Telma Catarina Almeida
Biographic Data
| ID | 289286 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Telma Catarina Almeida |
| GIVEN NAMES | Telma Catarina |
| FAMILY NAME | Almeida |
| SIGNATURE | ALMEIDA T C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3354-7809 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The impact of adverse childhood experiences and positive thoughts in depression, anxiety, and stress: A comparative study between people convicted of sex offenses and the general population
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are often related to symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in adulthood. Positive thoughts can reduce these symptoms. This study compares a sample of people convicted of sex offenses with a sample of the general population on ACEs, symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression, and positive thoughts, and analyzes the predictors of anxiety, depression, and stress. The sample comprises 168 people convicted o…
Addressing Aggression in Intimate Partner Violence: Preliminary Findings from a Multimodal Intervention for Male Perpetrators
Research suggests that multimodal programs may support positive outcomes among perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV), extending beyond recidivism reduction to improvements in emotional regulation and relationship skills. However, few studies have examined their impact on underlying factors associated with IPV perpetration, such as aggression. This study aims to explore the impact of the Promotion and Intervention Program with Batterers …
Tracing the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Emotional Regulation and Substance Use among French Prisoners and the General Population
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have long-term impacts. This study explores the association between ACEs, emotional regulation difficulties (ERD), and substance use (SU); the differences between the general and prison populations regarding ACEs, ERD, and SU; and the predictors of ERD and SU. The sample comprises 203 participants (143 French general population and 60 French prisoners). Participants from the general population reported higher …
The Impact of Positive Childhood Experiences: A Systematic Review Focused on Children and Adolescents
Childhood and adolescence are crucial stages of life, characterized by significant changes that profoundly influence overall development. While positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can help mitigate the effects of adverse events during these formative years, they have not been as thoroughly researched. Then, this systematic review aims to address this gap by organizing the existing literature on PCEs and examining their impact on both positive a…
The Effectiveness of Intervention with Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators: An Umbrella Review
Purpose To advance knowledge on effective interventions for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators, it is essential to synthesize evidence from meta-analyses evaluating the effectiveness of perpetrator intervention programs (PIPs). Thus, this umbrella review aims to fill this gap. A thorough search across databases such as B-On, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, and Scielo, identified 11 meta-analyses that met the inclusion criteria…
Mental Health on Victims of Non-consensual Intimate Image-sharing: A Scoping Review
Non-consensual intimate image-sharing (NCII) is a type of victimization that has emerged as a pervasive issue affecting millions globally. Studies reveal alarming statistics, with several individuals experiencing or being at risk of NCII victimization. NCII predominantly targets women, and the psychological consequences on victims can be severe, leading to emotional distress, social ostracization, and challenges in intimate relationships, decreas…
Benevolent and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Attachment in Adulthood: A Comparative Study Between Sex Offenders and the General Population
Childhood experiences influence individuals’ perceptions of themselves and their future. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs), adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and attachment in adulthood, compare the general population with sex offenders and assess the variables that impact attachment. The sample comprised 171 participants. A relationship between ACEs and attachment was found. Sexual o…
Positive Childhood Experiences and Adult Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Although positive childhood experiences (PCEs) may serve as protective factors against the negative consequences of childhood adversity, they have been less extensively studied. However, more recently, there has been a growing interest in understanding the role of these experiences. This systematic review aims to address this research gap by systematizing the existing literature on PCEs and examining their relationship with both positive and nega…
A study with adolescents with delinquent behavior: Impact of juvenile victimization and resilience on empathy
Objective This study aims to verify the relationship between victimization, empathy, and resilience in a sample of young delinquents, to analyze gender differences in resilience and empathy, and to explore the predictive value of these variables in empathy. Method The sample comprised 41 individuals aged 14 to 19, including 23 young males and 18 young females. Results The findings confirm a negative relationship between resilience and victimizati…
Mental Health, Shame, and Resilience: A Study of Victims and Non-victims of Nonconsensual Intimate Image Sharing
