Miguel, Isabel
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Isabel Miguel
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Isabel Miguel holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology, from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Graduate degree in Psychology, by the same University. She is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology and Education at Portucalense University (UPT), where she teaches in the fields of social psychology and developmental psychology. She is the Erasmus Coordinator for the Department of Psychology and Education, at UPT. She is an integrated member of Portucalense Psychology Institute (I2P) of Portucalense University. At present, her main research interests include social representations, social psychology of development, social contexts of aging, age attitudes and discrimination, and behavior change. She has (co-) authored publication in scientific journals, conferences proceedings and book chapter in these fields. She is a founding member of the Social Psychology Center (NPO) of the Portuguese Association of Psychology (APP).
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I2P - Instituto Portucalense de Psicologia.
DPE - Departamento de Psicologia e Educação.
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CINTESIS.UPT - Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde
Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde (CINTESIS.UPT), former I2P, is an R&D unit devoted to the study of cognition and behaviour in context. With an interdisciplinary focus, namely on Education, Translational and Applied Psychology
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Publication Restricted Access Public views on plastic pollution: Knowledge, perceived impacts, and pro-environmental behaviours2021-01-28 - Soares, Joana; Venâncio, Cátia; Lopes, Isabel; Oliveira, Miguel; Miguel, IsabelNowadays, plastic pollution is considered an issue of global concern. This environmental problem results from human industrial and domestic activities, associated with poor management, from manufacturing processes to productsʼ end life. In this perspective, human consumption and management of daily used plastic materials can play a determinant role to control this environmental issue. Thus, understanding public perceptions about plastic pollution may be a valuable resource to engage society in solutions to reduce its environmental release. In this study, perceptions about plastic pollution, its impacts as well as sociodemographic and psychological factors predicting individuals’ pro-environmental behaviours were analysed, in the Portuguese context. Overall, results showed that there is a general knowledge that plastics degrade in the environment. The participants of the study perceived the bio-ecological impacts of plastics as a greater threat than the socioeconomic impacts. A hierarchical regression analyses revealed that sociodemographic variables and those related to knowledge and perceived impacts about plastic pollution can predict participants’ pro-environmental behaviours. Awareness about the impacts of plastic pollution (socioeconomic, health impacts and bio-ecological impacts) were highly associated to pro-environmental behaviour. This study data can help to understand how to enhance pro-environmental behaviours and contribute to decrease the presence of micro(nano)plastics in the environment.Publication Restricted Access On the path to minimize plastic pollution: The perceived importance of education and knowledge dissemination strategies2021-09-06 - Soares, Joana; Venâncio, Cátia; Lopes, Isabel; Oliveira, Marcelino; Miguel, IsabelEnvironmental awareness and education have been recognized as tools to help mitigate environmental issues. This study, performed in Portugal, aimed to describe perceived factors building environmental awareness on plastic pollution, study how perceptions are influenced by sociodemographic characteristics, and identify perceived priority targets for intervention. Results showed that participants recognize society's important role to raise awareness and to develop mitigation strategies. Higher perception was reported by women and participants with a higher level of school education. The more educated participants consider individuals possessing expert knowledge as a more reliable information source, whereas older and less schooled participants trust more in media messaging. Participants acknowledge that environmental education should be included in school plans, particularly in the first nine years of education (students with ages between 6 and 14, approximately). Data support the idea that target specific dissemination strategies should be planned according to variables like age, gender and education level.Publication Restricted Access Representações sociais: Emergência e abordagens teóricas de uma teoria psicossocial do pensamento social2022-09-09 - Miguel, IsabelComo pensamos no quotidiano? O que tem de específico o pensamento do senso comum? Como apreendemos noções abstratas e complexas, como é o caso de conceitos científicos que usamos na vida de todos os dias? O que pensamos sobre «coisas» como a COVID-19, a globalização, os direitos humanos, a doença mental, o aquecimento global, ou a inteligência? Será que quando se trata de defender uma posição que nos é cara ou um amigo, explicar algo novo que parece inexplicável, prever o futuro, lidarmos com uma pandemia, persistir num preconceito, aplicamos sempre as regras do pensamento racional, como por exemplo a lei da não contradição? Porque é que, por vezes, é tão difícil abandonarmos ideias erradas? É deste tipo de questões que trata a teoria das representações sociais, aqui apresentada de forma clara e diversificada por alguns dos autores que se têm destacado neste campo de estudos, sendo esta a primeira contribuição deste género publicada em Portugal.Publication Restricted Access Cidadania ativa numa sociedade envelhecida: O voluntariado sénior2021 - Luz, Helena Reis; Miguel, IsabelO envelhecimento demográfico constitui uma realidade incontornável das sociedades atuais, colocando às sociedades envelhecidas desafios acrescidos que interessa observar. Considerando a cidadania, as concepções capitalistas enfatizam o papel central do trabalho na definição do estatuto de cidadão, destacando a estreita relação entre participação no mercado de trabalho e inclusão social. No