My research has focused on two main lines of research. In the first line I am interested in exploring the nuclear dimensions of the mental health and of the psychopathology, particularly clinical and personality disorders. The second line of research focus on translating and adapting psychological instruments for Portuguese population.
Clinical Psychology; Psychological Assessment; Personality and Psychopathology; Projective Methods; Multimethod Clinical Assessment; Development Psychology; Mental Health; Psychological Well-Being.
Scientific Council Member
Carvalho, R. & Novo, R. (2018). Análise Factorial do MMPI-A: Replicação do Sumário Estrutural Original com uma Amostra Portuguesa. Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico y Evaluación Psicológica (RIDEP),46 (1),67-79. doi: 10.21865/RIDEP46.1.05
Novo, R., Gonzalez, B., Peres, R., Aguiar, P. (2017). A meta-analysis of studies with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory in Fibromyalgia patients. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, 116, 96-108. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.04.026
Ferreira, L. C., Narciso, I., Novo, R. & Pereira, C. (2016) Partner’s similarity in the level of differentiation of self contributes to higher couple sexual desire: A quantitative dyadic study. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 42(7), pp. 635-47. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2015.1113584
Carvalho, R. G. & Novo, R. F. (2015). Personality traits, future time perspective, and adaptive behaviour in adolescence. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 18, E19. doi: 10.1017/sjp.2015.20
Gonzalez, B., Baptista, T., Branco, J. & Novo, R. F. (2015). Fibromyalgia characterization in a psychosocial approach. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 20(3), 363-368. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2014.931590