Tania Gaspar
Biographic Data
| ID | 322099 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tania Gaspar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tania |
| FAMILY NAME | Gaspar |
| SIGNATURE | GASPAR T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9616-0441 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 54 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 54 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
No-Risk, At-Risk, and High-Risk Middle School and High School Students
The obtained results highlight the need for early identification of psychological distress using effective measures to prevent psychological symptoms and to promote socio-emotional skills in the school context
Trend Analysis of Self-Harm Behaviors and Stress Management Skills in Adolescents Between 2018, 2022, and 2024
Stress management skills emerged as a key vulnerability domain and were consistently lower among adolescents with NSSHB. Family support, school relationships, and mental well-being were central predictors of coping skills, reinforcing the relevance of multilevel, ecological approaches to prevention and intervention
A Biopsychosocial and Environmental Perspective of Youth Health Literacy in Portugal
These results are of the utmost importance for educators, professionals, and policymakers who can use this information to create friendly environments that promote health literacy and health-promoting activities according to a multidisciplinary, continuous, and consistent plan
Keeping it real? Authenticity and well-being at work
Centres authenticity as a vital but overlooked part of worker well-being • Shows how “being real” becomes emotional labour in hospitality workplaces • Calls for research on how authenticity is lived, shaped, and constrained at work
Influence of news media use and political discussions on social self-efficacy through sense of unity
Discussing sociopolitical issues with family or friends during adolescence, as well as staying informed through media outlets, is key to developing active civic engagement for both youth and future adults. Likewise, these communicative exchanges promote a sense of belonging and social skills which foster adolescents’ wellbeing. This research aims to analyze the influence of participation in communication about political and social issues on adole…
School and family ecosystem
The aim of the study was to explore the factors and barriers related to the incentive and opportunity of school–family communication. This work is part of the HOUSE‐Colégio F3 Project, ULisbon, which included 1,143 first‐year university students from the University of Lisbon, with average age of 19.61 ± 3.96 years. The young people who had better communication with their parents, greater family support and better family relationship were the ones…
Health literacy and medication health literacy in adolescents
Health literacy (HL) is an essential health determinant that could encourage the adoption of individual and community protective behaviours that contribute to public health. This study aims to analyse the associations between HL and medication HL (MHL) in 4015 adolescents from the Health Behaviour in School‐aged Children (HBSC/WHO). Data were collected from the HBSC/WHO questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and multinomial lo…
Positive Youth Development, Mental Stress and Life Satisfaction in Middle School and High School Students in Portugal
The relation between positive youth development and stress, anxiety and depression was studied considering the mediator role of psychological symptoms and life satisfaction. A total of 3109 students included in the "Psychological Health and Well-being" study of the School Observatory participated, including 1618 females and 1491 males aged between 11 and 18 years old ( M = 14.45; SD = 1.88), belonging to different school groups in different regio…
Influye la comunicación sobre asuntos sociales y políticos en la eficacia política interna y en las expectativas de participación sociopolítica de los adolescentes españoles
La participación de los estudiantes en debates, búsqueda de información, etc., sobre asuntos sociopolíticos, la eficacia política interna y las expectativas sociopolíticas de participación son indicadores de compromiso cívico adolescente. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la influencia de la Participación comunicativa sociopolítica de los adolescentes de España en las Expectativas de participación sociopolítica, de forma directa y a través…
Healthy Social Network Use and Well-Being during Adolescence
Screen time and the use of social networks is the most frequent form of leisure time occupation and socializing for adolescents. The present study is aimed at understanding and characterizing, from an ecological perspective, what distinguishes healthy and less healthy or even dependent use of social media in young people and the influence on adolescents' well-being. This paper is based on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) from 2…
