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Mariana is a Psychology Researcher of the Sexuality and Gender Research Group from CPUP (Centre for Psychology at University of Porto) and an assistant professor at Universidade Lusófona do Porto. She is the supervisor of the the "Neuroscience, Psychophysiology, and Sexuality" and "Human Evolution and Sexuality" research lines and the lab coordinator/manager of the Porto Sexlab. As an experimental psychologist, Mariana is most interested in studying the basic cognitive processes related to sexuality. She has developed research in the following topics: Sex Research, Experimental Psychology, Psychophysiology, Attractiveness Preferences.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mariana de Lurdes Carrito

Citation names

  • Carrito, M. L.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0610-D1DA-95E4
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8414-5319

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/12/01 - 2023/11/30
Concluded
 PostDoc in Psychology- Human Sexuality (Pós-doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2017/03/06 - 2017/11/30
Concluded
 PostDoc in Psychology (Pós-doutoramento)
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigação William James, Portugal
2012 - 2017
Concluded
 PhD in Psychology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"The effect of sexual dimorphism and perceived trustworthiness on attractiveness preferences: An evolutionary perspective" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2009 - 2011/11/15
Concluded
 Msc in Experimental Psychology (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Correlactos electrofisiológicos da aprendizagem de faces novas: Um estudo com potenciais evocados" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2006 - 2009/06/25
Concluded
 Bachelor in Psychology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/04/15 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2017/12/01 - 2023/11/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2017/03/06 - 2017/11/30 Postdoc (Research) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigação William James, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia Educação e Desporto, Portugal
2018/09/10 - 2023/07 Lecturer (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/05 - Current Team member of the CPUP 'Open Science' group work Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021/05/26 - 2021/12/07 High risk pregnancy + Maternity Leave Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020 - Current Lab supervisor CPUP Human Sexuality Group, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Neuro-Psycho-Physiological Determinants of Sexual Health
PTDC/PSI-GER/3377/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/05/01 - 2023/04/30 SexHealth & Prostate Cancer, Psychobiological Determinants of Sexual Health in Men with Prostate Cancer
NORTE-45-2020-75 CPUP
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/08/01 - 2022/06/30 Saúde mental durante a gravidez e pós-parto em contexto de COVID-19: vulnerabilidades específicas das mulheres e estratégias de prevenção
Gender Research 4 COVID 19 / nrº 135
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2017/12/01 - 2023/11/30 Centro de Psicologia da Universidade do Porto
UID/PSI/00050/2013
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Carrito, M. L.; Tavares, I. M.; Pereira, R.; Nobre, P J. "Cleaning procedures of genital measures in Sexlabs: Current practices and emerging challenges". Paper presented in 24th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), Mexico City, 2019.
    Published
  2. Carrito, M. L.; Carvalho, Joana; Pereira, A T; Bem-Haja, P.; Santos, I. M.; Nobre, P J. "Processing of pictorial stimuli with and without sexual content in individuals with high neuroticism: An ERP study". Paper presented in 24th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), Mexico City, 2019.
    Published
  3. Longmore, Chris; Santos, I. M. B.; Carrito, M. L.; Pereira, A. T.; Silva, Carlos Fernandes da. "Learning new faces from multiple images". Paper presented in European Conference on Visual Perception, 2012.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Carrito, M. L.. "Learning new faces from multiple images". Paper presented in ECVP 2012, Alghero, 2012.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Carrito, M. L.. "Development and validation of audio-visual sex stimuli: A novel set of sexual film clips for sexuality research". Paper presented in IASR’s 50th Annual Meeting, 2024.
  2. Aguiar, Sandra; Alves, A; Janssen, Erick; Carrito, M. L.; Nobre, P.. "The role of implicit memory and mindful relaxation on individuals with traumatic sexual events: An event-related potentials study preregistration". Paper presented in IASR’s 50th Annual Meeting, 2024.
  3. Alves, A; Aguiar, Sandra; Janssen, Erick; Carrito, M. L.. "The Impact of Mindful relaxation on Implicit Associations with Sexual Images: An Event Related Potentials Study Preregistration". Paper presented in V International Congress of Psychobiology, 2024.
