Saúl Neves De Jesu
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3740177 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Saúl Neves De Jesu |
| PRENOMES | Saúl Neves |
| SOBRENOME | De Jesu |
| ASSINATURA | DE JESU S N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Algarve |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2019-1011 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2011 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Modelling Destination Loyalty in Wellness Tourism
Wellness tourism, a rapidly expanding sector within the global travel industry, focuses on experiences designed to maintain or enhance individuals’ well-being. Building on Safety System Theory and Attention Restoration Theory (ART), this study investigates the dynamics of destination loyalty in the context of wellness tourism. Specifically, it examines the interplay between destination loyalty and tourist perceived safety at destinations (TPSD), …
Development and validation of the loneliness and solitude scale (LSS)
This study sought to develop the Loneliness and Solitude Scale (LSS) a scale intended to assess and differentiate loneliness and solitude. The loneliness dimension analyses how often an individual perceives being on their own as negative, unsatisfactory, and distressful; the solitude dimension refers to the frequency with which someone interprets their solitary moment as something positive, valuable, and pleasing. The collected sample for this re…
Travel motivation and well-being
There is a common perception that tourism can directly or indirectly enhance well-being. The travellers' motivations could influence the connection between tourism and well-being. This study aimed to examine the relationship between travel motivations and well-being and the beneficial effects of mindfulness and memorable travel experiences (MTEs) on this relationship. The data were gathered using online questionnaires and included 256 participant…
Cognitive-behavioural therapy interventions for health professionals in organisational contexts
Introduction: Health professionals are particularly vulnerable to various stressors in the work environment, making it essential to study strategies that promote improvements in their well-being. Evidence-based interventions, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, are widely recognised for their effectiveness in managing different stressors and disorders. Objective: This review aimed to identify and synthesise Cognitive Behavioural Therapy interv…
Self-Determination as a Mediator Between Mindfulness and Perfectionism in Theory and Practice
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been surging as an alternative to cognitive-behavioural therapy for perfectionism. Despite promising results, there are practical and theoretical concerns regarding high resistance from perfectionists towards developing mindfulness related capabilities. Self-Determination Motivation could provide a pathway to circumvent this problem by mediating the relationship between mindfulness and multidimensional …
Reasons for living and depressive symptomatology in young adults with and without suicide attempts
The evidence found in this study reinforce that reasons for living may play a preponderant role in suicidal ideation, that is as a negative mediator and therefore it can act as a protective factor
Negative Affectivity and Suicide Risk
The role of optimism and gratitude in the link between negative affectivity and suicide risk (viz., depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation) was examined in a sample of 1401 Spanish adolescents. Overall, the results of a set of hierarchical regression analyses supported the prediction of optimism and gratitude as predictors of suicide risk. Moreover, we analyzed whether the negative affectivity optimism/gratitude interaction term explains the u…
Positive psychological capital in health professionals
Introduction: Health organisations need to attract and retain health professionals as well as protect and improve their mental health following the premises of positive psychology, particularly with regard to positive psychological capital. Objective: This review aimed to map studies that addressed positive psychological capital in empirical research with samples of health professionals. Method: A systematic literature review of articles addressi…
An overview of mindfulness theories applied to tourism
This paper presents a systematic review update regarding mindfulness theories applied to tourism, complemented with a bibliometric analysis. Scientific studies listed in the WOS, SCOPUS, PubMed and PsycInfo databases were analysed using PRISMA guidelines. Twenty-five studies were selected for review from 670 records identified. In recent years, mindfulness has proved to be a promising area of research in tourism, and the number of published studi…
The Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI)
The Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) is an instrument widely used to assess volunteers’ motivation based on the Functionalist Model of Omoto and Snyder. It assesses six factors that reflect several motivational functions. The VFI has been translated into various languages and validated in different cultural contexts, but some studies have reported different factor structures (e.g., five or four factors). In the Portuguese context, previous stu…
Who Benefits Most from the Family Education and Support Program in Cape Verde? A Cluster Analysis
Overall, the FAF intervention contributed to an increase in positive parenting practices. By analyzing potential underlying profiles in the change process, this study suggests that there are participants who benefit more than others from the intervention, and this information may be relevant for professionals and researchers in the field
Meaningful experiences in tourism
This study explored the components of meaningful tourist experiences together with their antecedents and outcomes according to a framework of positive psychology and tourism. The theoretical rationale of this systematic literature review was chosen to clarify the synergies between these constructs, wellbeing and mindfulness to understand how tourists derive meaning from their experiences. The scientific platforms Scopus and Web of Science were se…
The Volunteer Satisfaction Survey (VSS)
(1) Background: Volunteering satisfaction is one significant construct that nourishes the sustaining of volunteer work, and it is present in reference models such as the three-stage volunteer process model (VPM). The volunteer satisfaction survey (VSS), created by Vecina, Chacón and Sueiro, evaluates three different domains of volunteer satisfaction: specific motivations, organization management and volunteering tasks. The aim of this study was t…
Effects of the Interculturality and Mindfulness Program (PIM) on University Students
Rates of mental health issues have been increasing among university students. This study investigates the effects of the Interculturality and Mindfulness Program (PIM) on academic students on mindfulness, emotional regulation, depression, anxiety, stress, life satisfaction, optimism, positive solitude, and loneliness. A quasi-experimental research was conducted, with pre- and post-test comparative measurements in three groups: in-person (IG), syn…
Family Education and Support Programme
This article describes some preliminary data on the implementation of the Family Education and Support Programme (FAF) on psychosocially at-risk families of Boavista Island, Cape Verde, specifically in relation to its effectiveness in parenting competences. The FAF is a family intervention programme designed to be integrated into preventive and formative actions and it has the purpose of promoting positive parenting and preventing child abuse. Th…
Place attachment, risk perception, and preparedness in a population exposed to coastal hazards
Dark Triad
The Dark Triad (DT) consists of three personality traits (machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy). This is considered relevant for understanding the development of undesirable characteristics for society, frequently observed in young people and adults with antisocial and delinquent behaviours. Aversive personality traits have only recently aroused interest in researchers as a cohesive set of factors. The aim of this study was to analyse th…
Does coping mediate the effect of financial threat on life satisfaction? A multigroup analysis
The year of 2007 was marked by one of the most severe global financial crises, which led to an increase of psychopathological symptoms that negatively affected life satisfaction. This research analyzed how financial threat was associated with life satisfaction and how coping, as a mediating variable, influenced this relationship. The theoretical model was tested through a sample of 901 Portuguese individuals, averaging 37 years old (SD=12.86). A …
Aesthetic development in children, adolescents and young adults
Este artigo foca-se no desenvolvimento estético de crianças, adolescentes e adultos jovens, a um nível teórico e empírico. As teorias mais relevantes no domínio do desenvolvimento estético são mencionadas. O principal objetivo do estudo foi testar a teoria de Parsons, de maneira empírica e precisa, caracterizando como a apreciação estética é desenvolvida. Em termos dos principais pressupostos metodológicos, existem duas posições teóricas na pesqu…
Avaliação da saúde dos professores portugueses
Nas últimas décadas temos assistido a uma crescente deterioração da saúde docente, que afeta os professores e a escola enquanto organização. Este estudo pretendeu avaliar a saúde dos professores portugueses através do Questionário de Saúde Docente, numa amostra de 5009 professores. Os resultados das análises fatoriais suportam uma estrutura penta-fatorial (bem-estar profissional, esgotamento, distúrbios cognitivos, distúrbios musculosqueléticos, …
Autoestima, narcisismo e dimensões de delinquência juvenil
