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Llanos Merín
@llanosmerin.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist | Cognitive and developmental researcher | Prof. of Psychology #UCLM | Passionate about art, good books and cheese | Spain 🇪🇦
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Finally moving to #BlueSky! 👋🏻

Developmental and cognitive psychologist here 🙃 studying sleep, cognition and identity formation from early childhood. I also teach psychology to future teachers 👩🏻‍🏫 Pleased to share this space!
#devpsych
I was ther with the G-VIPIA team 💙 sharing our talk on how kid's health habits (physical acrivity🏃🏻‍♀️, screen time📱, and sleep 😴) shape their dialy stress and overal well-being. Such a great experience!
👉 What do you think os the biggest challenge for kid's healthy habits today?
#ChildHealth #DevPsych
Last week, part of our researh team took part in the 11th Internacional Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, where we presented a symposium on the opportunities and risks of new technologies and social media📱
#ChildPsychology #ClinicalPsychology #DigitalWellbeing
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Relationship between screen time, core executive functions, and vocabulary in preschool: the role of parental mediations and beliefs 🔎🧠

#psychology #childpsychology #screentime
October 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Yesterday in class: evaluating executive functions in children 👧🧩
Hands-on activities to understand inhibition, memory & flexibility in action. #Psychology #Education #CogPsych #ExecutiveFunctions
October 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Here we go!! 🤩💛 #research #psychsky
The Research Group on Victimology and Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence is born! 🧠💛
Committed to studying psychological well-being and experiences of victimization in children and adolescents, and to promoting their overall development.

#Psychology #Victimology #Childhood #UCLM
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Surviving exams, final degree defenses and conferences in the Spanish (almost 40°C) summer should come with a risk bonus 🥵📚 #TeacherMode
June 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Last week, Spain saw protests in several cities: parents demanding fewer screens in schools and no devices under 6. First time ever. What do you think — is it realistic? 🧠📵
#ChildPsychology #Education #TechInSchools
June 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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In progress... se avecinan cambios
June 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Our study found that kids who sleep well recall more specific memories, while stress can harm memory—especially with poor sleep. Prioritizing healthy sleep habits early can support cognitive and emotional development 💤 #Sleep #Memory #Preschool #Devpsych
doi.org/10.1080/0887...
Autobiographical memory specificity and objective sleep quality: the role of preschool stress
Autobiographical memory specificity and sleep undergo significant changes across the preschool years. This study sought to examine the association between actigraphy-measured sleep quality and auto...
doi.org
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Could we detect specific characteristics of narratives associated with specific psychopathic traits in general population?
Our results suggest that psychopathic traits may shape how people remember personal events.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Gender differences and the association between the phenomenological characteristics of autobiographical memories and psychopathic traits in a university student sample
The study aimed to analyse the relationship between the dimensions of the triarchic model of psychopathy (meanness, boldness and disinhibition) and the phenomenological characteristics of Autobiogr...
www.tandfonline.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
💡 Our review finds excessive screen use in preschoolers is linked to poorer sleep, which in turn may lead to behavioral & cognitive issues.
Would cutting screens before bed make life easier for kids (and parents)? What do you think? 🤔📱💤 #CogPsych #Sleep #Screens
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Evaluation of the association between excessive screen use, sleep patterns and behavioral and cognitive aspects in preschool population. A systematic review - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
In this review, we analyzed the possible relationship between the excessive use of screens and sleep patterns, and how this may affect certain behavioral and cognitive factors in preschool children. T...
link.springer.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Exploring actograms, actigraphs, and how preschoolers' sleep affect executive function 🧠
Ever done research with preschoolers? It’s part science, part chaos, and 100% unpredictable! 🤪
#DevPsych #Psychology
January 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Excited to share our first paper of the year! 🎉 We explore how children's narrative identity and future thinking relate to meaning and purpose in life, as well as lower depression levels. Published in Cognitive Development. doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
#ChildDevelopment #MentalHealth #DevPsych #CogPsych
January 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"Brian"wishes you a Happy New Year!
#Psychology
January 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Un estudio revela que el espíritu navideño reside en 5 áreas concretas del cerebro. Más info aquí: www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/El-...

Tengáis más o menos ambiente navideño, estéis con quien estéis, disfrutad de las fiestas, y cuidad vuestro cerebro: en ello reside una parte de la felicidad
December 20, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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Esto es maravilloso, para acercar la neurociencia, la buena gente del @institutocajal.bsky.social ha creado una baraja de Santiago Ramón y Cajal, la #Neurobaraja 😍
November 23, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Preschoolers with better sleep quality have improved executive functions! 💤💡
Our latest study shows how quality sleep supports cognitive development in young children. Check it out in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry! doi.org/10.1007/s007...
#SleepMatters #DevPsych #CogPsych
Actigraphy-assessed sleep duration and quality and executive function in a sample of typically developing preschoolers - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Sleep is essential for cognitive development and brain maturation during early childhood. Studies focused on preschool populations using objective measures of sleep are still scarce. The objective of ...
doi.org
November 22, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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"Teaching is frequently judged inferior to research. Profs often boast about how they escape teaching to pursue science. Teaching vs research is a false dichotomy, but the system weighs in favour of those who prioritise grants and papers over students"
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
November 19, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Finally moving to #BlueSky! 👋🏻

Developmental and cognitive psychologist here 🙃 studying sleep, cognition and identity formation from early childhood. I also teach psychology to future teachers 👩🏻‍🏫 Pleased to share this space!
#devpsych
November 20, 2024 at 9:10 AM