Margarida Jarego

Biographic Data

ID7354317
NAMEMargarida Jarego
GIVEN NAMESMargarida
FAMILY NAMEJarego
SIGNATUREJAREGO M
AFFILIATIONSISPA - Instituto Universitário
ORCID0000-0001-5109-1457
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • (Tele)work and family conflicts in times of the Covid ‐19 pandemic

    Open AccessMargarida Jarego, Pedro Alexandre Costa et al.ARTICLEFamily Relations2026

    Objective This study examined how the COVID‐19 pandemic and associated social restrictions influenced the work–life balance of working‐age adults in terms of gender equality. Background Increased occupational demands during the pandemic may have disrupted the balance between work and home life. For example, mandatory teleworking during the pandemic posed additional challenges and may have caused friction between work and personal commitments, obl…

  • How we survived

    Open AccessMargarida Jarego, Fiona Tasker et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2024

    Older adults were found to be the most susceptible group to suffer the physical health consequences of a COVID-19 infection and were considered vulnerable to the negative effects of the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet unlike many young adults did not generally experience an increased rate of mental health problems. Our study explored the strategies older adults in Portugal deployed during the mandatory lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. Qual…

  • Socioeconomic status, social support, coping, and fear predict mental health status during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessMargarida Jarego, Alexandra Ferreira Valente et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2024

    Research has shown that both the COVID-19 pandemic and the governmental measures implemented to tackle it severely impacted people’s mental health worldwide. This study aimed at monitoring adults’ mental health status during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and assessing demographic, socioeconomic, and psychosocial variables as mental health status development's potential predictors. A total of 105 adults (79% women; age: 18–72) completed …

  • A biopsychosocial perspective of mental health risk in Italy during phase two of the Covid-19 lockdown

    Open AccessMartina Rossi, Margarida Jarego et al.ARTICLEAnálise Psicológica2024

    Introduction: Research into the first phase of the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy showed an association with an increased susceptibility to adverse mental health (MH) in the general population. We investigated in the same population the correlations between the various demographic, socioeconomic, biological/clinical history and psychological dimensions and MH in the second,“opening-up”, phase of the lockdown. Methods: An anonymous online survey colle…

  • Are Prayer-Based Interventions Effective Pain Management Options? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Open AccessMargarida Jarego, Alexandra Ferreira Valente et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2023

  • Covid-19 Pandemic in Portugal

    Open AccessJosé Luís Pais Ribeiro, José Pais-Ribeiro et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful long-lasting event with an increasingly negative impact upon individuals. This study aimed at assessing the magnitude of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults living in Portugal during the first mandatory lockdown of 2020, and the psychosocial and health-related factors associated with these symptoms. A sample of 484 adults (73% women) with an average age of 40 years old (Standard Deviation, SD = 14.03)…