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Skulls and Skeletons from Documented, Overseas and Archaeological Excavations: Portuguese Trajectories
No full textSkulls and skeletons from documented, overseas and archaeological excavations: Portuguese trajectories. In: O’Donnabhain, B.; Lozada, M. (Eds.). Archaeological Human Remains: Legacies of Imperialism, Communism and Colonialism. Cham, Springer, p. 111-125.This paper traces the course of Anthropology in Portugal from the first scientific studies, and the creation of the university teaching, in the nineteenth century to its current state. In the period of its foundation, the discipline had a nation-building agenda and was practised by a group of persons with political and social influence who intended to promote the modernization of the country. To achieve that goal osteological collections of identified (ie known biography) and unidentified remains were amassed in Portugal with many of these derived from the former colonies and others donated by foreign countries. This was followed by decades of metrical analysis done with the aim of comparing racial types. These studies were considered particularly important to the colonial enterprise. After the revolution of 1974, the universities were restructured and the teaching of anthropology had a rebirth. The 1990s can be considered a new starting point, with researchers with higher education, developing their research according to international standards
Vamos sentir com o Necas! Programa de promoção de Inteligência Emocional para 1.º ciclo do ensino básico
No full textA obra "Vamos sentir com o Necas" descreve um programa sobre Inteligência Emocional de cariz inovador que fornece uma perspetiva integradora e enriquecedora sobre a matéria. Nasce na tentativa de combater a escassez de recursos psicopedagógicos passiveis de fomentar o desenvolvimento de ações concretas neste domínio. Deste modo, este livro consubstancia-se num Programa de Promoção de Competências Emocionais para Crianças do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico. As competências trabalhadas neste programa são facilitadoras de sucesso escolar e de resiliência, favorecendo uma maior capacidade para a criança lidar de forma eficaz com a imprevisibilidade. Endereça-se a psicólogos, professores, pais e outros educadores, bem como à própria criança que o pode usar de forma autónoma
Mindful Attention and Awareness: Relationships with Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation
No full textThe growing interest in mindfulness from the scientific community has originated several self-report measures of this psychological construct. The Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS) is a self-report measure of mindfulness at a trait-level. This paper aims at exploring MAAS psychometric characteristics and validating it for the Portuguese population. The first two studies replicate some of the original author's statistical procedures in two different samples from the Portuguese general community population, in particular confirmatory factor analyses. Results from both analyses confirmed the scale single-factor structure and indicated a very good reliability. Moreover, cross-validation statistics showed that this single-factor structure is valid for different respondents from the general community population. In the third study the Portuguese version of the MAAS was found to have good convergent and discriminant validities. Overall the findings support the psychometric validity of the Portuguese version of MAAS and suggest this is a reliable self-report measure of trait-mindfulness, a central construct in Clinical Psychology research and intervention fields
Measuring vulnerability to anxiety: Factorial structure, reliability, validity and discriminatory accuracy of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3-PT.
No full textWe evaluated the Portuguese version of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index 3 (ASI-3-
PT). Results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (N = 603; 65.3% women, Mean age =
28.55, SD = 10.42) confirmed multidimensionality of the construct and the ROC
confirmed the discriminant capacity of the measure between clinical and nonclinical
samples
Physical appearance as a measure of social ranking: The role of a new scale to understand the relationship between weight and dieting.
No full textFerreira, C., Pinto-Gouveia, J., & Duarte, C. (2013). Physical appearance as a measure of social ranking: The role of a new scale to understand the relationship between weight and dieting Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 20(1), 55-66. doi:10.1002/cpp.769.This study presents the development of a new self-report instrument to assess how an
individual perceives himself as social agent within his group having physical appearance as a reference, the Social Comparison through Physical Appearance Scale (SCPAS). This
scale adds to the existent measures by assessing the social ranking based on one’s physical appearance, and not the tendency to make comparisons of the general physical appearance or specific body parts. Its psychometric characteristics are investigated in a sample of 828 female participants from normal population. Principal Components Analysis was conducted for each part of the instrument: the Part A: Peers shows a 2-factor structure (Attractiveness/Rank and Group Fit) explaining 72.142% of the variance; the Part B: Models presents a one-dimensional structure that explains 69.191% of the variance. Findings show very good internal consistency coefficients and test-retest reliability. The two parts of the SCPAS are significantly associated to social comparison and shame measures, to anxiety, depression and stress indicators, and to eating Disorders symptomatology. The scale discriminates between a clinical sample of 91 patients with an eating disorder and a non-clinical sample of 102 participants. Regression analyses pointed out that social comparison through physical appearance with peers and models partially mediates the effect of the dissatisfaction with current weight on disordered eating, namely drive for thinness
Time and public policy. De-synchronization of lifecycle and outlines of a contemporary "biopolitics"
No full textCognitive and psychomotor tests as predictors of on-road driving ability in older primary care patients
No full textThis study examined how accurately different cognitive and psychomotor assessment tools could predict driving ability among older primary care patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 50 older drivers (73.1 ± 7.0 years) referred by physicians for psychological assessment during a fitness to drive examination. The participants underwent to an on-road driving test and an assessment protocol including the Senior Drivers Battery (SDB) currently administered at the Mobility and Land Transports Institute (MLTI) in Portugal, the Useful Field of View (UFOV) test, Stroke Drivers Screening Assessment (SDSA), Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE-R), Trail Making Test, Key Search, WAIS-III Vocabulary and Block Design. Using logistic regression analysis, the best test predictors of on-road driving derived from the SDSA, ACE-R, UFOV and SDB. Specific measures of processing speed and divided attention, visuospatial abilities, executive functions, psychomotor speed and global cognitive functioning may be useful to predict unsafe driving. Practical implications are discussed with a view for developing new assessment models for determining driving fitness in older adults
The Portuguese Version of the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory-P (KIDI-P)
No full textSeveral studies show that parental knowledge about child development and education is relevant to parenting actions. Considering that the lack of assessment instruments specific to this domain in Portugal is an obstacle to cross-cultural research and programme evaluation, the objective of this study was to make available a Portuguese version of the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory-P (KIDI-P). This inventory (58 items) allows for the calculation of three summary scores (Attempted, Accuracy and Total) that reflect correctness and confidence in one's knowledge. The Portuguese version of the KIDI-P confirmed a unidimensional structure and revealed good internal consistency (α = .89). In a sample of 252 mothers and fathers, educational level showed to be related to KIDI-P scores, unlike parents’ sex and age