A5064784091- Occupational Health and Burnout
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Sleep and related disorders
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Business and Management Studies
- Education Pedagogy and Practices
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
University of Algarve
2016-2025
Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes
2023-2024
Universidade Lusófona
2016-2024
University of Wisconsin–Stout
2024
Edith Cowan University
2024
Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga
2021-2023
ORCID
2022
Universidade da Madeira
2021
University of Minho
2018
Algarve Biomedical Center
2017
Des recherches récentes ont montré que les enseignants souffraient plus d’autres groupes professionnels d’un manque de motivation au travail. Une compréhension globale la des exige un modèle adéquat. L’objectif principal cette recherche était proposer et mettre à l’épreuve qui intégre concepts plusieurs théories cognitivo‐motivationelles. Le intégré s’appuie sur schéma expectation‐valence celui l’incapacité acquise, mais surmonte quelques‐unes leurs imperfections. L’échantillon composé 272...
Although the relationship between motivation (especially intrinsic motivation) and creativity as a product), no meta-analyses have been conducted on these 2 concepts. This study aimed to analyze related product (i.e., creative outcomes) through meta-analytical procedures. Fifteen papers were analysed, including 26 independent samples (N = 6,435 participants). The results revealed significant positive ( .30, 95% CI [.22, .37]). homogeneity tests indicated that this was influenced by some...
Background/Objective: Sleep insufficiency, which affects more than 45% of the world's population, has a great importance when considering older adults. Thus, this research tested mediation hypothesis, through path analysis, explains how depression relates to quality life effects sleep in Method: A sample 187 community-dwelling Portuguese adults answered questionnaires about sociodemographic status (age, gender, highest level education completed, family status, sports activities, health, and...
Mindfulness-based interventions have been applied in diverse populations and achieved mental health benefits. This study examined the effects of a brief mindfulness program for emotional regulation levels on senior students Brazil. The intervention consisted six weekly meetings attended by 30 participants. It is pre-experimental research, with pre- post-test comparative correlation measurements. preliminary results, which relied parametrical non-parametrical tests, revealed reduction total...
Peer aggression prevention is a social priority due to the serious consequences that peer violence, both direct (beatings, insults, threats) and indirect (rejection, exclusion, spread of malicious rumors), has for victim.This violence related psychosomatic disorders, depression, low self-esteem, feelings loneliness, life satisfaction, suicidal ideation (
The 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. VFI has been translated into various languages validated in different cultural contexts, but some studies have reported factor structures (e.g., five or four factors). In Portuguese context, previous also shown inconsistent results. aim this study was adapt validate for...
Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected university students globally, exacerbating their already existing academic stress. This study investigated how the first lockdown (March-July 2020) differently impacted Portuguese, Spanish, and Brazilian students’ perceived stress, personal well-being, engagement, performance. Methods: An online survey collected responses from 1,081 (78.17% female; Mage = 25.43 years, SD 9.27). Qualitative data on stressors were analyzed...
There is a common perception that tourism can directly or indirectly enhance well-being. The travellers' motivations could influence the connection between and This study aimed to examine relationship travel well-being beneficial effects of mindfulness memorable experiences (MTEs) on this relationship. data were gathered using online questionnaires included 256 participants. findings suggested motivation positively influenced well-being, mindfulness, MTEs. mediating role MTEs in was...
Introduction Suicide is a public health problem worldwide, being the fourth leading cause of death in young adult population (15-29 years). Therefore, it important to identify its risk and protective factors, how they interact develop more effective interventions. The present study aims analyze relation between depressive symptoms, hopelessness (risk factors) with reasons for living (protective suicidal ideation adults without previous suicide attempts. Methods A sample 845 Portuguese...
Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected university students globally, exacerbating their already existing academic stress. This study investigates how the first lockdown (March-July 2020) differently impacted Portuguese, Spanish, and Brazilian students' perceived stress, personal well-being, engagement, performance. Methods: An online survey collected responses from 1081 (78.17% female; Mage = 25.43 years, SD 9.27). Qualitative data on stressors were analyzed using...
The role of optimism and gratitude in the link between negative affectivity suicide risk (viz., depressive symptoms suicidal ideation) was examined a sample 1401 Spanish adolescents. Overall, results set hierarchical regression analyses supported prediction as predictors risk. Moreover, we analyzed whether optimism/gratitude interaction term explains unique variance ideation. show that buffered association symptoms/ ideation, indicating among adolescents experiencing affectivity, those who...
This study is an overview of the applications Positive Psychology in tourism. Tourism seeks to increase wellbeing people, and a crucial variable which turn aims understand promote people's potential. systematic literature review used as search terms 'Positive Psychology', 'wellbeing', 'happiness', 'tourism', 'visitor' 'travel', were applied through Online Knowledge Library. The inclusion/exclusion criteria led sample 49 references then individually analyzed. Results showed recent studies...
Creativity is a highly complex concept, studied through different perspectives and evaluated by numerous instruments.Despite its conceptual methodological diversity, the Rhodes' multidimensional theory continues to be one of main references in study creativity.Based on this theory, intended observe impact creative environment person, process, product sample 215 college students.Results suggest significant influence from process product.Participants social sciences arts performed better...