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- Portuguese Version of the Ageing Attitudes Questionnaire (AAQ): Validation of the Psychometric PropertiesPublication . Pedroso de Lima, Margarida; Martins, Paulo; Gonzalez, António-JoséThe Ageing Attitudes Questionnaire—AAQ was validated for the Portuguese population to understand the importance of attitudes towards old age and their impact on the subjective wellbeing of older adults. A sample of 400 subjects (from 18 to 93 years) answered a socio-demographic questionnaire, and the AAQ, composed of three subscales (psychosocial losses, physical change, and psychological growth). The CFA confirmed the tri-factorial structure with very good adjustment of the model to the data, with the Cronbach alpha of the total scale scoring 0.84 and ranging from 0.65 to 0.77 for each factor. A total of nine items were omitted for poor factor loadings (<0.50), namely in factor 1 items 9-17-20, in factor 2 items 7 and 24 and, finally, in factor 3 we omitted items 4-18-19-21. Notwithstanding, three items below the criteria were maintained, as they conceptually fit into the factor. Of the final 15 AAQ items, 5 belong to the Psychosocial Loss Factor, 6 to Physical Change Factor, and 4 to Psychosocial Growth Factor. This tree factor model explained 50.1% of the total variance. In conclusion, this study supports that AAQ has acceptable validity, confirming the composite reliability and the discriminant validity, but not the convergent validity. Through multigroup analysis, the invariance of the scale was confirmed. This validation is of pivotal importance once it allows measuring attitudes towards ageing in the Portuguese population, thus facilitating the prevention of ageism and the promotion of well-being across the lifespan.
- A versão portuguesa do NEO-FFI: Caracterização em função da idade, género e escolaridadePublication . Pedroso de Lima, Margarida; Gonçalves Macedo, Eunice; Salgueira, AP; Gonzalez, António-José; Costa, José Joaquim; Costa, Manuel João; Costa, PatrícioO presente estudo tem como objetivo apresentar dados descritivos e multivariados obtidos com o NEO-FFI, uma versão reduzida do NEO-PI-R, com uma amostra de participantes portugueses. Para tornar possível este objetivo, o inventário de personalidade foi administrado a 1178 sujeitos, 68% do sexo feminino, e com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 90 anos (M = 41.8, DP = 22.3). A versão portuguesa do NEO-FFI reflete a universalidade das dimensões básicas da personalidade podendo, por conseguinte, ser usada como uma versão fiável do NEO-PI-R. Estes dados reforçam os resultados obtidos internacionalmente, e serão discutidos no presente artigo à luz da literatura sobre o modelo dos cinco fatores. Os resultados revelam ainda um efeito significativo do sexo e da escolaridade ao nível da personalidade (controlando a variável idade), especificamente, no que diz respeito às dimensões de Abertura à Experiência, Neuroticismo, Conscienciosidade e Amabilidade. No que se refere à Extroversão não foram encontrados efeitos significativos das variáveis individuais referidas. Verificámos ainda que à medida que a idade avança diminuem as pontuações de Extroversão e de Abertura à Experiência.
- Personal projects analysis as an idiographic approach in psychotherapy: An exploratory studyPublication . Pedroso de Lima, Margarida; Albuquerque, Isabel; Martins, Paulo; Gonzalez, António JoséClient feedback research is a new but encouraging area that recognizes the importance of engaging patients in offered treatments and the relevance of the relationship between therapist and client. This study aimed to explore clients’ experiences of goal-oriented work using Personal Projects Analysis (PPA). PPA was applied to 5 participants of a psychodrama group after their consent and in agreement with the ethics and deontology research university committee. Their progress was evaluated with Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure (CORE-OM; 4 moments) and subjective well-being measures. Findings show how personal projects may be informative about clients’ difficulties and change processes. All outcomes on CORE-OM went below clinical cut-off points, and all these changes are reliable and clinically significant. PPA offers a consistent way to implement the goals approach in a psychotherapeutic context successfully. Nevertheless, some adjustments need to be implemented in the goal-oriented work using PPA.