(descriptivo): Las prácticas de crianza delimitan relaciones de influencia que pueden representar un riesgo para el desarrollo de conductas problemáticas en los infantes. Se realizó una investigación que correlacionó las prácticas de crianza de familias en una comunidad vulnerable de la ciudad de Barranquilla, con los mecanismos de desconexión moral que emplean sus hijos al afrontar conflictos. Se encontró un nivel favorable en las prácticas implementadas por las familias y una baja tendencia de los niños hacia el uso de la violencia. Se encontraron correlaciones positivas y negativas entre algunas prácticas de crianza y casos donde los niños se desconectaron moralmente. Cuando los padres instan a usar la violencia en el manejo de las relaciones interpersonales, los niños emplean formas menos empáticas de desconexión moral, como la deshumanización y la culpabilización de la víctima.

This study aims to find causal factors of aggression in a group of Latino adolescents to achieve a greater understanding of human nature, taking into account personal and contextual variables. The fundamental hypothesis is that moral disengagement, personality traits, self-esteem, values, parenting, sex, and socioeconomic situation can function as possible casual factors of aggression in adolescents. The study examined the variables using the structural equations model (SEM) to determine causal factors of aggression in a sample of 827 adolescents (54% men and 46% women) between 11 and 16 years of age. According to the scientific literature review, sociodemographic, personal, and familiar variables were included in the causal model. The influence of the variables occurred in two ways: one that inhibits aggression and the other that reinforces it. The results are discussed based on identifying protective and risk factors against aggression: biological sex and values of conformity and transcendence as aggression’s inhibitors and, on the other hand, openness, moral disengagement, and leadership values as the most important predictors of aggression.

El objetivo de este artículo fue identificar la existencia de relaciones significativas entre los indicadores estructurales y funcionales de las redes personales de individuos desmovilizados y sus niveles de calidad de vida física y psicológica. Se evaluaron 37 individuos residentes en una zona de distención militar en el Caribe Colombiano aplicando el SF-36 y el ASSIS en un estudio correlacional. Los datos se examinaron mediante Análisis de Redes Sociales (ARS) y cálculo estadístico con la t de Student y el coeficiente de correlación de Pearson. Se observaron redes pequeñas, con altos niveles de insatisfacción frente al apoyo social y reducidos promedios de calidad de vida. Se registraron diferencias significativas en la percepción general de apoyo de las redes y la obtención objetiva de ayuda (p = 0.000), así como correlaciones entre los niveles de participación social en las redes y la vitalidad psicológica de los individuos

Introduction. The most widely accepted theoretical and measurement model in personality study is the Big Five Personality Test, designed to measure five traits: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness. One of the most commonly used instruments for evaluating personality in children and adolescents is the BFQ-C. However, its applicability may be limited by its length. The short version of the test has shown stability across different cultures but there is no empirical evidence on its psychometric properties to enable it to be used in the Latin American context. Objective. This study seeks to validate the short version of the Big Five Questionnaire for Children (BFQ-C) in the Colombian population. Method. The questionnaire was administered to 844 adolescents (55% boys and 45% girls) aged between 11 and 16 (M = 13.55 and SD = 2.30). Seven possible models were obtained from a series of exploratory and confirmatory analyses to explain the factorial structure of the test, which were compared with each other to find the model with the best statistical fit. Results. The model with the best absolute fit coincided with the five-factor proposal of the scale, for which empirical evidence is provided for the universality of the Big Five model. The factors showed adequate levels of reliability. Discussion and conclusion. The short version of the BFQ-C has good psychometric properties in adolescents and constitutes a useful instrument for measuring personality in the Latin American context.

The study identifies relationships between the characteristics of personal networks of demobilized individuals and their quality of life, through the evaluation of a sample of 102 ex‐combatants from a demilitarized zone in Colombia's Caribbean coast. The data was processed using centrality values calculation and statistical analysis through the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results showed moderate levels of nodality, proximity and intermediation degrees regarding small, closed networks with an unsatisfied high demand for support resources. Quality of life showed medium performance levels, with inverse relationships between mental health (p = .009 < .05) and vitality (p = .011 < .05) and intermediation. Positive feedback related significantly to general health (p = .041 < .05), while negative interactions showed inverse relationships to physical functioning (p = .012 < .05), physical role (p = .005), mental health (p = .001 < .05), and emotional role (p = .009 < .05). In conclusion, among the highly cohesive personal networks, there were less observations of social support that fosters increased energy and psychological health, given that access to this support is limited to a small number of members of the personal network. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.