Elizabeth Cañas
She is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the area of Personality, Psychological Assessment and Treatment in the Department of Health Psychology at the University of Alicante. She obtained her Degree in Psychology in 2014 from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), where she received the “5-Star University Student” award.
She completed her PhD in 2021 at the same university, following her predoctoral training as a researcher in the Department of Health Psychology. This period was funded through the VALi+d Programme for Researchers in Training, supported by the Regional Ministry of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society of the Valencian Government. She has also completed postgraduate training in Health Psychology, General Health Psychology, and Eating Disorders.
She is a member of the LISIS Research Group, which focuses on bullying and cyberbullying behaviours among children and adolescents. She has also been part of the research team for the State Plan for R&D&I funded project entitled “Bullying and cyberbullying among peers and in adolescent couples: from emotional regulation to suicidal ideation” (2020–2023). In addition, she is a member of the PSYBHE research group (Applied Psychology to Health and Human Behaviour), where her research focuses on topics related to eating behaviour and body image. She is also a member of the Working Group on Eating Disorders and Obesity of the Official College of Psychologists of the Valencian Community.
She is the author of several scientific articles, book chapters and conference papers presented at national and international conferences. She currently carries out her teaching activities at the University of Alicante, delivering modules in Applied Criminology in the Criminology degree and Foundations of Psychology in the Social Work degree, as well as postgraduate teaching in the Master’s Degree in Teacher Training for Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Language Schools at UMH.
Contact
Assistant Professor, PhD
Department of Health Psychology
University of Alicante
Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig s/n
03690 San Vicente del Raspeig – Alicante
elizabethcanaspardo@ua.es 
965 90 3400
Academic networks
PUBLICATIONS
Quiles Marcos, Y., Ruiz Maciá, Á., Payá-López, S., Kovacheva, K., Albadalejo-Sánchez, M. J., Cañas, E., León-Zarceño, E., & López-López, J. A. (2026). Effectiveness of Family Intervention Programs Based on the Interpersonal Cognitive Model of Anorexia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 10.1002/erv.70078. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.70078
Costa-López, B., Ruiz-Robledillo, N., Cañas-Pardo, E., & Ferrer-Cascales, R. (2026). Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Self-Report Teenage Executive Functioning Inventory (TEXI). Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology: The Official Journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, 41(1), acaf080. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf080
Estévez-García, J. F., Cañas, E., & Estévez, E. (2023). Non–disclosure and suicidal ideation in adolescent victims of bullying: an analysis from the family and school context. Psychosocial Intervention, 32 (3), 191. PDF
Cañas, E., & Estévez, E. (2021). Intervention Programs for the problematic use of the internet and technological devices: A systematic review. Electronics, 10(23), 2923. PDF
León-Moreno, C., Musitu, G., Cañas, E., Estevez, E., & Callejas, J. E. (2021). Relationship between school integration, psychosocial adjustment and cyber-aggression among adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1), 108-118. Enlace
Cañas, E., Estévez, E., León-Moreno, C., & Musitu, G. (2020). Loneliness, Family Communication, and School Adjustment in a Sample of Cybervictimized Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1), 335-348. Enlace
Cañas, E., Estévez, E., Martínez-Monteagudo, M. C., & Delgado, B. (2020). Emotional adjustment in victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying and traditional bullying. Social Psychology of Education, 23, 917-942. Enlace
Cañas, E., Estévez, J. F., Estévez, E., & Aparisi, D. (2020). The role of emotional intelligence on psychological adjustment and peer victimization in a sample of Spanish adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 3688. Enlace
Estévez, E., Cañas, E., Estévez, J. F., & Povedano, A. (2020). Continuity and overlap of roles in victims and aggressors of bullying and cyberbullying in adolescence: a systematicreview. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(20), 7452-7467. Enlace
Estévez, J. F., Cañas, E., & Estévez, E. (2020). The impact of cybervictimization on psychological adjustment in adolescence: analyzing the role of emotional intelligence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(10), 3693-3705. Enlace
Cañas, E., Estévez, E., Marzo, J. C., & Piqueras, J. A. (2019). Psychological adjustment in cybervictims and cyberbullies in secondary education. Anales de Psicología/Annals of Psychology, 35(3), 434-443. Enlace
Cañas, E., Estévez, J. F., & Estévez, E. (2021). Emotional Intelligence in Adolescence: A Perspective from Bullying and Cyberbullying. In J. T. Lanthem (Ed.). Understanding Emotional Intelligence (pp. 1-44). New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers. Enlace
Estévez, E., Cañas, E., Flores, E., Requena, G., & Estévez, J. F. (2021). Psychoemotional and behavioral adjustment in adolescence at the school. In J. T. Lanthem (Ed.). Childhood Exposure to Violence and Psychological Impact (pp. 1-51). New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers. Enlace
León-Moreno, C., Musitu, D., y Cañas, E. (2019) Estatus sociométrico en aula: El rol de la motivación de venganza, evitación y benevolencia en adolescentes. En M. M. Molero, J. J. Gázquez, A. B. Barragán, M. M. Simón, A. Martos, M. Soto (Eds.), Investigación en el ámbito escolar: Un acercamiento multidimensional a las variables psicológicas y educativas. Volumen IV (pp. 303-308). Málaga, España: ASUNIVEP. Enlace
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