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Effects of the covid-19 pandemic on family practices and children’s language development
Irene Cadime, Iolanda Ribeiro, Fernanda Leopoldina Viana, Universidade do Minho, Portugal; Ana Lúcia Santos, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; María Teresa Martín-Aragoneses, Faculty of Education of the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain;
This study explores the impact of the pandemic on children's language development and highlights how family practices can promote better outcomes.
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Cybersecurity in the 1st and 2nd cycles of basic education in Portugal: opinions of teachers and education guardians
Ana Ferreira, Departamento Medicina da Comunidade, Informação e Decisão em Saúde (MEDCIDS), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP);
The ‘YUCA’ project reveals the urgent need to integrate cybersecurity into school curricula in order to protect and empower young people in Portugal.
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Well-being and life satisfaction among Portuguese youth
Lara N. Ferreira e Luís N. Pereira, University of the Algarve (Portugal); Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-Being (CinTurs) (Portugal), and Centre for Health Studies and Research of the University of Coimbra (CEISUC) / Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB) (Portugal); Sandra Pais, University of the Algarve (Portugal), and Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) (Portugal);
The study investigates the factors that influence the life satisfaction and well-being of young Portuguese people, emphasising the importance of health, self-esteem and social involvement.
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Dropout in higher education: sociodemographic, economic, and psychosocial factors in the post-pandemic era
Paula Paulino e Bárbara Gonzalez, Universidade Lusófona, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab; CICPSI-Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica, Portugal; Sara Albuquerque, Universidade Lusófona, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab e Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal; Sónia Vladimira Correia, Universidade Lusófona, CIDEFES-Centro de Investigação em Desporto, Educação Física, Exercício e Saúde, Portugal; Teresa Pompeu Mendes, Universidade Lusófona, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab, Portugal;
The study reveals why Portugal has not reached its higher education target and highlights the challenges, both economic and psychosocial, that lead to academic dropout and offers insights into students' difficulties in the post-pandemic context.
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“BlindGame”: The online gambling activities of Portuguese young people
Ana Rita Farias, Universidade Lusófona, HEI-Lab: Laboratórios Digitais de Ambientes e Interações Humanas; Ana Cristina Antunes, Escola Superior de Comunicação Social (ESCS), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa;
A study of 2,028 young people aged between 15 and 34 in Portugal revealed a significant prevalence of online gambling behaviour, with gender and age differences. The results indicate concerns for parents, educators and public authorities due to the growing uptake of this form of entertainment.
