A5049120047- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Children's Rights and Participation
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
University of Coimbra
2016-2025
Universidade Portucalense
2020-2025
Centre for Health Technology and Services Research
2024-2025
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
2022
Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique
2006
Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST)
2006
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
2006
Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive
2006
Objectives In a non‐clinical population, fears of compassion and fear happiness have both been found to be highly correlated with alexithymia depression. This study sought explore these processes their links adult attachment social safeness pleasure in depressed group. Method A total 52 participants suffering from moderate severe depression completed measures happiness, others for self, addition alexithymia, attachment, safeness, depression, anxiety, stress. Results Fears were Fear was the...
This study examined the effectiveness of Kg-Free: an acceptance-, mindfulness- and compassion-based group intervention for women with overweight obesity at post-treatment 3-month follow-up explored psychological processes that underlie changes in quality life, weight self-stigma, body mass index emotional eating post-treatment. Overall, 53 completed Kg-Free. At follow-up, participants reported increased mindfulness self-compassion abilities decreased eating, shame, weight-related...
Objectives Schools are experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis, with teachers reporting high levels of stress and burnout, which has adverse consequences to their physical health. Addressing problems promoting wellbeing in educational settings is thus a global priority. This study investigated the feasibility effectiveness 8-week Compassionate Mind Training program for Teachers (CMT-T) on indicators psychological physiological wellbeing. Methods A pragmatic randomized controlled...
Binge eating disorder (BED) is associated with several psychological and medical problems, such as obesity. Approximately 30% of individuals seeking weight loss treatments present binge symptomatology. Moreover, current for BED lack efficacy at follow-up assessments. Developing mindfulness self-compassion seem to be beneficial in treating BED, although there still room improvement, which may include integrating these different but complimentary approaches. BEfree the first program...
Abstract Objective(S) The aim of this study was to test a theory driven model in which pain acceptance (both willingness [PW] and activity engagement [AE]) mediates the relationships mindfulness selfcompassion with depressive symptoms, while controlling for intensity. Methods A path analysis conducted using AMOS software meditational sample women chronic musculoskeletal ( N = 231). Results Participants higher levels mindful awareness presented lower intensity AE. PW did not significantly...
This study explores the efficacy of BEfree, a 12-session group intervention that integrates psychoeducation, mindfulness, compassion and value-based action, in sample overweight obese women with binge eating disorder ( N = 31). We used repeated measures analyses variance explored processes change psychopathology. At post-intervention, participants decreased severity, psychopathology, external shame, self-criticism, psychological inflexibility, body image cognitive fusion increased...
Abstract Background Obesity care may benefit from precision approaches, matching patients to treatment types based on their individual characteristics, including eating behaviour traits (EBTs) like emotional eating, uncontrolled external internal disinhibition and restraint. Initial evidence suggests that Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based interventions might address dysregulated EBTs more effectively than standard behavioural treatments. However, it is unclear if ACT effective for...
Background Many weight loss programs show short-term effectiveness, but subsequent maintenance is difficult to achieve. Digital technologies offer a promising means of delivering behavior change approaches at low costs and on wide scale. The Navigating Healthy Weight (NoHoW) project, which was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research innovation program, aimed develop, test, evaluate digital toolkit designed promote successful long-term management. tested in an 18-month,...
Abstract Objectives The current study aimed to examine the mechanisms of change a compassionate mind training intervention for teachers (CMT-T). In particular, we examined whether changes in three flows compassion, fears and emotions at work (safe, drive, threat) mediated effects CMT-T burnout, depression, anxiety, stress, overall positive affect. Methods As part two-arm randomized controlled trial stepped-wedge design, included all participants who completed 8-week either Time 1 or 2 ( n =...
To develop and test the effectiveness of eBEfree program, a 12-session app-based version previously tested psychological intervention (BEfree) that combines psycho-education, self-compassion, mindfulness, Acceptance Commitment Therapy to reduce binge-eating symptoms. Two-hundred participants with recurrent elevated symptoms higher body weight were enrolled in remote parallel-group randomized trial, which 142 completed initial assessment (70 group). The end-of-treatment follow-up assessments...
ABSTRACT Objective Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) has shown promise in reducing shame and self‐criticism enhancing compassion individuals with eating difficulties. However, the neurophysiological mechanisms, particularly those related to learning, are not well understood. This longitudinal study investigated effects of an online CFT for overeating (CFT‐OE) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) heart rate variability (HRV). Method A total 15 women seeking treatment completed a...
Abstract Background Identifying mechanisms of action can aid the refinement weight management interventions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based interventions may support long-term by improving self-regulation eating behavior traits (EBTs). However, it remains unclear if changing EBTs like emotional eating, external internal disinhibition, restraint during ACT causes improved management. Methods For this 1-stage Individual Participant Data (IPD) meta-analysis, we requested IPD from...
This study explores the relationship between self-disgust and eating psychopathology whether self-compassion plays a mediator role on this relationship. Participants were 203 adults, from both genders, with overweight obesity ( M BMI = 31.17, standard deviation 5.43). Women reported higher levels of lower than men. Path analysis results suggested that effect occurred partially through one’s inability to be self-compassionate. The highlight damaging importance developing more compassionate...
Individuals with chronic illnesses and those infected SARS-CoV-2 often face stigma, shame, psychological distress related to their conditions. Higher flexibility self-compassion are associated less stigma shame. Examining comparing these experiences between people illness who have recovered from can provide valuable insights into the shared unique challenges they encounter. This study aimed compare two groups, used structural equation modelling investigate links distress, a focus on...