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Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Universidad de Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain

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Journal article
Published: 27 April 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Because of its prevalence and its potential negative consequences, child sexual abuse (CSA) is a public health problem in every country in the world. Knowledge of the characteristics of abuse episodes (victim, abuser, relationship between them, type of sexual contact, duration, threat and/or use of force) is essential to specify the contents of intervention programs for the detection and reduction of the negative consequences of CSA. Starting with an initial sample of 1605 university students of both sexes (70.9% women, 29.1% men), aged between 18 and 26 years (M = 21.1, SD = 2.2), 90 participants who had suffered an episode of CSA up to age 16 were selected (84.4% women, 15.6% men; M age = 21.1, SD = 2.2). It was found that: (1) there was a higher prevalence of CSA among women and that the victims’ average age when they suffered abuse was around 11 years; (2) the abusers were mostly male, close to the victims, and with an average of slightly less than 30 years; and (3) there was a significant proportion (25.6%) of CSA cases with penetration and in which force was used or threatened. These results are relevant, as they show that there is still a noteworthy prevalence of CSA cases on university campuses that needs to be addressed. Knowing the characteristics of these episodes is critical to implementing more effective interventions.

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Angel Castro; José Moreno; Berta Maté; Javier Ibáñez-Vidal; Juan Barrada. Profiling Children Sexual Abuse in a Sample of University Students: A Study on Characteristic of Victims, Abusers, and Abuse Episodes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 4610 .

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Angel Castro, José Moreno, Berta Maté, Javier Ibáñez-Vidal, Juan Barrada. Profiling Children Sexual Abuse in a Sample of University Students: A Study on Characteristic of Victims, Abusers, and Abuse Episodes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (9):4610.

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Angel Castro; José Moreno; Berta Maté; Javier Ibáñez-Vidal; Juan Barrada. 2021. "Profiling Children Sexual Abuse in a Sample of University Students: A Study on Characteristic of Victims, Abusers, and Abuse Episodes." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9: 4610.

Journal article
Published: 31 October 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Tinder is the most popular and most used dating app in the world today. Due to the recent popularization of the phenomenon of dating apps, there are still some gaps in the literature. Therefore, this study had a threefold objective: (1) to determine the prevalence and characteristics of Tinder users and Tinder use among young university students; (2) to know why these young people use Tinder; and (3) to analyze the relationship between Tinder use and different psychosocial correlates (positive and negative affect, body satisfaction, sociosexuality, and attitudes towards consensual nonmonogamy) and psychosexual well-being (self-esteem as a sexual partner, satisfaction with sex life, and preoccupation with sex). Participants were 1261 Spanish university students (77.4% women, 77.5% heterosexuals) between ages 18 and 26 (M = 20.59, SD = 2.04) who completed a battery of online questionnaires. A prevalence of Tinder use of about 15% was found. The motives for use most frequently reported by the participants were those of curiosity, passing time/entertainment, and sexual orientation. Besides, Tinder users showed greater sociosexuality than nonusers, as well as increased dissatisfaction with their sex life and sexual preoccupation, and more positive attitudes towards consensual nonmonogamy. Importantly, no or very small differences were found in the general emotional well-being-related variables. Tinder seems like just another tool used by young people for their romantic and/or sexual interactions, without any negative connotation.

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Juan Barrada; Ángel Castro. Tinder Users: Sociodemographic, Psychological, and Psychosexual Characteristics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 8047 .

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Juan Barrada, Ángel Castro. Tinder Users: Sociodemographic, Psychological, and Psychosexual Characteristics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (21):8047.

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Juan Barrada; Ángel Castro. 2020. "Tinder Users: Sociodemographic, Psychological, and Psychosexual Characteristics." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 21: 8047.

Journal article
Published: 26 October 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Public bathrooms are sensible locations in which individuals confront an intimate environment outside the comfort of their own home. The assessment of public bathrooms is especially problematic for people whose illnesses make them more prone to needing this service. Unfortunately, there is a lack in the evaluation of the elements that are relevant to the user’s perspective. For that reason, we propose a new scale to assess these elements of evaluation of public bathrooms. We developed a scale of 14 items and three domains: privacy, ease of use and cleanliness. We tested the factor validity of this three-factor solution (n = 654) on a sample of healthy individuals and 155 respondents with a bowel illness or other affection that reported to be bathroom-dependent. We found that bathroom-dependent people value more privacy and cleanliness more than their healthy counterparts. We additionally found a gender effect on the scale: female participants scored higher in every domain. This study provides the first scale to assess value concerning public bathrooms and to highlight the relevance of different bathrooms’ aspects to users.

