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- Unlocking youth creativity: The power of socioemotional skillsPublication . Branquinho, Cátia; Noronha, Catarina; Carvalho, Marina; Rodrigues, Nuno Neto; Gaspar de Matos, MargaridaBackground/Objectives: Creativity has become an essential skill for children and adolescents to cope with the challenges of contemporary society. Beyond academic success, creativity is closely linked to well-being, social adjustment, and personal development. Schools, therefore, play a crucial role in creating conditions that allow students to explore ideas, express themselves, and develop socioemotional resources. This study aimed to examine how self-perceived creativity relates to educational, socioemotional, and well-being factors in Portuguese students, to identify different creativity profiles, and to explore the main variables that predict creativity. Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on secondary analyses of national data from the project Psychological Health and Well-being|School Observatory. The sample included 3011 students aged between 9 and 20 years (M = 13.62; SD = 2.53), from grades 5 to 12. Data were collected using validated instruments: the OECD Socioemotional Skills Survey (SSES), the Positive Youth Development (PYD) scale, and the WHO-5 Well-Being Index. Analyses included group comparisons, cluster analysis to identify self-perceived creativity profiles, correlation analyses, and multiple regression models. Results: Self-perceived creativity did not differ between boys and girls, but it decreased significantly with higher grade levels. Three profiles were identified: low, medium, and high self-perceived creativity. Students with higher self-perceived creativity reported better well-being, more positive relationships with teachers, a stronger sense of belonging at school, and higher parental educational levels. Self-perceived creativity was positively associated with socioemotional skills such as curiosity, sociability, and optimism, as well as with PYD dimensions and well-being. Negative associations were found with age and test anxiety. Socioemotional variables were the strongest predictors of creativity, explaining 39% of its variance. Conclusions: These results show that creativity is closely connected to students’ socioemotional development. Investing in emotional skills, supportive relationships, and positive school environments may be a powerful way to foster creativity and promote healthier, more balanced development. This has important implications for educational practice and policy.
- Adolescent deliberate Self-Harm: Predictors of family and personal riskPublication . Candeias, Maria de Jesus Canelas; Gouveia-Pereira, Maria; Candeias, Marisa de JesusDeliberate self-harm in adolescents is a significant public health problem, associated with a range of psychiatric comor bidities, and with serious consequences for the individual and their family. This study aimed to examine the impact of demographic (gender and age), interpersonal (family functioning) and intrapersonal (borderline personality disorder, sui cidal ideation and impulsivity) factors on deliberate self-harm. Method: A cross-sectional study was employed to collect data from 744 secondary school-based adolescents. The data were collected using valid self-report measures, specifically the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale IV, the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children, the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, the Inventory of Deliberate Self-Harm Behaviours and the Barrat Impulsivity Scale. Hierarchical multiple linear regression was employed for data analysis. Results: The results showed that gender, age and family functioning, were significant in dependent predictors of deliberate self-harm. However, when intrapersonal factors such as borderline personality disorder and suicidal ideation were included in the equation model, the effect was reduced. Among these factors, suicidal ideation emerged as the most significant predictor, followed by borderline personality disorder, whereas impulsivity was not an effective direct predictor. Conclusions: Findings suggest that intrapersonal fac tors, particularly suicidal ideation and borderline personality disorder, have a stronger effect on deliberate self-harm than demographic and interpersonal factors. This highlights the fundamental need for prevention and intervention strategies that integrate mental health treatment and family support. These findings have significant implications for clinical practice and provide a robust foundation for future research on effective interventions for at-risk adolescents.
- Self-care and personal therapy in the development of clinical psychologists’ self-efficacyPublication . Gomes, Inês; Neto, David DiasImplementing self-care practices has shown to enhance professional confidence among therapists. Research and theoretical frameworks indicate that self-care and professional confidence are critical constructs in psychological therapies. This study examines the impact of self-care on self-efficacy and identifies variables that may influence these constructs. 207 clinical psychologists were invited to complete a self-report questionnaire assessing self-care practices, personal therapy, and professional self-efficacy. The results showed that professional development and cognitive strategies (in self-care) are correlated with psychologists’ self-efficacy. Both professional support and work-life balance showed moderate correlations with self-efficacy. Clinical experience and personal therapy were not significantly correlated with self-efficacy, whereas older age and psychotherapy training were associated with higher self-efficacy. The study highlights the importance of self-care practices in enhancing self-efficacy and the need for further research into the factors that influence self-care among clinical psychologists.