  4. Barbeito, L; Carrito, M. L.; Pinho, P G; Pinto J. "Chemical characterization of body odour by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry". Paper presented in IJUP 2024, 2024.
  5. Bismarck, F.; Carrito, M. L.; Souza, A. "Do neutral masculinized male faces hold attention?". Paper presented in Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, 2024.
  6. Freitas, J; Carrito, M. L.; Semin, G.; Pandeirada, Josefa N. S.. "Carotenoid Coloration in Reproduction: Exploring its mnemonic influence". Paper presented in 18º Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, 2024.
  7. Carrito, M. L.; Nobre, P J; Janssen, Erick. "Estudo de validação de conteúdos audiovisuais para a investigação experimental e laboratorial em sexologia". Paper presented in Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica 2023, 2023.
  8. Carrito, M. L.; Nobre, P J; Janssen, Erick. "Validation Of A Controlled Set Of Sexually Explicit Videos – A Preregistered Study". Paper presented in ESCOP 2023, 2023.
  9. Aguiar, Sandra; Carvalho, Joana; Carrito, M. L.; Santos, Isabel Maria Barbas dos. "Unconscious attention to sexual stimuli: An electroencephalography study regarding the role of neuroticism and sexual excitation/inhibition". Paper presented in 47th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), 2022.
  10. Aguiar, S; Carvalho, J.; Carrito, M. L.; Santos, I. M.. "UNCONSCIOUS ATTENTION TO SEXUAL STIMULI: AN ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY STUDY REGARDING THE ROLE OF NEUROTICISM AND SEXUAL EXCITATION/INHIBITION". Paper presented in 48th Annual IASR Conference, 2022.
  11. Bismarck, F.; Bem-Haja, P.; Santos, I. M.; Carrito, M. L.. "Give Me a Smile: Women’s Preferences for Sexually Dimorphic Traits on Male Faces Expressing Emotions". Paper presented in NEEPS 2021, 2021.
  12. Carrito, M. L.; Tavares, I. M.; Fernandes, J.; Moura, M. C.; Barros, T.; Pereira, A. T.; Nobre, P. J.. "Effects of COVID-19 on the sexual wellbeing of expectant and postpartum women and men". Paper presented in International Academy of Sex Research Conference, 2021.
  13. Carrito, M. L.; Barroso, B.; Bem-Haja, P.; Santos, I. M.. "Women's preference for sexual dimorphism in male face shape: A meta-analytic review". Paper presented in 32nd annual meeting of Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 2021.
  14. Fernandes, J.; Tavares, I. M.; Moura, C. V.; Nobre, P. J.; Barros, T.; Carrito, M. L.. "Effects of COVID-19 on Intimate and Sexual Relationships During the Transition to Parenthood: A Mixed-Method Study". Paper presented in 15th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, 2021.
  15. Barroso, B.; Carrito, M. L.; Bem-Haja, P.; Santos, I. M.. "Are women attracted to shape masculinity in male faces? A meta-analytic review". Paper presented in XV Encontro Nacional da APPE, 2021.
  16. Carrito, M. L.; Inês M. Tavares; Raquel Pereira; Pedro Nobre. "Cleaning Procedures of Genital Measures in Sexlabs: Current Practices and Emerging Challenges". Paper presented in 24th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), 2019.
  17. Carrito, M. L.; Joana Carvalho; Ana Teresa Pereira; Pedro Bem-Haja; Isabel M. Santos; Pedro Nobre. "Processing of Pictorial Stimuli with and without Sexual Content in Individuals with High Neuroticism: An ERP Study". Paper presented in 24th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), 2019.
  18. Carrito, Mariana; Carvalho, Joana; Pereira, Ana; Santos, Isabel M.. "Neuroticism and attentional processing of sexual stimuli: An event-related potential study". Paper presented in I International Seminar of the Doctoral Programme in Human Sexuality: Past, present & future of sexuality research, 2018.
  19. Carrito, Mariana; Perrett, David I.; Santos, Isabel M.. "Sexually dimorphic shape influences perceived emotional expression". Paper presented in International Academy of Sex Research Conference, 2018.
