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Inês Chim, Master in Community Psychology, Protection of Children and Young People at Risk, is a psychologist and is currently a Doctoral Research Fellow and working on her PhD project in Psychology funded by Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon focused on understanding sexual violence myths. Her professional career includes the child protection system for young people at risk and funded community projects, focused on promoting skills in youth.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Chim

Citation names

  • Chim, Inês

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
751A-F3AA-C31C

Email addresses

  • icnmc@iscte-iul.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10 - 2027
Ongoing
 Doctoral Program in Psychology (Doutoramento)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/10
Concluded
 Community Psychology, Protection of Children and Young People at Risk (Mestrado)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
"Child Sexual Abuse Myths: the role of individual and socio-cognitive variables" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2014/09 - 2017/06
Concluded
 Psychology (Licenciatura)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01 - Current PhD Student ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/05 - 2023/12 Psicóloga Associação Juvenil Ponte, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/04 Coordenadora de projeto social do Programa Escolhas AMRT - Associação para a Mudança e Representação Transcultural , Portugal
2021/06 - 2021/09 Apoio Técnico em Comissão de Proteção de Crianças e Jovens União de Freguesias de Oeiras, Paço de Arcos e Caxias, Portugal
2019/12 - 2021/05 Psicóloga e Técnica de Intervenção Psicossocial Associação Juvenil Ponte, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - 2027/12/31 Understanding sexual violence myths: A developmental and multi-methods approach
2023.00824.BD
10.54499/2023.00824.BD
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Chim, Inês; Magalhães, Eunice; Antunes, Carla. "Conceptualização do Abuso Sexual na Infância e Adolescência". In Promover os Direitos e Proteger Crianças e Jovens em Perigo: Contributos da Ciência e Considerações Práticas, 145-155. Portugal: Almedina, 2025.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Chim, Inês; Camilo, Cláudia; Brazão, N. ; Magalhães, Eunice. Corresponding author: Chim, Inês. "A systematic review and meta-analysis on factors related to child sexual abuse myths". Paper presented in 11th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, Malaga, 2025.
  2. Chim, Inês; Camilo, Cláudia; Brazão, N. ; Magalhães, Eunice. "A systematic review and meta-analysis on factors related to sexual violence myths regarding children and adult victims". Paper presented in Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law 2025, Vilnius, 2025.
Conference poster
  1. Chim, Inês; Camilo, Cláudia; Brazão, N. ; Magalhães, Eunice. Corresponding author: Chim, Inês. "Validity and Reliability Evidence of an Implicit Measure to Assess Child Sexual Abuse Myth Endorsement". Paper presented in 11th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, 2025.
  2. Chim, Inês; Brazão, N. ; Camilo, Cláudia; 5514-8DAC-FC73. "Rape Myth Acceptance: Psychometric properties of the GIRMA scale in Portugal". Paper presented in Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law 2025, 2025.
  3. Chim, I.; Brazão, N. ; Camilo, Cláudia; Magalhães, Eunice. "Gender Inclusive Rape Myth Acceptance Scale: Validity and Reliability Evidence in the Portuguese Context". Paper presented in 8th EFCAP Congress, 2024.
  4. Chim, I.; Mateus, M.. "Voluntariado enquanto ferramenta de promoção de competências em jovens". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional Risco, Perigo e Resiliência Familiar - Vozes Cruzadas da Intervenção e da Investigação, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Chim, Inês; Brazão, Nélio; Camilo, Cláudia; Magalhães, Eunice. Corresponding author: Chim, Inês. "Gender Inclusive Rape Myth Acceptance Scale: Evidence of Validity and Reliability in a Portuguese Community Sample". Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2025): https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251375357.
    10.1177/08862605251375357
  2. Magalhães, Eunice; Gomes, Andreia; Graça, João; Antunes, Carla; Chim, Inês; Ferreira, Célia; Costa, Patrício. "Child Sexual Abuse Attributions: Are They Different Depending on Mothers versus Fathers’ Reactions?". Anuario de Psicología Jurídica 35 (2025): 71-78. https://doi.org/10.5093/apj2025a5.
    10.5093/apj2025a5
  3. Chim, Inês; Magalhães, Eunice; Graça, João; Antunes, Carla; Ferreira, Célia. "Child Sexual Abuse Myth Scale: Validity and Reliability Evidence in the Portuguese Context". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/44478.
    10.1080/10538712.2020.1801934
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Chim, I.. "Child sexual abuses myths: the role of individual and sociocognitive variables". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/18941.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/08/08 A systematic review and meta-analysis on factors related to Sexual Violence Myths regarding children and adult victims Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law 2025
(Vilnius, Lithuania)
2024/05/30 Child Sexual Abuse Attributions: Are They Different Depending on Mothers Versus Fathers’ Reactions? 8th EFCAP Congress
(Ponta Delgada, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/11 - 2024/05/25 Member of the Organizing Committee of the XIX PhD Meeting in Psychology titled Imagining the (im)possible: the role of psychology in linking past, present and future challenges", an annual conference organized by the 1st year PhD students at Iscte. (2024/05/23 - 2024/05/24)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal