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Effects of intimate partner violence and child abuse on HIV risk behaviors
Barros, Ana; Martins, Fernando; Monteiro, Sílvia; Costa, Eleonora C. V.The impact of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and childhood trauma on 141 Portuguese women’s HIV risk behaviors (61 victims and 80 non-victims of IPV) was examined as well as differences between victims and non-victims in terms of childhood trauma, condom use, and history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A cross-sectional study design was used with retrospective self-report. Women who reported IPV als...
The impact of interpersonal traumas in Portuguese women’s psychological wellbei...
Costa, Eleonora C. V.; Simões, Joana; Correia, Paulo; Mcintyre, Teresa; Pereira, M. GraçaThe impact of child abuse history and adult rape on 302 Portuguese women’s emotional wellbeing was examined as well as the role of emotional regulation and social support in women’s resiliency. A crosssectional study design was used with retrospective self-report of interpersonal traumas. Women who reported a history of interpersonal trauma also reported more depression and post-traumatic stress (PTSD) symptoms...
Autonomic dysregulation mediates the association between childhood trauma and p...
Costa, Eleonora C. V.; Gonçalves, Patrícia; Martins, Fernando; Monteiro, Sílvia; Pais-Vieira, CarlaBackground: Childhood trauma is increasingly recognized as a key risk factor for autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysregulation and chronic pain. However, the mechanisms underlying this association remain insufficiently explored, particularly within integrated healthcare frameworks. Objective: This study examined whether autonomic reactivity mediates the relationship between childhood trauma and pain severity whi...
Sexual abuse among Mozambican women at risk for HIV/AIDS infection: the tempora...
Patrão, Ana Luísa; McIntyre, Teresa M.; Costa, Eleonora C. V.; Maia, Ângela; Matediana, Eduardo; Azevedo, VanessaMany researchers have expressed concern regarding the reliability and validity of retrospective self-reports of sexual abuse. This study aimed to quantify the frequency of self-reported sexual abuse among vulnerable Mozambican women and evaluate the temporal stability of self-report across assessments. Participants (N = 173) were patients at the gynecology outpatient clinic of a public central hospital in Mozam...
Effects of intimate partner violence and child abuse on HIV risk behaviors
Barros, Ana; Martins, Fernando; Monteiro, Sílvia; Costa, Eleonora C. V.The impact of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and childhood trauma on 141 Portuguese women’s HIV risk behaviors (61 victims and 80 non-victims of IPV) was examined as well as differences between victims and non-victims in terms of childhood trauma, condom use, and history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A cross-sectional study design was used with retrospective self-report. Women who reported IPV als...
Effects of intimate partner violence and child abuse on HIV risk behaviors
Barros, Ana; Martins, Fernando; Monteiro, Sílvia; Costa, Eleonora C. V.Abstract: The impact of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and childhood trauma on 141 Portuguese women’s HIV risk behaviors (61 victims and 80 non-victims of IPV) was examined as well as differences between victims and non-victims in terms of childhood trauma, condom use, and history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A cross-sectional study design was used with retrospective self-report. Women who report...
Quality of life in chronic pain patients: Illness- and wellness-focused coping ...
Pereira, M. Graça; Carvalho, Cátia; Costa, Eleonora C. V.; Leite, Ângela; Almeida, ValériaChronic pain is a health problem that significantly influences patients' lives, causing functional, social, socioeconomic, and emotional changes that impact quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to evaluate which variables (e.g., psychological morbidity, illness representations, pain, and coping) contribute to QoL and to analyse the moderating role of illness- and wellness-focused coping in the relat...
Predictors of emotional distress in pregnant women: the mediating role of relat...
Costa, Eleonora C. V.; Castanheira, Eva; Moreira, Litícia; Correia, Paulo; Ribeiro, Duarte; Pereira, M. GraçaBackground: Assessment and treatment of emotional distress during pregnancy show that worries during pregnancy and interpersonal relationships with partners are the important factors determining psychological health.Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of worries during pregnancy, relationship intimacy, and marital satisfaction on anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms in pregnant women, as...
Resource loss moderates the association between child abuse and current PTSD sy...
Costa, Eleonora C. V.; Guimarães, Sara; Ferreira, Domingos; Pereira, M. GraçaThis study examined if abuse during childhood, rape in adulthood, and loss of resources predict a woman's probability of reporting symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and whether resource loss moderates the association between reporting childhood abuse and PTSD symptoms. The sample included 767 women and was collected in publicly funded primary-care settings. Women who reported having been abused ...
Sleep, aggressiveness and risk behaviors in individuals dependent on drugs and ...
Antunes, Andreia; Costa, Eleonora C. V.Problems related to the consumption of psychoactive substances affect not only the individual's socioeconomic context, but it also has an impact on sleep, aggressiveness and risk behaviors. The present study analyzed, on the one hand, the differences between individuals who are dependent on drugs and alcohol on the quality of sleep, aggressiveness and risk behaviors. And, on the other hand, it identified the in...