Marina Leonor Pinheiro

Biographic Data

ID3935900
NAMEMarina Leonor Pinheiro
GIVEN NAMESMarina Leonor
FAMILY NAMEPinheiro
SIGNATUREPINHEIRO M L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Minho
ORCID0000-0002-8448-4115
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • The Impact of Positive Childhood Experiences: A Systematic Review Focused on Children and Adolescents

    Open AccessMarta Sousa, Ana Beatriz Machado et al.ARTICLETrauma Violence & Abuse2026

    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…

  • Emotional Processing of Pictures and Psychopathic Traits in Women Who Committed Crimes

    Open AccessMarina Leonor Pinheiro, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves et al.ARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2025

    Psychopathy involves emotional deficits and affective processing difficulties, yet its relationship with emotional processing in incarcerated women remains underexplored. This study examines associations between emotional processing and psychopathic traits in 164 incarcerated women (18 to 81 years), categorized into higher and lower psychopathic propensities using the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale – Short Form. Participants rated 30 images from t…

  • Positive Childhood Experiences and Adult Outcomes: A Systematic Review

    Open AccessOlga Cunha, Marta Sousa et al.ARTICLETrauma Violence & Abuse2025

    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…

  • Psychopathy and Violent Offenses: A Comparison Between Incarcerated Men and Women in Portugal

    Olga Cunha, Marina Leonor Pinheiro et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2025References: 87

  • Recruitment, Affiliation, and Disengagement Among Men in Terrorist Organizations: A Systematic Review

    Open AccessLicínio Zacarias Zitha, Marina Leonor Pinheiro et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2024

    Recruitment, affiliation, and disengagement in the context of terrorist groups remain underexplored in a comprehensive, integrated manner. This systematic review is a pioneering effort to address this gap by synthesizing existing knowledge, aiming to analyze the entire trajectory of individuals within terrorist organizations—from recruitment to disengagement—thereby providing a foundation for guiding future research. Conducted through meticulous …

  • The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019

    Open AccessJoão Vasco Santos, Alicia Padron-Monedero et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    There was a clear trend towards improvement in the overall health status of the EU but with differences between countries. EU health policymakers need to address the burden of diseases, paying specific attention to causes such as mental disorders. There are many opportunities for mutual learning among otherwise similar countries with different patterns of disease

  • Emotional Processing and Psychopathy Among Women: A Systematic Review

    Marina Leonor Pinheiro, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2024

  • Criminal Lifestyle Among Women Who Committed Crimes: The Role of Psychopathy

    Marina Leonor Pinheiro, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2024Cited by: 1References: 76

    Research on women who committed crimes has not followed the same developments of males who committed crimes. The study of psychopathy and criminal lifestyle in female populations is one of the main gaps. This study aimed to better understand the construct of psychopathy among women who committed crimes, analyzing its relationship with criminal lifestyle. Sixty-three incarcerated women convicted of different crimes participated in this study. Psyc…

  • Psychopathy and Reoffending Among Incarcerated Women

    Marina Pinheiro, Marina Leonor Pinheiro et al.ARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2022

    Several studies found that psychopathy is an important predictor of general reoffending/recidivism. However, these conclusions are often based on male samples. This study analyzes the association between psychopathic traits and the four facets of psychopathy (i.e., interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, antisocial) and general reoffending among incarcerated women. The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) was applied to a sample of 63 incarcerated …

  • Criminal lifestyle, psychopathy, and prison adjustment among female inmates

    Open AccessMarina Pinheiro, Marina Leonor Pinheiro et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2021Cited by: 2References: 88