Roberto García Sánchez

Prof. Dr. Roberto García Sánchez

Psicología, European University of the Canary Islands, La Orotava, Spain
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6Years (2021-Present)

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

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14 August 2025 in Healthcare
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CLCelia López-Muñóz
Celia López-Muñóz
Roberto García SánchezRoberto García Sánchez
Roberto García Sánchez
MLMelany León-Méndez
Melany León-Méndez
RMRosario J Marrero
Rosario J Marrero
Background: Eating disorder (ED) symptoms and body image (BI) concerns involve serious risks to the physical and mental health of women and men. Social networking sites have amplified the promotion of idealised body images, contributing to this issue. Objectives: This study examines the link between personal and emotional factors, social media body image-related behaviours, BI concerns, and ED symptoms, as well as the differential role of these factors according to gender. Methods: A cross-sectional design was applied. The participants were 201 Spanish adults (mean age = 28.26; 76.6% women) who completed self-reported measures on BI (MBSRQ), ED symptoms (EAT-26), perfectionism (EDI-2), anxiety, depression, stress (DASS-21), emotional dysregulation (DERS), life satisfaction (SWLS), and social media BI-related behaviours. Results: Significant relationships between ED symptoms and BI concerns with personal and emotional factors and social media body image-related behaviours have been found. Women have scored higher in ED symptoms and social media BI-related behaviours than men. Multiple regression analyses showed that the difficulty in accepting emotions and not posting images due to BI dissatisfaction were risk factors for ED symptoms in both men and women. Furthermore, the adverse effect of perfectionism and low life satisfaction on women’s ED symptoms were demonstrated, whereas in men, goal-directed behaviours were associated with ED risk. Conclusions: These results suggest that prevention programmes focusing on emotional regulation and healthier social media use can be effective for ED symptoms and BI concerns.

2 June 2025 in EDU REVIEW. International Education and Learning Review / Revista Internacional de Educación y Aprendizaje
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SCSonia Mederos Castellano
Sonia Mederos Castellano
Roberto García SánchezRoberto García Sánchez
Roberto García Sánchez
La filosofía evolucionista explica la relación entre los humanos y la naturaleza, resaltando su papel en la supervivencia, salud y bienestar. A lo largo de la evolución, desarrollamos adaptaciones como la biofilia y la cooperación, pero la tecnología y la urbanización han debilitado este vínculo, causando problemas como el "trastorno por déficit de naturaleza" (Louv, 2008). Este artículo analiza estrategias educativas basadas en la evolución para restaurar esta conexión, integrando experiencias directas en la naturaleza, historia evolutiva, debates éticos y tecnología. Estas iniciativas fortalecen la conciencia ecológica, promoviendo una convivencia armónica y sostenible con el entorno, beneficiando el bienestar individual y la preservación ambiental.

