Sofia von Humboldt

Sofia von Humboldt
Integrated Member
Health Team

Sofia von Humboldt is a clinical and health psychologist with a long-standing experience with older adults. Her current research interests include sexual well-being, adjustment to aging, well-being, mental health, and cross-cultural studies with older populations. Dr. von Humboldt is Associate Professor and Researcher in William James Center for Research at ISPA-Instituto Universitário. Deeply committed to working with older adults, she has written papers, chapters and books on the multidimensional and cross-cultural approach to sexual well-being, adjustment to aging and mental health in old age.

Main 5 publications

von Humboldt, S., Miguel, I., Valentim, J. P., Costa, A., Low, G., & Leal, I. (2023). Is age an issue? Psychosocial differences in perceived older workers’ work (un) adaptability, effectiveness, and workplace age discrimination. Educational Gerontology, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/03601277.2022.2156657
von Humboldt, S., Low, G., & Leal, I. (2022). Health service accessibility, mental health, and changes in behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study of older adults.International Journal Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 4277. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074277
von Humboldt, S., Ribeiro-Gonçalves, J. A., Costa, A., Low, G., Benko, E., & Leal, I. (2022). Sexual well‐being in older adults: A qualitative study with older adults from Portugal and Slovenia. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s13178-022-00709-8
von Humboldt, S., Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, N., Arias-Merino, E., Ribeiro-Gonçalves, J. A., Cabras, E., Low, G., & Leal, I. P. (2022). The upside of negative emotions: How do older adults from different cultures challenge their self-growth during the COVID-19 pandemic? Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 648078. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.648078
von Humboldt, S., Rolo, J., Ribeiro-Gonçalves, J. A., Benko, E., Low, G., & Leal, I. (2022). What distresses sexual well-being among older adults in different cultures? A qualitative study with Slovenian and Portuguese older adults. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s13178-022-00765-0

Contacts

E-mail: sofia.humboldt@gmail.com
CiênciaVitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/en/C616-1C7E-4A02
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9664-6735
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sofia_Von_Humboldt
Personal Website: https://sofiavonhumboldt.com/