Isabel Leal

The focus of Isabel Leal’s research is the adjustment processes at transitions in the life cycle (adolescence, maternity/paternity, menopause/andropause, aging) and at traumatic situations, such as immigration, refugee and end-of-life experience. She also has a research interest in gender issues, particularly the populations perception of gender equality and attitude towards sexual minorities. Her interest is in the moderating effect of different variables and psychological interventions on results expressed through conceptions, theorizations and evaluations of quality of life, well-being and health

Main 5 publications

Ribeiro-Gonçalves, J. A., Costa, P. A., & Leal, I. (2023). Loneliness, ageism, and mental health: The buffering role of resilience in seniors. International journal of clinical and health psychology, 23(1). doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100339
Almeida, M., Ramos, C., Maciel, L., Basto-Pereira, M., & Leal, I. (2022). Meaning in life, meaning-making and posttraumatic growth in cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in psychology, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.995981
Rosas, R., Pimenta, F., Leal, I., & Schwarzer, R. (2022). FOODLIT-tool: Development and validation of the adaptable food literacy tool towards global sustainability within food systems. Appetite, 168. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105658
Matos, L., Indart, M. J., Park, C. L., & Leal, I. (2022). “That is not my country anymore”: Pre- and postdisplacement trauma, stressors, and distress in war-affected Syrian civilians. Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 14(1), 80–90. doi: 10.1037/tra0001031
von Humboldt, S., Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, N. M., Ribeiro-Gonçalves, J. A., Chávez-Rodríguez, A., Low, G., & Leal, I. (2021). How do older Portuguese and Mexican adults experience their sexual well-being? A cross-cultural qualitative study. Archives of sexual behavior, 50(6), 2679–2689. doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-01994-x

Contacts

E-mail: ileal@ispa.pt
CiênciaVitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/en/9116-1A09-8BE5
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-7912
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Isabel_Leal8
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7004923561
Personal Website: http://www.isabel-leal.com/