Leisure Time Activities and Subjective Happiness in Early Adolescents from Three Ibero-American Countries
(1) Background: The aim of the present study is to analyze subjective happiness in relation to leisure time in 10-year-old boys and girls from Brazil, Chile and Spain and to determine which leisure time activity has a greater effect on their subjective happiness and whether there are differences according to gender. (2) Methods: Data from the third wave of the Children's Worlds Project was used, which was collected by administering self-report me…
Patient-Reported Outcomes and Experiences Assessment in Women with Breast Cancer
In 2020, female breast cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, representing the type of cancer with the highest incidence among women and the second most common cause of cancer death among women in all OECD countries. The conventional measures addressing the burden of breast cancer by measuring mortality, incidence, and survival do not entirely reflect the quality of life and patients experience when receiving breast cancer care.…
Covid-19, Wellness and Life Satisfaction in Adolescence
During and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, several works reflected on young people's physical and psychological health. The Dual Factor Model, which we refer to as the quadripartite model, is useful for understanding children's and adolescents' psychological health and differentiating them regarding their attitude toward the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this investigation, students from the fifth to twelfth year of schooling en…
Biopsychosocial Factors That Influence the Purpose in Life among Working Adults and Retirees
This study aimed to identify and characterize biopsychosocial factors that impact the purpose in life (PIL) among adults that are working or already retired. This cross-sectional study includes a sample of 1330 participants, of whom 62.2% were female, with ages ranging from 55 and 84 years, with a mean of 61.93 years and a standard deviation of 7.65. Results suggest that the education level, stress, spirituality (religion) and optimism, social su…
Relationship between Burden, Quality of Life and Difficulties of Informal Primary Caregivers in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The study aimed to characterize and understand the difficulties experienced by informal caregivers from a bio-psychosocial and environmental perspective, taking into account the socio-demographic and health characteristics of the informal caregiver and the person cared for, quality of life, perceived burden, social support, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the informal caregiver and the person cared for. The participants were 371 inform…
Who are the Happy Girls? Gender Comparison Using a Biopsychosocial Approach
From an ecological perspective, this study aimed to understand and characterize the similarities and differences between girls and boys regarding the perception of happiness. This paper is based on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2022 study. 5809 students from 6th (29.6%), 8th (33.5%), and 10th (37%) grades responded, of whom 50.9% were female, with a mean age of 14.09 years ( SD = 1.82). The results allow us to study and iden…
Quality of Life and Well-Being of Adolescents in Portuguese Schools
Handwashing adherence during the Covid-19 pandemic
Chronic Conditions and School Participation of First-Year University Students—House ULisbon Study
Students with chronic conditions (CC) tend to experience several barriers in terms of their school participation and performance. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the factors related to the time of diagnosis of CC (recent/non-recent), the barriers to participation and academic success (health condition, people's attitude towards CC and school physical environment), the physical and mental health (physical/psychological symptoms and co…
Family Environment and Portuguese Adolescents
It is important to determine the impact that parental divorce/separation or a weak parent-child relationship can have on adolescents. It is also necessary to consider the family relationship and structure when devising strategies and public policies related to the promotion of adolescents' health and well-being
Shedding Light on the Lifestyle and Participation of Portuguese Adolescents with Chronic Conditions—Data from the HBSC 2018 Study
Variables associated with lifestyle can constitute either risk or protective factors for the development and progression of chronic conditions (CC). This study intends to explore the differences between adolescents with and without CC and between adolescents whose school participation is affected/not affected by the existing CC with regard to variables related to lifestyle (i.e., sleep, physical activity, BMI, and leisure). In addition, it also i…
Mental Health Patient-Reported Outcomes and Experiences Assessment in Portugal
