Marcelo Gonçalves
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 161589 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Marcelo Gonçalves |
| NOMBRES | Marcelo |
| APELLIDO | Gonçalves |
| FIRMA | GONÇALVES M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Minho |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6174-0163 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 41 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Supporting vulnerable populations in Portugal
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on immigrants and vulnerable populations, highlighting existing structural inequalities and placing pressure on support systems. This study investigates the multifaceted effects of the pandemic on immigrants and professionals providing support services in Portugal. Data was collected through focus groups with 43 professionals across multiple sectors, including victim support, healthcare, social services…
Concordance Between Health Records and a Self-Report Measure in a Sample of Female Inmates in Portugal
A comparison between health records and a self-report measure was conducted within a Portuguese female prison, involving 99 female inmates. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the demographic and juridical characteristics of the sample. Prevalence, kappa coefficients scores, sensitivity and specificity for substance use and current health status were analyzed using SPSS 27. Most substance use and health status conditions were reporte…
Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Older, Non-Active Military Veterans With PTSD
Military veterans in later adulthood are at increased risk for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often characterized by cumulative trauma exposure, high levels of psychiatric and medical comorbidity, and prolonged symptom persistence. Although several evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD are available, their effectiveness and clinical characteristics when implemented with older, non-active military veterans remain insufficiently sy…
Mental health and risk behaviors of adolescents and young adults with perinatal HIV
This systematic review synthesizes evidence on mental health outcomes and risk behaviors among adolescents and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV (PHIV+), particularly focusing on comparisons with perinatally exposed but uninfected (PHEU) and HIV-negative peers. Twenty-six studies (2006-2025) were identified through searches in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science and were appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) check…
Postpandemic levels of (complex) PTSD among domestic violence sheltered victims in Portugal
These results highlight the importance of tailored interventions to address these multifaceted factors, aiming to effectively mitigate the trauma's impact. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Neoliberalismo e austeridade
O neoliberalismo, para além de uma doutrina econômica, mostrou um potencial inimaginável de remodelação da sociedade como um todo, nisso incluído o próprio sujeito. O regime neoliberal utiliza de várias ferramentas para impor sua lógica, dentre elas as medidas de austeridade, como se a única forma de alcançar o progresso econômico, que na realidade nunca chega, se desse através da redução de direitos sociais e diminuição do gasto público. Assim, …
Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence During the First Year of the Pandemic
This integrative review aims to analyze and synthesize existing literature to inform our understanding of the multifaceted dimensions of domestic violence during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, using a holistic and ecological framework. Utilizing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) study design, searches were conducted on six databases, yielding a final sample of 58 articles. The study comprehe…
Análise qualitativa da legislação brasileira sobre a política de regularização fundiária de territórios quilombolas em terras da União
Muitas dificuldades são encontradas no processo de titulação de territórios quilombolas no Brasil, incluindo as dificuldades de regularização de áreas privadas. Por conta de tais dificuldades, o Estado brasileiro propôs simplificações para regularizar territórios localizados em Terras da União. Frente a isso, a proposta principal deste artigo foi a de realizar uma análise qualitativa da legislação e de algumas políticas de regularização fundiária…
Mapeamento preliminar de comunidades quilombolas em Terras da União
A proposta principal deste artigo é realizar um mapeamento preliminar de territórios quilombolas com possíveis áreas incidentes em terras da União, cuja gestão é feita pela Secretaria de Patrimônio da União (SPU), levando em consideração que, segundo a CONAQ (2017), o reconhecimento legal de direitos específicos, no que diz respeito ao título de reconhecimento de domínio para as comunidades tradicionais é a principal reivindicação dos quilombolas…
Growing Up with HIV
Trauma-informed practices among psychologists in the portuguese child welfare
Intimate Partner Violence During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Nature and human well-being
Factors Associated With Physical and Psychological Health Outcomes Among Inmate Women in Portugal
This study aims to identify the variables associated with self-reported physical and psychological symptoms and the perceived health status of inmate women in Portugal. Data collection took place in two female Portuguese prisons and participated in the study 232 women. Physical symptomatology was associated with having children, physical abuse in childhood, a higher number of chronic diseases, and anxiety. Older women, the experience of sexual ab…
