Marta F Pedro

Biographic Data

ID6189468
NAMEMarta F Pedro
GIVEN NAMESMarta F
FAMILY NAMEPedro
SIGNATUREPEDRO M F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Lisbon
ORCID0000-0002-2703-3932
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Depression and subjective well-being in older adults living in low-density areas during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessRomero Francisco, Rita Francisco et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Introduction: Participation in social activities contributes to enhanced well-being, reduced rates of comorbidities, and diminished feelings of depression among older adults. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered social interaction in many ways, and its impacts on the well-being and mental health of older adults, particularly those living in more isolated regions, are still poorly understood. This cross-sectional study intends to investigate…

  • Psychological Symptoms in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Youth During the Covid-19 Health Crisis

    Open AccessMireia Orgilés, Romero Francisco et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2021

    Aiming to slow down the spread of the COVID-19, a lockdown was declared in the first term of 2020 in many European countries, applying different restrictions measures. Although the psychological effects of home confinement in children have been described, there is a lack of longitudinal research examining the impact of the confinement over time. The present study analyzes the evolution of the psychological wellbeing of children and adolescents fr…

  • Portuguese Version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale

    Natália Antunes, Salomé Vieira-Santos et al.ARTICLEMarriage & Family Review2021References: 97

    Marital satisfaction is considered a core dimension to understand marriage quality, influencing individual and family well-being. The Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS) is one of the most used instruments to assess this dimension. This study presents the psychometric properties of the KMSS Portuguese version through two studies. In Study 1, 145 couples (parents of school-aged children) completed the KMSS, and the Co-parenting Questionnaire …

  • Psychological Symptoms and Behavioral Changes in Children and Adolescents During the Early Phase of Covid-19 Quarantine in Three European Countries

    Open AccessRomero Francisco, Marta Pedro et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic forced the home confinement of the majority of population around the world, including a significant number of children and adolescents, for several weeks in 2020. Negative psychological effects have been identified in adults, but research about the impact of this type of social distancing measure on children and adolescents is scarce. The present study aimed to describe and compare the immediate psychol…

  • Validação do School Liking and Avoidance Questionnaire para a população Portuguesa

    Open AccessAna Raquel Ribeiro, Ana Isabel Pereira et al.ARTICLEPsicologia2020

    Este artigo apresenta o estudo de validação das versões portuguesas da Escala de Gosto pela Escola e Evitamento Escolar (SLAQ) para a crianças e para pais. Esta escala pretende avaliar o grau em que a criança gosta e evita a escola, na perspetiva da mesma e dos pais. A amostra é constituída por 394 alunos, do 2o ao 4o ano de escolaridade e respetivos pais. Na versão para crianças, a análise fatorial confirmatória revela uma estrutura bifatorial (…

  • Family Functioning and Adolescent Psychological Maladjustment

    Open AccessRomero Francisco, Rita Francisco et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2015

  • Preliminary Analysis of the Portuguese Version of the Child Anxiety Life Interference Scale

    Open AccessTeresa Marques, Ana Isabel Pereira et al.ARTICLEPsicologia Reflexão e Crítica2015

    Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent among school-aged children. These disorders become chronic in a substantial proportion of youths and cause significant interference with daily functioning. The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Child Anxiety Life Interference Scale - Parent and Child versions (CALIS-P and CALIS-C). The sample consisted of 132 children between the …

  • Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire - versão portuguesa de autorrelato

    Open AccessMarta F Pedro, Elsa Carapito et al.ARTICLEPsicologia Reflexão e Crítica2015Cited by: 1

    Os estilos parentais educativos constituem um conceito central na área de estudos da parentalidade e do desenvolvimento infantil. Neste sentido, décadas de investigação demonstram o impacto dos estilos parentais em vários aspectos do ajustamento socioemocional da criança e do adolescente. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar as propriedades psicométricas e a validade fatorial da versão portuguesa de autorrelato do Parenting Styles and Dimension…

  • Adaptação portuguesa do questionário de coparentalidade

    Open AccessMarta F Pedro, Maria Teresa Ribeiro et al.ARTICLEPsicologia Reflexão e Crítica2015Cited by: 1

    Este estudo teve como objetivo adaptar e avaliar as propriedades psicométricas, a validade e a fiabilidade da versão portuguesa do Coparenting Questionnaire (Margolin, Gordis, & John, 2001). O Coparenting Questionnaire é composto por 14 itens organizados em três subescalas: Cooperação, Triangulação e Conflito. O estudo foi realizado com uma amostra de 1133 indivíduos (530 pais e 603 mães), com filhos pré-adolescentes. A validade fatorial foi test…

  • Entre marido e mulher, a crise mete a colher

    Open AccessSara I Ferreira, Sara Isabel da Cruz Ferreira et al.ARTICLEPsicologia2015

    Considerando a crise económica que Portugal atravessa, e com base no modelo de stress familiar económico (MSFE), o presente estudo teve como objectivo investigar o papel mediador do stress emocional na relação entre a percepção de pressão económica e o conflito e satisfação conjugais. Procurou-se, ainda, alargar a aplicabilidade do MSFE, testando-o no contexto português, bem como contribuir para um maior conhecimento do modelo através da utilizaç…

  • Marital satisfaction and partners' parenting practices

    Marta F Pedro, Teresa Ribeiro et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Psychology2012

    We investigated the relationship between spouses' marital satisfaction and partners' parenting practices (emotional support, control attempts, and rejection) and considered the role of coparenting behavior as a mediator of this relationship. Participants were 519 married or living together couples, with 9- to 13-year-old children, living in Lisbon and the east coast of Portugal. Interparental cooperation, interparental conflict, and triangulation…