Mental ill-health is increasingly recognized by policymakers for its significant human and economic toll. The main objective of this study is to capture patient-reported outcomes and experiences on mental health care in Portugal using methods developed for international benchmarking purposes, such as the OECD Patient-reported Indicators Surveys. The study included 397 participants, 247 (62.2%) women, divided into four age groups: ages 16-24 years…
Ecological Model Explaining the Psychosocial Adaptation to Covid-19
The main objective of this study is to understand and characterize the adoption of an ecological perspective and the physical, psychological, social, and contextual health factors that may influence the adjustment to and mental health experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study included 5479 participants, of which 3710 were female (67.7%), aged between 18 and 90 years old, with a mean age of 48.57 years (SD = 14.29), were considered three…
Experience of discrimination during Covid-19 pandemic
Refugees and other migrants who had more difficulties in accessing health care and preventive measures against COVID-19 infection experienced worse mental health and increased discrimination. These negative effects appeared to be stronger for those with more insecure housing and residence status, highlighting from one side the specific risk of insecure housing in the impact of COVID-19 upon mental health and infection protection, and for another …
Alcohol and tobacco use in Portuguese adolescents
The influence that social factors (relationship with teachers, peers and family support), future expectations, physical and psychological symptoms exert on the adolescents’ tobacco and alcohol consumption is analyzed, and the differences between users and non‐users are analyzed as well. This work is part of the HBSC study. The results show that substance use is associated with more physical and psychological symptoms, worse relationship with teac…
The Role of Individual- and Macro-Level Social Determinants on Young Adolescents’ Psychosomatic Complaints
This study examines the social determinants of psychosomatic complaints in young adolescents. Using data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, psychosomatic complaints are studied in 98,773 adolescents (11- and 13-year-olds; 48% 11-year-olds, 52% 13-year-olds; 52% females, 48% males) from 34 European countries. Individual-level determinants, including family-, peer- and school-related factors as well as country-level det…
At-Home Environment, Out-of-Home Environment, Snacks and Sweetened Beverages Intake in Preadolescence, Early and Mid-Adolescence
Health-related quality of life in portuguese children and adolescents
The KIDSCREEN is a European cross-cultural and standardized instrument that assesses ten quality of life dimensions in children, adolescents and their parents. This instrument is used to validate evidences to support general inferences on quality-of-life measures obtained by the Portuguese version of KIDSCREEN10 for children and adolescents, in the context of a survey research carried on in Portugal. The present study focuses only on the KIDSCREE…
Parent–child perceptions of quality of life
The KIDSCREEN-52 is an instrument that assesses 10 dimensions of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). It was developed as a result of studies by the European KIDSCREEN Group, University of Berlin (www.kidscreen.org; see also Bisegger et al., 2005). During the Portuguese validation process, a model was developed to examine the perceptions of children and their parents on these dimensions. Structural equation modelling was used in order to estim…
Quality of Life and Well-Being of Adolescents in Portuguese Schools
Relationship Between Family Functioning, Parents' Psychosocial Factors, and Children's Well-Being
The main objective of this study is to explore the impact of the psychosocial factors (social support, resilience, and mental health) on the family functioning and on the parent's perception of their children's well-being. Participants were 1757 parents of children aged 6 to 16 years, 77.3% female ( N = 1359), and 22.7% male ( N = 398), aged between 20 and 80 years ( M = 41.61 and SD = 5.71). A path analyses model indicated that social support an…
Foreign adolescents living in Portugal
The present study intends to (1) analyze the differences regarding the quality of life between young foreigners and young Portuguese adolescents; (2) understand the relationship between variables related to the school context and the quality of life of foreign adolescents living in Portugal. In all, 8215 adolescents participated in this study, and only the sub‐sample of 578 foreigners was considered. 50.3% are boys, aged between 10 and 22 years o…
Young People Living with Unemployed Parents during a Labour Market-Crisis
Communication and Information About “Safer Sex”
