Nota curricular  |  Curricular note

Helena Moreira é doutorada em Psicologia pela Universidade de Coimbra. Atualmente, é Professora Auxiliar da Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra e membro integrado do Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental da Universidade de Coimbra. Tem dedicado especial atenção à aplicação das abordagens cognitivo-comportamentais de terceira geração à parentalidade, particularmente ao estudo da parentalidade mindful, em diferentes etapas do ciclo de vida (pós-parto, infância e adolescência). Neste âmbito, tem-se dedicado ao desenvolvimento e estudo de eficácia de um programa de intervenção para mães no período pós-parto (programa Mindful Moment). Tem também particular interesse no pograma de intervenção “Protocolo Unificado para o tratamento transdiagnóstico das perturbações emocionais das crianças (UP-C)”. Neste âmbito, orienta duas teses de doutoramento que visam estudar a eficácia das versões standard e stepped-care do programa e é Investigadora Principal de um projeto de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, que pretende desenvolver a versão blended do programa (i.e., uma versão que combina sessões presenciais e sessões online) [PTDC/PSI-GER/0689/2020].

Helena Moreira has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Coimbra and is currently Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Coimbra and an integrated member of the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention of the University of Coimbra. Her primary research interests are in the application of the third generation of cognitive behavioral approaches to parenting, particularly the study of mindful parenting, at different stages of the life cycle (postpartum, childhood and adolescence). Currently, she is working on the development and efficacy study of a mindful parenting program for mothers in the postpartum period (Mindful Moment program). She is also particularly interested in the intervention program “Unified Protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children (UP-C)”. She supervises two doctoral theses that aim to study the efficacy of the standard and stepped-care versions of the program and is Principal Investigator of a Scientific Research and Technological Development funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology that aims to develop the blended version of the program (i.e., a version that combines face-to-face sessions and online sessions) [PTDC / PSI-GER / 0689/2020].

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Áreas de interesse  |  Areas of interest

 

Parenting; mindful parenting; parent-child relationship; attachment; emotion regulation; unified protocol for children; mindful parenting training.

Publicações mais relevantes  |  Most relevant publications

 

Moreira, H., Gouveia, M. J., & Canavarro, M. C. (2019). A bifactor analysis of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form (DERS-SF) in a sample of adolescents and adults. Current Psychology. doi:10.1007/s12144-019-00602-5
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-019-00602-5

 

Moreira, H. & Canavarro, M. C. (2019). Mindful parenting is associated with adolescents’ emotion (dys)regulation through adolescents’ psychological inflexibility and self-compassion. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10964-019-01133-9 

 

Moreira, H., Potharst, E. & Canavarro, M. C. (2019). Editorial: “Application of the Third Generation of Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Parenting”. Frontiers in Psychology, 10:2207. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02207
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02207/full

 

Gouveia, M. J., Canavarro, M. C., & Moreira, H. (2019). How can mindful parenting be related to emotional eating and overeating in childhood and adolescence? The mediating role of parenting stress and parental child-feeding practices. Appetite, 138, 102-114. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.03.021.
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666318314284?via%3Dihub

 

Moreira, H., Fonseca, A., Caiado, B., & Canavarro, M. C. (2019). Work-family conflict and mindful parenting: The mediating role of parental psychopathology symptoms and parenting stress in a sample of Portuguese employed parents. Frontiers in Psychology, 10: 635. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00635
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00635/full

 

Moreira, H. & Maia, B. R. (2018). Self-critical rumination as a mediator between attachment orientations and perceived stress: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation of the Self-Critical Rumination Scale. Current Psychology. Advance Online Publication. doi: 0.1007/s12144-018-0025-2
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-018-0025-2

 

Gouveia, M. J., Canavarro, M. C. & Moreira, H. (2018). Linking mothers' difficulties in emotion regulation and children/adolescents' emotional eating in paediatric obesity: The indirect effect of mindful parenting and children/adolescents' depressive symptoms.Mindfulness. doi: 10.1007/s12671-018-1055-4
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-018-1055-4

 

Gouveia, M.J., Canavarro, M. C., & Moreira, H. (2018). Is mindful parenting associated with adolescents’ emotional eating? The mediating role of adolescents’ self-compassion and body shame. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02004
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02004/full

 

Gouveia, M.J., Canavarro, M. C., & Moreira, H. (2018). Associations between mindfulness, self-compassion, difficulties in emotion regulation, and emotional eating among adolescents with overweight/obesity. Journal of Child and Family Studies. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1239-5
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-018-1239-5

 

Gouveia, M. J., Canavarro, M. C. & Moreira, H. (2018). The role of mindful parenting and children’s weight on mothers’ child-feeding practices. Advance online publication. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity. doi: 10.1007/s40519-018-0615-x
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40519-018-0615-x

 

Moreira, H. & Canavarro, M. C. (2018). Does the association between mindful parenting and adolescents’ dispositional mindfulness depend on the levels of anxiety and depression symptomatology in mothers? Journal of Adolescence, 68, 22-31. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.07.003
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140197118301106

 

