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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...
Contributions of Social and Psychological Assessments in Juvenile Justice Decis...
Pessanha, Elisabete; Alexandre, Joana; Maia, ÂngelaThis study aims to analyze the contribution of social and psychological assessments in juvenile justice decision making in pre and post sentencing phases. For this purpose, 30 court cases of young people aged between 12 and 16 have been consulted. Document analysis was conducted through an analytic grid. The results indicate that the judges agree with 93,3% of socio-educational measures suggested by the social ...
Comparing and predicting inconsistency on positive and negative life experience...
Azevedo, Vanessa Mourão Ferreira Sampaio; Martins, C.; Maia, ÂngelaMost studies about life experiences and their long-term impact have relied on retrospective assessments and cross-sectional designs. However, there are concerns about the inconsistency of reports, which have been addressed in a limited scope. This study aimed to compare differences on inconsistency between positive and negative experiences to describe potential patterns and to identify sociodemographic, experie...
Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they exp...
Azevedo, Vanessa; Martins, Carla; Carvalho, Margarida; Maia, ÂngelaAbstract: Assessment of life experiences relies mainly on cross-sectional retrospective design, despite the concerns regarding inconsistent reports. Studies suggest that some individuals change their answers when asked repeatedly, but common opinions underlying this behaviour remain unknown. Our study explored personal perceptions regarding inconsistent reporting and identified associated reasons including indi...
Telephone-based psychological crisis intervention: the Portuguese experience wi...
Ribeiro, Eugénia; Sampaio, Adriana; Gonçalves, Miguel M.; Taveira, Maria do Céu; Cunha, Jácome Miguel Costa; Maia, Ângela; Matos, MarlenePortugal is one of the European countries that implemented early protective measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Portugal declared a state of emergency on 18 March, and a set of regional and national preventive public health measures was progressively implemented. Studies on the psychological impact of pandemics show evidence of the negative impact on mental health. Of particular concern are indivi...
Inconsistent reporting of life experiences: What people think and how they expl...
Azevedo, Vanessa; Martins, Carla; Carvalho, Margarida; Maia, ÂngelaAssessment of life experiences relies mainly on cross-sectional retrospective design, despite the concerns regarding inconsistent reports. Studies suggest that some individuals change their answers when asked repeatedly, but common opinions underlying this behaviour remain unknown. Our study explored personal perceptions regarding inconsistent reporting and identified associated reasons including individual, ex...
Peer support in prehospital emergency: the first responders' point of view
Oliveira, Ana; Teixeira, Filipa; Neto, Felix; Maia, ÂngelaPurpose Being a first responder involves facing a wide variety of stressful situations that could affect health and well-being. Peer support appears as a beneficial strategy to deal with work-related stress. Despite this support approach have been implemented in a variety of contexts, these interventions must to be adapted to specific needs. In this sense, the aim of this study was to explore, from a first resp...
Post-traumatic stress disorder and identity transformation after experiences of...
Ramos, Bruna; Teixeira, Filipa; Começanha, Rita; Maia, ÂngelaPsychological abuse (PA) is being associated with the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, few studies have focused exclusively in this type of abuse. This study aimed to examine the relationship between PA and PTSD symptoms according to gender and understand the impact of severe PA in identity transformation, in a Portuguese university sample. Using a mixed-methods approach, 158 stude...
Lifetime experiences scale (LIFES): Development and validation in community sam...
Azevedo, Vanessa; Martins, C.; Maia, ÂngelaThis paper describes the development, validation, and reliability of a new measure to assess life experiences reported by adults, the Lifetime Experiences Scale (LIFES). This scale is important because no available measure focuses on both positive and negative life experiences and covers childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. LIFES is a self-report measure consisting of two sections: 75 items (organized into ei...
Portuguese colonial war veterans' physical health: A systematic review
Maia, Ângela; Morgado, DiogoAfter 45 years, little is known about Portuguese Colonial War veterans' physical health. This systematic review aimed to fill this gap. Following PRISMA guidelines, searches were conducted, on November 2018, in seven electronic databases for the inclusion of Portuguese or English quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method published studies, unpublished master's or doctoral theses and research reports that focus...