http://hdl.handle.net/10174/1017 2026-03-31T13:23:36Z http://hdl.handle.net/10174/40751 Title: Mental Health Evaluation in Community Pharmacies- A Cross-Sectional Study Authors: Condinho, M.; Ramalhinho, I.; Vaz-Velho, C.; Sinogas, C. Editors: Wright, David J. Abstract: Abstract: Portugal has a high prevalence of anxiety and depression, and community pharmacists are well-placed to identify mental health problems and monitor their treatment. This study aimed to screen undiagnosed people for symptoms of anxiety and depression and to monitor these conditions in diagnosed patients. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10174/40310 Title: Grade retention, prosocial behaviour, and difficulties (SDQ) in vocational education Authors: Pires, Heldemerina; Pequito, Susana Editors: BIONET Journal of Biocentric Sciences Abstract: Vocational education has made changes regarding skills, which currently tend to be more transversal. DGEEC data (2020) concerns positive associations between some characteristics of students of vocational courses and sociodemographic variables. Indeed, in this study, we evaluate the performance and the difficulties (SDQ) of students from vocational courses according to grade retention. 139 students aged 15 to 18 have participated in the study. They were attending the 10th, 11th and 12th grade. For data collection, a socio-demographic questionnaire and the (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were used. Data processing was carried out using the quantitative methodology. The results of this study indicate that students with grade retention score higher on emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and peer relationship problems when compared to their peers who do not have grade retention. The results show a slight deficit in prosocial behaviour and the mainly difficulty regards the behaviour and relationship with colleagues. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10174/40257 Title: Teenagers' Perceptions of the Family Climate Authors: Pires, Heldemerina; Almodôvar, Isabel Editors: Domínguez, David Caldevilla Abstract: This study examines teenagers’ perceptions of their family climate, a critical aspect of adolescent development, particularly in relation to gender and age differences. Considering this, the climate of the family system can positively influence development or peralternatively act as a risk factor. In this context, the main objective of this study was to examine how high school teenagers perceive their family climate. Specifically, we aimed to identify the quality of family relationships, establish whether there are gender-based differences in perception of family relationships, and determine whether there is a relationship between perception of family climate and age. The study involved 96 students, of whom 53 were female and 43 were male. The students were aged between 16 and 21 and were attending high school. These teenagers' perceptions of their family climate were assessed using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Family Climate Inventory (ICF). All quantitative analysis procedures were performed using SPSS software. The results revealed that this group generally had a positive perception of their family climate, although they had a lower perception of their family hierarchy. Boys seemed to have a worse perception of their family climate than their female peers, particularly with regard to hierarchy and support. We also found that there is a correlation between age and a worse perception of family climate, meaning older students showed a worse perception of their family climate. Given these results, one possible explanation for boys’ more negative perceptions could lie in the influence of gender norms and roles within families. These expectations may shape how some boys interpret family dynamics, potentially perceiving them as more hierarchical or less emotionally supportive. These familial gender dynamics also lead to family members not showing overt emotional support for boys. As for older teenagers, some literature suggests that those who still live with their families have a poorer view of them and may engage in more conflict. In terms of theory and practice the results of this study are relevant, firstly, because they deepen our theoretical understanding of how young people perceive their families. Using the Family Climate Inventory, we were able to identify the family climate factors that most affect young people. In practical terms, this study has provided psychologists with information that could help them to work with young people of various ages and their families, raising awareness of the importance of a stable and safe family environment. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10174/40241 Title: Understanding place attachment profiles among natives, internal and international migrants Authors: Dionísio, Tiago; Bernardo, Fátima; Dierckx, Kim; Loupa-Ramos, Isabel; Van Eetvelde, Veerle Abstract: In recent years, migration and people’s mobility have raised questions on how people bond with places, as mobility challenges traditional views on rootedness and fixed bonds with a place. Thus, this paper tackles the relationship between people and the places they live in by investigating place attachment profiles among different mobility-experienced groups. Specifically, the present study set out to identify attachment profiles based on different types of attachment – traditional, active, and place relative – and characterize these emerging latent profiles in terms of place identity motives, socio-demographics, and how they are expressed differently among natives and migrants. Six hundred and forty-four participants’ survey answers were collected in two densely migrant-populated urban case studies in Belgium and Portugal. The results reveal four distinct attachment profiles: non-traditional, active non-relative, active relative, and traditional-active. The first three were found to be more prominent among recently arrived international migrants, while internal migrants are present in all profiles, and natives in the traditional-active profile. With regard to place identity motives: Distinctiveness, continuity, and belonging needs were less fulfilled for migrants, while self-efficacy was similar among groups. These findings help us understand how migrants bond with their new place and how people’s attachment profiles can be nuanced in terms of their type of attachment and acceptance of change in their place. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z