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Beyond the pandemic: tracing the evolution of activity, screen time, and sleep ...

During COVID-19, several studies documented a decrease in physical activity time, an increase in screen use and a worsening of sleep duration. The aim of this study was to compare the proportion of children with unhealthy amounts of time dedicated to these three habits across three different moments: before the pandemic (T1), 2 weeks after its outbreak (T2), and three and a half years later (T3), when the situa...

Social participation in times of COVID-19: effects on depression in the elderly

A brincar, a jogar, a contar ... A DESCOBRIR!

O trabalho do educador/a carateriza-se pela atenção ao bem-estar, ao desenvolvimento e à aprendizagem da criança (Portugal, 2016). Embora muitas aprendizagens aconteçam de forma espontânea é importante desde cedo proporcionar às crianças um ambiente que facilite a exploração, a interação, que estimule a criatividade e a resolução de problemas. Este estudo surgiu com o objetivo de promover a aprendizagem de conh...

Predictors of child student engagement in elementary school: A mixed-methods st...

Student engagement promotes school learning and adaptation and can be a protective factor for children who are vulnerable to school failure. A longitudinal mixed-methods study was conducted to identify individual, family, and school predictors of children's school engagement as well as to explore the facilitators of and obstacles to student engagement at school among children with externalizing problems. The sa...

Psychological symptoms in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese youth during the COVI...

Aiming to slow down the spread of the COVID-19, a lockdown was declared in the first term of 2020 in many European countries, applying different restrictions measures. Although the psychological effects of home confinement in children have been described, there is a lack of longitudinal research examining the impact of the confinement over time. The present study analyzes the evolution of the psychological well...

COVID-19: psychological symptoms and coping strategies in preschoolers, schoolc...

The present study aimed to compare psychological symptoms and coping strategies in 1480 preschoolers, schoolchildren, and adolescents during home confinement due to COVID-19. We enrolled parents from Italy, Portugal, and Spain who completed a survey between the second and fourth week of lockdown. The results showed that preschoolers displayed more sleeping difficulties, temper tantrums, and dependency while ado...

Corrigendum: Coping Behaviors and Psychological Disturbances in Youth Affected ...

In the original article, there was an error. All results that were statistically significant were informed, rather than only those that were found to be significant after applying the Bonferroni adjustment. A correction has been made to Results, Coping Strategies, Paragraph 1. The corrected paragraph is shown below. Table 2 shows the proportion of children using coping strategies during the home confinement due...

Anxiety and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 pan...

Background: Despite being necessary to delay the spread of COVID- 19, home confinement could have affected the emotional well-being of children and adolescents. Knowing which variables are involved in anxiety and depressive symptoms could help to prevent young people’s psychological problems related to lockdown as early as possible. This crosssectional study aims to examine anxiety and depressive symptomatology...

Escala de generatividade do casal: tradução, adaptação e estudo das propriedade...

A importância da conjugalidade na vida adulta justifica o estudo de fatores que possam contribuir para a sua qualidade. Este artigo apresenta o desenvolvimento da Escala de Generatividade do Casal, versão portuguesa da Couple Generativity Scale de Bertoni, Parise e Iafrate (2012), bem como dados relativos à sua precisão e validade. Este questionário pretende avaliar a capacidade de o casal ultrapassar as fronte...

Coping behaviors and psychological disturbances in youth affected by the COVID-...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the quarantine undergone by children in many countries is a stressful situation about which little is known to date.Children and adolescents’ behaviors to cope with home confinement may be associated with their emotional welfare. The objectives of this study were: (1) to examine the coping strategies used out by children and adolescents during the COVID-19 health crisis, (2) to analyze...