Susana Pedra
Biographic Data
| ID | 1562733 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susana Pedra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susana |
| FAMILY NAME | Pedra |
| SIGNATURE | PEDRA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minho |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5771-562X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Subjective well‐being and school engagement before versus during the Covid‐19 pandemic
The present study overcomes the limited empirical evidence on the association between well-being and school engagement in times of adversity by exploiting available data from two large and comparable samples of eighth graders; one obtained prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the second obtained during the pandemic. Results suggest that adolescents were less engaged with their learning context during the pandemic, as well as lower in positive and n…
Personality, Attachment, and Well-Being in Adolescents
Behavioral profile, lifestyle and social skills in Portuguese adolescents
The group of adolescents in the cluster called the "Sociable" needs to be included in health education and Social Skills programs. Nutrition and Monitored Safety behaviors reveal low values and, therefore, present a greater need for awareness, sensitization, and intervention in the school context. For this reason, the promotion of a healthy lifestyle should be part of the academic curriculum and transversal to all academic disciplines
An application of the transtheoretical model to climate change prevention
Certain behaviors, especially when adopted by a majority, can help limit the magnitude of climate change. In this cross-sectional study, the stages of change from the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) are applied to environmentally-significant behavior. We develop and test a new scale – the Climate Change Stages of Change Questionnaire (CCSOCQ) – for measuring five discrete stages involved in changing behavior to address climate change (precontemplati…
Validation of the spiritual and religious attitudes in dealing with illness (SpReuk) in Portuguese Alzheimer‘s patients
Literature shows that spirituality is a helpful resource for patients to cope with illness, having a positive impact on their quality of life. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric qualities of the Spiritual and Religious Attitudes in Dealing with Illness (SpREUK) using a sample of 128 Portuguese Alzheimer‘s patients. Results showed that the instrument kept its original factorial structure, with a good adjustment and reliability in all sub…
Students’ Personality Contributes More to Academic Performance than Well-Being and Learning Approach—Implications for Sustainable Development and Education
The present study aimed to describe the predictive role of personality dimensions, learning approaches, and well-being in the academic performance of students. In total, 602 students participated in this cross-sectional study and completed a set of questionnaires assessing personality, learning approach, and well-being. Two indexes were calculated to assess affective and non-affective well-being. The results partially support the hypotheses formu…
Differences, predictors, and moderators of therapeutic adherence in patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
This study analyzed the differences over time in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients on reported adherence. A longitudinal design with two assessment moments was used with 268 patients who were assessed on adherence to self-care behaviors and medication, beliefs about medicines, psychological distress, trust in the physician, and satisfaction with care. HbA1c and general beliefs about medicines decreased from T1 to T2 while adherence to foot…
Quality of life of women with urinary incontinence in rehabilitation treatment
This article analyzed how sexual satisfaction, suffering, severity and impact of urinary incontinence, and psychological morbidity affected women's quality of life and whether suffering mediated the relationship between psychological morbidity and quality of life. The study included 80 women diagnosed with urinary incontinence receiving rehabilitation treatment. Regression analysis showed that sexual satisfaction, suffering, and urinary incontine…
Predictors of quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcer
The goal of this study was to analyze the relationships between anxiety, depression symptoms, and functionality as predictors of quality of life, in patients with diabetic foot ulcer taking in consideration clinical variables. A sample of 202 participants indicated for a lower limb amputation surgery, were assessed before the surgery, on physical and mental quality of life, functionality, a anxiety and depression symptoms. Anxiety and depression …
Adaptação do questionário de confiança no médico em pacientes com diabetes tipo 2 e seus companheiros
The present study focused on the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of Trust in Physician Scale (TPS) in a sample of Portuguese type 2 diabetics and their partners.Three hundred and forty diabetics diagnosed in the year prior to the assessment participated in the study as well as their partners.The validity study revealed two factors that explained 53.66% of the total variance: "Trust in Relationship" explains 40.28% of the varianc…
Grupo de suporte para mulheres de veteranos de guerra
As consequências dos episódios traumáticos vividos em teatro de guerra afectam não só a vítima directa mas também a esposa/companheira do próprio veterano. A intervenção psicológica junto das mulheres dos veteranos é importante a dois níveis: por um lado porque estas mulheres apresentam psicopatologia e dificuldades na relação conjugal. Por outro lado, a recuperação do próprio veterano é facilitada através da melhoria da sua relação marital que c…
Vitimização secundária nos filhos adultos de veteranos da guerra colonial Portuguesa
Este estudo avaliou a vitimização secundária em filhos adultos de veteranos da Guerra Colonial Portuguesa e sua relação com outras variáveis psicológicas. A amostra incluiu 80 filhos. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Questionário de Vivências Familiares na Infância; Escala de Avaliação Resposta ao Acontecimento Traumático; Questionário de Estilo de Vida e as versões portuguesas do Brief Symptoms Checklist e Health Symptoms Checklist. Os resultad…
Predictors of quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcer
The goal of this study was to analyze the relationships between anxiety, depression symptoms, and functionality as predictors of quality of life, in patients with diabetic foot ulcer taking in consideration clinical variables. A sample of 202 participants indicated for a lower limb amputation surgery, were assessed before the surgery, on physical and mental quality of life, functionality, a anxiety and depression symptoms. Anxiety and depression …