  20. Bem-Haja, Pedro; Santos, Isabel M.; Almeida, H.; Carrito, Mariana; Oliveira, Beatriz; Silva, Carlos F.. "Spotting perpetrators with facial EMG: Corrugator and zygomaticus activation pattern in eyewitness performance". Paper presented in 13º Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, 2018.
  21. Bem-Haja, P.; Santos, I. M.; Almeida, H.; Carrito, M. L.; Oliveira, B.; Silva, C. F.. "Picking up an innocent at 100 ms: The P100 component as a neuromarker of false positives in eyewitness testimony". Paper presented in 12º Encontro Nacional da APPE, 2017.
  22. Bem-Haja, P.; Santos, I. M.; Almeida, H.; Carrito, M. L.; Oliveira, B.; Silva, C. F.. "It’s time to track the thief: The effect of synchrony effect in dwell time on criminal faces during a theft video". Paper presented in 12º Encontro Nacional da APPE, 2017.
  23. Santos, Isabel M.; Teixeira, A.R.; Tomé, A.M.; Pereira, Ana; Rodrigues, P.; Vagos, P.; Costa, J.; et al. "Feedback processing during performance on the Halstead Category Test and its relation to externalizing behavior". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Conference, 2016.
  24. Teixeira, A.R.; Santos, I. M.; Tomé, A.M.; Pereira, A. T.; Rodrigues, P.; Vagos, P.; Costa, J.; et al. "The Feedback-Related Negativity during Performance on the Halstead Category Test". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Conference, 2016.
  25. Oliveira, B.; Bem-Haja, P.; Coutinho, J.; Carrito, M. L.; Silva, C. F.; Vrij, A.; Santos, I. M.. "The Face of Lie: The Use of CIT Methodology for Lie Detection in Face Recognition by Eyewitness Testimony". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Conference, 2016.
  26. Carrito, M. L.; Santos, I. M.; Alho, Laura; Ferreira, Jacqueline; Soares, Sandra C.; Bem-Haja, P.; Silva, C. F.; Perrett, D. I.. "The smell of masculinity: Attractiveness preferences towards body odours of men varying in skin colour masculinity". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Conference, 2016.
  27. Carrito, Mariana de Lurdes; Santos, I. M.; Lopes, A. L.; Silva, C. F.; Perrett, D. I.. "Does trustworthy means attractive for a relationship? Attractiveness preferences for faces and the influence of individual factors.". Paper presented in 32nd Annual BPS Cognitive Psychology Section Conference, 2015.
  28. Carrito, Mariana de Lurdes; Andrea Landeiro Lopes; Rodrigues, P.; Silva, C. F.; Santos, I. M.. "A influência dos níveis de depressão e ansiedade social nas preferências por faces masculinas em diferentes contextos relacionais". Paper presented in 9º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, 2014.
  29. Carrito, M. L.; Santos, I. M.; Perrett, D. I.; Lefevre, C. E.; Whitehead, R. D.. "The role of sexually dimorphic colour in attractiveness judgments". Paper presented in VIII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, 2013.
  30. Carrito, M. L.; Santos, I. M.; Perrett, D. I.; Lefevre, C. E.; Whitehead, R. D.. "Are masculine males attractive? The influence of sexually dimorphic colour and shape in attractiveness judgments". Paper presented in 8º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, 2013.
  31. Oliveira, A. C.; Santos, I. M.; Pereira, A. T.; Oliveira, B.; Carrito, M. L.; Rodrigues, P.; Silva, C. F.. "ERP differences in emotional processing between high and low externalizers". Paper presented in 8º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, 2013.
  32. Carrito, M. L.; Santos, I. M.; Pereira, A. T.; Longmore, C.; Rodrigues, P.; Albuquerque, P. B.; Silva, C. F.. "Correlatos eletrofisiológicos da formação de códigos estruturais de caras não familiares". Paper presented in 7º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, 2012.
  33. Carrito, M. L.; Santos, I. M.; Pereira, A. T.; Longmore, C.; Albuquerque, P. B.. "Correlatos eletrofisiológicos da Aprendizagem de Faces Novas". Paper presented in II Seminário de Investigação de Psicologia da Universidade do Minho, 2011.
