The COVID-19 pandemic changed the work-family interface dynamics in some families. For couples who kept earning a double income during the pandemic, their family demands may entail a loss of psychological resources that affect the work domain. This study explored the intra-individual and inter-individual (crossover) direct and indirect effects of family-to-work conflict (FtoWC) on psychological distress and job satisfaction in a non-probabilistic sample of 860 different-sex dual-earner parents with adolescent children from Temuco and Rancagua, Chile. Mothers and fathers answered an online questionnaire measuring FtoWC, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, and the Overall Job Satisfaction Scale. The data were analyzed using the actor-partner interdependence model with structural equation modeling. Results showed that a higher FtoWC is linked to greater psychological distress and lower job satisfaction in both parents. In contrast, psychological distress is directly linked to lower job satisfaction in fathers. In both fathers and mothers, they and their partners’ FtoWC were indirectly linked to lower job satisfaction via the fathers’ psychological distress. These findings indicate the need for gender-sensitive social and labor policies aimed at reducing the conflict between family and work to increase job satisfaction in both parents and reduce psychological distress, particularly in fathers.

Introduction/Objective: entrepreneurship has emerged as a key driver for personal growth and economic development across various fields. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Entrepreneurial Intentions Scale among young university students. Methodology: this psychometric research included 519 university students from the state of Morelos, Mexico, with 40% male and 60% female participants, aged 18 to 29 years (SD = 4.257). Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were conducted to assess the scale’s structure and validity. Results: the analyses confirmed a unifactorial structure consistent with the proposed theoretical model. Additionally, the findings demonstrated adequate reliability (Omega) and convergent validity indicators, supporting the robustness of the scale. Conclusions: the findings suggest that the Entrepreneurial Intentions Scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring entrepreneurial intentions in young individuals. Its relevance as an instrument for future research in diverse educational and cultural contexts is underscored.

Materialism has been recognized as an important variable in postmodern societies; however, most of the studies on this concept have focused on the adult population. The aim of the present study is to determine the possible association between materialism and life satisfaction, and the possible mediating role of attitudes towards money and peer influence in this association, in a sample of Chilean adolescents. A sample of 1325 Chilean secondary school students completed a questionnaire measuring materialism, attitudes in regards with money, susceptibility to peer influence, and satisfaction with life. First, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to validate the scalers. Secondly, a theoretical model was tested using Hayes (2013) SPSS macro, PROCESS. The theoretical model included materialism as the predictor variable, satisfaction with life as the predicted variable, and attitudes towards money and susceptibility to peer influence as mediator variables. Results indicate that materialistic attitudes regarding money strengthens a negative relation between materialism and satisfaction with life. This tendency is not observed in susceptibility to peer influence despite being positively associated with materialism and attitudes regarding money. These findings suggest that the variables materialism and attitudes regarding money play a relevant role in the life satisfaction of Chilean adolescents.

En esta investigación se compara el efecto del modelo de consumo neoliberal en adolescentes, hombres y mujeres, de Quito (Ecuador) y Santiago (Chile). El objetivo es describir estilos de consumo, actitud hacia el dinero y materialismo en adolescentes de ambas ciudades y comparar de acuerdo a país de procedencia y género de los participantes. La muestra abarca 799 adolescentes de entre 14 y 17 años de edad, de Ecuador y Chile, la cual se obtuvo a través de un muestreo por conglomerado bietápico. Los resultados indican diferencias por género y ciudad respecto a la impulsividad en la compra, con los hombres de Quito como quienes tienen una actitud más impulsiva. Y en relación con la actitud hacia la compra se hallaron diferencias significativas por género, observando que los hombres son quienes le dan mayor estatus de poder y felicidad personal.

Familism, also known in the literature as allocentrism, is the cultural propensity of a society to place the family at the center of its value system. Adherence to this value has been related to less depressive symptomatology in young people; however, these results are not conclusive, since it has also been found that the influence of familism on depressive symptoms is more indirect than direct. This study aimed to explore the direct relationships between familism (allocentrism and idiocentrism) and mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress). Methodologically, the study had a non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational design. A sample of 451 Chilean university students responded to an instrument composed of the subscales allocentrism, idiocentrism, depression, anxiety, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that family allocentrism was positively and significantly associated with depression (γ = 0.112, p < 0.05), anxiety (γ = 0.209, p < 0.001), and stress (γ = 0.212, p < 0.001), and family idiocentrism was negatively and significantly linked with depression (γ = −0.392, p < 0.001), anxiety (γ = −0.368, p < 0.001), and stress (γ = −0.408, p < 0.001). These findings contribute to supporting actions to reduce negative symptomatology and promote greater well-being in university students.