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Mercè Mitjavila
Researcher at Autonomous University of Barcelona
Publications - 11
Citations - 347
Mercè Mitjavila is an academic researcher from Autonomous University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Attachment theory & Experience sampling method. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 11 publications receiving 295 citations.
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Positive and negative schizotypy are associated with prodromal and schizophrenia- spectrum symptoms
Neus Barrantes-Vidal,Georgina M. Gross,Tamara Sheinbaum,Mercè Mitjavila,Sergi Ballespí,Thomas R. Kwapil +5 more
TL;DR: The findings provide further construct validation of positive and negative schizotypy and support these dimensions as universal constructs.
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Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Psychotic-Like Symptoms and Stress Reactivity in Daily Life in Nonclinical Young Adults
Paula Cristóbal-Narváez,Tamara Sheinbaum,Sergi Ballespí,Mercè Mitjavila,Inez Myin-Germeys,Thomas R. Kwapil,Neus Barrantes-Vidal +6 more
TL;DR: A unique examination of how childhood adversities impact the expression of spectrum symptoms in the real world and lends support to the notion that stress reactivity is a mechanism implicated in the experience of reality distortion in individuals exposed to childhood trauma.
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Attachment style predicts affect, cognitive appraisals, and social functioning in daily life
Tamara Sheinbaum,Thomas R. Kwapil,Sergi Ballespí,Mercè Mitjavila,Charlotte A. Chun,Paul J. Silvia,Neus Barrantes-Vidal +6 more
TL;DR: The findings support the ecological validity of the ASI and the person-by-situation character of attachment theory, and highlight the utility of ESM for investigating how the predictions derived from attachment theory play out in the natural flow of real life.
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Prevalence of major depression in preschool children
Edelmira Domènech-Llaberia,Ferran Viñas,Esther Pla,Maria Claustre Jané,Mercè Mitjavila,Teresa Corbella,Josefa Canals +6 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of preschool major depressive disorder was studied in the community of children between 3 and 6 years attending preschool nurseries in three areas in Spain and a total of 16 children met the MDD criteria.
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Interview investigation of insecure attachment styles as mediators between poor childhood care and schizophrenia-spectrum phenomenology
Tamara Sheinbaum,Antonia Bifulco,Sergi Ballespí,Mercè Mitjavila,Thomas R. Kwapil,Neus Barrantes-Vidal +5 more
TL;DR: Insecure attachment provides a promising mechanism for understanding the development of schizophrenia-spectrum phenomenology and may offer a useful target for prophylactic intervention.