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The impact of imprisonment on individuals’ mental health and society reintegrat...
Cunha, Olga; Castro Rodrigues, Andreia de; Caridade, Sónia Maria; Dias, Ana Rita; Almeida, Telma Catarina; Cruz, Ana Rita; Peixoto, Maria ManuelaBackground Prison sentences are a particular type of penalty that aim to reintegrate individuals into society. Nonetheless, research suggests that prison sentences have a null or a criminogenic effect on recidivism and a critical impact on inmates’ mental health, negatively interfering with their successful reintegration into society and recidivism. Prevalence rates of mental health disorders among individuals ...
Perpetration of intimate partner violence and COVID-19-related anxiety during t...
Cunha, Olga; Caridade, Sónia; Castro Rodrigues, Andreia de; Cruz, Ana Rita; Peixoto, Maria ManuelaPurpose The restrictions imposed during lockdown by COVID-19 pandemic entailed increased risks for the perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV). Widespread fear and uncertainty related to the virus and the policies adopted to contain it have been linked to a set of social, emotional, and economic stressors that can increase the risk of IPV. The present study aims to assess the association between COVID-1...
Bidirectional intimate partner violence during COVID‑19 in Portugal: prevalence...
Cunha, Olga; Caridade, Sónia Maria Martins; Machado, A. V.; Peixoto, Maria ManuelaSeveral studies demonstrated that intimate bidirectional violence (BV) is more common than unidirectional IPV. However, little is known about the phenomenon of BV during COVID-19 lockdowns. The present study focuses on BV during the second lockdown in Portugal to characterize the BV rates in an online sample from the community and identify the main psychosocial correlates associated with BV. Three hundred and t...
The impact of imprisonment on individuals’ mental health and society reintegrat...
Cunha, Olga; Castro Rodrigues, Andreia de; Caridade, Sónia; Dias, Ana Rita; Almeida, Telma Catarina; Cruz, Ana Rita; Peixoto, Maria ManuelaBackground Prison sentences are a particular type of penalty that aim to reintegrate individuals into society. Nonetheless, research suggests that prison sentences have a null or a criminogenic effect on recidivism and a critical impact on inmates’ mental health, negatively interfering with their successful reintegration into society and recidivism. Prevalence rates of mental health disorders among individuals ...
Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence and COVID-19-Related Anxiety During t...
Cunha, Olga; Caridade, Sónia; De Castro Rodrigues, Andreia; Cruz, Ana Rita; Peixoto, Maria ManuelaAbstract Purpose The restrictions imposed during lockdown by COVID-19 pandemic entailed increased risks for the perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV). Widespread fear and uncertainty related to the virus and the policies adopted to contain it have been linked to a set of social, emotional, and economic stressors that can increase the risk of IPV. The present study aims to assess the association betwee...
Measurement Invariance of Female Sexual Function Index: A study with heterosexu...
Peixoto, Maria Manuelacorresponding author: E-mail: mmpeixoto@por.ulusiada.pt Full postal address: Instituto de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade Lusíada do Porto, Rua de Moçambique, 21 e 71, Aldoar, 4100 - 348, Porto, Portugal.; The Female Sexual Function Index is a powerful screening tool for female sexual dysfunction extensively used across worldwide. Nonetheless, its factorial structure and psychometric properties ...
Sexual Satisfaction in Portuguese Women: Differences Between Women With Clinica...
Peixoto, Maria ManuelaPublish at: International Journal of Sexual Health, Volume 34, Issue 2; corresponding author: Email: nelinha.peixoto@gmail.com Full postal address: Maria Manuela Peixoto, Centro de Investigação em Psicologia para o Desenvolvimento Positivo, Instituto de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade Lusíada do Porto, Rua de Moçambique, 21 e 71, Aldoar, 4100 - 348, Porto, Portugal; corresponding author: Email: ...
Quality of life and emotional well-being during COVID-19 as mediators in the re...
Peixoto, Maria Manuela; Lopes, JuliaPublish at: Women & Health Volume 62, 2022 - Issue 4; corresponding author: Email: nelinha.peixoto@gmail.com Full postal address: Maria Manuela Peixoto, Centro de Investigação em Psicologia para o Desenvolvimento Positivo, Instituto de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade Lusíada do Porto, Rua de Moçambique, 21 e 71, Aldoar, 4100 - 348, Porto, Portugal; Women’s quality of life, emotional well-being, ...
Repetitive Negative Thinking and Sexual Functioning in Portuguese Men and Women...
Peixoto, Maria Manuela; Ribeiro, VeraPublish at: International Journal of Sexual Health, Volume 34, Issue 4; Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is a transdiagnostic process involved in the development and maintenance of emotional disorders that negatively affect sexual functioning. However, empirical evidence for the role of RNT on sexual functioning is still lacking. The current study aimed to investigate the role of RNT on sexual functioning in ...
Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic : strategies employed by different sociodemog...
Morgado, Alice Murteira; Cruz, Joana; Peixoto, Maria ManuelaAbstract: The ways people cope with stressful and crisis-inducing episodes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have implications for quality of life. The current study aimed to analyse how coping strategies used by individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic varied according to sociodemographic characteristics. It also aimed to analyse how such strategies influence quality of life. Through an online survey, 505 adults...