International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology (Revista INFAD de Psicología)
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Intolerância à incerteza nos transtornos alimentares: revisão narrativa
Get PDFUncertainty intolerance (UI) refers to cognitive, behavioral,and emotional responsesto eventsexperienced as uncertain, regardless of the probability of outcomes. In eating disorders (ED), the distinction between the disorder-specific II, the trait of UI and the symptomatological picture in ED has yet to be clarified. The aim of the study was to characterize the intolerance touncertainty in ED. In the narrative review, studies published between 2018 and 2021 in the PsychINFO, Web of Science and Academic Google databases were searched. The analysis of the 15 articles indicated an association between II and food restriction; feeling of “loss of control”, changes in body image and emotional dysregulation. There is no association with symptoms related to exercise, binge eating or purging. The personality traits related to UI are: desire for predictability; rigidity; neuroticism; obsessive-compulsive trait; Maladaptive perfectionism and avoidant style of social problem solving. It is suggested that the specific therapeutic approach for UI has an impact on ED risk conditions; in the control of the emotional response that intensifies symptoms of the existing pathology and in the clinical improvement in comorbid conditions with personality disorders. A intolerância à incerteza (II) refere-se às respostas cognitivas, comportamentais e emocionais a eventos experienciados como incertos, independentemente da probabilidade dos desfechos. Nos transtornos alimentares (TA) ainda há de ser esclarecida a distinção entre II específica ao transtorno, traço de II e quadro sintomatológico nos TA. O objetivo do estudo foi caracterizar a intolerância à incerteza nos TA. Na revisão narrativa foram buscados estudos publicados entre 2018 e 2021 nas bases PsychINFO, Web of Science e Google Acadêmico. A análise dos 15 artigos indicou associação entre II e restrição alimentar; sensação de “perda de controle”, alterações na imagem corporal e desregulação emocional. Não há associação com sintomas relacionados a exercícios físicos, compulsão alimentar ou purgação. São traços de personalidade relacionados à II: desejo de previsibilidade; rigidez; neuroticismo; traço obsessivo-compulsivo; perfeccionismo desadaptativo e estilo evitativo de resolução de problemas sociais. Sugere-se que a abordagem terapêutica específica para II tenha impacto em condições de risco de TA; no controle da resposta emocional que intensifica sintomas da patologia existente e na melhora clínica em quadros de comorbidade com transtornos de personalidade
Estimulación cognitiva y deterioro cognitivo
Get PDFTemporal orientation (TO) is an intellectual competence, an unconscious process through which the subject assimilates continuous flows of personal and social experiences as temporal categories (year, month, season of the year) or time frames (hours, days of the week, etc.) conferring order, coherence and meaning in his life. Their good state is due to factors of biological, social (including the absence of open spaces as a social confinement) and psychic nature. Our work studies whether TO in healthy subjects (30 to 85 years old) will be affected when these factors are scarce, precarious or missing. Temporal orientation (TO) is an intellectual competence, an unconscious process through which the subject assimilates continuous flows of personal and social experiences as temporal categories (year, month, season of the year) or time frames (hours, dates, days of the week) conferring order, coherence and meaning in his life. Its good condition is due to factors of a biological, social nature (including the absence of open spaces such as a social confinement) and of a psychic nature. Our work studies whether TO in healthy subjects (30 to 85 years old) will be affected when these factors are scarce, precarious or absent. La orientación temporal (OT) es una competencia intelectual, un proceso inconsciente a través del cual el sujeto asimila flujos continuos de experiencias personales y sociales como categorías temporales (año, mes, estación del año) o marcos temporales (horas, días de la semana, etc.) confiriendo orden, coherencia y sentido a su vida. Su buen estado se debe a factores de naturaleza biológica, social (incluyendo la ausencia de espacios abiertos como confinamiento social) y psíquica. Nuestro trabajo estudia si la TO en sujetos sanos (de 30 a 85 años) se ve afectada cuando estos factores son escasos, precarios o faltan. La orientación temporal (OT) es una competencia intelectual, un proceso inconsciente a través del cual el sujeto asimila flujos continuos de experiencias personales y sociales como categorías temporales (año, mes, estación del año) o marcos temporales (horas, fechas, días de la semana) que confieren orden, coherencia y sentido a su vida. Su buen estado se debe a factores de naturaleza biológica, social (incluyendo la ausencia de espacios abiertos como un confinamiento social) y de naturaleza psíquica. Nuestro trabajo estudia si la TO en sujetos sanos (de 30 a 85 años) se ve afectada cuando estos factores son escasos, precarios o están ausentes
