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A influência dos media nas atitudes da comunidade em relação a indivíduos que cometeram crimes sexuais
(XII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, 2025-05) Faria, Sofia; Cunha, Olga; Machado, Andreia; HEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
Os meios de comunicação social são uma fonte fundamental de informação pública sobre crimes sexuais, mas muitas vezes sensacionalizam os casos, distorcendo a perceção dos perpetradores. Este facto fomenta atitudes negativas por parte da comunidade, dificulta os esforços de reintegração e conduz a uma legislação pouco informada. Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar se as representações mediáticas de indivíduos que cometeram crimes sexuais em artigos noticiosos influenciam as atitudes da comunidade em relação a este grupo. Explorouse também se os fatores sociodemográficos, como o género, a idade, a educação, a religião e a orientação política, moldam essas atitudes. Foi realizado um estudo com 188 participantes da comunidade, expostos aleatoriamente a um de três artigos noticiosos fictícios: um retrato factual/ informativo de uma pessoa que perpetrou um crime sexual, um retrato sensacionalista ou um artigo neutro não relacionado com o violêcia sexual. Os participantes preencheram um questionário sociodemográfico, a Attitudes Towards Sex Offenders Scale - 21 e a Social Distancing Scale. Os resultados indicaram que, independentemente da exposição às notícias, os participantes tinham, em geral, atitudes negativas em relação as pessoas que cometem crimes sexuais. No entanto, as pessoas mais velhas e as que possuíam habilitações académicas mais elevadas demonstraram atitudes mais positivas em relação a pessoas que cometem ofensas sexuais. Estes resultados sublinham a necessidade de iniciativas de sensibilização para desafiar o estigma e apoiar a reintegração, reduzindo, em última análise, o risco de reincidência.
Affective States, Domains of Difficulties With Emotion Regulation, and Proximity and Their Association With Sexual Distress Related to Sexual Function: Preliminary Correlational Results
(27th World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, 2026) Pascoal, Patrícia; Figueiredo, José Francisco; HEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab
Introduction: Sexual distress related to sexual function (SDRSF) refers to the emotional suffering associated with difficulties or dissatisfaction in sexual functioning. Previous research has shown that it is closely linked to anxiety and depression, demonstrating its broader psychological relevance. Despite this, the transdiagnostic factors that may underlie the emotional suffering across these conditions remain understudied. Understanding these factors could help provide a deeper understanding of the mechanisms behind SDRSF and identify potential targets for interventions. Objective: This study aims to examine the associations between SDRSF and emotion regulation difficulties, affective states, and relational proximity. Methods: After IRB approval, cross-sectional data collected online was used to develop preliminary correlational data derived from self-report measures: the Factor 1 of the Sexual Function Evaluation Questionnaire (SFEQ) to measure SDRSF; the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) to evaluate psychological distress; the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) assessing Positive Affect and Negative Affect; the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) measuring Awareness, Clarity, Goals, Impulse, Non-Acceptance, and Strategies; and the Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale (IOS) to assess relational proximity. All measures and their subscales proved to be reliable (Cronbach’s alpha > .70). Results: A total of 660 people (500 women) participated in the study, 170 reporting the experience of SDRSF, and the preliminary analysis showed moderate correlations (r > .20 and < .50) of all variables with SDRSF. After a closer inspection of the assumptions, the results of a latent profile analysis will be presented, along with an analysis aimed at understanding the specificities of the results for those who experience and do not experience SDRSF. Conclusions: Our preliminary results support the need to consider the role of emotional and relational variables to understand SDRSF. They are consistent with previous studies that associate sexual and psychological distress and advocate not only for interventions that are aimed at cross-diagnostic processes such as emotion regulation difficulties and affective states, but also for an integrative approach that places relationship factors as features and factors that cannot be overlooked in both the evaluation and the intervention. The results also highlight that theoretical and practical training in comprehensive models of mental health may contribute to a more accurate intervention in the context of Sex Therapy.
