Ana Fonseca
Biographic Data
| ID | 99275 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana Fonseca |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana |
| FAMILY NAME | Fonseca |
| SIGNATURE | FONSECA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Coimbra |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1395-1406 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The unique effect of the number of children on mothers’ acceptance of children’s negative emotions
Although parenting research typically focuses on one target child, parents’ emotion-related parenting behaviours are predicted by the broader family context. The number of children in the home impacts parents’ emotional resources and may be particularly relevant to mothers’ beliefs about acceptable emotional displays from their young children. Participants included 226 Portuguese mothers of a 2- to 6-year-old target child (M = 3.89 years) with be…
Inclusion of Blind Children in the School Environment
The inclusion of blind children in the school environment is a complex process that goes beyond the pedagogical realm, encompassing social, cultural, and emotional dimensions. Although Brazilian legislation guarantees the right to inclusive education, barriers still persist that compromise the effectiveness of this policy. This article aims to analyze the main challenges faced by blind children in the school context and discuss strategies that pr…
Cascading effects of partner relationship satisfaction on complete perinatal mental health
Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out
The clinical trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT05747131, date assigned February 28, 2023)
The relationship between healthcare satisfaction after miscarriage and perinatal grief symptoms
Healthcare satisfaction and information on after-miscarriage physical changes correlated significantly with reduced perinatal grief rates after miscarriage. However, any effects of mental health information and psychological support provision need further studies. Training for healthcare providers dealing with pregnancy loss, implementing national guidelines that include follow-up on the parents' physical and psychological health, and including a…
The psychological impact of Early Pregnancy Loss in Portugal
Introduction: Worldwide, up to a quarter of all recognized pregnancies result in Early Pregnancy Loss (EPL), also known as miscarriage. For many women, this is a traumatic experience that leads to persistent negative mental health responses. The most common morbidity reported in studies from different countries is complicated grief, usually comorbid with depression, anxiety, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). To our best knowledge, no stu…
Mothers at-risk for postpartum depression
Maternal depression and anxiety in an interpersonal context
Psychopathology and Mindful Parenting in Parents of Preschool and School-Aged Children
The present study aimed to explore the mediating role of supportive coparenting in the relationship between parental psychopathology symptoms and mindful parenting and to explore whether the child's age group moderates the associations in the model. A sample of 462 parents (94.2% mothers) of preschool and school-aged children completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Parental Perceptions of Coparenting Questionnaire, and the Interp…
Parental Beliefs About Their Children’s Expression of Negative Emotions
The Display of Negative Emotions scale and The Social Consequences Of Negative Emotions scale are two understudied questionnaires that assess parents’ emotion beliefs about their children’s expression of negative emotions. Therefore, the aims of this study were to ascertain the factorial structure of both questionnaires, to reexamine the internal consistency of each instrument’s scales, and to assess the age- and gender-related discriminant valid…
Is parental psychological flexibility a (uni) dimensional construct? A bifactor analysis of the Portuguese version of the parental acceptance questionnaire (6-PAQ)
Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire - kids version (Cerq-kids) among a sample of children and adolescents exposed to wildfires
Mattering and Depressive Symptoms in Portuguese Postpartum Women
These results highlight the importance of studying loneliness as a possible risk factor for postpartum depression and alert to the pertinence of considering mattering and loneliness in the assessment and intervention with women in the perinatal period
Measuring Parental Reflective Functioning
Measuring Positive Mental Health in the Postpartum Period
This study aimed to investigate the factor structure of the Mental Health Continuum–Short Form (MHC-SF) in the postpartum context using a single-factor model, a correlated three-factor model, and a bifactor model. The reliability and validity of the MHC-SF were also examined. The total sample consisted of 882 postpartum Portuguese women. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the bifactor model yielded a significantly better fit to the data tha…
Be a Mom, a Web-Based Intervention to Promote Positive Mental Health Among Postpartum Women With Low Risk for Postpartum Depression
Background: This study explored whether Be a Mom, a brief and unguided cognitive behavioral web-based intervention, was effective in promoting psychological processes (self-compassion, psychological flexibility, emotion regulation) among low-risk postpartum women. Effects of Be a Mom in psychological processes compared with a control group were examined at post-intervention and at 4-months follow-up. Additionally, this work explored whether chang…
Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Mental Health Prevention and Treatment
Mental disorders are a recognized population health issue, with recent estimates placing mental illness as the first in global burden of disease in terms of years lived with disability, and comparable to cardiovascular and circulatory diseases in terms of disability-adjusted life years [...]
