Paula Vagos
Biographic Data
| ID | 1589814 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paula Vagos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paula |
| FAMILY NAME | Vagos |
| SIGNATURE | VAGOS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Portucalense |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4372-3930 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Attachment insecurity and psychological (mal)adjustment in older adults: The longitudinal role of fear of self‐compassion
Validation of the third version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire for Portugal
The prevalence and impact of exposure to psychosocial risk factors seems to be increasing in labour contexts in general. The assessment and measurement of psychosocial work factors is essential for the improvement of healthy workplaces and should be incorporated into health and safety management programmes. The assessment of psychosocial factors requires the selection of appropriate instruments that respond to the multidimensionality of that cons…
Safe schools: Feasibility and impact of a universal comprehensive approach to managing adolescent aggressive behavior in schools
Schools were resistant, possibly because of a dealignment between the schools’ culture and the proposed model for change. • Resistance may have shown in low intervention fidelity and students’ self-reports being inconsistent with school referrals. • Diverse data inform an increase in students’ self-reported aggression, possibly manifesting increased awareness. • Diverse data indicate that teachers adopted a more authoritative teaching style after…
Mindful self-compassion program adapted for professional caregivers of juvenile detention facilities: A pilot mixed-method study
Working with youth placed at juvenile detention facilities is considered a demanding and challenging job. Research shows that professional caregivers responsible for these youth are more prone to burnout syndrome and other related psychopathological symptoms. Still, while there is encouraging evidence about using compassion-based interventions or mindfulness strategies to tackle those difficulties with professional caregivers from different setti…
Psychological inflexibility explains social anxiety over time: A mediation analyses with a clinical adolescent sample
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) has its usual onset during adolescence when it is a highly prevalent and debilitating condition. Evidence regarding the processes that underline social anxiety and SAD is not compelling, especially in adolescents. Within an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework, the causal role of ACT processes on adolescents’ social anxiety and how these processes contribute to sustain social anxiety over time is still u…
Lifespan perspective on self-compassion: Insights from age-groups and gender comparisons
Developmental stages present challenges that prepare the individual for new roles. Self-compassion may be a protective factor across this process. The present study aims to: (1) compare self-compassion scores in adolescence, young adulthood, adulthood, and older adulthood using a cross-sectional design and a continuous multigenerational sample; (2) study gender comparisons across age-groups; and (3) study gender comparisons within each age-group.…
Assessing Psychological Flexibility in Chronic Illness
Revisiting a taxonomy of social anxiety and assertiveness in adolescence: Evidence for a cognitive approach
Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire - kids version (Cerq-kids) among a sample of children and adolescents exposed to wildfires
Further validation of the 18-item Portuguese CompACT scale using a multi-sample design: Confirmatory factor analysis and correlates of psychological flexibility
Children’s Perspectives on Using Serious Games as a Complement to Promoting Their Social–Emotional Skills
The use of serious games may be an appealing and complementary way to motivate curriculum-based social and emotional learning (SEL); still, investigation into this potential usefulness is scarce. This study aims to address the usefulness of serious games within the program 'Me and Us of Emotions'. Specifically, we analyzed the differences in children's satisfaction in sessions that did or did not use serious games as a complement to the intervent…
The Prevalence of Adolescent Social Fears and Social Anxiety Disorder in School Contexts
Social fears arise when fearing to be judged in social events. When these fears are intense, persistent, and debilitating, the individual may suffer from social anxiety disorder (SAD), which has its most frequent onset during adolescence and tends to be chronic. Still, evidence on the prevalence of social fears and SAD in adolescence is scarce. This study analyzed the prevalence of social fears and of SAD in Portuguese adolescents. Of the initial…
Measurement Invariance and Construct Validity of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) in Community Volunteers in Vietnam
Worldwide, the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) has become the most widely used measure of life satisfaction. Recently, an authorized Vietnamese-language version has been introduced. Using a convenience sample comprising community volunteers from Ho Chi Minh City (N = 1073), confirmatory support was found for the cross-national constancy of the one-dimensional structure underlying the SWLS. Corrected item-total polyserial correlations and Omeg…
Outcomes from a brief group behavior therapy approach for social anxiety disorder in adolescence: An exploratory clinical trial
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) usually develops in adolescence and is maintained by avoidance and safety seeking behaviors, which are the focus of behavioral therapy (BT). This work explored the outcomes of a brief group BT for SAD in adolescence, combining exposure with skills training. Fourteen adolescents (aged 14-18 years old) diagnosed with SAD received the intervention. BT was compared to a waiting list condition (n = 10) from pre- to post-i…
Can cognitive restructuring serve as a brief stand-alone treatment for social anxiety disorder in adolescence? An exploratory clinical trial