Nonconsensual intimate image sharing (NCIIS) is a type of online violence that happens through Information and communication technologies. The consequences of NCIIS cause great suffering to victims. Some studies indicate that symptoms are alleviated in resilient victims. This quantitative study aims to analyze the relationship between NCIIS and shame, symptomatology, and resilience in adults’ lives, to compare the group of victims with non-victim…
Prevalence of grooming and sexting among Portuguese youth: Adaptation of the Questionnaire for Online Sexual Solicitation and Interactions with Adults and Sexting Questionnaire
Childhood Maltreatment and Empathy in Community and Justice Samples: The Moderating Role of Positive Childhood Experiences
Child maltreatment (CM) has been related to adverse outcomes in adulthood, such as deficits in empathy. However, positive childhood experiences (PCEs) are related to adaptive characteristics in adulthood, mitigating the adverse effects of CM. This study aimed to explore the relationship between CM, PCEs, and empathy and analyze the moderating role of PCEs in the relationship between CM and empathy in a sample of 2310 male and female adults from t…
The Link Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health in Offenders: A Systematic Review
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health issues are highly prevalent in the history of adult offenders, as they affect an individual’s social, psychological, and emotional development and, consequently, their welfare and role in society. The present study explores the relationship between ACEs and mental health in adult offenders. B-on, Psycnet, Pubmed, Scielo, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched and se…
Risk Factors of Poly-Victimization and the Impact on Delinquency in Youth: A Systematic Review
There is a link between antisocial behaviors and poly-victimization, showing that poly-victims have a high probability of engaging in delinquency. These victims show difficulties in self-regulation across multiple biopsychosocial domains. This review examined the impact of poly-victimization on delinquent behaviors in youth. B-on, Google Scholar, PubMed, and EBSCO databases were systematically searched to identify relevant studies published, resu…
Brief Measure of Affective Lability Among Portuguese Community and Justice Samples: Psychometrics and Measurement Invariance
Affective lability is a central feature of several emotional disturbances and is linked to aggressive and risky behaviors. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the Affective Lability Scale-18 (ALS-18) among a community sample and a sample of justice-involved adults. We also aimed to test the measurement invariance between sex and sample type. Results revealed good to excellent values of internal consistency. Confirmatory fac…
Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: Evidence from a cross-cultural study
Despite differences between countries, BCEs are important predictors of adult well-being in all three countries and should be monitored along with ACE. Further, resilience seems to have an important role in lowering the negative consequences of lower BCEs and feelings of hopelessness, pointing to the need to strengthen psychological resilience among adults
Online grooming among Portuguese adolescents and the Covid-19 lockdown: Relationship with other types of victimization
Online grooming is the sexual solicitations and interactions between an adult and a minor, aiming to sexually abuse or obtain sexual material for the sexual satisfaction of themselves or others. Experiencing victimization during childhood or adolescence increases the probability of exposure to other types of victimization. Objectives: This study analyses the relationship between grooming, other types of juvenile victimization, and consensual sext…
Impact of poly-victimization and resilience on anxiety: Delinquent and non-delinquent youth samples
Victims of poly-victimization reveal a higher negative impact than victims of a single type of violence. Exposure to multiple types of violence is a stronger predictor of developing worse mental health outcomes. The main objectives of this study are to verify the relationship between poly-victimization, anxiety, and resilience, compare delinquent and non-delinquent adolescents, and identify the predictors of anxiety. The sample comprises 143 adol…
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Problematic Pornography Use: The Mediating Role of Loneliness
Objectives: To analyze the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and problematic pornography use (PPU) and test the mediating effect of loneliness. Methods: = 10.32) completed online self-report scales assessing difficulties in emotion regulation, PPU, and loneliness. Results: Difficulties in emotion regulation are positively correlated with PPU. Loneliness partially mediates the relationship between difficulties in emotion regul…
The impact of imprisonment on individuals’ mental health and society reintegration: Study protocol
This study intends to have a meaningful impact on the understanding of imprisonment effects, giving important clues for developing and implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies to address prisoners' and ex-prisoners' mental health and improve their ability to successfully reintegrate into society and reduce recidivism
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Relationship with Empathy and Alexithymia
Several studies showed that adults who have experienced childhood adversity are more likely to develop alexithymia and low empathy. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the relationship between childhood adversity and alexithymia and empathy in adulthood and verify a predictive explanatory model of alexithymia. The sample comprised 92 adults who responded to the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Childhood History Questionnaire, the Interper…
