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Helena Moreira publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Helena Moreira sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 113 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Helena Moreira D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Helena Moreira sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Helena Moreira is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a significant focus on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Education.

Their work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Early Childhood Education and Development

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Helena Moreira include:

  • A bifactor analysis of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form (DERS-SF) in a sample of adolescents and adults, 2020, Current Psychology
  • The Mediating Role of Parenting Stress in the Relationship Between Anxious and Depressive Symptomatology, Mothers' Perception of Infant Temperament, and Mindful Parenting During the Postpartum Period, 2020, Mindfulness
  • Postpartum during COVID-19 pandemic: Portuguese mothers' mental health, mindful parenting, and mother-infant bonding, 2021, Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • Uncovering the links between parenting stress and parenting styles: The role of psychological flexibility within parenting and global psychological flexibility, 2020, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
  • Factor Structure of the Self-Compassion Scale in 11 International Samples, 2020, Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Helena Moreira frequently publishes in several academic venues, including:

  • Mindfulness
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Current Psychology
  • Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
  • Infant Mental Health Journal

The scientist collaborates regularly with other researchers, including:

  • María Cristina Canavarro
  • Brígida Caiado
  • Ana Fonseca
  • Daniela V. Fernandes
  • Ana Carolina Góis

Best Publications

  • Self-Compassion and Dispositional Mindfulness Are Associated with Parenting Styles and Parenting Stress: the Mediating Role of Mindful Parenting

    M. J. Gouveia;C. Carona;M. C. Canavarro;H. Moreira

  • A longitudinal study about the body image and psychosocial adjustment of breast cancer patients during the course of the disease.

    Helena Moreira;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • Maternal Attachment and Children’s Quality of Life: The Mediating Role of Self-compassion and Parenting Stress

    Helena Moreira;Maria João Gouveia;Carlos Carona;Neuza Silva

  • The Indirect Effect of the Mindful Parenting of Mothers and Fathers on the Child’s Perceived Well-Being Through the Child’s Attachment to Parents

    Catarina Medeiros;Maria João Gouveia;Maria Cristina Canavarro;Helena Moreira

  • Assessing adult attachment across different contexts: validation of the Portuguese version of the experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures questionnaire.

    Helena Moreira;Teresa Martins;Maria João Gouveia;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • Psychological and Quality of Life Outcomes in Pediatric Populations: A Parent-Child Perspective

    Helena Moreira;Carlos Carona;Neuza Silva;Roberta Frontini

  • Is Mindful Parenting Associated with Adolescents' Well-being in Early and Middle/Late Adolescence? The Mediating Role of Adolescents' Attachment Representations, Self-Compassion and Mindfulness.

    Helena Moreira;Maria João Gouveia;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • The Portuguese version of the body image scale (BIS) - psychometric properties in a sample of breast cancer patients.

    Helena Moreira;Sónia Silva;Andreia Marques;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • Examining the links between perceived impact of breast cancer and psychosocial adjustment: the buffering role of posttraumatic growth.

    Sónia Martins Silva;Helena Cruz Moreira;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • Qualidade de vida e saúde: Aplicações do WHOQOL

    Maria Cristina Canavarro;Marco Pereira;Helena Moreira;Tiago Paredes

  • Exploring the link between maternal attachment-related anxiety and avoidance and mindful parenting: The mediating role of self-compassion.

    Helena Moreira;Carlos Carona;Neuza Silva;Joana Nunes

  • Quality of life and psychological functioning in pediatric obesity: the role of body image dissatisfaction between girls and boys of different ages

    Maria João Gouveia;Roberta Frontini;Maria Cristina Canavarro;Helena Moreira

  • Psychometric Properties of the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale in a Sample of Portuguese Mothers

    Helena Moreira;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • The role of appearance investment in the adjustment of women with breast cancer

    Helena Moreira;Sónia Silva;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • Psychosocial adjustment and marital intimacy among partners of patients with breast cancer: a comparison study with partners of healthy women.

    Helena Moreira;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • Caring for a child with type 1 diabetes: links between family cohesion, perceived impact, and parental adjustment.

    Helena Moreira;Roberta Frontini;Monika Bullinger;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • Work-Family Conflict and Mindful Parenting: The Mediating Role of Parental Psychopathology Symptoms and Parenting Stress in a Sample of Portuguese Employed Parents.

    Helena Moreira;Ana Fonseca;Brígida Caiado;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • Family Cohesion and Health-Related Quality of Life of Children with Type 1 Diabetes: The Mediating Role of Parental Adjustment

    Helena Moreira;Roberta Frontini;Monika Bullinger;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • The Association Between Self-Critical Rumination and Parenting Stress: The Mediating Role of Mindful Parenting

    Helena Moreira;Maria Cristina Canavarro

  • The Disability Paradox Revisited: Quality of Life and Family Caregiving in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy

    Carlos Carona;Marco Pereira;Helena Moreira;Neuza Silva

  • Marital Relationship, Body Image and Psychological Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Patients: The Moderating Role of the Disease’s Phases

    Helena Moreira;Carla Crespo;Tiago Paredes;Sónia Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Cristina Canavarro
Maria Cristina Canavarro University of Coimbra
Monika Bullinger
Monika Bullinger Universität Hamburg
Elmar Brähler
Elmar Brähler Leipzig University
Emma Haycraft
Emma Haycraft Loughborough University
Phillip R. Shaver
Phillip R. Shaver University of California, Davis
Mario Mikulincer
Mario Mikulincer Reichman University
Mário R. Simões
Mário R. Simões University of Coimbra
Amy G. Halberstadt
Amy G. Halberstadt North Carolina State University
Dolores Malaspina
Dolores Malaspina Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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