Análisis de la problemática de repitencia en la carrera de licenciatura en ciencias de la enfermería
Get PDFRepetition is a moderately studied phenomenon at the university level, since for it to occur, there must be a failure that leads to repeating the subject and this makes its evaluation difficult; therefore, it is less elusive to account for failure. Fortunately, we came across the opportunity to study at a small and young university, (it consists of 3 undergraduate courses, where Nursing is one of them) so despite not having a system for recording failures and repetitions, useful documentary research could be done. Failure-induced repetition is caused by three groups of factors: those attributable to the student, those attributable to the teacher, those attributed to the educational institution, and those exogenous to the teaching-learning process. Within the sphere of the student, they can be framed: School failure, motivation to study, micro and macroeconomics of the student, among others. On the part of the teacher, we can find: The preparation of the teacher, the methodologies and teaching tools. Attached to the institution are the design of the study plan, tuition costs, and the physical and technological infrastructure. Within the exogenous group to the process we can mention the family environment. The general objective of this study is: To analyze with a view to improvement, the levels of repetition that exist in the Nursing career and the factors that motivate its appearance, generating valid and reliable information that shows the magnitude of the phenomenon of repetition in nursing. chosen career and the subjects where failures occur the most. The present investigation is of a mixed type with a first quantitative, descriptive phase, and a second qualitative explanatory phase. Regarding the temporality, it is longitudinal between the years 2016 and 2017.La repitencia es un fenómeno medianamente estudiado a nivel universitario, ya que para que el mismo se dé, debe haber un fracaso que lo lleve a repetir la materia y esto hace que su evaluación sea difícil; por ello es menos esquivo contabilizar el fracaso. Afortunadamente, nos topamos con la oportunidad de estudiar una universidad pequeña y joven, (consta de 3 carreras de licenciatura, en donde la Enfermería es una de ellas) por lo que, a pesar de la falta de un sistema de registro de los fracasos y repitencias, se pudo hacer una investigación documental provechosa. La repitencia inducida por el fracaso, es ocasionado por tres grupos de factores, los atribuibles al estudiante, los achacables al docente, los endilgados a la institución educativa y los exógenos al proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje. Dentro de la esfera del estudiante, se pueden enmarcar a: El fracaso escolar, la motivación al estudio, la micro y macroeconomía del discente, entre otras. De parte del docente, podemos encontrar a: la preparación del docente, la metodologías y herramientas de enseñanza. Son adjuntas a la institución, el diseño del plan de estudio, los costos de la colegiatura y la infraestructura física y tecnológica. Dentro del grupo exógeno al proceso podemos mencionar al entorno familiar. El objetivo general de este estudio es: Analizar con miras a la mejora, los niveles de repitencia que existe en la carrera de Enfermería y los factores que motivan su aparición, generando información válida y confiable que muestre la magnitud del fenómeno de la repitencia en la carrera escogida y las materias donde más se dan los fracasos. La presente investigación, es de tipo mixta con una primera fase cuantitativa, descriptiva, y una segunda fase cualitativa explicativa. En cuanto a la temporalidad es de corte longitudinal entre los años 2016 al 2017
Ponerse en forma con el material de Poly Universe
Get PDFThis communication reports a set of activities carried out with a three-year-old male child in residential care, using the Poly-Universe material. This material involves sets of 24 pieces of geometric shapes and basic colours (square, circle and triangle), which allow puzzle-like constructions, transforming into a colourful geometric skill development game based on the symmetry of scale change, created by the artist János Szasz Saxon. In cooperation with the child, the educator made the material available, introducing circles, then squares and finally triangles, letting the child explore the material, which led to the construction of creative patterns and playful solutions, associated with other objects (eg the car track and the box to be used as a garage). Through participant observation, it was possible to record, in addition to the knowledge of geometric shapes and colours, through their naming, the development of curiosity, motivation, attention and visual perception. It was registered the placement of series, based on pieces of the same shape, geometric and enlarged forms of a wider set. In this way, the child’s curiosity and desire to learn