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a debilitating and chronic condition that usually arises in adolescence. Cost-effective interventions provided early on may alter its usually chronic trajectory. This study evaluated changes following a brief cognitive restructuring intervention with 14 adolescent girls, against a waitlist control group, on social anxiety, fear of negative and positive evaluation and negative automatic thoughts. Predictors of post…
The Soft Skills Inventory: Developmental procedures and psychometric analysis
When attending and participating in Higher Education, students face a multitude of personal, social, and work-related challenges, which may increase the risk of developing psychopathological symptomatology. To date, there is no instrument that grasps the non-technical skills that may help prepare students to respond to these challenges. This paper presents the development and psychometric properties of the Soft Skills Inventory (SSI). The invento…
Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Child Post-traumatic Cognitions Inventory in a Sample of Children and Adolescents Following a Wildfire Disaster
Reliability and Factor Structure of the 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) among Portuguese adults
The 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) has been presented as a valid measure to assess psychological distress levels in population surveys but its dimensional structure was not consensual. Our main objective was to provide a Portuguese version of the K10 exploring the reliability and factor structure of this measure. This cross-sectional study included 694 adults collected from a web-based survey and in training entities. Results …
A pilot study of the Portuguese version of the Voices Acceptance and Action Scale: Psychometric properties in a clinical sample with psychosis-spectrum disorders
Tendo em conta o interesse recente nas intervenções baseadas na aceitação para a psicose, tem sido recomendado que os mecanismos de coping com as vozes, nomeadamente a aceitação experiencial, sejam avaliados no contexto clínico e de investigação. A Escala de Aceitação e Ação em relação às Vozes (VAAS-12) é um instrumento de autorresposta especificamente desenvolvido para avaliar as crenças baseadas na aceitação ou na ação em relação às alucinaçõe…
Measuring Evaluation Fears in Adolescence: Psychometric Validation of the Portuguese Versions of the Fear of Positive Evaluation Scale and the Specific Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale
Modified measures of Fear of Negative Evaluation and Fear of Positive Evaluation were examined among Portuguese adolescents. These measures demonstrated replicable factor structure, internal consistency, and positive relationships with social anxiety and avoidance. Gender differences were found. Implications for evaluation and intervention are discussed
Validação da versão reduzida da escala de comportamento interpessoal para adolescentes Portugueses
Este trabalho apresenta a adaptação linguística para português da Escala de Comportamento Interpessoal - versão reduzida, e a avaliação das suas características psicométricas, em uma amostra de adolescentes tardios (dos 16 aos 21 anos; N = 872). Foi encontrada uma organização interna em quatro dimensões e uma medida geral para os dois componentes avaliados: desconforto ao ser assertivo e frequência de prática de comportamento assertivo. Todas as …
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Validação da versão reduzida da escala de comportamento interpessoal para adolescentes Portugueses
Este trabalho apresenta a adaptação linguística para português da Escala de Comportamento Interpessoal - versão reduzida, e a avaliação das suas características psicométricas, em uma amostra de adolescentes tardios (dos 16 aos 21 anos; N = 872). Foi encontrada uma organização interna em quatro dimensões e uma medida geral para os dois componentes avaliados: desconforto ao ser assertivo e frequência de prática de comportamento assertivo. Todas as …
Measuring Evaluation Fears in Adolescence: Psychometric Validation of the Portuguese Versions of the Fear of Positive Evaluation Scale and the Specific Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale
Modified measures of Fear of Negative Evaluation and Fear of Positive Evaluation were examined among Portuguese adolescents. These measures demonstrated replicable factor structure, internal consistency, and positive relationships with social anxiety and avoidance. Gender differences were found. Implications for evaluation and intervention are discussed
Reliability and Factor Structure of the 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) among Portuguese adults
The 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) has been presented as a valid measure to assess psychological distress levels in population surveys but its dimensional structure was not consensual. Our main objective was to provide a Portuguese version of the K10 exploring the reliability and factor structure of this measure. This cross-sectional study included 694 adults collected from a web-based survey and in training entities. Results …
A pilot study of the Portuguese version of the Voices Acceptance and Action Scale: Psychometric properties in a clinical sample with psychosis-spectrum disorders
Tendo em conta o interesse recente nas intervenções baseadas na aceitação para a psicose, tem sido recomendado que os mecanismos de coping com as vozes, nomeadamente a aceitação experiencial, sejam avaliados no contexto clínico e de investigação. A Escala de Aceitação e Ação em relação às Vozes (VAAS-12) é um instrumento de autorresposta especificamente desenvolvido para avaliar as crenças baseadas na aceitação ou na ação em relação às alucinaçõe…
The Soft Skills Inventory: Developmental procedures and psychometric analysis
When attending and participating in Higher Education, students face a multitude of personal, social, and work-related challenges, which may increase the risk of developing psychopathological symptomatology. To date, there is no instrument that grasps the non-technical skills that may help prepare students to respond to these challenges. This paper presents the development and psychometric properties of the Soft Skills Inventory (SSI). The invento…
Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Child Post-traumatic Cognitions Inventory in a Sample of Children and Adolescents Following a Wildfire Disaster
Revisiting a taxonomy of social anxiety and assertiveness in adolescence: Evidence for a cognitive approach
Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire - kids version (Cerq-kids) among a sample of children and adolescents exposed to wildfires
