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Association between self-reported traumatic brain injury and threat/control-override (2019)
Journal Article
Oliveira, R. V., & Beaver, K. M. (2020). Association between self-reported traumatic brain injury and threat/control-override. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 19(2), 152-164. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2019.1673517

Prior research has focused on the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), psychosis, and threat/control-override (TCO) on violent behavior. There is, however, a lack of research exploring the potential connection between traumatic brain injury (TBI)... Read More about Association between self-reported traumatic brain injury and threat/control-override.

Trends and challenges in the Portuguese penitentiary system: From law to practice (2018)
Journal Article
Gomes, S., Leote De Carvalho, M. J., Oliveira, R. V., & Duarte, V. (2018). Trends and challenges in the Portuguese penitentiary system: From law to practice. Antigone, 1-2(2018), 63-102

This article focuses on the trends and challenges faced by the Portuguese penitentiary system between 2000 and 2017, taking into account the Portuguese Penal Law, penal statistics, national and international reports, and studies regarding the Portugu... Read More about Trends and challenges in the Portuguese penitentiary system: From law to practice.

Occupational characteristics and Burnout Syndrome in Brazilian correctional staff (2016)
Journal Article
Oliveira, R. V., Schneider, V., Bonafé, F. S. S., Maroco, J., & Campos, J. A. D. B. (2016). Occupational characteristics and Burnout Syndrome in Brazilian correctional staff. WORK, 55(1), 215-223. https://doi.org/10.3233/wor-162367

BACKGROUND: In the correctional context, occupational characteristics may contribute to the development of burnout. OBJECTIVE: To compare the scores of Emotional Exhaustion (EE), Cynicism (CY) and Professional Efficacy (PE) of staff members according... Read More about Occupational characteristics and Burnout Syndrome in Brazilian correctional staff.

Causal factors of anxiety symptoms in children (2016)
Journal Article
Valadao Dias, F., Duarte Bonini Campos, J. A., Velez Oliveira, R., Mendes, R., & Maroco, J. (2016). Causal factors of anxiety symptoms in children. Clinical and Experimental Psychology, 2(2), https://doi.org/10.4172/2471-2701.1000131

Aim: The present work aimed to investigate the impact of the child's cognitions associated with ambiguous stimuli that refer to anxiety, both parents' fears and anxiety, and parents' attributions to the child's interpretations of ambiguous stimuli on... Read More about Causal factors of anxiety symptoms in children.

Burnout Syndrome and alcohol consumption in prison employees (2016)
Journal Article
Campos, J. A. D. B., Schneider, V., Bonafé, F. S. S., Oliveira, R. V., & Maroco, J. (2016). Burnout Syndrome and alcohol consumption in prison employees. Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 19(1), 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5497201600010018

Objective: The aims of this study were to estimate the association between an at-risk drinking pattern and sociodemographic variables, and to compare the mean scores of the factors associated with the Burnout Syndrome, according to the alcohol consum... Read More about Burnout Syndrome and alcohol consumption in prison employees.

Positive and negative thoughts in ambiguous anxiety-related stories: The child’s perspective (2015)
Journal Article
Valadão Dias, F., Oliveira, R. V., Leal, I., & Maroco, J. (2015). Positive and negative thoughts in ambiguous anxiety-related stories: The child’s perspective. Psychology, Community and Health, 4(1), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v4i1.114

Aim: To evaluate the presence/absence, frequency of cognitive products (positive, negative and neutral thoughts) in a Portuguese community sample of children aged 10 and 11 years. Method: A total of 274 children participated in this study, 151 girls... Read More about Positive and negative thoughts in ambiguous anxiety-related stories: The child’s perspective.

Adaptation of the modern sexism inventories to Portugal: The ambivalent sexism inventory and the ambivalence toward men inventory (2015)
Journal Article
Costa, P. A., Oliveira, R., Pereira, H., & Leal, I. (2015). Adaptation of the modern sexism inventories to Portugal: The ambivalent sexism inventory and the ambivalence toward men inventory. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica / Psychology: Research and Review, 28(1), 126-135. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-7153.201528114

The relationship between men and women is rather unique and composed by inequality and prejudice towards members of the opposite sex. Whilst hostile sexism has been well studied, modern sexism is characterized by the simultaneity of hostile and benev... Read More about Adaptation of the modern sexism inventories to Portugal: The ambivalent sexism inventory and the ambivalence toward men inventory.

Bonding and prematurity: An exploratory study of early paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization (2014)
Journal Article
Leal, I., Saldanha, N., & Velez Oliveira, R. (2014). Bonding and prematurity: An exploratory study of early paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization. Psicologia, Saúde e Doenças, 15(2), 454-467. https://doi.org/10.15309/14psd150210

The father's role in the modern family has been less studied and is poorly defined in the literature. Through an interview and qualitative analysis, we intend to explore paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization due to premature childbir... Read More about Bonding and prematurity: An exploratory study of early paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization.

A Origem dos Maus-tratos: Revisão sobre a evolução histórica dos conceitos de criança e maus-tratos (2014)
Journal Article
Velez Oliveira, R., & Pais, L. (2014). A Origem dos Maus-tratos: Revisão sobre a evolução histórica dos conceitos de criança e maus-tratos. Psychology, Community and Health, 3(1), 36-49. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v3i1.63

In this paper we developed, based on a bibliographical review, an historical perspective on the evolution of the perspectives on child maltreatment and children. We firstly address the concept of maltreatment, then passing through Antiquity and the M... Read More about A Origem dos Maus-tratos: Revisão sobre a evolução histórica dos conceitos de criança e maus-tratos.

The impact of childbirth on female sexuality (2012)
Journal Article
Leal, I., Lourenço, S., Oliveira, R. V., Carvalheira, A., & Maroco, J. (2012). The impact of childbirth on female sexuality. Psychology, Community and Health, 1(1), 127-139. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v1i1.13

Objective: To compare variables related to sexual functioning, namely: sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, pain, sexual satisfaction and sexual function in women during the pregnancy and 3 months after delivery. Methods: This is an exploratory and descri... Read More about The impact of childbirth on female sexuality.