Psicología desde el Caribe

The Role of the Academy in the Face of Youth Well-being Challenges: Science, Politics, and Social Transformation

Jean David Polo Vargas, Angellys Mendoza Villadiego — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The editorial reflects on the current challenges arising from a global context of constant transformation. Academia faces the pressing task of adapting its methods and approaches to complex problems that particularly affect younger generations in regions such as the Colombian Caribbean, marked by inequality, conflict, and cultural diversity. From this perspective, the journal Psicología desde el Caribe reaffirms its commitment to a transformative science that addresses pressing issues such as youth mental health, misinformation, procrastination, and well-being.

The editorial underscores the importance of open access, ethics in publishing, and the role of scholarly journals as mediators between science and society. It highlights the need to expand epistemic boundaries and to defend local and regional knowledge from a critical standpoint. Likewise, it acknowledges the work of those who make the journal possible and calls for a continued collective effort to build a science that engages with the realities of the Caribbean and Latin America.

Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Diabetic Foot

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Objective: Identify the association between depression, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) from a healthcare institution in Southern Colombia. Methods: An observational, descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted in 100 patients diagnosed and hospitalized for DFU at a tertiary care clinic. Patients were assessed using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Diabetic Foot Ulcer-Short Form DFS-SF. Results: Of the participants, 54% were men, with an age range of 60 to 74 years, predominantly of low socioeconomic status and medium educational level. All participants reported some degree of depression and anxiety, with mild levels being the most frequent, along with poor quality of life. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that depression had a small but significant positive effect on patients' quality of life (Depression: ?=0.933, p<0.001; R²=0.134, p<0.001). Conclusions: Affective and emotional symptoms are important factors in the quality of life of patients with DFU and should be considered in both the clinical and psycho-emotional management of these patients.

The dimensionality of the Death Anxiety Inventory-Revised in Colombian-aged adults

Monica Reyes Rojas, Mr, Adalberto Campo Arias — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

ABSTRACT

Introduction The Death Anxiety Inventory-Revised (DAI-R) is a relatively new instrument to quantify anxiety about death in different contexts. However, the dimensionality in the elderly population is unknown. The study aimed to corroborate the dimensionality of the DAI-R among Colombian-aged adults. Methodology. A psychometric study was conducted with the participation of 100 aged adults (M=68.82±4.82; 52% were male gender). This scale has 17 items, grouped into four dimensions or factors, and a dichotomous answer pattern. Results. Dimensionality was tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and goodness-of-fit indicators were computed. The CFA showed unacceptable goodness-of-fit indicators, and the four-dimensional structure of the DAI-R was rejected. Conclusion. the DAI-R has an unsatisfactory four-dimensional structure among Colombian-aged adults. Further research should corroborate this finding with a large sample size.

Procrastination and Quality of Life in University Population during Online Education Due to Covid-19

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped education, impacting university students. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life and academic procrastination of 273 students (18-65 years old) and their relationship with sociodemographic variables and lifestyle. WHOQOL-BREF and EPA instruments, along with an ad hoc questionnaire, were used. Academic self-regulation correlated with quality of life across all four factors, procrastination with quality of life (physical and psychological health), and age with academic self-regulation, procrastination, and psychological health. Furthermore, differences in scores for academic self-regulation, procrastination, and certain quality of life factors were observed based on aspects such as gender, frequency of physical activity, alcohol consumption, cigarette use, internet access, and computer access.

Validity evidence for the Vitality Scale: Analysis of internal structure and convergence

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Vitality refers to the individuals’ perception of their energy and their capacity to energize those around them, being an important mental health marker as it is associated to psychological constructs, such as emotional self-regulation. Considering that the Vitality Scale (VS) has only recently been used in Brazil, the aim of this study was to investigate further validity evidence, specifically based on the internal structure and convergent validity of the scale, through its relationship with external variables. A total of 209 participants (aged 17 to 62 years) answered the VS and the Emotional Self-Regulation Scale - Adult (EARE-AD). By means of a Confirmatory Factor Analysis, the one-factor structure of the VS proved plausible for the sample of the present study, with adequate reliability estimate for the scale (0.94). Evidence of convergent validity, through the relationship with related constructs, was verified through its correlation with the EARE-AD factors (-0.15 ? r ? 0.57). Results indicate the adequacy of the VS for use in Brazil. Thus, it is expected that, by means of future interventions and studies on vitality, the VS will provide professionals and researchers with a good instrument to help promoting the mental health and well-being of Brazilian people.