Proposal to conduct an eight-session mindfulness-based CBT intervention for women experiencing low sexual desire in a Portuguese hospital outpatient setting
(27th World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, 2026-02) Manão, Andreia Alexandra; Gonçalves, Marco; Marguilho, Miriam; Fernandes, Carlos; Pablo, Cristina; HEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab; Lusófona University
Introduction: Sexual problems and dysfunctions can be distressing and harm both psychological and physical health. Low sexual desire is a common sexual problem among women, with research indicating that it affects up to one-third of them. Studies and expert guidelines (e.g., International Consultation on Sexual Medicine) emphasise that mindfulness-based treatments have strong evidence for effectively addressing low sexual desire in women, whether delivered in group, couples, or individual formats. However, to our knowledge, such interventions have not yet been investigated in group settings within Portuguese hospital outpatient clinics, despite evidence supporting the cost-effectiveness of group programmes. Also, many people experiencing sexual difficulties do not seek treatment; one of the barriers is the long healthcare waiting lists, which makes a group intervention for sexual desire problems valuable. Therefore, we plan to conduct a group intervention for women with low sexual desire in a hospital setting, addressing the question: “Is an eight-session mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) program feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective for women with low sexual desire in a Portuguese hospital outpatient setting?” Objective: This proposal involves a single-arm intervention conducted by a CBT sex therapist and a CBT clinical psychologist in a hospital outpatient setting to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and limited effectiveness of an eight-session mindfulness-based CBT group intervention designed for women experiencing low sexual desire. Methods: The expected sample includes 6–8 cisgender women aged 18–65 years, experiencing distress related to absent or low sexual desire, and in a monogamous relationship for at least six months (timeline for diagnosis of sexual dysfunction, DSM-5). Exclusion criteria include current treatment for psychological or sexual difficulties and sexual desire problems primarily attributable to pain-related conditions. Limited efficacy is expected to be evaluated using a pre- and post-treatment design with self-administered measures, where the primary outcome is sexual desire (SDI-2) and secondary outcomes include levels of sexual distress (SDS), sexual pleasure (SPS) and sexual function (FSFI). At the beginning of each session, we will ask participants to anonymously identify what they liked most and least through a brief questionnaire about the previous session. Additionally, we plan to gather participants' qualitative feedback after the intervention, including which components they found most and least helpful, their perceived difficulty of homework assignments, and any improvements they experienced. Results: This cost-effective intervention is expected to show preliminary improvements in key variables of interest. Conclusions: Expected findings will assess whether the intervention is feasible and acceptable in this hospital setting, guiding the design of a future randomised controlled trial focused on women's sexual desire. Due to the expected small sample size and single-arm design, results should be interpreted cautiously, considering limitations such as the preliminary nature of the data on improvements, potential selection bias (i.e., the intervention involving patients seeking professional help in a hospital setting), and challenges in controlling confounding variables (e.g., medication).
Profiles of sexual distress related to sexual function, and psychological distress and sexual pleasure : a person-centered analysis of early maladaptative schemas and psychological inflexibility
(27th World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, 2026-02) Santos, Valentim P.; Rosa, Pedro Joel; Roberto, Magda Sofia; Manão, Andreia Alexandra; Oliveira, Cátia; Tomada, Nuno; Osur, Joachim; Telles-Correia, Diogo; Pascoal, Patrícia Magda; HEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab
Exploring the therapeutic role of alternative tribute practices in bereavement : a longitudinal study during the pandemic
(European Grief Conference, 2024-11) Albuquerque, Sara; Valente, Ana; Pinto, Ricardo José Martins; Buyukcan-Tetik, Asuman; Coelho, Alexandra; HEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab
Grief rumination : the mediating link between guilt, pending issues, and bereavement outcomes
(European Grief Conference, 2024-11) Albuquerque, Sara; Pinto, Ricardo José Martins; Buyukcan-Tetik, Asuman; Coelho, Alexandra; HEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab
What are sexual rights? : A thematic analysis of Portuguese people's definitions
(17th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, 2024-05-24) Beato, Ana; Cordeiro, Filipa; Pascoal, Patricia; EPCV - School of Psychology and Life Sciences; HEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab; FPE - Faculty of Psychology and Education
Exploring the interplay of difficulties in emotion regulation, repetitive negative thinking, and distress : a two-wave longitudinal mediation study using a transdiagnostic approach
(54th Congress of the European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, 2024-09) Raposo, Catarina F.; Nobre, Pedro; Rosa, Pedro Joel; Pascoal, Patrícia; HEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab
Sexual distress is a critical factor in diagnosing sexual dysfunction, with recent cross-sectional research supporting a transdiagnostic approach for its understanding. This exploratory study aimed to investigate the mediating role of repetitive negative thinking between difficulties in emotional regulation and both sexual and psychological distress within a community sample. Utilizing a quantitative longitudinal design, the study surveyed 64 partnered individuals. The survey included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale – Short Form, the Persistent and Intrusive Negative Thoughts Scale and, as interrelated outcomes, the Sexual Distress Scale-Revised and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Correlational analysis over time showed significant associations between difficulties in emotion regulation, repetitive negative thinking, psychological distress, and sexual distress. Controlling for sexual activity frequency, a positive total effect of difficulties in emotion regulation on sexual distress was observed. Longitudinal mediation analysis revealed a significant negative indirect effect of difficulties in emotion regulation on sexual distress through repetitive negative thinking, which acts as a buffer, but this effect was not observed for psychological distress. These findings underscore the importance of recognizing difficulties in emotion regulation and repetitive negative thinking as coping strategies when examining sexual distress. They emphasize the necessity to explore the efficacy of therapeutic interventions that address these cognitive processes to reduce adverse sexual outcomes. The results suggest that repetitive negative thinking might have adaptive effects, highlighting a nuanced role for these cognitive processes in coping strategies within the study's context.
“Which clinical conditions do you think could benefit from Internet Interventions?” : preliminary results from a qualitative study with European Clinical Sexologists
(17th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, 2024) Pascoal, Patrícia; Ribeiro, Andreia Alexandra Gil Manão Alves; Bote, Marcos; Ward, Sam; Dewaele, Alexis; HEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab
Sexual Pleasure in heterosexual adults : preliminary results of an online and qualitative study to better understand people’s sexual experiences
(17th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, 2024) Ribeiro, Andreia Alexandra Gil Manão Alves; Mousinho, Ana; Miranda, Pedro R.; Pascoal, Patrícia; HEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab

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