O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar a capacidade preditiva dos constructos de autoestima e de narcisismo em duas dimensões da delinquência juvenil: a gravidade de crimes cometidos e a idade de início na atividade criminal. Para tal, recorreu-se a uma amostra de 261 jovens recolhidos em centros tutelares educativos e elaborou-se um modelo de regressão ordinal para a gravidade de crimes e um modelo de regressão linear para a idade de iníc…
Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents
Reasons for living are protective factors against suicidal behavior in adolescents. One of the most useful measures to assess them is the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (RFL-A) developed by Osman et al. The goal of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of its Portuguese version of the RFL-A. To this end, we recruited 512 high school adolescents (mean age = 16.7 years), who completed the RFL-A, a Suicidal Ideation Que…
Effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on emotional regulation and levels of mindfulness in senior students
Mindfulness-based interventions have been applied in diverse populations and achieved mental health benefits. This study examined the effects of a brief mindfulness program for emotional regulation and levels of mindfulness on senior students in Brazil. The intervention consisted of six weekly meetings attended by 30 participants. It is a pre-experimental research, with pre- and post-test comparative and correlation measurements. The preliminary …
A Ecological Model of Well-Being in Child Welfare Referred Children
Coping as a moderator of the influence of economic stressors on psychological health
Since 2008, there has been a decline in the economy of several European countries, including Portugal. In the literature, it is emphasized that periods of economic uncertainty propitiate the appearance of mental health problems and diminish populations’ well-being. The aim of the present study, with 729 Portuguese participants, 33.9% (n = 247) males and 66.1% (n = 482) females with an average age of, approximately, 37 years old (M = 36.99; SD = 1…
A Ecological Model of Well-Being in Child Welfare Referred Children
Effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on emotional regulation and levels of mindfulness in senior students
Mindfulness-based interventions have been applied in diverse populations and achieved mental health benefits. This study examined the effects of a brief mindfulness program for emotional regulation and levels of mindfulness on senior students in Brazil. The intervention consisted of six weekly meetings attended by 30 participants. It is a pre-experimental research, with pre- and post-test comparative and correlation measurements. The preliminary …
Un Estudio Longitudinal de la Reputación Social no Conformista y la Violencia en Adolescentes desde la Perspectiva de Género
The aim of the current study was to analyze the relationship between non-conformist social reputation (perceived and ideal) and instrumental violence (overt and relational) in adolescents from the gender perspective. The sample was composed of 1319 adolescents -T1- aged from 11 to 16 years old (Mean 13.5; S.D. 1.5) and both sexes (53 % girls and 47 % boys) in secondary school, and 554 students -T2- (54 % girls and 46 % boys). Measures were Non-co…
Actitudes de adolescentes hacia la salud
Se examinaron diferencias en las actitudes hacia la salud en el alumnado de cuarto año de educación secundaria obligatoria de Sevilla, el cual fue dividido en dos grupos en función de su participación en el programa "Forma Joven" de promoción de la salud. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo y bivariante. No se observaron diferencias significativas en las características sociodemográficas de los dos grupos, considerándose homogéneos. Las actitudes …
Estrutura factorial da versão portuguesa do Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS)
O objectivo deste trabalho é analisar a estrutura factorial do Job Diagnostic Survey, construído a partir do Modelo das Características do Trabalho (Hackman & Oldham, 1975, 1980), para avaliar cinco dimensões características do trabalho: variedade, identidade, significado, autonomia e feedback. Utilizou-se uma amostra heterogénea de 552 trabalhadores pertencentes a diversos grupos profissionais. Avaliaram-se nove modelos alternativos sobre a estr…
Coping as a moderator of the influence of economic stressors on psychological health
Since 2008, there has been a decline in the economy of several European countries, including Portugal. In the literature, it is emphasized that periods of economic uncertainty propitiate the appearance of mental health problems and diminish populations’ well-being. The aim of the present study, with 729 Portuguese participants, 33.9% (n = 247) males and 66.1% (n = 482) females with an average age of, approximately, 37 years old (M = 36.99; SD = 1…
Computerized Finger Tapping Task in Adult Unipolar Depressed Patients and Healthy Subjects
