Stephanie Alves
Biographic Data
| ID | 669300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephanie Alves |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Alves |
| SIGNATURE | ALVES S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Lusófona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7326-7115 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Work–Family Conflict, Parental Mental Health, and Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
The findings indicate that WFC may affect young children's adjustment, primarily through its impact on parental psychological distress. Supporting parental mental health and reducing WFC may be key targets for early prevention and intervention
The Impact of Mothers’ Perceptions of Partners’ Emotional Distress on Mother-Infant Bonding
Psychometric properties of the European Portuguese version of the modified perinatal PTSD questionnaire (PPQ-II)
Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress symptoms (CB-PTSS) are prevalent and have pervasive consequences for the entire family. The development and validation of tools for screening CB-PTSS are deemed necessary to maximize prevention and intervention efforts. This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the modified perinatal PTSD questionnaire (PPQ-II) in a sample of European Portuguese mothers. Four hundred and fifty-one women, fro…
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.…
From stress communication to depressive symptoms among couples facing vision impairment
Vision impairment is considered one of the most common disability worldwide, can induce considerable stress for both patients and their spouses and may subsequently affect couples' psychological functioning. This study examined whether dyadic coping (DC) mediated the association between stress communication (SC) and depressive symptoms among couples coping with one partner's vision impairment. A total of 99 Swiss couples completed questionnaires …
Integrating a child into an adoptive family in times of Covid-19
COVID-19 pandemic has brought multiple challenges for families and child welfare professionals, but also represent a unique psico-socio-ecological context to re-think fundamental working practices. The present work had two main aims: (1) to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the child’s transition to an adoptive family, in terms of challenges and adjustments made to adoption practice, perceived difficulties as well as benefits, from th…
Post-Adoption Help-Seeking in Portugal
Effective psychological parenting interventions delivered to adoptive parents may prevent serious adjustment difficulties and promote a healthy functioning; however, less is known about adoptive parents' specific parental difficulties and help-seeking behaviors and perceptions, the understanding of which is deemed necessary to design well-informed interventions. This study aimed to describe parental difficulties, help-seeking behaviors, satisfact…
Perceptions of Portuguese parents about the acceptability of a multicomponent intervention targeted at behavioral inhibition during early childhood
High and stable behavioral inhibition during early childhood is a risk factor for later anxiety disorders. The few available interventions targeted at behavioral inhibition have not yet been implemented in European countries. Evaluating intervention acceptability is essential when introducing interventions in new cultures. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of parents about the acceptability of the multicomponent Turtle Program in Portug…
Intra‐couple similarity in dyadic coping and partners’ adjustment to the birth of a child
Unlike individual perceptions of a couple's functioning, couple‐level protective factors against poor adjustment to the birth of a child have rarely been studied. This study examined similarity or reciprocal exchanges in dyadic coping ( DC ) during pregnancy (T1) and at 6 weeks postpartum (T2) and its associations with both partners’ adjustment at 6–9 months postpartum (T3). Ninety‐two Portuguese couples provided data on DC , internalizing sympto…
Romantic attachment, dyadic coping, and parental adjustment across the transition to parenthood
This study explored the mediating role of common dyadic coping (common DC) on the longitudinal associations between attachment‐related anxiety and avoidance and parental adjustment to the first year postpartum. A total of 92 Portuguese couples completed self‐report questionnaires of romantic attachment, common DC, parenting stress, and parental confidence. Results showed that more avoidant parents (at mid‐pregnancy) engaged less in common DC (at …
Perceções dos psicólogos portugueses acerca da aceitabilidade de uma intervenção dirigida a crianças inibidas em idade pré-escolar
Níveis elevados e estáveis de inibição comportamental em idade pré-escolar associam-se a um risco acrescido de desenvolver perturbações de ansiedade e dificuldades com os pares. O desenvolvimento de intervenções baseadas na evidência para prevenir estas trajetórias inadaptativas têm merecido um interesse crescente. Todavia, estas intervenções ainda não se encontram disponíveis na Europa. Este estudo teve como objetivo explorar as perceções de ace…
Preliminary Psychometric Testing of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R) in Portuguese Women
Assessing quality of life in middle-aged and older adults with HIV
O papel do ajustamento diádico na sintomatologia psicopatológica e qualidade de vida de doentes com perturbação psiquiátrica e dos parceiros saudáveis
O objetivo do presente estudo consistiu em avaliar o ajustamento individual e conjugal de casais numcontexto de perturbação psiquiátrica de um dos seus membros, explorando-se o papel dos indicadoresde ajustamento diádico na sintomatologia psicopatológica e qualidade de vida do doente e do parceirosaudável. A amostra foi constituída por 108 casais, 54 casais onde um elemento tem uma perturbaçãodiagnosticada (27 casais em que o doente identificado …
Intra‐couple similarity in dyadic coping and partners’ adjustment to the birth of a child
