Mariana Amorim
Biographic Data
| ID | 3678285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mariana Amorim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mariana |
| FAMILY NAME | Amorim |
| SIGNATURE | AMORIM M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6872-6671 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
It’s a Last Resort. But It’s a First Resort”: A Relational Perspective of Payday Loan Use
In the United States, there is widespread use of payday loans, a high-cost credit product, among lower-income populations. Existing literature suggests that structural constraints like limited banking access or behavioral factors like lack of financial knowledge explain why so many individuals use these costly services. Yet neither explanation sufficiently captures the complexity of decision-making around using payday loans. Drawing on 40 in-dept…
Return migration and educational investments in children in China: Hukou differences and the role of parental coresidence
BACKGROUNDReturned children relocate to their original hukou locations after migration, often due to systemic barriers.China's hukou system, which assigns rural or urban status, imposes institutional hurdles to those with non-local and rural hukou, resulting in educational exclusion and eventual return.Despite their non-negligible presence, these children remain hard to identify in surveys and overlooked in research on hukou-perpetuated education…
Untangling the role of social support in type 2 diabetes: Insights from a mixed methods study in Quito, Ecuador
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) requires sustained behavioral changes to achieve glycemic control (GC) and prevent complications. Social support (SS) is key for self-care in chronic conditions, yet its impact on GC in low-resource settings remains understudied. This study explores the role of SS in T2DM management in a low-income community in Quito, Ecuador. Methods: We employed a mixed-methods approach with a parallel convergent design. A r…
“Are we still at this point: ” Persistent misconceptions about the adequacy, rigor and quality of qualitative health research
As researchers and teachers experienced in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, we have witnessed persistent misconceptions about qualitative research (QR) in health-related fields. While quantitative methods are often considered the gold standard, QR remains undervalued and is perceived as less rigorous. This skepticism stems from applying quantitative criteria-such as generalizability and statistical significance-to QR, disregarding it…
Becoming Experts: Life Changes, Adaptation, and Learning of Stroke Survivors’ Informal Caregivers
Background: Social and health trends (e.g., the aging population and growth of chronic diseases) place stroke and informal care as global concerns. After a stroke, most survivors return home relying primarily on informal caregivers, who ensure essential daily support. Although informal care’s adaptive and learning dimensions are evident, it has rarely been problematized. Understanding what and how learning processes emerge in the context of infor…
Quality of Life of Mothers and Fathers 4 to 6 Months After Birth: The Effect of a Very Preterm Delivery
My Favorite One Is the One Who Is There Right Now: Socioeconomic Differences in Support Exchanges within Stepfamilies
Family scholars have raised concerns that the reshaping of American families over the last decades might have changed kin support networks and resource sharing within families. Much of this concern stems from documented socioeconomic inequalities in exposure to divorce and separation, formation of new marital or cohabiting unions, and multiple-partner fertility. There is a dearth of research, however, on whether and how the experience of differen…
Socioeconomic Disparities in Parental Spending after Universal Cash Transfers: The Case of the Alaska Dividend
Parental child-related spending represents an important pathway to promote children’s human capital development and material well-being. It is also, however, a pathway that perpetuates social inequalities given the well-known socioeconomic divide in parental spending on children. Although several studies have documented the extent to which current family income is associated with spending on children, we still know little about the causal effects…
Benefits and Risks of Sharing Genomic Data for Research: Comparing the Views of Rare Disease Patients, Informal Carers and Healthcare Professionals
Assessing public and patients' expectations and concerns about genomic data sharing is essential to promote adequate data governance and engagement in rare diseases genomics research. This cross-sectional study compared the views of 159 rare disease patients, 478 informal carers and 63 healthcare professionals in Northern Portugal about the benefits and risks of sharing genomic data for research, and its associated factors. The three participant …
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the First Decade of Life: A Study in the Portuguese Cohort, Generation XXI
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a modifiable risk factor for diseases throughout life. This study estimates the prevalence of ACEs in children, addressing associated sociodemographic characteristics and examining the relationship of ACEs with the child's health and behaviors. We used information on 5295 participants at 10 years old, of the birth cohort Generation XXI, established in Porto, Portugal. Children answered a self-administered …
Historical Trends in Children Living in Multigenerational Households in the United States: 1870–2018
Over the last two decades, the share of U.S. children under age 18 who live in a multigenerational household (with a grandparent and parent) has increased dramatically. Yet we do not know whether this increase is a recent phenomenon or a return to earlier levels of coresidence. Using data from the decennial census from 1870 to 2010 and the 2018 American Community Survey, we examine historical trends in children’s multigenerational living arrangem…
Multiple-Partner Fertility and Cohort Change in the Prevalence of Half-Siblings
