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    Busca de sensações sexuais, hipersexualidade e comportamentos de risco sexuais em adultos com e sem sintomas de PHDA
    (2021) Vandewalle, Márcia; Beato, Ana; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    A Perturbação de Hiperatividade com Défice de Atenção (PHDA) é uma perturbação do neurodesenvolvimento definida por níveis incapacitantes de desatenção, desorganização e/ou hiperatividade-impulsividade que pode interferir em diversas áreas de funcionamento em várias fases do desenvolvimento humano. A impulsividade surge como um sintoma importante a longo prazo na PHDA - possuindo uma forte base genética com evidências de alteração no processamento de recompensas e disfunção dopaminérgica – que pode aumentar os comportamentos de risco sexuais durante a idade adulta [1,2]. Embora alguns estudos tenham demostrado que adolescentes com PHDA exibem mais comportamentos de risco sexuais e níveis mais altos de busca de sensação e impulsividade, existe uma falta de estudos semelhantes na população adulta. O objetivo deste estudo é comparar os níveis de busca de sensações sexuais, de hipersexualidade e de comportamentos de risco sexuais em adultos com e sem características de PHDA.
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    Escala de avaliação da ansiedade e superprotecção parentais: estudo psicométrico numa amostra de pais e mães de crianças em idade escolar.
    (Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2013) Pereira, Ana Isabel; Barros, Luisa; Beato, Ana; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    Different theoretical models emphasize the role of parental control in the development of children's anxiety disorders. This literature has been criticized because of its lack of specific evaluation measures of different components of parental control and parental overprotection in particular. The main objective of this study was to develop a scale for the evaluation of Parental Anxiety and Overprotection (EASP). The sample consisted of 246 children (7-13 years old), who answered to SCARED-R to evaluate anxiety symptoms, and their parents (203 fathers and 243 mothers) who answered to EASP, SCARED-R and EMBU-P. The principal component analysis identified three components that are conceptually consistent with the proposed dimensions: (1) parental anxiety and worry; (2) parental overprotection; and (3) support of children's coping behaviors. The scale revealed good psychometric qualities: both content and construct validity, and adequate internal consistency of its different subscales.
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    “Everything Is Gonna Be Alright with Me”: The Role of Self-Compassion, Affect, and Coping in Negative Emotional Symptoms during Coronavirus Quarantine
    (Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2021-02-19) Beato, Ana; Costa, Leonor Pereira da; Nogueira, Rita Santos; HEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
    Self-compassion has been associated with less distress, particularly when people face stressful and negative events. This study analyzed the mediation role of coping and affect in the relation between self-compassion and negative emotional symptoms during the quarantine decreed by Portuguese Health Authorities in the first phase of the coronavirus outbreak. A total of 428 Portuguese adults (75% women; Mage = 40.8, SD = 11.6) completed an online survey comprised by the Self-Compassion Scale (predictor); Short Version of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (outcomes); The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; and Brief-COPE. These instruments were adapted to COVID 19’s epidemic. Parallel mediation analyses demonstrated that self-compassionate participants were at less risk of suffering from symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress during the quarantine. Plus, the relation between self-compassion and depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms were mediated by negative affect and dysfunctional coping style, but only for symptoms of depression. The findings support coping strategies and affect as links between self-compassion and distress but also the importance of separately analyzing the role of self-compassion, negative affect, and coping on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Low self-compassion might increase negative affect, maintaining stress responses to face demanding events during the COVID-19 epidemic. Results were discussed in the context of the pandemic outbreak.
