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Food insecurity in Portugal: how rising housing costs are putting family meals at risk
Vasco Ramos, Institute of Social Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa; Susana Brissos, ISEG Research, ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Universidade de Lisboa;
The study analyses the evolution of food insecurity in Portugal between 2019 and 2023, showing how rising housing and food costs are compromising families' access to adequate nutrition while identifying the groups most at risk.
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Sustainable eating practices in the age of climate change
Filipa Pimenta, Inês Queiroz-Garcia, William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon; Mafalda Leitão, Rui Miguel Costa, Health Sciences Faculty, Universidade Europeia, Lisbon; Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences, and Human Development, CIDESD, Portugal;
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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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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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.