Jorge Manuel Carvalho Pereira

University of Pittsburgh | Pitt · Psychology

A growing body of research has examined how children’s self-regulation during early and middle childhood mediates SES disparities in academic achievement. Evidence suggests that these self-regulation skills begin developing even earlier, during the toddler years, but more work is needed examining how different measures of self-regulation relate to...

Cambridge Core - Social Psychology - The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression - edited by Alexander T. Vazsonyi

This investigation was aimed at validating the feelings of patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO), who commonly report psychosocial impairments due to the cosmetic disfigurement caused by the disease. In all, 50 adults, equally divided between two experimental conditions, participated. Adults’ visual behavior was recorded with a corneal...

This study examines the relationship between victimization, strengths and assets, and academic outcomes in high school students. Findings suggest that victimization is negatively related to grades and positively related to unexcused absences and that strengths and assets did not work as protective factors in buffering the negative effects of victim...

This investigation was aimed at understanding families’ experiences with social support delivery through interagency collaborations. Preliminary results suggest that vulnerable families have positive experiences with their advocates and identify the collaborative structure as a means for the achievement of their continued family needs.

Preliminary results suggest that family advocates are able to mitigate some of the negative effects of service fragmentation. Although families seem to have minimal contact with their advocates, they report having positive, supportive relationships that foster the attainment of family goals. Less time with advocates may be needed because support is...

This study examines homelessness and suicidality among high school youth. Homeless youth had higher average suicide severity scores compared to non-homeless peers, and a risk gradient occurred for different typologies of homeless youth where unaccompanied homelessness represented the highest severity, family homelessness an intermediate level, and...

Studies have shown gender preferences in humor but how sexual orientation impacts humor preferences has not been previously studied. Participants reported their favorite comedian from a list and the name and gender the funniest people they know. Gay male and lesbian female participants showed a preference for female comedians.

It is a common belief that men are funnier than women. To examine hypotheses concerning sex differences in humor perception, three studies were conducted. While men overwhelmingly preferred humor produced by other men, women showed smaller or no sex preference. Regarding findings, biological and cultural roots of humor are discussed.