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- Associations between perceived maternal acceptance–rejection and social and emotional competence of preschool childrenPublication . Peixoto, Carla; Coelho, Vera; Machado, Francisco; Fonseca, SusanaThis study analysed the associations between preschoolers’ perceived maternal acceptance–rejection and their social and emotional competence. Participants were 90 Portuguese children (55.6% boys) aged 54–82 months and their parents. Children completed the Early Childhood Parental Acceptance–Rejection Questionnaire Mothers’ Short Form) and parents reported the children’s social and emotional skills using the Social Skills Rating System and the Emotion Regulation Checklist. Significant correlations between perceived maternal acceptance–rejection and children’s age and mothers’ education were found. Older children reported higher maternal rejection and children with lower educated mothers perceived less maternal warmth/affection. Moreover, hierarchical regression analysis showed that after controlling for children’s age and mothers’ education, maternal rejection contributes independently to children’s social skills, with children who perceive more maternal rejection showing fewer social skills. The findings suggest that families should be supported with more knowledge about the importance of expressing daily warmth to children in early childhood.
- Beliefs on Marital Violence and Self-Reported Dating Violence: A Comparative Study of Cape Verdean and Portuguese AdolescentsPublication . Neves, Ana Sofia; Cameira, Miguel; Machado, Márcia; Duarte, Vera; Machado, FranciscoIn this study, we compare Portuguese and Cape Verdean youths’ upholding of traditional beliefs about intimate partner violence (IPV) and the frequency of selfreported violent behavior in dating relationships. The sample (n =404) consisted of 183 Cape Verdean and 221 Portuguese secondary school students of both sexes (56 % female; mean age = 16). We used two questionnaires that had previously been validated in the Portuguese population. The results revealed that young Cape Verdean adolescents uphold stronger traditional beliefs than Portuguese adolescents do, but there were no differences in overall prevalence of abuse between the two samples. The relationship between traditional beliefs and self-reported violence was significant only in the Cape Verdean sample, suggesting that campaigns against IPV have not, so far, been as effective in Cape Verde as in Portugal.
- Escala de Condutas Antissociais e Delitivas: Estrutura Fatorial da Versão PortuguesaPublication . Formiga, Nilton; Duarte, Vera; Neves, Sofia; Machado, Márcia; Machado, FranciscoA Escala de Condutas Antissociais e Delitivas tem vindo a ser usada em vários países como uma medida comportamental do desvio juvenil, evidenciando resultados muito consistentes. Este artigo apresenta e discute a análise da validade empírica da estrutura fatorial da sua versão Portuguesa. A amostra foi constituída por 443 estudantes, 305 do sexo feminino e 138 do sexo masculino, com idades compreendidas entre os 15 e os 23 anos de idade (M = 14,8; DP = 1,90; Mo = 20), maioritariamente de nacionalidade portuguesa (92,1%). Em 60,6% dos casos os/as estudantes frequentavam a universidade. Os resultados sugerem a adequação psicométrica do instrumento, corroborando a estrutura bifatorial proposta em estudos prévios. São discutidas as potencialidades da utilização do instrumento em Portugal.
- Social and Emotional Learning in Preschool Settings: A Systematic Map of Systematic ReviewsPublication . Djamnezhad, Dariush; Koltcheva, Nadia; Dizdarevic, Alma; Mujezinovic, Amila; Peixoto, Carla; Coelho, Vera; Achten, Mart; Kolumbán, Erika; Machado, Francisco; Hofvander, Björn