Adopting an ecological perspective on children’s functioning and psychological well-being, we investigated the association between agency and life satisfaction, and its bearing on trauma symptoms and negative emotions in a group of Bedouin children living in the occupied Palestinian territories. Specifically, we hypothesized that the more children were agentic, the more they would be satisfied with their lives; and that greater life satisfaction would be associated with better affect balance, and reduced trauma symptoms. A sample of 286 Bedouin children attending primary schools in four different villages in the Jordan Valley completed the multidimensional students’ life satisfaction scale (MSLSS), positive affect and negative affect scale for children (PANAS-C), Children’s Impact of Event Scale (CRIES-13), and the children’s hope scale (CHS). Structural equation modeling was performed to evaluate the cumulative network of direct and indirect effects between children’s agency, life satisfaction, and trauma symptoms. The findings confirmed the key role of life satisfaction in mitigating traumatic reactions. Higher levels of life satisfaction were associated with reduced negative emotions and trauma symptoms, suggesting that agency may be viewed as a pre-determining factor with the potential to protect children from trauma symptoms. We discuss the implications for research and clinical practice.

The global COVID-19 pandemic situation has shown the vulnerability of the population. Spain has been one of the most affected countries, given the health, social and economic repercussions. Being resilient and having the ability to adapt allows one to positively face the pandemic. In this essay, a quantitative study was conducted using a social media survey. In total, 3342 respondents participated in this survey. A number of resilience-related variables are analysed using a linear regression model. Furthermore, the potential inclusion of resilience as a transversal skill that can be used at the individual, family and community levels is also discussed.

Bedouin children in Palestine are at risk of developing trauma-related pathologies as a result of chronic exposure to severe political and military violence. Little is known about their coping abilities and survival skills. The aim of our study was to longitudinally test the contribution of agency to predicting life satisfaction and the power of life satisfaction to mitigate traumatic stress in a group of Bedouin children exposed to prolonged military violence in West Bank, occupied Palestinian territories. We expected that children who maintained good levels of satisfaction over the time would be less at risk of developing stress- and trauma-related syndromes and that agency would act as a predeterminant of mitigated traumatic reactions. A quantitative cross-lagged path model (CLPM) research design was implemented. One hundred forty-three Palestinian children were administered with Children’s Hope Scale, Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale, Children’s Impact of Event Scale, and a built ad hoc traumatic checklist. The results provided support for all the study hypotheses, suggesting that in general Bedouin children draw on a considerable range of resources in adjusting to their chronically traumatic life context. Implications for clinical work and future research are discussed.

The objective of this study is to show compatible data with the idea that men who commit intimate partner violence are uninhibited about the moral consequences of their behaviors, probably because they feel certainty about the rightness of their moral values and they strongly deceive themselves to maintain a good moral self-concept, and thus a good level of well-being. To do that, we compare their scores with those obtained by an opposite sample regarding the use of violence, made up of professional male psychologists who work in the social field trying to teach others alternative strategies to violence.

El presente artículo realiza una breve aproximación histórica, conceptual y legal a la violencia sexual contra las mujeres, determinando el impacto y las secuelas en las mujeres que la sufren y los daños comunitarios y sociales. En los últimos años, gracias a la presión del movimiento feminista, el Gobierno de España ha puesto en marcha los Centros de Crisis 24 horas, amparados por la nueva Ley de Libertad Sexual y bajo el marco internacional de los derechos humanos. Desde los años 70 el movimiento antiviolación, los diferentes instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos y las voces de las víctimas, plantean nuevos modelos de intervención integral, para garantizar el derecho a la reparación. Mediante la aplicación de una metodología feminista, se propone como resultado un modelo de respuesta crítico holístico para la atención sin daño, el acompañamiento y reparación de las violencias sexuales contra las mujeres que contempla nuevos enfoques; servicios específicos; procesos de intervención en crisis, recuperación y reparación del daño; y espacios para la atención a las mujeres y sus seres queridos. Todo con el fin de que las mujeres puedan estar expresadas y sientan seguridad, respeto institucional y buena diligencia en sus procesos, tiempos y toma de decisiones.

Los profesionales de Trabajo Social desarrollan un papel importante de intervención preventiva y asistencial en la Educación, funciones que con frecuencia son desconocidas por el conjunto de la sociedad. Durante mucho tiempo, sus capacidades y potencialidades en su función educativa se han visto constreñidas e infravaloradas a riesgo de perder su identidad profesional imponiendo en qué consiste su trabajo. Sus primeras intervenciones se desarrollaron en centros de Educación Especial, paulatinamente su presencia ha ido acrecentándose en el entorno educativo en coordinación con otros profesionales. Las grandes transformaciones sociales experimentadas desde hace décadas junto con las emergentes tecnologías, han generado nuevas situaciones conflictivas que exigen nuevas respuestas de los sectores implicados. Se trata de un momento social complejo que ha provocado un periodo de oportunidades al reconocimiento social de la profesión. La formación específica del trabajador social, conocimientos adquiridos e interiorizados, metodología de intervención y características del trabajo que desempeña, le convierte en el profesional idóneo para interactuar entre el sistema educativo y agentes intervinientes: alumno, familias, centro educativo y estamentos sociales.