Research area: Universal and targeted prevention
Objective:
It aims to evaluate the efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions aimed at adolescents and young people with risk factors or who already present psychopathology, promoting participatory design and the use of ICTs. This research line includes studies that evaluate preventive interventions for some mental health problems, alcohol and drug use, and school violence. For this type of interventions, the use of participatory designs and ICT is promoted.
Research leaders:
Unplugged, a drug use prevention program: adaptation and evaluation of effectiveness among Chilean students ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04236999
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jorge Gaete
Evaluación del impacto del programa de desarrollo socioemocional “The New Haven” en la prevención del consumo de sustancias de abuso en adolescentes
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jorge Gaete
Prevención del consumo de sustancias de abuso en adolescentes a través del programa para padres LifeSkills Training Program: estudio piloto de aceptabilidad y factibilidad
en adolescentes
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jorge Gaete
Prevención del consumo de sustancias de abuso en adolescentes de enseñanza media a través del programa LifeSkills Training High School: Estudio piloto de aceptabilidad y factibilidad
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jorge Gaete
Evaluación de la implementación del Programa Saliendo Aprendo para mejorar las habilidades de regulación emocional en estudiantes de 5º y 6º Básicos
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jorge Gaete
La hiperandrogenemia en adolescentes con síndrome de ovario poliquístico como modulador negativo de la cognicion social
Inv. Responsable: Dr. Juan Pablo del Río
Co-Investigator: Dr. Pablo Gaspar
2023
Martínez, V. (2023). Importancia de la evidencia científica en intervenciones escolares en salud mental. Estudios Públicos, 171, 125-135. https://doi.org/10.38178/
Langer, Á. I., Solano, E., Bacigalupe, L. D., Soto, B., Asenjo, A., Cifuentes, A., Navarrete, I., Vergara, R. C. & Steinebach, C. (2023). Forest bathing diminishes anxiety in undergraduate students: a pilot study in the Valdivian temperate rainforest. Journal of Forest Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2023.2232086
Vargas, B., Martínez, P., Mac-Ginty, S., Hoffmann, T., & Martínez, V. (2023). Implementation strategies and outcomes of school-based programs for adolescent suicide prevention: A scoping review protocol. PLoS One, 18(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284431
Libuy, N., Ibáñez, C., Araneda, A. M., Donoso, P., Contreras, L., Guajardo, V., & Mundt, A. (2023). Community-Based prevention of substance use in adolescents: outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Santiago, Chile. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/
Parra-Cardona, R., Fuentes-Balderrama, J., Cantizano Rioseco, L., Monreal Arcil, F. J., Correa Molina, M. L., Martic Guazzini, D., Ford Narváez, A., Neira González, A., Sánchez Ahumada, M., Chacón Sandoval, A., Marín Montecinos, J., & Gaete, J. (2023). Building bridges through cultural adaptation: Examining the initial impact of a culturally adapted parent training intervention for the Chilean context. Family Process, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/
Martínez, V., & Miranda-Castillo, C. (Ed). (2023). Prevention and early treatment of depression throught the life course. Springer.
Tapia-Muñoz, T., Miranda-Castillo, C., & Martínez, V. (2023) Introduction. En V. Martínez & C. Miranda-Castillo (Ed). Prevention and early treatment of depression throught the life course (pp 1-7). Springer
Lira, D., & Martínez, V. (2023). Digital technology interventions for preventing and treating youth depression. En V. Martínez & C. Miranda-Castillo (Ed). Prevention and early treatment of depression throught the life course (pp 55-74). Springer
Medeiros, S., Langer, A., I., & Stolzenbach, S. (2023). Contemplation of nature to promote mental health and prevent depression in youth. En V. Martínez & C. Miranda-Castillo (Ed). Prevention and early treatment of depression throught the life course (pp 75-95). Springer
Jiménez-Molina, A., Franco, P., Mac-Ginty, S., & Martínez, V. (2023). Internet-based interventions for prevention and early treatment of depression in higher education students. En V. Martínez & C. Miranda-Castillo (Ed). Prevention and early treatment of depression throught the life course (pp 97-119). Springer
2022
Hoffmann, T., Valdebenito, R., Silva, C. A., Langer, A. I., Püschel, N., Muñoz-Kortmann, V., & Martínez, V. (2022). Cambio climático y salud mental: conceptos, aproximaciones teóricas y propuestas. Revista Chilena de Psiquiatría y Neurología de la Infancia y adolescencia, 33(3), 70-78.
