Gonçalo Veiga
Biographic Data
| ID | 365411 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gonçalo Veiga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gonçalo |
| FAMILY NAME | Veiga |
| SIGNATURE | VEIGA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Évora |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0575-1757 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hybrid Feel-Own-Move®
Background: Domestic violence is a public health concern, impacting the health and well-being of women and children globally. Shelter homes are one of the support services for victims' recovery, although providing holistic healthcare in this setting remains a struggle. Feel-Own-Move® (FOM) is an evidence-based psychomotor intervention designed to help women who have experienced domestic violence reconnect with their bodies. Hybrid FOM (H-FOM) is …
Effects of an Outdoor Play-Based Intervention on Preschoolers’ Fundamental Movement Skill Competence
Research Findings: Outdoor physical play is essential for developing preschoolers’ fundamental movement skills (FMS). This study examined the effectiveness of OUT to IN, a play-based intervention designed to enhance FMS in young children. A cluster randomized trial was conducted with 101 preschoolers (Mage = 5.06 years, 56 boys) randomly allocated into two groups: the OUT to IN Group (n = 67), and the Wait List Group (n = 34). While the Wait List…
Echoes of a living body
Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a worldwide health problem. IPV impact on women's embodiment remains embedded in their narratives. However, the subjective complexity of victims' embodiment and its impact on healthcare still urges to be understood. We aimed to understand (i) how women victims of IPV experience their bodies and (ii) the impact of IPV in their embodiment. From a thematic analysis of six interviews with women victims…
Associations between outdoor play features and children's behavior and health
Quality of the Opportunities for Preschoolers’ Physical Activity in Portuguese Kindergartens
Kindergarten’s physical and social environment influences preschoolers’ physical activity (PA) and impacts their development. This study aimed first to describe the quality of the opportunities provided by the physical attributes and social guidelines to promote PA and, second, to investigate the relationship between design attributes and daily practices to support PA in sixteen Portuguese kindergartens (15 public). The Children’s Physical Enviro…
Anxiety, concerns and Covid-19
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the mental health and well-being of children with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) and of their families worldwide. However, there is insufficient evidence to understand how different factors (e.g., individual, family, country, children) have impacted on anxiety levels of families and their children with NDCs developed over time. Methods: We used data from a global survey assessing the e…
Kindergarten Affordances for Physical Activity and Preschoolers’ Motor and Social-Emotional Competence
This study examined the relationship between the quality of the kindergarten physical and social environment to promote physical activity (PA) and preschoolers' motor and social-emotional competence. Two Portuguese kindergartens (Gondomar city) were selected from a pool of seventeen with an assessment of kindergarten PA best practices (one with high PA practices, the other with low). Thirty-six children (M = 4.42; SD = 1.00 years) without neuromo…
Do My Reactions Outweigh My Actions? The Relation between Reactive and Proactive Aggression with Peer Acceptance in Preschoolers
Aggressive behaviors negatively impact peer relations starting from an early age. However, not all aggressive acts have the same underlying motivations. Reactive aggression arises as a response to an antecedent behavior of someone else, whereas proactive aggression is initiated by the aggressor and is instrumental. In this study, we aim to understand the relation between reactive and proactive aggression and peer acceptance in preschoolers. Paren…
Relationship between Product and Process Characteristics of Handwriting Skills of Children in the Second Grade of Elementary School
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the quality and speed of handwriting and the process characteristics of the handwriting of children in the second grade of elementary school considered as a function of age and gender. A sample of 57 children (mean age 7.25 years, SD 0.43) participated in the study. The Concise Assessment Method for Children's Handwriting (BHK) was used to assess the quality and speed of handwritin…
Emotions in Play
Play is an important context for children’s emotional and social development. Most play research has been focused on pretend play; however, observational studies have shown that children spend a considerable amount of time engaged in physical play. Although it is thought to be important, little is known about the role of physical play in children’s emotion socialization. Physical play can be categorized in two forms: exercise play and rough-and-t…
Psicomotricidade E Paradigma Da Complexidade
The aim of this article is to reflect about the relevance of incorporating the paradigm of complexity in psychomotor thinking, which involves different epistemic frames. It describes the simplifying thinking that reduces and fragments the different areas of knowledge, as opposed to complex thinking, which integrates them in a systemic way. At the same time, it presents a reflection about its possible influences on the foundation of psychomotricit…
The Relationship between the Quality of Kindergartens’ Outdoor Physical Environment and Preschoolers’ Social Functioning
The ability to initiate and engage in relationships is a critical landmark and predictor of children’s development and well-being. In kindergarten, children exhibit greater social participation outdoors rather than indoors. Indeed, the physical environment influences preschoolers’ social proximity. In this study, we examine the relationship between the quality of kindergartens’ outdoor physical environment and preschoolers’ social functioning. Tw…
Moral emotions in early childhood
Moral emotions are experienced in daily life and are crucial for mediating appropriate social behaviors, as they prevent individuals from committing transgressions. In this study, caregivers of 377 children aged between 2.5 and 6.5 years old completed the Moral Emotions Questionnaire (MEQ), a parent report aimed to separately identify the presence of shame, guilt, and pride behaviors in early childhood. To validate this newly developed questionna…
Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools
Naturalistic playground observations are a rich source of information when studying the social interactions of preschool children. On the playground, children can interact with their peers, explore different places and activities, and engage in different types of play. For deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children, interactions at a playground can be more difficult because of the large number of auditory stimuli surrounding them. Constraints in the…
Empathy in preschool Portuguese children
Empathy is an important building block for social interactions, that not only allows individuals experience and understand others’ affective states, but also to helpfully respond to them. Although empathy can already be observed from infancy, only one questionnaire has been specifically developed to examine young children's empathy. This study translated and validated the original Dutch Empathy Questionnaire (EmQue) into Portuguese. A total of 25…
Key factor cutoffs and interval reference values for stratified fall risk assessment in community-dwelling older adults
Assessment of community-dwelling older adults' fall risk should focus on the above outcomes to establish individual older adults' fall risk profiles. Moreover, the design of fall prevention interventions should manage a person's identified risks and take into account the determined cutoffs and respective interval values for fall risk stratification
Is the Effect of Body Dissatisfaction on Depressive Symptoms Dependent on Weight Status? A Study with Early-to-Middle Adolescents
Depression is a recognized mental health problem in adolescence and body dissatisfaction is an important risk factor. The main goal of this study is to examine the relationship between body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms, and whether it depends on adolescents’ weight status, an issue that remains understudied. Two hundred and fourteen adolescents (12–16 years) completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms, body dissatisfaction an…
Friendship and Emotion Control in Pre-Adolescents With or Without Hearing Loss
Emotional functioning plays a crucial role in the social development of children and adolescents. We examined the extent to which emotion control was related to the quality of friendships in pre-adolescents with and without hearing loss. We tested 350 pre-adolescents (75 deaf/hard of hearing in mainstream education (DHHm), 48 deaf/hard of hearing in special education (DHHs), and 227 hearing) through self-report. Outcomes confirmed a positive asso…
Nutrition in transition
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to understand the relationship between economic change (wage labor, retirement, and the Bolsa Família program) and dietary patterns in the rural Amazon and to determine the extent to which these changes followed the pattern of the nutrition transition. METHODS: The study was longitudinal. The weighed-inventory method and economic interviews were used to collect data on dietary intake and household economics …
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Nutrition in transition
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to understand the relationship between economic change (wage labor, retirement, and the Bolsa Família program) and dietary patterns in the rural Amazon and to determine the extent to which these changes followed the pattern of the nutrition transition. METHODS: The study was longitudinal. The weighed-inventory method and economic interviews were used to collect data on dietary intake and household economics …
Friendship and Emotion Control in Pre-Adolescents With or Without Hearing Loss
Emotional functioning plays a crucial role in the social development of children and adolescents. We examined the extent to which emotion control was related to the quality of friendships in pre-adolescents with and without hearing loss. We tested 350 pre-adolescents (75 deaf/hard of hearing in mainstream education (DHHm), 48 deaf/hard of hearing in special education (DHHs), and 227 hearing) through self-report. Outcomes confirmed a positive asso…
Is the Effect of Body Dissatisfaction on Depressive Symptoms Dependent on Weight Status? A Study with Early-to-Middle Adolescents
Depression is a recognized mental health problem in adolescence and body dissatisfaction is an important risk factor. The main goal of this study is to examine the relationship between body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms, and whether it depends on adolescents’ weight status, an issue that remains understudied. Two hundred and fourteen adolescents (12–16 years) completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms, body dissatisfaction an…
Key factor cutoffs and interval reference values for stratified fall risk assessment in community-dwelling older adults
Assessment of community-dwelling older adults' fall risk should focus on the above outcomes to establish individual older adults' fall risk profiles. Moreover, the design of fall prevention interventions should manage a person's identified risks and take into account the determined cutoffs and respective interval values for fall risk stratification
Emotions in Play
Play is an important context for children’s emotional and social development. Most play research has been focused on pretend play; however, observational studies have shown that children spend a considerable amount of time engaged in physical play. Although it is thought to be important, little is known about the role of physical play in children’s emotion socialization. Physical play can be categorized in two forms: exercise play and rough-and-t…
Psicomotricidade E Paradigma Da Complexidade
The aim of this article is to reflect about the relevance of incorporating the paradigm of complexity in psychomotor thinking, which involves different epistemic frames. It describes the simplifying thinking that reduces and fragments the different areas of knowledge, as opposed to complex thinking, which integrates them in a systemic way. At the same time, it presents a reflection about its possible influences on the foundation of psychomotricit…
The Relationship between the Quality of Kindergartens’ Outdoor Physical Environment and Preschoolers’ Social Functioning