The transformation of the American family under the second demographic transition has created more opportunities for parents to have children with multiple partners, but data limitations have hampered prevalence estimates of multiple-partner fertility from the perspective of children. This study uses nationally representative data from the 1979 and 1997 cohorts of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth to examine cohort change in children’s e…
As Good as Money in the Bank: Building a Personal Safety Net with the Earned Income Tax Credit
The public safety net has increasingly functioned as a system that rewards work, but many low-wage workers now face a double bind: unstable incomes and volatile expenses. We ask how low-wage workers make resource allocation decisions under conditions of uncertainty by examining how they spend and save their tax refunds. Using data from in-depth interviews with a sample of 115 lower-income working families, we find that more than three quarters of…
Are grandparents a blessing or a burden? Multigenerational coresidence and child-related spending
The magnitude and timing of grandparental coresidence during childhood in the United States
The likelihood that a US child will live with a grandparent has increased over time. In 2015, nearly 12% of children lived with a grandparent. However, the likelihood that a child will ever live with a grandparent is not known
Necessidades e papéis parentais em cuidados intensivos neonatais: Revisão dos guias portugueses
Pretende-se analisar as necessidades e os papéis parentais incluídos nos guias sobre Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal. Realizou-se uma análise de conteúdo temática de 33 guias (28 consensos e 5 documentos dirigidos aos pais) disponíveis em acesso livre no site da Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria em agosto de 2014. Estes documentos contemplam, principalmente, necessidades de informação, cuidados a prestar pelos pais e respectivas responsabi…
Constrained, Convenient, and Symbolic Consumption: Neighborhood Food Environments and Economic Coping Strategies among the Urban Poor
The magnitude and timing of grandparental coresidence during childhood in the United States
The likelihood that a US child will live with a grandparent has increased over time. In 2015, nearly 12% of children lived with a grandparent. However, the likelihood that a child will ever live with a grandparent is not known
Are grandparents a blessing or a burden? Multigenerational coresidence and child-related spending
Historical Trends in Children Living in Multigenerational Households in the United States: 1870–2018
Over the last two decades, the share of U.S. children under age 18 who live in a multigenerational household (with a grandparent and parent) has increased dramatically. Yet we do not know whether this increase is a recent phenomenon or a return to earlier levels of coresidence. Using data from the decennial census from 1870 to 2010 and the 2018 American Community Survey, we examine historical trends in children’s multigenerational living arrangem…
Constrained, Convenient, and Symbolic Consumption: Neighborhood Food Environments and Economic Coping Strategies among the Urban Poor
As Good as Money in the Bank: Building a Personal Safety Net with the Earned Income Tax Credit
The public safety net has increasingly functioned as a system that rewards work, but many low-wage workers now face a double bind: unstable incomes and volatile expenses. We ask how low-wage workers make resource allocation decisions under conditions of uncertainty by examining how they spend and save their tax refunds. Using data from in-depth interviews with a sample of 115 lower-income working families, we find that more than three quarters of…
My Favorite One Is the One Who Is There Right Now: Socioeconomic Differences in Support Exchanges within Stepfamilies
Family scholars have raised concerns that the reshaping of American families over the last decades might have changed kin support networks and resource sharing within families. Much of this concern stems from documented socioeconomic inequalities in exposure to divorce and separation, formation of new marital or cohabiting unions, and multiple-partner fertility. There is a dearth of research, however, on whether and how the experience of differen…
Multiple-Partner Fertility and Cohort Change in the Prevalence of Half-Siblings
The transformation of the American family under the second demographic transition has created more opportunities for parents to have children with multiple partners, but data limitations have hampered prevalence estimates of multiple-partner fertility from the perspective of children. This study uses nationally representative data from the 1979 and 1997 cohorts of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth to examine cohort change in children’s e…
Constrained, Convenient, and Symbolic Consumption: Neighborhood Food Environments and Economic Coping Strategies among the Urban Poor
Necessidades e papéis parentais em cuidados intensivos neonatais: Revisão dos guias portugueses
Pretende-se analisar as necessidades e os papéis parentais incluídos nos guias sobre Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal. Realizou-se uma análise de conteúdo temática de 33 guias (28 consensos e 5 documentos dirigidos aos pais) disponíveis em acesso livre no site da Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria em agosto de 2014. Estes documentos contemplam, principalmente, necessidades de informação, cuidados a prestar pelos pais e respectivas responsabi…
The magnitude and timing of grandparental coresidence during childhood in the United States
The likelihood that a US child will live with a grandparent has increased over time. In 2015, nearly 12% of children lived with a grandparent. However, the likelihood that a child will ever live with a grandparent is not known
Multiple-Partner Fertility and Cohort Change in the Prevalence of Half-Siblings
The transformation of the American family under the second demographic transition has created more opportunities for parents to have children with multiple partners, but data limitations have hampered prevalence estimates of multiple-partner fertility from the perspective of children. This study uses nationally representative data from the 1979 and 1997 cohorts of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth to examine cohort change in children’s e…
As Good as Money in the Bank: Building a Personal Safety Net with the Earned Income Tax Credit
