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Propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa da Nova Escala de Satisfação Se...
Pechorro, Pedro Santos; Pascoal, Patricia Monteiro; Jesus, Saúl; Almeida, Ana Isabel; Figueiredo, Catarina Soares; Vieira, Rui XavierIntroduction: Sexual satisfaction is an essential construct in the study of human sexualityObjective: The aim of the present study was to validate the Portuguese version of the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale-Short (NSSS-S), a short form scale that assesses sexual satisfaction among men and women.Material and methods: A total of 298 participants completed the Portuguese version of the NSSS-S.Results: The main psy...
Initial Validation of the Sexual Pleasure Scale in Clinical and Non-Clinical Sa...
Pascoal, Patricia M.; Sanchez, Diana T.; Raposo, Catarina Fonseca; Pechorro, Pedro SantosIntroduction: Sexual pleasure is a central aspect of human sexuality; however, no validated measurements exist that assess sexual pleasure. We present a preliminary validation study of the psychometric properties of a Sexual Pleasure Scale (SPS), based on the three items developed by Sanchez, Crocker and Boike to measure sexual pleasure. The SPS is a brief and easy-to-implement instrument that assesses the exte...
Psychological and behavioral adjustment in female youths with high or low psych...
Pechorro, Pedro Santos; Poiares, Carlos Alberto; Vieira, Rui Xavier; Marôco, João; Nunes, Cristina; de Jesus, Saul NevesThe aim of the present study was to analyze the role of psychopathic traits in female juvenile delinquency. Using a sample of 236 young females from the Juvenile Detention Centers of the Portuguese Ministry of Justice and schools in the Lisbon area, a group of female youths with high psychopathic traits (n=118; M=15.84 years of age; range=14-18 years of age) and a group of female youths with low psychopathic tr...
Psychopathy and behavior problems: a comparison of incarcerated male and female...
Pechorro, Pedro Santos; Vieira, Duarte Nuno; Poiares, Carlos Alberto; Vieira, Rui Xavier; Maroco, Joao; Neves de Jesus, Saul; Nunes, CristinaThe objective of the present study was to compare incarcerated male and female juvenile offenders regarding psychopathic traits, behavior problems, psychopathy taxon, conduct disorder, self-reported delinquent behavior, and crime seriousness. Within a total forensic sample of 261 detainee participants, subdivided in a male group (n = 217) and a female group (n = 44), statistically significant differences were f...
Caracterização psicológica de uma amostra forense de abusadores sexuais
Pechorro, Pedro Santos; Poiares, Carlos; Vieira, Rui XavierNa presente investigação procedeu-se à avaliação psicológica de 41 abusadores sexuais (leque etário=17-73 anos; M=43 anos) actualmente detidos em estabelecimentos prisionais recorrendo ao Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory II (Millon, 1987) e a algumas variáveis classificativas (e.g., idade das vítimas, comportamentos sexuais praticados). Os resultados demonstraram uma grande multiplicidade de perfis psicológ...