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Cláudia Ferreira

Cláudia Ferreira

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Psychology

D-Index
33
Citations
5073
World Ranking
10502
National Ranking
22

Overview

Cláudia Ferreira is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a specialized emphasis on clinical psychology, social psychology, developmental and educational psychology, applied psychology, and general health professions. Ferreira's work contributes to diverse topics within these fields, including eating disorders and behaviors, mindfulness and compassion interventions, motivation and self-concept in sports, sport psychology and performance, body image and dysmorphia studies, emotions and moral behavior, as well as humor studies and applications.

The following recent papers authored or coauthored by Ferreira illustrate their research interests:

  • A new measure to assess external and internal shame: development, factor structure and psychometric properties of the External and Internal Shame Scale (2020, Current Psychology)
  • To further understand orthorexia nervosa: DOS validity for the Portuguese population and its relationship with psychological indicators, sex, BMI and dietary pattern (2020, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity)

Other significant papers connected to Ferreira's frequent coauthors include:

  • A consensus document on definition and diagnostic criteria for orthorexia nervosa (2022, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity)
  • Comprehensive assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes (CompACT): Measure refinement and study of measurement invariance across Portuguese and UK samples (2021, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)
  • Negative and positive affect and disordered eating: The adaptive role of intuitive eating and body image flexibility (2020, Clinical Psychologist)

Ferreira often collaborates with a core group of researchers, including Sara Oliveira, Marina Cunha, Maria Coimbra, Inês A. Trindade, and Ana Galhardo. These collaborations have helped to shape their research output and extend their influence within the field.

Key journals and publication venues featuring Ferreira's work include:

  • Current Psychology
  • Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Appetite
  • Clinical Psychologist

Beyond journal publications, Ferreira has contributed to the academic book literature, including a publication with Springer series in reliability engineering titled Maintainability of Building Envelope Elements (2022).

Best Publications

  • Self-compassion in the face of shame and body image dissatisfaction: Implications for eating disorders

    Cláudia Ferreira;José Pinto-Gouveia;Cristiana Duarte

  • Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress

    Catarina Cardoso Tomás;Emanuel Oliveira;D. Sousa;M. Uba-Chupel

  • Validation of the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Compassion Scale. Testing the Factorial Validity and Factorial Invariance of the Measure among Borderline Personality Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Eating Disorder and General Populations

    Joana Costa;João Marôco;José Pinto-Gouveia;Cláudia Ferreira

  • A consensus document on definition and diagnostic criteria for orthorexia nervosa

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  • Thinness in the Pursuit for Social Safeness: An Integrative Model of Social Rank Mentality to Explain Eating Psychopathology

    José Pinto-Gouveia;Cláudia Ferreira;Cristiana Duarte

  • Expanding binge eating assessment: Validity and screening value of the Binge Eating Scale in women from the general population.

    Cristiana Duarte;José Pinto-Gouveia;Cláudia Ferreira

  • Escaping from body image shame and harsh self-criticism: Exploration of underlying mechanisms of binge eating

    Cristiana Duarte;José Pinto-Gouveia;Cláudia Ferreira

  • Body Image as a Source of Shame: A New Measure for the Assessment of the Multifaceted Nature of Body Image Shame

    Cristiana Duarte;José Pinto-Gouveia;Cláudia Ferreira;Diana Batista

  • The validation of the Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire: exploring the Moderator Effect os Acceptance on Disordered Eating

    Cláudia Ferreira;José Pinto Gouveia;Cristiana Duarte

  • Physical appearance as a measure of social ranking: The role of a new scale to understand the relationship between weight and dieting

    Cláudia Ferreira;José Pinto-Gouveia;Cristiana Duarte

  • Shame Memories and Eating Psychopathology: The Buffering Effect of Self‐Compassion

    Cláudia Ferreira;Marcela Matos;Cristiana Duarte;José Pinto-Gouveia

  • Body image and college women’s quality of life: The importance of being self-compassionate

    Cristiana Duarte;Cláudia Ferreira;Inês A Trindade;José Pinto-Gouveia

  • At the core of eating disorders: Overvaluation, social rank, self-criticism and shame in anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder

    Cristiana Duarte;Cláudia Ferreira;José Pinto-Gouveia

  • The impact of body image-related cognitive fusion on eating psychopathology

    Inês A. Trindade;Cláudia Ferreira

  • A new measure to assess external and internal shame: development, factor structure and psychometric properties of the External and Internal Shame Scale

    Cláudia Ferreira;Mariana Moura-Ramos;Marcela Matos;Ana Galhardo

  • The buffer role of psychological flexibility against the impact of major life events on depression symptoms

    Soraia Fonseca;Inês A. Trindade;Ana Laura Mendes;Cláudia Ferreira

  • Ashamed and Fused with Body Image and Eating: Binge Eating as an Avoidance Strategy.

    Cristiana Duarte;José Pinto-Gouveia;Cláudia Ferreira

  • Comprehensive assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes (CompACT): Measure refinement and study of measurement invariance across Portuguese and UK samples

    Inês A. Trindade;Nuno B. Ferreira;Ana Laura Mendes;Cláudia Ferreira

  • Clarity of Personal Values and Committed Action: Development of a Shorter Engaged Living Scale

    Inês A. Trindade;Cláudia Ferreira;José Pinto-Gouveia;Loes Nooren

  • BEfree: A new psychological program for binge eating that integrates psychoeducation, mindfulness, and compassion

    José Pinto‐Gouveia;Sérgio A. Carvalho;Lara Palmeira;Paula Castilho

  • Exploring the effect of external shame on body appreciation among Portuguese young adults: The role of self-compassion

    Joana Marta-Simões;Cláudia Ferreira;Ana Laura Mendes

  • Validation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Portuguese women

    Joana Marta-Simões;Ana Laura Mendes;Inês A. Trindade;Sara Oliveira

Frequent Co-Authors

José Pinto-Gouveia
José Pinto-Gouveia University of Coimbra
Cristiana Duarte
Cristiana Duarte York St John University
Marcela Matos
Marcela Matos University of Coimbra
Maria Cristina Canavarro
Maria Cristina Canavarro University of Coimbra
Falko F. Sniehotta
Falko F. Sniehotta Newcastle University
Tracy L. Tylka
Tracy L. Tylka The Ohio State University
João Maroco
João Maroco ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences

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