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How does “sweet” music impact tasting experiences?
The study conducted by David Guedes, Marília Prada and Margarida Garrido informs on how auditory stimuli can enhance tasting experiences.
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Social and family support can promote the well-being of adolescents in residential care
The study conducted by Micaela Pinheiro, Eunice Magalhães, and Joana Baptista can inform practice and policies regarding residential care.
Nov 19, 20243 min read
Creative arts therapy to improve well-being at the university
This study tested the effectiveness of a group art therapy workshop in promoting students' well-being.
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Does perceiving what happens as just promote well-being?
Study explored if perceiving what happens as just relates to how people cope with financial and health difficulties.
Sep 23, 20242 min read
Is it possible to experience high levels of well-being despite facing significant psychological challenges?
Eunice Magalhães conducted a systematic review of literature on the relation between well-being and psychopathology.
Sep 18, 20242 min read
Research explored people’s perceptions about the nutritional profile of cereal bars
This research from CIS-Iscte, Ispa and IPL suggests a need for better education on reading labels and understanding nutritional guidelines.
Jul 29, 20242 min read
Why do we undervalue the suffering of informal caregivers?
A study by Ângela Romão and Isabel Correia explored processes of dehumanization and perceptions of justice towards informal caregivers.
Jun 6, 20242 min read
A new theoretical framework to understand how people represent the future
Wallace and Batel explore the contributions of two theories to understand phenomena like climate crisis and green energy transition.
May 28, 20243 min read
Credibility in fake news is influenced by elicited interest and surprise
Angela Rijo and Sven Waldzus' study sheds light on the psychological processes that underlie how people engage with digital news content.
May 21, 20243 min read
How do we process object state-changes during language comprehension?
Oleksandr Horchack and Margarida Garrido found that people process object state-changes in language comprehension, affecting response times.
May 8, 20243 min read
The difficult balance between work and family and the quality of paternal involvement in childcare
A study by researchers from ISPA and Iscte highlights how parenting styles are crucial in work-family dynamics and father involvement.
Mar 4, 20244 min read
Iscte researcher joins international task force on sexual and gender disparities in pain
Sónia Bernardes (CIS-Iscte) has been appointed to join a task force of the International Association for the Study of Pain.
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Policy Brief: JUSTENERGY
A policy brief on the impact of the exploratory project funded by FCT, JUSTENERGY (EXPL/COM-CSS/1510)./2021)
Jan 11, 20241 min read
TURN_ON HELP Project Reveals Insights on Cyberbullying in Portuguese Youth
The results from the project TURN_ON HELP, funded by la Caixa foundation (FP22-1) are now available online.
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Traditional gender roles persist at the end of working life and into retirement
A set of studies conducted at CIS-Iscte identifies gender differences in a variety of social spaces which persist during retirement.
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