The purpose of this article is to analyze the possible effects of job satisfaction on mental and physical health, happiness, subjective well-being and self-esteem. A total of 971 Portuguese-speaking adults participated in this study. Most participants reported high rates of satisfaction with their colleagues, the nature of their work and leadership, while reporting dissatisfaction with regard to salaries and promotions. Results indicated the existence of the protector effect of job satisfaction for health, happiness, subjective well-being and self-esteem, in addition to reinforcing the importance of maintaining a positive evaluation of one's work. As a practical implication, the results may suggest that the effects of personnel management policies which emphasize job satisfaction could potentially lead to improvements in levels of health, happiness, subjective well-being and workers' self-esteem, all of which are factors that can potentially improve organizational performance. The study also considered its limitations and the possibility for future investigation.

Results suggest that along with health status (subjective and objective), income inadequacy related to medical expenses and feeling lonely may predispose centenarians to clinically significant anxiety and be important to their overall well-being. Further research is needed on the repercussions of clinical anxiety in centenarians' quality of life and on co-morbid conditions (e.g. depression) at such advanced ages.

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No fim desta etapa, gostaria de agradecer a todos os que me apoiaram e ajudaram a tornar este trabalho possível: À equipa de investigação e comunidade universitária em geral, pela partilha de ideias, apoio, trabalho e pela oportunidade de crescermos juntos neste projeto. Aos professores da equipa de investigação, especialmente ao Professor Manuel Loureiro, pela ajuda e apoio incondicional, pelo esforço por me receber, pelo esclarecimento de dúvidas, partilha e análise de ideias, o meu profundo agradecimento. A todos os utilizadores da internet que divulgaram e colaboraram na recolha de dados, elementos cruciais para a concretização deste estudo. Aos meus colegas de curso, especialmente à Sónia Alves, Inês Reis, Patrícia Pinho e Joana Taborda, pelo apoio e amizade ao longo de cinco anos de descobertas, brincadeiras e muito trabalho. Aos meus amigos, especialmente Nádia Tomé, Marisa Fernandes e Elisabethe Gonçalves, pela ajuda preciosa e a quem recorri em todos os momentos que se revelaram especialmente difíceis. À minha família, especialmente ao meu pai e minha mãe, pelo suporte a todos os níveis, pelo amor incondicional, pelo sempre carinho, pelo exemplo de humanidade e luta… por me tornarem na pessoa que hoje sou! Ao Márcio Costa, pelo amor, carinho, compreensão, cumplicidade, apoio, ternura e paciência. Por ser o meu pilar e ponto de abrigo. A todos aqueles que não estão descritos, mas que de uma forma ou outra participaram direta ou indiretamente, o meu agradecimento sincero! vi vii Resumo A internet é um fenómeno global com uma quantidade cada vez maior de utilizadores. Cada vez mais, as pessoas estão mais facilmente e de forma contínua ligadas à internet, devido ao uso de computadores portáteis, telemóveis com acesso à internet e tablets. No entanto, a internet tem desvantagens, geralmente relacionadas com o seu uso problemático, designado como adição à internet. As variáveis psicológicas que estão associados a essa adição ainda estão a ser investigadas. Deste modo, o objetivo desta dissertação é analisar a relação entre adição à internet e autoestima. Esta dissertação é composta por três capítulos. O primeiro capítulo inclui uma introdução ao trabalho elaborado e, contém os objetivos e âmbito da dissertação. O segundo capítulo compreende o artigo "Relationship between internet addiction and self-esteem: Cross cultural study in Portugal and Brazil" (Relação entre adição à internet e autoestima: Estudo transcultural Portugal/Brasil), escrito em Inglês, para ser submetido à revista Computers in Human Behavior. O artigo está dividido em: introdução, fundamentação teórica e hipóteses, método, resultados, discussão e referências. Sumarizando, a investigação contida no artigo, podemos referir que a amostra incluiu 1399 utilizadores da internet, portugueses e brasileiros, dos 14 aos 83 anos, que responderam ao Teste de Adição à Internet (IAT) (Young, 1998b) e à Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg (RSES) (Rosenberg, 1989). A análise fatorial do IAT foi realizada, revelando três fatores: abstinência e encobrimento, con...

Aims and Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions toward aging among Portuguese gay and bisexual men over 60 years old. Background Despite the growth of the older population, and the increased visibility and acceptance of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in Western countries, the experience of aging in older gay and bisexual men is only beginning to be understood. Design We used a qualitative research methodology, based on critical gerontology, for establishing research questions and to identify the perspectives on the aging process in older gay and bisexual individuals. Methods We used a structured electronic inquiry with 25 gay and bisexual men over 60 years of age from Portugal. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis to help identify repeated patterns of meaning in the data set. Results The recurrent themes in the narratives of the aging experiences of the participants in the study were as follows: positive perceptions of aging, negative perceptions of aging, coping with being a gay/bisexual man and family ties, professional care, homophobia/discrimination, relationships and social support, intergenerational differences, mediating role of sexual orientation, sociopolitical changes, and personal characteristics. Conclusion Analysis of perceptions about the aging process in older gay and bisexual men emphasized the desire for normalization in the social awareness of sexual orientation. It is important to continue doing research on this topic and disseminate this information among professionals who work with older lesbian, gay, and bisexual people so that they may better understand how they can meet the specific needs of this population.

The purpose of this study was to assess levels of depressive symptoms and quality of life in older gay and bisexual older Spanish and Portuguese men and explore associations between these two samples and these variables. Using online surveys, 191 older gay and bisexual men from Spain and Portugal (mean age = 70 years) completed the Spanish and Portuguese versions of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies—Depression Scale and World Health Organization Instrument to Assess Quality of Life. Overall, moderate levels of depression and quality of life were found. Gay men and Spanish men report higher levels of depressive symptoms than bisexual and Portuguese men. Gay men score higher on physical health dimensions; bisexual men score higher on the social relationships dimension. Lower levels of physical health, psychological symptoms, and social relationships were significant predictors of depressive symptoms. These exploratory findings offer both similarities and differences between the samples from the two countries—and with U.S. data—and further evidence of the pervasive experience of depression in the lives of sexual minority older men with a renewed awareness of myriad contexts within which individuals age.

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound effect on mental health and it is therefore fundamental to evaluate individual psychological responses to COVID-19. The 7-item Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) assesses different aspects of the fear of coronavirus and has been applied worldwide. This study aimed to translate and validate the FCV-19S in the Portuguese population. The scale was administered to a convenience sample of 1203 Portuguese adults. Exploratory factor analysis was carried out on the initial model proposed by the authors of the FCV-19S. Further analysis revealed that the Portuguese version has good psychometric properties.