The public safety net has increasingly functioned as a system that rewards work, but many low-wage workers now face a double bind: unstable incomes and volatile expenses. We ask how low-wage workers make resource allocation decisions under conditions of uncertainty by examining how they spend and save their tax refunds. Using data from in-depth interviews with a sample of 115 lower-income working families, we find that more than three quarters of…
Are grandparents a blessing or a burden? Multigenerational coresidence and child-related spending
Historical Trends in Children Living in Multigenerational Households in the United States: 1870–2018
Over the last two decades, the share of U.S. children under age 18 who live in a multigenerational household (with a grandparent and parent) has increased dramatically. Yet we do not know whether this increase is a recent phenomenon or a return to earlier levels of coresidence. Using data from the decennial census from 1870 to 2010 and the 2018 American Community Survey, we examine historical trends in children’s multigenerational living arrangem…
Socioeconomic Disparities in Parental Spending after Universal Cash Transfers: The Case of the Alaska Dividend
Parental child-related spending represents an important pathway to promote children’s human capital development and material well-being. It is also, however, a pathway that perpetuates social inequalities given the well-known socioeconomic divide in parental spending on children. Although several studies have documented the extent to which current family income is associated with spending on children, we still know little about the causal effects…
Benefits and Risks of Sharing Genomic Data for Research: Comparing the Views of Rare Disease Patients, Informal Carers and Healthcare Professionals
Assessing public and patients' expectations and concerns about genomic data sharing is essential to promote adequate data governance and engagement in rare diseases genomics research. This cross-sectional study compared the views of 159 rare disease patients, 478 informal carers and 63 healthcare professionals in Northern Portugal about the benefits and risks of sharing genomic data for research, and its associated factors. The three participant …
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the First Decade of Life: A Study in the Portuguese Cohort, Generation XXI
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a modifiable risk factor for diseases throughout life. This study estimates the prevalence of ACEs in children, addressing associated sociodemographic characteristics and examining the relationship of ACEs with the child's health and behaviors. We used information on 5295 participants at 10 years old, of the birth cohort Generation XXI, established in Porto, Portugal. Children answered a self-administered …
Quality of Life of Mothers and Fathers 4 to 6 Months After Birth: The Effect of a Very Preterm Delivery
My Favorite One Is the One Who Is There Right Now: Socioeconomic Differences in Support Exchanges within Stepfamilies
Family scholars have raised concerns that the reshaping of American families over the last decades might have changed kin support networks and resource sharing within families. Much of this concern stems from documented socioeconomic inequalities in exposure to divorce and separation, formation of new marital or cohabiting unions, and multiple-partner fertility. There is a dearth of research, however, on whether and how the experience of differen…
Untangling the role of social support in type 2 diabetes: Insights from a mixed methods study in Quito, Ecuador
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) requires sustained behavioral changes to achieve glycemic control (GC) and prevent complications. Social support (SS) is key for self-care in chronic conditions, yet its impact on GC in low-resource settings remains understudied. This study explores the role of SS in T2DM management in a low-income community in Quito, Ecuador. Methods: We employed a mixed-methods approach with a parallel convergent design. A r…
“Are we still at this point: ” Persistent misconceptions about the adequacy, rigor and quality of qualitative health research
As researchers and teachers experienced in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, we have witnessed persistent misconceptions about qualitative research (QR) in health-related fields. While quantitative methods are often considered the gold standard, QR remains undervalued and is perceived as less rigorous. This skepticism stems from applying quantitative criteria-such as generalizability and statistical significance-to QR, disregarding it…
Becoming Experts: Life Changes, Adaptation, and Learning of Stroke Survivors’ Informal Caregivers
Background: Social and health trends (e.g., the aging population and growth of chronic diseases) place stroke and informal care as global concerns. After a stroke, most survivors return home relying primarily on informal caregivers, who ensure essential daily support. Although informal care’s adaptive and learning dimensions are evident, it has rarely been problematized. Understanding what and how learning processes emerge in the context of infor…
It’s a Last Resort. But It’s a First Resort”: A Relational Perspective of Payday Loan Use
In the United States, there is widespread use of payday loans, a high-cost credit product, among lower-income populations. Existing literature suggests that structural constraints like limited banking access or behavioral factors like lack of financial knowledge explain why so many individuals use these costly services. Yet neither explanation sufficiently captures the complexity of decision-making around using payday loans. Drawing on 40 in-dept…
Return migration and educational investments in children in China: Hukou differences and the role of parental coresidence
BACKGROUNDReturned children relocate to their original hukou locations after migration, often due to systemic barriers.China's hukou system, which assigns rural or urban status, imposes institutional hurdles to those with non-local and rural hukou, resulting in educational exclusion and eventual return.Despite their non-negligible presence, these children remain hard to identify in surveys and overlooked in research on hukou-perpetuated education…
Psychology (10 works) · Demography (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (5 works) · Socioeconomic status (5 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (4 works)