>Research on adolescent migrants has prioritized deficit- and adaptation-based approaches, with scarce attention to non-pathologizing perspectives. Faced with this challenge, the study of this population’s understanding of well-being was articulated as a framework capable of strengthening the available knowledge. Qualitative studies on understandings of well-being have contributed to its perception as contextual, multifaceted and changing (Fattore et al., 2021). However, as Hunner-Kreisel and März (Child Indicators Research, 12(2), 425–442, 2019) posit, progress is still required in integrating critical perspectives. Considering this gap, incorporating the intersectional approach allowed the present study to learn about the understandings of well-being from a critical perspective, with a focus on the experiences in the new local space, elaborated by Latin American adolescent migrants living in Barcelona. These understandings were analyzed and articulated following the proposal of Winker and Degele (European Journal of Women’s Studies, 18(1), 51–66, 2011), organized in the levels: identity constructions, symbolic representations and social structures. For the case of adolescent migrants, exploring understandings of well-being from this critical analytical approach strengthens a contextual and historically situated understanding by making oppressions and agencies visible. A qualitative design was used that included semi-structured interviews and the use of photographs as triggers for dialogue with 10 participants between 11 and 18 years of age. The results identify and describe four central understandings of well-being that Latin American adolescent migrants, participants in the study, construct around their new local space: (1) Process of transformations (new identifications, differentiations, belongings) and facing challenges as experiences that enhance a positive sense of self, by perceiving capabilities and growth; (2) Nuclear and extended family as a space of continuity and emotional support; (3) Development of reflective capacity, in terms of comparative analysis between the territory of origin and the new one, generating a sense of understanding of the world and evaluations of present and future living conditions; and (4) Practices that challenge social asymmetry: agency, oriented to include difference; recognition of the relevance of bonds and social support, of linguistic integration and of the inclusive functioning of the school system. This study contributes to advancing critical perspectives on well-being, challenging universalist and psychologistic approaches. The findings offer practical insights for the design of psychosocial interventions and inclusive policies that strengthen adolescents’ agency, promote their inclusion, and address the complex challenges faced by migrant youth in transnational contexts.

BACKGROUND Continuous peripheral nerve blocks (CPNB) provide an opioid-free alternative for pain control after orthopaedic surgery. However, postdischarge ambulatory patient care and follow-up concerns have prevented CPNB use at home. OBJECTIVE To address physicians’ concerns about the outpatient use of CPNB. DESIGN Prospective, cohort, observational study. SETTING Single centre, teaching private hospital in Santiago, Chile, between July 2016 and March 2020. PATIENTS We included patients aged at least 18 who underwent orthopaedic surgery using CPNB for postoperative pain management. Patients scheduled simultaneously for non-orthopedic surgery on the same event were excluded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pain scores, opioid use, and complication rates at both in-hospital and at-home sites. RESULTS CPNB were provided as an analgesia plan in 497 patients who met inclusion criteria, and 387 (77.87%) were discharged home with this continuous analgesia. At 48 h, 70% of the patients reported no-worse-than-mild pain. Less than 3.1% of patients reported an episode of severe pain, and less than 13% of the patients required opioid rescue medication. Transient neurological symptoms were observed in 13% (95% confidence interval (CI), 10.4 to 16.1) of the patients. No long-term or severe complications were observed. High rates of satisfaction were reached among patients. CONCLUSION In-hospital and at-home use of CPNB supervised by a pain service team provides a feasible and safe alternative after orthopaedic surgery, pain control with a low requirement of opioids.

The purpose of this study is to improve the current understanding of the relation between depression and attachment through the evaluation of the role of personality styles (dependent vs self-critical) and social support in this association. These variables were studied in a clinical sample of 70 depressed outpatients (83% women; M=41.47 years, SD=12.91). Depressive symptomatology was assessed through the Beck Depression Inventory, adult attachment through the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, social support through the Social Support Questionnaire and dependency and self-criticism through the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire. Mediational and moderation regression analyses were performed. Results show that the association between the dimensions of attachment (anxiety and avoidance) and depression was partially mediated by self-criticism. Furthermore, results demonstrate the role of social support as a moderating variable: when the level of satisfaction with social support was low and the anxiety dimension in the attachment scale was high, as avoidance increased, depressive symptoms increased as well. Results are discussed in relation to their importance for understanding the complex interplay of the variables involved in depression.

We evaluated the factor structure, reliability, and discriminative capacity of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) questionnaire in four different samples: two general adult populations ( N = 1,548, N = 964), one adolescent population ( N = 1,044), and young people with depressive symptomatology ( N = 307). Exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) were performed with subsamples from Studies 1 ( n = 773) and 2 ( n = 527), finding that the two- and three-factor solutions had a good fit. In a confirmatory factor analysis, the two-factor solution resulted in an adequate fit in a second set of subsamples from both studies ( n = 775, n = 517). In Study 3, we found good convergent and divergent validity with adequate and significant correlations found for depression (Beck’s Depression Inventory), anxiety (State–Trait Anxiety Inventory), and neuroticism and extroversion (Big Five Inventory). In Study 4, the results of an EFA performed in a subsample ( n = 154) found that the two- and three-factor solutions were appropriate with the former solution being confirmed in a second subsample ( n = 153). Reliability was α = .85 for positive affect and α = .87 for negative affect. The PANAS questionnaire showed adequate indicators of validity and reliability in adult and adolescent populations as well as in a sample with depressive symptoms.

La información interoceptiva consiste en focalizar la atención de la persona sobre sus procesos corporales internos, por ejemplo, las sensaciones gastrointestinales, cardiacas y respiratorias. Existen diferentes cuestionarios para evaluar la sensibilidad interoceptiva y el objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Percepción Corporal en su versión corta (BPQ-sf). Participaron 276 adultos entre los 18 y 77 años. Se utilizó el BPQ-sf adaptado por Cabrera y Colaboradores (2018) en una versión online. Los resultados demuestran que el modelo de tres factores presentado por Cabrera y colaboradores tiene adecuados indicadores de ajuste. Sin embargo, en el presente estudio propone una estructura más simple, eliminando la carga cruzada del ítem 41, lo que amplía su uso a contextos clínico por mayor facilidad de interpretación.

Introduction: This paper investigates indicators of STEM career expectations among middle school children in Chile, with a focus on the roles of parental career expectations and children’s early skills (communication, cognitive, socio-emotional skills, and executive functions), and the moderating effects of gender and family socioeconomic status. Method: Using data from the Chilean ‘Encuesta Longitudinal de la Primera Infancia’ 2017 wave, the study involved 2959 children from 10 to 12 years of age. Both children’s and parents’ career expectations were measured through open questions. The assessment of the same children’s early skills was conducted in the 2012 wave when the children were from five to seven years of age, using the Battelle Developmental Inventory and the Backward Digit Span tests. Results: Findings revealed that boys, especially those with mothers with higher educational levels who have STEM expectations for their children, are more likely to expect to continue STEM careers in the future. A significant moderation effect was also found, indicating that parental expectations have a stronger association with girls’ and lower-middle SES children’s STEM career preferences. No significant results were observed for children’s early skills on later STEM career expectations.Conclusions: The study suggests that educational strategies involving family engagement are important for fostering equitable STEM career opportunities.