Germano Vera Cruz
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 107215 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Germano Vera Cruz |
| NOMBRES | Germano Vera |
| APELLIDO | Cruz |
| FIRMA | CRUZ G V |
| AFILIACIONES | Centre de recherche en psychologie : cognition, psychisme et organisations |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8297-6933 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 36 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Predictors of social integration of new immigrants in France
Background Personal characteristics, income, social capital, and immigration policies influence immigrants’ social integration (SI) in European Union (EU) countries. However, few studies have used machine learning (ML) to examine simultaneously the predicting significance of large number of variables (93 in total). Objectives The present study aimed at, first, assessing the level of SI in a random sample of non-EU new immigrants legally living in…
Do People Get the Friends They Want? A Cross‐Cultural Investigation
People desire friends who have qualities such as similarity, the ability to provide support, opportunities for socialisation, assistance in achieving self-serving goals and access to potential mates. In the current study, we aimed to examine the degree of overlap between the friends people consider ideal and those they actually have. Using a sample of 6224 participants from 12 countries, we found that, across five dimensions of friendship, ideal …
Sexual Violence Among People Using Cyberporn
Sexual violence attitudes and behaviors involve complex interactions with rape myths acceptance (RMA) and coercive experiences. The study investigated the interactions between RMA, sexual coercive perpetration, and sexual coercive victimization, aiming to identify distinct subgroups based on their RMA, perpetration, and victimization scores and to determine predictive factors of group membership. A total of 1584 cyberporn consumers (aged 18–75 ye…
Perceived Normal and Pathological Aging? A Cross-cultural Comparison Between French and Congolese
The International Work Addiction Scale (Iwas)
Using Artificial Intelligence to assess the impact of social, physical, and financial health and personality on subjective well-being in a representative, multinational sample of older European and Is…
Background: Subjective well-being (SWB) is an important outcome influenced by other aspects of health and personality. However, we know little about the independent effects of multiple health and personality dimensions on SWB in large, representative international samples. Artificial Intelligence (AI) models are particularly well-suited to detect multi-factor patterns in complex topics such as SWB. Methods: This study involved a representative sa…
Validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (Acsid-11) for tinder and online pornography use
The ACSID-11 is a suitable tool for testing other specified disorders due to addictive behaviors such as Tinder and online pornography-use disorders, based on ICD-11 diagnostic criteria, valuable in assisting with a detailed clinical diagnosis. Moreover, the tool is also valid for English-speaking respondents
On Course for Consent
Preferences for Closeness and Endurance in Friendship
Friendships vary in closeness and endurance: Some friendships are closer while others are more casual; some are more enduring while others last only as long as they are convenient. The present study examined friendship preferences in these dimensions. Using data from a cross-cultural sample ( N = 6224) taken from 12 countries, we found that the vast majority of participants preferred a combination of close and casual friendships, with a preferenc…
Addiction à la pornographie
L’usage de la pornographie peut s’associer chez une petite proportion des personnes à une priorisation de l’usage, à une perte de contrôle et à des conséquences fonctionnelles négatives. Ces observations alimentent des préoccupations quant au risque d’une possible addiction à la pornographie. Bien que le champ de recherche demeure en évolution, certaines variables semblent prédire la sévérité de cette addiction, telles que le craving, l’usage de …
Development of the forgiveness schema among young children and adolescents
Few studies on the development of forgiveness involved young children and adolescents, and very few involved samples from non-western countries. This study focused on the development of willingness to forgive a particular transgression in participants aged 4 to 12 years and from two different cultures: a South African culture (Mozambique) and a Western European culture (France). Overall, 153 pupils from Mozambique and 107 pupils from France were …
Le bien-être numérique, un enjeu de santé mentale technologique
Objectifs Présenter le concept de bien-être numérique et explorer la place d’outils digitaux au service de ce bien-être. Méthode L’article se base sur une description du concept de bien-être numérique, des modèles d’intervention actuellement disponibles et des possibilités d’évolution de ces modèles. Résultats L’utilisation des téléphones intelligents ou « smartphones » est devenue omniprésente dans la société moderne, en particulier chez les ado…
Online dating
