Centro de Investigación de la Infancia | Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

The Child Research Center is the Miguel Hernández University’s center dedicated to child and adolescent mental health. It organises and promotes research, training, transfer, and scientific-technical advice in this field.

The research group of the Child Research Center is called Analysis, Intervention and Applied Therapy with Children and Adolescents (AITANA), a consolidated group of the UMH since 2010.

In the field of training, the researchers of the center organise the University Master’s Degree in Psychological Therapy with Children and Adolescents with blended and online training.

The Child Research Center promotes the publication of the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents, indexed in the main databases, and organises the annual International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents.

Study highlights widespread support for evidence-based practices among psychologists in Portugal

In an article published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents, the psychometric characteristics of the Portuguese version of the Evidence-Based Practices Attitudes Scale (EBPAS) are studied (Aarons, 2004). Methodology: * Sample of 71...

New Tool for Assessing Coping Strategies in Preschoolers

Researchers from the Faculty of Psychology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, led by María Teresa Monjarás Rodríguez, Edith Romero-Godínez and Octavio Salvador-Ginez, have carried out a crucial study that seeks to evaluate the psychometric properties of...

Psychological treatment, effective in the treatment of childhood insomnia

The General College of Psychology of Spain, through INFOCOP, has echoed a recent study published in the journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents, revealing that psychological treatment, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), is highly...

New tool to assess social anxiety in pre-adolescent children

Social anxiety can appear during pre-adolescence, causing children to worry and avoid situations in which they may be evaluated by others. Previous studies have shown that around 4% of preteens have clinically elevated levels of social anxiety, which is related to the...

Review of intervention programs to improve school school life

In an article published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents, intervention programs are reviewed to improve school coexistence. 🎯 Objective: Analyze the efficiency of intervention programs in improving school coexistence through a...

Study of DBT-A skills as a stand-alone treatment to improve parenting styles and emotional regulation in adolescents with BPD characteristics and their parents

In one of the latest articles published in the RPCNA we explore changes in adolescents with borderline personality characteristics and in their caregivers after participating in “Dialectical Behavior Multifamily Group Therapy”. The objective is to evaluate whether a...

Study tests parent version of Preschool Coping Scale

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents has explored the Psychometric Properties of the parent version of the Preschool Coping Scale. For this purpose, a total of 525 caregivers, children aged 2 years 9 months to 6 years...

Demonstrated effectiveness of a personal strengths training program to reduce anxious and depressive symptoms in adolescents

In the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents, the effectiveness results of a Personal Strengths Training Program to Reduce Anxious and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents are presented. The objective is to compare the...

Analysis of psychoeducational programs for the prevention and promotion of mental health in adolescents within the school environment

In a systematic review published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents, psychoeducational programs for the prevention and promotion of mental health in adolescents within the school environment have been examined. 🔎 Methodology: * Search...

Study of personality profiles among adolescents with anxiety disorders (AD) and the general population (PG)

In a study by López-Sánchez and collaborators published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents, the personality profiles of adolescents with anxiety disorders (AD) are explored in comparison with the general population (PG). The main...