Moreira, H. & Canavarro, M. C. (2018). The association between self-critical rumination and parenting stress: The mediating role of mindful parenting. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(7), 2265–2275. doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1072-x
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-018-1072-x

 

Moreira, H., Gouveia, M. J., & Canavarro, M. C. (2018). Is mindful parenting associated with adolescents' well-being in early and middle/late adolescence? The mediating role of adolescents' attachment representations, self-compassion and mindfulness. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47(8), 1771-1788. doi:10.1007/s10964-018-0808-7
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-018-0808-7

 

Moreira, H., Fonseca, A., Shaver, P. R., Mikulincer, M., & Canavarro, M. C. (2018). Assessing hyperactivation and deactivation strategies of the caregiving behavioral system: Psychometric studies of the Portuguese version of the caregiving system scale. Psychological Assessment, 30(4), 512-523. doi:10.1037/pas0000498
URL: http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2017-23578-001

 

Moreira, H., & Canavarro, M. C. (2017). Psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale in a sample of Portuguese mothers. Mindfulness, 8(3), 691–706. doi:10.1007/s12671-016-0647-0
URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-016-0647-0

 

Moreira, H. & Canavarro, M. C. (2017). Is body shame a significant mediator of the relationship between mindfulness skills and the quality of life of treatment-seeking children and adolescents with overweight and obesity? Body Image, 20, 49-57. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.11.004
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144516301899

 

Moreira, H., Fonseca, A., & Canavarro, M. C. (2017). Assessing attachment to parents and peers among children and adolescents: Validation of the Portuguese version of the People in My Life. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(5), 1318–1333. doi:10.1007/s10826-017-0654-3
URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-017-0654-3 

 

Moreira, H., & Canavarro, M. C. (2016). Parental attachment insecurity and parenting stress: The mediating role of parents' perceived impact of children's diabetes. Families, Systems, and Health, 34(3), 240-249. doi:10.1037/fsh0000211
URL:  http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/fsh/34/3/240/

 

Medeiros, C., Gouveia, M. J., Canavarro, M. C. & Moreira, H. (2016). The indirect effect of the mindful parenting of mothers and fathers on the child’s perceived well-being through the child’s attachment to parents. Mindfulness, 7(4), 916-927. doi: 10.1007/s12671-016-0530-z
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-016-0530-z

 

Gouveia, M. J., Carona, C., Canavarro, M. C. & Moreira, H. (2016). Self-compassion and dispositional mindfulness are associated with parenting styles and parenting stress: The mediating role of mindful parenting. Mindfulness, 7(3), 700-712. doi: 10.1007/s12671-016-0507-y
URL:  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-016-0507-y

 

Moreira, H., Carona, C., Silva, N., Nunes, J., & Canavarro, M. C. (2016). Exploring the link between maternal attachment-related anxiety and avoidance and mindful parenting: The mediating role of self-compassion. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 89(4), 369-384. doi:10.1111/papt.12082
URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/papt.12082/abstract

 

Moreira, H. & Canavarro, M. C. (2015). Individual and gender differences in mindful parenting: The role of attachment and caregiving representations. Personality and Individual Differences, 87, 13-19. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.07.021
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886915004651

 

Moreira, H., Gouveia, M. J., Carona, C., Silva, N., & Canavarro, M. C. (2015). Maternal attachment and children's quality of life: The mediating role of self-compassion and parenting stress. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(8), 2332-2344. doi: 10.1007/s10826-014-0036-z
URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10826-014-0036-z#page-1

Bolsas  |  Grants

2006: Bolsa de doutoramento da Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/29132/2006]
2011: Bolsa de pós-doutoramento da Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/70063/2010]

Prémios  |  Awards

 

2016: Prémio APP Jovem Investigador em Psicologia 2016, atribuído pela Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia.

 

2015: Prémio Santander Universidades Idea Puzzle, atribuído ao desenho de investigação do projeto de doutoramento "Mindful parenting in pediatric obesity: From parenting practices to children and adolescents psychological adjustment", de Maria João Rosa Gouveia, orientado por Helena Moreira e Maria Cristina Canavarro.

 

2013: Menção honrosa atribuída pelo Instituto Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz a comunicação oral apresentada nas II Jornadas de Ciências da Nutrição, Lisboa (em coautoria).

 

2012: Homenagem da Sociedade Portuguesa de Senologia pela atividade científica desenvolvida na área do cancro da mama.

 

2009: Prémio de melhor trabalho científico atribuído pela Academia Portuguesa de Psico-Oncologia a comunicação apresentada no VIII Congresso Português de Psico-Oncologia (em coautoria).

 

2007: Prémio de melhor trabalho científico atribuído pela Academia Portuguesa de Psico-Oncologia a comunicação apresentada no VI Congresso Português de Psico-Oncologia (em coautoria).

Nome do Projeto  |  Project name

Os desafios da parentalidade em contextos normativos e de doença crónica pediátrica
[The challenges of parenting in normative contexts and in the context of a pediatric chronic disease]

 

Parentalidade mindful: Estudo dos seus determinantes e do seu papel na adaptação sócio-emocional das crianças e adolescentes
[Mindful parenting: Study of its determinants and its role in the socio-emotional adjustment of children and adolescents]