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Open AccessShort Motivational Program for Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: A Feasibility Study
The study aimed to determine the short-term effects of the Short Motivational Program (SMP) in increasing motivation to change on intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators and to analyse its suitability and...
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COVID-19 fear and anxiety as mediators in the relationship between repetitive negative thinking and psychopathology: a community-based study during the 2nd confinement in Portugal
Repetitive negative thinking is a cognitive dimension of the onset and maintenance of psychopathology, and increased levels of psychopathology have been observed during COVID-19 lockdowns. The role of fear of ...
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Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence and COVID-19-Related Anxiety During the Second Lockdown in Portugal: The Mediating Role of Anxiety, Depression, and Stress
The restrictions imposed during lockdown by COVID-19 pandemic entailed increased risks for the perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV). Widespread fear and uncertainty related to the virus and the poli...
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Open AccessPrevalence and Impact of Revenge Pornography on a Sample of Portuguese Women
Victims of revenge pornography (RP) suffer long-term psychological, personal, and social consequences, given that the spread of explicit content may continue to disturb them throughout their lives. However, th...
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Open AccessTo Be or Not to Be Empathic: the Role of Empathy in Child Sexual Offending
Although treatment providers very often use empathy training in treatment for those who sexually offend, it is essential to further investigate the predictive capacity of this construct for committing a child ...
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Open AccessBidirectional Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 in Portugal: Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates
Several studies demonstrated that intimate bidirectional violence (BV) is more common than unidirectional IPV. However, little is known about the phenomenon of BV during COVID-19 lockdowns. The present study f...
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Open AccessThe Influence of Bidirectional Intimate Partner Violence on the Parent-child Relationship
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue and a human rights violation. Recent studies have revealed that most IPV is bidirectional rather than unidirectional, which can result in serious conseq...
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Open AccessThe impact of imprisonment on individuals’ mental health and society reintegration: study protocol
Prison sentences are a particular type of penalty that aim to reintegrate individuals into society. Nonetheless, research suggests that prison sentences have a null or a criminogenic effect on recidivism and a...
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Open AccessIntra and Extra-Familial Child Sexual Abuse: The Role of Psychopathy
The present study analyses the relationship between psychopathic traits, the four facets of psychopathy (i.e., interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial), and the type of crime committed (i.e., intra...
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Stalking Behaviors Among Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence in Portugal: Correlates and Mediating Variables
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and intimate partner stalking (IPS) frequently co-occur. However, the relationship between IPV and IPS has raised different interpretations: some researchers defend that they ar...
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The impact of an intervention program on abusive intimate behaviors, self-esteem, and self-concept of male perpetrators of intimate partner violence
This study examines the effectiveness of a multimodal perpetrator intervention program (PIP) on intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators’ self-reported abusive behaviors, self-esteem, and self-concept.
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Attitudes of Police Recruits Towards Offenders: the Impact of the Police Training on Attitudinal Change
The traditional prevailing perspectives on attitudes assume that attitudes, once formed, are relatively stable over time. However, research has revealed that attitudes may be influenced by different factors th...
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Translation and Validation for the Portuguese Adult Population of the Persistent and Intrusive Negative Thoughts Scale: Assessing Measurement Invariance
Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is a transdiagnostic construct associated with a variety of emotional disorders. To date, disorder-specific self-report measures have been found to capture specific types of ...
