Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 77709 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves |
| PRENOMES | Rui Abrunhosa |
| SOBRENOME | Gonçalves |
| ASSINATURA | GONÇALVES R A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Minho |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5978-8141 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 50 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 50 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Addressing Aggression in Intimate Partner Violence
Research suggests that multimodal programs may support positive outcomes among perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV), extending beyond recidivism reduction to improvements in emotional regulation and relationship skills. However, few studies have examined their impact on underlying factors associated with IPV perpetration, such as aggression. This study aims to explore the impact of the Promotion and Intervention Program with Batterers …
Predictive Validity of the YLS/CMI in a Sample of Portuguese Young Offenders
The Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) is a widely used risk assessment instrument that comprehensively assesses risk factors and criminogenic needs among young individuals. This study explores the association between YLS/CMI scores and subsequent recidivism among 608 Portuguese young offenders aged 12 to 18 years. The results support the predictive validity of the YLS/CMI in assessing recidivism among young offenders. The…
Unveiling the Predictors of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse
Intrafamilial child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious social and health issue. Traditional explanations focusing on antisocial tendencies and atypical sexual interests are insufficient to fully understand this crime. This study compared individuals who committed intrafamilial and extrafamilial CSA in Portugal to identify risk factors influencing offenses against related versus unrelated children. One hundred ten participants, 51 of whom had perpetr…
Pre-trial detention as a last resort measure? When the last shall be the first
This study delves into the profiles of individuals awaiting trial in Portugal, examining their sociodemographic, clinical and criminal backgrounds to elucidate the factors influencing pre-trial detention decisions. Analysing a cohort of 198 individuals (78.3% men), our findings challenge common assumptions, revealing that the majority of pre-trial detainees exhibit a low propensity for violence, often facing non-violent charges. Notably, the stud…
Male Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse
The literature considers individuals who sexually offended children (ISOCs) as a heterogeneous group. In Portugal, ISOCs may be subject to two types of sentences: custodial and non-custodial measures. In the present study, we performed a comparative analysis between 66 male individuals sentenced to prison and 47 male individuals sentenced to community measures for sexual crimes against children, using a set of sociodemographic, penal, and psychol…
Emotional Processing of Pictures and Psychopathic Traits in Women Who Committed Crimes
Psychopathy involves emotional deficits and affective processing difficulties, yet its relationship with emotional processing in incarcerated women remains underexplored. This study examines associations between emotional processing and psychopathic traits in 164 incarcerated women (18 to 81 years), categorized into higher and lower psychopathic propensities using the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale – Short Form. Participants rated 30 images from t…
In or Out
Women incarceration rates in Portugal are rising, nevertheless, noncustodial sanctions should be chosen, whenever possible. This paper aims to understand which women are being sentenced to noncustodial sanctions and which are not, and what they think about their penalty, considering that the penalties’ effectiveness is linked to how they are experienced. A self-report questionnaire was administered to 152 Portuguese women serving custodial and no…
Initial validation of Hanson Sex Attitude Questionnaire (HSAQ) in Portuguese perpetrators of child sexual abuse and perpetrators of non-sexual crimes
Cognitive distortions (CDs) are a crucial element in the etiology of child sexual offending, with most of the intervention programs targeting them to reduce the risk of sexual recidivism in perpetrators of child sexual abuse (CSA).Researchers have developed the Hanson Sex Attitude Questionnaire (HSAQ) to assess CDs.With a total sample of 256 participants, the Portuguese version of the HSAQ revealed a twofactor structure.The HSAQ subscales demonst…
Does Time Work its Magic? The Relationship between Time in Detention and Risk of Violence and Aggression
The present study intends to analyze if there are differences in scores of aggressiveness and violence between three groups of pre-trial detainees with different times of detention. Our analysis regarding the levels of aggressiveness and risk of violence showed a tendency for both measures to be higher in groups detained for less time, even when criminal variables are controlled. Our findings highlight the higher propensity for remanded prisoners…
