Percorrer por autor "Matos, Paula Cristina Bessa"

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    Are measures of marital satisfaction valid for women with depressive symptoms? The examination of factor structure and measurement invariance of the Couple Satisfaction Index-4 across depression levels in Portuguese women
    (Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2020) Lamela, Diogo; Figueiredo, Bárbara Fernandes de Carvalho; Morais, Ana; Matos, Paula Cristina Bessa; Jongenelen, Inês Martins; HEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
    Marital satisfaction (MS) is a key indicator of mental and physical health. Factor structure of MS measures in individuals with clinical levels of depression as well as their measurement invariance across groups with different levels of depression symptoms were not yet explored. The lack of evidence of measurement invariance might compromise valid comparisons between individuals with high and low levels of depression symptoms in MS. This study examined the factor structure of the Couple Satisfaction Index-4 (CSI-4) among women with clinical levels of depression, tested the CSI-4 measurement invariance across depression levels groups, and investigated CSI-4 convergent and divergent validity. Participants were 891 heterosexual married/cohabiting women who were assigned into one of two groups based on assessment of their levels of depression symptoms. Participants completed the CSI-4 and self-reported measures used to examine convergent and divergent validity. Support was found for the factor structure of the CSI-4 for the total sample and both high levels of depression symptoms and low levels of depression symptoms groups. Subsequent multigroup confirmatory factor analyses supported the measurement invariance of the CSI-4 across depression levels groups. The CSI-4 revealed excellent values of internal consistency and convergent and divergent validity. Our findings suggest that CSI-4 produces comparable response patterns across depression groups and thus meaningful comparisons between groups can be performed.
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    Associação entre estratégias de resolução de conflito conjugal e estratégias de resolução de conflito coparental: o efeito moderador da vinculação
    (2019) Matos, Paula Cristina Bessa; Lamela, Diogo, orient.
    A investigação tem demonstrado uma interdependência estrutural entre os subsistemas familiares, nomeadamente entre os subsistemas conjugal e coparental. No entanto, apesar da plausibilidade teórica, nenhum estudo, intentou investigar a associação nem o efeito moderador da vinculação na associação entre estratégias de resolução de conflito conjugal e estratégias de resolução de conflito coparental. O presente estudo teve três objetivos. O primeiro foi examinar as associações entre as estratégias de resolução de conflito conjugal (RCC) e a sabotagem coparental e o conflito coparental aberto. No segundo e terceiro objetivo pretendeu-se examinar o efeito moderador do evitamento de vinculação e da ansiedade de vinculação na associação entre (a) estratégias RCC e a sabotagem coparental e (b) entre estratégias RCC e o conflito coparental aberto. A amostra foi constituída por 242 mães a residir em Portugal, com idades compreendidas entre os 20 e 51 anos de idade (M = 35.30; SD = 5.44), com filhos em idades compreendidas entre os 2 e 6 anos de idade. Usando um design transversal, foi conduzido um inquérito online de recolha de dados, ao qual as participantes responderam a questões referentemente às variáveis em estudo. Primeiramente, foram implementados procedimentos estatísticos de limpeza de dados para reduzir a possibilidade de respostas enviesadas ou inválidas metodologicamente. Os resultados demonstraram que as estratégias construtivas, estratégias de retraimento e estratégias de raiva de RCC se mostraram preditoras significativas da sabotagem coparental e do conflito coparental aberto. Relativamente ao potencial efeito moderador da vinculação entre as estratégias de RCC e estratégias de resolução de conflito coparental, verificou-se um efeito moderador da vinculação entre as estratégias de resolução de conflito conjugal e a sabotagem coparental. Não foi encontrado efeito moderador da vinculação entre estratégias de RCC e o conflito coparental aberto. Posteriormente foram também discutidas as limitações e as implicações clínicas do presente estudo.
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    Systematic Reviews of the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Validation of the European Portuguese Version in Community Settings
    (Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2020) Lamela, Diogo; Soreira, Cátia Sofia Silva; Matos, Paula Cristina Bessa; Morais, Ana; HEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
    Background: This research sought to review studies that examined the factor structure of the PHQ-9 using a confirmatory factor analysis approach (Study 1); to review studies that tested the measurement invariance of the PHQ-9 (Study 2); to examine the psychometric properties of the European Portuguese version in the general population (Study 3). Methods: Using PRISMA guidelines, a search was performed on Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Scopus from 2001 to August 2019. Assessment of eligibility criteria and data extraction were conducted by two independent researchers (Studies 1 and 2). In Study 3, data were collected from 1479 Portuguese adults, using a cross-sectional design. The BDI-II and the GDS-15 were administered to examine convergent validity. Results: The systematic review identified four-factor models of the PHQ-9 (Study 1). Nineteen studies supported a one-factor model, whereas 12 found evidence for a two-factor model. Both models were supported in general, clinical, psychiatric, and international samples. Study 2 identified ten studies that examined PHQ-9 measurement invariance across 18 groups. The PHQ-9 measurement invariance was fully supported across studies. Study 3 revealed that a two-factor model showed a close fit to data in the European Portuguese version of the PHQ-9. Measurement invariance, reliability, and convergent and divergent validity were also established. Limitations: Study 3 did not include a gold standard measure of depression to evaluate PHQ-9 diagnostic properties. Conclusions: Conceptual implications of the findings are discussed, and recommendations for using the Portuguese version of the PHQ-9 as a screening measure in community settings are also highlighted