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Item type:Publication, Predicting social anxiety through peer rejection and fear of negative evaluation in youth(2024-01-01)This This study aimed to examine the predictive roles of peer rejection and fear of negative evaluation in relation to social anxiety among adolescents in Peru. Methods and Materials: The research employed a correlational descriptive design with a sample of 378 adolescents selected based on the Krejcie and Morgan sampling table. Participants were recruited from public and private secondary schools in Peru using stratified random sampling. Standardized instruments were used to measure the study variables: the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) for social anxiety, the Peer Experiences Questionnaire – Revised (PEQ-R) for peer rejection, and the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE) for fear of negative evaluation. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 27. Pearson correlation was used to examine the relationships between the dependent and independent variables, and linear regression was conducted to assess the predictive power of peer rejection and fear of negative evaluation on social anxiety. Findings: The results revealed that both peer rejection and fear of negative evaluation had significant positive correlations with social anxiety (p < .01). Linear regression analysis showed that both independent variables significantly predicted social anxiety (p < .001), with fear of negative evaluation emerging as the stronger predictor. These findings indicate that adolescents who experience higher levels of peer rejection and who exhibit greater fear of negative evaluation are more likely to report elevated symptoms of social anxiety. Conclusion: The study highlights the importance of both interpersonal experiences and internal cognitive mechanisms in the development of social anxiety among adolescents. The findings suggest that addressing fear of negative evaluation and improving peer relationships may be key targets for early intervention and prevention strategies aimed at reducing social anxiety in school-aged youth.study aimed to examine the structural relationships between thought/action fusion, cognitive beliefs, mindfulness, and experiential avoidance with symptoms of OCD in a non-clinical population. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Shame Proneness and Fear of Intimacy Predicting Sexual Avoidance in Couples(2025-01-01)Objective: This study aimed to investigate the predictive roles of shame proneness and fear of intimacy in explaining sexual avoidance among romantic couples. Methods and Materials: Using a correlational descriptive design, the study sampled 417 adult participants in romantic relationships from Peru, with sample size determined based on the Morgan and Krejcie table. Standardized instruments were used to measure sexual avoidance, shame proneness, and fear of intimacy. Data were analyzed using SPSS-27, applying Pearson correlation to assess the relationships between variables and multiple linear regression to examine the predictive power of the independent variables on sexual avoidance. Findings: Pearson correlation analysis revealed significant positive associations between sexual avoidance and both shame proneness (r = .48, p < .01) and fear of intimacy (r = .62, p < .01). The regression model was statistically significant, F(2, 414) = 161.83, p < .001, with an R² value of .44, indicating that the predictors jointly accounted for 44% of the variance in sexual avoidance. In the multivariate regression, both shame proneness (β = 0.33, t = 5.80, p < .001) and fear of intimacy (β = 0.49, t = 9.44, p < .001) significantly predicted sexual avoidance, with fear of intimacy emerging as the stronger predictor. Conclusion: The findings underscore the substantial influence of psychological factors—particularly fear of intimacy and shame proneness—on sexual avoidance behaviors in couples. These results highlight the need for emotionally focused and vulnerability-informed therapeutic interventions that target underlying emotional barriers to intimacy. Addressing these psychological dimensions may be essential for restoring sexual engagement and relational satisfaction in distressed couples.2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Predictive Indicators of Psychological Inflexibility in Women Engaged in High-Risk Romantic Relationships(2025-01-01)Objective: This study aimed to identify the core psychological patterns and experiential indicators that predict psychological inflexibility in women involved in high-risk romantic relationships. Methods and Materials: A qualitative research design was employed, utilizing semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 20 women from Kenya who were currently or recently engaged in romantic relationships characterized by emotional, psychological, or physical risk. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling, and interviews were conducted until theoretical saturation was reached. Data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis in NVivo 14 software, following Braun and Clarke's six-phase approach. The trustworthiness of the analysis was ensured through member checking, peer debriefing, and an audit trail. Findings: Thematic analysis revealed four overarching categories reflecting the predictive indicators of psychological inflexibility: (1) Cognitive Rigidity and Maladaptive Beliefs, including overgeneralization, black-and-white thinking, and fatalistic worldviews; (2) Emotional Dysregulation and Experiential Avoidance, such as emotional suppression, fear of expression, and numbing; (3) Relational Dependency and Identity Diffusion, marked by fused identities, fear of abandonment, and lack of assertiveness; and (4) Trauma History and Psychological Vulnerability, including unresolved childhood trauma, repetition of abusive patterns, and hypervigilance in intimacy. Participants' narratives revealed how these patterns sustained psychological inflexibility and impaired their ability to exit or reframe harmful relationships. Conclusion: Psychological inflexibility in women engaged in high-risk romantic relationships is shaped by a convergence of cognitive rigidity, emotional avoidance, relational enmeshment, and unresolved trauma.2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Identifying the Role of Digital Self-Presentation in Adolescent Identity Formation(2025-01-01)Objective: This study aimed to identify and interpret the role of digital self-presentation in shaping adolescent identity formation among Chilean youth within the broader context of social media engagement and self-concept development. Methods and Materials: A qualitative research design was employed using semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 33 adolescents aged 14–19 years from Santiago, Valparaíso, and Concepción, Chile. Participants were selected through purposive sampling to ensure diversity in gender, socioeconomic background, and social media usage. Data collection continued until theoretical saturation was reached. All interviews were conducted in Spanish, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis with NVivo 14 software. The analysis involved open, axial, and selective coding to generate core themes reflecting participants' lived experiences and meaning-making processes in digital environments. To enhance the study's credibility, member checking and peer debriefing were performed. Findings: Three overarching themes emerged: (1) Digital Platforms as Identity Arenas, illustrating how adolescents strategically curate and manage their online personas; (2) Negotiating Authenticity and Social Expectation, revealing tensions between genuine self-expression and conformity to peer norms; and (3) Identity Development through Digital Interaction, emphasizing how feedback, role experimentation, and online reflection foster evolving self-awareness. The findings demonstrated that adolescents actively use social media to construct, test, and regulate their sense of self, while feedback mechanisms and social comparison dynamics significantly influence emotional well-being and self-esteem. Participants with stronger self-regulation and supportive family relationships displayed greater digital resilience and identity coherence. Conclusion: Digital self-presentation functions as both a developmental opportunity and a psychosocial challenge. It enables adolescents to explore diverse self-aspects and foster identity growth while simultaneously exposing them to social pressures and validation dependence. Conscious and reflective engagement in digital spaces can enhance identity integration and emotional balance in adolescence.5 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Explainable AI Prediction of Parenting Self-Efficacy from Socio-Emotional Family Dynamics(2025-01-01)Objective: The objective of this study was to develop and interpret an explainable artificial intelligence model for predicting parenting self-efficacy from socio-emotional family dynamics among parents in Greece. Methods and Materials: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 438 parents of children aged 6–16 years recruited from multiple urban and semi-urban regions of Greece using multi-stage cluster sampling. Participants completed standardized measures assessing parenting self-efficacy, parenting stress, emotion regulation, family emotional cohesion, parent–child attachment, coparenting quality, family conflict, family expressiveness, and perceived social support. Data preprocessing included normalization, multiple imputation, and feature selection. Predictive modeling was performed using an ensemble learning architecture integrating gradient boosting, random forest, and elastic net regression. Model training employed nested cross-validation with an 80/20 train–test split. Model interpretability was ensured through the application of explainable AI techniques, including SHAP and LIME. Findings: The ensemble model demonstrated strong predictive performance (R² = 0.79, RMSE = 0.24, MAE = 0.18). Parenting stress and emotion regulation difficulties emerged as the most influential negative predictors of parenting self-efficacy, while family emotional cohesion, parent–child attachment security, and coparenting quality were the strongest positive predictors. Significant interaction effects were observed, particularly between parenting stress and emotion regulation (ΔR² = 0.061), indicating that effective emotional regulation substantially buffers the adverse impact of stress on parental confidence. Conclusion: The findings highlight the central role of emotional and relational processes in shaping parenting self-efficacy and demonstrate the value of explainable artificial intelligence for modeling complex family systems with both high predictive accuracy and theoretical transparency.5