Understanding Intimate Partner Femicide and Attempted Intimate Partner Femicide During and After Covid-19
Intimate partner femicide (IPF) and attempted intimate partner femicide (AIPF) are severe forms of violence and global phenomena occurring in all societies worldwide. However, explaining IPF and AIPF is a complex and challenging endeavor. This article delves into the evolution of IPF and AIPF in Portugal during and after COVID-19, seeking to comprehend the underlying explanatory factors through a comprehensive strain-based approach. IPF rates dur…
Recruitment, Affiliation, and Disengagement Among Men in Terrorist Organizations
Recruitment, affiliation, and disengagement in the context of terrorist groups remain underexplored in a comprehensive, integrated manner. This systematic review is a pioneering effort to address this gap by synthesizing existing knowledge, aiming to analyze the entire trajectory of individuals within terrorist organizations—from recruitment to disengagement—thereby providing a foundation for guiding future research. Conducted through meticulous …
Emotional Processing and Psychopathy Among Women
Does psychopathy mediate the relationship between exposure to intimate partner violence in childhood and the perpetration of intimate partner violence in adulthood
Exposure to intimate partner violence during childhood has been linked to both intimate partner violence perpetration in adulthood and psychopathy. However, the role of psychopathy in the connection between exposure to intimate partner violence during childhood and later intimate partner violence perpetration is less understood. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between exposure to intimate partner violence during childhood, psychopath…
Criminal Lifestyle Among Women Who Committed Crimes
Research on women who committed crimes has not followed the same developments of males who committed crimes. The study of psychopathy and criminal lifestyle in female populations is one of the main gaps. This study aimed to better understand the construct of psychopathy among women who committed crimes, analyzing its relationship with criminal lifestyle. Sixty-three incarcerated women convicted of different crimes participated in this study. Psyc…
Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence in Childhood and Partner Violence Perpetration in Adulthood
Although different studies have found that exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) in childhood is linked to IPV perpetration in adulthood, others have revealed null effects. Previous research has also found that some factors might mediate the relationship between exposure to IPV in childhood and later IPV perpetration. As far as we know, no studies examined the role of aggression in this relationship. This study aimed to analyze the link bet…
Words matter
This study examines judges’ value judgments on their remarks during sentence pronouncements. We performed a content analysis of 93 sentence pronouncements from the 13 judges from a Portuguese criminal court. Within these discourses, 299 discourse units were codified as judges’ value judgments, that is, personal contents beyond strict legal issues. From these 299, 107 were recommendations (comprehending advice to change, to not reoffend, to rethin…
Examination of the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory—Short Form Among Portuguese Young Adults
The Weinberger Adjustment Inventory—Short Form (WAI-SF) is a multidimensional measure of behavioral adjustment frequently used with forensic, clinical, and community populations. However, no previous studies have examined the WAI-SF from a more modern psychometric perspective including second-order models, measurement invariance and a better estimation of reliability. The current sample is composed of female and male young adults ( N = 610, M = 2…
Examination of Grasmick et al.’s Low Self-Control Scale and of a Short Version With Cross-Gender Measurement Invariance
Grasmick et al.’s Low Self-Control Scale (LSCS) is considered the gold-standard of self-control measures due to the frequency of its use in criminology. The aim of the present study is to examine the psychometric properties of the LSCS from a more modern psychometric perspective and develop a shorter version. Our sample consisted of young adults ( N = 610, M = 21.33 years, SD = 3.09) from Portugal. The six-factor intercorrelated model of the LSCS…
The Effectiveness of Psychological Treatment in Adult Male Convicted for Sexual Offenses Against Children
Child sexual abuse is a public health problem of global magnitude with profound and negative consequences for the victims and society. Thus, psychological intervention with individuals who sexually offended against children is crucial for reducing recidivism. Numerous reviews and meta-analyses have shown the effectiveness of psychological interventions in individuals who sexually offended, but few reviews have been done on this subtype of offende…
Adverse Childhood Experiences Related to Cognitive and Emotional States