gave way to intentional processes of exploring the material and understanding different mathematical concepts. It was possible to observe a gradual evolution in terms of material handling, showing an increasing willingness to make/discover new connections. In an autonomous way, he sorted the pieces by colour, created imaginary shapes or shapes that he could play with, put together equal sizes and was able to create new geometric figures.Este artículo presenta el informe de un conjunto de actividades realizadas con un niño varón de tres años en régimen de internado, utilizando el material del Universo Poly. Este material se compone de conjuntos de 24 piezas de formas geométricas y colores básicos (cuadrado, círculo y triángulo), que permiten construir puzzles, convirtiéndose en un colorido juego geométrico de desarrollo de habilidades basado en la simetría del cambio de escala, creado por el artista János Szász Saxon. En colaboración con el niño, el educador puso a su disposición el material, introduciendo círculos, luego cuadrados y finalmente triángulos, dejando que el niño explorara el material, lo que llevó a la construcción de patrones creativos y soluciones lúdicas, a las que se asociaron otros objetos (por ejemplo, la pista de coches y la caja como garaje). A través de la observación de los participantes fue posible registrar, además del conocimiento de las formas geométricas y los colores, a través de su denominación, el desarrollo de la curiosidad, la motivación, la atención y la percepción visual, en la colocación de piezas en serie, a partir de piezas de la misma forma geométrica y de formas ampliadas de la misma forma utilizando un conjunto mayor. De este modo, la curiosidad y el deseo de aprender del niño dieron paso a procesos intencionados de exploración del material y de comprensión de diferentes conceptos matemáticos. Se pudo observar una evolución gradual en el manejo del material, mostrando cada vez más voluntad de hacer/descubrir nuevas conexiones. De forma autónoma, ordenaba las piezas por colores, creaba formas imaginarias o con las que podía jugar, unía magnitudes de igual tamaño y era capaz de crear nuevas figuras geométricas
Hacia nuevos modelos de atención en centros de larga estancia de personas mayores, reflexiones post pandemia
Get PDFWith the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, residential care models for people in a situation of dependency, particularly in long-term care centers, have been at the center of the debate. The elderly population, in general, and in particular, the institutionalized elderly, were the most affected by the pandemic. These facts derived from the pandemic, together with the change in the profile of users, make it necessary to create new models that place the elderly person at the center of care and assistance. Objective: To highlight the weaknesses and strengths of the current residential care models in small, medium and large centers and to know the degree of preparation they have to face the implementation of these new models. Methodology: The methodology is qualitative through the collection of information through interviews, observation of workers and users of different centers, as well as carrying out a bibliographic review. Results: The results are structured in 4 dimensions and 22 categories in which the responses of the 30 participants are collected. Conclusions: The different models of residential care are adapted to the characteristics of each center, taking into account architectural aspects, location, labor resources and user profiles. Assessing which is better or worse requires a very deep reflection, being very difficult to satisfy everyone.Con la llegada de la pandemia de la Covid-19 los modelos de atención residencial a personas en situación de dependencia, en particular en los centros de larga estancia, han estado en el centro del debate. La población mayor, en general, y en particular, los mayores institucionalizados, fueron los más afectados por la pandemia. Estos hechos derivados de la pandemia, conjuntamente con el cambio en el perfil de los usuarios, hacen necesaria la creación de nuevos modelos que sitúen a la persona mayor en el centro de la atención y asistencia. Objetivo: Poner de manifiesto las debilidades y fortalezas de los modelos de atención residenciales y, conocer el grado de preparación que disponen para enfrentarse a la implantación de estos nuevos modelos. Metodología: La metodología es cualitativa a través de recogida de información mediante entrevistas, observación de trabajadores y usuarios de diferentes centros, además de llevar a cabo una revisión bibliográfica. Resultados: Los resultados se estructuran en 4 dimensiones y 22 categorías en las que se recogen las respuestas de los 30 participantes. Conclusiones: Los centros que han sido objeto de estudio tratan de potenciar la autonomía e independencia de los usuarios aun cuando son conscientes de las deficiencias actuales y se esfuerzan por adaptarse a las características de un modelo más centrado en la persona
Niveles de miedo de COVID en una muestra de adolescentes: ¿Ayuda la alfabetización en salud mental?
