Browsing by Author "Morgado, Alice Murteira"
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- Catástrofes e funcionamento adaptativo : uma visão integrada de fatores individuais e comunitáriosPublication . Morgado, Alice Murteira
- Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic : strategies employed by different sociodemographic groups and their role on quality of lifePublication . Morgado, Alice Murteira; Cruz, Joana; Peixoto, Maria ManuelaAbstract: The ways people cope with stressful and crisis-inducing episodes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have implications for quality of life. The current study aimed to analyse how coping strategies used by individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic varied according to sociodemographic characteristics. It also aimed to analyse how such strategies influence quality of life. Through an online survey, 505 adults living in Portugal reported on their sociodemographic characteristics, coping strategies, and perceptions of quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic period. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Portuguese versions of the Brief COPE and WHOQOL-BREF were used to assess the variables of interest. The main results suggest that middle-aged and more educated individuals, who were exposed to more risks at work, used more effective coping strategies. Men used more self-blaming coping strategies while women used more emotional support, religion, distraction, self-distraction, and behavioural withdrawal. Active coping was the strongest predictor of physical, psychological, and social domains of quality of life. Further studies are needed to examine the growth trajectory after the mitigation phase and the coping strategies used to promote mental health. Overall, advocating for active coping with current challenges promotes positive perceptions of quality of life amid the pandemic COVID-19.
- O desenvolvimento da socialização e o papel da famíliaPublication . Morgado, Alice Murteira; Dias, Maria da Luz Vale; Paixão, Maria PaulaO estudo apresentado procurou analisar o papel da família no desenvolvimento da socialização em crianças e adolescentes, nomeadamente no que concerne ao papel da estrutura familiar e das relações pais-filhos. Assim, foi nosso objectivo verificar, por um lado, se a estrutura familiar seria por si só uma variável significativa para o desenvolvimento dos comportamentos sociais ou se, por outro lado, as relações pais filhos seriam melhores preditores da socialização dos filhos. Para o efeito, auscultaram-se 182 crianças e adolescentes a frequentarem o ensino básico, do 6º ao 9º ano de escolaridade, através de três questionários de auto-resposta que avaliaram aspectos sócio-demográficos, variáveis de socialização e relações pais-filhos. De um modo geral, os resultados obtidos permitem assumir que, mais do que a estrutura familiar por si só, será o modo como os elementos da família se relacionam que influenciará o desenvolvimento da socialização dos filhos. Acreditamos que tal conclusão poderá trazer importantes e úteis implicações no que ao desenvolvimento dos comportamentos sociais de crianças e adolescentes diz respeito, não apenas para a família, como para todas as instituições e profissionais que com ela lidam.
- Portuguese juvenile delinquents : an exploratory study from a sample of institutionalized young offendersPublication . Morgado, Alice Murteira; Dias, Maria da Luz ValeAbstract: Severe antisocial behaviour in adolescence is a matter of concern in every society, especially when it translates in juvenile delinquency that persists through adulthood. In this study, we asked a sample of 121 institutionalized male juvenile offenders (between 14 and 20 years old) to fill several self-report measures to understand young delinquents and their social and academic conditions, behaviour, and individual dispositions. Results reveal peculiarities on academic achievement, socioeconomic status and family size. Analysis confirmed the role of personality, self-concept, self-control and family environment on antisocial scores, especially psychoticism, neuroticism, social conformity, and family environment. Different behavioural subtypes reflect differences in psychoticism, antisocial behaviour and family environment. However, there were no correlations between antisocial tendency and age, school year or family size. Our paper contributes to existing knowledge that supports intervention approaches, stressing that, unlike age, school year or family size, different types of behaviour may require differentiated interventions.