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Negative affectivity and suicide risk: the buffering role of gratitude and opti...
Sánchez-Álvarez, Nicolás; Brás, Marta; Carmo, Cláudia; Neves de Jesus, Saúl; Extremera, NatalioThe role of optimism and gratitude in the link between negative affectivity and suicide risk (viz., depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation) was examined in a sample of 1401 Spanish adolescents. Overall, the results of a set of hierarchical regression analyses supported the prediction of optimism and gratitude as predictors of suicide risk. Moreover, we analyzed whether the negative affectivity optimism/grati...
Self-determination as a mediator between mindfulness and perfectionism in theor...
Antunes, João Paulo; Neves de Jesus, Saúl; Brás, Marta; Carmo, CláudiaMindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been surging as an alternative to cognitive-behavioural therapy for perfectionism. Despite promising results, there are practical and theoretical concerns regarding high resistance from perfectionists towards developing mindfulness related capabilities. Self-Determination Motivation could provide a pathway to circumvent this problem by mediating the relationship betwe...
Determinants of psychological adjustment of institutionalized adolescents: a sy...
Simão, Ana; dos Santos, Rita Alexandra Mendes; Brás, Marta; Nunes, CristinaBackground Adolescents in residential care present a greater risk of developing various problems in several domains compared to adolescents residing with their biological families. Psychological adjustment is an emerging area of investigation with this particularly vulnerable population to understand the factors that underlie the difficulties youths present within this context. Objective The present study aimed...
Reasons for living and depressive symptomatology in young adults with and witho...
Brás, Marta; Martins, Cátia; Nunes, Cristina; Neves de Jesus, Saúl; Madeira, Ana Rita; Carmo, CláudiaIntroduction Suicide is a public health problem worldwide, being the fourth leading cause of death in young adult population (15-29 years). Therefore, it is important to identify its risk and protective factors, and how they interact to develop more effective interventions. The present study aims to analyze the relation between depressive symptoms, hopelessness (risk factors) with reasons for living (protective...
The Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI): Adaptation and Psychometric Properties...
Martins, Cátia; Silva, José Tomás da; de Jesus, Saúl Neves; Ribeiro, Conceição; Estêvão, Maria Dulce; Baptista, Ricardo; Carmo, Cláudia; Brás, MartaThe Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) is an instrument widely used to assess volunteers' motivation based on the Functionalist Model of Omoto and Snyder. It assesses six factors that reflect several motivational functions. The VFI has been translated into various languages and validated in different cultural contexts, but some studies have reported different factor structures (e.g., five or four factors). In ...
The positive and negative suicidal ideation inventory among portuguese adolesce...
Brás, Marta; Cunha, Ana Margarida; Antunes, João; Carmo, CláudiaSuicide worldwide is an issue that needs to be addressed, and adolescents are an at-risk group. Assessing suicidal ideation is central to tackling the issue of suicide. The Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation inventory is a widely validated measure of suicidal ideation, and yet, very little is known about its invariance across various groups. The present study aimed to adapt and test the PANSI’s structure i...
Perfectionism and emotion regulation in the study of suicidal ideation in portu...
Brás, Marta; Antunes, João; Reis, Ana; Carmo, CláudiaSuicide is a serious public health problem worldwide, being the culmination of a process that normally begins with suicidal ideation. Therefore, it is important to assess suicidal ideation and know its risk factors. The association between perfectionism and suicidal ideation has been widely debated in the literature. However, knowledge about the role of emotion regulation in this relationship is scarce. The mai...
The role of family in the life satisfaction of young adults: an ecological-syst...
Almeida, Paula Morales; Brás, Marta; Nunes, Cristina; Martins, CátiaThe support provided by parents plays a relevant role in the life satisfaction (LS) of young people, as well as in their level of psychological distress (PD), which are among the important mediators of their well-being. Family structure has also been identified as a protective or risk factor. Hence, the present study provides a more complex analysis of young people’s LS, considering the type of family cohabitat...
The volunteer functions inventory (VFI): adaptation and psychometric properties...
Martins, Cátia; Silva, José Tomás da; Neves de Jesus, Saúl; Ribeiro, Conceição; Estêvão, Maria Dulce da Mota Antunes de Oliveira; Baptista, RicardoThe Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) is an instrument widely used to assess volunteers’ motivation based on the Functionalist Model of Omoto and Snyder. It assesses six factors that reflect several motivational functions. The VFI has been translated into various languages and validated in different cultural contexts, but some studies have reported different factor structures (e.g., five or four factors). In ...
The positive and negative suicidal ideation inventory among portuguese adolesce...
Brás, Marta; Cunha, Ana; Antunes, João; Carmo, CláudiaSuicide worldwide is an issue that needs to be addressed, and adolescents are an at-risk group. Assessing suicidal ideation is central to tackling the issue of suicide. The Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation inventory is a widely validated measure of suicidal ideation, and yet, very little is known about its invariance across various groups. The present study aimed to adapt and test the PANSI’s structure i...