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Guido Corradi; Eduardo Garcia-Garzon; Juan Ramón Barrada. The Development of a Public Bathroom Perception Scale. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 7817 .

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Guido Corradi, Eduardo Garcia-Garzon, Juan Ramón Barrada. The Development of a Public Bathroom Perception Scale. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (21):7817.

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Guido Corradi; Eduardo Garcia-Garzon; Juan Ramón Barrada. 2020. "The Development of a Public Bathroom Perception Scale." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 21: 7817.

Review
Published: 07 September 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The emergence and popularization of dating apps have changed the way people meet and interact with potential romantic and sexual partners. In parallel with the increased use of these applications, a remarkable scientific literature has developed. However, due to the recency of the phenomenon, some gaps in the existing research can be expected. Therefore, the objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the empirical research of the psychosocial content published in the last five years (2016–2020) on dating apps. A search was conducted in different databases, and we identified 502 articles in our initial search. After screening titles and abstracts and examining articles in detail, 70 studies were included in the review. The most relevant data (author/s and year, sample size and characteristics, methodology) and their findings were extracted from each study and grouped into four blocks: user dating apps characteristics, usage characteristics, motives for use, and benefits and risks of use. The limitations of the literature consulted are discussed, as well as the practical implications of the results obtained, highlighting the relevance of dating apps, which have become a tool widely used by millions of people around the world.

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Ángel Castro; Juan Ramón Barrada. Dating Apps and Their Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 6500 .

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Ángel Castro, Juan Ramón Barrada. Dating Apps and Their Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (18):6500.

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Ángel Castro; Juan Ramón Barrada. 2020. "Dating Apps and Their Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates: A Systematic Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 18: 6500.

Journal article
Published: 22 May 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The development of new technologies, the expansion of the Internet, and the emergence of dating apps (e.g., Tinder, Grindr) in recent years have changed the way to meet and approach potential romantic and/or sexual partners. The recent phenomenon has led to some gaps in the literature on individual differences (sociodemographic variables and personality traits) between users (previous and current users) and non-users of dating apps. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between using dating apps, sociodemographics (gender, age, sexual orientation, and relationship status), and bright and dark personality traits. Participants were 1705 university students (70% women, 30% men), aged between 18 and 26 (M = 20.60, SD = 2.09), who completed several online questionnaires. Through multinomial logistic regression analyses, it was found that men, older youth, and members of sexual minorities were more likely to be current and previous dating apps users. Being single and higher scores in open-mindedness were associated with higher probability to be current dating apps user. The dark personality showed no predictive ability. The discussion highlights the usefulness of knowing and considering the sociodemographic background and the characteristics of personality patterns in the design and implementation of preventive and promotion programs of healthy romantic and sexual relationships to improve people’s better health and well-being.

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Ángel Castro; Juan Ramón Barrada; Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa; Elena Fernández-Del-Río. Profiling Dating Apps Users: Sociodemographic and Personality Characteristics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 3653 .

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Ángel Castro, Juan Ramón Barrada, Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa, Elena Fernández-Del-Río. Profiling Dating Apps Users: Sociodemographic and Personality Characteristics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (10):3653.

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Ángel Castro; Juan Ramón Barrada; Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa; Elena Fernández-Del-Río. 2020. "Profiling Dating Apps Users: Sociodemographic and Personality Characteristics." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 10: 3653.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2020 in Personality and Individual Differences
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This study analyzed incremental effects of the Dark Tetrad traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, sadism) on job performance dimensions (i.e., task performance, contextual performance, counterproductive work behavior) over the Big Five and Honesty-Humility. Using a multi-occupational sample of 613 employees, results revealed positive outcomes depending on the specific Dark Tetrad trait analyzed. After including sociodemographic and work-related variables, Big Five, and Honesty-Humility, narcissism and Machiavellianism were positively related to task performance, whereas psychopathy and sadism were negative predictors. Narcissism was also a positive predictor of contextual performance, while sadism was positively related to counterproductive work behavior. These results show that the Dark Tetrad is useful in its own right and incrementally above normal-range personality measures.

