8 March (8M), now known as International Women’s Day, is a day for feminist claims where demonstrations are organized in over 150 countries, with the participation of millions of women all around the world. These demonstrations can be viewed as collective rituals and thus focus attention on the processes that facilitate different psychosocial effects. This work aims to explore the mechanisms (i.e., behavioral and attentional synchrony, perceived emotional synchrony, and positive and transcendent emotions) involved in participation in the demonstrations of 8 March 2020, collective and ritualized feminist actions, and their correlates associated with personal well-being (i.e., affective well-being and beliefs of personal growth) and collective well-being (i.e., social integration variables: situated identity, solidarity and fusion), collective efficacy and collective growth, and behavioral intention to support the fight for women’s rights. To this end, a cross-cultural study was conducted with the participation of 2,854 people (age 18–79; M = 30.55; SD = 11.66) from countries in Latin America (Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador) and Europe (Spain and Portugal), with a retrospective correlational cross-sectional design and a convenience sample. Participants were divided between demonstration participants (n = 1,271; 94.0% female) and non-demonstrators or followers who monitored participants through the media and social networks (n = 1,583; 75.87% female). Compared with non-demonstrators and with males, female and non-binary gender respondents had greater scores in mechanisms and criterion variables. Further random-effects model meta-analyses revealed that the perceived emotional synchrony was consistently associated with more proximal mechanisms, as well as with criterion variables. Finally, sequential moderation analyses showed that proposed mechanisms successfully mediated the effects of participation on every criterion variable. These results indicate that participation in 8M marches and demonstrations can be analyzed through the literature on collective rituals. As such, collective participation implies positive outcomes both individually and collectively, which are further reinforced through key psychological mechanisms, in line with a Durkheimian approach to collective rituals.

El estudio explora la estructura factorial del Cuestionario de Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff (PWBS) en universitarios del Ecuador. Se consideró la validez por medio de estructura a través del análisis factorial y la fiabilidad con índices de consistencia interna como el alfa de Cronbach, y de su estabilidad temporal con correlaciones test-retest. Participaron 441 universitarios (73% mujeres y 27% hombres) entre 17 a 39 años (M = 20,9; DS = 2,36) de dos universidades de Ambato, Ecuador. Los resultados confirman el modelo de seis factores tradicionalmente planteados, correlacionados en una versión de 28 ítems (retiro del ítem 13) con indicadores de ajuste de: ꭓ2 = 971,1; p < ,001; gl = 335; ꭓ2/gl = 2,9; CFI = ,93; TLI = ,92; SRMR = ,08; RMSEA = ,066 [,061 - ,071]. La fiabilidad de los factores resulta aceptable, entre ω = ,58 en crecimiento personal y ω = ,79 para autoaceptación y propósito en la vida. Además, la fiabilidad temporal, en intervalos de dos semanas, también es aceptable, r = ,92; p < ,001; y t = 2,14; p < ,05. Se concluye que el modelo de ajuste de seis factores de la Escala de Ryff se adapta a la población universitaria del Ecuador, en línea con estudios anteriores en poblaciones similares.

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Objetivo: Determinar la equivalencia de medida y la fiabilidad de la Escala de Afecto Positivo y Afecto Negativo (PANAS) en estudiantes universitarios de Colombia y Ecuador. Método: Estudio descriptivo, instrumental de invarianza factorial y fiabilidad a través del PANAS. Participantes: 445 estudiantes universitarios (43,7% hombres y 56,3% mujeres), con edades promedio de X̅Colombia= 20,9 años s= 3,4 y X̅Ecuador= 20,8 años; s= 1,95 procedentes de Ibagué, Colombia y Ambato, Ecuador. Resultados: Se confirma el modelo factorial original del PANAS con χ2= 282,61; gl= 169; p< ,05; CFI= ,963; RMSEA= ,056 para el grupo de Colombia y χ2= 230,45; gl= 169; p< ,05; CFI= ,973; RMSEA= ,040 para Ecuador. Además, es invariante a nivel estricto por nacionalidad ΔCFI= ,004 y ΔRMSEA= ,002. Y tiene una fiabilidad adecuada con ωAP= ,87 [,84-,90] y ωAN= ,85 [,82-,89] en el grupo de Colombia y ωAP= ,85 [,82-,88] y ωAN= ,85 [,81-,89] en el grupo de Ecuador. Conclusión: El PANAS es válido, invariante por nacionalidad y fiable para investigaciones en estudiantes universitarios de Ecuador y Colombia.

The sexual behavior of 143 boys and 137 girls aged 16 to 19 years who participate in a follow-up survey is described; they were also studied when they were 12-15 years old. Masturbation was more frequent in boys and the prevalence was higher than that of the 12-15 years period; a positive opkrion on masturbation was given by the 76% of boys and-40% of girls and a negative one by the 7,7% and 20% respectively; only one girl thought it was a sin. Contraception was thought as useful or harmful preferentially by boys; IUD. oral or inyectabic contraceptives and natural methods were known more by girls than boys, condoms were known more by boys. Heterosexual intercourses were considered positive or negative by 51 %and 42% of boys and by 44%and 48% of girls respectively; 54.5 % of boy and 70.8% of girls never had intercourses, a lower proportion than in the 12-15 years period; boys began intercouses earlier. The fate of pregnancies and familial feelings and reactions to pregnancy are also described. Anal coitus was done at least once by 13.8%of boys; 4 boys (2.B%) had a steady homosexual behavior from the 12-15 years period; 6 girls have, once, homosexual intercourse; most of the 280 young people thought homosexuality as a negative bahavior. (