- Relational Needs in Grief Scale: Development and Psychometric ValidationPublication . Coelho, Alexandra; Albuquerque, Sara; Neto, David Dias; Barbosa, MiguelThe disruption of attachment bonds through bereavement often leads to unfulfilled relational needs, emphasizing the importance of evaluating these processes systematically. Based on Erskine and Payàs’s conceptualization of relational needs, the present study aims to develop and psychometrically validate the Relational Needs in Grief Scale (RNGS). Data from 354 bereaved participants in an online cross-sectional survey were collected to investigate the instrument’s factorial structure, reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and incremental validity. Results from Exploratory Factor Analysis identified two factors: “Need for Protection and Validity” and “Need for Mutuality”. Confirmatory Factor Analysis confirmed the scale’s two-dimensional nature. Stepwise elimination of underperforming items led to substantial improvements in model fit. The Need for Protection and Validation was positively associated with attachment-related anxiety and negatively with avoidance, and it significantly predicted prolonged grief symptoms. The final 11-item total scale and subscales yielded high internal consistency reliabilities (Cronbach’s α: 0.81–0.94, McDonald’s ω: 0.81–0.95) and satisfactory convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity. The RNGS constitutes a novel and psychometrically valid tool for both research and clinical practice, enabling the systematic assessment of the relational needs profile and informing the development of tailored interventions.
- Colaboração de bibliotecários em equipas de investigação em saúdePublication . Antunes, Maria Luz; Lopes, Carlos; Borges, Maria ManuelIntrodução: O bibliotecário tem adotado estratégias que refletem a sua relevância profissional, podendo incorporar os seus conhecimentos na investigação. A colaboração em projetos de investigação em saúde, académicos ou clínicos, é um objetivo em desenvolvimento. Objetivos: Identificar a perceção das competências dos bibliotecários sobre a sua colaboração em equipas de investigação em saúde (EIS); identificar as perceções dos investigadores sobre as competências dos bibliotecários enquanto colaboradores em EIS; identificar as competências que os bibliotecários devem possuir para colaborar com as EIS; redigir um conjunto de recomendações e/ou orientações para a formação de bibliotecários tendo em vista a colaboração com EIS. Métodos: Metodologia mista. A abordagem quantitativa assenta num questionário sobre perceções de competências para uma amostra de investigadores e bibliotecários sobre a colaboração com equipas de investigação em saúde. A abordagem qualitativa assenta numa entrevista semiestruturada sobre perceções de competências e perspetivas do contributo do bibliotecário, realizada junto de bibliotecários da saúde e de uma amostra seletiva de investigadores em saúde. Resultados: A perceção dos participantes no estudo aponta para um conjunto de competências superiormente valorizado pelos investigadores e que o bibliotecário domina: 1) competências que se inserem no chamado core da profissão (seleção de recursos de informação, pesquisa de informação, citar e referenciar, identificação de revistas e editoras predadoras, etc.); 2) competências que o bibliotecário domina, mas que adquiriu em contexto profissional (filtro dos resultados de pesquisa, migração de dados, etc.). Os resultados do estudo permitiram a redação das recomendações para a renovação de competências a integrar na formação do bibliotecário da saúde. Conclusões: Ficou demonstrada a existência de uma interação permanente de competências entre o bibliotecário e os investigadores, que o resultado da colaboração integra um diálogo assente no equilíbrio entre áreas do conhecimento e saberes.
- Adaptation of the eco-anxiety scale to adult Portuguese native speakers: a validity and reliability studyPublication . Ferrajão, Paulo; Torres, Nuno; Martins, Amadeu QuelhasEco-anxiety is a multidimensional construct that includes emotional, behavioral and cognitive manifestations related to potential environmental calamities. There is a need to adapt and validate measures that evaluate eco-anxiety into Portuguese using a multi-trait approach. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) in adult Portuguese speakers (18–83 years old). Data were collected on the Portuguese adaptation of the HEAS, environmental identity and psychological symptoms, and sociodemographic data. The construct validity of the HEAS was subsequently examined through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The factorial structure of the original scale was the best explanation of the sample data. The scale showed good internal consistency and presented measurement invariance for both sex and age groups. The global score of the HEAS and the dimensions of emotional and behavioral symptoms were moderately associated with clinical symptoms. Females and younger participants presented higher levels of eco-anxiety apart from rumination symptoms. The results suggest the suitability of the HEAS as a valid measure to evaluate the different signs of eco-anxiety among adult Portuguese native speakers.