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Elena Fernández-Del-Río; Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa; Juan Ramón Barrada. Bad guys perform better? The incremental predictive validity of the Dark Tetrad over Big Five and Honesty-Humility. Personality and Individual Differences 2020, 154, 109700 .

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Elena Fernández-Del-Río, Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa, Juan Ramón Barrada. Bad guys perform better? The incremental predictive validity of the Dark Tetrad over Big Five and Honesty-Humility. Personality and Individual Differences. 2020; 154 ():109700.

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Elena Fernández-Del-Río; Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa; Juan Ramón Barrada. 2020. "Bad guys perform better? The incremental predictive validity of the Dark Tetrad over Big Five and Honesty-Humility." Personality and Individual Differences 154, no. : 109700.

Comparative study
Published: 10 January 2020 in PLoS ONE
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Currently, there are two predominant approaches in adaptive testing. One, referred to as cognitive diagnosis computerized adaptive testing (CD-CAT), is based on cognitive diagnosis models, and the other, the traditional CAT, is based on item response theory. The present study evaluates the performance of two item selection rules (ISRs) originally developed in the CD-CAT framework, the double Kullback-Leibler information (DKL) and the generalized deterministic inputs, noisy “and” gate model discrimination index (GDI), in the context of traditional CAT. The accuracy and test security associated with these two ISRs are compared to those of the point Fisher information and weighted KL using a simulation study. The impact of the trait level estimation method is also investigated. The results show that the new ISRs, particularly DKL, could be used to improve the accuracy of CAT. Better accuracy for DKL is achieved at the expense of higher item overlap rate. Differences among the item selection rules become smaller as the test gets longer. The two CD-CAT ISRs select different types of items: items with the highest possible a parameter with DKL, and items with the lowest possible c parameter with GDI. Regarding the trait level estimator, expected a posteriori method is generally better in the first stages of the CAT, and converges with the maximum likelihood method when a medium to large number of items are involved. The use of DKL can be recommended in low-stakes settings where test security is less of a concern.

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Miguel Sorrel; Juan R. Barrada; Jimmy De La Torre; Francisco José Abad. Adapting cognitive diagnosis computerized adaptive testing item selection rules to traditional item response theory. PLoS ONE 2020, 15, e0227196 .

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Miguel Sorrel, Juan R. Barrada, Jimmy De La Torre, Francisco José Abad. Adapting cognitive diagnosis computerized adaptive testing item selection rules to traditional item response theory. PLoS ONE. 2020; 15 (1):e0227196.

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Miguel Sorrel; Juan R. Barrada; Jimmy De La Torre; Francisco José Abad. 2020. "Adapting cognitive diagnosis computerized adaptive testing item selection rules to traditional item response theory." PLoS ONE 15, no. 1: e0227196.

Journal article
Published: 08 January 2020 in Sustainability
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The turbulent context in which organizations operate today makes them search for adaptable workers. Previous studies have shown the predictive value of the “Big Five” personality traits on adaptive performance, but some authors suggest extending personality domain with the “dark” traits of personality, that is, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy (i.e., the “Dark Triad”), and sadism (which, along with the aforementioned traits, composes the “Dark Tetrad”). The present research investigates the incremental validity of the dark traits in the prediction of adaptive performance over the Big Five. The study follows a cross-sectional design with a convenience sample of 613 participants (46% women; mean age 38.78 years, SD = 14.05; mean job experience = 16.93 years, SD = 13.39) from different organizations who fill in a questionnaire with the variables. Our results showed that the Dark Triad improved the predictive model with respect to the Big Five (R2 = 0.202, ΔR2 = 0.030, p < 0.001). The statistically significant predictors were neuroticism (β = −0.127, p = 0.010), openness to experience (β = 0.155, p < 0.001), conscientiousness (β = 0.164, p = 0.001), narcissism (β = 0.134 p < 0.002), and psychopathy (β = −0.137, p = 0.005). The incorporation of sadism did not improve the Dark Triad model (R2 = 0.202, ΔR2= −0.001, p = 0.541).

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Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa; Elena Fernández-Del-Río; Juan Ramón Barrada. Does Evil Prevail? The “Bright” and “Dark” Sides of Personality as Predictors of Adaptive Performance. Sustainability 2020, 12, 474 .

