P Costa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 34471 |
|---|---|
| NOME | P Costa |
| PRENOMES | P |
| SOBRENOME | Costa |
| ASSINATURA | COSTA P |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1201-9177 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 43 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 65 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Juvenile Victimization, Psychopathology and Quality of Life
Extensive research on childhood victimization has consistently revealed that a significant number of children experience various forms of violence throughout their development, resulting in lasting impacts on their mental health. The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ) establishes a comprehensive assessment of childhood victimization. Assessing psychometric evidence in different contexts is of utmost importance for further exploring the ro…
The integration of virtual patients into nursing education
Background The use of virtual patients in nursing education has emerged as a valuable tool for developing clinical decision-making skills. However, little is known about the outcomes of incorporating virtual patients into nursing education curricula. The Nursing School of Porto has dedicated efforts to developing clinical scenarios and integrating virtual patient simulation into its nursing degree curriculum. This study aims to evaluate the outco…
Validation of the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale with Portuguese students
The Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale (CL-FODS) is a 28-item multidimensional measure assessing fear of death and dying of self and others. This study evaluated the psychometric properties and dimensionality of the Portuguese version in two phases. Phase 1 (P1; December 2018–February 2019) involved 312 students and used Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) to assess validity. Phase 2 (P2; January–March 2024) tested construct reproduci…
ChatGPT as an item calibration tool
Introduction:ChatGPT has attracted a lot of interest worldwide for its versatility in a range of natural language tasks, including in the education and evaluation industry. It can automate time- and labor-intensive tasks with clear economic and efficiency gains. Methods: This study evaluated the potential of ChatGPT to automate psychometric analysis of test questions from the 2020 Portuguese National Residency Selection Exam (PNA). ChatGPT was qu…
Relationship between social support and psychological symptoms in people living with HIV/Aids, at risk of developing HIV – associated dementia
People living with HIV/AIDS often present neuropsychiatric symptoms, including cognitive and mood-related manifestations. Social support helps to cope with adverse events related to mental health. We aimed to analyze the relationship between satisfaction with social support and psychological symptoms in people living with HIV/AIDS at risk of developing HIV-associated dementia. An observational, cross-sectional, and correlational study was conduct…
Validating a positive mental health measure with Portuguese adolescents and exploring associations with mental health perceived competencies
The Positive Mental Health Questionnaire proved to be a tool with good psychometric properties, adequately assessing adolescents' needs and the outcomes of mental health promotion initiatives. This work has also highlighted an opportunity to optimise adolescents' positive mental health, specifically in self-control, autonomy, and interpersonal relationship skills. Adolescents should be encouraged to care for their mental health and be informed th…
Which cues matter
This article experimentally examines how content cues politicising the European Union (EU) influence citizens’ EU attitudes, assessing the pessimist and optimist top-down models of politicisation. The former approach posits that politicisation emphasises criticism of the EU and weakens citizens’ EU support. The latter model asserts that politicisation fosters greater EU support when focusing on the EU's positive aspects. Results align with the pe…
Suicide thoughts and behaviors among police officers
Police officers face chronic occupational stress, yet reliable estimates of their suicidal behaviors remain scarce. This meta-analysis assessed the pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts among police officers across various time frames. A systematic search of five databases (2000-2025) identified 36 eligible studies from 16 countries, encompassing 62,663 officers. Random-effects meta-analysis estimated lifetime prevalence rat…
Why do people become a foster parent? Insights from a national study
Too young to party, ready to say enough? Youth turnout and the rise of Chega in Portugal
Políticas culturais no âmbito local
O Plano Nacional de Cultura busca organizar as políticas culturais de forma descentralizada, possibilitando mecanismos de gestão e de investimento na cultura, por meio do controle social dos recursos e das políticas implementadas, além de promover a universalização do acesso a bens e serviços culturais e o fomento à produção. É esperado, portanto, que os municípios consigam propor suas legislações e ações em sintonia com a esfera federal. Como fo…