In accordance with the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution model of problematic internet use, the results suggest that PTU relates to how individual experience on the app interacts with dispositional and situational characteristics. However, variables that seemed to relate to PTU, including lack of self-esteem, negative mood states and loneliness, are not problems that online dating services as currently designed can be expected to r…
Validation of the english version of the Multidimensional Mentalizing Questionnaire (MMQ)
The present study validated the English version of the MMQ
Finding Intimacy Online
While an extensive scientific literature now exists on the use of online dating services, there are very few studies on user satisfaction with dating apps and with the resulting offline dates. This study aimed to assess the level of satisfaction with Tinder use (STU) and the level of satisfaction with Tinder offline dates (STOD) in a sample of adult users of the app. The study also aimed to examine, among 28 variables, those that are the most imp…
Acceptability and determinants of using male hormonal contraceptives
Relationship between gamer profiles, gaming behavior, sociodemographic characteristics, and big five personality traits among French law students
These findings can be used to design serious/educational games tailored to the studied population
Willingness to Use Male Contraceptive Pill
Previous studies have suggested that social and cultural factors significantly influence people's willingness to use the male contraceptive pill, which is in relatively advanced development. The present study aims at comparing Spanish and Mozambican participants level of willingness to take a male contraceptive pill. Factorial designed scenarios were used to collect data on the two population samples (Spain = 402 participants; Mozambique = 412 pa…
Predicting smoking cessation, reduction and relapse six months after using the Stop-Tabac app for smartphones
ISRCTN Registry: ISRCTN11318024, 17 May 2018. http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN11318024
A global grounded theory exploration of investigators’ perspectives on male hormonal contraceptive development and acceptability
While best practices have been proposed on how to engage men in family planning (FP), the limited options of male hormonal contraceptives (MHC) are a barrier to reaching men as clients of FP programs. The lack of alternative MHC is preventing the global health community from providing holistic reproductive healthcare. A qualitative grounded theory study was conducted in 2020 to explore MHC experts' perceptions around the development and theoretic…
Mozambican adults’ perspectives on human rights
The present study assessed conceptualisations of human rights in Mozambique, a developing country with a history of Portuguese colonisation. Participants were 102 Mozambicans adults (female = 48%; mean age = 29.25 years; SD = 9.04 years). They responded to four kinds of information from realistic human rights scenarios: (i) the level of social protection citizens in the country enjoyed; (ii) the level of freedom of expression they enjoyed; (iii) …
People’s willingness and determinants to use selected tele-consultation public health services in Mozambique
According to the main results, it seems that the majority of the participants (69%) were highly willing to use tele-consultation public health services in the case of mild illness, cheaper prices and follow-up consultation. In addition, the participants' willingness was significantly affected by some of the participants' sociodemographic characteristics
The Normalization of Violence during Sex among Young Mozambicans Reportedly under the Influence of Pornography
Assessing Mozambicans' willingness and determinants to use pre-exposure prophylactic HIV medication
In anticipation of the introduction of the pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs as an additional HIV prevention tool, we mapped the different positions of Mozambicans' willingness to use it. Overall, 507 adults indicated willingness to use under different conditions varying as a function of perceived susceptibility to and severity of infection, side effects, administration protocol, and cost. Three qualitatively different positions were found: Unwillin…
Empathy and Forgiveness Among Mozambican Wives
The relationship between empathy and forgiveness was assessed in a sample of Mozambican wives. A sample of 225 wives was presented with 24 vignettes depicting an affair between a husband and a woman. Vignettes were composed of all combinations of three factors: the length of the marriage, the severity of the affair, and the presence and nature of apologies. Wives were asked to judge the extent to which, in such circumstances, they would be able t…
The Practice of Puxa-Puxa among Mozambican Women
Puxa-puxa is the elongation of the labia minora of the genital organs. It is one of the most widespread genital practices among women in Mozambique, and the practice seems to be specific to this country. The motives underlying this practice and its abandonment were examined in a theory-driven way. A total of 616 women currently living in the provinces of Maputo, Zambezia, and Nampula, aged 18 to 62, were presented with one of two questionnaires t…
The Effect of Sex Knowledge, Parent–Child Attachment, and Family Characteristics on Intimate Relationship Satisfaction of Mozambican Students
On Course for Consent
The Normalization of Violence during Sex among Young Mozambicans Reportedly under the Influence of Pornography
Mapping Mozambican people's views on corruption amnesty laws
