Factores de Riesgo Asociados a la Conducta Homicida de un Niño hacia un Par

Los casos de niños homicidas son escasos, pero tienen gran impacto social y legislativo, llevando al estudio de factores de riesgo y protectores de la actividad delictiva temprana. Dado el único registro en Chile de un homicidio por parte de un niño, el objetivo de este estudio fue analizar los factores de riesgo individuales y contextuales asociados a dicha conducta homicida de un niño menor de 10 años hacia un par. Se utilizó un diseño de caso único con diagnóstico multidisciplinar, con evaluaciones clínica individual y familiar, neuropsicológica y psiquiátrica. Los principales hallazgos son escasa flexibilidad cognitiva del niño y retroalimentación emocional en sus relaciones familiares, que se asociarían a los factores de riesgo: pautas educativas familiares, características de personalidad y uso del tiempo (jugar videojuegos violentos) y podrían explicar la conducta homicida, donde al niño le sería difícil detener la conducta violenta una vez iniciada, en un contexto demandante emocionalmente

preocupação empática e angústia pessoal: análise psicométrica de uma escala situacional

Empathic concern and personal distress are the emotional components of empathy according to most utilized models. These components can be conceptualized in a dispositional or situational form. Previous analyzes tend to consider dispositional scales, with little evidence for situational ones. The present study analyzed the factor structure of a situational scale of emotional empathy, composed of empathic concern and personal distress. In a convenience sample of Chilean university students (N = 539), the one-order and second-order fit of the scale was analyzed using factor analysis. The results indicated a good (χ2 / gl = 4.189, cfi = .964, tli = .932, srmr = .042, rmsea = .086, aic = 12041.418, bic = 12097.185) and better (χ2 difference(1) = 16.689, p < .001, |δcfi| = .237, |Δrmsea| = .636, y |δsrmr| = .076, all of them > .01, |δaic| = 211.633 > 10, y |Δbic| = 207.342 > 10) second-order fit while one-order did not show a good fit (χ2 /gl = 20.878, cfi = .727, tli = .544, srmr = .118, rmsea = .224, aic = 12253.051, bic = 12304.527). The results were consistent with the literature. The need for new types of validity and the use of more representative samples was discussed.La preocupación empática y angustia personal son los componentes emocionales de la empatía según los modelos más utilizados. Estos componentes pueden conceptualizarse en forma disposicional o situacional. Los análisis previos tienden a considerar escalas disposicionales con escasa evidencia para las situacionales. El presente estudio analizó la estructura factorial de la Escala Situacional de la Empatía Emocional, compuesta por la preocupación empática y angustia personal. En una muestra a conveniencia de estudiantes universitarias/os chilenos/as (N = 539), se analizó el ajuste de primer y segundo orden de la escala mediante análisis factorial. Los resultados indicaron un buen (χ2 /gl = 4.189, cfi = .964, tli = .932, srmr = .042, rmsea = .086, aic = 12041.418, bic = 12097.185) y mejor ajuste del modelo de segundo orden (χ2 diferencia(1) = 16.689, p < .001, |δcfi| = .237, |Δrmsea| = .636, y |Δsrmr| = .076, todos > .01, |Δaic| = 211.633 > 10, y |δbic| = 207.342 > 10), mientras que el de un orden no mostró un buen ajuste (χ2 /gl = 20.878, cfi = .727, tli = .544, srmr = .118, rmsea = .224, aic = 12253.051, bic = 12304.527). Los resultados fueron consistentes con la literatura. Se discute la necesidad de nuevas evidencias de validez y el uso de muestras más representativas.A preocupação empática e o sofrimento pessoal são os componentes emocionais da empatia de acordo com o modelo de Davis (1983). Esses componentes podem ser conceituados em uma forma disposicional ou situacional. As análises psicométricas tendem a considerar escalas disposicionais, com pouca evidência para as situacionais. O presente estudo analisou as propriedades psicométricas de uma escala situacional de preocupação empática e sofrimento pessoal. Em uma amostra de uma universidade chilena (N = 539), o ajuste unifator e bifator da escala foi analisado por meio da análise fatorial. Os resultados indicaram um bom e melhor ajuste do bifator, enquanto o unifator não apresentou um bom ajuste. Os resultados foram consistentes com a literatura. Discutiu-se a necessidade de novos tipos de validade e o uso de amostras mais representativas

The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: Cross-National Measurement Invariance and Convergent Validity Evidence

Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) is a widely used measure that captures somatic symptoms of coronavirus-related anxiety. In a large-scale collaboration spanning 60 countries (Ntotal = 21,513), we examined the CAS’s measurement invariance and assessed the convergent validity of CAS scores in relation to the fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S) and the satisfaction with life (SWLS-3) scales. We utilized both conventional exact invariance tests and alignment procedures, with results revealing that the single-factor model fit the data well in almost all countries. Partial scalar invariance was supported in a subset of 56 countries. To ensure the robustness of results, given the unbalanced samples, we employed resampling techniques both with and without replacement and found the results were more stable in larger samples. The alignment procedure demonstrated a high degree of measurement invariance with 9% of the parameters exhibiting noninvariance. We also conducted simulations of alignment using the parameters estimated in the current model. Findings demonstrated reliability of the means but indicated challenges in estimating the latent variances. Strong positive correlations between CAS and FCV-19S estimated with all three different approaches were found in most countries. Correlations of CAS and SWLS-3 were weak and negative, but significantly differed from zero in several countries. Overall, the study provided support for the measurement invariance of the CAS and offered evidence of its convergent validity while also highlighting issues with variance estimation