The aims of this study are to determine the influence of migrant status on sexual behavior and communication about "safer sex" and to identify ethnic-specific prevention issues. Data were obtained from a special administration of the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Survey in a special sample of Portuguese schools located in low-income Lisbon neighborhoods with large proportions of African migrants.Survey participants included 919 6th, 8th…
Communication and Information About “Safer Sex”
The aims of this study are to determine the influence of migrant status on sexual behavior and communication about "safer sex" and to identify ethnic-specific prevention issues. Data were obtained from a special administration of the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Survey in a special sample of Portuguese schools located in low-income Lisbon neighborhoods with large proportions of African migrants.Survey participants included 919 6th, 8th…
Optimismo em crianças e adolescentes
O objectivo deste trabalho visa a adaptação e validação da Escala Revista de Orientação para a Vida para Crianças e Adolescentes Portugueses. O presente estudo incidiu sobre um total de 3195 participantes do 5o e 7o anos de escolaridade. A análise de componentes principais encontrou dois factores, um ligado ao optimismo e outro que reflecte o pessimismo. Os resultados evidenciados na análise factorial confirmatória revelam um bom ajustamento da e…
Parent–child perceptions of quality of life
The KIDSCREEN-52 is an instrument that assesses 10 dimensions of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). It was developed as a result of studies by the European KIDSCREEN Group, University of Berlin (www.kidscreen.org; see also Bisegger et al., 2005). During the Portuguese validation process, a model was developed to examine the perceptions of children and their parents on these dimensions. Structural equation modelling was used in order to estim…
The Role of Individual- and Macro-Level Social Determinants on Young Adolescents’ Psychosomatic Complaints
This study examines the social determinants of psychosomatic complaints in young adolescents. Using data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, psychosomatic complaints are studied in 98,773 adolescents (11- and 13-year-olds; 48% 11-year-olds, 52% 13-year-olds; 52% females, 48% males) from 34 European countries. Individual-level determinants, including family-, peer- and school-related factors as well as country-level det…
Promoção do bem-estar na adolescência
O presente trabalho visa compreender e caracterizar os factores e estratégias promotoras do bem-estar subjectivo em adolescentes migrantes oriundos dos PALOP, através da perspectiva dos adolescentes e dos técnicos de intervenção. Foi utilizada uma abordagem qualitativa, grupos focais ou grupos de discussão centrados no tema, especificamente especificamente, o bem-estar subjectivo nos adolescentes migrantes e intervenção que é realizada neste âmbi…
Desvantagem socio-económica, etnicidade e consumo de álcool na adolescência
O presente estudo visa compreender e caracterizar o consumo de álcool nos adolescentes migrantes, através da perspectiva dos jovens face aos factores ligados à protecção e ao risco e aos cenários que envolvem o adolescente. Foi utilizada uma metodologia qualitativa, os grupos focais ou grupos de discussão centrados num tema, o consumo de álcool, relacionando-o com os “cenários” do adolescente e com os comportamentos ligados ao risco e ligados à p…
Health-related quality of life in portuguese children and adolescents
The KIDSCREEN is a European cross-cultural and standardized instrument that assesses ten quality of life dimensions in children, adolescents and their parents. This instrument is used to validate evidences to support general inferences on quality-of-life measures obtained by the Portuguese version of KIDSCREEN10 for children and adolescents, in the context of a survey research carried on in Portugal. The present study focuses only on the KIDSCREE…
At-Home Environment, Out-of-Home Environment, Snacks and Sweetened Beverages Intake in Preadolescence, Early and Mid-Adolescence
Mental health outcomes in times of economic recession
Social support influences on eating awareness in children and adolescents
The impact of the social environment on healthy eating awareness results from complex interactions among physical, economic, cultural, interpersonal and individual characteristics. This study investigated the impact of social support and social influence on healthy eating awareness, controlling for socio-economic status, gender and age. Additionally, the mediating effect of self-regulation strategies was examined. A total of 2764 children and ado…
Hungry for an intervention? Adolescents’ ratings of acceptability of eating-related intervention strategies
Adolescents preferred intervention strategies that promote healthy eating over strategies that discourage unhealthy eating. Level of intrusiveness affected acceptability ratings for the latter type of strategies only. Various individual and behavioral characteristics were associated with acceptability. These findings provide practical guidance for the selection of acceptable intervention strategies to improve adolescents' eating behavior
