Interacciones https://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin <div id="journalDescription"> <p><strong>Interacciones</strong>&nbsp;is a scientific journal that is based on the double-blind paper review, whose aim is to promote the dissemination of research in <strong>health psychology, clinical psychology and family psychology</strong>. This journal is edited by the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ipops.pe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica – IPOPS</a>, always maintaining its editorial independence. This open-access journal publishes papers in English.</p> <p>Interacciones respect the criteria established by the indexing systems in terms of editorial characteristics. Those interested in sending manuscripts can download our guide of "<a href="http://www.ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/ojs/about/submissions#authorGuidelines" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>PUBLICATION NORMS</strong></a>". The journal has a permanent call for articles; that is, authors can submit articles for consideration throughout the year.</p> <p>The journal is aimed at researchers, professionals and students in behavioral sciences and psychological research, from a broad thematic and theoretical spectrum. Interacciones published its first issue in 2015 as a peer-reviewed scientific journal edited by the Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica (IPOPS). Thanks to the sustained increase in the number of manuscripts received, between 2017 and 2020, the journal was published three times a year (January, May, and September). In 2021, the Interacciones editorial team decided to make the journal a continuous publication, allowing articles to be published immediately upon acceptance, with an average of one to three articles per month. From 2024, the journal will only accept manuscripts written in English, in order to increase the journal's scope and internationalization. The scope of Interacciones covers health, clinical and family psychology.</p> </div> <div id="additionalHomeContent"> <p>Interacciones is registered in the following databases, directories, platforms, libraries and networks:<strong> DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals; REDALYC; LATINDEX catálogo; DIALNET; REDIB - Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico; ERIH PLUS European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences; MIAR - Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals; Actualidad Iberoamericana; Portal Regional de la Bibliotéca Virtual en Salud BVS-LILACS; Google Scholar; CLASE - Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades; EZ3 - Electronic Journals Library; CROSSREF.</strong></p> </div> Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica en-US Interacciones 2413-4465 <p>The authors retain the copyright and give the journal the right of the first publication and that they can edit it, reproduce it, distribute it, exhibit it and communicate it in the country and abroad through printed and digital media.</p> <p>The digital version of the journal is registered under a Creative Commons license (Under Creative Commons License): Attribution 4.0 International <strong>(CC BY 4.0)</strong>. Therefore, this work can be reproduced, distributed and publicly communicated in digital format, provided that the names of the authors and <strong>Interacciones</strong>.</p> <p>Therefore, it is established that authors can make other independent and additional behavioural agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the article published in this journal (eg, include it in institutional repositories or publish it in a book) as long as it is clearly indicated that the work was published for the first time in this journal.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Realist Evaluation and Synthesis in Psychology: Thriving in Complexity, Stalled by Language Barriers https://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/458 <p>[Editorial]</p> Alejandro Arguelles Bullon Andrew Harding ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2025-05-10 2025-05-10 e458 e458 10.24016/2025.v11.458 The Role of Religiosity and Intrafamilial Relationships in Suicidal Ideation among High-school Adolescents: A PLS-SEM Analysis https://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/433 <p>Suicidal ideation is a critical public health concern, particularly among adolescents, where various psychosocial factors may influence its prevalence. This study examines the relationship between religiosity, intrafamilial relationships, and suicidal ideation among high school students in Metropolitan Lima, Peru. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), we analyzed data collected from 339 students of one high school in Metropolitan Lima, Peru to determine how different dimensions of religiosity (subjective religiosity and religious practice) and intrafamilial relationships (positive perception and difficulties) predict positive and negative suicidal ideation. Results indicate that the perception of family unity and support significantly reduces negative suicidal ideation and enhances positive suicidal ideation, while difficulties in intrafamilial relationships contribute with enhances negative suicidal ideation and reduces positive suicidal ideation. Contrary to expectations, only subjective religiosity was found to have a positive significant impact on positive suicidal ideation, suggesting that personal religious beliefs, rather than formal religious practices, play a role in shaping adolescent mental health. These findings have implications for suicide prevention strategies, emphasizing the importance of family cohesion and the nuanced role of religiosity in adolescent well-being. Future research should explore these relationships longitudinally and incorporate qualitative insights to better understand the underlying mechanisms.</p> Diego Andre Guevara Rabanal Alberto Agustín Alegre Bravo Nataly Abigail Belzusarre García ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2025-04-22 2025-04-22 e433 e433 10.24016/2025.v11.433 Cyberbullying in high school and university: Description, comparison, and associations between behaviors in victims and aggressors https://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/445 <p><strong>Introduction:&nbsp;</strong>Experiences of cyberbullying can have lasting effects on victims' self-esteem, social relationships, and overall well-being.&nbsp;<strong>Objective:&nbsp;</strong>This study aims to determine the association between cyberbullying behaviors, both as victims and aggressors, in high school and university students, identifying differences and similarities between the two educational contexts.&nbsp;<strong>Methods:&nbsp;</strong>We conducted a cross-sectional study with 402 participants (203 women and 199 men), including 200 high school students and 202 university students. Both institutions were public and located in urban areas of the State of Mexico's capital. Cyberbullying was assessed using the Cyberbullying Questionnaire, which evaluates multiple forms of cyberbullying.&nbsp;<strong>Results:&nbsp;</strong>University students were more likely than high school students to engage in cyberbullying as aggressors, with a large effect size. Among high school students, a strong association was observed between being victims of cyberbullying through the spread of secrets and the repeated receipt of disturbing messages (r = .659). In university students, significant co-occurrence of behaviors was identified within the aggressor subscale, revealing associations between grooming, sexting, denigration, exclusion, and happy slapping.&nbsp;<strong>Conclusions:&nbsp;</strong>These findings underscore the importance of implementing intervention programs in upper secondary and higher education settings, where action protocols are typically less established compared to basic education levels.</p> Brenda Mendoza González Tania Morales Reynoso Martha Carolina Serrano Barquín ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2025-05-14 2025-05-14 e445 e445 10.24016/2025.v11.445 Sample, sample size and sampling: a review of current recommendations https://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/447 <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> The present review is based on the need to know the current recommendations on the sample, sample size and sampling that are considered in various empirical studies, aspects that certainly can generate confusion especially in novice researchers. In this sense, a theoretical and methodological framework is established that attempts to answer different questions raised on this subject, based on publications in high impact journals, guaranteeing their credibility and suitability. <strong>Objective:</strong> Provide a guide that offers different views on sample sizes and their practical application for researchers, teachers and students. <strong>Method: </strong>Theoretical study in the form of a narrative review. <strong>Results:</strong> Current recommendations revolve around performing power analysis to calculate the sample size, regardless of the type of sampling to be used, in addition to the fact that it is a good practice to be guided by the sample sizes of other studies with similar characteristics, preferably from journals indexed in high-level databases. However, it is necessary to clarify that this work should not be taken as a definitive guide, but that it is the duty of the researcher to be informed of new updates in methodologies that may arise on this subject. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> The choice of sample size depends on multiple factors that should be carefully analyzed.</p> José Gamarra-Moncayo Rony Prada-Chapoñán ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2025-05-16 2025-05-16 e447 e447 10.24016/2025.v11.447 The term “Mental” within Mental Health is not Dualist https://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/448 <p>[Letter to the Editor]</p> Santiago Castiello Yancarlo Lizandro Ojeda Aguilar Darwin Gutiérrez Guevara ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2025-04-22 2025-04-22 e448 e448 10.24016/2025.v11.448