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Belleza, Delia E.

Belleza, Delia E.

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debelleza@usc.edu.ph

Degrees

B.S. Psychology, University of San Carlos, 1996
M.A. Social Psychology, University of San Carlos, 2002
Ph.D. Social Psychology, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2011

List of publications:

  1. See, G.L.L.; Arce, F.V.; Ecoy, G.A.U.; Melgo, M.N.B.; Areja, M.M.; Tagle, L.V.; Ong, A.J.S.; Belleza, D.E.. Social and Personal Determinants of Herbal Supplement Use in Metro Cebu, the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science. 2024, https://doi.org/10.56899/153.04.06.
  2. Wray, C.; Kowalski, A.J.; Mpondo, F.; Ochaeta, L.; Belleza, D.; DiGirolamo, A.; Waford, R.; Richter, L.; Lee, N.; Scerif, G.; Stein, A.; Stein, A.D.. Contrasting speed and accuracy approaches to measure executive functions in three lowand middle-income countries. Plos One. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290238.
  3. Stein, A.D.; Adair, L.S.; Donati, G.; Wray, C.; Richter, L.M.; Norris, S.A.; Stein, A.; Martorell, R.; Ramirez-Zea, M.; Menezes, A.M.B.; Murray, J.; Victora, C.; Lee, N.; Bas, I.; Kowalski, A.; DiGirolamo, A.; Scerif, G.; Mpondo, F.; Belleza, D.; Nyati, L.; Osmond, C.; Borja, J.R.; Carba, D.; Perez, T.L.; Bechavda, S.A.; Kroker-Lobos, M.F.; Varghese, J.S.; Barros, F.C.; Hartwig, F.P.; Horta, B.L.; Wehrmeister, F.C.. Early-life stature, preschool cognitive development, schooling attainment, and cognitive functioning in adulthood: a prospective study in four birth cohorts. Lancet Global Health. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00448-X.
  4. Varghese, J.S.; Hall, R.W.; Adair, L.S.; Patel, S.A.; Martorell, R.; Belleza, D.E.; Kroker-Lobos, M.F.; Lee, N.R.; Nyati, L.H.; Ramirez-Zea, M.; Richter, L.M.; Stein, A.D.. Subjective social status is associated with happiness but not weight status or psychological distress: An analysis of three prospective birth cohorts from low- and middle-income countries. Wellbeing Space and Society. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2022.100115.
  5. Wray, C.; Kowalski, A.; Mpondo, F.; Ochaeta, L.; Belleza, D.; DiGirolamo, A.; Waford, R.; Richter, L.; Lee, N.; Scerif, G.; Stein, A.D.; Stein, A.. Executive functions form a single construct and are associated with schooling: Evidence from three low- And middle- income countries. Plos One. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242936.

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