Grupo de mulheres
Introdução: A realização de grupos é uma das possibilidades de atuação das equipes da Atenção Primária à Saúde. Esse tipo de intervenção possibilita o desenvolvimento de ações de cuidado que extrapolam as consultas individuais, propiciando educação em saúde, integração, troca de experiências e ampliação da rede de apoio. Ainda que não tenham necessariamente o propósito de serem terapêuticos em termos de saúde mental, apresentam-se como espaços de…
A Systematic Review of Professionals’ Knowledge and Perceptions on Child Trafficking
Domestic violence professionals in Portuguese shelters
This study investigates the experiences of professionals working in shelters in Portugal and their responses to domestic violence within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed qualitative data from 30 semi-structured interviews, mostly women working as directors or coordinators of those institutions. Through thematic analysis, we identified three major challenges: (1) Supporting Victims During the Pandemic: increased risk for victims a…
Nature Relatedness Scale
Environmental education would strongly benefit from a socioecological approach that encompasses the human-nature relationship in all its dimensions.Nature relatedness appears to be an essential trait to ensure effective approaches, promoting the development of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors.but also, human well-being through nature-derived benefits.To our knowledge, there are no available instruments validated for the Portuguese popula…
Assessment of the Health Status of Women in Prison
This study aims to analyze the history of substances use, clinical diagnoses, contacts with healthcare, and health complaints. Also, it aims to compare the health status of substance users versus non-users. Health records of 93 detained women from a prison in northern Portugal, with a mean age of 38.02 years old, were reviewed and coded using both International Classification of Primary Care—2 and International Classification of Diseases—10th. Da…
Nature Features' Contribution to the Well-Being of Essential Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic in Portugal
The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge for all, but essential workers were subjected to additional stressors that impacted both professional and personal lives. The already existing body of knowledge sustains the relevance of workplace conditions and of nature to human well-being. Thus, this study aimed to understand the relationship between workplace conditions (e.g., the presence of nature features) and essential workers' quality of life (QoL) a…
Exploring Perceptions of Portuguese Police about Human Trafficking Victims and Perpetrators
Post break‐up stalking
Stalking is characterized by persistent unwanted behaviors and can disrupt the lives of victims. Its prevalence has been increasing with time. Due to the recent criminalization of stalking in Portugal and its being an understudied phenomenon, the objective of this study is to assess the perceptions of police officers ( n = 1212) about stalking post intimate relationship breakup. We developed an adaptation of the questionnaire “Reasonable Percepti…
Clinical profiles and factors associated with treatment initiation in survivors of sex trafficking
This research highlights some important predictors of formal help-seeking, including perceived social relationships. Assessing for support systems in these three groups of survivors of interpersonal violence early when engaging survivors is recommended. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
It takes a community to save a child”
This study aims to explore the knowledge of the Portuguese community on child trafficking. Through an online inventory, with a sample of 492 community members, with a mean age of 40.53 and mostly female (70.7%), participants were more knowledgeable about forms of exploitation, risk and vulnerability factors, the profile of the victims, and the situation in Portugal about child trafficking. On the contrary, they were less knowledgeable about the d…
HIV Stigma Scale
The objective was to translate, adapt, and analyze the psychometric properties of a shortened version of the HIV Stigma Scale using a sample of 100 HIV+ adults, with a mean age of 49.88 (SD = 12.03) diagnosed for an average of 9.39 (SD = 7.36) years. The psychometric properties of the short version of the Stigma Scale were analyzed through the one-factor structure and the original four-factor structure, showing good fit for this last model. Conve…
Trafficking in Human Beings
Trafficking in human beings is a global problem, and countries worldwide have joined efforts and built strategies to fight this phenomenon. This study sought to examine the knowledge of Portuguese college students regarding trafficking in human beings. The study was conducted with 223 students from different Portuguese universities. The results revealed that college students presented high levels of knowledge about the phenomena's dynamics, traff…
Trafficking in human beings
Trafficking in human beings (THB) has been gaining prominence in the political agendas of governments, both nationally and internationally. The fight against this crime involves the entire justice system with it being the job of the police, prosecutors, and magistrates to investigate, try, and convict the violators accordingly. The objective of this study was to access the perceptions of the magistrates regarding the phenomenon, in general, and t…
An assessment of Portuguese social professionals awareness of human trafficking