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Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa, Elena Fernández-Del-Río, Juan Ramón Barrada. Does Evil Prevail? The “Bright” and “Dark” Sides of Personality as Predictors of Adaptive Performance. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (2):474.

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Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa; Elena Fernández-Del-Río; Juan Ramón Barrada. 2020. "Does Evil Prevail? The “Bright” and “Dark” Sides of Personality as Predictors of Adaptive Performance." Sustainability 12, no. 2: 474.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2020 in European Journal of Psychological Assessment
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Intuitive eating is defined as an adaptive way of eating that maintains a strong connection with the internal physiological signs of hunger and satiety. It has four elements: unconditional permission to eat whenever and whatever food is desired, eating for physical rather than for emotional reasons, reliance on hunger and satiety cues to determine when and how much to eat, and body-food choice congruence. In this study, we assessed the differences and similarities between intuitive eating, as measured with the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2), and eating styles (restrained, emotional, and external eating), assessed with the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ). Using a Spanish sample of mainly university students ( n = 1,095) we found that (a) unconditional permission to eat presented a large negative correlation with restrained eating, r = –.82; (b) eating for physical reasons had a large negative correlation with emotional eating, r = –.70; (c) the dimensions of intuitive eating only showed very small correlations with positive and negative affect, satisfaction with life, body dissatisfaction or weight control behavior after restrained, emotional, and external eating had been partialled out. Altogether, the present results suggest that two of the dimensions of intuitive eating as assessed with the IES-2 are not very new or innovative. The most promising new dimension of intuitive eating seems to be body-food choice congruence.

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Juan Ramón Barrada; Blanca Cativiela; Tatjana Van Strien; Ausiàs Cebolla. Intuitive Eating. European Journal of Psychological Assessment 2020, 36, 19 -31.

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Juan Ramón Barrada, Blanca Cativiela, Tatjana Van Strien, Ausiàs Cebolla. Intuitive Eating. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 2020; 36 (1):19-31.

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Juan Ramón Barrada; Blanca Cativiela; Tatjana Van Strien; Ausiàs Cebolla. 2020. "Intuitive Eating." European Journal of Psychological Assessment 36, no. 1: 19-31.

Mini review article
Published: 30 August 2019 in Frontiers in Psychology
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Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is considered as an activity aimed at providing sexual pleasure, stimulation, or sexual gratification to an adult who uses a minor for this purpose, taking advantage of the situation of superiority. CSA can have devastating consequences for the child. Previous studies have concluded that those who suffer an episode of CSA perform more risky sexual behaviors and are more likely to experience further episodes of sexual victimization during adolescence and early youth. There are two theoretical contributions that, although they offer partial views, can help to understand the association between CSA, sexual behavior, and revictimization in adulthood: the traumagenic dynamics model and the information-motivation-behavioral skills model. This short review provides an overview of the problems and theoretical explanations that have been presented up to the present, underlining the importance of prevention and sex education as of childhood, as well as the need to continue investigating in order to develop specific theoretical models that help to understand and prevent CSA and its consequences.

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Ángel Castro; Javier Ibáñez; Berta Maté; Jessica Esteban; Juan Ramón Barrada. Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Behavior, and Revictimization in Adolescence and Youth: A Mini Review. Frontiers in Psychology 2019, 10, 1 .

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Ángel Castro, Javier Ibáñez, Berta Maté, Jessica Esteban, Juan Ramón Barrada. Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Behavior, and Revictimization in Adolescence and Youth: A Mini Review. Frontiers in Psychology. 2019; 10 ():1.

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Ángel Castro; Javier Ibáñez; Berta Maté; Jessica Esteban; Juan Ramón Barrada. 2019. "Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Behavior, and Revictimization in Adolescence and Youth: A Mini Review." Frontiers in Psychology 10, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 31 July 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Research about sociosexuality, understood as differences in people’s willingness to have sex without commitment in terms of its predictors, such as demographics, relationship status, or individual traits, such as personality, is still scarce. Although sociosexuality was initially considered unidimensional, a tridimensional structure—with behavior, attitudes, and desire as its components—is gaining momentum in the literature nowadays. The present study proposes to develop different predictive models for each dimension, examining the role of personality (i.e., the “Big Five” and the “Dark Tetrad”) and sociodemographic variables. Participants were 991 university students from a Spanish university (75.5% women, 72.0% heterosexual, Mage = 20.66). Our results provide evidence that predictors of sociosexuality vary depending on the dimension under analysis. Being female, older, not having a heterosexual orientation, and not being involved in a current relationship predicted higher scores in sociosexual behavior and attitudes. Regarding personality, psychopathy and extraversion were the only traits involved in all three components of sociosexuality. Neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientiousness also play a role in the prediction of some of the sociosexuality dimensions. These results help to disentangle the relationship between personality and sociosexuality and to design more effective programs and policies to promote sexual health.