Get PDFBackground: The Covid-19 pandemic generated great fear and anxiety across the world. Debates concerning mental health promotion and mental illness prevention have reinforced the importance of promoting mental health literacy and providing psychological help to the population. Nonetheless, no study has examined the effect of mental health literacy and psychological help in levels of fear of covid. Aims: This study aims to explore the relationship between literacy about mental illness, literacy about mental well-being, having consulted a psychologist / psychiatrist in the past and levels of fear of covid, in a sample of Portuguese adolescents. Methods: Using cross-sectional design we collected a sample of 345 adolescents (53.2% of the participants are female) aged between 15-18 years old, that filled during the months of May-June 2021 an online survey composed of a sociodemographic questionnaire, two mental health literacy scales – one measuring literacy about mental illness (Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire - MHLq), one measuring literacy about mental well-being (Positive Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire - PosMHLit) - and two questionnaires measuring coronavirus anxiety and fear of Covid (CAS and FCV-19S). In order to assess professional psychological help,subjects werealso asked if they had consulted a psychologist or psychiatrist in the past. Results: Fear of covid is related to mental health literacy and having psychological support in the past. Results from multiple regression analysis, on the other hand, suggest that variance in fear of covid is better explained by sociodemographic variables, such as gender, than by mental health literacy. Conclusions: Exploring the main findings and the relationships between variables, the implications of the results will be addressed.Introducción: La pandemia de Covid-19 ha generado gran temor y ansiedad en todo el mundo. Los debates sobre la promoción de la salud mental y la prevención de las enfermedades mentales han reforzado la importancia de promover la alfabetización en salud mental y proporcionar ayuda psicológica a la población. Sin embargo, ningún estudio ha examinado el efecto de los conocimientos sobre salud mental y la ayuda psicológica en los niveles de miedo de Covid. Objetivos: Este estudio tiene como objetivo explorar la relación entre la alfabetización en enfermedades mentales, la alfabetización en bienestar mental, el haber consultado a un psicólogo/psiquiatra en el pasado y los niveles de miedo a Covid, en una muestra de adolescentes portugueses. Metodología: Utilizando un diseño transversal, recogimos una muestra de 345 adolescentes (el 53,2% de los participantes son mujeres), de entre 15 y 18 años, que rellenaron durante mayo-junio de 2021 una encuesta online compuesta por un cuestionario sociodemográfico dos escalas de alfabetización en salud mental una que mide la alfabetización en enfermedad mental (Cuestionario de Alfabetización en Salud Mental - MHLq), la otra que mide la alfabetización en bienestar mental (Cuestionario de Alfabetización en Salud Mental Positiva -PosMHLit)- y dos cuestionarios que miden la ansiedad por coronavirus y el miedo a Covid (CAS y FCV-19S). Para evaluar la ayuda psicológica profesional, también se preguntó a los individuos si habían consultado a un psicólogo o psiquiatra en el pasado. Resultados: El miedo a la covid se relaciona con la alfabetización en salud mental y el apoyo psicológico en el pasado. Los resultados de los análisis de regresión múltiple, por otro lado, sugieren que la variación en el miedo a la covida se explica mejor por variables sociodemográficas, como el género, que por los conocimientos de salud mental. Conclusiones: se exploran las principales conclusiones y las relaciones entre las variables, y se abordan las implicaciones de los resultados
Análisis del sistema de gestión de la calidad del CIIDET para adecuarlo conforme a una unidad de calidad del proyecto ECALFOR
