Current PsychologyJuly 18, 2025Sofia Magalhães, Isabel Rasteiro, Inês Soeiro et al.
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly interfered with young people’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL), increasing the vulnerability of this population. As a result, researchers have been emphasizing the necessity to ascertain the protective factors against the pandemic impact. Still, little is known about these factors in adolescence. Pre-pandemic studies showed that dispositional...
MindfulnessSeptember 29, 2022Sofia Magalhães, Tânia Nunes, Inês Soeiro et al.
Objectives: Research into the effectiveness of mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) in school settings has grown substantially. However, studies in the field are still scarce, present methodological limitations, and fail to examine how children's characteristics influence MBPs' effects. The twofold aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of an MBP on children's attention and emotional...
Frontiers in PsychologyNovember 12, 2021Marisa G Filipe, Sofia Magalhães, Andreia S Veloso et al.
There is evidence for the positive impact of mindfulness in children. However, little is known about the techniques through which mindfulness practice results in differential outcomes. Therefore, this study intended to systematically review the available evidence about the efficacy of meditation techniques used by mindfulness-based programs on cognitive, socio-emotional, and academic skills of...