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Elena Fernández Del Río; Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa; Ángel Castro; Juan Ramón Barrada. Sociosexuality and Bright and Dark Personality: The Prediction of Behavior, Attitude, and Desire to Engage in Casual Sex. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 2731 .

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Elena Fernández Del Río, Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa, Ángel Castro, Juan Ramón Barrada. Sociosexuality and Bright and Dark Personality: The Prediction of Behavior, Attitude, and Desire to Engage in Casual Sex. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (15):2731.

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Elena Fernández Del Río; Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa; Ángel Castro; Juan Ramón Barrada. 2019. "Sociosexuality and Bright and Dark Personality: The Prediction of Behavior, Attitude, and Desire to Engage in Casual Sex." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 15: 2731.

Research article
Published: 10 July 2019 in PLOS ONE
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It was recently proposed that healthy orthorexia (HeOr) and orthorexia nervosa (OrNe) should be differentiated. The aim of the present study was to analyze whether the two dimensions of orthorexia can be considered new eating styles or basically equivalent to restrained eating behavior. Two samples of university students (sample 1, n = 460; sample 2, n = 509) completed the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS), the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Factor analysis with the TOS and DEBQ items together revealed an adequate fit for the preexisting five-factor solution (TOS: OrNe and HeOr; DEBQ: Restrained Eating, Emotional Eating, and External Eating). This result points out that these factors are conceptually distinguishable. Moreover, we tested whether the different eating styles presented different patterns of correlations with gender, body mass index (BMI), and age, and whether OrNe and HeOr predicted Positive and Negative Affect after controlling for Restrained, Emotional, and External Eating. Whereas Restrained and Emotional Eating were higher for women and increased with BMI in both samples, HeOr and OrNe presented much lower associations with these variables. OrNe was positively related to Negative Affect and negatively to Positive Affect, whereas HeOr was positively related to Positive Affect. Again, this result supports the assumption that OrNe is a new variant of disordered eating, whereas HeOr could possibly be seen as a protective behavior.

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Friederike Barthels; Juan R. Barrada; María Roncero. Orthorexia nervosa and healthy orthorexia as new eating styles. PLOS ONE 2019, 14, e0219609 .

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Friederike Barthels, Juan R. Barrada, María Roncero. Orthorexia nervosa and healthy orthorexia as new eating styles. PLOS ONE. 2019; 14 (7):e0219609.

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Friederike Barthels; Juan R. Barrada; María Roncero. 2019. "Orthorexia nervosa and healthy orthorexia as new eating styles." PLOS ONE 14, no. 7: e0219609.

Journal article
Published: 25 March 2019 in Nutrients
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Recent research points to the bidimensional nature of orthorexia, with one dimension related to interest in healthy eating (healthy orthorexia) and another dimension related to a pathological preoccupation with eating healthily (orthorexia nervosa). Research was needed to provide further support for this differentiation. We examined the food-choice motives related to both aspects of orthorexia. Participants were 460 students from a Spanish university who completed the Teruel Orthorexia Scale and the Food Choice Questionnaire. By means of structural equation modeling, we analyzed the relationship between orthorexia, food-choice motives, gender, body mass index, and age. The motives predicting food choices in orthorexia nervosa and healthy orthorexia were quite different. In the case of orthorexia nervosa, the main motive was weight control, with sensorial appeal and affect regulation also showing significant associations. For healthy orthorexia, the main motive was health content, with sensorial appeal and price also showing significant associations. This supports the hypothesis that orthorexia nervosa is associated with maladaptive eating behavior motived more by weight control than by health concerns.

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Julia Depa; Juan Ramón Barrada; María Roncero. Are the Motives for Food Choices Different in Orthorexia Nervosa and Healthy Orthorexia? Nutrients 2019, 11, 697 .

