Faculty of Social and Human Sciences

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Research group

Spanish

Youth Studies

Academic Unit: Faculty of Social and Human Sciences

Colombian Ministry of Science

Unrecognized

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Social sciences

Subarea

Psychology

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Strategic Focus

To advance the comprehension of the problems and creative manifestations of the youth and to evaluate ways for their intervention by studying the correlations between the ways in which adolescence is experienced on the one hand, and the socio-cultural context and the transformation of social connections on the other.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Youth and Society.
Youth: Unconscious and psychosocial dimensions.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Mauricio Fernández Arcila, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Fundamental Psychopathology and Psychoanalysis.

Université de Paris VII, France.

Coordinator's Email

mauricio.fernandez@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

grupesju@gmail.com

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Antioquia Expedition and Mayor’s Office of Medellin.
Universidad CES.
Instituto MIDAP, Chili.
Research Center for Psychotherapy, Heidelberg University.

Associação Universitária de Pesquisa em Psicopatologia Fundamental.
Universidad Católica Luis Amigó.
Universidad San Buenaventura.
Universidad de Envigado.

Highlighted Projects

Diagnosis of competencies, and social and productive requirements in youth from the rural villages of Medellin.
Psychoanalytic views on adolescence.
Pilot study and clinical assay of an internet-based program for the prevention and early intervention of adolescent depression (Cuida tu ánimo [Take Care of Your Mood]).

Key Research Findings

Diagnosis of Competencies and Social and Productive Requirements in Youth from the townships of Medellin. ISBN 978-958-8848-14-3.
Adolescence, Paths, and Contexts – A History of its Psychoanalytic Perspectives. ISBN 978-958-8848-14-3.
Using Persuasive Systems Design Model to Evaluate “Cuida Tu Ánimo” - An Internet-Based Pilot Program for Prevention and Early Intervention of Adolescent Depression. DOI: https://bit.ly/31gM7Eo
Study of the effectiveness of an internet-based program for the prevention and early intervention of adolescent depression. ISSN: 2011-3080.
Pilot Study for the implementation of the “Take Care of Your Mood” Program, which seeks the prevention and early intervention of adolescent depression in the city of Medellin (Colombia).