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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
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Flexibilidad en la Regulación Emocional de los Hombres y Perpetración de Agresiones Sexuales
Mitchell Kirwan1, Lilliana Alexandria Mendivil1
1Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at El Paso.
Journal of sex research
|February 24, 2026
Resumen
La flexibilidad en la regulación emocional (RE) puede ayudar a prevenir agresiones sexuales. La RE inflexible y las dificultades en la RE se relacionaron con la perpetración pasada. Ciertos perfiles de RE combinados con RE inflexible predijeron mayores intenciones de perpetrar agresiones sexuales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Psicología
- Criminología
- Salud Pública
Sus antecedentes:
- La perpetración de agresión sexual por hombres jóvenes sigue siendo un problema importante.
- Las dificultades en la RE y las estrategias específicas de RE son factores de riesgo conocidos.
- El papel de la flexibilidad en la RE en la perpetración de agresión sexual está poco estudiado.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar la asociación entre la flexibilidad en la RE y la agresión sexual.
- Examinar cómo la flexibilidad en la RE interactúa con las dificultades subyacentes en la RE y las estrategias de RE en el momento.
- Predecir la perpetración pasada de agresión sexual y las intenciones de perpetrar.
Principales métodos:
- 187 hombres jóvenes sexualmente activos completaron cuestionarios.
- Los participantes imaginaron escenarios que inducían ira y excitación sexual.
- La flexibilidad en la RE se evaluó mediante el uso de estrategias en diferentes escenarios; se midieron las intenciones de perpetrar.
Principales resultados:
- La RE inflexible y las dificultades en la RE predijeron una mayor agresión sexual pasada.
- Un perfil específico de RE (baja actuación con conciencia, moderada en otras) combinado con RE inflexible predijo mayores intenciones de perpetrar.
- La flexibilidad en la RE parece ser un factor importante en la inhibición de la agresión sexual.
Conclusiones:
- La flexibilidad en la RE puede desempeñar un papel crucial en la prevención de la perpetración de agresión sexual.
- El abordaje de la flexibilidad en la RE podría ser una estrategia de intervención potencial.
- Se justifica una mayor investigación en muestras diversas y el desarrollo de intervenciones.
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