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Julia Depa, Juan Ramón Barrada, María Roncero. Are the Motives for Food Choices Different in Orthorexia Nervosa and Healthy Orthorexia? Nutrients. 2019; 11 (3):697.

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Julia Depa; Juan Ramón Barrada; María Roncero. 2019. "Are the Motives for Food Choices Different in Orthorexia Nervosa and Healthy Orthorexia?" Nutrients 11, no. 3: 697.

Original research article
Published: 26 February 2019 in Frontiers in Psychology
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Young people's use and participation in online sexual activities (OSA) has increased in the past two decades and has changed their behavior in the area of sexuality. The existing literature has some important limitations, concerning the assessment of the construct and its orientation toward problematic use, while ignoring its healthy use or social participation and its relationship with well-being. The main objective of this study was to analyze the relationships between the three types of OSA (compulsive, isolated, and social) proposed by Delmonico and Miller, as well as offline sexual behavior, and psychosexual well-being. It was also necessary to evaluate the factor structure of the Internet Sexual Screening Test (ISST). Participants were 1,147 university students of both sexes, aged between 18 and 26 years, who completed a battery of online questionnaires. The main finding of the study is that, when controlling for other online sexual behavior, different types of OSA evaluated relate differently to offline sexual behavior and to psychosexual well-being, and that most young people made healthy use and participation of OSA. It also presents a new structure of the ISST. The discussion emphasizes the need to recognize the positive consequences of OSA to implement programs for the promotion of sexual health.

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Juan Ramón Barrada; Paula Ruiz-Gómez; Ana Belén Correa; Ángel Castro. Not all Online Sexual Activities Are the Same. Frontiers in Psychology 2019, 10, 1 .

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Juan Ramón Barrada, Paula Ruiz-Gómez, Ana Belén Correa, Ángel Castro. Not all Online Sexual Activities Are the Same. Frontiers in Psychology. 2019; 10 ():1.

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Juan Ramón Barrada; Paula Ruiz-Gómez; Ana Belén Correa; Ángel Castro. 2019. "Not all Online Sexual Activities Are the Same." Frontiers in Psychology 10, no. : 1.

Clinical trial
Published: 22 February 2019 in PLoS ONE
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Accurately identifying motives to gamble is crucial in the functional analysis of gambling behavior. In this study, a data-driven approach was followed to clarify the factor structure underlying a pool of motives for gambling, selected from the Gambling Motives Questionnaire–Financial (GMQ-F), and the Reasons for Gambling Questionnaire (RGQ), in a sample of regular problem and non-problem gamblers. Additionally, the role of gambling motives in the relationship between root behavioral activation/inhibition systems (BIS/BAS) and gambling severity, frequency, and preferences was explored using structural equation modelling (SEM). The present study identified Social, Financial, and Fun/thrill-related gambling motives factors, but also a fourth factor in which some positive and negative reinforcement-based motives were grouped into a single and broader Affect regulation factor. This Affect regulation factor shared variance both with BIS and BAS-related measures, and was the only direct predictor of disordered gambling symptoms. The Fun/thrill factor was directly related to frequency of participation in high-arousal, skill-based games, and all factors were related to participation in lower-arousal, chance games (with Social motives negatively predicting both participation in the latter and total severity). In the SEM model, measures of BIS/BAS sensitivity were connected to gambling behavior only through gambling motives. Based on measures of items’ specificity, a shortened Spanish scale (the brief Gambling Motives Inventory, bGMI) is proposed to assess gambling motives in accordance with the observed 4-factor structure.

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Juan Ramón Barrada; Juan F. Navas; Cristian M. Ruiz De Lara; Joel Billieux; Gaëtan Devos; José C. Perales. Reconsidering the roots, structure, and implications of gambling motives: An integrative approach. PLoS ONE 2019, 14, e0212695 .

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Juan Ramón Barrada, Juan F. Navas, Cristian M. Ruiz De Lara, Joel Billieux, Gaëtan Devos, José C. Perales. Reconsidering the roots, structure, and implications of gambling motives: An integrative approach. PLoS ONE. 2019; 14 (2):e0212695.

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Juan Ramón Barrada; Juan F. Navas; Cristian M. Ruiz De Lara; Joel Billieux; Gaëtan Devos; José C. Perales. 2019. "Reconsidering the roots, structure, and implications of gambling motives: An integrative approach." PLoS ONE 14, no. 2: e0212695.