This study analysed the levels of cognitive distortions and verified whether adverse experiences (e.g., emotional abuse) may influence psychopathological traits, empathy deficits and levels of moral disengagement and cognitive distortions. Participants were 96 sex offenders: 64 participants are Italians and 32 participants are Portuguese studied cross-sectionally. A semistructured interview was administered to collect data about family and social…
Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire
This study aimed to analyze the fit of the four-factor model of the 29-item and 12-item Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) on a sample of Portuguese male perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV; N = 279) and to test the measurement invariance between sample type (forensic and non-forensic) and sentence type (prison and community). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) did not support the four-factor model of the BPAQ 29-item version. …
Psychopathy and Reoffending Among Incarcerated Women
Several studies found that psychopathy is an important predictor of general reoffending/recidivism. However, these conclusions are often based on male samples. This study analyzes the association between psychopathic traits and the four facets of psychopathy (i.e., interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, antisocial) and general reoffending among incarcerated women. The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) was applied to a sample of 63 incarcerated …
Primary and Secondary Variants of Psychopathy in Incarcerated Youth
Research generally supports the notion that primary and secondary psychopathy variants are relatively distinct, with primary psychopathy reflecting a congenital affective deficit, and secondary psychopathy reflecting acquired affective disorders. However, little is known about how social anxiety might play in terms of the primary vs. secondary psychopathy typology. The main aim of the present study is to investigate whether the two distinct subty…
Trauma, Psychopathy, and Antisocial Outcomes Among Community Youth
Psychopathy and trauma exposure are robustly associated with youth conduct problems, but the interrelation of these constructs is unclear. The objective of the present study is to examine psychopathy mediation effects related to trauma events and trauma reactions and juvenile delinquency, conduct disorder, crime seriousness, and proactive overt aggression outcomes. The sample consisted of N =388 ( M = 16.01 years, SD = 1.03 years, age range = 13–…
Investigating Sex-Related Moderation Effects and Mediation Effects of Self-Control on Delinquency Among Portuguese Youth
Self-control refers to the ability to override impulses and behave in accordance with societal norms. Deficits in self-control are strongly associated with conduct problems, externalizing disorders, crime, and violence. The main aim of the present study is to investigate possible moderation and mediation effects related to self-control. A school sample of male ( n = 257, M = 15.97 years, SD = .98 years) and female ( n = 213, M = 15.79 years, SD =…
The Brief Self-Control Scale and Its Refined Version among Incarcerated and Community Youths
Self-control refers to the ability to override impulses and behave in accordance with societal norms, and deficits in self-control are strongly associated with conduct problems, externalizing disorders, crime, and violence. Here, we exam- ine the psychometric properties of the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) and its refined version (BSCS-R) among a forensic sample (n = 131) of incarcerated male youth and a school sample of male (n = 257) and fema…
Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence in Childhood and Partner Violence Perpetration in Adulthood
Although different studies have found that exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) in childhood is linked to IPV perpetration in adulthood, others have revealed null effects. Previous research has also found that some factors might mediate the relationship between exposure to IPV in childhood and later IPV perpetration. As far as we know, no studies examined the role of aggression in this relationship. This study aimed to analyze the link bet…
Criminal lifestyle, psychopathy, and prison adjustment among female inmates
Criminal Lifestyle Among Women Who Committed Crimes
Research on women who committed crimes has not followed the same developments of males who committed crimes. The study of psychopathy and criminal lifestyle in female populations is one of the main gaps. This study aimed to better understand the construct of psychopathy among women who committed crimes, analyzing its relationship with criminal lifestyle. Sixty-three incarcerated women convicted of different crimes participated in this study. Psyc…
Prison Guards' Attitudes Towards the Prevention of Sexual Contacts Between Inmates
