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The effect of conditioned medium from human amniotic membrane-derived mesenchym...
Silva, C. S.; Casanova, Marta Alexandra Rodrigues; Ferreirinha, P.; da Silva Morais, A.; Osório, H.; Lima, A. C.; Fangueiro, J. F.; Cerqueira, M. T.Aims: The development and selection of T cells occur within the thymus. This organ involutes throughout life, compromising the generation of T cells and, consequently, the efficacy of the immune system. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have beneficial effects on the immune system. Therefore, MSC have been applied in different pathologies related with thymic function. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the pot...
Out of sight is not out of mind: Associations between perceived maternal attach...
Ferreira, M.; Calheiros, M. M.; Silva, C. S.; Magalhães, E.The present study aimed to explore the associations between perceived maternal attachment and self-representations of youth in residential care (RC), considering the potential moderator role of youth’s sex and age and the potential concurrent effect of frequency and type of family visits and length of time in RC. To this end, a sample of 659 youth aged 11–18 (M = 15.65, SD = 1.72) from RC settings filled out se...
Childhood poly-victimization and adults’ psychoticism: A moderated mediation mo...
Sousa, R.; Magalhães, E.; Camilo, C.; Silva, C. S.Child poly-victimization is a risk factor for psychopathology in adulthood, such as anxiety and depression. Despite that, there is minus investment regarding psychotic symptoms and the mechanisms explaining the relationship between poly-victimization and psychoticism. The purpose of this study is to investigate these variables and explain how they might be associated. A sample of 246 adults participated in this...
Youth-caregiver relationship quality in residential youth care: Professionals’ ...
Magalhães, E.; Ferreira, M.; Ornelas, S.; Silva, C. S.; Camilo, C.; Calheiros, M. M.This study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of professionals working in residential care (RC) settings (i.e., caregivers and directors) about youth-caregiver relationship quality (YCRQ). Method: A qualitative study was developed in Portugal including 15 caregivers (73.3% women, 23–50 years) and 15 directors (73.3% women, 34–45 years) working in 18 generalist RC units. Data were collected through...
O papel do suporte social nas relações entre competência parental e estilos par...
Monteiro, L.; Silva, C. S.; Ramos, C.; Camilo, C.O presente estudo visou contribuir para um olhar sobre a parentalidade, além da típica análise centrada na mãe, incluindo na sua amostra o pai. Estudaram-se as relações entre a perceção de eficácia e satisfação parental, e os estilos de parentalidade, testando o papel moderador da satisfação com o suporte social. Participaram 371 mães e 279 pais (famílias nucleares), com crianças em idade pré-escolar. Para as m...
Organizational social context and academic achievement of youth in residential ...
Silva, C. S.; Carvalho, H.; Magalhães, E.; Attar-Schwartz, S.; Ornelas, S. V.; Calheiros, M. M.Existing research examining the academic performance of youth in residential care has often overlooked the contextual factors contributing to youth achievements. Guided by an ecological perspective, this study aimed to investigate the associations between various dimensions of residential care settings’ (RCS) organizational social context (i.e., organizational climate, structure, and work attitudes) and youth's...
Organizational social context and psychopathology of youth in residential care:...
Silva, C. S.; Calheiros, M. M.; Carvalho, H.; Magalhães, E.Drawing on an ecological approach with multiple informants, this study investigated the mediating role of youth–caregiver relationship quality in associations between different features of residential care settings' organizational social context and youth's psychopathology. Participants were 378 youth aged between 12 and 25 years old, and 54 caregivers aged between 24 and 57 years old, from 29 generalist reside...
Youth’s self-construction in the context of residential care: The looking-glass...
Silva, C. S.; Calheiros, M. M.Youth in residential care typically struggle to construct a positive sense of self, given their often highly adverse life experiences. However, the processes that explain youth’s self-representations process in residential care have not been systematically analyzed. Based on the symbolic interactionism theory, this study addressed this gap in the literature by testing the Looking Glass Self Hypothesis (LGSH) in...
Measuring professionals’ perceptions about collaborative consultation in early ...
Boavida, T.; Silva, C. S.; Aguiar, C.; McWilliam, R. A.We investigated the reliability and construct validity of the Professionals’ Perceptions about Collaborative Consultation in Early Childhood Intervention Scale (ProPerCECIS), a rating scale developed to measure collaborative consultation in early childhood intervention (ECI). ProPerCECIS was completed by 427 professionals from 78 ECI teams. The full sample was randomised into sample A, 170 participants, for con...
Youth in residential care: A cross-sectional mediation analysis of youth’s perc...
Calheiros, M. M.; Silva, C. S.; Patrício, J. N.; Carvalho, H.Individuals’ perceptions of their social images [i.e., meta-representations (MR)] and perceived stereotyping threat create involuntary stress responses that may affect important outcomes, such as self-esteem, academic achievement, and mental health. This study aimed to (1) analyze the indirect associations between residential care youth’s MR and their psychological adjustment (i.e., externalizing and internaliz...