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- Dental caries as clinical challenge in ageing: longitudinal design within multicoponent trial (Poster P3)Publication . Gavinha, Sandra; Barbosa, Cláudia; Daniela Gavinha da Costa, Liliana; Manarte-Monteiro, PatriciaObjective: This study describes the design of a longitudinal investigation on oral health in older adults, examining dental caries experience, salivary pH, and changes in oral health perception and prosthetic status over an 18-month period following a transient dietary exposure. Materials and Methods: This longitudinal observational study is embedded within a non-pharmacological multicomponent intervention trial (EMBRACE Project; COMPETE2030-FEDER-00892100; Ethics Committee FCHS/PI- 760/25). 120 community-dwelling adults aged 60–80 years will be assessed at baseline (M0), after dietary exposure at 12 months (M1), and at follow-up at 18 months (M2). Participants will receive individualized dietary guidance delivered by a nutrition professional. Results: The study design and assessment timeline will be detailed. The protocol allows comprehensive characterization of dental caries experience, prosthetic status, and oral health perception in older adults, and enables longitudinal evaluation of changes following transient dietary exposure. The repeated-measures design permits analysis of temporal variations in salivary Ph and their associations with clinical caries indicators. Planned statistical analyses include descriptive measures, assessment of data normality, within-subject comparisons across time points, and correlation analyses between salivary pH and cariesrelated outcomes. This approach is expected to yield integrated oral health profiles combining clinical and patient reported measures over time. Conclusions: Integrating dental caries and salivary pH assessment within a dietary intervention framework emphasizes oral health as a component of healthy ageing and may support targeted preventive strategies to maintain oral function and quality of life in older adults.
- Universal adhesive brands functional performance and survival: 18th-48th months systematic report (Poster P112)Publication . Manarte-Monteiro, Patricia; D’Elia, Leonardo; Gavinha, Sandra; Daniela Gavinha da Costa, Liliana; Pereira da Silva, LigiaAims: This poster aims to compare retention rates of Universal Adhesive (UA) Brands in non-carious cervical lesions (NCCL) restorations and, to evaluate their functional survival by adhesion modes, Etch-and- Rinse (ER), Self-Etch (SE) and Selective Enamel Etching (SEE). Material & methods: A Systematic search was performed in PubMed, Web-of-Science and B-on for randomized clinical trials (RCTs) published between 2015-2025. Results: Of 251 screened records, 21 RCTs were eligible, comprising 16 UA brands with overall similar retention rates (p>0.05), median follow-up of 24-month (IQR 24-36 months). Conclusions: UA brands applied by ER and SEE adhesion modes confirmed a decisive impact on long-term retention though, no UA brand can yet be considered as gold-standard for retention survival over 18th-48th month.
- Does parenthood foster psychological growth? Investigating big five and autotelic personality trait differences in adulthoodPublication . Fonte, Carla; Augusto, Claudia SofiaParenthood and personality development are increasingly examined within the Big Five framework and flow-related constructs. This cross-sectional study investigated whether parenthood is associated with differences in Big Five personality traits and autotelic personality in adulthood, as well as the role of gender and sociodemographic factors. Data were collected from 708 adults (77.1% women) using the Ten-Item Personality Inventory and the Autotelic Personality Questionnaire. Parents (n=330) showed significantly higher levels of extraversion, conscientiousness, and emotional stability compared to non-parents (n=378), alongside elevated autotelic traits, including persistence, intrinsic motivation, low self-centeredness, and attentional control. Within-group analyses revealed that education, employment, and socioeconomic status were positively associated with adaptive personality profiles, while gender differences varied across parental status. Parents with higher education, employment, or multiple children demonstrated stronger self-regulation and resilience indicators. Among non-parents, employment and education were linked to improved emotional stability and attentional control. These findings suggest that parenthood is associated with enhanced adaptive personality traits and psychological resources, supporting its role as a developmental context for adult personality maturation, although causal inferences remain limited due to the cross-sectional design.