Unemployment, Parental Distress and Youth Emotional Well-Being
Estratégias de Auto-Regulação em Pré-Adolescentes e Adolescentes
A auto-regulação tem um papel fundamental no comportamento alimentar em crianças e adolescentes face às "tentações" do ambiente. O Tempest Self-Regulation Questionnaire for Eating (TESQ-E; www.tempestproject.eu) é um instrumento de medida da auto-regulação transcultural que foi construído, traduzido e adaptado em nove países europeus, no âmbito do Projeto TEMPEST. Este artigo tem como objetivo o estudo da validação da versão Portuguesa do instrum…
Unemployment as a source of mental distress to individuals and their family
BACKGROUND: Due to the economic recession, several people in Europe became unemployed. This situation may risk their mental health. AIM: This study explored parents' perceptions about their unemployment's effects in daily life during the recession. METHODS: A total of 59 unemployed parents (40.7% fathers and 59.3% mothers), ageing 44.4 years (±6.2), answer a question on how the unemployment affected their family lives. Thematic analysis was used …
Relationship Between Subjective Wellbeing and Weight Perception in Children and Adolescents
Young People Living with Unemployed Parents during a Labour Market-Crisis
Young people's well-being and the economic crisis
Fatores pessoais e sociais que influenciam o bem-estar subjetivo
Pretende-se compreender e caracterizar a associação entre o Estatuto Socioeconômico (ESE) e o bem-estar subjetivo em crianças e adolescentes e ainda entender a influência que fatores pessoais e sociais podem ter nela. Os dados foram recolhidos em 16 escolas, uma metade no Norte e outra na Região de Lisboa, Portugal. A amostra envolve 1.181 estudantes, 51,5% do gênero feminino, cuja idade varia entre 8 e 17 anos, com média de 9,9 anos (DP = 1,42).…
How Are Adolescents Sleeping? Adolescent Sleep Patterns and Sociodemographic Differences in 24 European and North American Countries
PURPOSE: Insufficient and poor sleep patterns are common among adolescents worldwide. Up to now, the evidence on adolescent sleep has been mostly informed by country-specific studies that used different measures and age groups, making direct comparisons difficult. Cross-national data on adolescent sleep that could inform nations and international discussions are lacking. We examined the sleep patterns of adolescents across 24 countries and by gen…
Longitudinal Association between Sport Participation and Depressive Symptoms after a Two-Year Follow-Up in Mid-Adolescence
Sport participation has been advocated as a strategy to improve adolescents' mental health. However, how these variables evolve during the adolescent years is uncertain. The objective of the present work was to examine the longitudinal associations of sports participation and depressive symptoms in adolescents. Participants were 525 Spanish adolescents (50.3% boys), aged between 12 and 15 years old (M = 13.45, SD = 0.69). They were enrolled in 18…
Impacto dos fatores psicossociais de risco na qualidade de vida da população no processo de reforma
O objetivo principal deste estudo é compreender e caracterizar a relação entre os fatores de risco psicossocial relacionados ao trabalho e as dimensões de qualidade de vida (QV) em adultos profissionalmente ativos e reformados em Portugal. Os dados foram recolhidos ao nível nacional. Participaram 1.330 indivíduos, sendo 62,2% do género feminino, com idades entre 55 e 75 anos. Foram analisadas as diferenças de género, idade e situação profissional…
Sleep and Awakening Quality during Covid-19 Confinement
The SQ logistic regression showed gender, morbidities, CECL, and awakenings as relevant, whereas, for AQ, relevant variables further included age and physical activity. Aiming to have a high stress compliance, each individual should sleep well, have important control of their mood, practice positive behaviors while dismissing negative behaviors and attitudes, practice exercise, have adequate nutrition, and beware of technologies and dependences
The trajectory of Covid-19 pandemic and handwashing adherence
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Chronic Conditions, School Participation and Quality of Life of Portuguese Adolescents
Making the best out of youth—The Improve the Youth project
Adolescents' mental health determines their general health and their mental health as adults. Improve the Youth project (ITY) was created and implemented among Polish and Portuguese adolescents. The aim of the project was to investigate the well‐being of Portuguese and Polish adolescents, and to evaluate differences between them in self‐rated health, life satisfaction and perceived psychosomatic health. A mixed‐method approach was applied. The qu…
Psychology (44 works) · Medicine (28 works) · Psychiatry (24 works) · Clinical Psychology (21 works) · Developmental psychology (21 works) · Social Psychology (19 works) · Clinical Psychology (18 works) · Social Psychology (16 works) · Portuguese (15 works) · Mental health (13 works)