This study examines Mozambican citizens' positions regarding corruption amnesty laws. A series of realistic vignettes was presented to 303 Mozambican adults who were asked to rate the extent to which amnesty applicants deserved to be amnestied, according to three factors: (a) the applicant's status (e.g. former minister), (b) the amount of money embezzled, and (c) the applicant's attitude during the hearing (e.g. revelation of important informati…
Sexual Intercourse Amongst Mozambican Adults
Would Mozambican Women Really “Tolerate” Their Husbands’ Extramarital Sexual Relationships as Socially Recommended
Sexual Responsibility Among Mozambican Adults
We studied sexual responsibility among Mozambican adults living in the area of Maputo (n=451; Mozambican age range = 18–35 years; females= 218; males = 233). Participants completed the Sexual Practice/Sexual Responsibility scale (Hendrick & Hendrick, 1987,1995). Data were analyzed using descriptive and ANOVA, factorial analyses and correlation coefficients. Findings suggest that Mozambique adults consider STI prevention and birth control an impor…
Age, Gender and Social Class Influences on Skin Colour Preferences Among Mozambican Children
This study examined skin colour preferences among Mozambican children (N = 500; male = 48% and females = 52%; middle-high SES = 48% and low SES = 52%; mean age = 7.34 and SD = 1.80). The children selected preferred skin hue with the same facial image in colours: dark skinned (‘Black’), fairly light skinned (‘mixed’) and very light skinned (‘White’). Data were analysed using chi-square tests of differences between proportions. The younger children…
Cross-Cultural Study of Facial Beauty
This research studies proportionality, thinness and smooth skin as cross cultural facial beauty attributes. Participants (N =450; males = 216, females = 234) were college students from three cultural areas: Mozambique (N = 150), Brazil (N = 150) and France (N = 150). They evaluated 25 facial images from real people of a mixed-race background (descendants of White and Black: all young females 18–24 years) for proportionality, thinness and smooth s…
The Effect of Sex Knowledge, Parent–Child Attachment, and Family Characteristics on Intimate Relationship Satisfaction of Mozambican Students
The Practice of Puxa-Puxa among Mozambican Women
Puxa-puxa is the elongation of the labia minora of the genital organs. It is one of the most widespread genital practices among women in Mozambique, and the practice seems to be specific to this country. The motives underlying this practice and its abandonment were examined in a theory-driven way. A total of 616 women currently living in the provinces of Maputo, Zambezia, and Nampula, aged 18 to 62, were presented with one of two questionnaires t…
Love in cross-cultural perspective
The study aimed to characterise the conceptualisation of love in Mozambique (a collectivist society) and France (an individualistic society) on three attributes: passion, intimacy, and commitment. The study sample comprised 310 Mozambican adults (females = 57%; age range = 18-64) and 220 French adults (females = 54%; age range = 18-64). They completed 27 information scenarios on passion, intimacy, and commitment. The data were analysed utilising …
HIV prevention
BACKGROUND: In Mozambique, the widow is traditionally required to undergo a cleansing ritual called pita-kufa, which generally involves several sessions of unprotected sexual intercourse with the brother of her deceased husband. This ritual may play a role in the spread of HIV and reveals, to some degree, the subordinate position to which women are subjected in Mozambican society. Thus, this study's aim was to map Mozambicans' views on the accept…
Sexual Intercourse Amongst Mozambican Adults
Would Mozambican Women Really “Tolerate” Their Husbands’ Extramarital Sexual Relationships as Socially Recommended
The Impact of Face Skin Tone vs. Face Symmetry on Perceived Facial Attractiveness
The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the relative contribution of skin tone and symmetry on judgment of attractiveness regarding female faces. Two hundred and fifteen Mozambican adults were presented with a set of faces, and instructed to rate their degree of attractiveness along a continuous scale. Chi-square, factorial weight analyses and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Face skin tone had a significant impact on the particip…
Empathy and Forgiveness Among Mozambican Wives
The relationship between empathy and forgiveness was assessed in a sample of Mozambican wives. A sample of 225 wives was presented with 24 vignettes depicting an affair between a husband and a woman. Vignettes were composed of all combinations of three factors: the length of the marriage, the severity of the affair, and the presence and nature of apologies. Wives were asked to judge the extent to which, in such circumstances, they would be able t…
Mapping Mozambican people's views on corruption amnesty laws
This study examines Mozambican citizens' positions regarding corruption amnesty laws. A series of realistic vignettes was presented to 303 Mozambican adults who were asked to rate the extent to which amnesty applicants deserved to be amnestied, according to three factors: (a) the applicant's status (e.g. former minister), (b) the amount of money embezzled, and (c) the applicant's attitude during the hearing (e.g. revelation of important informati…
Assessing Mozambicans' willingness and determinants to use pre-exposure prophylactic HIV medication
