Mediating Effects of Social Support in the Association Between Problems in Childhood and Adolescence and Well‑Being in Adult Domestic Adoptees

Research concerning adulthood and adoption has gained popularity in recent years, but there are very few studies involving positive variables of adjustment. Adopted people are believed to have more behavioral and emotional problems in childhood than the general population. Previous research suggests overall continuity of functioning in later life. However, certain variables might change that continuity. Through Structural Equation Modeling analyses, this paper assesses the mediating role of social support in the well-being of 70 adult adoptees. Findings showed a well-fitted model, where problems in adolescence had a direct effect on well-being in adulthood. Additionally, we found two mediating effects: (a) social support mediated the relationship between problems in adolescence and well-being later in life; and (b) problems in adolescence mediated the relationship between problems in childhood and well-being. The main implication of these results is that social support helps develop good levels of adjustment and well-being in adulthood. Taking all this into account, it is important for adoption professionals to encourage families to support their children and to provide additional support for those adoptees needing it

Why are undergraduate emerging adults anxious and avoidant in their romantic relationships? The role of family relationships

The exploration of and search for romantic relationships is one of the developmental tasks that characterise emerging adulthood, a new developmental phase halfway between adolescence and full adulthood. This study aims to explore, in a Mediterranean country, the existing relationships between the subjective perception of some parental behaviour and the anxiety and avoidance dimensions of attachment during emerging adulthood. To do so, 1,502 university students (903 women and 599 men) aged between 18 and 29 (M = 20.32 and SD = 2.13) completed a self-report questionnaire. The results revealed that perceived family support and perceived parental warmth were negatively associated with the avoidance and anxiety dimensions. In contrast, perceived parental control (both behavioural and psychological) was found to be positively associated with both attachment dimensions. Perceived behavioural control was also found to play a moderator role between perceived parental warmth and romantic attachment anxiety. Only in cases in which emerging adults of our sample perceived low levels of behavioural control was warmth found to be negatively associated with anxiety. The main conclusion of this work is the negative impact that parental control seems to have on romantic attachment during emerging adulthood. The results are discussed with a focus on the continuing importance of the family context in relation to the completion of developmental tasks, even during emerging adulthood.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad EDU2013-45687-RMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades RTI2018-097405-B-I0

Women’s disengagement from legal proceedings for intimate partner violence in southern Spain: Variables related to legal proceedings

This article studies the relationship between a set of variables related to the legal process and women’s disengagement from legal proceedings against their (ex)partners in Southern Spain. A total of 345 women answered a questionnaire. Results evidenced that request for a protection order (PO), granting such PO, imprisonment of the offender, and women’s perception of who decided during the process were significantly related to disengagement (medium effect size). In addition, a logistic regression model was developed to predict disengagement with two variables: granting a PO and women’s perception of who decided. Results are interpreted in terms of the necessity that the judicial system gives support, protects, and provides women with opportunities to participate in the recovery process.Junta de Andalucía 1071/0453Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (España) FPU15/0037

Chemiluminescence methods (present and future)

This article provides a general review of chemiluminescent methods in some of their recent applications in drug analysis, sea water analysis or antioxidant activity of natural and synthetic products (including olive oil). Practical considerations are not included in the review since the main interest is to state, through the aforementioned applications, that chemiluminescence has been, is, and will be a versatile tool for Analytical Chemistry in future years.<br><br>Este art&#237;culo da una visi&#243;n general de los m&#233;todos de quimiluminiscencia en algunas de las aplicaciones m&#225;s recientes en an&#225;lisis de drogas, an&#225;lisis del agua marina o la actividad antioxidante de productos naturales y de s&#237;ntesis (incluyendo el aceite de oliva). Las consideraciones pr&#225;cticas no est&#225;n incluidas ya que el principal inter&#233;s es establecer, a trav&#233;s de las aplicaciones mencionadas, que la quimiluminiscencia ha sido, es y ser&#225; en los pr&#243;ximos a&#241;os una herramienta vers&#225;til de la Qu&#237;mica Anal&#237;tica

Las posiciones maternas durante el parto: una visión diferente desde la enfermería

