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2026

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Citations
20771
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4109
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

João Maroco is affiliated with ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on Psychology, with a significant number of publications addressing Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Education.

Their main research topics include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions

João Maroco has contributed to several publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • PLoS ONE
  • Psicologia Saúde & Doenças
  • Physiology

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Academic student satisfaction and perceived performance in the e-learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence across ten countries," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Burnout and dropout intention in medical students: the protective role of academic engagement," 2022, BMC Medical Education
  • "Predictors of academic efficacy and dropout intention in university students: Can engagement suppress burnout?", 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Use of Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) in Different Contexts. What Is Being Measured?", 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Early Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: A National Survey," 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine

Frequent collaborators in João Maroco's research include:

  • Juliana Álvares Duarte Bonini Campos
  • Wanderson Roberto da Silva
  • Lucas Arrais Campos
  • Hamid Sharif Nia
  • Bianca Gonzalez Martins

Best Publications

  • Understanding plant responses to drought — from genes to the whole plant

    Maria Manuela Chaves;João Maroco;João Santos Pereira

  • How Plants Cope with Water Stress in the Field? Photosynthesis and Growth

    Maria Manuela Chaves;J. S. Pereira;J. Maroco;Maria Luisa Rodrigues

  • Qual a fiabilidade do alfa de Cronbach? Questões antigas e soluções modernas?

    João Maroco;Teresa Garcia-Marques

  • Sport sponsorship: The relationship between team loyalty, sponsorship awareness, attitude toward the sponsor, and purchase intentions

    Rui Biscaia;Abel Correia;Antonio Fernando Rosado;Stephen D. Ross

  • Partial rootzone drying: effects on growth and fruit quality of field-grown grapevines (Vitis vinifera)

    Tiago P. Santos;Carlos Manuel Antunes Lopes;M. Lucília Rodrigues;Cláudia R. de Souza

  • 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

  • The effects of emotions on football spectators' satisfaction and behavioural intentions

    Rui Biscaia;Abel Correia;António Fernando Rosado;João Maroco

  • Drought stress response in Jatropha curcas: Growth and physiology

    Helena Sapeta;J. Miguel Costa;J. Miguel Costa;Tiago Lourenço;João Maroco

  • Effects of deficit irrigation strategies on cluster microclimate for improving fruit composition of Moscatel field-grown grapevines

    Tiago Pedreira dos Santos;Carlos M. Lopes;M. Lucília Rodrigues;Claudia R. de Souza

  • Construct Validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

    Sandra Freitas;Mário R. Simões;João Marôco;Lara Alves

  • Quality of life in patients with mild cognitive impairment

    Helena Bárrios;Sofia Narciso;Manuela Guerreiro;João Maroco

  • University student’s engagement: development of the University Student Engagement Inventory (USEI)

    João Maroco;Ana Lúcia Maroco;Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos;Jennifer A. Fredricks

  • Responses to water stress in two Eucalyptus globulus clones differing in drought tolerance.

    F Costa E Silva;A Shvaleva;J P Maroco;M H Almeida

  • Reliability and validity of self-reported burnout in college students: A cross randomized comparison of paper-and-pencil vs. online administration

    Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos;Miriane Lucindo Zucoloto;Fernanda Salloume Sampaio Bonafé;Paula Cristina Jordani

  • Academic student satisfaction and perceived performance in the e-learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence across ten countries.

    Damijana Keržič;Jogymol Kalariparampil Alex;Roxana Pamela Balbontín Alvarado;Denilson da Silva Bezerra

  • Burnout and dropout intention in medical students: the protective role of academic engagement

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  • INVENTÁRIO DE BURNOUT DE MASLACH PARA ESTUDANTES PORTUGUESES.

    João Maroco;Miguel Moreira Vaz Tecedeiro

  • Dropout in the treatment of erectile dysfunction with PDE5: a study on predictors and a qualitative analysis of reasons for discontinuation.

    Ana Alexandra Carvalheira;Nuno Monteiro Pereira;João Maroco;Vera Forjaz

  • Effects of a dolphin interaction program on children with autism spectrum disorders – an exploratory research

    Emílio Eduardo Guerra Salgueiro;Laura Nunes;Alexandra Barros;João Maroco

  • Impact of oral health on health-related quality of life: A cross-sectional study

    Miriane Lucindo Zucoloto;João Maroco;Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos

  • Salt Tolerant and Sensitive Rice Varieties Display Differential Methylome Flexibility under Salt Stress

    Liliana J. Ferreira;Vanessa Azevedo;João Maroco;Maria Margarida Oliveira

  • Investigating the role of fan club membership on perceptions of team brand equity in football

    Rui Biscaia;Stephen Ross;Masayuki Yoshida;Abel Correia

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabel Leal
Isabel Leal ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Maria Manuela Chaves
Maria Manuela Chaves University of Lisbon
João Santos Pereira
João Santos Pereira University of Lisbon
Mário R. Simões
Mário R. Simões University of Coimbra
José Pinto-Gouveia
José Pinto-Gouveia University of Coimbra
Gerald E. Edwards
Gerald E. Edwards Washington State University
Maurice S. B. Ku
Maurice S. B. Ku National Chiayi University
Matt DeLisi
Matt DeLisi Iowa State University
Richard C. Leegood
Richard C. Leegood University of Sheffield
Robert T. Furbank
Robert T. Furbank Australian National University

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