Studies
– PhD student in Developmental Sciences and Psychopathology, Universidad del Desarrollo.
– Master Educational Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
– Master in Mindfulness, International School of Professional Coaching.
– Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Research areas
– Climate and school coexistence; school violence; Bullying; Citizen education; Student participation.
Publications and participation in research
• González, C., Varela, J., Sánchez, P., Venegas, F. (2020). Students’ Participation in School and its Relationship with Antisocial Behavior, Academic Performance and Adolescent Well-Being. Child Ind Res. https://rdcu.be/b57B2
• Varela, J., Torres-Vallejos, J., González, C. & The Perception of School Attachment as a Protective Factor for Antisocial Behaviors in Chilean Schoolchildren. Psykhe Magazine, 29(2). https://doi.org/10.7764/psykhe.29.2.1416
• Varela, J., Melipillán, R., González, C., Letelier, P., Wash, N. (2020). Community and School Violence as Significant Risk Factors for School Climate and Bonding of Teachers in Chile: A National Hierarchical Multilevel Analysis. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22470
• Coordinator FONDECYT 11170746: “School climate as a protective factor against violent behavior: identifying key aspects for resilient schools”, from the Center for Studies of Welfare and Social Coexistence (CEBS), Universidad del Desarrollo.
• Psychologist and thesis student in the FONDECYT project: Promoting Civic Participation and Prosocial Behavior: Empirical Evidence from Intervention in School Contexts, from the Center for Studies of Conflict and Social Cohesion (COES) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
• Research assistant in the FONDECYT project: «Psychological First Aid: Randomized controlled trial in adult victims of unintentional trauma in emergency services», of the Research Center for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (CIGIDEN) of the Catholic University of Chile .