Sleep and Depressive Symptoms in the Morningness/Eveningness-Suicidal Ideation Relationship Depend on School Shift in Mexican Adolescents

The aim was to analyze the morningness/eveningness (M/E) effect on suicidal ideation through sleep and depressive symptoms mediators with school shift (i.e., morning and afternoon) as moderator. In this study, 586 Mexican adolescents, with a mean age of 16.31 ± 0.92, from a public high school in a double-shift school system (298 from the morning shift and 288 from the afternoon shift) participated. Measurements of sleep, morningness/eveningness (circadian preference), depressive symptomology, and suicidal ideation were completed. Adolescents in the afternoon shift reported a later rise time, bedtime, greater time in bed sleep length, and less social jet lag than in the morning shift. Considering the moderated-mediated analysis, circadian preference and suicidal ideation were mediated by both depressive symptoms and school day’s sleep length in the morning shift. In the afternoon shift, no mediation effect was significant. When weekend sleep length was considered in the model, only depressive symptoms had a mediating effect between circadian preference and suicidal ideation in the morning shift; no significant mediating effect was found on the afternoon shift. The results suggest that an afternoon school schedule may act as a protective factor for the adolescent’s mental health and may represent a viable option for future interventions.Depto. de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y DiferencialFac. de PsicologíaTRUEMinisterio de Economía, Industria y CompetitividadMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidadespu

Instrumentos de evaluación del género: edición de un catálogo

El propósito del proyecto de innovación fue generar una segunda versión del catálogo de las medidas de género (escalas, inventarios, test, etc.) que se habían recopilado en un proyecto de innovación anterior (convocatoria 2019/2020), dando así continuidad al trabajo realizado. Se creó una segunda versión del catálogo que ya es un recurso didáctico de referencia para el alumnado que cursa el Máster Universitario Oficial en Estudios de Género, así como para cualquier estudiante de otros Másteres Oficiales que desee incorporar la perspectiva del género en sus trabajos e investigaciones

Creación de un catálogo de instrumentos de evaluación del género

El propósito del proyecto de innovación fue generar un catálogo de las medidas de género (escalas, inventarios, test, etc.) existentes en la actualidad tanto a nivel internacional como nacional

Elaboración de vídeos explicativos de las prácticas curriculares del alumnado del Máster de Estudios de Género

El proyecto está basado en la elaboración de vídeos explicativos por parte de los responsables de los centros de prácticas con los que tenemos convenios con objeto de explicar el funcionamiento del centro, el objetivo de las prácticas a desarrollar y las funciones del alumnado

Couples relationship: similarity and well-being

Versión 1.El presente trabajo incluye parte del material de enseñanza utilizado en las actividades prácticas de la asignatura Psicología Diferencial (Grado en Psicología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid). La práctica “Grado de sincronía en tiempos y semejanza de género en parejas” se enmarca en el bloque de trabajo relacionado con la evaluación e investigación en estilos de personalidad y temperamento del programa de la asignatura Psicología Diferencial, en donde se considera como unidad de análisis la diada para el estudio de las diferencias interindividuales e intergrupales. En este material de enseñanza se describen los principales procedimientos y técnicas para calcular el grado de semejanza en parejas. Tras una breve introducción (1), se describe brevemente la relevancia del estudio de las relaciones de parejas como unidad de análisis (2), las teorías sobre emparejamiento selectivo (3), para posteriormente describir con ejemplos las principales técnicas estadísticas para calcular el grado de semejanza en parejas: puntuaciones diferenciales (4), correlaciones (5), parejas reales vs. aleatorias (6), perfil de semejanza (7), patrón de semejanza (8), modelo de precisión social (9), semejanza en perfiles intercambiables (10), el modelo de interdependencia actor-pareja (11), y un ejemplo extraído de una publicación en la que se usó en modelo de interdependencia actor-pareja (12). Finalmente, unas conclusiones (13) y la bibliografía (14).This report includes part of the teaching material used in Differential Psychology classes (Degree in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid). The activity untitled "Time synchrony and gender similarity in couples" is part of the evaluation in personality styles area of Differential Psychology subject, where the dyad is considered as the unity of analysis for the study of individual and group differences. The present report describes the main procedures and techniques for computing the degree of similarity in couples (dyads). After a brief introduction (1), the relevance of the study of couples' relationships as a unit of analysis (3) and the theories on selective matching (3) are briefly described; them, several procedures, examples and the main statistical techniques to calculate the degree of similarity in couples are described: differential scores (4), intra-class correlations coefficients (5), real vs. random couples (6), similarity profile (7), similarity pattern (8), social precision model (9), similarity in interchangeable profiles (10), the actor-partner interdependence model (11), and an example taken from an article in which the actor-partner interdependence model was used (12). Finally, some conclusions (13) and the references (14) are presented.Depto. de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y DiferencialFac. de PsicologíaUniversidad Complutense de Madrid/Banco de Santanderunpu

