Ph.D. Student
Health Team
Maria Inês Griff is a PhD fellow in Health Psychology. Her research project, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2025.04115.BDANA), aims to adapt and implement ConquerFear-Group in Portugal, a pioneering intervention designed to reduce fear of cancer recurrence and improve breast cancer survivors’ well-being. This project is developed in partnership with the Liga Portuguesa Contra ao Cancro and the Aarhus University in Denmark. She has a Master’s degree in Health Psychology from Ispa-Instituto Universitário, which she finished in October 2024. During her master’s thesis, supervised by Prof. Tânia Brandão, she wrote a systematic review about psychosocial aspects in adults with cystic fibrosis. Her research interests focus on mental health, adaptation to chronic conditions, social support, and vulnerable populations.
Supervised at WJCR by: Tânia Brandão
Main publications
Almeida, M., Griff, M. I., & Brandão, T. (2025). Coping and Positive Body Image in Young Women with Breast Cancer: The Buffering Role of Social Support. Healthcare, 13(3), 346. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13030346
Brandão, T., Ribeiro, A. C., Griff, M. I., Babore, A., & Diniz, E. (2024). Social Support and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in Portuguese Women: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(23), 7150. doi: 10.3390/jcm13237150
Leite, B. A., Encarnação, M. I. G., Castro Silva, J. (2021) Propriedades Psicométricas de uma Escala de Avaliação do Bem-estar na Profissão Docente. [Poster Communication]. XVI Congresso Internacional Galego-Português de PsicoPedagogia, Braga, Portugal.
Leite, B. A., Encarnação, M. I. G., Castro Silva, J. (2021) Fatores que interferem no bem-estar dos Professores. [Oral Communication]. Colóquio Educação e desenvolvimento: Caminhos Cruzados ou Estradas Paralelas?, Lisboa, Portugal.
Contacts
E-mail:27232@alunos.ispa.pt
CiênciaVitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt//pt/C71B-DC24-BB78
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria-Ines-Griff
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1884-794X
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