Uncovering the links between parenting stress and parenting styles
Be a Mom’s Efficacy in Enhancing Positive Mental Health among Postpartum Women Presenting Low Risk for Postpartum Depression
In this study, we conducted a preliminary investigation of the efficacy of Be a Mom , a web-based self-guided intervention, in enhancing positive mental health among postpartum women at low risk for postpartum depression. Additionally, we examined Be a Mom 's efficacy regarding secondary outcomes as well as its acceptability and adherence. A total of 367 participants were randomly assigned to the Be a Mom group ( n = 191) or to the waiting-list c…
A Blended Cognitive–Behavioral Intervention for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression
Despite the existence of effective treatment for postpartum depression, few women seek professional help, indicating the need for a new and innovative format of treatment that can overcome help-seeking barriers. This article presents the study protocol for a blended cognitive-behavioral intervention for the treatment of postpartum depression, by integrating face-to-face sessions with a web-based program (Be a Mom) into one treatment protocol. Thi…
Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Child Post-traumatic Cognitions Inventory in a Sample of Children and Adolescents Following a Wildfire Disaster
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…
Postpartum Depression in the Portuguese Population
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 …
Men’s Intentions to Recommend Professional Help-Seeking to Their Partners in the Postpartum Period
Women's partners may act as facilitators of professional help-seeking for mental health problems in the postpartum period. This study aimed to examine the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of men's intentions to recommend professional help-seeking to their partners if they display postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and to explore the relationship between gender-role conflict and the intention to recommend help-seeking. A cross-sectional…
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…
Attachment and Mental Help-Seeking in the Perinatal Period
Amniocentesis Due to Advanced Maternal Age
Qualidade de vida e sintomatologia psicopatológica em pais de crianças com diagnóstico de deficiência/anomalia congénita
O objetivo do presente estudo consistiu em avaliar a adaptacao parental, em termos de sintomatologia psicopatologica e qualidade de vida (QdV), bem como avaliar a influencia das caracteristicas de resiliencia parental na sua adaptacao, bem como na adaptacao do(a) parceiro(a). A amostra foi constituida por 90 participantes (45 casais), pais de criancas com um diagnostico de deficiencia/AC. O protocolo de avaliacao incluiu a Escala de Resiliencia p…
Piso De Protección Social
El presente artículo tiene el objetivo de discutir el tema del piso de protección social preconizado por la OIT y por el sistema de las Naciones Unidas, y su adecuación a Brasil. Por piso de protección social se entiende asegurar “garantías básicas” de seguridad social a los grupos más vulnerables, en particular ingreso monetario para determinadas categorías, como niños, discapacitados o personas de edad. Mientras se reconozca que el piso es una …
Adaptação da Escala de Pensamentos Automáticos Negativos Pós-Parto para a população portuguesa
Os pensamentos automáticos negativos têm um papel relevante na sintomatologia depressiva, que também se reflete no período do pós-parto. O presente estudo teve como objetivo a validação para a população portuguesa da Escala de Pensamentos Automáticos Negativos Pós-Parto (EPANP), que foi desenvolvida para avaliar a frequência de pensamentos negativos no período pós-parto. A amostra foi constituída por 387 mulheres no pós-parto que responderam a um…
Attachment and Mental Help-Seeking in the Perinatal Period
Preliminary Psychometric Testing of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R) in Portuguese Women
Adaptação da Escala de Crenças Disfuncionais face à Maternidade para a população portuguesa
As atitudes disfuncionais face à maternidade têm sido apontadas como um fator de risco para a depressão pós-parto. O objetivo deste estudo foi adaptar a Escala de Atitudes Face à Maternidade (EAM), que avalia as atitudes disfuncionais face à maternidade, para a população portuguesa, e avaliar as suas qualidades psicométricas. Para tal, utilizou-se uma amostra de 387 mulheres no período pós-parto, que responderam, num estudo transversal, à EAM e a…
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 …
Men’s Intentions to Recommend Professional Help-Seeking to Their Partners in the Postpartum Period
Women's partners may act as facilitators of professional help-seeking for mental health problems in the postpartum period. This study aimed to examine the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of men's intentions to recommend professional help-seeking to their partners if they display postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and to explore the relationship between gender-role conflict and the intention to recommend help-seeking. A cross-sectional…