Journal article
  1. Vasconcelos, Priscila; Carrito, Mariana; Quinta-Gomes, Ana Luísa; Patrão, Ana Luísa; Nóbrega, Catarina; Costa, Pedro; Nobre, Pedro. "Associations between sexual health and well-being: a systematic review". Bulletin of the World Health Organization 102 12 (2024): 873-887D. https://doi.org/10.2471/blt.24.291565.
    10.2471/blt.24.291565
  2. Mariana L. Carrito; Francisca Bismarck; Pedro Bem-Haja; David I. Perrett; Isabel M. Santos. "When he smiles: Attractiveness preferences for male faces expressing emotions". Evolutionary Human Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2023.28.
    Published • 10.1017/ehs.2023.28
  3. Catarina V. Moura; Priscila C. Vasconcelos; Mariana L. Carrito; Inês M. Tavares; Pedro M. Teixeira; Pedro J. Nobre. "The Role of Men’s Sexual Beliefs on Sexual Function/Dysfunction: A Systematic Review". The Journal of Sex Research (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2218352.
    10.1080/00224499.2023.2218352
  4. Aguiar, Sandra; Carvalho, Joana; Carrito, M. L.; Santos, Isabel M. "Automatic attention to sexual stimuli: exploring the role of neuroticism and sexual excitation/inhibition through event-related potentials". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 20 3 (2023): 367-376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdac048.
    Published • 10.1093/jsxmed/qdac048
  5. Moura, C. V.; Vasconcelos, P. C.; Carrito, M. L.; Tavares, I. M.; Teixeira, P. M.; Nobre, P. J.. "The role of men's sexual beliefs on sexual function/dysfunction: A systematic review". The Journal of Sex Research (2023):
    Accepted
  6. Wang, N.; Pugliese, G.; Carrito, M. L.; Moura, C.; Vasconcelos, P.; Cera, N.; Li, M.; et al. "Breath chemical markers of sexual arousal in humans". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10325-6.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-022-10325-6
  7. Li, Mengze; Bekö, Gabriel; Zannoni, Nora; Pugliese, Giovanni; Carrito, M. L.; Cera, Nicoletta; Moura, Catarina; et al. "Human metabolic emissions of carbon dioxide and methane and their implications for carbon emissions". Science of The Total Environment (2022): 155241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155241.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155241
  8. Fernandes, Joana; Tavares, Inês; Bem-Haja, Pedro; Barros, Tânia; Carrito, M. L.. "A Longitudinal Study on Maternal Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Strict Lockdown Measures and Social Support". International Journal of Public Health 67 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604608.
    10.3389/ijph.2022.1604608
  9. Nobre, P.; Rosa, P. J.; Vasconcelos, P.; Tavares, I.; Carvalho, J.; Quinta-Gomes, A.; Moura, C.; Carrito, M. L.. "Sexual Health and the Pandemic Crisis: Testing the Role of Psychological Vulnerability/Protective Factors on Sexual Functioning and Sexual Distress During a Critical Life Period in Portugal". Archives of Sexual Behavior (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02209-z.
    Published • 10.1007/s10508-021-02209-z
  10. Tavares, I. M.; Fernandes, J.; Moura, C. V.; Nobre, P. J.; Carrito, M. L.. "Adapting to Uncertainty: A Mixed-Method Study on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Expectant and Postpartum Women and Men". Frontiers in Psychology 12 (2021): 688340. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.688340.
    Published • 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.688340
  11. Carrito, M. L.; Carvalho, Joana; Pereira, Ana Teresa; Bem-Haja, Pedro; Nobre, Pedro; Santos, Isabel M.. "Neuroticism and Attention Towards Sexual and Non-Sexual Images During an Oddball Task: Evidence from Event-Related Potentials". Archives of Sexual Behavior 50 6 (2021): 2517-2529. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-01961-6.
    Published • 10.1007/s10508-021-01961-6
  12. Carvalho, J.; Campos, P.; Carrito, M. L.; Moura, C.; Quinta-Gomes, A.; Tavares, I.; Nobre, P.. "The Relationship Between COVID-19 Confinement, Psychological Adjustment, and Sexual Functioning, in a Sample of Portuguese Men and Women". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 18 7 (2021): 1191-1197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.04.007.