In anticipation of the introduction of the pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs as an additional HIV prevention tool, we mapped the different positions of Mozambicans' willingness to use it. Overall, 507 adults indicated willingness to use under different conditions varying as a function of perceived susceptibility to and severity of infection, side effects, administration protocol, and cost. Three qualitatively different positions were found: Unwillin…
People’s willingness and determinants to use selected tele-consultation public health services in Mozambique
According to the main results, it seems that the majority of the participants (69%) were highly willing to use tele-consultation public health services in the case of mild illness, cheaper prices and follow-up consultation. In addition, the participants' willingness was significantly affected by some of the participants' sociodemographic characteristics
The Normalization of Violence during Sex among Young Mozambicans Reportedly under the Influence of Pornography
A global grounded theory exploration of investigators’ perspectives on male hormonal contraceptive development and acceptability
While best practices have been proposed on how to engage men in family planning (FP), the limited options of male hormonal contraceptives (MHC) are a barrier to reaching men as clients of FP programs. The lack of alternative MHC is preventing the global health community from providing holistic reproductive healthcare. A qualitative grounded theory study was conducted in 2020 to explore MHC experts' perceptions around the development and theoretic…
Mozambican adults’ perspectives on human rights
The present study assessed conceptualisations of human rights in Mozambique, a developing country with a history of Portuguese colonisation. Participants were 102 Mozambicans adults (female = 48%; mean age = 29.25 years; SD = 9.04 years). They responded to four kinds of information from realistic human rights scenarios: (i) the level of social protection citizens in the country enjoyed; (ii) the level of freedom of expression they enjoyed; (iii) …
Finding Intimacy Online
While an extensive scientific literature now exists on the use of online dating services, there are very few studies on user satisfaction with dating apps and with the resulting offline dates. This study aimed to assess the level of satisfaction with Tinder use (STU) and the level of satisfaction with Tinder offline dates (STOD) in a sample of adult users of the app. The study also aimed to examine, among 28 variables, those that are the most imp…
Acceptability and determinants of using male hormonal contraceptives
Relationship between gamer profiles, gaming behavior, sociodemographic characteristics, and big five personality traits among French law students
These findings can be used to design serious/educational games tailored to the studied population
Willingness to Use Male Contraceptive Pill
Previous studies have suggested that social and cultural factors significantly influence people's willingness to use the male contraceptive pill, which is in relatively advanced development. The present study aims at comparing Spanish and Mozambican participants level of willingness to take a male contraceptive pill. Factorial designed scenarios were used to collect data on the two population samples (Spain = 402 participants; Mozambique = 412 pa…
Predicting smoking cessation, reduction and relapse six months after using the Stop-Tabac app for smartphones
ISRCTN Registry: ISRCTN11318024, 17 May 2018. http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN11318024
Development of the forgiveness schema among young children and adolescents
Few studies on the development of forgiveness involved young children and adolescents, and very few involved samples from non-western countries. This study focused on the development of willingness to forgive a particular transgression in participants aged 4 to 12 years and from two different cultures: a South African culture (Mozambique) and a Western European culture (France). Overall, 153 pupils from Mozambique and 107 pupils from France were …
Le bien-être numérique, un enjeu de santé mentale technologique
Objectifs Présenter le concept de bien-être numérique et explorer la place d’outils digitaux au service de ce bien-être. Méthode L’article se base sur une description du concept de bien-être numérique, des modèles d’intervention actuellement disponibles et des possibilités d’évolution de ces modèles. Résultats L’utilisation des téléphones intelligents ou « smartphones » est devenue omniprésente dans la société moderne, en particulier chez les ado…
Online dating
In accordance with the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution model of problematic internet use, the results suggest that PTU relates to how individual experience on the app interacts with dispositional and situational characteristics. However, variables that seemed to relate to PTU, including lack of self-esteem, negative mood states and loneliness, are not problems that online dating services as currently designed can be expected to r…
Psychology (23 obras) · Social Psychology (17 obras) · Social Psychology (12 obras) · Developmental psychology (11 obras) · Medicine (11 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (8 obras) · Demography (6 obras) · Political science (6 obras) · Population (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras)