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Impact of an online parenting support programme on children’s quality of life
Nunes, Cristina; Martins, Cátia; Brás, Marta; Carmo, Claudia; Gonçalves, Andrea; Pina, AntónioThe study aims to describe the parental use of an online parenting support programme, the ‘Open Window to Family’ (JAF) and to evaluate its impact on perceived children’s quality of life (QoL). This programme makes online resources available to support positive parenting. The study included 363 parents (<i>n</i><sub>intervention group</sub> = 142) who completed measures to evaluate their children’s QoL. The res...
Reasons for Living Inventory for Young Adults: Psychometric Properties Among Po...
Madeira, Ana Rita Salve-Rainha; Janeiro, Luís; Carmo, Claudia; Brás, MartaA main protective factor against suicide in young adults is their reasons for living; therefore, suicide risk screening should consider these reasons. However, few psychometric instruments assess reasons for living, and none have been adapted for young adults in Portugal. Thus, we assess the psychometric characteristics of the Reasons for Living Inventory for Young Adults-II (RFL-YA-II) in participants (n = 936...
Inventory of attitudes toward seeking mental health services: psychometric prop...
Brás, Marta; Cunha, Ana Margarida; Carmo, Claudia; Nunes, C.Mental health is an essential element of wellness; however, some populations are more vulnerable to mental health problems. Suicide is the second-highest cause of death in young people and help-seeking unwillingness is a significant obstacle to mental health interventions. Young people are especially reluctant to seek help and negative attitudes stand out as help-seeking barriers, highlighting the importance of...
The therapist, the group and I: how therapeutic alliance moderates the effect o...
Vicente, Sofia; Ferreira, Laura Inês; Jiménez-Ros, Antónia Maria; Carmo, Claudia; Janeiro, LuísPurpose This study aims to investigate whether the influence of group cohesion on the outcomes depended on the levels of the therapeutic alliance. Design/methodology/approach Sixteen individuals with a substance use disorder who were undergoing treatment in a therapeutic community responded to therapeutic alliance, group cohesion, craving and outcomes measures after every therapeutic small group session for a p...
The influence of parental perfectionism and parenting styles on child perfectio...
Carmo, Claudia; Fernandes Oliveira, Diana; Brás, Marta; Faísca, LuísPerfectionism is a significant transdiagnostic process related to the development and maintenance of several psychological disorders. The main models of the development of perfectionism focus on early childhood experiences and postulate that parental relation is an important factor for understanding this construct in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between child and parental ...
Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents: Psychometric Properties Among Por...
Brás, Marta; Carmo, Claudia; Jesus, SaúlReasons for living are protective factors against suicidal behavior in adolescents. One of the most useful measures to assess them is the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (RFL-A) developed by Osman et al. The goal of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of its Portuguese version of the RFL-A. To this end, we recruited 512 high school adolescents (mean age = 16.7 years), who complete...