    10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.04.007
  13. Carrito, Mariana L.; Santos, Isabel M.; Bem-Haja, Pedro; Lopes, Andrea A.; Silva, Carlos F.; Perrett, David I.. "The attractive side of trustworthiness: Effects of relationship context and social interaction anxiety on face preferences.". Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences 14 3 (2020): 261-269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000177.
    Published • 10.1037/ebs0000177
  14. Carrito, Mariana L.; Semin, Gün R.. "When we don't know what we know – Sex and skin color". Cognition 191 (2019): 103972. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2019.05.009.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cognition.2019.05.009
  15. Carrito, M. L.; P. Bem-Haja; C.F. Silva; D.I. Perrett; I.M. Santos. "Event-related potentials modulated by the perception of sexual dimorphism: The influence of attractiveness and sex of faces". Biological Psychology 137 (2018): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.06.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.06.002
  16. Carrito, Mariana L.; Santos, Isabel M.; Alho, Laura; Ferreira, Jacqueline; Soares, Sandra C.; Bem-Haja, Pedro; Silva, Carlos F.; Perrett, David I.. "Do Masculine Men Smell Better? An Association Between Skin Color Masculinity and Female Preferences for Body Odor". Chemical Senses 42 3 (2017): 269-275.
    Published • 10.1093/chemse/bjx004
  17. Carrito, Mariana Lurdes; Santos, Isabel Maria Barbas dos; Lefevre, Carmen Emilia; Whitehead, Ross David; Silva, Carlos Fernandes da; Perrett, David Ian. "The role of sexually dimorphic skin colour and shape in attractiveness of male faces". Evolution and Human Behavior 37 2 (2016): 125-133.
    Published • 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.09.006
  18. Santos, I.M.; Teixeira, A.R.; Tomé, A.M.; Pereira, A.T.; Rodrigues, P.; Vagos, P.; Costa, J.; et al. "ERP correlates of error processing during performance on the Halstead Category Test". International Journal of Psychophysiology 106 0 (2016): 97-105.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.06.010
Magazine article
  1. Carrito, M. L.. "Smiles That Change Everything: How Facial Emotions Shift Attractiveness Perceptions of Masculinity", Cambridge Core Blog, 2024, https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2024/01/03/smiles-that-change-everything-how-facial-emotions-shift-attractiveness-perceptions-of-masculinity/.
Newspaper article
  1. Carrito, M. L.. "A ciência da beleza humana", Público, 2019, P2, https://www.publico.pt/2019/12/22/impar/noticia/ciencia-beleza-humana-1897855.
  2. Carrito, M. L.; Santos, I. M.; Silva, C. F.. "A atratividade no tom de pele", Diário de Aveiro, 2016
Online resource
  1. Carrito, M. L.; Fernandes, J.; Tavares, I. M.. Guia para a gravidez e o pós-parto: COVID-19 e o novo normal. 2022. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6869361.
    10.5281/zenodo.6869361
  2. Carrito, M. L.; Tavares, Inês M; Fernandes, Joana ; Nobre, P. J.. Gravidez em Tempos de COVID-19. 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yd30oB6q8Q.
Preprint
  1. Sandra Aguiar; Joana Carvalho; Mariana Lurdes Carrito; Isabel M. Santos. "Automatic Attention to Sexual Stimuli: Exploring the Role of Neuroticism and Sexual Excitation/Inhibition Through Event-Related Potentials". 2022. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/nv4qh.
    10.31219/osf.io/nv4qh
Report
  1. Aguiar, S; Carrito, M. L.; Alves, A. 2024. The role of implicit memory and mindful relaxation on the processing of sexual cues in individuals with traumatic sexual experiences: An EEG/ERP study.
    10.17605/OSF.IO/2KXP6
  2. Pandeirada, Josefa N. S.; Carrito, M. L.; Gün Semin; Freitas, J. 2024. Changing color for higher attractiveness. https://aspredicted.org/PZ2_CF6.
  3. Vasconcelos, P; Carrito, M. L.; Quinta-Gomes, Ana Luísa; Patrão, A. L.; Nobre, P.. Corresponding author: Carrito, M. L.. 2024. Is sexual health associated with overall health and well-being? Findings from a systematic review. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42024507701.
