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Perceived parenting competences: A comparative study between psychosocial at-ri...
MAcedo, Carmen; Moreira, Catarina; dos Santos, Rita; Martins, Cátia; Nunes, CristinaPerceived parenting Competences are a relevant dimension in the study of parenting and are related to family and child well-being. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare perceived parenting skills between families with minors at psychosocial risk and from the general population. We interviewed 131 parents monitored by the Child and Youth Protection Commissions and 247 parents from the general populati...
Adaptation and validation of a Child-Reported measure of parental school involv...
Belém, Helena Sofia Mocho Alcaparra; Martins, Cátia; Ratinho, Elias; Nunes, CristinaParental school involvement (PSI) is an important contributor to children’s academic and overall positive development. Such activities as discussing schoolwork and tracking progress can boost children’s motivation and achievements. Although the multifaceted nature of PSI is widely recognized, there are limited reliable measures that comprehensively capture all its dimensions, particularly for children and adole...
Motivación para el aprendizaje en niños: revisión sistemática de instrumentos d...
Ratinho, Elias; dos Santos, Rita Alexandra Mendes; Belém, Helena Sofia Mocho Alcaparra; Nunes, Cristina; Santos, Andreia; Martins, CátiaGiven the inherent complexity of assessing motivation in educational contexts, the use of theoretically grounded and psychometrically validated instruments is essential to ensure accurate measurement. This systematic review aims to identify and analyze the assessment tools and their psychometric properties used to evaluate learning motivation in children aged 6 to 12 years. Following PRISMA guidelines, searches...
Family support workforce skills: a conceptualization through a delphi study
Zegarac, Nevenka; Isakov, Anita Burgund; Jović, Nikola; Mešl, Nina; Martins, Cátia; Nunes, CristinaFamily support workforce encompasses a diverse range of professionals, and defining the skills required for this workforce is a multifaceted challenge. A Delphi study was designed to explore the core and field-specific skills essential for family support practitioners, with a keen focus on their implications for a comprehensive model. There were three rounds, with 31 family professionals participating in the fi...
Determinants of psychological adjustment of institutionalized adolescents: a sy...
Simão, Ana; dos Santos, Rita Alexandra Mendes; Brás, Marta; Nunes, CristinaBackground Adolescents in residential care present a greater risk of developing various problems in several domains compared to adolescents residing with their biological families. Psychological adjustment is an emerging area of investigation with this particularly vulnerable population to understand the factors that underlie the difficulties youths present within this context. Objective The present study aimed...
Psychometric examination of the proposed specifiers for conduct disorder self-r...
Pechorro, Pedro; Bonfá-Araujo, Bruno; Baptista, Makilim Nunes; Nunes, Cristina; DeLisi, Matt; Salekin, Randall T.The Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) is a promising novel scale that measures psychopathic traits and includes an additional conduct disorder factor that taps the antisocial dimension of psychopathy. The current study sought to broaden the application of PSCD by examining the factor structure, convergent and discriminant validity, and connections to delinquency in a young adult sample ( N = 450; ...
Reasons for living and depressive symptomatology in young adults with and witho...
Brás, Marta; Martins, Cátia; Nunes, Cristina; Neves de Jesus, Saúl; Madeira, Ana Rita; Carmo, CláudiaIntroduction Suicide is a public health problem worldwide, being the fourth leading cause of death in young adult population (15-29 years). Therefore, it is important to identify its risk and protective factors, and how they interact to develop more effective interventions. The present study aims to analyze the relation between depressive symptoms, hopelessness (risk factors) with reasons for living (protective...
Psychometric examination of the prosocial behavior scale and its associations w...
Pechorro, Pedro; Pereira, Solange; Nunes, Cristina; DeLisi, Matt; Simões, Mário R.Prosocial behavior is altruistic conduct devoted to benefitting others, benefitting one’s community, and reinforcing conventional behaviors that serve a public good. The aim of the present study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Prosocial Behavior Scale (PBS) among male and female Portuguese youth participants (N = 559 youth, M = 16.51 years, SD = 1.07, range = 14–20 years). A two-factor intercor...
The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and Psychometric Properties am...
Martins, Cátia; Jesus, Saul; Silva, José Tomás da; Ribeiro, Conceição; Estêvão, Maria Dulce; Mocho, Helena; Ratinho, Elias; Nunes, CristinaUsing self-determination theory, this study examined the autonomous motivation and regulatory styles of volunteers. The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS) is one of the main instruments available to assess these constructs, but it requires validation and adaptation for different contexts. Therefore, the goal of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the 12-item VMS in a sample of Portuguese volu...
The Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI): Adaptation and Psychometric Properties...
Martins, Cátia; Silva, José Tomás da; de Jesus, Saúl Neves; Ribeiro, Conceição; Estêvão, Maria Dulce; Baptista, Ricardo; Carmo, Cláudia; Brás, MartaThe Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) is an instrument widely used to assess volunteers' motivation based on the Functionalist Model of Omoto and Snyder. It assesses six factors that reflect several motivational functions. The VFI has been translated into various languages and validated in different cultural contexts, but some studies have reported different factor structures (e.g., five or four factors). In ...