Introduction: Current diagnostic criteria for depression include psychomotor retardation, being the Finger Tapping Test (FTT) as one of the most utilized instruments to assess fine psychomotor performance. Method: This study aimed to compare the performance of a sample of 51 unipolar depressed patients (30 women and 21 men, with a mean age of 45.12 years old [ SD = 14.09]) with 51 healthy controls (29 women and 22 men, with a mean age of 44.49 ye…
Autoestima, narcisismo e dimensões de delinquência juvenil
O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar a capacidade preditiva dos constructos de autoestima e de narcisismo em duas dimensões da delinquência juvenil: a gravidade de crimes cometidos e a idade de início na atividade criminal. Para tal, recorreu-se a uma amostra de 261 jovens recolhidos em centros tutelares educativos e elaborou-se um modelo de regressão ordinal para a gravidade de crimes e um modelo de regressão linear para a idade de iníc…
Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents
Reasons for living are protective factors against suicidal behavior in adolescents. One of the most useful measures to assess them is the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (RFL-A) developed by Osman et al. The goal of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of its Portuguese version of the RFL-A. To this end, we recruited 512 high school adolescents (mean age = 16.7 years), who completed the RFL-A, a Suicidal Ideation Que…
Effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on emotional regulation and levels of mindfulness in senior students
Mindfulness-based interventions have been applied in diverse populations and achieved mental health benefits. This study examined the effects of a brief mindfulness program for emotional regulation and levels of mindfulness on senior students in Brazil. The intervention consisted of six weekly meetings attended by 30 participants. It is a pre-experimental research, with pre- and post-test comparative and correlation measurements. The preliminary …
A Ecological Model of Well-Being in Child Welfare Referred Children
Aesthetic development in children, adolescents and young adults
Este artigo foca-se no desenvolvimento estético de crianças, adolescentes e adultos jovens, a um nível teórico e empírico. As teorias mais relevantes no domínio do desenvolvimento estético são mencionadas. O principal objetivo do estudo foi testar a teoria de Parsons, de maneira empírica e precisa, caracterizando como a apreciação estética é desenvolvida. Em termos dos principais pressupostos metodológicos, existem duas posições teóricas na pesqu…
Avaliação da saúde dos professores portugueses
Nas últimas décadas temos assistido a uma crescente deterioração da saúde docente, que afeta os professores e a escola enquanto organização. Este estudo pretendeu avaliar a saúde dos professores portugueses através do Questionário de Saúde Docente, numa amostra de 5009 professores. Os resultados das análises fatoriais suportam uma estrutura penta-fatorial (bem-estar profissional, esgotamento, distúrbios cognitivos, distúrbios musculosqueléticos, …
Place attachment, risk perception, and preparedness in a population exposed to coastal hazards
Dark Triad
The Dark Triad (DT) consists of three personality traits (machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy). This is considered relevant for understanding the development of undesirable characteristics for society, frequently observed in young people and adults with antisocial and delinquent behaviours. Aversive personality traits have only recently aroused interest in researchers as a cohesive set of factors. The aim of this study was to analyse th…
Does coping mediate the effect of financial threat on life satisfaction? A multigroup analysis
The year of 2007 was marked by one of the most severe global financial crises, which led to an increase of psychopathological symptoms that negatively affected life satisfaction. This research analyzed how financial threat was associated with life satisfaction and how coping, as a mediating variable, influenced this relationship. The theoretical model was tested through a sample of 901 Portuguese individuals, averaging 37 years old (SD=12.86). A …
The Volunteer Satisfaction Survey (VSS)
(1) Background: Volunteering satisfaction is one significant construct that nourishes the sustaining of volunteer work, and it is present in reference models such as the three-stage volunteer process model (VPM). The volunteer satisfaction survey (VSS), created by Vecina, Chacón and Sueiro, evaluates three different domains of volunteer satisfaction: specific motivations, organization management and volunteering tasks. The aim of this study was t…
Effects of the Interculturality and Mindfulness Program (PIM) on University Students
Rates of mental health issues have been increasing among university students. This study investigates the effects of the Interculturality and Mindfulness Program (PIM) on academic students on mindfulness, emotional regulation, depression, anxiety, stress, life satisfaction, optimism, positive solitude, and loneliness. A quasi-experimental research was conducted, with pre- and post-test comparative measurements in three groups: in-person (IG), syn…