- Brain, cognition, and psychoanalysis: a scoping reviewPublication . Giovagnoli, Anna Rita; Patrikelis, Panayiotis; Parente, Annalisa; Parisi, Alessandra; Meneses, Rute FBackground: Cognitive functions and brain connectivity could be influenced by psychoanalytic psychotherapy (PP), thus representing neurobiological parameters for therapy-induced changes. This study searched empirical studies on cognition and the brain to evaluate which functions have been assessed, with which instruments, and what changes have been documented in brain connectivity after PP. Methods: We used the guidelines and checklist of the Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews. The literature search was performed on the Medline–PubMed, American Psychological Association-PsycINFO, Elton Bryson Stephens Company, and Cochrane databases, and Google Scholar, including articles on patients with non-psychotic disturbances published from 1980 to September 2024. Results: Fifty-nine articles were collected. Five articles reported on cognitive outcomes. Abstraction and mentalization remained stable after individual PP in patients with adjustment disorders or anorexia nervosa. Executive functions, emotional intelligence, spatial short-term memory, attention, and balance between relatedness and self-definition improved after group PP applied alone or combined with individual PP. Twelve studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computerized tomography, or electroencephalography showed functional brain changes after different types of PP. Conclusions: An empirical approach has rarely been used to evaluate the impact of PP on the brain and cognition. The results of selected studies on neurotic and depressive disorders suggest that PP can stimulate cognitive function and brain connectivity. Further literature reviews are needed to clarify these issues and provide an avenue for research studies targeting PP in different conditions. Communication between neurology and psychoanalysis is indispensable.
- A scoping review of flow researchPublication . Peifer, Corinna; Wolters, Gina; Harmat, László; Heutte, Jean; Tan, Jasmine; Freire, Teresa; Tavares, Dionísia; Fonte, Carla; Andersen, Frans Orsted; van den Hout, Jef; Šimleša, Milija; Pola, Linda; Ceja, Lucia; Triberti, StefanoFlow is a gratifying state of deep involvement and absorption that individuals report when facing a challenging activity and they perceive adequate abilities to cope with it (EFRN, 2014). The flow concept was introduced by Csikszentmihalyi in 1975, and interest in flow research is growing. However, to our best knowledge, no scoping review exists that takes a systematic look at studies on flow which were published between the years 2000 and 2016. Overall, 252 studies have been included in this review. Our review (1) provides a framework to cluster flow research, (2) gives a systematic overview about existing studies and their findings, and (3) provides an overview about implications for future research. The provided framework consists of three levels of flow research. In the first “Individual” level are the categories for personality, motivation, physiology, emotion, cognition, and behavior. The second “Contextual” level contains the categories for contextual and interindividual factors and the third “Cultural” level contains cultural factors that relate to flow. Using our framework, we systematically present the findings for each category. While flow research has made progress in understanding flow, in the future, more experimental and longitudinal studies are needed to gain deeper insights into the causal structure of flow and its antecedents and consequences.
- Sentido de vida, saúde mental e bem-estar em adultos: que relações?Publication . Santos, Raquel; Fonte, Carla; Pimentão, CristinaDescobrir um sentido de vida é uma inquietação do ser humano que desde sempre existiu sendo considerado um objeto de estudo e foco de várias reflexões e teorias. Filósofos como Aristóteles e Epicuro afirmaram que o sentido da vida consiste em alcançar a verdadeira felicidade, reflectindo a necessidade de dar um significado à existência humana. Inicialmente, a investigação sobre o senti do da vida, ao tentar compreender a procura do indivíduo por um sentido, seguiu uma abordagem existencial, sendo que final do século XX, aquando da emergência da Psicologia Positiva emerge um maior investimento e conhecimento por parte da comunidade científica em torno destas questões, sendo o sentido da vida, considerado uma das componentes do bem-estar. Apresenta-se um estudo que teve como objectivo analisar a relação entre o sentido de vida, a saúde mental e o bem-estar numa amostra de 247 adultos, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 69 anos. Os dados foram recolhidos com recurso ao Questionário de Sentido de Vida e à Escala Continuum de Saúde Mental. Os resultados indicaram que os indivíduos com níveis elevados de presença de sentido de vida apresentavam níveis igualmente elevados de bem-estar, enquanto que, por sua vez, os indivíduos com níveis elevados de procura de sentido de vida, apresentaram níveis menores de bem estar, sublinhando a forte relação entre estas duas dimensões.
- O papel da idade na felicidade dos indivíduos: estudo da vida agradável, comprometida e significativaPublication . Fonte, Carla; Coelho, Ana Catarina da RochaNos anos recentes variada investigação tem sido desenvolvida para melhor compreender o construto felicidade, procurando identificar os determinantes da mesma. Este tópico atraiu a atenção de diferentes investigadores, das mais variadas áreas científicas. Neste âmbito apresenta-se um estudo com a finalidade de continuar a aprofundar a compreensão científica deste fenómeno, tendo como objetivo geral analisar qual o papel que a variável idade pode ter na felicidade, nas suas dimensões de vida agradável, vida comprometida e vida significativa. No estudo que se apresenta participaram 471 indivíduos, 133 do sexo masculino e 338 do sexo feminino, tendo como idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 86 anos. Os dados foram recolhidos através de um Questionário Sociodemográfico e o Inventário de Psicoterapia Positiva. No geral os resultados mostraram que existe uma correlação forte positiva entre a idade e a felicidade, mais especificamente, entre a idade e a dimensão vida comprometida, ou seja, quanto maior for a idade dos indivíduos, maior também são os seus níveis de felicidade. Os dados obtidos neste estudo parecem sugerir que os indivíduos mais velhos conseguem identificar e usufruir mais dos pontos fortes e competências, encontrando situações onde as mesmas podem ser usadas, o que permite melhorar a sua felicidade e comprometimento com a vida.
