No presente estudo, analisou-se a relação entre a qualidade das relações de amizade e as autoperceções dos adolescentes, expressas no seu autoconceito. A amostra foi constituída por 65 estudantes portugueses, com idades compreendidas entre os 12 e os 16 anos (M = 14). Os instrumentos foram o Questionário de Qualidade da Amizade e a versão portuguesa do Perfil de Autoperceção da Escala de Autoconceito para Adolescentes. Através de análises correlacionais, verificou-se uma relação entre a qualidade das relações de amizade e o autoconceito, sendo a dimensão companheirismo e recreação preditora do autoconceito global. Verificou-se, ainda, a ausência de um efeito de gênero na qualidade reportada das relações de amizade. Pelo contrário, ocorreu um efeito moderado do gênero no autoconceito, nomeadamente nas dimensões competência escolar, competência atlética, aparência física e autoestima, com o gênero masculino apresentando resultados médios superiores. Os resultados foram discutidos tendo em conta a importância das relações sociais para o desenvolvimento na adolescência.

We developed a new cueing system that capitalises on the spared musical processing abilities of people with dementia. We studied the cueing efficacy by testing different musical distortions (pitch, rhythm, and pitch-rhythm) while using different augmented reality-based interaction modalities in multiple cognitive stimulation tasks. A total of 18 volunteers participated in this study (8 with non-organic dementia) caused by substance abuse, such as alcoholism (control group) and 10 with organic dementia such as Alzheimer's disease (experimental group). We evaluated their performance using three augmented reality tasks: (1) a Knowledge Quiz activity, which is a general quiz knowledge game, (2) a Search Objects activity, which is a game that involves finding hidden images using a virtual magnifying glass and (3) an Association activity, which consists of a categorisation task. A within-subject experimental design has been used so that all participants could be exposed to distortions and activities. Results show that (1) participants, in general, were faster in completing the activities using rhythm and pitch distortions than non-distortion condition; (2) the experimental group reacted to the sound throughout the activities and, therefore, mitigating erroneous decision making; (3) despite the experimental group reacted to the distortions, the control group had better performance in the search and association activities and (4) music distortions compensated dementia related deficits, such as age, schooling and cognitive state. The results suggest that this novel cueing approach can improve people's performance with organic dementia and, more specifically, that such people can effectively process and exploit musical distortions.

As catástrofes são acontecimentos traumáticos que provocam grandes perdas de vida, com implicações na saúde e/ou materiais que podem afetar muitas pessoas. O incremento da ocorrência e magnitude destes incidentes conduziu a uma consciencialização crescente sobre o impacto das mesmas ao nível do funcionamento psicológico e da saúde mental, assim como da importância do desenvolvimento de uma intervenção precoce cuidadosamente estruturada e organizada. Os Primeiros Socorros Psicológicos foram desenvolvidos como uma forma de intervenção de apoio psicossocial precoce e englobam um conjunto de princípios e diretrizes orientadas para a promoção da estabilização emocional em indivíduos afetados por incidentes críticos. Este artigo pretende contribuir para a sistematização dos conhecimentos nesta área de estudos que se encontra numa fase emergente em Portugal.

Objective: To conduct a pilot randomized control trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of full-body interaction cognitive training (FBI-CT) inspired by instrumental activities of daily living in chronic psychiatric inpatients and to explore its preliminary impact on cognitive and noncognitive outcomes. Materials and Methods: Twenty psychiatric inpatients met the inclusion criteria and were randomly allocated to the FBI-CT group (n = 10) or the tablet-based CT group (T-CT) (n = 10). Neuropsychological assessments were performed at baseline, postintervention, and 3-month follow-up. Results: Both groups presented high completion rates at postintervention and follow-up. Participants reported high satisfaction following the interventions, with the FBI-CT group exhibiting slightly higher satisfaction. A within-group analysis showed significant improvements in the FBI-CT group for processing speed and sustained attention for short periods (P = 0.012), verbal memory (P = 0.008), semantic fluency (P = 0.027), depressive symptoms (P = 0.008), and quality of life (P = 0.008) at postintervention. At 3-month follow-up, this group maintained verbal memory improvements (P = 0.047) and depressive symptoms amelioration (P = 0.026). The T-CT group revealed significant improvements in sustained attention for long periods (P = 0.020), verbal memory (P = 0.014), and executive functions (P = 0.047) postintervention. A between-group analysis demonstrated that the FBI-CT group exhibited greater improvements in depressive symptoms (P = 0.042). Conclusions: Overall, we found support for the feasibility and acceptability of both training approaches. Our findings show promise regarding the preliminary impact of the FBI-CT intervention, but due to study limitations such as the small sample size, we cannot conclude that FBI-CT is a more effective approach than T-CT for enhancing cognitive and noncognitive outcomes of chronic psychiatric inpatients. Clinical trials (number: NCT05100849).