Rafaela Dias Matavelli

• PhD Psychology
• Professor (Full) at Faculdades Esucri

The challenges experienced in the context of the pandemic have required a significant reconciliation between work and family domains due to confinement and the need to spend more time at home, which may have increased the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, making it necessary to use resilient coping strategies to overcome the difficulties f...

This article describes some preliminary data on the implementation of the Family Education and Support Programme (FAF) on psychosocially at-risk families of Boavista Island, Cape Verde, specifically in relation to its effectiveness in parenting competences. The FAF is a family intervention programme designed to be integrated into preventive and for...

The Dark Triad (DT) consists of three personality traits (machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy). This is considered relevant for understanding the development of undesirable characteristics for society, frequently observed in young people and adults with antisocial and delinquent behaviours. Aversive personality traits have only recently a...

Com este livro, pretendemos propor algo diferente: um livro baseado na ciência, de forma que você possa conhecer um pouco melhor o que é a autoestima; o que quer realmente mudar de forma a manter uma autoestima saudável; e apresentar algumas técnicas que possam contribuir para melhorar essa autoestima. Este livro pode ser utilizado por leitores, pr...

The year of 2007 was marked by one of the most severe global financial crises, which led to an increase of psychopathological symptoms that negatively affected life satisfaction. This research analyzed how financial threat was associated with life satisfaction and how coping, as a mediating variable, influenced this relationship. The theoretical mo...

Between 2011 and 2014 Portugal faced an economic crisis. During a crisis, individuals develop threat perceptions regarding their financial situation. When individuals perceive that their financial situation worsens, negative psychological outcomes emerge. The present study assessed the relationship between financial threat and three negative psycho...

OBJETIVOS DO CAPÍTULO: Compreender a contribuição da psicologia positiva para o atendimento psicoterápico on-line e identificar como as técnicas ligadas à psicologia positiva podem melhorar o bem-estar dos pacientes no atendimento on-line Descrever os mecanismos do autocuidado do psicólogo para que estes promovam o bem-estar de seus pacientes. I

Financial crises often lead to an increase of pathological symptoms which have a negative impact on life satisfaction. This study analysed the moderating role of social support on the relationship between perceived financial threat and life satisfaction, during austerity periods. Structural equation modelling (SEM) using multiple-group analysis was...

AL PSI, Revista de Investigação em Psicologia do Algarve, 2019, 2(1), 1-246

his paper intends to present a brief reflection on the negative connotation associated with the term “disfigurement”, suggesting the use of the term “vis- ible differences”. It emphasizes the importance of robustness, resilience and post-traumatic growth in the psychological adjustment to visible facial differ- ences, as well as the importance of h...

O presente trabalho procura englobar a área da psicologia com a psicologia económica, mais concretamente as escolhas do consumidor através dos processos impulsivos. A escala da impulsividade de Barratt é um dos ques-tionários mais utilizadas para medir a impulsividade e, utilizamo-la para avaliar em que medida a preferência intertemporal está assoc...

This study seeks to encompass the area of psychology with economic psy-chology, specifically consumer choices through impulsive processes. The Barratt impulsivity scale is one of the most commonly used questionnaires to measure impulsivity, and we use it to assess the extent to which inter-temporal preference is associated with the issue at hand. W...

1 Abstract The research design is delineated according to the procedures of the qualitative methodology, being exploratory as to its general objective and, phenomenologically from a technical point of view. The Research Question How can one transform the limiting beliefs of sport performance into empowering beliefs? leads to the following objective...

As competências socioemocionais, enquanto constructo complexo e multidimensional assenta num conjunto de características comportamentais e cognitivas, focando também a adequação emocional inerente ao desenvolvimento de relações interpessoais adequadas e satisfatórias (Merrell, 2008). Estas competências assumem-se como um pilar fundamental na promoç...

Compreender o impacto dos valores individuais no burnout e, consequentemente, possibilitar o futuro desenho de práticas de gestão de colaboradores, de forma a otimizar o desempenho e a satisfação dos mesmos, assim como, diminuir o burnout.

The period between 2007 and 2008 was marked by a financial crisis, which affected all of Europe. The effects of the aforementioned crisis can be felt, even nowadays, in countries like Portugal. Economic stressors such as financial hardships, financial threat and financial well-being contribute negatively towards the individuals’ physical and psycho...

Since 2008, there has been a decline in the economy of several European countries, including Portugal. In the literature, it is emphasized that periods of economic uncertainty propitiate the appearance of mental health problems and diminish populations’ well-being. The aim of the present study, with 729 Portuguese participants, 33.9% (n=247) males...

The recent financial crisis had an impact on the economic situation of many countries, namely in Europe. Portugal was one of the countries where this situation was more dramatic, needing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) intervention. It is important to analyze the impact of this economic recession on psychological variables, such as life satis...

Recently, some European countries (e.g., Greece, Ireland, and Portugal) suffered an economic recession, mainly due to problems in the banking system and high sovereign debt. Economic stressors, such as economic hardship, financial threat, and financial well-being may contribute negatively to individuals' psychological health, potentiating the appea...

Sleep and creativity have been widely studied in the field of psychology, being essential to understand human behavior. However, the relationship between these variables has not been examined through a systematic literature review. The aim of this study was to realize a review of the studies that related sleep and creativity. Thus, we performed a s...

Sleep has been a widely studied topic by psychology or by medicine, due to its impact on behavior, and homeostatic physical wellbeing. Somehow avoided by researchers, due to its complexity and difficulty in establishing strict criteria, creativity research has evolved significantly in recent years. The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analyt...

Resumo O sono é considerado uma das principais necessidades físicas, sendo primordial para uma vida salutar, permitindo uma boa recuperação física e psicológica. Pensando na importância da qualidade do sono, a presente investigação teve como objetivo analisar e comparar a qualidade do sono em cidadãos portugueses, espanhóis e brasileiros e verifica...

O presente estudo procurou compreender como as organizações de saúde lidam com o problema do erro humano. Em particular, este trabalho procurou compreender a relação entre a variável antiguidade na organização e a orientação dos enfermeiros no que diz respeito à reflexão e comunicação do erro, à propensão e aprendizagem com o erro e à antecipação e...