Ana Cerqueira
Biographic Data
| ID | 322102 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana Cerqueira |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana |
| FAMILY NAME | Cerqueira |
| SIGNATURE | CERQUEIRA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9883-0210 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Concordance Between Health Records and a Self-Report Measure in a Sample of Female Inmates in Portugal
A comparison between health records and a self-report measure was conducted within a Portuguese female prison, involving 99 female inmates. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the demographic and juridical characteristics of the sample. Prevalence, kappa coefficients scores, sensitivity and specificity for substance use and current health status were analyzed using SPSS 27. Most substance use and health status conditions were reporte…
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
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…
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…
How Is Leisure Related to Wellbeing and to Substance Use? The Probable Key Role of Autonomy and Supervision
The present research is based on a large and representative national survey and intends to analyse the correlation of several leisure activities with risk, and with health and well-being outcomes. This work is part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, a collaborative WHO international study that aims to explore the school-aged children behaviour regarding health and risk behaviours in their life contexts. Participants wer…
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…
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
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…
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…
Parental Emotional Support, Family Functioning and Children's Quality of Life
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…
Chronic Conditions, School Participation and Quality of Life of Portuguese Adolescents
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chronic Conditions, School Participation and Quality of Life of Portuguese Adolescents
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…
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…
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…
Parental Emotional Support, Family Functioning and Children's Quality of Life
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…
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…
How Is Leisure Related to Wellbeing and to Substance Use? The Probable Key Role of Autonomy and Supervision
The present research is based on a large and representative national survey and intends to analyse the correlation of several leisure activities with risk, and with health and well-being outcomes. This work is part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, a collaborative WHO international study that aims to explore the school-aged children behaviour regarding health and risk behaviours in their life contexts. Participants wer…
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…
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
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…
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
Concordance Between Health Records and a Self-Report Measure in a Sample of Female Inmates in Portugal
A comparison between health records and a self-report measure was conducted within a Portuguese female prison, involving 99 female inmates. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the demographic and juridical characteristics of the sample. Prevalence, kappa coefficients scores, sensitivity and specificity for substance use and current health status were analyzed using SPSS 27. Most substance use and health status conditions were reporte…
Psychology (19 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Portuguese (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Perception (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works)