Unlike individual perceptions of a couple's functioning, couple‐level protective factors against poor adjustment to the birth of a child have rarely been studied. This study examined similarity or reciprocal exchanges in dyadic coping ( DC ) during pregnancy (T1) and at 6 weeks postpartum (T2) and its associations with both partners’ adjustment at 6–9 months postpartum (T3). Ninety‐two Portuguese couples provided data on DC , internalizing sympto…
Assessing quality of life in middle-aged and older adults with HIV
O papel do ajustamento diádico na sintomatologia psicopatológica e qualidade de vida de doentes com perturbação psiquiátrica e dos parceiros saudáveis
O objetivo do presente estudo consistiu em avaliar o ajustamento individual e conjugal de casais numcontexto de perturbação psiquiátrica de um dos seus membros, explorando-se o papel dos indicadoresde ajustamento diádico na sintomatologia psicopatológica e qualidade de vida do doente e do parceirosaudável. A amostra foi constituída por 108 casais, 54 casais onde um elemento tem uma perturbaçãodiagnosticada (27 casais em que o doente identificado …
Preliminary Psychometric Testing of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R) in Portuguese Women
Romantic attachment, dyadic coping, and parental adjustment across the transition to parenthood
This study explored the mediating role of common dyadic coping (common DC) on the longitudinal associations between attachment‐related anxiety and avoidance and parental adjustment to the first year postpartum. A total of 92 Portuguese couples completed self‐report questionnaires of romantic attachment, common DC, parenting stress, and parental confidence. Results showed that more avoidant parents (at mid‐pregnancy) engaged less in common DC (at …
Perceções dos psicólogos portugueses acerca da aceitabilidade de uma intervenção dirigida a crianças inibidas em idade pré-escolar
Níveis elevados e estáveis de inibição comportamental em idade pré-escolar associam-se a um risco acrescido de desenvolver perturbações de ansiedade e dificuldades com os pares. O desenvolvimento de intervenções baseadas na evidência para prevenir estas trajetórias inadaptativas têm merecido um interesse crescente. Todavia, estas intervenções ainda não se encontram disponíveis na Europa. Este estudo teve como objetivo explorar as perceções de ace…
Intra‐couple similarity in dyadic coping and partners’ adjustment to the birth of a child
Unlike individual perceptions of a couple's functioning, couple‐level protective factors against poor adjustment to the birth of a child have rarely been studied. This study examined similarity or reciprocal exchanges in dyadic coping ( DC ) during pregnancy (T1) and at 6 weeks postpartum (T2) and its associations with both partners’ adjustment at 6–9 months postpartum (T3). Ninety‐two Portuguese couples provided data on DC , internalizing sympto…
Perceptions of Portuguese parents about the acceptability of a multicomponent intervention targeted at behavioral inhibition during early childhood
High and stable behavioral inhibition during early childhood is a risk factor for later anxiety disorders. The few available interventions targeted at behavioral inhibition have not yet been implemented in European countries. Evaluating intervention acceptability is essential when introducing interventions in new cultures. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of parents about the acceptability of the multicomponent Turtle Program in Portug…
Post-Adoption Help-Seeking in Portugal
Effective psychological parenting interventions delivered to adoptive parents may prevent serious adjustment difficulties and promote a healthy functioning; however, less is known about adoptive parents' specific parental difficulties and help-seeking behaviors and perceptions, the understanding of which is deemed necessary to design well-informed interventions. This study aimed to describe parental difficulties, help-seeking behaviors, satisfact…
Integrating a child into an adoptive family in times of Covid-19
COVID-19 pandemic has brought multiple challenges for families and child welfare professionals, but also represent a unique psico-socio-ecological context to re-think fundamental working practices. The present work had two main aims: (1) to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the child’s transition to an adoptive family, in terms of challenges and adjustments made to adoption practice, perceived difficulties as well as benefits, from th…
Psychometric properties of the European Portuguese version of the modified perinatal PTSD questionnaire (PPQ-II)
Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress symptoms (CB-PTSS) are prevalent and have pervasive consequences for the entire family. The development and validation of tools for screening CB-PTSS are deemed necessary to maximize prevention and intervention efforts. This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the modified perinatal PTSD questionnaire (PPQ-II) in a sample of European Portuguese mothers. Four hundred and fifty-one women, fro…
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.…
From stress communication to depressive symptoms among couples facing vision impairment
Vision impairment is considered one of the most common disability worldwide, can induce considerable stress for both patients and their spouses and may subsequently affect couples' psychological functioning. This study examined whether dyadic coping (DC) mediated the association between stress communication (SC) and depressive symptoms among couples coping with one partner's vision impairment. A total of 99 Swiss couples completed questionnaires …
The Impact of Mothers’ Perceptions of Partners’ Emotional Distress on Mother-Infant Bonding
Work–Family Conflict, Parental Mental Health, and Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
The findings indicate that WFC may affect young children's adjustment, primarily through its impact on parental psychological distress. Supporting parental mental health and reducing WFC may be key targets for early prevention and intervention
Psychology (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Anxiety (6 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (6 works) · Portuguese (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (5 works) · Psychological intervention (5 works)