  4. Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Carrito, M. L.; Quinta-Gomes, Ana Luísa; Patrão, A. L.; Nobre, Pedro. 2024. SHAPE: Questionário de avaliação das práticas e experiências em Saúde Sexual. https://noticias.up.pt/fpceup/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/SHAPE_1out_small.pdf.
  5. Carrito, M. L.; Janssen, Erick; Nobre, Pedro J. 2023. Inducing sexual arousal in the lab: Validation of a controlled set of sexually explicit clips varying in the expression of consent and pleasure. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/386GZ.
    10.17605/OSF.IO/386GZ

Other

Dataset
  1. Carrito, M. L.. When he smiles: Attractiveness preferences for male faces expressing emotions [Data set]. https://osf.io/q6gpc/?view_only=eb3eab41420842d398d46a46c81b3614.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06 Controlled Sexual Stimuli: Assessing Emotional and Arousal Responses in the Laboratory CPUP Spring School
2024/06 Workshop “Laboratory studies in human sexuality” CPUP Spring School
2022/11 Adaptação à incerteza: estudo sobre o impacto da covid-19 na gravidez e pós-parto VIII Encontro da Associação Ser Bebé "Os Bebés da Pandemia"
2022/10 Unconscious attention to sexual stimuli: An electroencephalography study regarding the role of neuroticism and sexual excitation/inhibition 23rd International Society of Sexual Medicine Scientific Meeting
(Miami, United States)
2022/10 Sexual health and the pandemic crisis: A longitudinal study testing the role of psychological vulnerability/protective factors on sexual functioning and sexual distress during a critical life period Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR)
(Reykjavík, Iceland)
2022/05/18 Depressão na gravidez e no pós-parto em mulheres portuguesas durante a pandemia de COVID-19 Encontro Ciência '22
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/02 The Sexual Memory: Neuroelectric Correlates of Memory Suppression of Sexual Stimuli and its Impact on Sexual Response [Pitch presentation] 1a Convenção Psicologia UNorte, Porto,
(Porto, Portugal)
2021/04/09 Are angry men perceived as more masculine? XV Encontro Nacional da APPE
Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/03/24 Saúde mental durante a gravidez e pós-parto em contexto de COVID-19: vulnerabilidades específicas das mulheres e estratégias de prevenção COVID 19 e Igualdade de Género: Investigação sobre os Impactos da Pandemia e Contributos para as Políticas Públicas
Gender Research 4COVID (Portugal)
2019/06/27 Men are dark, and women are light: Grounding an abstract category X Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia
Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia (Funchal, Portugal)
2019/05/03 The effect of neuroticism on event-related potentials to affective pictures: Perceiving pictorial stimuli with and without sexual content in an oddball task 14.º Encontro Nacional da APPE
Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental (Évora, Portugal)
2019/01/16 O impacto do neuroticismo no processamento visual de estímulos: Implicações para o funcionamento sexual Seminário de psicologia cognitiva
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2017/05/05 Perception of sexual dimorphism in human faces: An ERP study 12º Encontro Científico da APPE
Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental (APPE) (Porto, Portugal)
2017 A Psicologia Evolutiva explica a atratividade: O papel do dimorfismo sexual Ciência 2017
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Confiável e atraente? A influência do contexto relacional e da ansiedade em situações de interação social na perceção de atratividade de faces 11º Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental
Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Perceção de atratividade através do odor corporal: Pistas de masculinidade. 3º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP) (Porto, Portugal)
2014 Contributos da psicologia experimental para a psicologia forense: O estudo do testemunho ocular e da deteção da mentira 2º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014 Attractiveness and the power of skin pigments 56th Conference of Experimental Psychologists
Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP) ( Gießen, Germany)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Pornography consumption in couples and sexual arousal: dyadic and individual variables
Co-supervisor
 Doctoral Programme in Human Sexuality (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2024 - Current Estágio curricular do Mestrado de Cognição Humana
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2021/09 - Current Attention, memory, and attractiveness: The role of anger perception in masculine faces
Co-supervisor
 Psychology Doctoral Program (PhD) (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/09/14 - Current The sexual memory: Neuroelectric correlates of memory suppression of sexual stimuli and its impact on sexual response
Co-supervisor
 Psychology Doctoral Program (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/09/14 - Current O olhar do desejo: Impacto da introdução do olhar como exercício terapêutico prévio à técnica de “foco sensorial” na re-focalização do casal nas percepções sensoriais e na sensualidade
Supervisor
 Psychology Doctoral Program (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2023 - 2034 Composition of body odours and their association with disgust feelings
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023 - 2034 A percepção feminina de odores corporais: a influência do gênero dos dadores
Supervisor
2022/01 - 2023/09 Validation study of sexual scenarios: Volunteer’s sexual arousal, emotional responses, and perceptions of the female actress in the context of consensual vs non-consensual sex
Supervisor
 Psychology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 The influence of sexual arousal on implicit behavior towards both sexual and disgusting stimuli.