- The effectiveness of a positive group psychotherapy on the promotion of young adults' mental healthPublication . Fonte, Carla; Melo, Mariana Tribuzi Carmo CostaBackground: Positive mental health has had different definitions, but the current one embraces the presence of levels of well-being and decreased levels of psychopathology. This vision of positive mental health has increased the interest in developing positive psychological intervention programs and activities that promote mental health, increasing levels of well- being and decreasing levels of psychopathology. This study aimed to verify the impact and effectiveness of a positive psychotherapy based group intervention plan, in a non-clinical sample on the increase of well-being and reduction of psychopathology. Method: The sample was selected by non-random convenience, consisting of 40 participants, who were subdivided into an experimental group and a comparison group, each consisting of 20 elements. The experimental group is made up by 11 men (55%) and 9 women (45%), with ages between 18- 27 years old, being the average of ages 20,70 (SD= 2,830). The comparison group is composed by 10 women (50%) and 10 men (50%) aged between 18 and 27 years old, being the average of the ages 22 (SD=6,808). To evaluate the effectiveness of the program, an assessment was done in two moments (pre and posttest), using the MHC-SF (for well-being assessment) and the DASS-21 (for psychopathology assessment) as assessment measures. Results: The results obtained show a significant improvement in social well-being as well as a reduction in the levels of psychopathology (anxiety, depression, and stress). Conclusions: These results demonstrate that participation in the program is beneficial for mental health promotion. It is suggested that a larger sample size and a randomization process may be used in future research.
- Questionário breve de avaliação da experiência com a música: contributos para a validação portuguesaPublication . Fonte, Carla; Marques, Alexandra; Lopes, Telma; Silva, IsabelNo contexto português, a avaliação da experiência com a música tem sido uma área de crescente interesse, no entanto, a falta de instrumentos específicos adequados à cultura e idioma ainda é evidente. Este estudo tem como objetivo principal traduzir, adaptar e validar para a população portuguesa o Brief Music Experience Questionnaire (BMEQ). A amostra é constituída por 369 adultos sendo 64,5% homens e 35,5% mulheres, com idades entre os 18 e 67 anos, com média de 34 anos. Foram utilizados para a recolha de dados a versão portuguesa do BMEQ, a Escala Continuum de Saúde Mental e a Escala de Ansiedade, Depressão e Stress. A versão traduzida e adaptada do BMEQ demonstrou boas propriedades psicométricas, em termos de sensibilidade e fidelidade. A análise de componentes principais revelou a existência de 6 fatores, interpretadas nas subescalas: compromisso com a música; aptidão musical inovadora; conexão social; reação emocional; efeito psicoativo positivo; reação comportamental à música, que explicam cerca de 60% da variância do instrumento. Foram encontrados bons resultados também em termos de validade interna e externa, indicando que este se apresenta como um instrumento válido para avaliar a experiência subjetiva individual com a música, seja para investigadores ou professores no contexto nacional.
- Relação entre sentido de vida, ansiedade, depressão e stress em adultosPublication . Sá, Daniela Filipa; Fonte, Carla; Pimentão, CristinaO sentido de vida tem sido um constructo a receber atenção por parte dos investigadores da ciência psicológica, que têm procurado compreender a importância do mesmo para saúde mental. Neste âmbito desenvolveu-se um estudo com o objetivo de contribuir ao conhecimento científico deste domínio. Especificamente procurou-se analisar a relação entre o sentido de vida e a ansiedade, depressão e stress. Participaram 471 adultos, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 86 anos. A coleta de dados procedeu-se através de um Questionário Sociodemográfico, do Questionário de Sentido de Vida e da Escala de Ansiedade, Depressão e Stress. Os resultados indicaram que os indivíduos com elevada presença de sentido tinham menores níveis de depressão, ansiedade e stress, e que os indivíduos com elevado nível de procura de sentido revelam maiores níveis de ansiedade, depressão e stress.