Papers by Nuria de la Osa
British Journal of Developmental Psychology
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Environment and Behavior
Green environments are associated with improved child brain development and mental health. We stu... more Green environments are associated with improved child brain development and mental health. We study cross-sectionally the association of the availability of greenspace at home and school with obsessive-compulsive behaviors (OCB) in primary schoolchildren. Greenspace and tree cover surrounding home and school of 378 children aged 9 to 10 in Barcelona (Spain) were characterized using satellite-based indices [Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (MSAVI), Vegetation Continuous Field (VCF)] across buffers of 100, 300, and 500 m, and distance to the nearest green space. OCB was assessed with the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale-Parent version. Linear and mixed effects models showed that greenspace at school, but not at home, was significantly related to a reduction in OCB across buffers, with benefits for girls and also children with graduate parents. Higher greenspace around the school might be associated with less obsessive-compulsive beh...
This study examined the mediator role of mothers’ mental health in the relationship among materna... more This study examined the mediator role of mothers’ mental health in the relationship among maternal childhood abuse (CA), intimate partner violence (IPV), and offspring’s psychopathology, and explored whether mediational pathways were moderated by children’s sex. Participants were 327 Spanish outpatient children, 8 to 17 years old, and their mothers. Mothers’ global psychological distress and depressive symptoms mediated the associations between mothers’ violence history and children’s externalizing problems. However, only depressive symptoms fully mediated these relationships. Children’s sex did not have a moderating role in adjusted paths. Mothers’ depressive symptoms are an important mechanism by which maternal violence experiences could affect externalizing problems in Spanish children.
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2017
Aggressive Behavior, 2019
Irritability and parenting are potential targets for transdiagnostic studies to identify the comm... more Irritability and parenting are potential targets for transdiagnostic studies to identify the common and core dysfunctional characteristics underlying several diagnostic pictures with the goal of addressing these issues in treatment. Our objective was to investigate the different paths from temperament to child psychopathology (affective, anxiety, and oppositional problems) through irritability and parenting using a prospective design from ages 3 to 7. A sample of 614 3‐year‐old preschoolers was followed at ages 4, 6, and 7. Parents answered questionnaires about temperament (age 3), irritability (age 4), parenting practices (age 6), and psychopathology (age 7). Statistical analyses were carried out through structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the mediation effect of irritability and parenting practices from temperament (negative affectivity and effortful control) through to affective, anxious, and oppositional problems. The proposed model fit the data well. SEM showed (a) an in...
Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale, 2009
Reported one-year prevalence of service use due to mental disorders in children and adolescents f... more Reported one-year prevalence of service use due to mental disorders in children and adolescents from the general population varies according to country, organization of services, and services considered. Among factors associated with use of services, the literature lists parental and school personnel's perception of problems, having a psychiatric diagnosis (especially externalizing), symptom severity, comorbid disorders, functional impairment, family burden, family environment or being a boy (Cabiya et al., 2006; Farmer et al., 2003; Sayal, 2004). A better understanding of these factors may help to optimize access to services of children needing help. 
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Papers by Nuria de la Osa