The ability to initiate and engage in relationships is a critical landmark and predictor of children’s development and well-being. In kindergarten, children exhibit greater social participation outdoors rather than indoors. Indeed, the physical environment influences preschoolers’ social proximity. In this study, we examine the relationship between the quality of kindergartens’ outdoor physical environment and preschoolers’ social functioning. Tw…
Moral emotions in early childhood
Moral emotions are experienced in daily life and are crucial for mediating appropriate social behaviors, as they prevent individuals from committing transgressions. In this study, caregivers of 377 children aged between 2.5 and 6.5 years old completed the Moral Emotions Questionnaire (MEQ), a parent report aimed to separately identify the presence of shame, guilt, and pride behaviors in early childhood. To validate this newly developed questionna…
Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools
Naturalistic playground observations are a rich source of information when studying the social interactions of preschool children. On the playground, children can interact with their peers, explore different places and activities, and engage in different types of play. For deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children, interactions at a playground can be more difficult because of the large number of auditory stimuli surrounding them. Constraints in the…
Empathy in preschool Portuguese children
Empathy is an important building block for social interactions, that not only allows individuals experience and understand others’ affective states, but also to helpfully respond to them. Although empathy can already be observed from infancy, only one questionnaire has been specifically developed to examine young children's empathy. This study translated and validated the original Dutch Empathy Questionnaire (EmQue) into Portuguese. A total of 25…
Quality of the Opportunities for Preschoolers’ Physical Activity in Portuguese Kindergartens
Kindergarten’s physical and social environment influences preschoolers’ physical activity (PA) and impacts their development. This study aimed first to describe the quality of the opportunities provided by the physical attributes and social guidelines to promote PA and, second, to investigate the relationship between design attributes and daily practices to support PA in sixteen Portuguese kindergartens (15 public). The Children’s Physical Enviro…
Anxiety, concerns and Covid-19
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the mental health and well-being of children with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) and of their families worldwide. However, there is insufficient evidence to understand how different factors (e.g., individual, family, country, children) have impacted on anxiety levels of families and their children with NDCs developed over time. Methods: We used data from a global survey assessing the e…
Kindergarten Affordances for Physical Activity and Preschoolers’ Motor and Social-Emotional Competence
This study examined the relationship between the quality of the kindergarten physical and social environment to promote physical activity (PA) and preschoolers' motor and social-emotional competence. Two Portuguese kindergartens (Gondomar city) were selected from a pool of seventeen with an assessment of kindergarten PA best practices (one with high PA practices, the other with low). Thirty-six children (M = 4.42; SD = 1.00 years) without neuromo…
Do My Reactions Outweigh My Actions? The Relation between Reactive and Proactive Aggression with Peer Acceptance in Preschoolers
Aggressive behaviors negatively impact peer relations starting from an early age. However, not all aggressive acts have the same underlying motivations. Reactive aggression arises as a response to an antecedent behavior of someone else, whereas proactive aggression is initiated by the aggressor and is instrumental. In this study, we aim to understand the relation between reactive and proactive aggression and peer acceptance in preschoolers. Paren…
Relationship between Product and Process Characteristics of Handwriting Skills of Children in the Second Grade of Elementary School
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the quality and speed of handwriting and the process characteristics of the handwriting of children in the second grade of elementary school considered as a function of age and gender. A sample of 57 children (mean age 7.25 years, SD 0.43) participated in the study. The Concise Assessment Method for Children's Handwriting (BHK) was used to assess the quality and speed of handwritin…
Echoes of a living body
Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a worldwide health problem. IPV impact on women's embodiment remains embedded in their narratives. However, the subjective complexity of victims' embodiment and its impact on healthcare still urges to be understood. We aimed to understand (i) how women victims of IPV experience their bodies and (ii) the impact of IPV in their embodiment. From a thematic analysis of six interviews with women victims…
Associations between outdoor play features and children's behavior and health
Hybrid Feel-Own-Move®
Background: Domestic violence is a public health concern, impacting the health and well-being of women and children globally. Shelter homes are one of the support services for victims' recovery, although providing holistic healthcare in this setting remains a struggle. Feel-Own-Move® (FOM) is an evidence-based psychomotor intervention designed to help women who have experienced domestic violence reconnect with their bodies. Hybrid FOM (H-FOM) is …
Effects of an Outdoor Play-Based Intervention on Preschoolers’ Fundamental Movement Skill Competence
Research Findings: Outdoor physical play is essential for developing preschoolers’ fundamental movement skills (FMS). This study examined the effectiveness of OUT to IN, a play-based intervention designed to enhance FMS in young children. A cluster randomized trial was conducted with 101 preschoolers (Mage = 5.06 years, 56 boys) randomly allocated into two groups: the OUT to IN Group (n = 67), and the Wait List Group (n = 34). While the Wait List…
Psychology (16 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (5 works) · Children's Physical and Motor Development (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Body mass index (3 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (3 works)