- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Tailings Management and Properties
- Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Healthcare Regulation
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2016-2021
To translate, adapt and validate the Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI) in a Brazilian population of young adults.We employed translation back-translation method for adaptation version SPAI (SPAI-BR). The sample consisted 415 university students. Data was collected through an electronic questionnaire, which SPAI-BR Goodman Criteria (gold standard). retests were carried out 10-15 days after initial tests with 130 individuals.The maintained semantic, idiomatic conceptual equivalences from...
To improve the comprehension of interface between smartphone addiction (SA) and Facebook (FA), we hypothesize that occurrence both technological addictions correlate, with higher levels negative consequences. Moreover, SA is associated lower social support satisfaction.We recruited a convenience sample undergraduate students from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, age ranging 18 35 years. All subjects completed self-fulfilled questionnaire comprising sociodemographic data, Brazilian...
This study translated, culturally adapted, and validated a Brazilian Portuguese version (SCOFF-BR) of the Sick, Control, One Stone, Fat, Food Questionnaire (SCOFF) to screen eating disorders in young adults.This used back-translation adapt questionnaire according International Society Pharmacoeconomics Outcome Research principles. The SCOFF-BR validation process involved sample men women aged 18-32 years from university community. After participants completed questionnaire, pre-trained...