Jorge Varela

Dr. Jorge Varela

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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 January 2017 in Child Indicators Research
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JVJorge Varela
Jorge Varela
MZMarc A. Zimmerman
Marc A. Zimmerman
ARAllison M. Ryan
Allison M. Ryan
SSSarah A. Stoddard
Sarah A. Stoddard
JHJustin E. Heinze
Justin E. Heinze
JAJaime Alfaro
Jaime Alfaro

29 January 2019 in Child Indicators Research
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JVJorge Varela
Jorge Varela
DSDavid Sirlopú
David Sirlopú
RMRoberto Melipillán
Roberto Melipillán
DEDorothy Espelage
Dorothy Espelage
JGJennifer Green
Jennifer Green
JGJavier Guzmán
Javier Guzmán

30 May 2022 in JMIR Serious Games
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MRMatías E. Rodríguez-Rivas
Matías E. Rodríguez-Rivas
Adolfo J. CangasAdolfo J. Cangas
Adolfo J. Cangas
LCLaura A Cariola
Laura A Cariola
JVJorge Varela
Jorge Varela
SVSara Valdebenito
Sara Valdebenito
Background: Stigma toward people with mental illness presents serious consequences for the impacted individuals, such as social exclusion and increased difficulties in the recovery process. Recently, several interventions have been developed to mitigate public stigma, based on the use of innovative technologies, such as virtual reality and video games. Objective: This review aims to systematically review, synthesize, measure, and critically discuss experimental studies that measure the effect of technological interventions on stigmatization levels. Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was based on PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines and included studies in English and Spanish published between 2016 and 2021. Searches were run in 5 different databases (ie, PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and ScienceDirect). Only randomized controlled trials were included. Two independent reviewers determined the eligibility, extracted data, and rated methodological quality of the studies. Meta-analyses were performed using the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software. Results: Based on the 1158 articles screened, 72 articles were evaluated as full text, of which 9 were included in the qualitative and quantitative syntheses. A diversity of interventions was observed, including video games, audiovisual simulation of hallucinations, virtual reality, and electronic contact with mental health services users. The meta-analysis (n=1832 participants) demonstrated that these interventions had a consistent medium effect on reducing the level of public stigma (d=–0.64; 95% CI 0.31-0.96; P<.001). Conclusions: Innovative interventions involving the use of technologies are an effective tool in stigma reduction, therefore new challenges are proposed and discussed for the demonstration of their adaptability to different contexts and countries, thus leading to their massification. Trial Registration: PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews CRD42021261935; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021261935

3 April 2018 in Applied Research in Quality of Life
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JVJorge Varela
Jorge Varela
JGJavier Guzmán
Javier Guzmán
JAJaime Alfaro
Jaime Alfaro
FRFernando Reyes
Fernando Reyes

6 August 2020 in Child Indicators Research
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CGConstanza González
Constanza González
JVJorge Varela
Jorge Varela
PSPaulina A. Sánchez
Paulina A. Sánchez
FVFrancisca Venegas
Francisca Venegas
PTPablo De Tezanos-Pinto
Pablo De Tezanos-Pinto

5 April 2022 in Heliyon
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MRMatías E. Rodríguez-Rivas
Matías E. Rodríguez-Rivas
JVJorge Varela
Jorge Varela
CGConstanza González
Constanza González
MCMaría Josefina Chuecas
María Josefina Chuecas
Life satisfaction plays a crucial role in integral development and mental health during childhood and adolescence. Recently, it has been shown that cyberbullying has severe consequences for the mental health and wellbeing of victims such as increased anxiety, depressive symptoms and even suicide risk. Although the role of the family in life satisfaction and cyberbullying behaviors has been studied, there is limited information on its impacts during the current pandemic period. The aim of this study is to determine the role of family variables regarding students’ levels of life satisfaction and cyberbullying victimization during the pandemic period. Structural equation modeling was done using data from a cross-sectional study (n = 287; age ranged 14–18) conducted in six schools in Santiago, Chile during 2020. The tested model has a good fit and parsimonious adjustment. It explained 25.9% of the life satisfaction and 9% of the variance of cyberbullying victimization. Family support was positively associated with life satisfaction (p < 0.001) and negatively associated with cyberbullying victimization (p < 0.05). Likewise, family conflict was positively associated with levels of cyberbullying victimization (p < 0.05) and negatively associated with life satisfaction levels (p < 0.001). Finally, family visits were only positively associated with life satisfaction (p < 0.01). Generating interventions on several levels focused on positive family bonds has become essential and urgent. This is especially important considering their protective impacts on cyberbullying victimization in promotion of adolescent well-being and quality of life.