Mariana Negrão
Biographic Data
| ID | 6214210 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mariana Negrão |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mariana |
| FAMILY NAME | Negrão |
| SIGNATURE | NEGRÃO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1028-5276 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Assessing affective touch in early caregiving
Affective touch plays a pivotal role in nonverbal communication between caregivers and young children, supporting the development of emotion regulation and socioemotional functioning. This exploratory study examines the initial development and validation of the Caregiver-Child Affective Touch Assessment (CCATA), an observational measure designed to classify the quality of caregiver touch during interactions with children aged 2 to 5 years. Thirty…
Promoting socioemotional development in early childhood
NCT07153198, 02/09/2025
Development and validation of a new scale to assess motivations for fostering
This study examined the psychometric properties of a newly developed scale to assess motivations for fostering. A total of 447 Portuguese adults completed online the MIAF–Motivations for Fostering Scale (MIAF-MFS; ProChild CoLAB & SCML, 2024) and reported on sociodemographic data, perceived knowledge about family foster care, and intention of becoming a foster family. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a 4-structure factor.…
Family foster care
Family foster care (FFC) is the preferred out-of-home care measure for the protection of children and youth through Europe, in accordance with research findings of its superiority in meeting developmental needs of children and youth. Portugal, however, does not accompany the European trend in the implementation of FFC. Even after changes made to the law, prioritizing FFC, it represents only 2,7% of out-of-home placements (Instituto de Segurança S…
Conhecimentos e perceções públicas acerca do acolhimento familiar
O acolhimento familiar é uma medida de promoção e proteção de crianças e jovens que tem ganho crescente expressividade na Europa nas últimas décadas. Paralelamente, a investigação tem evidenciado um maior ajustamento desta resposta face às necessidades desenvolvimentais das crianças em perigo. Não obstante, em Portugal, esta é ainda uma medida com muito pouca representação. A capacidade de promover o Acolhimento Familiar, para além de muitos e co…
Decreasing Harsh Discipline in Mothers at Risk for Maltreatment
This study tested the effectiveness of the attachment‐based program Video‐feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP‐SD; F. Juffer, M.J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg, & M.H. van IJzendoorn, 2008) in decreasing harsh discipline of 43 mothers and their 1‐ to 4‐year‐old‐children from severely deprived families. Based on previous studies, parenting stress was tested as a potential moderator of intervention effects on h…
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Decreasing Harsh Discipline in Mothers at Risk for Maltreatment
This study tested the effectiveness of the attachment‐based program Video‐feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP‐SD; F. Juffer, M.J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg, & M.H. van IJzendoorn, 2008) in decreasing harsh discipline of 43 mothers and their 1‐ to 4‐year‐old‐children from severely deprived families. Based on previous studies, parenting stress was tested as a potential moderator of intervention effects on h…
Conhecimentos e perceções públicas acerca do acolhimento familiar
O acolhimento familiar é uma medida de promoção e proteção de crianças e jovens que tem ganho crescente expressividade na Europa nas últimas décadas. Paralelamente, a investigação tem evidenciado um maior ajustamento desta resposta face às necessidades desenvolvimentais das crianças em perigo. Não obstante, em Portugal, esta é ainda uma medida com muito pouca representação. A capacidade de promover o Acolhimento Familiar, para além de muitos e co…
Family foster care
Family foster care (FFC) is the preferred out-of-home care measure for the protection of children and youth through Europe, in accordance with research findings of its superiority in meeting developmental needs of children and youth. Portugal, however, does not accompany the European trend in the implementation of FFC. Even after changes made to the law, prioritizing FFC, it represents only 2,7% of out-of-home placements (Instituto de Segurança S…
Development and validation of a new scale to assess motivations for fostering
This study examined the psychometric properties of a newly developed scale to assess motivations for fostering. A total of 447 Portuguese adults completed online the MIAF–Motivations for Fostering Scale (MIAF-MFS; ProChild CoLAB & SCML, 2024) and reported on sociodemographic data, perceived knowledge about family foster care, and intention of becoming a foster family. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a 4-structure factor.…
Promoting socioemotional development in early childhood
NCT07153198, 02/09/2025
Assessing affective touch in early caregiving
Affective touch plays a pivotal role in nonverbal communication between caregivers and young children, supporting the development of emotion regulation and socioemotional functioning. This exploratory study examines the initial development and validation of the Caregiver-Child Affective Touch Assessment (CCATA), an observational measure designed to classify the quality of caregiver touch during interactions with children aged 2 to 5 years. Thirty…
Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Infant Development and Preterm Care (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Portuguese (2 works)