Psychometric properties of the positive mental health questionnaire
Introduction: Positive Mental Health (PMH) plays a pivotal role in the promoting of mental health. Assessing this phenomenon is essential for early recognition and intervention in mental health. To date, only one tool was validated with 39 items to assess PMH among Portuguese young adults. Method: This study sought to examine the psychometric properties of the short version of the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire (PMHQ) among Portuguese unive…
Stress, anxiety, and depression trajectories during the “first wave” of the Covid-19 pandemic
Introduction: The COVID-19 outbreak and the community mitigation strategies implemented to reduce new SARS-CoV-2 infections can be regarded as powerful stressors with negative consequences on people's mental health. Although it has been shown that negative emotional symptoms subside during lockdown, it is likely the existence of inter-individual differences in stress, anxiety and depression trajectories throughout lockdown. Objectives: We aimed t…
Socioeconomic status, social support, coping, and fear predict mental health status during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
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 …
Conciliação Judicial Entre Litigantes Eventuais E Repetitivos Nas Relações De Consumo
A pesquisa analisa a eficácia da conciliação judicial em conflitos de consumo, com foco em litígios entre grandes corporações e consumidores considerados eventuais litigantes. O problema central investigado é se a conciliação pode ser um meio justo e eficiente para resolver tais disputas, dado o desequilíbrio de poder entre as partes. O estudo tem como objetivo identificar as barreiras enfrentadas por consumidores vulneráveis e avaliar a eficácia…
Academic Performance and Perceptions of Undergraduate Medical Students in Case-Based Learning Compared to Other Teaching Strategies
Case-based learning (CBL) is a teaching method centered on active student learning that can overcome the limitations of traditional teaching methods used in undergraduate medical education. The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of CBL against other teaching methodologies in terms of academic performance and perceptions (intra-individual, interpeer and student–faculty) of undergraduate medical students. Literature sear…
Here's to the future
With AI's advancing technology, pedagogical changes are occurring, and chatbots are becoming more intertwined in our daily lives. While these can be used in a variety of disciplines, they play a particularly significant role in the digital transformation of education. We present a scoping review of chatbots in higher education (HE), investigating where chatbots are being applied. The main benefits and challenges of chatbots were explored. The qua…
Empirical validation study and psychometric evaluation of the properties of the populist attitudes scale for the portuguese population
Psychometric analysis supports the POP-AS as a valid and reliable instrument for measuring populist attitudes among Portuguese citizens. A validation framework for measurement instruments in political science was proposed. Implications of the findings are discussed
Validation of the Chinese version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
The findings suggest that the RSES-7 is a psychometrically sound and brief self-report scale for measuring self-esteem in the Chinese context. More studies are warranted to further verify its usability
Designing and building Oscebot ® for virtual OSCE – Performance evaluation
With AI's advancing technology and chatbots becoming more intertwined in our daily lives, pedagogical challenges are occurring. While chatbots can be used in various disciplines, they play a particularly significant role in medical education. We present the development process of OSCEBot ®, a chatbot to train medical students in the clinical interview approach. The SentenceTransformers, or SBERT, framework was used to develop this chatbot. To ena…
The hegemonic psychological discourse and its implications for career counselling and psychological intervention
We examine a focus group with eight Portuguese psychologists (four career counsellors) on two quantitative studies' results focused on the psychosocial consequences of unemployment/precarity/uncertainty, exploring how do they: give meaning to the results, perceive their professional role, and think that socio-political issues influence their practice. Data were analysed through thematic social-constructionist and critical discourse analyses. Two …
Influencia de los contenidos de meta sobre la intención de práctica de ejercicio físico en adolescentes
Basado en la teora de la auto-determinacin, este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar la influencia de las diferentes metas intrnsecas (i.e., afiliacin social, gestin de la salud y desarrollo de habilidades) y extrnsecas (i.e., imagen y reconocimiento social) sobre la intencin de prctica de ejercicio en adolescentes. Participaron 282 estudiantes de educacin secundaria obligatoria y bachillerato (146 hombres y 136 mujeres; M edad = 14.54, DT edad =…
