Sofia Arez

Sofia Arez completed a Master’s degree in Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology in 2024 and a degree in Psychological Sciences in 2022 at ISPA. She is currently working as a Research Assistant at the William James Center for Research (WJCR) at ISPA and has recently completed her professional internship accredited by the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses – OPP). She is involved in research projects, namely RAISE, CARE-Pro, and VIPP-SD, contributing to data collection, behavioral coding, and data analysis in the field of child socio-emotional development. She has presented 3 scientific communications in poster format and organized 1 event. She received 1 award and/or honor. She participates and/or participated as a Research Fellow in 3 projects at WJCR and works in the areas of Social Sciences on Developmental Psychology.

Supervised at WJCR by: Manuela Veríssimo

Main publications

Silva, J.C, Guedes, M., Arez, S., Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C., (2026). Portuguese Educators’ Perceptions of the Acceptability of the RAISE Program. Oral presentation. 28th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Incheon, South Korea.
Fernandes, C.; Fernandes, M.; Arez, S.; Santos, A. F.; Pires, E.; Guedes, Maryse; Oliveira, Paula S. (2026) Evaluation of the VIPP-SD Parenting Intervention in Portugal. Oral presentation. IAC-International Attachment Conference 2026.
Arez, S., Pires, E., Morais, Inês, Costa Martins, Mariana, Mango, Anwen, Pacheco, B., Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C. (2025). Attachment Representations and Prosocial Behavior in Early Childhood. Oral presentation. XII Congress of the European Society on Family Relations (ESFR).
Arez, S. S., Duarte, S., Pires, E., Mango, Anwen, Pacheco, B., Costa Martins, Mariana, Morais, Inês. (2025) Parental Empathy’ Perception and its Relationship with Prosocial Behaviors in Preschool Children. Oral presentation. XII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia.
Pires, E., Arez, S., Mango, Anwen, Pacheco, B., Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C., Veríssimo, M. (2025). The Relationships between Multidimensional Empathy and Prosocial Behaviors in Preschool-aged Children. Oral presentation. XII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia.

Contacts

E-mail: sarez@ispa.pt
CiênciaVitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt//pt/A814-837D-B91C
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8953-4336