Online parenting training programs have shown to be effective. However, no studies on parent training programs delivered through chatbots have been reported yet. Aim. This study aims to assess the feasibility of delivering parenting skills through a chatbot. Methods. A sample of 33 parents completed a pilot feasibility study. Engagement, knowledge, net-promoters score and qualitative responses were analyzed. Results. A total of 78.8% of the sample completed the intervention. On average, participants remembered 3.7 skills out of the 5 presented and reported that they would recommend the chatbot to other parents (net promoter score was 7.44; SD = 2.31 out of 10). Overall, parents sent a mean of 54.24 (SD = 13.5) messages to the chatbot, and the mean number of words per message was 3. Main themes parents discussed with the chatbot included issues regarding their child’s habits, handling disruptive behaviors, interpersonal development, and emotional difficulties. Parents generally commented on the usefulness of the intervention and suggested improvements to the chatbot’s communication style. Conclusions. Overall, users completed the intervention, engaged with the bot, and would recommend the intervention to others. This suggests parenting skills could be delivered via chatbots.

No se han encontrado instrumentos breves válidos en Argentina para monitorear sintomatología psicológica en psicoterapia. Este trabajo presenta la adaptación argentina del Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL-11) y estudia sus propiedades psicométricas. Una muestra de 356 participantes completó la adaptación del HSCL-11 junto con medidas de depresión, ansiedad y bienestar. Se computaron el coeficiente alfa de Cronbach y correlaciones ítem-total corregidas. Se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio, se estudiaron sus correlaciones con las otras medidas y se analizaron las diferencias en HSCL-11 entre pacientes y no pacientes de terapia. Se observaron evidencias de adecuada consistencia interna y homogeneidad de ítems, así como también de validez de constructo, validez concurrente y validez de criterio. Los resultados mostraron evidencias deconfiabilidad y validez de la versión argentina del HSCL-11, sugiriendo que podría representar un instrumento valioso para la evaluación y el tratamiento de patologías mentales en el país.

Although empirical studies have shown that interpersonal distress is related to mental health indicators in depression, there are no previous meta‐analyses evaluating this association. We performed a systematic review and meta‐analytic study to estimate the association between interpersonal distress and non‐relational mental health indicators (NR‐MHI) in depression. Following PRISMA criteria, we performed a systematic search on PubMed and PsycINFO. We conducted multilevel meta‐analytic (i.e., random‐effects) models to estimate a pooled correlation coefficient representing the strength of the association between interpersonal distress and NR‐MHI. Thirty‐eight studies (reporting 88 effect sizes) met inclusion criteria. The models showed a significant correlation between interpersonal distress and NR‐MHI ( r = 0.41, p < 0.001), with moderate heterogeneity, Q(87) = 710.38, p < 0.001. A funnel plot did not present evidence of publication bias. We found no significant moderation effects of specific depressive diagnoses, type of study or levels of interpersonal distress. This study is the first to report a meta‐analytic synthesis of the association between interpersonal distress and NR‐MHI in depression, showing that in individuals with depression, NR‐MHI was positively associated with interpersonal distress, presenting a medium‐to‐large pooled effect size.

The Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP) is a widely studied instrument in the mental health field. While there have been some applications of this tool in adolescents, the majority of research has focused on the adult population. This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-32 (IIP-32) specifically in Argentinian adolescents. A total of 557 participants completed the IIP-32 alongside an additional assessment of interpersonal traits. To evaluate reliability, we analyzed internal consistency and item homogeneity. We analyzed the construct validity of IIP-32 through confirmatory factor analysis and the concurrent validity through correlations between the IIP-32 and other measures of interpersonal traits. The findings of this study indicate adequate internal consistency and homogeneity of the items, as well as construct, concurrent and criterion validity. Overall, the results of this paper establish the IIP-32 as a reliable and valid instrument with significant clinical implications for assessing interpersonal difficulties in adolescents from Argentina.

La investigación a partir de la perspectiva del paciente ha brindado importante información acerca de cómo la terapia es percibida, ayudando a los terapeutas a entender algunas reacciones por parte de los pacientes. Aún hoy en día, la terapia enfocada a los niños no ha sido beneficiada por este movimiento, dada la escasez de investigaciones de este tipo en la población infantil. El trabajo que aquí se presenta, es de carácter empírico, con un enfoque de análisis cualitativo. En el mismo se indagó sobre las percepciones que los niños poseen sobre los distintos asuntos relacionados al proceso psicoterapéutico. Para ello, se realizaron entrevistas semi-estructuradas a 10 niños de entre 6 y 12 años que se encontraban realizando un tratamiento psicoterapéutico, o lo habían realizado en los últimos doce meses. Durante las entrevistas se indagó sobre elementos como “la relación terapéutica”, “las intervenciones del terapeuta”, “la valoración de la terapia”, “las nociones que poseía sobre la terapia”, “características de la terapia” y “el cambio percibido”. Las entrevistas fueron transcriptas y analizadas utilizando la metodología cualitativa consensual (CQR). Los resultados indican que los niños pudieron percibir los cambios en relación a su propia conducta, emociones y relaciones interpersonales y vincular dichos cambios con los terapeutas y el vínculo que con ellos habían establecido. También elementos del proceso terapéuticos, como por ejemplo la alianza con el terapeuta fueron relacionados al cambio

The purpose of practice research networks is to foster clinically relevant research and scientifically informed clinical practice. This article describes the development of a collaborative network between clinicians and researchers in Spain and Argentina. This network is made up of psychologists specialized in clinical psychology, intern resident psychologists who are members of the Spanish Society of Clinical Psychology and researchers working at different universities. The main aim of the network is to foster the development of practice research programmes in a collaborative manner. We present its first project that analyses the sociodemographic data, professional characteristics, personal style of therapists and their attitudes towards research of 409 Spanish clinical psychologists. This approach meant understanding clinicians’ interests, and the beginning of a collaborative interaction to create useful resources for clinical practice based on applied research.