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Status Fit: Multi-level Mapping of Children’s Vulnerability to Social Class-Based Discrimination
Leonor Pereira da Costa, Ana Rita Farias, Universidade Lusófona, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab;; Joana Cabral, Independent Researcher; Ricardo Borges Rodrigues, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, CIS; Sílvia Luís, Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica; Vítor Hugo Silva, Universidade Lusófona, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab, e Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, DINÂMIA’CET;
This study, conducted with children and adolescents in Portugal, shows that socioeconomic discrimination, even when not very visible, affects well-being and academic aspirations. Discover the main conclusions and how schools can promote more inclusive and equitable environments.
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To be (or not to be) a foster family in Portugal
Eunice Magalhães, Sofia Ferreira, Joana Baptista, Leonor d’Eça, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), CIS-ISCTE; Patrício Costa, Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto;; Vânia S. Pinto, Rees Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford & Leeds Trinity, United Kingdom; João Graça, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands;
Did you know that only 23% of Portuguese adults show a strong willingness to foster children? Find out in this article which factors could help increase that number.
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Gender and political views in Europe: Is the divide widening among youth?
Anna Bernard, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics; Anna Jacobs, Bielefeld University, Kiel Institute for the World Economy;
Discover how social networks shape the political views of young people in Europe, widening the gender gap.
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Motor competence as a differentiating factor in Portuguese children physical fitness levels
Fernando Garbeloto; Sara Pereira; Peter Katzmarzyk; Tiago Barreira; Olga Vasconcelos; Go Tani; Matheus Pacheco; Claúdio Farias; Eduardo Guimarães; Rui Garganta; Donald Hedeker; Carla Santos; José Maia;
The study analysed the prevalence of proficiency in Fundamental Motor Skills and its relationship with physical performance in 2681 Portuguese children aged 6 to 10 after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Overweight and obesity and their relationship with the physical fitness of Portuguese primary school children following the covid-19 pandemic.
Sara Pereira; Peter Katzmarzyk; Fernando Garbeloto; Tiago Barreira; Olga Vasconcelos; Go Tani; Matheus Pacheco; Claúdio Farias; Eduardo Guimarães; Rui Garganta; Donald Hedeker; Carla Santos and José Maia;
The article analyses the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Portuguese children from Matosinhos and the Azores post-pandemic (2022-2023) and its relationship with physical fitness levels.