Rebelín Echeverría

Distancia social, creencias estereotípicas y emociones hacia las personas con discapacidad en universitarios mexicanos: diferencias por sexo

This work aims to establish the differences between emotions, stereotypical beliefs and behavioral intention, as components of attitudes towards people with disabilities, in men and women. Participants were 564 Mexican university students, 270 women and 292 men. The Stereotypical Belief Scale for Persons with Disabilities, the Emotion Scale for Persons with Disabilities and the Bogardus Social Distance Scale were administered. The main results show, in men, the presence of negative stereotypical beliefs and a behavioral intention to exclusion. In the case of women, the expression of more positive emotions and willingness to live with people who live with disabilities is evident. In the discussion of results the construction of gender becomes relevant and action lines are proposed to advance in the construction of university communities with more positive attitudes towards people with disabilities and towards inclusion.

Prevención de Factores de Riesgo en Adolescentes: Intervención para Padres y Madres

Adolescents experience various changes, which can sometimes put them at risk. The objective was to know the risk factors to which high school adolescents are exposed in Mérida, Yucatán, to later analyze those risks and propose prevention actions in an intervention addressed to their parents. The methodology was based on participatory action research, in three phases. In the first, the social diagnosis, 191 second grade students and 2 female teachers participated. In the second and third, intervention and evaluation, 30 mothers and 6 fathers participated. The techniques were survey, interview, discussion group and participatory techniques. The main risk factors identified are bullying, family violence and alcoholism. Parents express a genuine interest in informing themselves and taking preventive measures. The importance of the social and family context to favor or limit these risk factors in adolescence is discussed.