PIlar Selles Nohales

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Developmental and Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology

Scopus Publications

"OFFENDER'S SEARCH FOR MEANING". THE ROLE OF EXISTENTIAL DIMENSION IN THE CRIMINAL CAREER
Adrian Jimenez Ribera, Vicente Garrido Genovés, and Pilar Sellés Nohales
Sociedad Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica
Este trabajo analiza de qué manera el sentido de vida, en su presencia o ausencia, contribuye a la continuidad delictiva y a su desistimiento. Se utilizó una metodología cualitativa, basada en la realización de entrevistas de historia de vida a una muestra de 23 delincuentes de carrera. Los resultados indicaron que los participantes se encontraban afligidos por un estado de "vacío existencial" durante el desarrollo de su trayectoria criminal, caracterizado por la frustración y la adicción, que favorecía la persistencia delictiva. Por el contrario, el desistimiento se atribuyó a la toma de consciencia de dicho estado negativo y al descubrimiento de nuevos propósitos vitales significativos –p. ej. familia, religión, ayudar a otras personas, etc.– que reportaban un bienestar y autorrealización que no pudieron ser experimentados durante el pasado criminal.


The development of knowledge about the components and functions of written language in pre-readers
Tomás Martínez Giménez and Pilar Sellés Nohales
SciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID)



Strengthening reading precursors in pre-readers




The skills related to the early reading acquisition in Spain and Peru
Pilar Sellés, Vicenta Ávila, Tomás Martínez, and Liz Ysla
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
This paper deals with the skills related to the early reading acquisition in two countries that share language. Traditionally on reading readiness research there is a great interest to find out what factors affect early reading ability, but differ from other academic skills that affect general school learnings. Furthermore, it is also known how the influence of pre-reading variables in two countries with the same language, affect the development of the reading. On the other hand, several studies have examined what skills are related to reading readiness (phonological awareness, alphabetic awareness, naming speed, linguistic skills, metalinguistic knowledge and basic cognitive processes), but there are no studies showing whether countries can also influence the development of these skills.Our main objective in this study was to establish whether there were differences in the degree of acquisition of these skills between Spanish (119 children) and Peruvian (128 children), five years old children assessed in their own countries and after controlling Economic, Social and Cultural Status (ESCS). The results show that there are significant differences in the degree of acquisition of these skills between these two samples. It's especially relevant, in these results, that the main predictor in a regression study was the country of origin, explaining a higher percentage of variance than other variables such as age differences, in months, or gender. These findings corroborate the results obtained in other studies with migrant population.


Meaning in life and psychological well-being in Spanish emerging adults
Joaquín García-Alandete, Eva Rosa Martínez, Pilar Sellés Nohales, and Beatriz Soucase Lozano
Editorial Universidad Catolica de Colombia



Developmental sequence of phonological awareness in preliterate children
Pilar Sellés Nohales and Tomás Martínez Giménez
Elsevier BV



Religious orientation and meaning in life
Joaquín García-Alandete, Eva Rosa Martínez, Pilar Sellés Nohales, and Beatriz Soucase Lozano
Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
This paper analyzes the relationship between religious orientation and Meaning in Life, in a sample of 180 Spanish undergraduates (age range 18-55, M = 22.91, SD = 6.71), measured by means of both Spanish versions of the Religious Orientation Scale and the Purpose-In-Life Test, respectively. The starting point is the Batson and Ventis’ conception that the Quest orientation is mature and flexible, but the Intrinsic orientation is dogmatic and uncritical. If it is so, the Quest orientation should be related more positively to meaning in life. Our results indicate that the Intrinsic orientation, but not Quest, explains a higher percentage of the variance of the Meaning in Life, confirming the results obtained in previous research. Batson and Ventis’ approach is questioned, and it raises the possibility that intrinsic religious convictions are a source of meaning.


Factorial structure and internal consistency of a Spanish version of the Purpose-In-Life Test
Joaquín García-Alandete, Eva Rosa Martínez, and Pilar Sellés Nohales
Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Resumen es: El objetivo de este trabajo fue examinar la estructura factorial y la consisten- cia interna de la version espanola del Purpose-In-Life Test, instrumento...


Predictive role of meaning in life on psychological well-being and gender-specific differences




Confirmatory factor analysis of the main models proposed for the purpose-in-life test in a sample of Spanish undergraduates




Evaluation of comprehension strategies and processes: Test of comprehension processes
Tomás Martínez, Eduardo Vidal-Abarca, Pilar Sellés, and Ramiro Gilabert
SAGE Publications
Resumen En este trabajo se presenta un nuevo test de evaluación de la comprensión lectora llamado Test de Procesos de Comprensión (TPC) que, a diferencia de la mayoría de los test en español actuales, está basado en un análisis de procesos de comprensión contemplados en la mayoría de los modelos cognitivos actuales. El test es aplicable a escolares entre 11 y 16 años, de fácil aplicación y corrección. Los resultados empíricos muestran que el test cumple con los requisitos psicométricos estándar de homogeneidad, validez y fiabilidad, y muestra un alto poder para discriminar entre estudiantes de diferentes niveles escolares. Supone un avance metodológico en la elaboración de pruebas de evaluación fundamentadas en modelos cognitivos ampliamente aceptados.