• Acute stress and fear scales during the COVID-19 pandemic: development and evaluation in a Costa Rican sample 

      Jurado Solórzano, Ana María; Rodríguez Arauz, Gloriana; Smith Castro, Vanessa; Rosabal Coto, Mariano; Saborío Rodríguez, Sebastián; Raventós Vorst, Henriette; Reyes Fernández, Benjamín (2023-12-11)
      Objective: In the context of the pandemic due to SARS-CoV-2, concerns were raised about how to adequately assess its impact on the wellbeing of the population. The main reason of this paper is to present the preliminary ...
    • Call for a change in research funding priorities: the example of mental health in Costa Rica 

      Contreras Rojas, Javier; Raventós Vorst, Henriette; Rodríguez Arauz, Gloriana; Leandro Rojas, Mauricio (2014)
      The World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 urges its Member States to strengthen leadership in mental health, ensure mental and social health interventions in community-based settings, promote ...
    • Estado del arte de la investigación en salud mental en Costa Rica 

      Alvarado Prado, Rebeca; Barquero Sanabria, Patricia; Garita Montero, Patricia; Hernández Campos, Mónica; Leandro Rojas, Mauricio; MacDonald Quiceno, Jessica; Maroto Vargas, Adriana; Molina Morales, Kimberly; Peinador Roldán, María del Rocío; Rodríguez Arauz, Gloriana; Salazar Mora, Zaida; Sanabria León, Jorge Rafael; Sotela Sánchez, Gabriela; Raventós Vorst, Henriette (San José: Universidad de Costa Rica, 2013-07)
      Esta es una obra que contiene varios capítulos que brindan, en conjunto, un panorama general del estado de la investigación en Salud Mental en Costa Rica. Presentan la contextualización histórica con los eventos más ...
    • Food attitudes and well-being: The role of culture 

      Rodríguez Arauz, Gloriana; Ramírez Esparza, Nairán; Smith Castro, Vanessa (2016-05-20)
      Previous cross-cultural studies have found differences in food attitudes. For example, Americans are more concerned about weight gain than people from France and India. This study aimed to add on the literature on ...
    • Sex and Sexual Behavior in Costa Rica and the United States 

      Rodríguez Arauz, Gloriana; Mealy, Marisa; Smith Castro, Vanessa; DiPlacido, Joanne (2013)
      This study examined differences between Costa Ricans and Euro-Americans in perceptions of appropriate sexual behavior and definitions of sex. When compared to Costa Ricans, Euro- Americans were more likely to consider ...