- Diaphragm ultrasound for muscle strength assessment: A systematic literature reviewPublication . Leote, Joao; Monteiro, Margarida; Rocha, Cláudia; Rodrigues, Carolina; Pereira, Marco; Antunes, Maria Luz; Dias, Hermínia; Antunes, Maria da LuzObjective: To assess if diaphragmatic ultrasound (DU) reflects diaphragmatic muscle strenght when compared to respiratory tests and neurophysiological studies. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted on adults undergoing DU, compared to any respiratory or neurophysiological technique. The search strategy was applied in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, and the analysis was conducted using the PRISMA methodology. Three eligibility assessment stages were performed: title, abstract, and full-text reading. The risk of bias was evaluated using the RoB 2.0, ROBINS-I, and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale tools. Results: Out of 155 identified articles, 25 were selected for full-text review (14 nonrandomised studies, 8 case-control studies, and 3 randomised studies). The overall risk of bias was moderate, with the main biases related to population selection and intervention assessment. Twenty-three articles used maximal inspiratory pressure easurement as a comparator which showed a weak-to-moderate correlation, significant in 10 studies, with diaphragmatic excursion. Three studies reported a weak association between diaphragmatic thickening and sniff pressure. Five articles reported a concordant correlation between iaphragmatic thickening and compound muscle action potential amplitude, significant only in one study. Conclusion: The variability of results obtained across different pathologies does not support the use of DU alone to predict diaphragmatic muscle strength
- Putting mental health deinstitutionalisation back on track: A scoping review of what empirically hinders and drives deinstitutionalisation of adults who experience mental illnessPublication . Sá-Fernandes, Luís; Sacchetto, Beatrice; Pires, Johann; Ornelas, José; Vargas-Moniz, MariaMental health deinstitutionalisation continues to be a global human rights priority. After over half a century, the discharge to the community often means the transition to smaller-scale institutions, segregation environments, and limited opportunities for community inclusion. This scoping review aims to identify what hinders and drives the deinstitutionalisation process of adults experiencing mental health challenges. Method: A scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and reported under the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). A systematic search of four electronic databases, PubMed, APA PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus, was undertaken between January and March 2024. Only empirical studies focusing on the deinstitutionalisation process of adults with mental health challenges, published in English, from 1991 to 2024 were eligible for inclusion. A template in Microsoft Excel was created for data extraction. Results were descriptively synthesised and organised into the system change framework’s four fundamental dimensions (norms, resources, regulations, and operations). A total of 57 studies were included. Most of those included studies, 53% were qualitative ( = 30), 60% were published from 2014 to 2024 ( = 34), 26% were from North Americas ( = 15), and 25% were from Europe ( = 14). Factors that hindered mental health deinstitutionalisation included the exclusiveness of the medical model, social discrimination, insufficient community services, transinstitutionalisation, lack of support for community inclusion, most funds allocated to institutionalisation, economic incentives for institutionalisation, institutional policies, inefficient governance, professional control, and limited advocacy. Drivers included a model for community inclusion, an inclusive society, resourcing community alternatives, independent housing, individualised context-oriented support, economic pressures, policy and legal reform, consumer participation in services, and consumer advocacy. The study findings constitute an important basis to inform the ongoing or future deinstitutionalisation processes of adults with mental illness diagnoses.
- Loneliness during the COVID pandemic: Characteristics and associated risksPublication . Paiva, Teresa; Gaspar, Tânia; Tomé, Gina; Gaspar de Matos, MargaridaLoneliness is becoming progressively more frequent despite increasing communication facilities. The COVID lockdown and social interaction restrictions enhanced loneliness complaints in more vulnerable groups while increasing its global prevalence. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of loneliness complaints during COVID19 Methods: The sample includes 5230 participants, 67.7% female, mean age 48.6 years and SD 14.30. To assure complexity/ diversity, an extensive internet survey with 177 questions was applied during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave in Portugal, including data from the Continent and Islands (Madeira and Azores). Results: The prevalence was higher in females, emerging adults, those living alone, living in a flat, and in a big city. The following variables were higher in LG (Loneliness Group): Stress, depression, anxiety, irritability, worries, Calamity Experience Check List (CECL), economic problems, Sleep latency and Awakenings, Screen time in TV, Mobile, Social networks, negative attitudes and negative behaviors, dependences from TV, Social networks and Games, morbidities, worsening of previous morbidities, and nightmares. The predictors were civil status, living alone, and having negative attitudes during the pandemic. Conclusions: The study allows us to conclude that loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with health, psychological, behavioral, lifestyle, and housing-related factors; it could be predicted by the Calamity Experience Check List (CECL); Frequency of sexual activity; Negative attitudes; Positive attitudes; Negative Behaviors; Civil status; Living alone; Sleep latency weekdays; Sleep latency weekends. There were gender similarities and differences in loneliness predictors.
- The impact of community resilience, well-being, and community attachment on human service workers’ burnoutPublication . Henriques, Joana; Luís, Sílvia; Rivero, Catarina; Gonçalves, Sónia P; Tavares, Lara Patrício; Marujo, Helena ÁBurnout has become an increasingly prevalent condition, especially affecting professionals in direct contact with clients. Human service workers (HSWs) have quite emotionally taxing jobs supporting vulnerable groups. In developing a close relationship with the communities they work with, it could be possible that community-related variables have an impact on HSWs’ burnout. We aim to analyze the prevalence of burnout in a sample of HSWs from Portugal and the role of community resilience as a predictor of their burnout, as well as explore if their subjective well-being and community attachment could explain the relationship between community resilience and burnout, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected through an online questionnaire between August 2020 and January 2021 ( N = 598). Results indicate that HSWs presented medium to low levels of burnout, although 8.9% presented high levels. Those who reported lower levels of burnout perceived higher community resilience and had much higher well-being and community attachment. Findings point to community resilience having a significant direct effect on burnout and also an indirect effect, which was explained by subjective well-being and community attachment. Results seem to suggest that this sample's low-medium levels of burnout could be linked to the benefit of experiencing high community attachment and working in communities with high resilience, which consequently impacted their well-being and burnout. This highlights the crucial role of the work context in professionals’ mental health, showing that a broader context needs to be considered in professional mental health promotion programs.