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- Welcoming refugees in Portugal: preliminary assessment through the voices of refugee familiesPublication . Barbosa, Mariana; Santos, Mafalda; Veiga, Elisa; Martins, Filipe; Ribeiro, Maria Teresa; Faria, JoanaThe Refugee Support Platform (PAR – Plataforma de Apoio a Refugiados) was created in September 2015 through the establishment of a network of organisations and volunteers from the Portuguese civil society. PAR Families is a program that aims to provide support to refugee families in Portugal. PAR Families model implies that for each family of refugees arriving in the country there will be an institution directly responsible for the following dimensions: independent accommodation, food and clothing; support regarding access to healthcare services, education, labour market, Portuguese language classes and social and cultural integration. From the total of families (n = 73) hosted by PAR at the time data collection began (March 2018), members of 40 families were interviewed (35 women and 26 men). Through in-depth qualitative interviews the study gave voice to their perspectives as experiential experts of the PAR Families program, and with this gathering important feedback and recommendations our research aims to: (1) identify the good practices that should be maintained and reproduced with new refugee families that may be hosted by PAR; (2) recognise the aspects that appear as counter-productive to a successful integration and autonomisation of the refugee families in the six dimensions targeted by the PAR Program.
- Daily life, communication and affections of siblings and parents of military service members in missionPublication . Duarte, Ana Santos; Francisco, Rita; Ribeiro, Maria Teresa; Santos, Renato Pessoa dosThe Portuguese military in mission state that parents and siblings are a fundamental support; however, research is very scarce in this area. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a mission on the daily life, communication and emotional responses of 227 relatives of 92 military personnel, 114 siblings (Mage = 29.14, SD = 9.81) e 113 parents (Mage = 55.06, SD = 9.12). A questionnaire related to the mission was applied, focusing on changes in the daily life, social support, communication and advice to other family members; and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule since receiving notification. The results revealed that the parents suffered more with the notification and that there were changes in family functioning and in the functional support. Communication with the deployed military service member strengthens family relationships, morale, and well-being. Participants reported emotions of concern and pride, and gave advice based on a positive attitude toward the military and the mission.
- Escala de generatividade do casal: tradução, adaptação e estudo das propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesaPublication . Costa-Ramalho, Susana; Marques-Pinto, Alexandra; Ribeiro, Maria Teresa; Pedro, MartaA importância da conjugalidade na vida adulta justifica o estudo de fatores que possam contribuir para a sua qualidade. Este artigo apresenta o desenvolvimento da Escala de Generatividade do Casal, versão portuguesa da Couple Generativity Scale de Bertoni, Parise e Iafrate (2012), bem como dados relativos à sua precisão e validade. Este questionário pretende avaliar a capacidade de o casal ultrapassar as fronteiras conjugais e cuidar também dos seus laços familiares e sociais. Com uma amostra de 406 adultos de ambos os sexos que se encontravam numa relação conjugal, foram identificadas qualidades psicométricas que encorajam a utilização da versão portuguesa. Os dados mostram que a estrutura unifatorial original se adequa à presente amostra, que a escala revela elevados níveis de precisão por consistência interna e que se evidenciam relações significativas da generatividade com outras variáveis importantes da conjugalidade, como ter filhos, a conceção da relação e a satisfação conjugal.
- The predictive value of dyadic coping in the explanation of PTSD symptoms and subjective well-being of work accident victimsPublication . Lameiras, Susana; Marques-Pinto, Alexandra; Francisco, Rita; Costa-Ramalho, Susana; Ribeiro, Maria TeresaObjective: Work accidents may be considered dyadic stressors in so far as they not only affect the worker, but also the couple's relationship. Dyadic coping, as the process by which couples manage the stress experienced by each partner, can strengthen individual health and well-being as well as couple relationship functioning. Accidents at work have progressively been studied from a perspective that focuses on their negative effects on PTSS, anxiety, and depression. However, to a large extent, the dyadic coping processes and results following a work accident are still to be identified and clarified. In this study, we examined the predictive value of dyadic coping in the explanation of PTSS and subjective well-being of work accident victims. Method: This study comprised a sample of 62 individuals involved in work accidents within the last 24 months (61.3% males) and their partners (N = 124; M = 46.25 years, SD = 11.18). All participants responded to the Dyadic Coping Inventory and the work accident victims also answered the PTSD Checklist - Civilian (PCL-C) and the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF). Two hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed using two different variable set models: Model 1 comprised the control variables gender and age, and Model 2 included the workers' and the partners' dyadic coping variables. Results: Results showed that dyadic coping reported by both workers and their respective partners (Model 2) was a significant predictor of workers' PTSS (p < 0.01) and subjective well-being (p < 0.001), explaining 31.2% of the variance in PCL-C and 68.7% in MHC-SF results. More specifically, the partners' supportive dyadic coping (by the self) and delegated dyadic coping (by the partner) were significant predictors of the workers' lower PTSS and virtually all the dyadic copying strategies of both the workers' and their partners' were significant predictors of the workers' higher subjective well-being. Conclusion: Dyadic coping of both the workers and their partners predicts the workers' PTSS and subjective well-being. These findings point to the need to work with couples who have experienced a work accident, with a view to improving the workers' mental health outcomes.