As social professionals are increasingly called on to assist in human trafficking cases, the present study used a qualitative approach to explore how this crime and its victims and traffickers are perceived by these workers. Forty-eight social professionals (aged 24–57) completed an online human trafficking knowledge survey. The data reported suggest a narrative congruent with the European image of the ‘iconic’ victim and trafficker. Those stereo…
Stalking victimization in Portugal
Cyber-aggression in adolescence and internet parenting styles
Domestic violence professionals in Portuguese shelters
This study investigates the experiences of professionals working in shelters in Portugal and their responses to domestic violence within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed qualitative data from 30 semi-structured interviews, mostly women working as directors or coordinators of those institutions. Through thematic analysis, we identified three major challenges: (1) Supporting Victims During the Pandemic: increased risk for victims a…
Nature Relatedness Scale
Environmental education would strongly benefit from a socioecological approach that encompasses the human-nature relationship in all its dimensions.Nature relatedness appears to be an essential trait to ensure effective approaches, promoting the development of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors.but also, human well-being through nature-derived benefits.To our knowledge, there are no available instruments validated for the Portuguese popula…
Interpersonal Violence in Immigrant Women in Portugal
The vast majority of studies concerning the victimization of immigrant women focus only on intimate violence, disregarding other types of interpersonal violence, other contexts of occurrence, and the potential cumulative experience of victimization. The main objectives of this study were to establish the frequency of multiple victimization in a community sample of 107 immigrant women living in Portugal and to evaluate, using an intersectional app…
Abordagem de usuários de crack na Atenção Primária à Saúde
Objetivo: identificar abordagens efetivas para o manejo de adultos usuários de crack no contexto da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS). Métodos: revisão sistemática realizada nas principais bases de dados eletrônicos e estudos adicionais, que incluiu os estudos sobre “crack” ou “crack/cocaína” no contexto da pesquisa, publicados nos últimos dez anos. A avaliação de evidências foi realizada por dois pesquisadores independentes, por meio de instrumento…
Prevalence of Violence against Immigrant Women
Risco de alagamentos no Estado do Paraná
O objetivo principal deste artigo é ter um entendimento do risco de ocorrência de desastres naturais decorrentes de eventos de alagamentos no Paraná na relação entre a periculosidade e a vulnerabilidade, seguindo o modelo conceitual de risco. Para analisar a periculosidade e a vulnerabilidade do Estado do Paraná à ocorrência de alagamentos, o mapeamento dos eventos, desde sua suscetibilidade espacial e probabilidade temporal até a vulnerabilidade…
Características geográficas do Estado do Paraná frente aos desastres naturais
Características geográficas do estado do Paraná frente aos desastres naturais. Este estudo surgiu da necessidade de análise qualitativa dos componentes do espaço geográfico do Estado do Paraná frente aos desastres naturais, especificamente os alagamentos, inundações, enxurradas e deslizamentos. Para isso aplicou-se o conceito GTP em três tempos na tentativa de compreender como se dá à atuação da natureza e suas forças como fonte de eventos natura…
Domestic Violence
Several studies have highlighted the benefits of nature for human well-being. Nevertheless, the incorporation of nature as an operative resource in social support processes of vulnerable groups such as domestic violence victims is not a common practice. The complexity and prevalence of domestic violence result in a growing need for innovative intervention modalities that can contribute to provide more effective support for victims. Project CarryO…
Cyber-aggression in adolescence and internet parenting styles
Stalking victimization in Portugal
Trafficking in human beings
Trafficking in human beings (THB) has been gaining prominence in the political agendas of governments, both nationally and internationally. The fight against this crime involves the entire justice system with it being the job of the police, prosecutors, and magistrates to investigate, try, and convict the violators accordingly. The objective of this study was to access the perceptions of the magistrates regarding the phenomenon, in general, and t…
Victimized immigrant women in Portugal
Few studies have focused on immigrant women’s help-seeking that is due to factors such as having a history of multiple victimization. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of help-seeking and the factors associated with informal or formal sources. The participants were 84 immigrant women in Portugal who had experienced any form of violence in the host country. The results showed that 92% of the participants had experienced victimization for …
Territories Under Siege
Child trafficking, comprehensive needs and professional practices
Interpersonal Violence in Immigrant Women in Portugal
The vast majority of studies concerning the victimization of immigrant women focus only on intimate violence, disregarding other types of interpersonal violence, other contexts of occurrence, and the potential cumulative experience of victimization. The main objectives of this study were to establish the frequency of multiple victimization in a community sample of 107 immigrant women living in Portugal and to evaluate, using an intersectional app…
Trafficking in Human Beings