Journal article
Published: 21 December 2018 in Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Cognitive models, from both the appraisal and inferential confusion perspectives, propose that the self is a relevant variable in the development and maintenance of obsessive-compulsive (OC) disorder. In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Fear of Self Questionnaire (FSQ) and analyzed the role of the fear of self (the sort of person we are afraid of becoming) as a predictor of OC beliefs and symptoms. A sample of 359 non-clinical participants completed a set of questionnaires, including the FSQ. Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the original one-factor solution for both the FSQ-8- and 20-item versions. The FSQ demonstrated excellent reliability, and fear of self predicted OC symptoms and cognitions, especially unacceptable obsessions.

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Sara Llorens Aguilar; Gemma García-Soriano; María Roncero; Juan Ramón Barrada; Frederick Aardema; Kieron O. Connor. Validation of the Spanish version of the Fear of Self Questionnaire. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 2018, 21, 69 -74.

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Sara Llorens Aguilar, Gemma García-Soriano, María Roncero, Juan Ramón Barrada, Frederick Aardema, Kieron O. Connor. Validation of the Spanish version of the Fear of Self Questionnaire. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 2018; 21 ():69-74.

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Sara Llorens Aguilar; Gemma García-Soriano; María Roncero; Juan Ramón Barrada; Frederick Aardema; Kieron O. Connor. 2018. "Validation of the Spanish version of the Fear of Self Questionnaire." Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 21, no. : 69-74.

Article
Published: 07 December 2018 in Current Psychology
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Counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) refers to a set of negative intentional behaviors that harm organizational outcomes. Despite their consequences, their measurement is a debatable issue. The present study is aimed to validate the Spanish version of one of the most commonly used scales of CWBs, the Workplace Deviance Scale, and to provide further evidence about the reliability and validity of the test scores. Four hundred and thirty-two employees from different organizations participated in the study. They completed a self-report questionnaire with the measures of interest (sociodemographic data, the Workplace Deviance Scale, and scales of organizational citizenship behavior, organizational justice, integrity, and conscientiousness). Descriptive, exploratory structural equation modeling and correlational analyses were performed. Results have shown that the internal structure does not fully reproduce the original one, but the two theoretically expected factors remain. Furthermore, the pattern of associations is barely influenced by the scoring scheme used (factor vs. observed scores), and the associations with other constructs are in line with previous research. On the whole, this study contributes to the analysis of the dimensionality of CWBs, at least in Western countries.

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Elena Fernández Del Río; Juan Ramón Barrada; Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa. Bad Behaviors at Work: Spanish Adaptation of the Workplace Deviance Scale. Current Psychology 2018, 1 -12.

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Elena Fernández Del Río, Juan Ramón Barrada, Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa. Bad Behaviors at Work: Spanish Adaptation of the Workplace Deviance Scale. Current Psychology. 2018; ():1-12.

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Elena Fernández Del Río; Juan Ramón Barrada; Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa. 2018. "Bad Behaviors at Work: Spanish Adaptation of the Workplace Deviance Scale." Current Psychology , no. : 1-12.

Journal article
Published: 03 December 2018 in The Spanish Journal of Psychology
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This study analyses the extent to which cheating occurs in a real selection setting. A two-stage, unproctored and proctored, test administration was considered. Test score inconsistencies were concluded by applying a verification test (Guo and Drasgow Z-test). An initial simulation study showed that the Z-test has adequate Type I error and power rates in the specific selection settings explored. A second study applied the Z-test statistic verification procedure to a sample of 954 employment candidates. Additional external evidence based on item time response to the verification items was gathered. The results revealed a good performance of the Z-test statistic and a relatively low, but non-negligible, number of suspected cheaters that showed higher distorted ability estimates. The study with real data provided additional information on the presence of suspected cheating in unproctored applications and the viability of using item response times as an additional evidence of cheating. In the verification test, suspected cheaters spent 5.78 seconds per item more than expected considering the item difficulty and their assumed ability in the unproctored stage. We found that the percentage of suspected cheaters in the empirical study could be estimated at 13.84%. In summary, the study provides evidence of the usefulness of the Z-test in the detection of cheating in a specific setting, in which a computerized adaptive test for assessing English grammar knowledge was used for personnel selection.

