Introduction: Although there are several empirical studies exploring the relationship between problematic Internet use and personality traits, few had considered perfectionism. Objectives: To explore the association between generalized problematic Internet use and perfectionism. Methods: A sample of 433 Portuguese university students (Mage = 20.15 years, SD = 1.77, range = 18-25 years) completed the Generalized...
Introduction: Research on the association between internet use and concerns about body image is still scarce. Objectives: To explore the associations between generalized problematic internet use, number of social networks, and appearance schemas. Methods: 216 Portuguese late adolescents (89.3% females), with a mean age of 18.62 years old (SD = .488, range: 18-19) filled in an internet patterns of use questionna...
Introduction: Generalized problematic internet use/GPIU has recently been associated with the impulsive-compulsive spectrum/ICS, but its mapping onto these behaviour dimensions is relatively unexplored. Objectives: To compare patterns of internet use and scores of BIG-5 personality traits, perfectionism and psychological distress between groups with low/high levels of GPIU. Methods: 475 university students (78....
Introduction: Body mass index (BMI), in overweight and obese individuals, have been associated with sedentary habits, unhealthy use of internet, eating disturbances, sleep difficulties, and psychological distress. Objectives: To investigate the association between BMI and internet use patterns and problematic use, eating disturbances, sleep difficulties, and psychological distress among Portuguese university st...
Suicide is an emerging public mental health problem, and it is the second cause of death in young people aged 15 to 20 years old. This study aims to explore the relationships between insecure attachment and suicidal ideation and attempt in late adolescence. A sample of 216 Portuguese students, with a mean age of 18.62 years old (SD = 0.49; range: 18-19), completed the Portuguese version of the Experiences in Cl...
O sorelho de ovelha é um subproduto da produção do requeijão, o qual contem ainda cerca de 60% da matéria seca do lactossoro original, da qual fazem parte componentes nutritivos muito valiosos, tais como proteínas solúveis (que não foram recuperadas no fabrico do requeijão), lactose e outros glúcidos, um baixo teor de matéria gorda e minerais. Atualmente, o único aproveitamento que, pontualmente é dado ao sorel...
Water utilities in different countries are facing challenges in how to manage effectively their global operations. Being a capital intensive activity, the way how to design the infrastructures is an important topic and an efficient cost-effectively management is crucial in order to provide a safe and reliable service to final users. Aligned with these challenges decision-makers have to deal with an infrastructu...
Os autores analisam um grupo de doentes submetidos a reanimação cardio-respiratória, numa Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, num períodode dois anos. Todos os doentes reanimados pertenciam às classes CCS III e IV. Sobreviveram 22.7% dos reanimados, dois dos quais com graves sequelas neurológicas. Não houve sobrevivência nos doentes com reanimações superiores a 30 minutos e a maior percentagem de sobrev...
Purposes To analyze which Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Postpartum Depression Screening Scores (PDSS) total and dimensional scores, as well as symptomatic answers proportions significantly differ between women in the perinatal period (pregnant/postpartum) without major depression, with major depression and women outside the perinatal period. Methods 572 pregnant women in the third trimester complete...
A hepatite C constitui, actualmente, um grave problema de saúde pública. Estima-se que existam, em todo o mundo, 180 milhões de pessoas com infecção crónica por vírus da hepatite C (VHC) e que a sua prevalência na população portuguesa varie entre 1 e 1,5%. Em Portugal, não existem normas de orientação actualizadas de tratamento, nem recomendações para o diagnóstico e acompanhamento dos doentes com VHC e, em par...