Get PDFQuality in higher education allows evaluating and having control of the processes involved in education, achieving the implementation of good practices and facilitating continuous improvement in institutions. The Interdisciplinary Center for Research and Teaching in Technical Education (CIIDET) maintains an implemented and documented Quality Management System (QMS), in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001:2015 and its national equivalent in Mexico NMX-CC-9001-IMNC- 2015. The scope of the SGC is the educational process, which includes from the beginning of the semester school period to the end of it, for the postgraduate programs offered by CIIDET. The general objective is to contribute to improving the teaching, research and leadership capacities of the institutions and people that make up the constituents. CIIDET participates in the project Evaluation of teacher training in Latin America and the Caribbean. Guarantee of the quality of education qualifications (Ecalfor). In package three of the project, work is being done on the creation of Quality Units in the Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean, following the European protocols for the creation of quality units in HEIs, determined by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, ENQA. In this document, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis is carried out where, from the internal analysis, the strengths and weaknesses are identified to adapt the SGC, that CIIDET currently has implemented, to the Ecalfor project proposal for quality units in HEIs. Finally, an action plan is proposed to carry out the necessary adjustments that allow integrating the protocols established in the Ecalfor project in the CIIDET QMS, highlighting the advantages of having an implemented QMS.La calidad en laeducación superior permite evaluar y tener control de los procesos que intervienen en la educación, logrando la implementación de buenas prácticas y facilitando la mejora continua en las instituciones. el Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación y Docencia en Educación Técnica (CIIDET) mantiene implementado y documentado un Sistema de Gestión de la Calidad (SGC) conforme a la norma internacional ISO 9001:2015 y su equivalente nacional en México NMX-CC-9001-IMNC-2015. El alcance del SGC es el proceso educativo, el cual comprende desde el inicio del periodo escolar semestral hasta el fin del mismo, de los programas de posgrado que ofrece el CIIDET. El objetivo general es contribuir a mejorar las capacidades docentes, de investigación y de liderazgo de las instituciones y personas que conforman las partes interesadas. El CIIDET participa en el proyecto Evaluación de la formación del profesorado en América Latina y Caribe. Garantía de la calidad de los títulos de educación (Ecalfor). En el paquete tres del proyecto, se está trabajando en la creación de Unidades de Calidad en las Universidades de Latinoamérica y El Caribe, siguiendo los protocolos europeos de creación de unidades de calidad en IES, determinados por la European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, ENQA. En este documento, se realiza un análisis FODA (Fortalezas, Oportunidades, Debilidades, Amenazas) donde se identifican, desde el análisis interno, las fortalezas y debilidades para adecuar el SGC que actualmente tiene implementado el CIIDET con respecto a la propuesta del Proyecto Ecalfor para las unidades de calidad en las IES. Finalmente, se propone un plan de acción para realizar las adecuaciones necesarias que permitan integrar los protocolos establecidos en el Proyecto Ecalfor en el SGC del CIIDET, destacándose las ventajas que se tienen al contar con un SGC implementado
Intervençao no âmbito da reabilitaçao neuropsicológica: uma investigaçao-açao
No full textThe high mortality in Portugal with regard to cerebrovascular accident (CVA), representing 9.9% of mortality in 2018, according to the National Institute of Statistics (2020), prompted us to carry out this action-research. This article therefore intends to present the potential of neuropsychological rehabilitation, through an action-research focused on an elderly individual (70 years old) assessed by 5 psychometric instruments: TELPI, GDS, MOCA, IFS and BADS that measure pre-morbid intelligence, depression, executive, attentional and emotional functions, the level of cognitive impairment, as well as to assess the daily difficulties that arise as a result of mental deterioration. In conclusion, the patient, despite his adverse condition, recovered his deteriorated abilities, mainly through the metacognitive strategies of self-verbalization, and the establishment of an empathic relationship between the clinical team, the patient and his family proved to be important, as well as an assertive and proactive involvement during the neuropsychological rehabilitation process. A elevada mortalidade em Portugal no que respeita ao AVC, representando 9,9% da mortalidade no ano 2018, segundo o Instituto Nacional de Estatística (2020), impeliu-nos a realizar esta investigação-ação. Este artigo pretende assim apresentar o potencial da reabilitação neuropsicológica, através de uma investigação-ação centrada num individuo com idade avançada (70 anos de