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“I feel like I’m living the authenticity of my being”: Gender identity developm...
Conceição, Marta; Moura, Jaime; Costa, Pedro AlexandreBackground: Research into the identity development of trans people has been emerging, but there is still a need for further study. While significant processes for identity construction take place during late adolescence and early adulthood, it is important to understand which milestones are associated with the trajectories of gender identity (GI) development. Aims: The present study aimed at exploring the gende...
The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire: Validity evidence from Portugal
Morais, Inês; Teplitzky Carneiro, Francis Anne; Sinval, J.; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Leal, I.Background: Family resilience refers to a family’s capacityto face and manage adversities, emerging as a stronger andmore resourceful unit. A family system approach enlargesthe lens to the broad relational network, identifying poten-tial resources for resilience within the immediate andextended family. This approach emphasizes a family’sinnate ability to adapt in the face of adversities.Objective: This study ai...
Minority stress and mental health in gay and lesbian youth: A comparative study...
Affuso, Gaetana; Picone, Nicola; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Bacchini, Dario; De Angelis, Grazia; Esposito, Concetta; Aparicio-García, Marta EveliaThe present study was carried out based on the minority stress model. The purpose was to compare Italian and Spanish gay and lesbian youth on minority stressors and mental health outcomes and test the minority stress model in Italy and Spain. The sample consisted of 490 participants (307 Italians, Mage = 25.30 and 183 Spanish, Mage = 27.57). They completed an online questionnaire measuring everyday discriminati...
How we survived: older adults’ adjustment to the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 ...
Jarego, Margarida; Tasker, Fiona; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Ferreira-Valente, AlexandraOlder adults were found to be the most susceptible group to suffer the physical health consequences of a COVID-19 infection and were considered vulnerable to the negative effects of the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet unlike many young adults did not generally experience an increased rate of mental health problems. Our study explored the strategies older adults in Portugal deployed during the mandat...
Sexual stigma and mental health of LGB older adults: A systematic scoping review
Ribeiro-Gonçalves, José Alberto; Jesus, Joana Correia; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Leal, Isabel Maria PereiraIntroduction Studies that examine the mental health of gay, lesbian, and bisexual (LGB) older adults have increased significantly over the last two decades, evidencing sexual stigma as one of the main factors associated with poorer mental health in this population. However, scientific evidence linking mental health and sexual stigma in older adults has not been systematically reviewed. Methods We conducted a sy...
How we survived: older adults’ adjustment to the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 ...
Jarego, Margarida; Tasker, Fiona; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Ferreira-Valente, AlexandraOlder adults were found to be the most susceptible group to suffer the physical health consequences of a COVID-19 infection and were considered vulnerable to the negative effects of the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet unlike many young adults did not generally experience an increased rate of mental health problems. Our study explored the strategies older adults in Portugal deployed during the mandat...
The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire: validity evidence from Portugal
Morais, Inês; Carneiro, Francis Anne; Sinval, Jorge; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Leal, IsabelBackground Family resilience refers to a family's capacity to face and manage adversities, emerging as a stronger and more resourceful unit. A family system approach enlarges the lens to the broad relational network, identifying potential resources for resilience within the immediate and extended family. This approach emphasizes a family's innate ability to adapt in the face of adversities. Objective This study...
Protective and stress factors for psychological distress: a comparative analysi...
Ribeiro-Gonçalves, José Alberto; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Leal, Isabel; Pereira, Dora; Pereira, Dora Isabel FialhoObjectives Population ageing raises major public health and psychosocial challenges. Particularly, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older people may face increased vulnerabilities and marginalization when compared to their non-LGB (heterosexual) counterparts, which may entail more risks for their mental health. The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate the levels of protective – social support, spirit...
Construct-related validity of the strengths and difficulties questionnaires wit...
Teplitzky Carneiro, Francis Anne; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Leal, IsabelThe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is one of the most broadly used questionnaires to evaluate children’s psychological adjustment, however its internal structure has been a target of ongoing controversy. Recent studies suggested a three-factor structure of the SDQ, however data is still scarce. The present study used the Multitrait-Multimethod analysis to examine SDQ construct related-validity w...
Double stigma in portuguese lesbian, gay, and bisexual older adults: A study of...
Ribeiro-Gonçalves, José Alberto; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Leal, I.The double stigma—sexual stigma and ageism—can affect the health status of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adults, but little is known about this topic in Portugal and internationally. The aim of this study was to assess the health status and the prevalence of chronic diseases of Portuguese LGB older adults, as well as to assess the relationship between double stigma and health status. A sample of 280 Po...