Trafficking in human beings is a global problem, and countries worldwide have joined efforts and built strategies to fight this phenomenon. This study sought to examine the knowledge of Portuguese college students regarding trafficking in human beings. The study was conducted with 223 students from different Portuguese universities. The results revealed that college students presented high levels of knowledge about the phenomena's dynamics, traff…
Mental health of multiple victimized immigrant women in Portugal
Multiple victimization and their impact on the mental health of immigrant women have been understudied. This paper assesses the relationship between multiple victimization and the emotional maladjustment of immigrant women in Portugal. Data were collected from a sample of 107 immigrant women via a set of questionnaires that assessed the victimization experience, psychological maladjustment, and resilience. The main objective was to analyze the ro…
An assessment of Portuguese social professionals awareness of human trafficking
As social professionals are increasingly called on to assist in human trafficking cases, the present study used a qualitative approach to explore how this crime and its victims and traffickers are perceived by these workers. Forty-eight social professionals (aged 24–57) completed an online human trafficking knowledge survey. The data reported suggest a narrative congruent with the European image of the ‘iconic’ victim and trafficker. Those stereo…
Violência na intimidade
Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar as crenças da comunidade luso-africana, residente em Portugal, sobre a violência na intimidade. Os participantes (n=70) responderam a um questionário online, adaptado da Escala de Crenças sobre a Violência Conjugal. Os resultados apontaram para uma reduzida legitimação da violência, na intimidade, sendo a "pequena" violência a mais legitimada. Os participantes do sexo masculino, sem contacto com a proble…
Exploring Perceptions of Portuguese Police about Human Trafficking Victims and Perpetrators
Post break‐up stalking
Stalking is characterized by persistent unwanted behaviors and can disrupt the lives of victims. Its prevalence has been increasing with time. Due to the recent criminalization of stalking in Portugal and its being an understudied phenomenon, the objective of this study is to assess the perceptions of police officers ( n = 1212) about stalking post intimate relationship breakup. We developed an adaptation of the questionnaire “Reasonable Percepti…
Clinical profiles and factors associated with treatment initiation in survivors of sex trafficking
This research highlights some important predictors of formal help-seeking, including perceived social relationships. Assessing for support systems in these three groups of survivors of interpersonal violence early when engaging survivors is recommended. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
It takes a community to save a child”
This study aims to explore the knowledge of the Portuguese community on child trafficking. Through an online inventory, with a sample of 492 community members, with a mean age of 40.53 and mostly female (70.7%), participants were more knowledgeable about forms of exploitation, risk and vulnerability factors, the profile of the victims, and the situation in Portugal about child trafficking. On the contrary, they were less knowledgeable about the d…
HIV Stigma Scale
The objective was to translate, adapt, and analyze the psychometric properties of a shortened version of the HIV Stigma Scale using a sample of 100 HIV+ adults, with a mean age of 49.88 (SD = 12.03) diagnosed for an average of 9.39 (SD = 7.36) years. The psychometric properties of the short version of the Stigma Scale were analyzed through the one-factor structure and the original four-factor structure, showing good fit for this last model. Conve…
Assessment of the Health Status of Women in Prison
This study aims to analyze the history of substances use, clinical diagnoses, contacts with healthcare, and health complaints. Also, it aims to compare the health status of substance users versus non-users. Health records of 93 detained women from a prison in northern Portugal, with a mean age of 38.02 years old, were reviewed and coded using both International Classification of Primary Care—2 and International Classification of Diseases—10th. Da…
Nature Features' Contribution to the Well-Being of Essential Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic in Portugal
The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge for all, but essential workers were subjected to additional stressors that impacted both professional and personal lives. The already existing body of knowledge sustains the relevance of workplace conditions and of nature to human well-being. Thus, this study aimed to understand the relationship between workplace conditions (e.g., the presence of nature features) and essential workers' quality of life (QoL) a…
Nature and human well-being
Factors Associated With Physical and Psychological Health Outcomes Among Inmate Women in Portugal
This study aims to identify the variables associated with self-reported physical and psychological symptoms and the perceived health status of inmate women in Portugal. Data collection took place in two female Portuguese prisons and participated in the study 232 women. Physical symptomatology was associated with having children, physical abuse in childhood, a higher number of chronic diseases, and anxiety. Older women, the experience of sexual ab…
Psychology (22 obras) · Political science (17 obras) · Medicine (15 obras) · Sociology (13 obras) · Portuguese (11 obras) · Criminology (10 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (10 obras) · Poison control (10 obras) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (9 obras) · Psychiatry (9 obras)