idade) avaliado por 5 instrumentos psicométricos TELPI, GDS, MOCA, IFS e BADS queaferem ainteligência pré-morbida,a depressão,asfunçõesexecutivas, atencionais e emocionais, o nível de comprometimento cognitivo, assim como para aferir as dificuldades diárias que emergem fruto de deterioração mental. Concluiu-se que o paciente, apesar do quadro adverso, recuperou as capacidades deterioradas, principalmente por intermédio das estratégias metacognitivas de autoverbalização, tendo-se revelado importante o acolhimento e estabelecimento de uma relação empática entre a equipa clinica, o paciente e sua família, bem como o seu envolvimento assertivo e proativo durante o processo de reabilitação neuropsicológica
Análisis de la percepción del profesorado sobre la conciencia del aprendizaje del alumnado en las actividades participativas
Get PDFWe find ourselves in a society in which learning has changed dramatically, due to various factors such as the improvement of educational technology, the pandemic caused by COVID-19 or the advancement of the knowledge society. That is why it is not only important to train students in the contents of the official curricula of each of the Autonomous Communities, but it is also necessary to seek for students to acquire a set of key skills, acquired in formal or non-formal contexts, that allows them to develop as people and can efficiently access the labor market. For this reason, a participatory didactic proposal was planned and designed to help acquire these key competencies. We ask ourselves the research question: Are the students aware of their learning when carrying out participatory activities? as a concern of our research group when developing the didactic proposal with a group of 1st year Secondary Education from the Vía Dalmacia Institute in the town of Torrejoncillo. Semi-structured interviews wereconducted with fourkeyinformants, who wereteachers who participated in the planning and development of the experience. A qualitative methodology was used with a phenomenological dilemma, based on content analysis. Among the results obtained, it stands out that the teachers preferentially think that the students are aware of their learning bycarrying out theactivities. In addition, the factors that improve this perception are having an active role, collaboration, interest and curiosity. On the other hand, among the factors that hinder students’ awareness of learning are immaturity and lack of self-perception. The didactic proposal carried out has helped to verify which are the factors in which the teaching staff should focus so that the students can be aware of the key competences they acquire.Nos encontramos en una sociedad en la que el aprendizaje ha cambiado vertiginosamente, debido a diversos factores como la mejora de la tecnología educativa, la pandemia provocada por el COVID-19 o el avance de la sociedad del conocimiento. Es por ello, que no solo es importante formar al alumnado en los contenidos de los currículos oficiales de cada una de las Comunidades Autónomas, sino que hay que buscar que el alumnado adquiera un conjunto de competencias clave, adquiridas en contextos formales o no formales, que les permita desarrollarse como personas y puedan acceder de forma eficiente al mercado laboral. Por ello, se planificó y diseñó una propuesta didáctica participativa, que ayude a la adquisición de estas competencias clave. Nos planteamos la pregunta de investigación: ¿El alumnado es consciente de su aprendizaje al realizar actividades participativas? como inquietud de nuestro grupo de investigación al desarrollar la propuesta didáctica con un grupo de 1º de Educación Secundaria del Instituto Vía Dalmacia de la población de Torrejoncillo. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a cuatro informantes clave, que fueron docentes que participaron en la planificación y desarrollo de la experiencia. Se utilizó una metodología cualitativa con un díselo fenomenológico, basado en el análisis de contenido. Entre los resultados obtenidos, se destaca que el profesorado piensa preferentemente que el alumnado es consciente de su aprendizaje con la realización de las actividades. Además, los factores que mejoran esta percepción son el tener un papel activo, la colaboración, el interés y la curiosidad. En cambio, entre los factores que dificultan la consciencia del aprendizaje en el alumnado son la inmadurez y la falta de auto-percepción. La propuesta didáctica realizada, ha ayudado a comprobar cuáles son los factores en los que el profesorado se debe focalizar para que el alumnado pueda ser consciente de las competencias clave que adquiere.
