Paulo Ferrajão
Biographic Data
| ID | 4214971 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paulo Ferrajão |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paulo |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferrajão |
| SIGNATURE | FERRAJÃO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Europeia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2837-0965 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
World Assumptions and Attachment Anxiety Mediate Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and DSO Symptoms in Faroese Adolescents
Adaptation of the eco-anxiety scale to adult Portuguese native speakers
Eco-anxiety is a multidimensional construct that includes emotional, behavioral and cognitive manifestations related to potential environmental calamities. There is a need to adapt and validate measures that evaluate eco-anxiety into Portuguese using a multi-trait approach. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) in adult Portuguese speakers (18–83 years old). Data were collected on the Portuguese adap…
Exploring Independent and Cumulative Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on PTSD and CPTSD a Study in Ugandan Adolescents
Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is related to higher morbidity and mortality among adolescents. The present study analyzed the independent and cumulative effects of ACE exposure on the likelihood of PTSD and a CPSTD diagnosis in Ugandan adolescents. A sample of 401 schoolchildren participated in the study. The primary aim was to collect information on ACEs, PTSD, CPTSD, and attachment styles among adolescents living in different …
A Latent Class Analysis of Adverse Life Events for Kenyan Adolescents
Extant evidence indicates that exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACE) tend to cluster among children and adolescents. Considering that adolescents from African countries present higher risk of being exposed to multiple ACE compared to other countries, the identification of victimization profiles in this population is clearly warranted. The aim of this study was to determine meaningful clusters of individuals with similar experiences of A…
Attachment Orientations Mediate the Effect of World Assumptions on Posttraumatic Stress in Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Recent research indicates that world assumptions are broad cognitive-affective schemas that affect attachment orientations in close relationships which in turn affect psychological symptoms severity. The present study analyzed if adult attachment mediated the effect of world assumptions (worthiness of the self, benevolence and meaningfulness of the world) on PTSD symptoms (PTS), in survivors of childhood sexual abuse during treatment for PTSD. Sa…
Trauma Cumulativo
As formulações dominantes na literatura descrevem a perturbação pós-traumática como uma perturbação da memória. No âmbito de extensa investigação extra clínica e prática clínica, apresentamos um modelo das consequências pós-traumáticas como uma perturbação da identidade, especificamente uma dissociação estrutural da personalidade. Descrevemos a dissociação estrutural terciária associada ao trauma cumulativo precoce ocorrido num contexto relaciona…
Attachment mediates the impact of previous trauma on posttraumatic symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic
Findings suggest that PTSS is a risk induced by the establishment of a total lockdown and that individuals with higher exposure to traumatic events and higher attachment anxiety levels present increased risk of higher levels of PTSS at the end of the lockdown. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Telework and Mental Health during Covid-19
COVID-19 has come to change societal organization. Due to lockdowns, work typologies have been rethought and telework has gained strength. However, the impact of the constant use of information and communication technologies on the mental health of workers needs to be considered. We aimed to investigate the impact of different work conditions on mental health, to which end we disseminated an online questionnaire during lockdowns to assess imagine…
A latent class analysis of adverse childhood life events in Ugandan adolescents
This study aimed to characterise adverse childhood events (ACEs) experiences of school-going Ugandan adolescents (female = 50.6%, with diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder: PTSD = 38.2%; mean age = 15.9 years, SD = 1.2 years). The children completed the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. Latent class analysis yielded three groups of “low risk” (individuals with low probabilities of experiencing most of the adverse life events), “intermediate ri…
Worldviews about the self mediate the impact of immature and mature defense styles on posttraumatic symptoms in bereaved parents
The present study analyzed the mediating role of assumptive worldviews on the effect of defense mechanisms on post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTS) in bereaved parents. Sample included a convenience sample of 153 bereaved parents and a control group of 157 nonbereaved parents. Structural equation modeling was conducted to examine our hypotheses. Bereaved parents presented higher levels of PTS and more negative assumptions compared to nonbereaved p…
Mental strategies as mediators of the link between attachment and PTSD
The authors analyzed the relationship between attachment dimensions (avoidance and anxiety) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms through the mediation of the mental strategies organization, that is, behavioral and intrapsychic strategies used to cope with traumatic events and symptoms, among a sample of war veterans. Sample was composed of Portuguese war veterans (N = 60): 30 veterans suffered from chronic PTSD (nonrecovered) and 30 …
Pathways Between Combat Stress and Physical Health Among Portuguese War Veterans
In this study, I explored the experience of both physical and psychological chronic illnesses among a sample of Portuguese war veterans. Twenty suffered from chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; unrecovered) and 20 had remission from PTSD (recovered), and all participants suffered from a chronic physician-diagnosed medical disorder. Two semistructured interviews were conducted. Analysis of the interviews was conducted using the Thematic a…
Portuguese War Veterans
This study explored the factors to which a sample of Portuguese war veterans attributed their recovery from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants were a sample of veterans ( N = 60) with mental sequelae of the Portuguese Colonial War: 30 suffered from chronic PTSD (unrecovered) and 30 veterans with remission from PTSD (recovered). Two semistructured interviews were conducted. Analysis of the interviews was conducted using the Themati…
The effects of combat exposure, abusive violence, and sense of coherence on PTSD and depression in Portuguese colonial war veterans
We analyzed the effects of 3 war components-combat exposure (CES), observation of abusive violence (OBS), and participation in abusive violence (PARTC)-and sense of coherence (SOC) on the development of both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among a sample of war veterans. We also analyzed the role of SOC as a mediator of the effects of CES, OBS, and PARTC on both depression and PTSD symptoms. Sample was composed of 120 Portugue…
Portuguese War Veterans