Vargas, B. (2022). Prevención del suicidio en personas adolescentes indígenas y migrantes. Revista Chilena de Psiquiatría y Neurología de la Infancia y Adolescencia, 33(2), 69-74.
Valenzuela, D., Turunen, T., Gana, S., Rojas-Barahona, C. A., Araya, R., Salmivalli, C., & Gaete, J. (2022) Effectiveness of the KiVa Antibullying Program with and without the Online Game in Chile: a Three-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/
Vergara, R. C., Baquedano, C., Lorca-Ponce, E., Steinebach, C., & Langer, Á. I. (2022). The Impact of Baseline Mindfulness Scores on Mindfulness-Based Intervention Outcomes: Toward Personalized Mental Health Interventions. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.
Gaete, J., Inzunza, C., Ramírez, S., Valenzuela, D., Rojas, C., & Araya, R. (2022). The Social Competence Promotion Program among Young Adolescents (SCPP-YA) in Chile (“Mi Mejor Plan”) for substance use prevention among early adolescents: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 23. https://
Núñez, D., Villacura-Herrera, C., Celedón, K., Ulloa, J. L., Ramos, N., Spencer, R., & Fresno, A. (2022). Identifying self-report measures of emotion regulation and evaluating their psychometric properties: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open, 12(5). http://dx.doi.
Gaete, J., Ramírez, S., Gana, S., Valenzuela, D., & Araya, R. (2022). The Unplugged program in Chile (“Yo Sé Lo Que Quiero”) for substance use prevention among early adolescents: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 23(76). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05904-3
2021
Arhuis-Inca, W., Ipanaqué-Zapata, M., Bazalar-Palacios, J., Quevedo-Calderón, N., & Gaete, J. (2021). Violence at school and bullying in school environments in Peru: Analysis of a virtual platform. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.543991
Gaete, J., Valenzuela, D., Godoy, M. I., Rojas-Barahona, C. A., Salmivalli, C., & Araya, R. (2021). Validation of the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (OBVQ-R) among adolescents in Chile. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.578661
Martínez, V., Espinosa-Duque, D., Jiménez-Molina, Á., Rojas, G., Vöhringer, P. A., Fernández-Arcila, M., Luttges, C., Irarrázaval, M., Bauer, S., & Moessner, M. (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of “Cuida tu Ánimo”(Take Care of Your Mood): An internet-based program for prevention and early intervention of adolescent depression in Chile and Colombia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189628
2020
Parada, F., Martínez, V., Espinosa, HD., Bauer, S. & Moessner, M. (2020). using persuasive systems design model to evaluate “Cuida tu Ánimo”: An internet-based pilot program for prevention and early intervention of adolescent depression. Telemedicine and e-Health, 26(2), 251-254. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2018.0272
2019
Jiménez-Molina, Á., Franco, P., Martínez, V., Martínez, P., Rojas, G., & Araya, R. (2019). Internet-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental disorders in Latin America: A scoping review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 664. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00664
“Co-design and pilot evaluation of an implementation facilitation strategy for the adoption of a gatekeeper intervention to reduce adolescent suicidal risk in Chilean public schools”
Estudiante: Belén Vargas
Tutor/a:Dra. Vania Martínez
Adaptación, factibilidad y aceptabilidad de una intervención transdiagnóstica digital para la prevención de depresión y ansiedad en estudiantes universitarios.
Estudiante: Daniela Lira
Tutor/a: Dra. Vania Martínez
Profiles of bullying behavior in school children.
Estudiante: Marcela Cárcamo
Tutor/a: Dr. Jorge Gaete
Acceptability and feasibility of Unplugged (Yo Se Lo Que Quiero) a program to prevent substance use among adolescents: a pilot study.
Estudiante: Gabriel Salgado
Tutor/a: Dr. Jorge Gaete