Supervisor
 Erasmus internship (Specialization course)
Università degli Studi di ROMA "La Sapienza, Italy
2023 - 2023 Traineeship in the SexLab of the Universidade do Porto. Programming experiments on Psychopy to study the relationship between empathy and sexual arousal.
Supervisor
 Erasmus internship (Specialization course)
University of Milano – Bicocca, Italy
2022 - 2023 Validation of Sexual Videos: Sexual Arousal, Emotional Responses, and Perceptions of the Female Actress
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Memory and mate selection: The role of carotenoid coloration
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Estágio curricular do Mestrado de Cognição Humana
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2020/02/10 - 2021/11/23 Diferenças nos processos empáticos entre jovens adultos masculinos com e sem propensão para interações sexuais agressivas
Supervisor
 Integrated Master in Psychology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2020/02/10 - 2021/11/16 Papel dos Processos Empáticos no Arousal Sexual subjetivo mediante diferentes contextos sexuais
Supervisor
 Integrated Master in Psychology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2019/02/11 - 2020/12/11 Tendências automáticas de Aproximação-evitamento na Sexualidade Humana: Uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura
Supervisor of Leonor Almeida Esteves
 Integrated Master in Psychology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019/02/11 - 2020/12/11 Evolutionary Psychology and Sexual Dimorphism: The Role of Emotional Expressions in Male Attractiveness
Supervisor of Maria Francisca Simões Bismarck Ferreira
 Integrated Master in Psychology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/03/01 - 2020/06/12 Empathy for the Late Positive Potential: A Literature Review
Co-supervisor
 Master Degree Project in Cognitive Neuroscience (Master)
Hogskolan i Skovde, Sweden
2019 - 2019 Empathy and neural correlates of emotional perspective-taking in sexual aggression
Supervisor
 Erasmus internship (Master)
Hogskolan i Skovde, Sweden

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Member of the Organising Committee of ESCOP 2023 (2023/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2022/09/21 - Current PDSH - IV Internacional Seminar (2022/09/21 - 2022/09/21)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2019/09/20 - Current PDSH - II Internacional Seminar (2019/09/20) Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2018/09/21 - Current PDSH - I Internacional Seminar (2018/09/21)
Seminar
 Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2018/06/12 - Current Seminar "Neuroimaging of emotion: Sexuality, language and feelings" (2018/06/12)
Seminar
 Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2018/05/23 - Current Conference 'Female-Male Sexual Equity and the Good Enough Sex Model' (2018/05/23)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 Member of the Organizing Committee - International Seminar in Human Sexuality I 15 years SexLab, Faculty of Psychology and Science Education at the University of Porto, September 27, 2024 (2024/09/27)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2024/06 - 2024/06 Member of the Organizing Committee - CPUP Spring School, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Porto, 12th to 14th June 2024 (2024/06/12)
Conference
2022/09/19 - 2022/09/21 COST Training School, European Sexual Medicine Network (COST Action CA18124) (2022/09/19 - 2022/09/21)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/07 Age, Personality, and Relationship Satisfaction as Predictors of Erectile Functioning
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Lúcia Sousa Monteiro (Master)
2023/11 Stroke and sexual health: A systematic review of psychological interventions aimed at improving sexual health of stroke survivors
(Thesis) Arguer
 Rita Fortuna Brandão (Master)
2023/11 Evidence on the predicting role of rape myth endorsement on hentai pornography consumption frequency
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vera Alzira Marujo Costa (Master)
2023/07 Memory to approach or avoid pathogen threats: Contamination and prospective memory
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Beatriz Carmelo Ferreira Leite (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/07 Chronotype, time of day, and facial recognition: The moderating role of anxiety and depression symptoms and emotional regulation
(Thesis) Arguer
 Adriana Oliveira Ribeiro (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/07 The Role of Sexual Stimuli Appraisal in the Development of Asexual Identity: A Mixed-Methods Approach
President of the jury
 Maryna Kostiukova (PhD)
2023/07 Women’s sexuality in political transitions: communism and post-communism in Estonia
President of the jury