This article presents the main findings of an innovative Portuguese research project on prison guards' attitudes towards the prevention of sexual contacts between inmates. Sexuality in prisons is still a poorly‐studied issue, although its increasing visibility demands a better understanding of prison dynamics. Results show that guards hold very favourable attitudes towards the prevention of forced sexual contacts between inmates, but they are mor…
A Psicologia da Justiça em Portugal
Este texto reflecte o envolvimento de Carla Machado em três áreas distintas de investigação dentro da Psicologia da Justiça em Portugal, correspondentes a diferentes etapas do seu percurso enquanto investigadora: a Psicologia do Comportamento Desviante, a Criminologia/Vitimologia e a Psicologia Forense. Deste modo, procura-se ilustrar o enorme contributo dado por esta investigadora em temas fundamentais relacionados com a insegurança e o medo do …
A construção mediática do tráfico de seres humanos na imprensa escrita portuguesa
O crescente reconhecimento do tráfico de seres humanos ao longo da última década deveu-se, em grande parte, à acção dos órgãos de comunicação social, quer enquanto veículos transmissores de informação massificados, quer enquanto participantes activos no processo de construção da realidade. Este duplo papel justifica a necessidade de estudo dos seus produtos no sentido de melhor compreender os fenómenos sociais e, particularmente, aqueles que se a…
Psicologia Forense em Portugal
O presente artigo traça os contornos gerais do desenvolvimento da psicologia forense em Portugal, primeiro enquanto ramo de um campo de saber mais vasto – o da Psicologia da Justiça ou Jurídica – e mais recentemente como disciplina autónoma que tem vindo a receber cada vez mais solicitações da parte das entidades judiciais. Neste sentido são apresentados dados da prática pericial forense da Unidade de Consulta de Psicologia da Justiça da Universi…
Repertórios interpretativos sobre o amor e as relações de intimidade de mulheres vítimas de violência
O presente estudo procura compreender como as mulheres vítimas de violência falam sobre o amor e as relações de intimidade e como experienciam e significam o fenómeno da violência sofrida. Explora-se também o recurso à violência por parte destas mulheres, em que contextos o fazem e como significam a violência perpetrada. O estudo envolve 12 mulheres vítimas de violência, de diferentes grupos etários e com diferentes trajectórias de vida, com as q…
Nota de Abertura
Número de Homenagem a Carla Machado
O estado de arte do conceito de Psicopatia
Este artigo tem como objectivo efectuar uma análise do conceito de psicopatia, tendo presente a sua evolução e as principais questões que se colocam na sua relação com o estudo do comportamento criminal. São analisados os principais indicadores que caracterizam as perspectivas clínica, categorial, tipológica e dimensional do conceito de psicopatia, assim como os principais aspectos que as diferenciam. No final do artigo é discutido o impacto, que…
Promover a mudança em personalidades anti-sociais
O presente texto procurará analisar as várias questões que têm sido suscitadas pela intervenção em personalidades anti-sociais e psicopatas, acentuando os problemas metodológicos encontrados em muitos estudos, que têm contribuído para o insucesso das mesmas, pondo em causa a necessidade da sua implementação. Apresentam-se assim várias sugestões, que não só procuram ultrapassar os obstáculos anteriormente evidenciados como também relançam o debate…
Perturbação mental e ideação suicida entre reclusos preventivos
A presente investigação tem dois objectivos: (1) Analisar a incidência de ideação suicida e de perturbação emocional numa amostra de 66 presos preventivos de um estabelecimento prisional central em dois momentos, durante a primeira semana de reclusão e após seis meses de cumprimento da pena, e nesse mesmo período de tempo; (2) explorar o grau de perturbação emocional e sintomatologia psicopatológica em dois grupos de reclusos, reclusos com ideaçã…
Apresentação do Número
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v27i1.239
Delinquência juvenil no feminino
A presente investigação teve como objectivo analisar o papel desempenhado na delinquência juvenil feminina pelos constructos de traços psicopáticos, problemas de comportamento, comportamentos delinquentes e auto-estima. Recorrendo a 249 jovens do sexo feminino, subdivididas em grupo forense (n=93) e em grupo escolar (n=156), foram analisadas diferenças a nível de variáveis sócio-demográficas, traços psicopáticos, perturbação do comportamento, pro…
Relações de intimidade juvenis e adultas, uma análise comparativa
Neste estudo faz-se uma análise comparativa entre o discurso de participantes com história de violência nas relações de intimidade e o discurso de participantes sem história de violência, tanto na população juvenil como na população adulta. O estudo inclui 24 participantes com história de violência e 28 participantes sem história de violência, com os quais se conduziu uma entrevista individual sobre a história de amor da sua vida. Identificaram-s…
Adaptação de uma versão portuguesa da Escala de Delinquência Auto-Relatada Adaptada para adolescentes
