Psychological intervention needs: validation of a survey with Portuguese university students

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  • Joana Pinto Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Palma de Cima 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-7412
  • Marco Martins Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Palma de Cima 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.17979/reipe.2017.4.2.2922

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psychological needs, needs assessment, higher education, psychometrics

Abstract

This work presents and discusses the psychometric characteristics of the Portuguese version of The Survey of Student Needs (SSN), a self-report questionnaire that assesses psychological intervention needs. A total of 659 university students participated, 76.5% women, with a mean age of 21.96 years. The results of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) report a factorial solution of three factors explaining 38.49% of the variance. Considering the internal consistency of this factorial structure, Cronbach’s alpha values of .88 were found in factor 1, .81 in factor 2, and .84 in factor 3. The results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) suggest that the factorial solution proposed by the EFA presents better fit indices to the empirical data when compared to three alternative models (X2/df=3.096, CFI=.842, GFI=.851, RMSEA=.056, P[rmsea≤.05]<.000). In conclusion, this study indicates that the SSN is a valid and reliable instrument applicable to the research and intervention contexts of this field. 

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Joana Pinto, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Palma de Cima 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal

Joana Carneiro Pinto licenciou-se em Psicologia e doutorou-se com a especialização em Psicologia Vocacional, pela Escola de Psicologia da Universidade do Minho, com a tese “Gestão Pessoal da Carreira: estudo de um modelo de intervenção psicológica com bolseiros de investigação”, respeitante a um tema que se encontra na transição entre a psicologia vocacional e a psicologia social e das organizações.

É desde 2012 Professora Auxiliar Convidada da Faculdade de Ciências Humanas (FCH) da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), tendo previamente lecionado na Universidade do Minho e no ISLA de Leiria.

Coordena o Master in Psychology in Business and Economics, um 2º ciclo de estudos da FCH, em colaboração com a Catholic Lisbon School of Business and Economics, faz parte da equipa de apoio à Coordenação do 1º ciclo de estudos em Psicologia na FCH e colabora no Mestrado em Ciências da Família do Instituto de Ciências da Família (ICF) da FCH. No seu percurso enquanto docente já lecionou 9 UC’s distintas, tais como, desenvolvimento de competências académicas e profissionais, metodologias de investigação científica, métodos quantitativos, estatística aplicada à psicologia, psicometria, avaliação psicológica, psicologia geral, psicologia da aprendizagem, e psicologia da educação.

É membro integrado do Instituto de Saúde Ambiental da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, e foi membro colaborador do Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (CIPSI) da Universidade do Minho, tendo estado envolvida em projetos de investigação financiados a nível nacional e internacional, relacionados com o bem-estar e os projetos de vida, a avaliação de necessidades e da eficácia das intervenções psicológicas em contextos institucionais, e as metodologias de investigação científica. É membro do Núcleo de Investigação em Família e Psicologia (NIFaP) da FCH-UCP.

Possui 6 livros publicados/organizados, 2 internacionais e 4 nacionais; 12 capítulos em livro publicados, dos quais 1 internacional e 11 nacionais, 23 artigos em revistas de circulação internacional com arbitragem científica, 10 artigos em revistas nacionais com arbitragem científica, 19 artigos em atas de encontros científicos internacionais e nacionais, 60 comunicações orais por convite/propostas e 40 em painel (poster) em eventos nacionais e internacionais. Esteve também envolvida na organização de 16 eventos científicos, 6 internacionais e 10 nacionais. Tem 4 orientações de alunos de mestrado concluídas e integrou 4 júris de doutoramento e 7 de mestrado.

Tem experiência de trabalho no âmbito da avaliação psicológica e intervenção na construção de projetos de vida saudáveis.

Marco Martins, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Palma de Cima 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal

graduated in Psychology woth a master in Clinical Psychology. He has work experience in assessment and intervention throughout the life cycle, specially related to adults’ anxiety and depression

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Pinto, J., & Martins, M. (2017). Psychological intervention needs: validation of a survey with Portuguese university students. Revista De Estudios E Investigación En Psicología Y Educación, 4(2), 112–121. https://doi.org/10.17979/reipe.2017.4.2.2922

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