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- Rethinking Leahy’s Emotional Schema Scale (LESS): Results from the Portuguese Adaptation of the LESSPublication . Silva, Ana Nunes Da; Matos, Marta; Faustino, Bruno; Neto, David Dias; Roberto, M. S.This study aims to contribute to the study of emotional schemas, through the adaptation of the Leahy Emotional Schema Scale (LESS) to Portuguese. The LESS is a 50 item self-report with 14 theoretical dimensions, representing concepts, evaluations, attributions of emotions, and strategies of emotion regulation (Leahy in Cognit Behav Pract 9(3):177–190, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1077-7229(02)80048- 7). Translation, back-translation and pilot assessment of LESS’s Portuguese version were completed. Data was collected online with 396 participants. An exploratory principal component analysis was conducted. Parallel analysis revealed a 5-component structure, which after the deletion of eight items generated a fnal solution explaining 48% of the variance. Components internal consistency was adequate and convergent validity supported with signifcant correlations with difculties in emotional regulation and emotional processing, and psychopathology. It presents dimensions that are highly relevant for assessment, case conceptualization and clinical decision making. Although this scale is related to a specifc cognitive theory, the construct and its subscales may be useful beyond the psychotherapeutic model, stressing the transtheoretical potential of the scale.
- Corrigendum: Illness perceptions of COVID-19 in Europe: Predictors, impacts and temporal evolutionPublication . Dias Neto, David; Nunes da Silva, Ana; Roberto, M. S.; Ļubenko, Jeļena; Constantinou, Marios; Nicolaou, Christiana; Lamnisos, Demetris; Papacostas, Savvas; Höfer, Stefan; Presti, Giovambattista; Squatrito, Valeria; S. Vasiliou, Vasilis; Anita McHugh, Louise; Monestès, Jean-Louis; Baban, Adriana; Alvarez-Galvez, Javier; PAEZ BLARRINA, MARISA; Montesinos, Francisco; Valdivia Salas, María Sonsoles; Dorottya, Őri; Lappalainen, Raimo; Kleszcz, Bartosz; Gloster, Andrew; Karekla, Maria; P. Kassianos, Angelos
- Illness perceptions of COVID-19 in Europe: Predictors, impacts and temporal evolutionPublication . Neto, David Dias; Silva, Ana Nunes Da; Roberto, M. S.; Ļubenko, Jeļena; Constantinou, Marios; Nicolaou, Christiana; Lamnisos, Demetris; Papacostas, Savvas; Höfer, Stefan; Presti, Giovambattista; Squatrito, Valeria; S. Vasiliou, Vasilis; Anita McHugh, Louise; Monestes, Jean-Louis; Baban, Adriana; Alvarez-Galvez, Javier; Paez Blarrina, Marisa; Montesinos, Francisco; Valdivia Salas, María Sonsoles; Dorottya, Őri; Lappalainen, Raimo; Kleszcz, Bartosz; Gloster, Andrew; Karekla, Maria; Kassianos, Angelos P.Objective: Illness perceptions (IP) are important predictors of emotional and behavioral responses in many diseases. The current study aims to investigate the COVID-19-related IP throughout Europe. The specific goals are to understand the temporal development, identify predictors (within demographics and contact with COVID-19) and examine the impacts of IP on perceived stress and preventive behaviors. Methods: This was a time-series-cross-section study of 7,032 participants from 16 European countries using multilevel modeling from April to June 2020. IP were measured with the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. Temporal patterns were observed considering the date of participation and the date recoded to account the epidemiological evolution of each country. The outcomes considered were perceived stress and COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Results: There were significant trends, over time, for several IP, suggesting a small decrease in negativity in the perception of COVID-19 in the community. Age, gender, and education level related to some, but not all, IP. Considering the self-regulation model, perceptions consistently predicted general stress and were less consistently related to Dias Neto et al. Illness Perceptions of COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Country showed no effect in the predictive model, suggesting that national differences may have little relevance for IP, in this context. Conclusion: The present study provides a comprehensive picture of COVID-19 IP in Europe in an early stage of the pandemic. The results shed light on the process of IP formation with implications for health-related outcomes and their evolution.