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David Aguado; Alejandro Vidal; Julio Olea; Vicente Ponsoda; Juan Ramón Barrada; Francisco José Abad. Cheating on Unproctored Internet Test Applications: An Analysis of a Verification Test in a Real Personnel Selection Context. The Spanish Journal of Psychology 2018, 21, 1 .

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David Aguado, Alejandro Vidal, Julio Olea, Vicente Ponsoda, Juan Ramón Barrada, Francisco José Abad. Cheating on Unproctored Internet Test Applications: An Analysis of a Verification Test in a Real Personnel Selection Context. The Spanish Journal of Psychology. 2018; 21 ():1.

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David Aguado; Alejandro Vidal; Julio Olea; Vicente Ponsoda; Juan Ramón Barrada; Francisco José Abad. 2018. "Cheating on Unproctored Internet Test Applications: An Analysis of a Verification Test in a Real Personnel Selection Context." The Spanish Journal of Psychology 21, no. : 1.

Validation study
Published: 01 July 2018 in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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The MEBS was successfully developed consisting of 17 items and four domains. Because of low interfactor correlations, a total score combining the four domains should not be computed. The MEBS showed good internal consistency and preliminary convergent validity in a sample of Dutch adults aged 55 years and older.

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Laura H.H. Winkens; Tatjana Van Strien; Juan Ramón Barrada; Ingeborg A. Brouwer; Brenda W.J.H. Penninx; Marjolein Visser. The Mindful Eating Behavior Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties in a Sample of Dutch Adults Aged 55 Years and Older. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2018, 118, 1277 -1290.e4.

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Laura H.H. Winkens, Tatjana Van Strien, Juan Ramón Barrada, Ingeborg A. Brouwer, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Marjolein Visser. The Mindful Eating Behavior Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties in a Sample of Dutch Adults Aged 55 Years and Older. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2018; 118 (7):1277-1290.e4.

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Laura H.H. Winkens; Tatjana Van Strien; Juan Ramón Barrada; Ingeborg A. Brouwer; Brenda W.J.H. Penninx; Marjolein Visser. 2018. "The Mindful Eating Behavior Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties in a Sample of Dutch Adults Aged 55 Years and Older." Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 118, no. 7: 1277-1290.e4.

Research article
Published: 17 June 2018 in Assessment
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During the present decade a large body of research has employed confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to evaluate the factor structure of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) across multiple languages and cultures. However, because CFA can produce strongly biased estimations when the population cross-loadings differ meaningfully from zero, it may not be the most appropriate framework to model the SDQ responses. With this in mind, the current study sought to assess the factorial structure of the SDQ using the more flexible exploratory structural equation modeling approach. Using a large-scale Spanish sample composed of 67,253 youths aged between 10 and 18 years ( M = 14.16, SD = 1.07), the results showed that CFA provided a severely biased and overly optimistic assessment of the underlying structure of the SDQ. In contrast, exploratory structural equation modeling revealed a generally weak factorial structure, including questionable indicators with large cross-loadings, multiple error correlations, and significant wording variance. A subsequent Monte Carlo study showed that sample sizes greater than 4,000 would be needed to adequately recover the SDQ loading structure. The findings from this study prevent recommending the SDQ as a screening tool and suggest caution when interpreting previous results in the literature based on CFA modeling.

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Luis Garrido; Juan Ramón Barrada; Jose Armando Aguasvivas; Agustín Martínez-Molina; Victor B. Arias; Hudson Golino; Eva Legaz; Gloria Ferris; Luis Rojo-Moreno. Is Small Still Beautiful for the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire? Novel Findings Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling. Assessment 2018, 27, 1349 -1367.

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Luis Garrido, Juan Ramón Barrada, Jose Armando Aguasvivas, Agustín Martínez-Molina, Victor B. Arias, Hudson Golino, Eva Legaz, Gloria Ferris, Luis Rojo-Moreno. Is Small Still Beautiful for the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire? Novel Findings Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling. Assessment. 2018; 27 (6):1349-1367.

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Luis Garrido; Juan Ramón Barrada; Jose Armando Aguasvivas; Agustín Martínez-Molina; Victor B. Arias; Hudson Golino; Eva Legaz; Gloria Ferris; Luis Rojo-Moreno. 2018. "Is Small Still Beautiful for the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire? Novel Findings Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling." Assessment 27, no. 6: 1349-1367.