Day-of-week mood patterns in adolescents considering chronotype, sleep length and sex

In this study, the day-of-week effect on positive and negative affect, taking into account the moderating effect of chronotype, sleep length and sex, was analyzed. Ninety-four adolescents (16.1±1.24 years old) attending high schools in the morning filled out diaries to assess the natural day-to-day fluctuations in mood and sleep. Using multilevel modeling, the results indicated that positive affect increased and negative affect decreased over the weekend. Negative affect was moderated by chronotype such that negative affect decreased less over the weekend in evening adolescents. Short sleep length was related to negative affect, and girls reported higher negative affect. Individual differences in weekly mood patterns should be taken into account when designing psychosocial interventions for adolescents.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)Depto. de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y DiferencialFac. de PsicologíaTRUEpu

Circadian preference and relationship satisfaction among three types of couples

Mate selection is part of a growing interest in the study of processes by which couples are established, consolidated and/or separated. Similarity in psychological traits has been related to the well-being of couples, but given the possible effect of temporal convergence, it is necessary to control for the relationship length and whether or not both members of the couple live together. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between Morningness/Eveningness (M/E) similarity and relationship satisfaction in young-dating-non-cohabiting, young-married-cohabiting and old-married-cohabiting couples. Participants included 357 heterosexual couples (357 women and 357 men) with a mean age of 38.42 years (SD = 13.11; age range between 19 and 69) who completed M/E (Composite Scale of Morningness; Smith, Reilly, & Midkiff, 1989) and relationship satisfaction measures (Comprehensive Marital Satisfaction Scale; Blum & Mehrabian, 1999). Similarity in M/E was positively related to greater relationship satisfaction in both young cohabiting and non-cohabiting couples. In women, their own M/E was related to their own relationship satisfaction, whereas the level of relationship satisfaction in men was related to their partner’s M/E. This relationship was observed in young-married-cohabiting couples. M/E similarity may operate differently as a function of the relationship stage.Ministerio de Economía y CompetitividadDepto. de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y DiferencialFac. de PsicologíaTRUEpu

The Parent’s Chronotype and Child’s Sleeping Quality in Association with Relationship Satisfaction

The prospective Ulm-SPATZ study was investigated to assess the role of child sleeping quality between 4 to 6 years of age in affecting a partner’s sleeping and relationship satisfaction within a couple. The study was conducted using a triadic approach in which the child was included in the Actor-Partner-Interdependence Model (APIM). Sleeping quality of the child was determined by using the German version of the children’s sleep habits questionnaire, sleeping features of the parents were assessed by using the Munich chronotype questionnaire, and the partner relationship assessment was performed by employing the German version of the parenting stress index questionnaire. In 211 German triads, we observed that sleeping characteristics and partner relationship scores at different child ages are consistent for both men and women. Higher and statistically significant sleep duration, time spent in bed, the midpoint of sleep, time getting out of bed, and sleep onset in women compared to men during the working days were observed. The APIM analyses showed a significant direct effect of child sleep quality on the partner relationship satisfaction. In women, a mediated effect of child sleep quality acted through sleep duration and time spent in bed on the partner relationship satisfaction score during both free and working days. In men, low child sleep quality was found to be associated with increased sleep onset during both free and working days. Child sleep quality influences relationship satisfaction mostly in mothers, likely because of their higher involvement in childcare during working days. Distress in the couple could be counteracted by a major involvement of the fathers in child management

The Parent’s Chronotype and Child’s Sleeping Quality in Association with Relationship Satisfaction

The prospective Ulm-SPATZ study was investigated to assess the role of child sleeping quality between 4 to 6 years of age in affecting a partner’s sleeping and relationship satisfaction within a couple. The study was conducted using a triadic approach in which the child was included in the Actor-Partner-Interdependence Model (APIM). Sleeping quality of the child was determined by using the German version of the children’s sleep habits questionnaire, sleeping features of the parents were assessed by using the Munich chronotype questionnaire, and the partner relationship assessment was performed by employing the German version of the parenting stress index questionnaire. In 211 German triads, we observed that sleeping characteristics and partner relationship scores at different child ages are consistent for both men and women. Higher and statistically significant sleep duration, time spent in bed, the midpoint of sleep, time getting out of bed, and sleep onset in women compared to men during the working days were observed. The APIM analyses showed a significant direct effect of child sleep quality on the partner relationship satisfaction. In women, a mediated effect of child sleep quality acted through sleep duration and time spent in bed on the partner relationship satisfaction score during both free and working days. In men, low child sleep quality was found to be associated with increased sleep onset during both free and working days. Child sleep quality influences relationship satisfaction mostly in mothers, likely because of their higher involvement in childcare during working days. Distress in the couple could be counteracted by a major involvement of the fathers in child management