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CIDEFES – Centro de Investigação em Desporto, Educação Física, Exercício e Saúde.

The CIDEFES is a newly created research center from the Faculdade de Educação Física e Desporto, of the Lusophone University.

Over twenty researchers aim at developing interdisciplinary studies focusing on Sport, Physical Education, Exercise, and Health behaviors.

Behavior is our common language; hence CIDEFES members contribute to studying behavior from different perspectives – Sport, Physical Education, or Exercise and Health – creating an innovative and integrative research effort.

The go-to research group in behavioral Sport, Physical Education, and Exercise and Health Science.

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Latest publications (June 4, 2021)

Galinha, I., Pinal, D., Lima, M. L., & Labisa-Palmeira, A. (2021). The Role of Social and Physiological Variables on Older Adults’ Cognitive Improvement after a Group Singing Intervention: The Sing4Health Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychosocial Intervention, 000–000. https://doi.org/10.5093/pi2021a3

Gómez-Mazorra, M., Sánchez-Oliva, D., & Labisa Palmeira, A. (2021). Procesos motivacionales hacia la actividad física en el contexto escolar en estudiantes universitarios colombianos: Un estudio desde la teoría de la autodeterminación. Educación Física y Deporte, 40(1). https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.efyd.v40n1a05

Moreno-Murcia, J.-A., Huéscar, E., León, J., Valero-Valenzuela, A., Fin, G., Nodari-Júnior, R.-J., Tristán, J.-L., Gastélum-Cuadras, G., Vargas-Vitoria, R., Cid, L., Monteiro, D., & Teixeira, D.-S. (2021). Modelo cognitivo-motivacional para la promoción de la persistencia en Educación Superior: Relación entre la organización docente, la competencia del alumnado y el «grit». Estudios Sobre Educación. https://doi.org/10.15581/004.41.003

Rodrigues, F., Cid, L., Teixeira, D., & Monteiro, D. (2021). Re-Applying the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale to Various Portuguese Exercise Groups: An Analysis of Bifactor Models and Contextual Invariance. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 003151252110168. https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125211016803

Franco, S., Godinho, C., Silva, C. S., Avelar-Rosa, B., Santos, R., Mendes, R., & Silva, M. N. (2021). Assessment of Good Practices in Community-Based Interventions for Physical Activity Promotion: Development of a User-Friendly Tool. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), 4734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094734

Pereira, H. V., Palmeira, A. L., Encantado, J., Marques, M. M., Santos, I., Carraça, E. V., & Teixeira, P. J. (2021). Systematic Review of Psychological and Behavioral Correlates of Recreational Running. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1162. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.624783

Sousa-Sá, E., Agostinis-Sobrinho, C., Lopes, L., Moreira, C., Abreu, S., Pereira, J. R., Zhang, Z., Rodrigues, B., & Santos, R. (2021). Prevalence, Patterns and Socio-Demographic Correlates of Sleep Duration in Adolescents: Results from the LabMed Study. Sleep Medicine, S1389945721002689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.001

Stubbs, R. J., Duarte, C., Palmeira, A. L., Sniehotta, F. F., Horgan, G., Larsen, S. C., Marques, M. M., Evans, E. H., Ermes, M., Harjumaa, M., Turicchi, J., O’Driscoll, R., Scott, S. E., Pearson, B., Ramsey, L., Mattila, E., Matos, M., Sacher, P., Woodward, E., … Heitmann, B. L. (2021). Evidence-Based Digital Tools for Weight Loss Maintenance: The NoHoW Project. Obesity Facts, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1159/000515663