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Roberto García SánchezRoberto García Sánchez
Roberto García Sánchez
Samuel Pérez BravoSamuel Pérez Bravo
Samuel Pérez Bravo
VAVictoria Soler Anaya
Victoria Soler Anaya
SCSonia Mederos Castellano
Sonia Mederos Castellano
IPIngrid Morales Pérez
Ingrid Morales Pérez
JGJosé Palma Gámiz
José Palma Gámiz
This critical integrative review reassesses the lipid paradigm by systematically mapping 380 influential trials and cohort studies on cholesterol, saturated fats, and statins in relation to cardiovascular and cognitive outcomes. The evidence base reveals a nearly even split between studies supporting and challenging LDL-centric causality, alongside pervasive methodological flaws, including reliance on surrogate lipid markers, ecological inferences, residual confounding, and industry-related reporting biases. Trial-generation comparisons and structured risk-of-bias assessment (ROB 2, ROBINS-I) repeatedly show that substantial pharmacological LDL reductions do not consistently yield proportional reductions in myocardial infarction, stroke, or all-cause mortality. Integrating Mendelian randomization with clinical and metabolomic data, the review advances a Critical Window Hypothesis in which LDL is necessary but not sufficient for atherogenesis, exerting dominant causal influence during early and midlife plaque initiation, while inflammatory, oxidative, and hemodynamic factors become primary drivers in advanced disease. Metabolomic studies of extreme longevity and late-life cohorts demonstrate that bile acids, steroid metabolites, and low-glycemic metabolic profiles—not total cholesterol—better predict survival and cognitive preservation, and that higher LDL in the oldest-old often associates with lower mortality and dementia risk. These findings challenge universal LDL-centric policies and support lifestyle medicine strategies prioritizing systemic metabolic optimization over isolated cholesterol targets.
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1 October 2021 in South Florida Journal of Development
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Roberto García SánchezRoberto García Sánchez
Roberto García Sánchez
JGJusto Pedro Hernández González
Justo Pedro Hernández González
Comunidad Sorda es aquella que participa de unos valores culturales y lingüísticos construidos en torno a la lengua de signos y a una concepción visual del mundo. Entre las personas sordas usuarias de la lengua de signos algunas aprendieron a signar en su infancia y otras siendo ya adultas; hay quienes son usuarias de audífonos o implantes cocleares y, entre ellas, hay quienes usan la lengua de signos y quienes no. También debemos mencionar a aquellas personas sordas que, a causa de un sistema educativo no inclusivo, tienen problemas de expresión y comprensión de textos escritos. Al igual que en el resto de la población, entre las personas sordas encontraremos niños, jóvenes, mayores, personas sordas con otra(s) discapacidad(es)... Todas y cada una de ellas con sus necesidades y demandas concretas. Es importante saber que, aun tratándose de un colectivo heterogéneo, todas las personas sordas, cualquiera que sea su tipo o grado de sordera, situación individual e independientemente de que sean o no usuarias de las lenguas de signos, comparten la necesidad de acceder a la comunicación e información del entorno sin barreras de ningún tipo. Por ese motivo es necesario desarrollar un servicio de orientación, asesoramiento y acción tutorial específico para el alumnado sordo que tenga en cuenta sus necesidades y dificultades y que evite cualquier tipo de discriminación o falta de accesibilidad al contenido universitario del tipo que sea. Por lo tanto, es necesario proporcionar este servicio con los recursos audiovisuales necesarios, intérpretes de lengua de signos española y formación continua a la comunidad universitaria. Es fundamental coordinarse con las asociaciones de personas sordas para cumplir los requisitos básicos que garanticen su inclusión, puesto que éstas son las que conocen mejor sus necesidades por la lucha de sus derechos, y orientar a la universidad para la consecución de dicha finalidad. A Deaf Community is one that participates in cultural and linguistic values built around sign language and a visual conception of the world. Among the deaf people who used sign language, some learned to sign in their childhood and others when they were adults; there are those who use hearing aids or cochlear implants and, among them, there are those who use sign language and those who do not. We will also find deaf people who, because of a non-inclusive educational system, have problems of expression and comprehension of written texts. As in the rest of the population, among the deaf people we will find children, young people, elderly, deaf people with other disability(ies). . . Each and every one of them with their specific needs and demands. It is important to know that, even if it is a heterogeneous collective, all deaf people, whatever their type or degree of deafness, individual situation and regardless of whether or not they are users of sign languages, share the need to access the communication and information of the environment without barriers of any kind. For this reason it is necessary to develop a service of guidance, advice and specific tutorial action for deaf students that takes into account their needs and difficulties and avoids any type of discrimination or lack of accessibility to university content of any kind. Therefore, it is necessary to provide this service with the necessary audiovisual resources, Spanish sign language interpreters and continuing education to the university community. It is essential to coordinate with associations of deaf people to meet the basic requirements to ensure their inclusion, since they are the ones who best know their needs by fighting for their rights, and guide the university to achieve that goal.

10 June 2025 in International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD de Psicología.
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Roberto García SánchezRoberto García Sánchez
Roberto García Sánchez
Samuel Pérez BravoSamuel Pérez Bravo
Samuel Pérez Bravo
EJEdwin Fabián Pardo Jiménez
Edwin Fabián Pardo Jiménez
The objective of this research is to carry out a systematic review of the existing scientific literature on childhood depression taking into account the last 13 years (2010-2023). This disorder is a medical and social reality that has a great deal of textual information based on its scientific studies, and currently many cases can be found in educational institutions and at home. For a while there were no traces of childhood depression, but with the investigations that have been carried out, it has been possible to verify that there is a high incidence rate of childhood depression, which shows certain common symptoms with adult depression, but has other peculiarities that they make it possess distinctive features. Childhood depression is a disorder characterized by different mood disorders, but there are also other factors that can have a negative influence, such as the school, family and social environment, interfering with the person’s abilities and actions in different ways, degrees and durations. Each symptom varies depending on the stage of development in which the child is and various factors such as genetic and psychosocial.

10 June 2025 in International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD de Psicología.
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Roberto García SánchezRoberto García Sánchez
Roberto García Sánchez
Samuel Pérez BravoSamuel Pérez Bravo
Samuel Pérez Bravo
SCSonia Mederos Castellano
Sonia Mederos Castellano
VAVictoria Soler Anaya
Victoria Soler Anaya
IPIngrid Morales Pérez
Ingrid Morales Pérez
MAMaría Consuelo Alava Acosta
María Consuelo Alava Acosta
This study aims to carry out a bibliographic review of the scientific literature of the last 13 years (2010-2023) of the scientific articles included in the PudMed, Scielo and Academic Google database, with the aim of determining which are the most comorbid clinical pictures with the disorder attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). First, a general search was made for those articles that included the keywords “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder” and “comorbidity” in the Abstract, to carry out more specific searches from there. After this second, more systematic search, a pre-selection of articles by title was carried out. Subsequently, two more preselections were carried out based on the content of the After the different filters applied, finally, 42 articles were selected that were analyzed in depth one by one in order to respond to the objective of this study. The review of the literature shows that the most comorbid disorders with ADHD were behavioral problems, learning disorders, risk of injury, anxiety and depression disorders, negativity defiant disorders (ODD) and affective disorder. It is necessary to highlight the existence of individual differences in all clinical manifestations, and that more important than knowing the comorbid categories with ADHD, is the realization of a dimensional approach to said conditions, since certain subclinical conditions may not be detected as comorbid if we approach them from a categorical approach.
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