Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo

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Ruisoto Palomera

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I-COMMUNITAS. Institute for Advanced Social Research

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  • PublicationOpen Access
    The role of age of onset in problematic alcohol consumption: artefact or cohort effect?
    (Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Madrid (COPM), 2021) Ontaneda Aguilar, Mercy P.; Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo; López Núñez, Carla; Torres Maroño, Carmen; Vaca Gallegos, Silvia; Pineda Cabrera, Nairoby Jackeline; Real Deus, José Eulogio; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
    La edad de inicio se ha señalado como un predictor crucial del consumo de alcohol en la adolescencia. Sin embargo, varios autores han advertido que se trata de un artefacto poco fiable que se explica por la tendencia a retrasar la edad de inicio a medida que aumenta la edad de los encuestados (forward telescoping o sesgo de memoria). Este estudio pretende comprobar si la edad de inicio es una medida aproximativa de la edad o un predictor del consumo de alcohol por sí mismo. Se utilizó un modelo de regresión jerárquica y la Macro Process para SPSS para probar el efecto de la edad de inicio (controlando la edad) en el consumo de alcohol y el papel mediador/moderador de la edad de inicio, el control parental y el sexo en el consumo de alcohol, respectivamente. Los resultados confirman el papel de la edad de inicio como predictor significativo del consumo de alcohol en los adolescentes ecuatorianos en lugar de artefacto. Además, la edad de inicio medió completamente el efecto de la edad en el consumo de alcohol, con frecuencia moderado por el sexo. Se discuten posteriormente las implicaciones prácticas.
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    Transdiagnostic model of psychological factors and sex differences in depression in a large sample of Ecuador
    (Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual, 2022) Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo; López Guerra, Victor Manuel; López Núñez, Carla; Paladines Costa, María Belén; Sánchez Puertas, Rafael; Pineda Cabrera, Nairoby Jackeline; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
    Background/Objective: depression represents a leading cause of disability and a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease with women systematically reporting a higher prevalence than men. This study aimed to examine the predictive value and relation of three transdiagnostic psychological factors (perceived stress, psychological inflexibility and loneliness) on depression and its sex differences for the general population in a large sample of Ecuador. Method: a non-probabilistic and non-clinical sample of 16.074 people from across Ecuador were online surveyed using a cross-sectional design. The structural equation model was based on scores from standardized questionnaires as measures of depression, psychological perceived stress, psychological inflexibility, and loneliness. Results: women reported significantly higher levels of depression, mediated by differences in perceived stress, psychological inflexibility and loneliness. Perceived stress was the most important predictor of depression and mediated the effect of loneliness on depression. Complementarily, psychological inflexibility partially mediated the effect of perceived stress and loneliness on depression. The overall model accounted for the 78% of the total variance in depression. Conclusions: results of this study provide a novel and robust transdiagnostic model of sex differences on depression and insights on how to design effective programs for preventing depression targeting modifiable transdiagnostic risk factors.