Prevalence and Impact of Revenge Pornography on a Sample of Portuguese Women
Victims of revenge pornography (RP) suffer long-term psychological, personal, and social consequences, given that the spread of explicit content may continue to disturb them throughout their lives. However, there is a scarcity of studies on this phenomenon in Portugal. The present study aims to identify the prevalence of RP and analyze its impact on self-esteem, humiliation, depression, and anxiety, and compare victims and non-victims of RP on th…
The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale – Short Form (Ders-SF): Psychometric Properties and Invariance Between Genders
BACKGROUND: The understanding of how individuals manage their emotional experiences has flourished dramatically over the last decades, including assessing of emotion (dys)regulation. The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is a well-validated and extensively used self-report instrument for emotion regulation problems. Despite the wide use of DERS in both clinical and research settings, its length potentially increases fatigue and frus…
The juvenile victimization questionnaire: Psychometric properties and poly-victimization among Portuguese youth
Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
Urban allotment gardens (AG) in Portugal have increased in recent years, as in many other European countries and worldwide. The contribution of these gardens to the happiness and well-being of urban populations has been recognized, but evaluations of their benefits are still very scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate this contribution, based on the urban organic AG of the Devesa Park in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. The sample i…
The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale – Short Form (Ders-SF): Psychometric Properties and Invariance Between Genders
BACKGROUND: The understanding of how individuals manage their emotional experiences has flourished dramatically over the last decades, including assessing of emotion (dys)regulation. The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is a well-validated and extensively used self-report instrument for emotion regulation problems. Despite the wide use of DERS in both clinical and research settings, its length potentially increases fatigue and frus…
The juvenile victimization questionnaire: Psychometric properties and poly-victimization among Portuguese youth
Mental Health, Shame, and Resilience: A Study of Victims and Non-victims of Nonconsensual Intimate Image Sharing
Nonconsensual intimate image sharing (NCIIS) is a type of online violence that happens through Information and communication technologies. The consequences of NCIIS cause great suffering to victims. Some studies indicate that symptoms are alleviated in resilient victims. This quantitative study aims to analyze the relationship between NCIIS and shame, symptomatology, and resilience in adults’ lives, to compare the group of victims with non-victim…
Prevalence of grooming and sexting among Portuguese youth: Adaptation of the Questionnaire for Online Sexual Solicitation and Interactions with Adults and Sexting Questionnaire
Prevalence and Impact of Revenge Pornography on a Sample of Portuguese Women
Victims of revenge pornography (RP) suffer long-term psychological, personal, and social consequences, given that the spread of explicit content may continue to disturb them throughout their lives. However, there is a scarcity of studies on this phenomenon in Portugal. The present study aims to identify the prevalence of RP and analyze its impact on self-esteem, humiliation, depression, and anxiety, and compare victims and non-victims of RP on th…
Versão Portuguesa da Escala de Perceção da Criança sobre os Conflitos Interparentais – Versão para crianças dos 7 aos 9 anos (EPCCI-C)
As perceções da criança acerca dos conflitos interparentais constituem um importante fator mediador do impacto que estes têm no seu desenvolvimento, pelo que se torna crucial uma adequada avaliação. Neste artigo apresentamos a versão portuguesa da Escala de Perceção da Criança dos Conflitos Interparentais (EPCCI-C), cujo original designado por Children’s Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale for Young Children (CPIC-Y) foi desenvolvido por G…
Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
Urban allotment gardens (AG) in Portugal have increased in recent years, as in many other European countries and worldwide. The contribution of these gardens to the happiness and well-being of urban populations has been recognized, but evaluations of their benefits are still very scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate this contribution, based on the urban organic AG of the Devesa Park in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. The sample i…
The juvenile victimization questionnaire: Psychometric properties and poly-victimization among Portuguese youth
The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale – Short Form (Ders-SF): Psychometric Properties and Invariance Between Genders
BACKGROUND: The understanding of how individuals manage their emotional experiences has flourished dramatically over the last decades, including assessing of emotion (dys)regulation. The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is a well-validated and extensively used self-report instrument for emotion regulation problems. Despite the wide use of DERS in both clinical and research settings, its length potentially increases fatigue and frus…
