Prevalence studies are essential to provide objective indicators about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and are a source of information for public policies. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of ASD among children in the Azores Islands (Portugal). Administrative data on the number of children with a proven diagnosis of ASD were collected from all schools. Parents completed a questionnaire about the child...
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Prevalence studies are essential to provide objective indicators about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and are a source of information for public policies. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of ASD among children in the Azores Islands (Portugal). Administrative data on the number of children with a proven diagnosis of ASD were collected from all schools. Parents...
O II Congresso Internacional Envolvimento dos Alunos na Escola: Perspetivas da Psicologia e Educação — Motivação para o Desempenho Académico (IICIEAE) ocorreu no Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa (IEUL), nos dias 11, 12 e 13 de julho de 2016, organizado na sequência do “Projeto PTDC/CPE-CED/114362/2009 - Envolvimento dos Alunos na Escola: Diferenciação e Promoção”, financiado pela Fundação para a ...
Enquadramento Conceptual: O envolvimento dos alunos na escola é um fator protetor do sucesso académico e de comportamentos distónicos nos ensinos básico e secundário. Evidenciado este papel protetor, a extensão ao ensino superior afigura-se importante, atendendo às metas da estratégia 2020 para a educação, especialmente a de aumentar a percentagem da população que ingressa e conclui este nível de ensino. Objeti...
A obra "Vamos sentir com o Necas" descreve um programa sobre Inteligência Emocional de cariz inovador que fornece uma perspetiva integradora e enriquecedora sobre a matéria. Nasce na tentativa de combater a escassez de recursos psicopedagógicos passiveis de fomentar o desenvolvimento de ações concretas neste domínio. Deste modo, este livro consubstancia-se num Programa de Promoção de Competências Emocionais par...
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate, self-inflicted destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent and an important clinical phenomenon. Rates of NSSI appear to be disproportionately high in adolescents and young adults, and is a risk factor for suicidal ideation and behavior. The present study reports the psychometric properties of the Impulse, Self-harm and Suicide Ideation Questionnaire for...
Background: Cyberbullying refers to an indirect and covert form of aggression, carried out through the use of new technologies, exhibiting distinct features from those found present in traditional bullying, and has been acquiring its own space of analyses and research; still, it maintains an inevitable proximity with the second, namely, the negative impact on the victim, both the person and the student, with co...
Conceptual Frame: In recent years, students’ engagement in school (SES) has been pointed out a mean to prevent and address the occurrence of victimization behaviors between students, either as aggressors or as victims; however, there is a lack of empirical studies on the relationship between these constructs, throughout adolescence. Objective: To study the relationships between SES and victimization behaviors t...
The objective of this work is to present elements of the project Student engagement in Schools (SES). The team consists of 10 researchers from six Universities. Student engagement in schools is a multidimensional construct that unites affective, behavioural, and cognitive dimensions of student adaptation in the school and has influence on students‘outcomes. The team of researchers conceptualized two major studi...
The importance of student’s engagement has been recently pointed out in research. However, there has been a lack of engagement assessment instruments, showing psychometric qualities, such as reliability and validity. Objective: This paper presents the Portuguese adaptation of the “Student’s Engagement in Schools International Scale” (SESIS), drawn up from 12 countries international study (Lam et al., 2012; Lam ...