Adaptação do questionário de confiança no médico em pacientes com diabetes tipo 2 e seus companheiros
The present study focused on the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of Trust in Physician Scale (TPS) in a sample of Portuguese type 2 diabetics and their partners.Three hundred and forty diabetics diagnosed in the year prior to the assessment participated in the study as well as their partners.The validity study revealed two factors that explained 53.66% of the total variance: "Trust in Relationship" explains 40.28% of the varianc…
Vitimização secundária nos filhos adultos de veteranos da guerra colonial Portuguesa
Este estudo avaliou a vitimização secundária em filhos adultos de veteranos da Guerra Colonial Portuguesa e sua relação com outras variáveis psicológicas. A amostra incluiu 80 filhos. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Questionário de Vivências Familiares na Infância; Escala de Avaliação Resposta ao Acontecimento Traumático; Questionário de Estilo de Vida e as versões portuguesas do Brief Symptoms Checklist e Health Symptoms Checklist. Os resultad…
Grupo de suporte para mulheres de veteranos de guerra
As consequências dos episódios traumáticos vividos em teatro de guerra afectam não só a vítima directa mas também a esposa/companheira do próprio veterano. A intervenção psicológica junto das mulheres dos veteranos é importante a dois níveis: por um lado porque estas mulheres apresentam psicopatologia e dificuldades na relação conjugal. Por outro lado, a recuperação do próprio veterano é facilitada através da melhoria da sua relação marital que c…
Adaptação do questionário de confiança no médico em pacientes com diabetes tipo 2 e seus companheiros
The present study focused on the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of Trust in Physician Scale (TPS) in a sample of Portuguese type 2 diabetics and their partners.Three hundred and forty diabetics diagnosed in the year prior to the assessment participated in the study as well as their partners.The validity study revealed two factors that explained 53.66% of the total variance: "Trust in Relationship" explains 40.28% of the varianc…
Predictors of quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcer
The goal of this study was to analyze the relationships between anxiety, depression symptoms, and functionality as predictors of quality of life, in patients with diabetic foot ulcer taking in consideration clinical variables. A sample of 202 participants indicated for a lower limb amputation surgery, were assessed before the surgery, on physical and mental quality of life, functionality, a anxiety and depression symptoms. Anxiety and depression …
Quality of life of women with urinary incontinence in rehabilitation treatment
This article analyzed how sexual satisfaction, suffering, severity and impact of urinary incontinence, and psychological morbidity affected women's quality of life and whether suffering mediated the relationship between psychological morbidity and quality of life. The study included 80 women diagnosed with urinary incontinence receiving rehabilitation treatment. Regression analysis showed that sexual satisfaction, suffering, and urinary incontine…
Validation of the spiritual and religious attitudes in dealing with illness (SpReuk) in Portuguese Alzheimer‘s patients
Literature shows that spirituality is a helpful resource for patients to cope with illness, having a positive impact on their quality of life. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric qualities of the Spiritual and Religious Attitudes in Dealing with Illness (SpREUK) using a sample of 128 Portuguese Alzheimer‘s patients. Results showed that the instrument kept its original factorial structure, with a good adjustment and reliability in all sub…
Students’ Personality Contributes More to Academic Performance than Well-Being and Learning Approach—Implications for Sustainable Development and Education
The present study aimed to describe the predictive role of personality dimensions, learning approaches, and well-being in the academic performance of students. In total, 602 students participated in this cross-sectional study and completed a set of questionnaires assessing personality, learning approach, and well-being. Two indexes were calculated to assess affective and non-affective well-being. The results partially support the hypotheses formu…
Differences, predictors, and moderators of therapeutic adherence in patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
This study analyzed the differences over time in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients on reported adherence. A longitudinal design with two assessment moments was used with 268 patients who were assessed on adherence to self-care behaviors and medication, beliefs about medicines, psychological distress, trust in the physician, and satisfaction with care. HbA1c and general beliefs about medicines decreased from T1 to T2 while adherence to foot…
Personality, Attachment, and Well-Being in Adolescents
Behavioral profile, lifestyle and social skills in Portuguese adolescents
The group of adolescents in the cluster called the "Sociable" needs to be included in health education and Social Skills programs. Nutrition and Monitored Safety behaviors reveal low values and, therefore, present a greater need for awareness, sensitization, and intervention in the school context. For this reason, the promotion of a healthy lifestyle should be part of the academic curriculum and transversal to all academic disciplines
An application of the transtheoretical model to climate change prevention
Certain behaviors, especially when adopted by a majority, can help limit the magnitude of climate change. In this cross-sectional study, the stages of change from the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) are applied to environmentally-significant behavior. We develop and test a new scale – the Climate Change Stages of Change Questionnaire (CCSOCQ) – for measuring five discrete stages involved in changing behavior to address climate change (precontemplati…
Subjective well‐being and school engagement before versus during the Covid‐19 pandemic
The present study overcomes the limited empirical evidence on the association between well-being and school engagement in times of adversity by exploiting available data from two large and comparable samples of eighth graders; one obtained prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the second obtained during the pandemic. Results suggest that adolescents were less engaged with their learning context during the pandemic, as well as lower in positive and n…
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Big Five personality traits (2 works)