Rita Tavares

Biographic Data

ID4215324
NAMERita Tavares
GIVEN NAMESRita
FAMILY NAMETavares
SIGNATURETAVARES R
AFFILIATIONSCenter for Psychology at the University of Porto, Portugal
ORCID0000-0002-1457-7367
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX1

  • Perceptions on Extending the Use of Technology after the Covid-19 Pandemic Resolves

    Open AccessCeci Diehl, Rita Tavares et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic of the last two years has affected the lives of many individuals, especially the most vulnerable and at-risk population groups, e.g., older adults. While social distancing and isolation are shown to be effective at decreasing the transmission of the virus, these actions have also increased loneliness and social isolation. To combat social distancing from family and friends, older adults have turned to technology for help. In…

  • Secular Existential Meaning-Making Coping Among Cancer Patients in Portugal

    Open AccessFereshteh Ahmadi, Rita Tavares et al.ARTICLEIllness Crisis & Loss2022Cited by: 1References: 35

    For understanding the role of culture in coping in different cultural settings, we have conducted studies among cancer patients in 10 countries, within the framework of an international study on meaning-making coping. This article reports on part of the results we obtained from a study in Portugal; specifically, the reported findings are restricted to nonreligious/spiritual coping methods, methods we call secular existential meaning-making coping…

  • Religious/Spiritual Coping Methods Among Cancer Patients in Portugal

    Open AccessFereshteh Ahmadi, Paula M Matos et al.ARTICLEIllness Crisis & Loss2021Cited by: 2References: 30

    This article is part of an international study on meaning-making coping aimed at understanding the role of culture in coping in different cultural settings. The international study was conducted among cancer patients in 10 countries. This article contains the results obtained in the study in Portugal. The main aim is to investigate the impact of culture on the meaning-making coping methods used by cancer patients. In this article, only religious/…

  • Cancro da mama vivido na relação mãe-filhos e na parentalidade

    Open AccessRita Tavares, Paula M MatosARTICLEAnálise Psicológica2016

    O diagnóstico de Cancro da Mama (CM) desencadeia uma crise na doente[1] e no seu sistema familiar, levando a mudanças no seu modo de funcionamento. O presente estudo tem como objetivos analisar as mudanças percebidas, a curto e a longo prazo, na relação mãe-filhos e na parentalidade na sequência do diagnóstico de CM materno, bem como analisar de que forma “ser mãe” influenciou o modo como as pacientes lidaram com o CM. Foram entrevistadas 17 mulh…