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- Bullying homofóbico: crenças e práticas de estudantes do ensino superior em PortugalPublication . Neves, Sofia; Borges, Janete; Vieira, Cristina Pereira; Sousa, AnaO presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar as crenças e as práticas de um grupo de 369 estudantes do Ensino Superior português, 282 do sexo feminino e 84 do sexo masculino, com uma média de idades de 21.49, relativamente ao bullying homofóbico. A partir do preenchimento de uma ficha sociodemográfica e de três Inventários, concluiu-se que os homens praticam e sofrem mais bullying homofóbico do que as mulheres. Os/As estudantes portugueses/as que praticam comportamentos violentos contra pessoas lésbicas e gays (LG) apresentam crenças mais conservadoras sobre a orientação sexual LG e sobre o género do que os/as que não praticam. As pessoas que revelam crenças sobre a orientação sexual LG mais conservadoras são também aquelas que revelam crenças de género mais conservadoras (r=0.423, p<0.001). Os homens revelam crenças sobre a orientação sexual LG mais conservadoras (t(102.046)=-4.908,p<.001), sendo também os que praticam mais violência contra pessoas LG.
- Domestic violence against LGBTI people: perspectives of Portuguese education professionalsPublication . Sousa, Edgar; Neves, Sofia; Ferreira, Mafalda; Topa, Joana; Vieira, Cristina Pereira; Borges, Janete S.; Rodrigo, Costa; André, LiraLesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people are more likely to be exposed to domestic violence than the rest of the population. Using a descriptive qualitative methodology, 28 professionals from the educational sector, aged between 28 and 64 years old (M = 44.5), were interviewed to describe and understand their perspectives on the sector’s ability to support, intervene and get involved with LGBTI people and, particularly, with victims or former victims of domestic violence. Through a thematic content analysis, three main themes emerged: (i) life trajectories of LGBTI people; (ii) domestic violence perpetrated against LGBTI people; and (iii) training of the educational sector to intervene with LGBTI people. The results show that Portuguese education professionals are not trained to recognize and intervene with LGBTI people and, in particular, with those who are victims of domestic violence, since they are unaware of the existence of protocols and/or guidelines for detecting and preventing risk situations among students. Furthermore, the curricular plan fails in the coverage of domestic violence and LGBTI-related topics, although the National Strategy for Citizenship Education has been implemented in Portugal since 2017. Findings suggest the need to invest in education professionals’ training.
- Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in EuropePublication . Pérez Martínez, Vanesa; Sanz-Aranguez, Belen; Ferrer, Rosario; Bowes, Nicola; Alba Pereira, Alba; Guadaño Sánchez, Miriam; Albaladejo-Blázquez, Natalia; Rosati, Nicoletta; Neves, Sofia; Vieira, Cristina Pereira; Jankowiak, Barbara; Jaskulska, Sylwia; Waszyńska, Katarzyna; Cuadrado Vives, Maria CarmenBackground: Machismo and acceptance of violence (AV) against women are part of the social construction of hegemonic masculinity and are related to the risk of dating violence. This study aims to analyze the efectiveness of the Lights4Violence program in reducing machismo and AV in secondary school students from diferent European cities. Methods: Quasi-experimental longitudinal study using a convenience sample of 1,146 high school students from diferent European cities (12–17 years old) including 575 intervention group students (59.1% girls) and 571 control group students (62.7% girls). We performed linear regression models to identify the efect of the intervention, model‑ling the diference in means in machismo and AV (dependent variables) between wave-2 and wave-1. Results: An interaction was identifed between the group variable and the empathy variable. In wave-2, girls with high empathy at baseline in the intervention group obtained lower mean AV scores (β: -0.131; p=0.004). However, the boys in the intervention group (reference: control group) with low empathy at baseline registered a signifcant increase in the mean values of machismo (β: 0.247; p<0.001). Conclusion: The importance of empathy is shown in the efectiveness of interventions to reduce machismo and AV in adolescents. While the Lights4Violence program focuses on promoting healthy relationships, there were some controversial results. It is possible that some children, especially those with less empathy, may have felt “challenged” during the intervention and/or assessment. This suggests the need for the development of interventions that also consider psychological processes and integrate the promotion of positive expressions of masculinity. Keywords: Machismo, Acceptance of violence, Empathy, Adolescents, Intervention, Intimate partner violence.
- Guia de boas práticas para a intervenção com pessoas LGBTI vítimas de violência domésticaPublication . Neves, Sofia; Ferreira, Mafalda; Topa, Joana; Borges, Janete S.; Vieira, Cristina Pereira; Allen, Paula; Sousa, E.; Costa, Rodrigo; Rocha, Helena; Silva, Lourença; Lira, AndréGuia de Boas Práticas para a Intervenção com Pessoas LGBTI Vítimas de Violência Doméstica.