 Anastassia Murašina (PhD)
2023/07 Sexual Double Standard in Friends with Benefits Relationships: The Dynamics of Gender Norms
President of the jury
 Ana Simão Oliveira Roriz Marques (PhD)
2020/12/10 O papel moderador do poder no bloqueio dos efeitos antissociais da frustração em sincronização interpessoal
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniel José dos Santos Caires (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/06/29 Processing Trustworthiness in Faces: The Role of Individual Differences in Attachment Style
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Margarida Pitães Duarte (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/12/19 Afinal, o que atrai as mulheres? Uma revisão meta-analítica das preferências das mulheres por características físicas nos homens.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bruno Miguel Mendo Miguez Barroso (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2019/12/19 Efeito da hora-do-dia no reconhecimento de faces e no processamento holístico/local e a sua relação com o cronótipo
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniela Filipa Ribolhos Pinto (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2019/11/15 Olha para mim: a fixação no olhar do outro em indivíduos com baixa vs. alta ansiedade social
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Raquel Sousa Moutinho (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Scientific Reports
2023 - Current International Journal of Psychological Research
2023 - Current Journal of Sexual Medicine
2023 - Current Collabra
2022 - Current Evolutionary Psychological Science
2021 - Current Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences
2021 - Current Archives of Plastic Surgery
2020 - Current Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024 - Current Member of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology
2022 - Current Psicologia UNorte Consortium member of the researchers team
2021/06 - Current Human Behavior and Evolution Society
2012/03 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/04 - 2024/04 23rd Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current Psychology of Perception and Attention Licenciatura em Psicologia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021 - Current Thesis class Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021 - Current Project Seminar I Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021 - Current Project Seminar II
2021 - Current Dissemination of Research Work I Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/09/20 - Current Introduction to Sexology (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019/02/11 - Current Project Seminar Integrated Master Psychology (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2019 - Current Dissertation class Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2018/09/10 - Current Research Methods I Doctoral Programme in Human Sexuality (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2024/01 - 2025/01/31 Cognitive and Affective Neurosciences (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia Educação e Desporto, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/06/06 Emerging Topics in Neuropsychology (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia Educação e Desporto, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07 Memory and Learning Bachelor in Psychology Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2014/02/04 Introduction to Psychology Bachelor in Psychology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2022/07/28 - Current Jury panel member for scholarships ANATHEMA: TECHNOLOGY FOR AGELESS SEXUAL HEALTH (AAL/0005/2020), funded by AAL JOINT PROGRAMME 2020
Evaluator
2023/04 - 2023/05 Jury member for the PhD candidates of the Doctoral Programme in Human Sexuality Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2020/12/14 - 2021/01/29 Jury panel member for Postdoctoral research applications for a funded project (PTDC/PSI-GER/28097/2017) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/07/31 - 2020/08/13 Jury panel member for CPUP Ph.D. applications funded by FCT Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/01/19 Interview about the study "The role of sexually dimorphic skin colour and shape in attractiveness of male faces" Porto Canal
2016/01/23 Newspaper article and Audio Interview about the study "The role of sexually dimorphic skin colour and shape in attractiveness of male faces" RTP Noticias

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2016/01/19 - 2016/01/19 Agora nós

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/05 - Current BMC Psychology
2022/11/22 - Current Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Neuroscience
Distinctions

Award

2015 Grindley Grant
Experimental Psychology Society, United Kingdom