Further validation of the 18-item Portuguese CompACT scale using a multi-sample design: Confirmatory factor analysis and correlates of psychological flexibility
Children’s Perspectives on Using Serious Games as a Complement to Promoting Their Social–Emotional Skills
The use of serious games may be an appealing and complementary way to motivate curriculum-based social and emotional learning (SEL); still, investigation into this potential usefulness is scarce. This study aims to address the usefulness of serious games within the program 'Me and Us of Emotions'. Specifically, we analyzed the differences in children's satisfaction in sessions that did or did not use serious games as a complement to the intervent…
The Prevalence of Adolescent Social Fears and Social Anxiety Disorder in School Contexts
Social fears arise when fearing to be judged in social events. When these fears are intense, persistent, and debilitating, the individual may suffer from social anxiety disorder (SAD), which has its most frequent onset during adolescence and tends to be chronic. Still, evidence on the prevalence of social fears and SAD in adolescence is scarce. This study analyzed the prevalence of social fears and of SAD in Portuguese adolescents. Of the initial…
Measurement Invariance and Construct Validity of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) in Community Volunteers in Vietnam
Worldwide, the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) has become the most widely used measure of life satisfaction. Recently, an authorized Vietnamese-language version has been introduced. Using a convenience sample comprising community volunteers from Ho Chi Minh City (N = 1073), confirmatory support was found for the cross-national constancy of the one-dimensional structure underlying the SWLS. Corrected item-total polyserial correlations and Omeg…
Outcomes from a brief group behavior therapy approach for social anxiety disorder in adolescence: An exploratory clinical trial
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) usually develops in adolescence and is maintained by avoidance and safety seeking behaviors, which are the focus of behavioral therapy (BT). This work explored the outcomes of a brief group BT for SAD in adolescence, combining exposure with skills training. Fourteen adolescents (aged 14-18 years old) diagnosed with SAD received the intervention. BT was compared to a waiting list condition (n = 10) from pre- to post-i…
Can cognitive restructuring serve as a brief stand-alone treatment for social anxiety disorder in adolescence? An exploratory clinical trial
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a debilitating and chronic condition that usually arises in adolescence. Cost-effective interventions provided early on may alter its usually chronic trajectory. This study evaluated changes following a brief cognitive restructuring intervention with 14 adolescent girls, against a waitlist control group, on social anxiety, fear of negative and positive evaluation and negative automatic thoughts. Predictors of post…
Assessing Psychological Flexibility in Chronic Illness
Psychological inflexibility explains social anxiety over time: A mediation analyses with a clinical adolescent sample
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) has its usual onset during adolescence when it is a highly prevalent and debilitating condition. Evidence regarding the processes that underline social anxiety and SAD is not compelling, especially in adolescents. Within an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework, the causal role of ACT processes on adolescents’ social anxiety and how these processes contribute to sustain social anxiety over time is still u…
Lifespan perspective on self-compassion: Insights from age-groups and gender comparisons
Developmental stages present challenges that prepare the individual for new roles. Self-compassion may be a protective factor across this process. The present study aims to: (1) compare self-compassion scores in adolescence, young adulthood, adulthood, and older adulthood using a cross-sectional design and a continuous multigenerational sample; (2) study gender comparisons across age-groups; and (3) study gender comparisons within each age-group.…
Safe schools: Feasibility and impact of a universal comprehensive approach to managing adolescent aggressive behavior in schools
Schools were resistant, possibly because of a dealignment between the schools’ culture and the proposed model for change. • Resistance may have shown in low intervention fidelity and students’ self-reports being inconsistent with school referrals. • Diverse data inform an increase in students’ self-reported aggression, possibly manifesting increased awareness. • Diverse data indicate that teachers adopted a more authoritative teaching style after…
Mindful self-compassion program adapted for professional caregivers of juvenile detention facilities: A pilot mixed-method study
Working with youth placed at juvenile detention facilities is considered a demanding and challenging job. Research shows that professional caregivers responsible for these youth are more prone to burnout syndrome and other related psychopathological symptoms. Still, while there is encouraging evidence about using compassion-based interventions or mindfulness strategies to tackle those difficulties with professional caregivers from different setti…
Attachment insecurity and psychological (mal)adjustment in older adults: The longitudinal role of fear of self‐compassion
Validation of the third version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire for Portugal
The prevalence and impact of exposure to psychosocial risk factors seems to be increasing in labour contexts in general. The assessment and measurement of psychosocial work factors is essential for the improvement of healthy workplaces and should be incorporated into health and safety management programmes. The assessment of psychosocial factors requires the selection of appropriate instruments that respond to the multidimensionality of that cons…
Psychology (17 works) · Clinical Psychology (13 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Anxiety (9 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (8 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Portuguese (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Psychological intervention (6 works)