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Sofia Silva completed her Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology in 2022 by University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology in 2019 by the same institution. Is Research Fellow (from July 2023 to November 2024) in 1 project co-funded by the European Union - Scalable Technology for Online Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse & Child Abuse Materials (STOP-CSAM). Invited Assistant Professor at University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (from March to July 2024). She has co-authored 8 scientific papers (4 in the final review process). Is co-author of 1 book chapter. Co-organized 3 event(s). She is a registered psychologist with a training in clinical intervention. Her research focuses on antisocial behavior, specifically juvenile delinquency and clinical intervention with perpetrators.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
ANA SOFIA CARVALHO DA SILVA

Citation names

  • Silva, Sofia
  • Silva, Ana Sofia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2616-B53C-F118
ORCID iD
0009-0002-1831-2873

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English
Education
Degree Classification
2024/11 - 2028
Ongoing
 Psicologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Psicologia Forense
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2022
Concluded
 Clinical Psychology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Cyberbullying Perpetration in Adolescents" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2016 - 2019
Concluded
 Psychology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/03/04 - Current Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/07/01 - Current Superior Technician in Psychology Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/26 - 2023/04/17 Superior Technician in Psychology Associação para o Desenvolvimento de Cristelo, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/07/01 - Current Scalable Technology for Online Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse Materials (STOP-CSAM)
101084719
Research Fellow
European Union
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Barroso, R. ; Ferreira, Catarina Braz; Silva, Sofia. Corresponding author: Barroso, R.. "Abusos sexuais: Intervenção psicológica com vítima e agressores". In Ética aplicada: Psicologia, 153-172. Edições 70, 2024.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Márcia Mendes; Catarina Varejão Pinto; Silva, Sofia; Rosana Vieira. "Consulta de Avaliação Multidisciplinar para Tratamento Cirúrgico da Obesidade". Paper presented in I Jornadas de Psicologia Clínica CHTS, 2021.
  2. Ana Luísa Lopes; Silva, Sofia; Catarina Costa; Joana Reis; Francisco Cardoso. "Memórias de Adolescência: A Primeira Relação Sexual". Paper presented in .º Congresso Internacional de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Sofia Silva; Joana Romão; Ana Catarina Braz Ferreira; Patricia Figueiredo; Eduarda Ramião; Ricardo Barroso. "Sources and Types of Sexual Information Used by Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review". Healthcare (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/22/2291.
    10.3390/healthcare12222291
  2. Marta Gomes; Ferreira, Catarina Braz; Silva, Sofia; Patrícia Figueiredo; Eduarda Ramião; Barroso, R.. "Stalking perpetration in adolescents in the context of intimate partner violence". Victims & Offenders (IF = 2.2; Q2) (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2024.2347641.
    Published
  3. Ferreira, Catarina Braz; Silva, Sofia; Patrícia Figueiredo; Eduarda Ramião; Barroso, R.. "Psychopathy and hormonal biomarkers: A systematic review and meta-analysis". Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice (IF = 5.8; Q1) (2024):
    Under revision
  4. Silva, Sofia; Ferreira, Catarina Braz; Patrícia Figueiredo; Eduarda Ramião; Barroso, R.. "Unveiling Cyberbullying Perpetration: What Are the Risk Factors at Play? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice (IF = 0.98; Q3) (2024):
    Under revision
  5. Ferreira, Catarina Braz; Silva, Ana Sofia; Patrícia Figueiredo; Eduarda Ramião; Ricardo Nuno Serralheiro Gonçalves Barroso. Corresponding author: Ferreira, Catarina Braz. "Callous-unemotional traits and motivational aggression: The mediating role of self-regulation". Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice (2024):
    Under revision
  6. Barroso, R. ; Silva, Ana Sofia; Mariam Fishere; Julia Nentzl; Thuy Yo Nguyen; Carlos García Forero; Esperanza Luísa Gómez-Durán; et al. Corresponding author: Barroso, R.. "Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): A Scoping Review of Risk Profiles, Risk Factors, and Typologies of Users". Sexual Medicine Reviews (IF = 3.5; Q2) (2024):
    Under revision
  7. Margarida Santos; Silva, Ana Sofia; Ferreira, Catarina Braz; Nuno Ferreira; Lluís Ballester; Barroso, R. . Corresponding author: Barroso, R.. "Sexual education and pornography consumption among adolescents". Social Sciences - Special Issue Advanced Approaches to Prevent and Intervene with Victims and Offenders of Gender-Based and Domestic Violence (IF = 1.7; Q2) (2024):
    Under revision
  8. Joana Romão; Silva, Sofia; Ferreira, Catarina Braz; Figueiredo, Patrícia; Eduarda Ramião; Barroso, Ricardo. Corresponding author: Barroso, Ricardo. "Types and Sources of Sexual Information used by Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review". Healthcare (IF = 2.4) (2024):