The mediator role of the perceived working conditions and safety leadership on the relationship between safety culture and safety performance
Occupational accidents in the construction sector are still a major concern with relevant costs at different levels, both individually and socially. We developed and tested two structural equation models to study, from the workers’ point of view, the mediator role of working conditions and safety leadership on the relationship between safety culture and safety performance, in a Portuguese firm. This quantitative and correlational case study appli…
Reasons, willingness, and intention to be a foster family
Applicability and validation of the Reaction to Tests Scale (RTT) in a sample of Portuguese medical students
Our results suggest that the RTT scale is a valid and reliable instrument for the measurement of test anxiety among Portuguese Medical Students
The Impact of Voter Evaluations of Leaders’ Traits on Voting Behaviour
Published online: 24 Feb 2015
Do we need warm leaders? Exploratory study of the role of voter evaluations of leaders’ traits on turnout in seven European countries
Previous research on leader effects has focused exclusively on the impact of voters’ evaluations of leaders on vote choice, disregarding possible effects on the prior step of deciding whether or not to turn out to vote. In line with the personalisation of politics thesis, leaders have a higher impact among dealigned voters. Previous studies have demonstrated that leader effects are stronger among voters who voice their dealignment – namely party …
Youth's rights and mental health
A rights-based approach calls for studies to explore further the extent to which rights' fulfillment in residential care affects young people's mental health. A focus on protective factors, such as supportive relations, can inform policies and practices in residential care which is critical for youths' empowerment and adaptive outcomes. However, existing studies on social support are mainly descriptive and qualitative in nature or focus on the ef…
Interactive effects of social support and disclosure on fertility-related stress
Individuals perceiving high social support tend to perceive better adjustment to infertility. However, it remains unclear whether this benefit is affected by the actual disclosure of the infertility condition. The present study aimed to examine the role of disclosure of fertility status in moderating the relationship between perceived social support and fertility-related stress. The study population ( N = 698) was drawn from a longitudinal cohort…
To be or not to be a rights holder
Neo-Ffi
The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the Portuguese adaptation of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and to compare the obtained structure to the original North American version. The methods of analysis used for cross-validation of the factorial structure were the Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) and the Confi rmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). PAF reproduced the original structure of NEO-FF…
Disclosing biology teachers’ beliefs about biotechnology and biotechnology education
Too young to party, ready to say enough? Youth turnout and the rise of Chega in Portugal
Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the Psychosocial Uncertainty Scale
This study presents the development of the Psychosocial Uncertainty Scale (PS-US), which articulates the perception of uncertainty in the social context and its psychological experience. It was validated with a sample of 1596 students and active professionals (employed and unemployed). By randomly dividing this sample in three sub-samples, the following analyses were performed: exploratory factor analysis (sample one: N = 827); preliminary confir…
Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the uncertainty response scale
This study presents the adaptation of the Uncertainty Response Scale (Greco & Roger, Pers. Individ. Differ, 31:519-534, 2001) to Portuguese. This instrument was administered to a non-clinical community sample composed of 1596 students and professionals, allowing a thorough validity and invariance analysis by randomly dividing participants into three subsamples to perform: an exploratory factor analysis (sample one: N = 512); a preliminary confirm…
A versão portuguesa do NEO-FFI
O presente estudo tem como objetivo apresentar dados descritivos e multivariados obtidos com o NEO-FFI, uma versão reduzida do NEO-PI-R, com uma amostra de participantes portugueses. Para tornar possível este objetivo, o inventário de personalidade foi administrado a 1178 sujeitos, 68% do sexo feminino, e com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 90 anos (M = 41.8, DP = 22.3). A versão portuguesa do NEO-FFI reflete a universalidade das dimensões …
Natural to anthropogenic forcing in the Holocene evolution of three coastal lagoons (Caldas da Rainha valley, western Portugal)
Disclosing biology teachers’ beliefs about biotechnology and biotechnology education
SP4-38 Impact of tooth brushing in plaque index in adolescents