Impact of poly-victimization and resilience on anxiety: Delinquent and non-delinquent youth samples
Victims of poly-victimization reveal a higher negative impact than victims of a single type of violence. Exposure to multiple types of violence is a stronger predictor of developing worse mental health outcomes. The main objectives of this study are to verify the relationship between poly-victimization, anxiety, and resilience, compare delinquent and non-delinquent adolescents, and identify the predictors of anxiety. The sample comprises 143 adol…
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Problematic Pornography Use: The Mediating Role of Loneliness
Objectives: To analyze the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and problematic pornography use (PPU) and test the mediating effect of loneliness. Methods: = 10.32) completed online self-report scales assessing difficulties in emotion regulation, PPU, and loneliness. Results: Difficulties in emotion regulation are positively correlated with PPU. Loneliness partially mediates the relationship between difficulties in emotion regul…
The impact of imprisonment on individuals’ mental health and society reintegration: Study protocol
This study intends to have a meaningful impact on the understanding of imprisonment effects, giving important clues for developing and implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies to address prisoners' and ex-prisoners' mental health and improve their ability to successfully reintegrate into society and reduce recidivism
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Relationship with Empathy and Alexithymia
Several studies showed that adults who have experienced childhood adversity are more likely to develop alexithymia and low empathy. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the relationship between childhood adversity and alexithymia and empathy in adulthood and verify a predictive explanatory model of alexithymia. The sample comprised 92 adults who responded to the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Childhood History Questionnaire, the Interper…
Prevalence and Impact of Revenge Pornography on a Sample of Portuguese Women
Victims of revenge pornography (RP) suffer long-term psychological, personal, and social consequences, given that the spread of explicit content may continue to disturb them throughout their lives. However, there is a scarcity of studies on this phenomenon in Portugal. The present study aims to identify the prevalence of RP and analyze its impact on self-esteem, humiliation, depression, and anxiety, and compare victims and non-victims of RP on th…
The Link Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health in Offenders: A Systematic Review
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health issues are highly prevalent in the history of adult offenders, as they affect an individual’s social, psychological, and emotional development and, consequently, their welfare and role in society. The present study explores the relationship between ACEs and mental health in adult offenders. B-on, Psycnet, Pubmed, Scielo, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched and se…
Risk Factors of Poly-Victimization and the Impact on Delinquency in Youth: A Systematic Review
There is a link between antisocial behaviors and poly-victimization, showing that poly-victims have a high probability of engaging in delinquency. These victims show difficulties in self-regulation across multiple biopsychosocial domains. This review examined the impact of poly-victimization on delinquent behaviors in youth. B-on, Google Scholar, PubMed, and EBSCO databases were systematically searched to identify relevant studies published, resu…
Brief Measure of Affective Lability Among Portuguese Community and Justice Samples: Psychometrics and Measurement Invariance
Affective lability is a central feature of several emotional disturbances and is linked to aggressive and risky behaviors. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the Affective Lability Scale-18 (ALS-18) among a community sample and a sample of justice-involved adults. We also aimed to test the measurement invariance between sex and sample type. Results revealed good to excellent values of internal consistency. Confirmatory fac…
Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: Evidence from a cross-cultural study
Despite differences between countries, BCEs are important predictors of adult well-being in all three countries and should be monitored along with ACE. Further, resilience seems to have an important role in lowering the negative consequences of lower BCEs and feelings of hopelessness, pointing to the need to strengthen psychological resilience among adults
Online grooming among Portuguese adolescents and the Covid-19 lockdown: Relationship with other types of victimization
Online grooming is the sexual solicitations and interactions between an adult and a minor, aiming to sexually abuse or obtain sexual material for the sexual satisfaction of themselves or others. Experiencing victimization during childhood or adolescence increases the probability of exposure to other types of victimization. Objectives: This study analyses the relationship between grooming, other types of juvenile victimization, and consensual sext…
Benevolent and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Attachment in Adulthood: A Comparative Study Between Sex Offenders and the General Population
Childhood experiences influence individuals’ perceptions of themselves and their future. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs), adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and attachment in adulthood, compare the general population with sex offenders and assess the variables that impact attachment. The sample comprised 171 participants. A relationship between ACEs and attachment was found. Sexual o…
