João Β Ferreira-Pinto
Biographic Data
| ID | 6679669 |
|---|---|
| NAME | João Β Ferreira-Pinto |
| GIVEN NAMES | João Β |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferreira-Pinto |
| SIGNATURE | FERREIRA-PINTO J Β |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at El Paso |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1211-4016 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Bio-Psycho-Social Approach to Understanding Optimism and Pessimism in Response to Stress
Stress is widely known to have debilitating effects on physical health and mental wellbeing, particularly on one’s coping styles, personality traits, and outlook on life. Cumulative and chronic stress, which can serve as a triggering or aggravating factor for many pathological disorders if left unaddressed, has been linked to many life-threatening diseases. While many studies have looked at how optimism and pessimism are used as a form of coping …
Well-Being, PTSD, College Adjustment in Student Veterans With and Without Disabilities
We examined mediating effects of the pillars of well-being (i.e., positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment) on the relationship between PTSD symptoms and college life adjustment for student veterans. We recruited 205 student veterans. Mediation analysis was conducted to test whether the pillars of well-being mediate the relationship between PTSD and college life adjustment. The results showed that positive emotion …
A qualitative exploration of perceived gender differences in methamphetamine use among women who use methamphetamine on the Mexico–U.S. border
The purpose of this study is to extend the research on contextual factors that influence the initiation and continued use of methamphetamine (meth) by women on the U.S.-Mexico border. At present, a minimal body of literature exists that explores meth use on the Mexico-U.S. border. A purposeful sample of 20 women who were active meth users aged ≥18 years was recruited by trained outreach workers from a variety of meth-user networks in Ciudad Juáre…
A tale of two cities: Social and environmental influences shaping risk factors and protective behaviors in two Mexico–US border cities
Toward a public health of situations: The Re-Contextualization of Risk
This paper reviews the role of situational variables in health risk behaviors and the literature on the impact of context and situation in public health. Three postulates for a situational model are presented: that the situation can account for additional variance in explanation of health risk behaviors; that the power of the situation is reciprocal to the degree of individual autonomy; and that the situation is definable and measurable. A situat…
HIV/Aids prevention among female sexual partners of injection drug users in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
A participatory community project in the US-Mexico border town of Ciudad Juarez, aimed at helping women who are sex partners of male injection drug users to reduce behaviours which increase their risk for HIV infection, is described and evaluated. The design and implementation of the project were influenced by Paulo Freire's pedagogy in the Latin American tradition of 'popular' education, by Bandura's self-efficacy concepts, and by David Warner's…
Guatemalan and U.S. Concepts of Success and Failure
A tale of two cities: Social and environmental influences shaping risk factors and protective behaviors in two Mexico–US border cities
Guatemalan and U.S. Concepts of Success and Failure
Toward a public health of situations: The Re-Contextualization of Risk
This paper reviews the role of situational variables in health risk behaviors and the literature on the impact of context and situation in public health. Three postulates for a situational model are presented: that the situation can account for additional variance in explanation of health risk behaviors; that the power of the situation is reciprocal to the degree of individual autonomy; and that the situation is definable and measurable. A situat…
Guatemalan and U.S. Concepts of Success and Failure
HIV/Aids prevention among female sexual partners of injection drug users in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
A participatory community project in the US-Mexico border town of Ciudad Juarez, aimed at helping women who are sex partners of male injection drug users to reduce behaviours which increase their risk for HIV infection, is described and evaluated. The design and implementation of the project were influenced by Paulo Freire's pedagogy in the Latin American tradition of 'popular' education, by Bandura's self-efficacy concepts, and by David Warner's…
Toward a public health of situations: The Re-Contextualization of Risk
This paper reviews the role of situational variables in health risk behaviors and the literature on the impact of context and situation in public health. Three postulates for a situational model are presented: that the situation can account for additional variance in explanation of health risk behaviors; that the power of the situation is reciprocal to the degree of individual autonomy; and that the situation is definable and measurable. A situat…
A tale of two cities: Social and environmental influences shaping risk factors and protective behaviors in two Mexico–US border cities
A qualitative exploration of perceived gender differences in methamphetamine use among women who use methamphetamine on the Mexico–U.S. border
The purpose of this study is to extend the research on contextual factors that influence the initiation and continued use of methamphetamine (meth) by women on the U.S.-Mexico border. At present, a minimal body of literature exists that explores meth use on the Mexico-U.S. border. A purposeful sample of 20 women who were active meth users aged ≥18 years was recruited by trained outreach workers from a variety of meth-user networks in Ciudad Juáre…
Well-Being, PTSD, College Adjustment in Student Veterans With and Without Disabilities
We examined mediating effects of the pillars of well-being (i.e., positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment) on the relationship between PTSD symptoms and college life adjustment for student veterans. We recruited 205 student veterans. Mediation analysis was conducted to test whether the pillars of well-being mediate the relationship between PTSD and college life adjustment. The results showed that positive emotion …
A Bio-Psycho-Social Approach to Understanding Optimism and Pessimism in Response to Stress
Stress is widely known to have debilitating effects on physical health and mental wellbeing, particularly on one’s coping styles, personality traits, and outlook on life. Cumulative and chronic stress, which can serve as a triggering or aggravating factor for many pathological disorders if left unaddressed, has been linked to many life-threatening diseases. While many studies have looked at how optimism and pessimism are used as a form of coping …
Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)