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    Father's and mother's beliefs about children's anxiety
    (Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2018-09) Beato, Ana; Barros, Luisa; Pereira, Ana Isabel; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    Previous research has focused on parenting styles and parental behaviors associated with children's anxiety. Parental beliefs about their child's anxiety have scarcely been studied, in spite of their probable influence in parents seeking help. The present study intended to fil that gap, by exploring what parents think about their children's anxiety and whether these cognitions are related or not to their use of professional help. Method: In‐depth semistructured interviews were conducted with 48 parents (50% fathers) of children (9–12 years old) with anxiety problems. Theoretical thematic analysis was performed on the transcripts. Results: Three dimensions were derived from the analysis, concerning (a) the causes of child's anxiety, (b) the impact of anxiety in the child's functioning, and (c) the evolution of anxiety. Most parents perceived the child's anxiety as a permanent condition, attributing it to external and parental factors and considering that the anxiety problems have a negative impact on the child's well‐being. Plus, parents who had previously sought professional help for the child's emotional problems tended to believe that anxiety could improve with child's or parents' efforts and with professional guid ance, contrarily to those who had not. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed. Conclusion: The present study highlighted important parental beliefs about their children's anxiety that might influence their attitudes and decisions (e.g., seek for professional help). Other parental cognitions should be investigated in order to understand parenting in the context of childhood anxiety
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    The Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual Health: A Preliminary Framework Based on a Qualitative Study With Clinical Sexologists : A Preliminary Framework Based on a Qualitative Study With Clinical Sexologists
    (Oxford University Press, 2021-02-09) Pascoal, Patrícia; Carvalho, Joana Patrícia Pereira de; Raposo, Catarina F.; Almeida, Joana; Beato, Ana; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    Introduction: In recent months, some attempts were made to understand the impact of COVID-19 on sexual health. Despite recent research that suggests COVID-19 and lockdown measures may eventually impact sexual response and sexually related behaviors, we are missing clinical sexologists’ perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 in sexual health. Such perspectives could inform a preliminary framework aimed at guiding future research and clinical approaches in the context of COVID-19. Aim: To explore the perspectives of clinical sexologists about the impact of COVID-19 on their patients’ sexual health, as well as the professional challenges they have faced during the current pandemic. Findings are expected to inform a preliminary framework aimed at understanding the impact of COVID-19 on sexual health. Methods: We conducted an online qualitative exploratory survey with 4 open-ended questions with 39 clinical sexologists aged between 32 and 73 years old. The survey was advertised among professional associations’ newsletters. We performed a Thematic Analysis using an inductive, semantic, and (critical) realist approach, leading to a final thematic map. Main Outcome Measures: The outcome is the thematic map and the corresponding table that aggregates the main themes, subthemes, and codes derived from participants’ answers and that can serve as a preliminary framework to understand the impact of COVID-19 on sexual health. Results: The final thematic map, expected to serve as a preliminary framework on the impact of COVID-19 in sexual health, revealed 3 main themes: Clinical Focus, Remapping Relationships, and Reframing Technology Use. These themes aggregate important interrelated issues, such as worsening of sexual problems and dysfunctions, mental health, relationship management, the rise of conservatism, and the use of new technology that influences sexuality and sexual health-related services. Conclusion: The current study allowed us to develop a preliminary framework to understand the impact of COVID-19 on sexual health. This framework highlights the role of mental health, as well as the contextual nature of sexual problems, and subsequently, their relational nature. Also, it demonstrates that the current pandemic has brought into light the debate of e-Health delivery within clinical sexology. PM Pascoal, J Carvalho, CF Raposo, et al. The Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual Health: A Preliminary Framework Based on a Qualitative Study With Clinical Sexologist. Sex Med 2020;XX:XXX–XXX.
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    Is it a man´s world? Exploring Portuguese female gamer's perception's and experience regarding sexism in the gaming
    (2021) Valente, Verónica; Beato, Ana; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    Objective: The analysis aimed to understand Portuguese gamers’ perceptions of sexism in the world of gaming, focusing on the female perspective regarding existing gamer gender stereotypes and their experiences with online harassment while playing digital role-playing games (RPGs). Design and Method: This qualitative study comprised of 14 semi-structured interviews with individuals who identify as females between the age of 18 to 42 (M = 26.1; SD = 5.9) from different regions in Portugal which currently self-identified as gamers. Results: Two main themes emerged from the thematic analysis of the interview transcripts: (a) gamer gender stereotypes and (b) types of sexism between gamers. When reflecting on female gamer stereotypes, these were described negatively within the community and their competence to play is often questioned based on gender difference. Beyond this, results showed how gamers perceive types of sexism differently according to context, often partaking in benevolent sexism to alleviate the negative connotation of sexism provided by humor and sexist compliments. However, female gamers rendered multiple personal descriptions of hostile sexism and sexual objectification combined leading to online sexual harassment by their fellow male gamers while playing. These findings shed light on the issues of access to online resources and social equality for women in the gaming community and its male-driven culture, pointing to its flaws and a need for intervention to establish a safer place for all gamers. Conclusions: The findings offered an insight on the issues faced by female gamer in a video game setting, by withstanding judgment when stereotypes, and by having to face hostile attitudes from fellow gamers, not singularly male gamers. The behavior focused on gender differences and often alluded to sexual objectification to make the female gamers uncomfortable, flowed by attempts to establish an unrequired intimacy.
