Joana Henriques Calado

My doctoral thesis has addressed Alzheimer’s disease in the perspective of the five-factor model, personality disorders and psychodynamics. At the present time, I am mainly interested in personality, psychopathology and mental health in adulthood, in terms of the general and the clinical populations.

Dimensional models for the assessment of normal and pathological personality in the context of the general population and the population with mental illness, in adulthood.
Translation and adaptation into Portuguese Language of psychological tests to assess personality and psychopathology.
Psychodynamic psychopathology in adulthood.
Aging and personality traits risk factors for dementia.

Member of the Board of Associação Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico e Avaliação Psicológica

Member of the Board of Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia

Reviewer for a scientific journal (e.g., Psychiatry Research)

Cadima, I., Marques Pinto, A., Lima, S., Rego, S., Pereira, J., & Ribeiro, I. (2016). Well-being and academic achievement in secondary school pupils: The unique effects of burnout and engagement. Journal of Adolescence, 53, 169-179.

Carvalho, J. S., Marques Pinto, A., & Marôco, J. (2016). Results of a mindfulness based Social Emotional Learning program on Portuguese elementary students and teachers: A quasi experimental study. Mindfulness. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0603-z.

Correia, K., & Marques Pinto, A. (2016). “Giant Leap 1”: A Social and Emotional Learning program’s effects on the transition to first grade. Children and Youth Services Review, 61, 61-68.

Costa Ramalho, S., Marques Pinto, A., Ribeiro, M.T., & Pereira, C.R. (2015). Savoring positive events in couple life: Impacts on relationship quality and dyadic adjustment. Family Science, 6(1), 170-180.

Monteiro, S., Marques Pinto, A., & Roberto, M.S. (2015). Job demands, coping, and impacts of occupational stress among journalists: A systematic review. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 25(5), 751-772.

Raimundo, R., Marques Pinto, A., & Lima, L. (2013). The effects of a social-emotional learning program for elementary school children: The moderating role of pupils’ characteristics. Psychology in the Schools, 50(2), 165-180.