Importância do sentido de vida bem-estar para a saúde mental em adultos
Get PDFBackground: Although there is extensive research around the concepts of meaning in life, psychological well-being and mental health/mental illness, literature reveals an almost lack of studies focused on the analysis of these concepts taking into account comparations between adults at specific stages, namely in the stage of emerging adulthood and in middle age. Objectives: This presentation aims to review studies on the variables under analysis, emphasizing their relevance and timeliness. It is also aimed to understand the specificities of this field of research for the two stages of development, emerging adults and middle-aged adults. Methods: Based on duly delineated criteria, the methodology adopted is the bibliographic review of the most relevant studies. Results: By bibliographic review, it was possible not only to analyze the evolution of the concepts under study, but also to perceive the relationships between them. It was also possible to understand how the meaning in life is structuring for the human being, and may present itself as very relevant for stages of great change such as that of emerging adulthood. The review also allowed us to analyze the evolution of the concept of psychological well-being and to know what is meant by mental health nowadays. Conclusions: Meaning in life has been positively associated with physical / psychological health / well-being and psychopathology and seems to be a mediating factor in psychological health. These three pillars prove to be indispensable for a healthy and happy life. Finally, given that there are few studies that contrast stages of adulthood that include emerging adulthood, it was concluded that there is a need for projects that respond to this gap, making a proposal for future research.Introdução: Embora exista vasta pesquisa em torno dos conceitos de sentido de vida, bem-estar psicológico e saúde/doença mental, a literatura revela uma quase inexistência de estudos focados na análise destes conceitos quetenham em conta comparações entre adultos em etapas específicas, nomeadamente na etapa da adultez emergente e na meia idade. Objetivos: Pretende-se com esta apresentação proceder à revisão de estudos das variáveis em análise, salientando a sua pertinência e atualidade. No âmbito desta apresentação, visa-se compreender as especificidades deste campo de análise para as duas etapas de desenvolvimento, adultos emergentes e adultos de meia idade. Método: Com base em critérios devidamente delineados, a metodologia adotada é a revisão bibliográfica dos estudos mais relevantes. Resultados: Com base na revisão bibliográfica, foi possível não só analisar a evolução dos conceitos em estudo, mas também perceber as relações existentes entre os mesmos. Foi ainda possível entender o quanto o sentido de vida é estruturante para o ser humano, podendo apresentar-se como muito relevante para etapas de grande mudança como a da adultez emergente. A revisão efetuadapermitiu ainda analisar a evolução do conceito de bem-estar psicológico e saber o que se entende por saúde mental nos dias de hoje. Conclusões: O sentido da vida tem sido positivamente associado à saúde/bem-estar físico/psicológico e à psicopatologia e parece servir como fator mediador na saúde psicológica. Estes três pilares revelam-se como indispensáveis para uma vida saudável e feliz. Finalmente, dado que são escassos os estudos que contrastam etapas da idade adulta que incluam a adultez emergente, concluiu-se pela necessidade de projetos que respondam a esta lacuna, fazendo-se uma proposta de investigação futura