This study explored the factors to which a sample of Portuguese war veterans attributed their recovery from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants were a sample of veterans ( N = 60) with mental sequelae of the Portuguese Colonial War: 30 suffered from chronic PTSD (unrecovered) and 30 veterans with remission from PTSD (recovered). Two semistructured interviews were conducted. Analysis of the interviews was conducted using the Themati…
The effects of combat exposure, abusive violence, and sense of coherence on PTSD and depression in Portuguese colonial war veterans
We analyzed the effects of 3 war components-combat exposure (CES), observation of abusive violence (OBS), and participation in abusive violence (PARTC)-and sense of coherence (SOC) on the development of both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among a sample of war veterans. We also analyzed the role of SOC as a mediator of the effects of CES, OBS, and PARTC on both depression and PTSD symptoms. Sample was composed of 120 Portugue…
Portuguese War Veterans
This study explored the factors to which a sample of Portuguese war veterans attributed their recovery from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants were a sample of veterans ( N = 60) with mental sequelae of the Portuguese Colonial War: 30 suffered from chronic PTSD (unrecovered) and 30 veterans with remission from PTSD (recovered). Two semistructured interviews were conducted. Analysis of the interviews was conducted using the Themati…
Mental strategies as mediators of the link between attachment and PTSD
The authors analyzed the relationship between attachment dimensions (avoidance and anxiety) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms through the mediation of the mental strategies organization, that is, behavioral and intrapsychic strategies used to cope with traumatic events and symptoms, among a sample of war veterans. Sample was composed of Portuguese war veterans (N = 60): 30 veterans suffered from chronic PTSD (nonrecovered) and 30 …
Pathways Between Combat Stress and Physical Health Among Portuguese War Veterans
In this study, I explored the experience of both physical and psychological chronic illnesses among a sample of Portuguese war veterans. Twenty suffered from chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; unrecovered) and 20 had remission from PTSD (recovered), and all participants suffered from a chronic physician-diagnosed medical disorder. Two semistructured interviews were conducted. Analysis of the interviews was conducted using the Thematic a…
Worldviews about the self mediate the impact of immature and mature defense styles on posttraumatic symptoms in bereaved parents
The present study analyzed the mediating role of assumptive worldviews on the effect of defense mechanisms on post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTS) in bereaved parents. Sample included a convenience sample of 153 bereaved parents and a control group of 157 nonbereaved parents. Structural equation modeling was conducted to examine our hypotheses. Bereaved parents presented higher levels of PTS and more negative assumptions compared to nonbereaved p…
Trauma Cumulativo
As formulações dominantes na literatura descrevem a perturbação pós-traumática como uma perturbação da memória. No âmbito de extensa investigação extra clínica e prática clínica, apresentamos um modelo das consequências pós-traumáticas como uma perturbação da identidade, especificamente uma dissociação estrutural da personalidade. Descrevemos a dissociação estrutural terciária associada ao trauma cumulativo precoce ocorrido num contexto relaciona…
Attachment mediates the impact of previous trauma on posttraumatic symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic
Findings suggest that PTSS is a risk induced by the establishment of a total lockdown and that individuals with higher exposure to traumatic events and higher attachment anxiety levels present increased risk of higher levels of PTSS at the end of the lockdown. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Telework and Mental Health during Covid-19
COVID-19 has come to change societal organization. Due to lockdowns, work typologies have been rethought and telework has gained strength. However, the impact of the constant use of information and communication technologies on the mental health of workers needs to be considered. We aimed to investigate the impact of different work conditions on mental health, to which end we disseminated an online questionnaire during lockdowns to assess imagine…
A latent class analysis of adverse childhood life events in Ugandan adolescents
This study aimed to characterise adverse childhood events (ACEs) experiences of school-going Ugandan adolescents (female = 50.6%, with diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder: PTSD = 38.2%; mean age = 15.9 years, SD = 1.2 years). The children completed the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. Latent class analysis yielded three groups of “low risk” (individuals with low probabilities of experiencing most of the adverse life events), “intermediate ri…
A Latent Class Analysis of Adverse Life Events for Kenyan Adolescents
Extant evidence indicates that exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACE) tend to cluster among children and adolescents. Considering that adolescents from African countries present higher risk of being exposed to multiple ACE compared to other countries, the identification of victimization profiles in this population is clearly warranted. The aim of this study was to determine meaningful clusters of individuals with similar experiences of A…
Attachment Orientations Mediate the Effect of World Assumptions on Posttraumatic Stress in Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Recent research indicates that world assumptions are broad cognitive-affective schemas that affect attachment orientations in close relationships which in turn affect psychological symptoms severity. The present study analyzed if adult attachment mediated the effect of world assumptions (worthiness of the self, benevolence and meaningfulness of the world) on PTSD symptoms (PTS), in survivors of childhood sexual abuse during treatment for PTSD. Sa…
Exploring Independent and Cumulative Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on PTSD and CPTSD a Study in Ugandan Adolescents
Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is related to higher morbidity and mortality among adolescents. The present study analyzed the independent and cumulative effects of ACE exposure on the likelihood of PTSD and a CPSTD diagnosis in Ugandan adolescents. A sample of 401 schoolchildren participated in the study. The primary aim was to collect information on ACEs, PTSD, CPTSD, and attachment styles among adolescents living in different …
Adaptation of the eco-anxiety scale to adult Portuguese native speakers
Eco-anxiety is a multidimensional construct that includes emotional, behavioral and cognitive manifestations related to potential environmental calamities. There is a need to adapt and validate measures that evaluate eco-anxiety into Portuguese using a multi-trait approach. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) in adult Portuguese speakers (18–83 years old). Data were collected on the Portuguese adap…
World Assumptions and Attachment Anxiety Mediate Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and DSO Symptoms in Faroese Adolescents
Psychology (11 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (6 works) · Anxiety (5 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works)