Objectives To evaluate the plaque index and oral hygiene habits of adolescents. Methodology Tranversal and descriptive study in a sample of 189 adolescents aged between 11 and 17 years of age. Data collection was conducted through a questionnaire to adolescents about oral hygiene. There has yet to assess the plaque index simplified by applying the developer board. Results For the Plaque Index Simplified the vast majority (98.9%) of adolescents re…
Interactive effects of social support and disclosure on fertility-related stress
Individuals perceiving high social support tend to perceive better adjustment to infertility. However, it remains unclear whether this benefit is affected by the actual disclosure of the infertility condition. The present study aimed to examine the role of disclosure of fertility status in moderating the relationship between perceived social support and fertility-related stress. The study population ( N = 698) was drawn from a longitudinal cohort…
Capacidade discriminante do inventário de potencial de abuso na infância
This study aims to test discriminant ability of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAP) in a sample of 641 Portuguese parents. Thirty-seven percent of the sample is composed by abusive parents reported to the Comissions for the Protection of Children and Young People and evaluated by an assessment questionnaire of maltreatment, neglect and sexual abuse. Abusive parents showed significantly higher scores on the Abuse Scale and in all of its dime…
Neo-Ffi
The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the Portuguese adaptation of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and to compare the obtained structure to the original North American version. The methods of analysis used for cross-validation of the factorial structure were the Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) and the Confi rmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). PAF reproduced the original structure of NEO-FF…
The Portuguese version of the NEO-FFI
The present study aims to present descriptive and multivariate data obtained with the NEO-FFI, a reduced version of the NEO-PI-R, with a sample of Portuguese participants. To make possible this objective, the personality inventory was administered to 1178 subjects, 68% were female, with ages between 18 and 90 years (M = 41.8, SD = 22.3). The Portuguese version of the NEO-FFI reflects the universality of basic dimensions of personality and may, th…
A versão portuguesa do NEO-FFI
O presente estudo tem como objetivo apresentar dados descritivos e multivariados obtidos com o NEO-FFI, uma versão reduzida do NEO-PI-R, com uma amostra de participantes portugueses. Para tornar possível este objetivo, o inventário de personalidade foi administrado a 1178 sujeitos, 68% do sexo feminino, e com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 90 anos (M = 41.8, DP = 22.3). A versão portuguesa do NEO-FFI reflete a universalidade das dimensões …
Estresse ocupacional e satisfação dos usuários com os cuidados de saúde primários em Portugal
Os cuidados de saúde primários sofreram alterações decorrentes de uma reforma cujos princípios se podem inscrever num quadro conceitual designado por alguns autores como "New Public Management". Estas mudanças podem ser geradoras de maiores níveis de estresse ocupacional, com impacto negativo a nível individual e organizacional. Este estudo analisa a experiência de estresse em 305 profissionais de saúde (médicos, enfermeiros e secretários clínico…
The Impact of Voter Evaluations of Leaders’ Traits on Voting Behaviour
Published online: 24 Feb 2015
To be or not to be a rights holder
Do Critical Thinkers Drink Too Much Alcohol, Forget to Do Class Assignments, or Cheat on Exams? Using a Critical Thinking Measure to Predict College Students’ Real-World Outcomes
Critical thinking is a higher-order way of reasoning composed of the skill and will to use cognitive abilities and knowledge on a daily basis. It is identified as essential by higher education institutions, corporations, and society in general. To analyze whether college students are critical thinkers in their daily lives, the Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment (HCTA; Halpern in Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment (Measurement instrument), Sch…
Assessment of Undergraduates’ Real-World Outcomes of Critical Thinking in Everyday Situations
Critical thinking is a kind of "good" thinking that integrates a set of cognitive skills and dispositions to use those skills with knowledge to increase the chances of success in academic settings, job market, and daily life. The impact of critical thinking on life events, in face of everyday decisions and challenges, is still unclear, and further research is needed. In this exploratory study, a sample of 230 first-year students of a Bachelor's D…
Compromisso organizacional e satisfação laboral
Explorou-se a relação entre compromisso organizacional e satisfação laboral nos colaboradores de unidades de saúde familiar. Participaram seis unidades de saúde familiar do norte de Portugal e 105 profissionais (médico, enfermeiros e secretários clínicos). Utilizaram-se as adaptações portuguesas da Escala do Compromisso Organizacional de Meyer & Allen (1997) e do Questionário de Satisfação com o Trabalho (Spector, 1985). Os resultados sugerem ass…
Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the uncertainty response scale
This study presents the adaptation of the Uncertainty Response Scale (Greco & Roger, Pers. Individ. Differ, 31:519-534, 2001) to Portuguese. This instrument was administered to a non-clinical community sample composed of 1596 students and professionals, allowing a thorough validity and invariance analysis by randomly dividing participants into three subsamples to perform: an exploratory factor analysis (sample one: N = 512); a preliminary confirm…
Do we need warm leaders? Exploratory study of the role of voter evaluations of leaders’ traits on turnout in seven European countries
Previous research on leader effects has focused exclusively on the impact of voters’ evaluations of leaders on vote choice, disregarding possible effects on the prior step of deciding whether or not to turn out to vote. In line with the personalisation of politics thesis, leaders have a higher impact among dealigned voters. Previous studies have demonstrated that leader effects are stronger among voters who voice their dealignment – namely party …
Applicability and validation of the Reaction to Tests Scale (RTT) in a sample of Portuguese medical students
Our results suggest that the RTT scale is a valid and reliable instrument for the measurement of test anxiety among Portuguese Medical Students
Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the Psychosocial Uncertainty Scale
This study presents the development of the Psychosocial Uncertainty Scale (PS-US), which articulates the perception of uncertainty in the social context and its psychological experience. It was validated with a sample of 1596 students and active professionals (employed and unemployed). By randomly dividing this sample in three sub-samples, the following analyses were performed: exploratory factor analysis (sample one: N = 827); preliminary confir…
Youth's rights and mental health
A rights-based approach calls for studies to explore further the extent to which rights' fulfillment in residential care affects young people's mental health. A focus on protective factors, such as supportive relations, can inform policies and practices in residential care which is critical for youths' empowerment and adaptive outcomes. However, existing studies on social support are mainly descriptive and qualitative in nature or focus on the ef…
The hegemonic psychological discourse and its implications for career counselling and psychological intervention
We examine a focus group with eight Portuguese psychologists (four career counsellors) on two quantitative studies' results focused on the psychosocial consequences of unemployment/precarity/uncertainty, exploring how do they: give meaning to the results, perceive their professional role, and think that socio-political issues influence their practice. Data were analysed through thematic social-constructionist and critical discourse analyses. Two …
Influencia de los contenidos de meta sobre la intención de práctica de ejercicio físico en adolescentes
Basado en la teora de la auto-determinacin, este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar la influencia de las diferentes metas intrnsecas (i.e., afiliacin social, gestin de la salud y desarrollo de habilidades) y extrnsecas (i.e., imagen y reconocimiento social) sobre la intencin de prctica de ejercicio en adolescentes. Participaron 282 estudiantes de educacin secundaria obligatoria y bachillerato (146 hombres y 136 mujeres; M edad = 14.54, DT edad =…
The mediator role of the perceived working conditions and safety leadership on the relationship between safety culture and safety performance
Occupational accidents in the construction sector are still a major concern with relevant costs at different levels, both individually and socially. We developed and tested two structural equation models to study, from the workers’ point of view, the mediator role of working conditions and safety leadership on the relationship between safety culture and safety performance, in a Portuguese firm. This quantitative and correlational case study appli…
Reasons, willingness, and intention to be a foster family
Academic Performance and Perceptions of Undergraduate Medical Students in Case-Based Learning Compared to Other Teaching Strategies
Case-based learning (CBL) is a teaching method centered on active student learning that can overcome the limitations of traditional teaching methods used in undergraduate medical education. The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of CBL against other teaching methodologies in terms of academic performance and perceptions (intra-individual, interpeer and student–faculty) of undergraduate medical students. Literature sear…
Here's to the future
With AI's advancing technology, pedagogical changes are occurring, and chatbots are becoming more intertwined in our daily lives. While these can be used in a variety of disciplines, they play a particularly significant role in the digital transformation of education. We present a scoping review of chatbots in higher education (HE), investigating where chatbots are being applied. The main benefits and challenges of chatbots were explored. The qua…
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