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    Parenting Strategies to Deal with Children’s Anxiety: Do Parents Do What They Say They Do?
    (Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2016-08) Beato, Ana; Pereira, Ana Isabel; Barros, Luisa; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    Parents’ perceptions about their strategies to deal with children’s anxiety have been minimally explored. Based on a mixed-method approach, the current study compared the strategies that parents said they use more frequently to deal with their child’s anxious behaviors and the strategies they actually used during two mildly anxio genic interactions with their child. Forty-two parents of children with anxiety disorders, aged 9–12 years, partici pated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were administered to identify parental perceptions about their strategies to deal with their children’s anxiety. Subse quently dyadic interactions were observed and coded by two independent coders. We found discrepancies relating to four strategies. Significantly more parents used strategies based on overinvolvement and anxious behavior during the interactions than had been reported by them in the inter views. In contrast, reassurance and reinforcement of avoidance/dependence were used in interactions by fewer parents than would be expected, according to the interviews. Relevant implications for assessment and interven tion with families of anxious children are suggested.
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    Relational and sexual satisfaction during military deployment : a comparative study
    (2021) Esteves, Higino; Beato, Ana; Santos, Renato; HEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
    Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare the investment on relationship and the satisfaction with communication, with sexuality and with relationship between a group of Portuguese Military service members during their long term deployment in International Military Missions and a group of similar soldiers that work in their home country. Design and Method: Participants in Long Distance Relationships (LDR, n=172) were Portuguese military members deployed in Afghanistan (n=72), Central-African Republic (n=86) and São Tomé and Príncipe (n=15). The ones that were inGeographically Close Relationships(GCR, n=256) were a Portuguese military members on normal duty in different Military Units and Bases in Portuguese Territory. All voluntary participants were in a romantic relationship and completed an online survey, that included The Investment Model Scale (Rodrigues & Lopes, 2013) and the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale (Pechorro et al., 2014). LDR and GCR data was collected simultaneously, i.e. three months after Soldiers’ deployment .deployment. Correlations and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were performed Results: The findings suggest that the soldiers in LDR were significantly more satisfied with their communication, with their relationship and with their sexuality than soldiers in GCR. No differences were found in the degree of relational investment. Conclusions: Overall, the results are in line with previous research that evidenced an increased overall satisfaction with various relational factors when they are temporarily departed from their partners.
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    Relational and sexual satisfaction during military deployment: a comparative study
    (2021-09) Esteves, Higino; Beato, Ana; Santos, Renato; HEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
    Military deployments in International Military Missions are a frequent reality for the Portuguese (PRT) military members. Despite the increasing number of researches on post deployment adjustment of military couples, gaps remain on studies focused on the periods of the deployment, namely during the period of physical/geographical separation. In particular, the impact of these missions in couple's adjustment on communication and on both romantic and sexual satisfaction have been poorly studied with this population (Barbudo, Francisco & Santos, 2014). The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare the investment on relationship and the satisfaction with communication, with sexuality and with relationship between a group of Portuguese Military service members during their long-term deployment in International Military Missions and a group of similar soldiers that work in their hometowns.