A presente investigação teve como objetivo adaptar uma versão portuguesa da Escala de Delinquência Auto-Relatada Adaptada (ASRDS), instrumento que avalia comportamentos delituosos e antissociais em adolescentes. Recorrendo a 760 participantes adolescentes subdivididos em amostra forense (n = 250) e amostra escolar (n = 510) foram demonstradas propriedades psicométricas que na generalidade justificam a sua utilização na população adolescente portu…
The Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory
The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) among a mixed-gender sample of 782 Portuguese youth (M = 15.87 years; SD = 1.72), in a school context. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed the expected three-factor first-order structure. Cross-gender measurement invariance and cross-sample measurement invariance using a forensic sample of institutionalized males were also co…
The Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents
Propriedades psicométricas da Escala de Respostas Socialmente Desejáveis - 5 (SDRS-5) em jovens institucionalizados
O objetivo do presente estudo consistiu em analisar as propriedades psicométricas da Escala de Respostas Socialmente Desejáveis - 5 (SDRS-5) em uma amostra de jovens institucionalizados. Com base nesta amostra (N = 221), a versão portuguesa da SDRS-5 demonstrou boas propriedades psicométricas, nomeadamente em termos de estrutura fatorial, consistência interna, validade convergente e validade discriminante que de uma forma geral justificam a sua u…
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…
Julgar quem mata
O que é apreciado pelos juízes num processo crime de homicídio em Portugal ainda carece de um longo percurso investigativo no âmbito da psicologia da justiça. A presente investigação de carácter exploratório objetiva analisar diferenças na medida da pena aplicada em função de elementos identificados nos acórdãos. Procura igualmente conhecer se existem diferenças decisórias entre a primeira e a segunda instâncias. Salientam-se os seguintes resulta…
The Portuguese Version of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits Self-Report and its Short Form Among a Normative Sample of Community Youths
Narratives of Those Who “Love” Violently
The present study aims to identify and analyze the interpretative repertoires on love and intimate relationships used by wife batterers, exploring how the repertoires may influence the development and experience of violent intimate relationships, and how this is linked to the identity issues. Twelve wife batterers participated in the study, answering to an individual interview on their lives’ love story. Through a discourse analysis of the data, …
Trauma, Psychopathy, and Antisocial Outcomes Among Community Youth
Psychopathy and trauma exposure are robustly associated with youth conduct problems, but the interrelation of these constructs is unclear. The objective of the present study is to examine psychopathy mediation effects related to trauma events and trauma reactions and juvenile delinquency, conduct disorder, crime seriousness, and proactive overt aggression outcomes. The sample consisted of N =388 ( M = 16.01 years, SD = 1.03 years, age range = 13–…
Investigating Sex-Related Moderation Effects and Mediation Effects of Self-Control on Delinquency Among Portuguese Youth
Self-control refers to the ability to override impulses and behave in accordance with societal norms. Deficits in self-control are strongly associated with conduct problems, externalizing disorders, crime, and violence. The main aim of the present study is to investigate possible moderation and mediation effects related to self-control. A school sample of male ( n = 257, M = 15.97 years, SD = .98 years) and female ( n = 213, M = 15.79 years, SD =…
An antisocial alchemy
Callous-Unemotional Traits Moderate Anticipated Guilt and Wrongness Judgments to Everyday Moral Transgressions in Adolescents
Callous-unemotional (CU) traits observed during childhood and adolescence are thought to be precursors of psychopathic traits in adulthood. Adults with high levels of psychopathic traits typically present antisocial behavior. Such behavior can be indicative of atypical moral processing. Evidence suggests that moral dysfunction in these individuals may stem from a disruption of affective components of moral processing rather than from an inability…
The Role of Low Self-Control as a Mediator between Trauma and Antisociality/Criminality in Youth
Trauma exposure and low self-control are robustly associated with youth antisocial/criminal problems, but the interrelation of these constructs is unclear when taking into account both traumatic events and reactions. The objective of the present study is to examine self-control mediation effects related to trauma and juvenile delinquency, conduct disorder, crime seriousness, and aggression outcomes. The sample consisted of N = 388 male youth from…
Psychology (36 obras) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (26 obras) · Clinical Psychology (19 obras) · Poison control (19 obras) · Social Psychology (19 obras) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (17 obras) · Developmental psychology (15 obras) · Medicine (14 obras) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (13 obras) · Philosophy (13 obras)