Trabajo fin de grado en EnfermeríaObjetivo: Analizar y comparar los beneficios e inconvenientes que tienen las diferentes posiciones que las mujeres pueden adoptar durante la primera y segunda etapa del trabajo de parto, además de explorar la influencia de los profesionales en su adopción y las consecuencias de su actuación. Metodología: Se llevó a cabo una búsqueda bibliográfica en las bases de datos: PubMed, Cinahl, Cochrane, Cuiden, Encuentra y el repositorio Dialnet. Se limitó a documentos publicados en los últimos diez años en idioma inglés y español. Se utilizó lenguaje libre y controlado (MesH y palabras clave) combinando los términos de búsqueda empleados a través del operador booleano «AND». Resultados: Se seleccionaron 24 documentos que se encuadraron en 5 unidades de análisis: beneficios y posibles complicaciones de las posiciones verticales y horizontales, influencia de las posiciones en la percepción del dolor, influencia de los profesionales en la adopción de las diferentes posiciones y posibles consecuencias de su actuación e influencia de las posiciones en la experiencia de parto en madres y padres, al ser los aspectos considerados más relevantes tras el análisis de los documentos incluidos. Conclusiones: Múltiples estudios muestran los beneficios de adoptar posiciones verticales en lugar de horizontales durante el parto, siendo las primeras muy relevantes en la percepción de dolor materno y para facilitar el parto. También influyen positivamente en la experiencia de parto en padres y madres, así como la actuación de los profesionales sanitarios, que adecuadamente formados generen sentimiento de control, fomenten la participación activa y la toma de decisiones.Aim: Analyze and compare the advantages and disadvantages about different positions which womans can adopt during the first and second stage of childbirth, as well as, explore the professionals influence in their adoption and the consequences of their interventions. Methodology: A review was realized by the databases: PubMed, Cinahl, Cochrane, Cuiden, Encuentra and Dialnet repository. Documents were limited to the last 10 years and English and Spanish language. We used controlled and free language (MeSH and keywords) combining the terms through the boolean operator «AND». Results: 24 papers were selected, estabilishing as units of analysis: benefits and possible complications of vertical and horizontal positions, influence of positions on pain perception, influence of professionals in the adoption of different positions and possible consequences of their interventions and influence of positions in the childbirth experience in mothers and fathers, being considered the most relevant aspects after the paper analysis. Conclusions: Multiple studies show the benefits of adopting vertical positions rather than horizontal positions during childbirth, which are very relevant in mother’s pain perception. They also have a positive influence in childbirth experience in mothers and fathers, as well as the health professionals actuation, which adequately trained, can generate a sense of control, encourage active participation and decision makin

A financial analysis of born-global firms: evidence from Spain

From the beginning of the 1970s to the present day, significant changes have taken place in the competitive and organizational behavior of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). Recently, some of these factors have applied more intensively, and this has given rise to growth in the number of new companies that undertake overseas operations almost immediately (known as born globals). The phenomenon of early internationalization is relatively recent, so there are still many aspects that need to be studied. The objective of this study is to contribute to the scarce empirical literature existing in Spain on this topic, by providing evidence on the possible differences in character of the born-global firms compared with the rest of exporting companies. To this end, the focus of the study is on the analysis of variables such as the size and sector of activity of these companies, and their principal economic and financial magnitudes. A sample of 1,324 Spanish SMEs that were exporting in 2007 was surveyed; of this total approximately 12% identified themselves as having adopted early internationalization. The results obtained indicate that the born-global firms are, on average, smaller; they are classified mostly to the services sector; and they are much more leveraged than the rest of Spanish SMEs that export

La influencia de las relaciones familiares en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de segundo grado (c y e) de la Escuela Rafael Moya Murillo.

Trabajo final de graduación de 131 páginas en formato pdfAl considerar que el papel de la familia es relevante en el aprendizaje y en la formación integral de los y las estudiantes, es imprescindible realizar una investigación sobre la dinámica de las relaciones familiares, con el fin de indagar el impacto que ocasionan en el rendimiento académico de los y las estudiantes, de tal manera que se pueda analizar la importancia de la familia (padres, madres, abuela o encargados), en el ámbito escolar. Según Martínez y Otero (2001) “Después de la familia, que es el primer lugar en que vivimos y nos educamos, la escuela es la entidad más importante, pues es el lugar en el que recibimos la enseñanza desde los primeros años” (p.11). La familia es la institución de donde los niños y niñas obtienen la primera imagen de sí mismos. La adaptación, socialización y el rendimiento en la educación formal, se relacionan con las características del hogar. Con relación a lo anterior, lo primero en lo que se debe reflexionar es sobre el tipo de apoyo que los niños reciben de parte de la familia, ya que el nuevo paradigma para la planificación educativa, explica que la integración de la familia en el proceso educativo es elemental para lograr el éxito académico de las y los educandos. Al respecto, afirma Venegas (2004) lo siguiente: “(…) para asegurar un protagonismo creciente de los padres de familia, docentes y alumnos en los procesos de planificación, se pretende estimular una mayor democratización de la toma de decisiones, mediante una presencia creciente de actores” (p. 178). Por la razón anterior, el papel de la familia es parte esencial en el ámbito educativo. De ahí, la necesidad de llevar a cabo una investigación cuya finalidad es buscar la manera en que influyen las relaciones familiares en el rendimiento académico de los niños y las niñas.Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Ric

Determinantes de la estructura financiera de la empresa

En este artículo pretendemos ofrecer nueva evidencia empírica sobre los efectos de la dimensión empresarial y de pertenencia a un sector en la estructura financiera de las empresas. Para ello, partimos del papel que la literatura financiera ha reconocido tradicionalmente a estos dos factores como determinantes del nivel de endeudamientos de las corporaciones. La metodología que hemos utilizado para alcanzar tal objetivo ha consistido en la aplicación de la técnica estadística del análisis de varianza, sobre una muestra de empresas andaluzas en el periodo 2001. Los resultados alcanzados nos permiten confirmar que los factores tamaño y sector influyen de manera significativa en el nivel de endeudamiento de las empresas y, especialmente, en lo que se refiere a la financiación ajena a corto plazo.This paper analyse the relevance of two key factors in determining the capital structure of companies: firm size and industry classification. To this end, the statiscal methodology used is analysis of variance. Our analysis has been carried out on 6.338 andalusian companies for 2001 period. The results of our research show that size and sector factors influence significantly the level of debt of companies, specially the short-term funding