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Assessing the benefits of the “Intergalactic World” social emotional learning p...
Antunes, R.; Alexandre, J.; Guedes, M.; Filipe, M. G.; Veríssimo, M.Introduction: “Intergalactic World” is a new social–emotional program designed to reduce psychopathological symptoms and improve social and emotional skills in children aged 8–12. This study aims to evaluate the program’s benefits from teachers’ and caregivers’ perspectives, focusing on internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Methods: The findings were obtained through self-reported measures using a pretest-...
Validation of the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) with Por...
Santos, A. F.; Fernandes, M.; Fernandes, Carla; Barros, Luísa; Veríssimo, M.Recent findings have demonstrated an increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight in Portugal, urging the need to study modifiable risk factors such as parental feeding practices. The Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) is an important self-report measure assessing a broad range of responsive and non-responsive feeding practices. However, the CFPQ has not yet been validated in...
Validation of the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) with Por...
Santos, A. F.; Fernandes, M.; Fernandes, Carla Sofia; Barros, Luísa; Veríssimo, M.Recent findings have demonstrated an increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight in Portugal, urging the need to study modifiable risk factors such as parental feeding practices. The Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) is an important self-report measure assessing a broad range of responsive and non-responsive feeding practices. However, the CFPQ has not yet been validated in...
Work gains and strains on father involvement: The mediating role of parenting s...
Diniz, E.; Monteiro, L.; Veríssimo, M.The balance between work and family demands is one of the main challenges of contemporary parenting. However, most of the research has focused on mothers’ perspectives, with fathers’ perspectives about the links between work–family activities and father involvement, as well as the role of indirect effects, such as parenting styles, being less explored. This study aims to bridge these gaps by exploring whether w...
Benefícios de um novo programa de aprendizagem socioemocional na redução da sin...
Antunes, R.; Guedes, M.; Alexandre, J.; Veríssimo, M.O presente estudo teve como objetivo examinar as perceções das crianças com idades compreendidas entre os 8 e os 12 anos, que participaram no novo programa de aprendizagem socioemocional “O Mundo dos Intergalácticos”de curta duração, acerca da evolução dos sintomas psicopatológicos (ansiedade, depressão e stresse) e das competências socioemocionais globais, do pré-teste para o pós-teste e follow-up (6meses), co...
Attachment and the development of prosocial behavior in children and adolescent...
Costa Martins, M.; Santos, C.; Fernandes, M.; Veríssimo, M.(1) Background: One key assumption of attachment theory is the relationship between security and the development of prosocial behavior. A secure child is more likely to feel and show concern for another individual, resulting in higher levels of prosocial behaviors (defined as voluntary behavior intended to benefit others—e.g., helping, sharing, comforting). (2) Method: Using a systematic review of the literatur...
Early attachment to mothers and fathers: Contributions to preschoolers' emotion...
Fernandes, C.; Fernandes, M.; Santos, A. J.; Antunes, M.; Monteiro, L.; Vaughn, B. E.; Veríssimo, M.Children acquire and develop emotional regulatory skills in the context of parent-child attachment relationships, nonetheless empirical studies have focused mainly on mother and less information is available regarding the role of both parent-child attachment relationships. Furthermore, despite its importance, there is no information regarding preschool years. This study aims to fill this gap by exploring the po...
Examining the factorial structure of the maternal separation anxiety scale in a...
Guedes, M.; Monteiro, L.; Santos, A. J.; Torres, N.; Veríssimo, M.The increase in women’s labor market participation emphasizes the importance of understanding maternal separation anxiety, that is, the unpleasant maternal emotional state, due to the actual or anticipated short-term separation from the child. Drawing on the insights of the attachment and psychoanalytic perspectives, the Maternal Separation Anxiety Scale (MSAS) was developed to overcome existing measurement gap...
Father involvement during early childhood: A systematic review of the literature
Diniz, E.; Brandão, T.; Monteiro, L.; Veríssimo, M.During recent years, fathers’ involvement has been addressed as a key source of family well-being and positive child development. However, the pathways to father involvement and its consequences for child development are varied, influenced by social, cultural, and ecological variables, and lack a systematic integration. This paper aims to bridge this gap by offering a systematic review of studies examining the ...
Toward an understanding on father involvement in divorced families
Diniz, E.; Monteiro, L.; Torres, N.; Tereno, S.; Veríssimo, M.Important changes regarding the traditional family structure and the beliefs about gender roles, more specifically about the parental roles, have contributed to an increasing number of studies focusing on the father and his involvement in the family, especially with the child. However, research is still scarce among divorced families. Therefore the main goal of this study was to analyze father involvement with ...