entanto, essa abordagem deve ser reequacionada no contexto específico da população idosa, uma vez que na reforma estes encontram vários domínios significativos de participação social para além do trabalho remunerado. Neste âmbito, o voluntariado sénior afigura-se como um meio proeminente de ativar a participação social dos idosos. O presente capítulo tem como objetivo discutir as fragilidades de uma cidadania baseada no trabalho, enfatizando o voluntariado sénior como uma abordagem de ativação e promoção da participação social dos idosos.Publication Open Access Positivar a velhice: um programa de intervenção com pessoas idosas2019 - Jorge Miguel, Silva; Miguel, Isabel; Fernandes, Sandra; Araújo, Alexandra M.Esta comunicação tem como objetivo descrever a implementação de um programa de intervenção psicológica com pessoas idosas. Este programa, designado “Positivar a Velhice”, foi construído com base na revisão da literatura e nos princípios da psicologia positiva, abrangendo cinco variáveis da psicologia positiva: felicidade subjetiva, bem-estar psicológico, satisfação com a vida, qualidade de vida e afetos positivos e negativos. O programa de intervenção inclui um conjunto de 16 sessões grupais, divididas em três módulos. A implementação do programa decorreu em duas instituições privadas, localizadas na região norte de Portugal. O número de participantes foi de 23 idosos institucionalizados, com idades compreendidas entre os 61 e 93 anos. O principal objetivo deste artigo consiste na apresentação do programa de intervenção, nomeadamente, no que diz respeito à sua fundamentação teórica e pressupostos, estrutura e áreas de intervenção, conteúdo das sessões e respetivos objetivos e estratégias de ação. No final, são ainda apresentados alguns resultados relativos à avaliação do programa de intervenção, inseridos num estudo no âmbito de uma Dissertação de Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde, permitindo concluir que a intervenção surtiu efeitos positivos no grupo de intervenção, quanto às variáveis qualidade de vida, bem-estar psicológico e satisfação com a vida.Publication Restricted Access Gamification in the workplace: A systematic literature review2017-03-28 - Ferreira-Oliveira, Ana Teresa; Miguel, Isabel; Fernandes, Sandra; Araújo, Alexandra M.Gamification has increasingly been applied to various life domains and environments, including work and the workplace. Accordingly, research on gamification has grown considerably in the past years. This study presents a systematic review of the theoretical and empirical literature produced in the past 11 years about the application of gamification to the work domain. We analyze the available literature about why gamification is important in work and human resources management, how it can be guided, and which are the examples of gamification in this domain. The systematic review was based on 35 articles, including theoretical papers, empirical (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods) studies, case studies, and other types of papers (presentation of new resources for gamification). Findings are summarized in terms of the sample, country of the study, study type, main results, and gamification and work dimensions associated. The results show that research on the applications of gamification in the workplace is scarce and mostly exploratory. Most studies were conducted using quantitative methods, but with small samples and simple research designs. Although the literature suggests evidence for the usefulness and appropriateness of gamification in the workplace, there are significant limitations in the research, translating a gap between HR practitioners’ concerns and academic developments in this field.Publication Restricted Access Perspectives on perceived workplace age discrimination and engagement: The moderating role of emotion regulation2024-04-22 - Miguel, Isabel; von Humboldt, Sofia; Silva, Sara; Tavares, Patrícia; Low, Gail; Leal, Isabel; Valentim, Joaquim PiresEngaging workers with their work is fundamental for employee wellbeing and performance. Perceived age discrimination in the workplace is a factor that may influence workers’ engagement. The present study aimed to analyze the moderating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between perceived age discrimination and work engagement. Survey data were collected from a sample of 453 Portuguese workers of various age groups, between 18 and 65 years-old. Four instruments were used in this study: (a) a sociodemographic questionnaire; (b) the Workplace Age Discrimination Scale (WADS); (c) the Emotion Regulation Scale and (d) the reduced version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9). Results show that perceived workplace age discrimination negatively impacts work engagement. Further, results suggest that emotional regulation exacerbates the negative relationship between perceived age discrimination and work engagement. The progressively aging workforce is creating challenging issues to organizations, from a human resource management perspective. Age management strategies to address perceived age discrimination and work engagement are needed.Publication Restricted Access Intergenerational climate and work engagement: The mediating role of perceived age discrimination in a sample of older workers2024-05-13 - Gomes, Priscila; Miguel, Isabel; Hernández, AnaGiven that different generations can be found in the workplace, due to the increase of work life cycle, research regarding the impact of intergenerational climate and perceived age discrimination on work engagement is of relevance, especially among older workers, as those most impacted by age discrimination. The objective of this study was to investigate intergenerational climate and work engagement, and whether this relationship is mediated by age discrimination. The hypotheses were tested in a sample of 201 Portuguese workers with 45 or more years of age, by means of regression. Findings showed that intergenerational inclusiveness and affect, retention and intergenerational affect, and generational stereotypes are negatively related to perceived age discrimination. Furthermore, work engagement seems to only be positively impacted by intergenerational inclusiveness and affect. Age discrimination did not act as a mediator. Theoretical and practical implications to human resources management strategies in organizations are discussed.