Filipa Pimenta

Filipa Pimenta has three main research interests and their interdependence: 1) menopause; 2) obesity/eating behavior; and 3) internet addiction. She uses both quantitative and qualitative methods in her research. Regarding menopause, several aspects are the object of her research, namely, menopausal representations, menopausal symptoms assessment, psychological interventions for vasomotor symptoms and health promotion during menopausal transition, namely weight loss interventions tailored for the menopausal transition. Furthermore, her obesity-related research is also focused on finding excessive weight’s maintenance factors and mechanisms of action; on the other hand, successful weight loss studies are exploring the strategies and mechanisms of action associated with the success (initial weight loss and its maintenance). Trans-national studies in this field are also of interest to her. Filipa is also exploring food literacy (concept development, assessment and its promotion). Moreover, she is investigating food addiction and internet/smartphone addiction in adolescents and she is developing research on adult’s supervision of internet use by children. Finally, psychometric validation of instruments and trans-cultural adaptation are also being undertaken by her.