Creencias metacognitivas y preocupaciones en relación al éxito Subjetivo: evidencias de Brasil y de Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.25118/2763-9037.2026.v16.1640

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éxito, creencias metacognitivas, preocupación, terapia metacognitiva

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Introducción: Este estudio investigó la relación entre las creencias metacognitivas, la preocupación y las percepciones subjetivas de éxito en una muestra de 291 adultos, predominantemente de Brasil y Portugal. Objetivo: Basándonos en el modelo metacognitivo de Wells, hipotetizamos que las creencias metacognitivas negativas estarían asociadas con un menor éxito percibido, mientras que las creencias positivas no mostrarían una asociación significativa. Resultado: Los resultados respaldaron estas predicciones. Las creencias metacognitivas negativas se asociaron significativamente con niveles más bajos de éxito percibido, con individuos en los grupos "No exitoso" y "Parcialmente exitoso" reportando niveles más elevados de preocupación disfuncional. En contraste, las creencias metacognitivas positivas no variaron entre los grupos de éxito. Conclusión: Estos hallazgos destacan el papel central de las metacogniciones negativas en la configuración del éxito subjetivo y sugieren que las intervenciones dirigidas a procesos de preocupación desadaptativa pueden mejorar el bienestar. El estudio extiende la teoría metacognitiva a poblaciones no clínicas y transgeneracionales y contribuye a la comprensión de los factores psicológicos subyacentes al logro percibido.

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Renata Borja Pereira Ferreira de Mello, Universidade do Porto

http://lattes.cnpq.br/5135237994376501
Doutoranda, Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4486-587X

Hans Morten Nordahl, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9275-646X 
Professor Behavioural Medicine, Department of Mental health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

Maria Natália Pereira Ramos, Universidade Aberta, UAb, Lisboa, Portugal

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-1846
Professora Associada, Universidade Aberta, UAb, Lisboa, Portugal

Ana Paula Pacheco Cacau, Cognitiva: Centro de Terapia Renata Borja, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

http://lattes.cnpq.br/4857412943295586
Cognitiva: Centro de Terapia Renata Borja, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6090-1059

Guilherme Moreira e Alcântara, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

https://lattes.cnpq.br/5699836343084741
Mestrando, Administração, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil

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2026-07-19

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Mello RBPF de, Nordahl HM, Ramos MNP, Cacau APP, Alcântara GM e. Creencias metacognitivas y preocupaciones en relación al éxito Subjetivo: evidencias de Brasil y de Portugal. Debates Psiquiatr. [Internet]. 19 de julio de 2026 [citado 26 de julio de 2026];16:1-37, e1640. Disponible en: https://revistardp.org.br/revista/article/view/1640

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