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    The relationship between different parenting typologies in fathers and mothers and children’s anxiety
    (Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2015-11-28) Beato, Ana; Pereira, Ana Isabel; Barros, Luisa; Muris, Peter; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    Research on the role of parental rearing behaviors in the development of children’s anxiety prob lems has predominantly adopted a dimensional approach studying the effects of isolated parenting behaviors such as overprotection and rejection, while mainly focusing on the mother. Our study was set up to identify parenting typologies of both mothers and fathers, and to explore their relationship with children’s anxiety symptoms. Three hundred-and-ninety non-clinical Portuguese children aged 8–12 years completed a self-report questionnaire on anxi ety disorder symptoms, while their fathers (27–64 years of age) and mothers (24–65 years of age) filled in two scales on parental rearing behaviors as well as an index of par ental anxiety. Cluster analysis revealed three parenting typologies that were similar for mothers and fathers, and were labeled as overinvolved, disengaged, and supportive parenting. Only the disengaged typology of mothers was associated with higher levels of anxiety symptoms on children. Disengaged parents and Overinvolved fathers were associated with higher levels of parental anxiety whereas overinvolved parents evidenced more anxiety/worry about the child. These results suggest that the study of parenting typologies, contextualized within a cultural background, are an invaluable approach because it can be used to explore the effects that different combinations of various parenting behaviors may have on childhood anxiety
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    The Sexology Clinic at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Lisbon
    (2017) Pascoal, Patricia; Florindo, Joana; Raposo, Joana; Oliveira, Leonor; Beato, Ana; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    The Faculty of Psychology in Lisbon has a Sexology Clinical service working half a day per week that is available to the whole community. Its main goal is to deliver highly qualified sexual psychotherapeutic service to people who present sexual problems and difficulties as well as to support research in the field. All people working in our service are qualified in Clinical Psychology. The current study aims to present data from its first 6 years of functioning concerning the socio-demographic characteristics of the patients as well as the main measures used for assessment and research purposes and the main outputs of the research developed. Data was collected after the patients filled in an informed consent form. We received a total of 204 requests. Of this 83 were men, 108 women and 12 were couples. About half of the requests were referred to another specialist (Psychiatrist, Urologist, Gynaecologist, Family therapist). The questionnaires used included measures of personality, psychopathology, satisfaction with life, cognitive distraction, body image, sexual beliefs, sexual functioning, sexual satisfaction, sexual pleasure, relationship satisfaction, sexual self-disclosure. There are more than 10 research outputs linked to the service, including collaboration in research who has received competitive funding. Our experience demonstrates that sex therapy is necessarily a multidisciplinary work and that a service at a university is an important contribution to build a strong bridge between clinical and research work.
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    Sexology in Portugal: Narratives by Portuguese Sexologists : Narratives by Portuguese Sexologists
    (Taylor & Francis, 2015-12-18) Alarcão, Violeta; Beato, Ana; Almeida, Joana; Machado, Fernando Luís; Giami, Alain; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    This article presents the emergence and development of modern sexology in Portugal through the analysis of Portuguese sexologists’ narratives, to explore how they commit to a professional identity as sexologists, and to discuss how they integrate their professional role into the vast multidisciplinary field of sexology. In-depth interviews were conducted with 44 key professionals, purposefully recruited to guarantee heterogeneity concerning generation, gender, training, and practice. Content analysis focused on highlighting differences and articulations among the main professionals making up the field. The findings indicate that sexology is not seen as a full-fledged profession but rather as a specialization or a secondary field of action. The sexual medicine perspective is prevalent and more visible among physicians, thus reflecting the gap between psychosocial and biomedical approaches. A close link between clinical work and research and a gap between clinical work and health promotion were found. Despite the multidisciplinary nature of sexology being acknowledged, it is not fully implemented by the experts in the field. However, it is this characteristic that permitted sexology to institutionalize and to legitimate itself as a discourse of truth about sex, in Portugal as in other countries.
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    Sexual sensation-seeking, hypersexuality, and risky sexual behaviors between adults with and without ADHD symptoms
    (2021) Vandewalle, Márcia; Beato, Ana; Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida
    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by disabling levels of inattention, disorganization and/or hyperactivityimpulsivity that may interfere in diverse areas of functioning across various stages of the human development. Impulsivity emerges as an important longterm symptom in ADHD – having a strong genetic basis with evidence of altered reward processing and dopaminergic dysfunction – and may increase sexual risk behavior during adulthood [1,2]. Although some studies have shown adolescents with ADHD to exhibit more sexual risk behavior and higher levels of sensationseeking and impulsivity, a lack of similar studies in the adult population exists The objective of this study was to compare sexual sensation seeking, hypersexuality and sexual risk behaviors in adults with and without symptoms of ADHD.