- Manual de boas práticas: integração de pessoas imigrantes em Portugal e apoio à conciliação entre a vida familiar e profissionalPublication . Silva, Estefânia; Casimiro, Cláudia; Vieira, Cristina Pereira; Borges, Janete; Topa, Joana; Costa, Paulo Manuel; Neves, Sofia
- Participação de jovens na prevenção da violência de género: o caso do Projeto Igualdade do Agrupamento de Escolas Lima de FreitasPublication . Costa, Dália; Vieira, Cristina Pereira; Neves, SofiaO Projeto Igualdade, desenvolvido no Agrupamento de Escolas Lima de Freitas desde 2015, é, de acordo com o modelo de classificação da participação de crianças e jovens de Hart (1992), revelador do nível de participação mais profundo de jovens de ambos os sexos na promoção de igualdade de género e prevenção de violência no namoro, incluindo violência nas relações homoafetivas. A narrativa do Projeto apresentada neste capítulo revela a agência dos jovens e das jovens dando origem a um projeto para o qual convidam docentes, direção da Escola e outros agentes na comunidade, fora do espaço escolar, para que se envolvam no processo de tomada de decisões, com planeamento e realização de ações mobilizadoras da mudança de toda a comunidade (um Concelho na área metropolitana de Lisboa). O Projeto representa uma forma de aprofundar a cidadania através das Escolas e em contexto educativo podendo ser fonte de inspiração para outros projetos, noutros contextos.
- Sexual violence against LGBT people in Portugal: experiences of Portuguese victims of domestic violencePublication . Neves, Sofia; Ferreira, Mafalda; Sousa, Edgar; Costa, Rodrigo; Rocha, Helena; Topa, Joana; Vieira, Cristina Pereira; Borges, Janete; Silva, Lourenço; Allen, Paula; Resende, Ivo; Lira, AndréLesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) people are more likely to be exposed to domestic violence when compared with others. Using a qualitative methodology, 16 LGBT people were interviewed to analyze their experiences as victims of sexual violence by family members and/or partners or former partners. Through a thematic content analysis, three main themes emerge regarding sexual violence: (i) dynamics of sexual violence; (ii) traumatic memories and dissociation episodes from sexual violence, and (iii) risk factors for the occurrence of sexual violence. The results show that participants have suffered sexual violence in childhood, adulthood, or both, with trans people being the most victimized. Coercion, manipulation, threats, and deprivation were the most common strategies used to restrict victims and prevent them from reporting the crime. Many participants report blocking their traumatic memories, as a coping mechanism related to the sexual violence suffered. Offender substance abuse, early age of victims at the time of their sexual victimization, and depressive symptoms were reported to increase the likelihood of an episode of sexual violence. It is necessary to assure specialized training among the professionals that work with LGBT victims of sexual violence within domestic contexts, considering the severe impacts they may face.
- The role of social support in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe: Lights4Violence baseline resultsPublication . Pérez Martínez, Vanesa; Sanz Barbero, Belén; Ferrer Cascales, Rosario; Bowes, Nicola; Ayala, Alba; Sánchez SanSegundo, Miriam; Albaladejo Blázquez, Natalia; Rosati, Nicoletta; Neves, Sofia; Vieira, Cristina Pereira; Jankowiak, Barbara; Waszynska, Kartazyna; Vives-Cases, CarmenPurpose: To analyze the potential association between social support, experiences of violence, and sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents and the likelihood of acceptance of violence and machismo in different European countries. Methods: Cross-sectional design. We recruited 1,555 participants ages 13–16 from secondary schools in Alicante (Spain), Rome (Italy), Iasi (Romania), Matosinhos (Portugal), Poznan (Poland), and Cardiff (UK). We used linear regression models to identify how social support from teachers and parents, experiences of violence—dating violence, bullying, cyberbullying, abuse in childhood—and sociodemographic characteristics were associated with violent thinking, specifically: machismo and acceptance of violence. The analysis was stratified by sex. Results: Acceptance of violence was higher for those who had lower perceived social support from parents (βgirls = −154, p < .001; βboys = −.114, p = .019) for both sexes. Perpetration of bullying and/or cyberbullying was associated with higher scores for machismo and acceptance of violence for both sexes (βgirls = .067, p = .035; βboys = .225, p < .001; (βgirls = .118, p < .001; βboys = .210, p < .001). Being the victim of dating violence, having suffered physical and/or sexual abuse in childhood, and lower perceived social support from teachers were associated with higher scores for both machismo and acceptance of violence. These associations differed between girls and boys. Conclusions: Machismo and acceptance of violence are widely present amongst adolescents in different European countries. Our results suggest the importance of providing educational/psycho-educational interventions with boys and girls to prevent these attitudes and, in turn, prevent interpersonal violence, including bullying and dating violence.
- “We are tired”: the sharing of unpaid work between immigrant women and men in PortugalPublication . Silva, Estefânia; Casemiro, Casimiro; Vieira, Cristina Pereira; Costa, Paulo Manuel; Topa, Joana; Neves, Sofia; Borges, Janete; Sousa, MafaldaIn this article, we intend to understand and discuss how immigrant men and women living in Portugal perceive their contributions to the performance of unpaid work and how they try to deal with the situation of the greater burden on women. To this end, a qualitative methodology was used to conduct an exploratory study with 10 focus groups of immigrant men and women in five regions of the country: North, Centre, Lisbon, Alentejo and Algarve. The participants, 43 females and 27 males, were aged between 19 and 80 years. From the discourse of the immigrant participants in this study, it could be concluded that the division of unpaid work between immigrant women and men is not equal, as their statements evidenced a greater responsibility and overload on women. From a traditional vision of gender roles, a persistent dichotomy of two worlds could be perceived, based on a “naturalized” vision of the social roles of gender and on a distribution grounded in biological differences. In parallel, discourses show a change in the sharing of household chores and childcare. However, this does not always occur regularly and appears very much associated with the entry of women into the paid labour market.