisfaction was indirectly related to lower psychological well-being through its effects on increased negative affect and hostility. Conclusions: Last but not least, we discuss these findings, highlighting the possible implications of infidelity for the psychosocial and psychosexual development of adolescents.This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Ref: PSI-2017-84703-R; PID2021-123125OB-100 (MINECO/AEI/FEDER/UE))

Sexting durante el confinamiento en España: prevalencia, motivaciones y variables predictoras

SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in the mandatory isolation of the entire population, reducing the opportunities for casual sexual encounters or between partners who do not live together. However, it is plausible to assume that other forms of sexual contact like sexting are occurring. This research aimed to analyse the behaviours and motivations to engage in sexting and to examine some predictors of mental health and loneliness that could be associated with sexting during confinement. The sample consisted of 510 participants: 280 emerging adults and 230 adults. The results showed higher prevalence of sexting behaviours among emerging adults (vs. adults) and among males (vs. females). Moreover, emerging adults reported more motivations to engage in sexting. Finally, the analysis revealed that loneliness would predict engagement in sexting by emerging adults. These findings could have implications for the implementation of sexual education programmes aimed at achieving adequate social interactions associated with sexting.El SARS-CoV-2 ocasionó el aislamiento obligatorio de toda la población, reduciendo las oportunidades de las relaciones sexuales casuales o entre parejas no convivientes. No obstante, es viable asumir que se están produciendo otras formas de contacto sexual, como el sexting. El propósito de esta investigación fue analizar los comportamientos y motivaciones involucradas en el sexting y examinar algunos predictores de salud mental y soledad que podrían estar asociados con el sexting durante el confinamiento. La muestra consistió en 510 participantes: 280 jóvenes y 230 adultos. Los resultados mostraron una mayor prevalencia de comportamientos de sexting entre los jóvenes (frente a los adultos), y entre los hombres (frente a las mujeres). Más aún, los jóvenes reportaron más motivaciones para practicar el sexting. Finalmente, el análisis revela que la soledad sería un factor de predicción para la participación de los jóvenes en el sexting. Estos hallazgos podrían tener implicaciones para la puesta en práctica de programas de educación sexual destinados a alcanzar interacciones sociales adecuadas relacionadas con el sexting.This research was supported by the financing provided by the Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Business and Universities, Junta de Andalucía [Ref.B-SEJ-472-UGR18]. / Esta investigación fue financiada por la Consejeria de Economía, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidades, Junta de Andalucía [Ref.B-SEJ-472-UGR18]

Budesonide as first-line treatment in patients with autoimmune hepatitis seems inferior to standard predniso(lo)ne administration

In patients with non-severe acute or chronic autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) without cirrhosis, clinical practice guidelines recommend indistinct use of prednisone or budesonide. However, budesonide is infrequently used in clinical practice. We aimed to describe its use and compare its efficacy and safety with prednisone as first-line options

Effectiveness and safety of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir in patients with chronic hepatitis C previously treated with DAAs.

Around 5% of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection treated with direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents do not achieve sustained virological response (SVR). The currently approved retreatment regimen for prior DAA failure is a combination of sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and voxilaprevir (SOF/VEL/VOX), although there is little data on its use in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to analyse the effectiveness and safety of SOF/VEL/VOX in the real-world setting. This was a prospective multicentre study assessing the efficacy of retreatment with SOF/VEL/VOX in patients who had experienced a prior DAA treatment failure. The primary endpoint was SVR 12 weeks after the completion of treatment (SVR12). Data on safety and tolerability were also recorded. A total of 137 patients were included: 75% men, 35% with liver cirrhosis. Most were infected with HCV genotype (GT) 1 or 3. The most common prior DAA combinations were sofosbuvir plus an NS5A inhibitor or ombitasvir/paritaprevir/r+dasabuvir. A total of 136 (99%) patients achieved undetectable HCV RNA at the end of treatment. Overall SVR12 was 95% in the 135 patients reaching this point. SVR12 was lower in patients with cirrhosis (89%, p = 0.05) and those with GT3 infection (80%, p  Real-world data show that SOF/VEL/VOX is an effective, safe rescue therapy for patients with prior DAA treatment failure despite the presence of resistance-associated substitutions. However, patients with liver cirrhosis infected by GT3 remain the most-difficult-to-treat group. Treatment with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir (SOF/VEL/VOX) for 12 weeks is the current recommendation for the 5% of patients infected with HCV who do not achieve eradication of the virus under treatment with direct-acting antivirals. In a Spanish cohort of 137 patients who failed a previous combination of direct-acting antivirals, a cure rate of 95% was achieved with SOF/VEL/VOX. Genotypic characteristics of the virus (genotype 3) and the presence of cirrhosis were factors that decreased the rate of cure. Treatment with SOF/VEL/VOX is an effective and safe rescue therapy due to its high efficacy and very good safety profile

Real-world evidence of the effectiveness of ombitasvir-paritaprevir/r ± dasabuvir ± ribavirin in patients monoinfected with chronic hepatitis C or coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus-1 in Spain

Aim: We describe the effectiveness and safety of the interferon-free regimen ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir plus dasabuvir with or without ribavirin (OBV/PTV/r ± DSV ± RBV) in a nationwide representative sample of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) monoinfected and human immunodeficiency virus-1/hepatitis C virus (HIV/HCV) coinfected population in Spain. Material and methods: Data were collected from patients infected with HCV genotypes 1 or 4, with or without HIV-1 coinfection, treated with OBV/PTV/r ± DSV ± RBV at 61 Spanish sites within the initial implementation year of the first government-driven "National HCV plan." Effectiveness was assessed by sustained virologic response at post-treatment week 12 (SVR12) and compared between monoinfected and coinfected patients using a non-inferiority margin of 5% and a 90% confidence interval (CI). Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics or patients and adverse events (AEs) were also recorded. Results: Overall, 2,408 patients were included in the intention-to-treat analysis: 386 (16%) were patients with HIV/HCV. Patient selection reflected the real distribution of patients treated in each participating region in Spain. From the total population, 96.6% (95% CI, 95.8-97.3%) achieved SVR12. Noninferiority of SVR12 in coinfected patients was met, with a difference between monoinfected and coinfected patients of -2.2% (90% CI, -4.5% - 0.2%). Only genotype 4 was associated with non-response to OBV/PTV/r ± DSV ± RBV treatment (p<0.001) in the multivariate analysis. Overall, 286 patients (11.9%) presented AEs potentially related to OBV/PTV/r ± DSV, whereas 347 (29.0%) presented AEs potentially related to ribavirin and 61 (5.1%) interrupted ribavirin. Conclusions: Our results confirm that OBV/PTV/r ± DSV ± RBV is effective and generally well tolerated in a representative sample of the HCV monoinfected and HCV/HIV coinfected population in Spain within the experience of a national strategic plan to tackle HCV