Ana Rita Farias
Biographic Data
| ID | 1079862 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana Rita Farias |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana Rita |
| FAMILY NAME | Farias |
| SIGNATURE | FARIAS A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Lusófona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7686-4046 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Predicting Digital Literacy
Information and communication technologies have become an integral part of daily life. However, the increasing reliance on technology in both personal and professional contexts presents significant challenges. Individuals′ levels of digital literacy affect their ability to complete everyday and work‐related tasks that depend on digital tools. The present systematic review is aimed at identifying the main predictors of digital literacy and underst…
Consumer demand for bioplastics
Bioplastics are emerging as an alternative to conventional plastics. These hold the promise of a more sustainable alternative that promotes the circular economy, while reducing dependency on fossil resources and negative environmental impacts of conventional plastics. Nevertheless, the success of bioplastics in replacing conventional plastics largely depends on consumers acceptance and demand. Here we conducted an umbrella review with the goal of…
Addressing climate change with behavioral science
Effectively reducing climate change requires marked, global behavior change. However, it is unclear which strategies are most likely to motivate people to change their climate beliefs and behaviors. Here, we tested 11 expert-crowdsourced interventions on four climate mitigation outcomes: beliefs, policy support, information sharing intention, and an effortful tree-planting behavioral task. Across 59,440 participants from 63 countries, the interve…
Remote Work-Related Barriers
Remote work has become increasingly common due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has presented workers with new difficulties and barriers that may have an effect on their performance and productivity. In this paper, we explored the barriers to remote work and how a certain personality trait— grit: passion and perseverance in achieving long-term goals—could influence how workers copied with this reality. A total of 203 participants (69.5% female)…
When bigger looks better
The spatial grounding of politics
Expressions of Gratitude Applied to Business
Online reviews are critical for businesses to thrive, but their management is not often effective. Using data from social media platforms, with more than 600 observations of public online interactions between business owners and customers, we showed that strategic management of online reviews predicts a positive increment of online reputation. Publicly expressing gratitude (Study 1) and, specifically, directing these expressions towards beneficia…
Observing Synchrony in Dyads
This research tested whether observing members of a dyad behave in synchrony influences observers’ expectations and intentions about that dyad. In four studies, participants observed a dyad move in synchrony and were asked to make inferences about them. Results suggest that interpersonal synchrony serves as a social cue, such that observers expect the members of the dyad to work well together. Moreover, synchrony makes observers more likely to wa…
Forecasting the duration of emotions
This research investigates the forecasts that people make about the duration of positive versus negative emotions, and tests whether these forecasts differ for self versus for others. Consistent with a motivated thinking framework, six studies show that people make optimistic, asymmetric forecasts that positive emotions will last longer than negative ones. However, for other people, wishful thinking is absent, and therefore people make less optim…
Impactos da formação pós-graduada dos professores em escolas portuguesas
A investigação apresentada teve como problema central estudar o impacto da Formação Pós-Graduada (FPG) de professores do Ensino Básico (EB) e do Ensino Secundário (ES) em dois agrupamentos de escolas em Portugal. Procurámos entender se os professores assumem essa formação como um benefício e de que forma isso se manifesta na melhoria do seu desempenho profissional, das escolas e das aprendizagens dos alunos. Apresentámos, ainda, sugestões para po…
Impactos da formação pós-graduada dos professores em escolas portuguesas
A investigação apresentada teve como problema central estudar o impacto da Formação Pós-Graduada (FPG) de professores do Ensino Básico (EB) e do Ensino Secundário (ES) em dois agrupamentos de escolas em Portugal. Procurámos entender se os professores assumem essa formação como um benefício e de que forma isso se manifesta na melhoria do seu desempenho profissional, das escolas e das aprendizagens dos alunos. Apresentámos, ainda, sugestões para po…
Forecasting the duration of emotions
This research investigates the forecasts that people make about the duration of positive versus negative emotions, and tests whether these forecasts differ for self versus for others. Consistent with a motivated thinking framework, six studies show that people make optimistic, asymmetric forecasts that positive emotions will last longer than negative ones. However, for other people, wishful thinking is absent, and therefore people make less optim…
Observing Synchrony in Dyads
This research tested whether observing members of a dyad behave in synchrony influences observers’ expectations and intentions about that dyad. In four studies, participants observed a dyad move in synchrony and were asked to make inferences about them. Results suggest that interpersonal synchrony serves as a social cue, such that observers expect the members of the dyad to work well together. Moreover, synchrony makes observers more likely to wa…
Expressions of Gratitude Applied to Business
Online reviews are critical for businesses to thrive, but their management is not often effective. Using data from social media platforms, with more than 600 observations of public online interactions between business owners and customers, we showed that strategic management of online reviews predicts a positive increment of online reputation. Publicly expressing gratitude (Study 1) and, specifically, directing these expressions towards beneficia…
The spatial grounding of politics
Addressing climate change with behavioral science
Effectively reducing climate change requires marked, global behavior change. However, it is unclear which strategies are most likely to motivate people to change their climate beliefs and behaviors. Here, we tested 11 expert-crowdsourced interventions on four climate mitigation outcomes: beliefs, policy support, information sharing intention, and an effortful tree-planting behavioral task. Across 59,440 participants from 63 countries, the interve…
Remote Work-Related Barriers
Remote work has become increasingly common due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has presented workers with new difficulties and barriers that may have an effect on their performance and productivity. In this paper, we explored the barriers to remote work and how a certain personality trait— grit: passion and perseverance in achieving long-term goals—could influence how workers copied with this reality. A total of 203 participants (69.5% female)…
When bigger looks better
Predicting Digital Literacy
Information and communication technologies have become an integral part of daily life. However, the increasing reliance on technology in both personal and professional contexts presents significant challenges. Individuals′ levels of digital literacy affect their ability to complete everyday and work‐related tasks that depend on digital tools. The present systematic review is aimed at identifying the main predictors of digital literacy and underst…
Consumer demand for bioplastics
Bioplastics are emerging as an alternative to conventional plastics. These hold the promise of a more sustainable alternative that promotes the circular economy, while reducing dependency on fossil resources and negative environmental impacts of conventional plastics. Nevertheless, the success of bioplastics in replacing conventional plastics largely depends on consumers acceptance and demand. Here we conducted an umbrella review with the goal of…
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · The Internet (2 works)