Vítor Costa
Assistant Professor
Disciplines
Work and Organizational Psychology
Human Resources Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
Taught Modules
Psychology of Human Resources, Work and Organizations
Organisational Design
Work Analysis and Performance Management
Organisational Change and Development
Teamwork and leadership
Intervention with Professionals (of Crise and Emergency)
Internship in Human Resources, Work and Organizations Psychology
Seminar of Dissertation
I am an assistant professor at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon, and researcher at CICPSI – The Research Center for Psychological Science. I have a PhD in Psychology (University of Beira Interior [UBI]) and a master’s degree in Work and Organizational Psychology (UBI).
I do research in the fields of work and organisational psychology and occupational health. I have been conducting my research with professionals in challenging environments such as prisons. I explore variables such as burnout, engagement, quality of working life, diversity climate, and organisational justice.
LEADCOR – “Leadership development for occupational stress reduction in correctional settings” – Funding: ERASMUS +
PO 21 – “Prison Officers for the 21st Century” – Funding: ERASMUS +
AWARE – “Cross sectoral awareness building on mental health needs in the criminal justice system and on release” – Funding: ERASMUS +
Costa, V., Alves, M. P., & Cunha, A. I. (2024). Job insecurity and mental health among community workers: The mediating role of work-family conflict. Community, Work & Family, 29(2), 237-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2024.2388546
Costa, V., Monteiro, S., Cunha, A. I., Pereira, H., & Esgalhado, G. (2024). Job stress and burnout among prison staff: a systematic literature review. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 14(2), 196-212. https://10.0.4.84/JCP-10-2023-0067
Alves, M. P., Costa, V., Cunha, A. I., Carvalho, P., & Loureiro, M. J. (2022). Optimism and Fear of COVID-19 in Higher Education Students: The Mediating Role of General Anxiety. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 28(1), 241-252.https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2022.2073376
Costa, V., & Monteiro, S. (2016). Key knowledge management processes for innovation: a systematic literature review. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 46(3), 386-410. https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-02-2015-0017
occupational health; diversity; work engagement; burnout; prisons