Positive Childhood Experiences and Adult Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Although positive childhood experiences (PCEs) may serve as protective factors against the negative consequences of childhood adversity, they have been less extensively studied. However, more recently, there has been a growing interest in understanding the role of these experiences. This systematic review aims to address this research gap by systematizing the existing literature on PCEs and examining their relationship with both positive and nega…
A study with adolescents with delinquent behavior: Impact of juvenile victimization and resilience on empathy
Objective This study aims to verify the relationship between victimization, empathy, and resilience in a sample of young delinquents, to analyze gender differences in resilience and empathy, and to explore the predictive value of these variables in empathy. Method The sample comprised 41 individuals aged 14 to 19, including 23 young males and 18 young females. Results The findings confirm a negative relationship between resilience and victimizati…
Mental Health, Shame, and Resilience: A Study of Victims and Non-victims of Nonconsensual Intimate Image Sharing
Nonconsensual intimate image sharing (NCIIS) is a type of online violence that happens through Information and communication technologies. The consequences of NCIIS cause great suffering to victims. Some studies indicate that symptoms are alleviated in resilient victims. This quantitative study aims to analyze the relationship between NCIIS and shame, symptomatology, and resilience in adults’ lives, to compare the group of victims with non-victim…
Prevalence of grooming and sexting among Portuguese youth: Adaptation of the Questionnaire for Online Sexual Solicitation and Interactions with Adults and Sexting Questionnaire
Childhood Maltreatment and Empathy in Community and Justice Samples: The Moderating Role of Positive Childhood Experiences
Child maltreatment (CM) has been related to adverse outcomes in adulthood, such as deficits in empathy. However, positive childhood experiences (PCEs) are related to adaptive characteristics in adulthood, mitigating the adverse effects of CM. This study aimed to explore the relationship between CM, PCEs, and empathy and analyze the moderating role of PCEs in the relationship between CM and empathy in a sample of 2310 male and female adults from t…
The impact of adverse childhood experiences and positive thoughts in depression, anxiety, and stress: A comparative study between people convicted of sex offenses and the general population
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are often related to symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in adulthood. Positive thoughts can reduce these symptoms. This study compares a sample of people convicted of sex offenses with a sample of the general population on ACEs, symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression, and positive thoughts, and analyzes the predictors of anxiety, depression, and stress. The sample comprises 168 people convicted o…
Addressing Aggression in Intimate Partner Violence: Preliminary Findings from a Multimodal Intervention for Male Perpetrators
Research suggests that multimodal programs may support positive outcomes among perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV), extending beyond recidivism reduction to improvements in emotional regulation and relationship skills. However, few studies have examined their impact on underlying factors associated with IPV perpetration, such as aggression. This study aims to explore the impact of the Promotion and Intervention Program with Batterers …
Tracing the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Emotional Regulation and Substance Use among French Prisoners and the General Population
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have long-term impacts. This study explores the association between ACEs, emotional regulation difficulties (ERD), and substance use (SU); the differences between the general and prison populations regarding ACEs, ERD, and SU; and the predictors of ERD and SU. The sample comprises 203 participants (143 French general population and 60 French prisoners). Participants from the general population reported higher …
The Impact of Positive Childhood Experiences: A Systematic Review Focused on Children and Adolescents
Childhood and adolescence are crucial stages of life, characterized by significant changes that profoundly influence overall development. While positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can help mitigate the effects of adverse events during these formative years, they have not been as thoroughly researched. Then, this systematic review aims to address this gap by organizing the existing literature on PCEs and examining their impact on both positive a…
The Effectiveness of Intervention with Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators: An Umbrella Review
Purpose To advance knowledge on effective interventions for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators, it is essential to synthesize evidence from meta-analyses evaluating the effectiveness of perpetrator intervention programs (PIPs). Thus, this umbrella review aims to fill this gap. A thorough search across databases such as B-On, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, and Scielo, identified 11 meta-analyses that met the inclusion criteria…
Psychology (17 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Poison control (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (8 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works)