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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Nova Zelândia
graduation at Psicologia from Bishop's University (1986), master's at Psicologia Social from University of Waterloo (1990) and doctorate at Psicologia Social e de Desenvolvimento Aplicada from University Of Guelph (1995). Has experience in Psychology, focusing on Roles and Social Structures, acting on the following subjects: equilíbrio trabalho-família, idoso, cuidadores de idosos, habilidades sociais and envolvimento paterno. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Difficulties in helping a teenage child can generate tensions between the parents, reducing the quality of the coparenting relationship and affecting the emotional bond between the parents. Thus, skills for managing the stress itself, during interactions between partners, may be important. However, in the existing literature, there is little evidence about these skills and how they affect…
Balancing paid work is a constant and significant challenge in many people's lives. However, research focused on describing and analyzing Brazilian workers' work-life balance levels is still scarce. Considering this gap, this research aims to: (a) identify the levels of work-life balance of Brazilian workers, (b) evaluate how work-life balance is impacted by individual, organizational and…
Parental burnout is a condition of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion that can affect fathers and mothers due to chronic high stress related to parental responsibilities. The exact causes of parental burnout are not yet fully understood, but factors such as low socio-emotional skills, low social support and conflicts in the co-parenting relationship seem to be related to the develo…
The aging process involves social, physical, and psychological changes over the lifecourse, but is experienced in a unique way by each individual. When thinking about identity and old age, an important and understudied population is that of the LGBTQIA+, due to systematic differences in their lives which can lead to perceptions of greater loneliness in comparison with heterosexual and cis…
Self-esteem is a concept that englobes the way individuals see themselves and understand their importance in the world. The process of building self-esteem can be influenced by various factors, the cultural environment in which the individual is inserted being one of those.With that being, visual representations of beauty in the media are a central issue in shaping an individual's ideal o…
During the transition to parenthood, two-thirds of couples experience hostile conflicts in the coparenting relationship, which can lead to negative effects on the marital relationship, the parents' mental health and the socio-emotional development of the child. Emotion regulation skills are important in this context, but studies conducted in Brazil are needed to prepare materials that can…
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Reconciling the demands of personal and professional life has become a constant challenge for many people around the world. Although this challenge is shared by men and women, traditional gender expectations can impact how they experience conflict and balance between different domains of their lives. Therefore, studies aimed at testing intervention programs for reconciling demands need to…
The overall objective of the proposed research internship is to participate in an international research program in the coparenting area, to significantly improve the quality of the execution of my doctoral research project, in Brazil. This internship will allow me to expand my knowledge concerning longitudinal intervention-study procedures, observational techniques, quantitative data-ana…
Father involvement affects children's lives as well as the wellbeing of both parents. However, few researchers have empirically challenged the theoretical models of father involvement which is imperative to better understand and evaluate the relevance and meaning of father involvement and fathering. With a particular interest in positive father-child relationships, one of the primary obje…
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