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- Interparental violence and development of antisocial behaviors in portuguese adolescentsPublication . Simões, Margarida; Teixeira, Ana; Sani, Ana Isabel; Monteiro, Ana Paula; Martins, José Soares; Relva, Inês CarvalhoJuvenile delinquency is one of the main problems of adolescents. The objective of the present investigation was to verify the relationship between antisocial behaviors, measured by the Antisocial Conduct Questionnaire (CCA) and witnessing interparental violence assessed through the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS). The sample consisted of 671 adolescents (12 and 20 years old) from the northern region of Portugal. The results indicated that female adolescents revealed to have witnessed higher levels of psychological aggression, perpetrated by both father and mother, compared to males. The results suggest a positive association between emotional and physical violence perpetrated by parents and the different types of antisocial behaviors. Overall, it was found that the more exposed to interparental violence, the more likely they are to develop conduct problems. The results stressed the importance of developing more intervention programs towards violence domestic to prevent violence in that context.
- The influence of international tourism on the economy of UNESCO World Heritage Places in PortugalPublication . Campina, Ana; Rodrigues, CarlosSince 1983 until 2019, Portugal has been awarded 17 World Heritage classifications by UNESCO. Along with this reality, Portugal has had an increase in International Tourism, a fact that economically has had an increasing importance in the creation of business activities, in addition to an increasing relevance in Gross Domestic Product - GDP. With this study, we analyze the impact on the economy of municipalities located in UNESCO World Heritage Places, generated by International Tourists, both in the revenues generated by their expenses in the trips they make in these locations, and in the level of hotels and similar establishments, as well as in the analysis we make of the overnight stays they make in these locations during their visits. Our study begins in the analysis of the creation of "Total Tourist accommodations - Hotels and similar establishments" required for International Tourists to stay overnight, to understand the economic development that the municipalities where these places are located had, and to what degree, measured in the revenues they generated with the attractiveness of these International Tourists.