Integrated Member
Health Team
Rui M. Costa’s research interests focus on psychological and psychophysiological factors in sexual function and behaviour with a special interest in body awareness, attention, sexual fantasies, testosterone, heart rate variability, sleep, substance use, and use of social media. He is also interested in the psychological effects of sexual activity, loneliness and psychopathology associated with social media use, psychological effects of alcohol, and prevalence and correlates of visual snow.
Main 5 publications
Fuzeiro, V., Martins, C., Gonçalves, C., Rolo Santos, A., & Costa, R. M. (2022). Sexual function and problematic use of smartphones and social networking sites. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 18, 1303-1308. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.05.004
Costa, R. M., Campos, P., Wiborg, M., Rebôlo, C., Wittmann, M., & Kornmeier, J. (2022). Prevalence of visual snow and relation to attentional absorption. PLOS ONE, 17, e0276971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276971
Costa, R. M., Madeira, A., Barata, M., & Wittmann, M. (2021). The power of Dionysus – Effects of red wine on consciousness in a naturalistic setting. PLOS ONE, 16, e0256198. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256198
Costa, R. M., Mangia, P., Pestana, J., & Costa, D. (2021). Heart rate variability and erectile function in younger men: a pilot study. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 46, 235-242. doi: 10.1007/s10484-020-09499-4
Costa, R. M., Patrão, I., & Machado, M. (2019). Problematic internet use and feelings of loneliness. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 23, 160-162. doi: 10.1080/13651501.2018.1539180
Contacts
E-mail: rcosta@ispa.pt
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9937-1121
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