Uncovering the links between parenting stress and parenting styles
Be a Mom’s Efficacy in Enhancing Positive Mental Health among Postpartum Women Presenting Low Risk for Postpartum Depression
In this study, we conducted a preliminary investigation of the efficacy of Be a Mom , a web-based self-guided intervention, in enhancing positive mental health among postpartum women at low risk for postpartum depression. Additionally, we examined Be a Mom 's efficacy regarding secondary outcomes as well as its acceptability and adherence. A total of 367 participants were randomly assigned to the Be a Mom group ( n = 191) or to the waiting-list c…
A Blended Cognitive–Behavioral Intervention for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression
Despite the existence of effective treatment for postpartum depression, few women seek professional help, indicating the need for a new and innovative format of treatment that can overcome help-seeking barriers. This article presents the study protocol for a blended cognitive-behavioral intervention for the treatment of postpartum depression, by integrating face-to-face sessions with a web-based program (Be a Mom) into one treatment protocol. Thi…
Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Child Post-traumatic Cognitions Inventory in a Sample of Children and Adolescents Following a Wildfire Disaster
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…
Postpartum Depression in the Portuguese Population
Measuring Positive Mental Health in the Postpartum Period
This study aimed to investigate the factor structure of the Mental Health Continuum–Short Form (MHC-SF) in the postpartum context using a single-factor model, a correlated three-factor model, and a bifactor model. The reliability and validity of the MHC-SF were also examined. The total sample consisted of 882 postpartum Portuguese women. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the bifactor model yielded a significantly better fit to the data tha…
Be a Mom, a Web-Based Intervention to Promote Positive Mental Health Among Postpartum Women With Low Risk for Postpartum Depression
Background: This study explored whether Be a Mom, a brief and unguided cognitive behavioral web-based intervention, was effective in promoting psychological processes (self-compassion, psychological flexibility, emotion regulation) among low-risk postpartum women. Effects of Be a Mom in psychological processes compared with a control group were examined at post-intervention and at 4-months follow-up. Additionally, this work explored whether chang…
Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Mental Health Prevention and Treatment
Mental disorders are a recognized population health issue, with recent estimates placing mental illness as the first in global burden of disease in terms of years lived with disability, and comparable to cardiovascular and circulatory diseases in terms of disability-adjusted life years [...]
Parental Beliefs About Their Children’s Expression of Negative Emotions
The Display of Negative Emotions scale and The Social Consequences Of Negative Emotions scale are two understudied questionnaires that assess parents’ emotion beliefs about their children’s expression of negative emotions. Therefore, the aims of this study were to ascertain the factorial structure of both questionnaires, to reexamine the internal consistency of each instrument’s scales, and to assess the age- and gender-related discriminant valid…
Is parental psychological flexibility a (uni) dimensional construct? A bifactor analysis of the Portuguese version of the parental acceptance questionnaire (6-PAQ)
Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire - kids version (Cerq-kids) among a sample of children and adolescents exposed to wildfires
Mattering and Depressive Symptoms in Portuguese Postpartum Women
These results highlight the importance of studying loneliness as a possible risk factor for postpartum depression and alert to the pertinence of considering mattering and loneliness in the assessment and intervention with women in the perinatal period
Measuring Parental Reflective Functioning
The psychological impact of Early Pregnancy Loss in Portugal
Introduction: Worldwide, up to a quarter of all recognized pregnancies result in Early Pregnancy Loss (EPL), also known as miscarriage. For many women, this is a traumatic experience that leads to persistent negative mental health responses. The most common morbidity reported in studies from different countries is complicated grief, usually comorbid with depression, anxiety, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). To our best knowledge, no stu…
Mothers at-risk for postpartum depression
Psychology (24 works) · Clinical Psychology (21 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (20 works) · Psychiatry (20 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (18 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (18 works) · Clinical Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Mental health (12 works) · Pregnancy (12 works)