Family Education and Support Programme
This article describes some preliminary data on the implementation of the Family Education and Support Programme (FAF) on psychosocially at-risk families of Boavista Island, Cape Verde, specifically in relation to its effectiveness in parenting competences. The FAF is a family intervention programme designed to be integrated into preventive and formative actions and it has the purpose of promoting positive parenting and preventing child abuse. Th…
Meaningful experiences in tourism
This study explored the components of meaningful tourist experiences together with their antecedents and outcomes according to a framework of positive psychology and tourism. The theoretical rationale of this systematic literature review was chosen to clarify the synergies between these constructs, wellbeing and mindfulness to understand how tourists derive meaning from their experiences. The scientific platforms Scopus and Web of Science were se…
Positive psychological capital in health professionals
Introduction: Health organisations need to attract and retain health professionals as well as protect and improve their mental health following the premises of positive psychology, particularly with regard to positive psychological capital. Objective: This review aimed to map studies that addressed positive psychological capital in empirical research with samples of health professionals. Method: A systematic literature review of articles addressi…
An overview of mindfulness theories applied to tourism
This paper presents a systematic review update regarding mindfulness theories applied to tourism, complemented with a bibliometric analysis. Scientific studies listed in the WOS, SCOPUS, PubMed and PsycInfo databases were analysed using PRISMA guidelines. Twenty-five studies were selected for review from 670 records identified. In recent years, mindfulness has proved to be a promising area of research in tourism, and the number of published studi…
The Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI)
The Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) is an instrument widely used to assess volunteers’ motivation based on the Functionalist Model of Omoto and Snyder. It assesses six factors that reflect several motivational functions. The VFI has been translated into various languages and validated in different cultural contexts, but some studies have reported different factor structures (e.g., five or four factors). In the Portuguese context, previous stu…
Who Benefits Most from the Family Education and Support Program in Cape Verde? A Cluster Analysis
Overall, the FAF intervention contributed to an increase in positive parenting practices. By analyzing potential underlying profiles in the change process, this study suggests that there are participants who benefit more than others from the intervention, and this information may be relevant for professionals and researchers in the field
Travel motivation and well-being
There is a common perception that tourism can directly or indirectly enhance well-being. The travellers' motivations could influence the connection between tourism and well-being. This study aimed to examine the relationship between travel motivations and well-being and the beneficial effects of mindfulness and memorable travel experiences (MTEs) on this relationship. The data were gathered using online questionnaires and included 256 participant…
Cognitive-behavioural therapy interventions for health professionals in organisational contexts
Introduction: Health professionals are particularly vulnerable to various stressors in the work environment, making it essential to study strategies that promote improvements in their well-being. Evidence-based interventions, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, are widely recognised for their effectiveness in managing different stressors and disorders. Objective: This review aimed to identify and synthesise Cognitive Behavioural Therapy interv…
Self-Determination as a Mediator Between Mindfulness and Perfectionism in Theory and Practice
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been surging as an alternative to cognitive-behavioural therapy for perfectionism. Despite promising results, there are practical and theoretical concerns regarding high resistance from perfectionists towards developing mindfulness related capabilities. Self-Determination Motivation could provide a pathway to circumvent this problem by mediating the relationship between mindfulness and multidimensional …
Psychology (24 obras) · Clinical Psychology (14 obras) · Social Psychology (12 obras) · Medicine (8 obras) · Psychiatry (8 obras) · Developmental psychology (7 obras) · Mindfulness (7 obras) · Structural equation modeling (7 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (6 obras) · Humanities (6 obras)