    Under revision
  9. Joana Romão; Silva, Ana Sofia; Ferreira, Catarina Braz; Ricardo Nuno Serralheiro Gonçalves Barroso. Corresponding author: Ricardo Nuno Serralheiro Gonçalves Barroso. "Types and sources of sexual information used by adolescents: A systematic review". Healthcare (IF: 2.4) (2024):
    Under revision
  10. Barroso, Ricardo; Marinho, Ana Rita; Figueiredo, Patrícia; Ramião, Eduarda; Silva, Sofia. "Consensual and Non-consensual Sexting Behaviors in Adolescence: A Systematic Review". Adolescent Research Review (IF = 4.7; Q1) 8 1 (2022): 1-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40894-022-00199-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s40894-022-00199-0
  11. Marinho, Ana Rita; Figueiredo, Patrícia; Ramião, Eduarda; Silva, Sofia; Barroso, Ricardo. "Callous-unemotional traits mediate the effect of childhood maltreatment in later non-consensual sexting practices". Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development (IF = 0.7; Q3) (2022): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26904586.2022.2152146.
    Published • 10.1080/26904586.2022.2152146
  12. Silva, Sofia; Figueiredo, Patrícia; Ramião, Eduarda; Barroso, Ricardo. "Childhood Trauma and Cyberbullying Perpetration: The Mediating Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits". Victims & Offenders (IF = 2,2; Q2) (2022): 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2126574.
    Published • 10.1080/15564886.2022.2126574
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Cyberbullying Perpetration in Adolescents". Master, 2022.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09/26 Perpetração de Cyberbullying: Quais os Fatores de Risco Associados? XII Congresso Ibero-Americano de Psicologia/ 6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Portugal)
2024/09/26 Poster: The Efficacy of an Intervention Program with Adolescents who have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behaviour: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial XIII Congresso Ibero-Americano de Psicologia/6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
2024/05 Psychological Assessment and Intervention Program with Adolescents who have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behaviour (PBX) In Search for Effective Interventions for Young Offenders and Victims
EFCAP
2024/05 Poster presentation: The Efficacy of an Intervention Program with Adolescents who have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behaviour: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial In Search for Effective Interventions for Young Offenders and Victims
2022/04 Childhood Trauma and Cyberbullying Perpetration: The Mediating Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits XII Congresso Internacional de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022 Childhood Trauma and Cyberbullying Perpetration: The Mediating Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits XI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2022 Childhood Trauma and Cyberbullying Perpetration: The Mediating Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits 1ª Convenção Psicologia e 1º Simpósio Doutoral em Psicologia U.Norte
Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação do Porto, Universidade do Porto
2021/04/16 Cyberbullying in a pandemic context Ciclo de Webinares - Soft Skills
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal)
2021/04/06 Training "The Phenomenological Interview: An Application Example" at the Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa in Penafiel, in the context of a meeting of psychologists from the Psychology Service.
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa (Penafiel)
2019 Presentation of a Poster intitled 'Adolescence Memories: the first sexual intercourse experience'. X International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychology
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa (Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/11 - Current Organisation of the 'Child Sexual Abuse' Seminar. Partnered with ISCTE. (2024/11)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 - Current Social media manager at the 8th European Association for Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology and Other Involved Professions Congress. (2024/05/28 - 2024/05/30)
Congress (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE Centro de Simulação Biomédica dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/03/26 - 2019/03/27 Organisation of the 'I Jornadas de Psicologia'. (2019/03/26 - 2019/03/27)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/09/25 - 2024/09/28 Participation in the 6th Portuguese Psychological Association Congress.
Congress
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2024/05/28 - 2024/05/30 8th European Association for Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology and Other Involved Professions Congress participation
Congress
 In Search for Effective Interventions for Young Offenders and Victims
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal

Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2024/03/20 - 2024/03/21 Attending the Meeting in Prague for 2PS project: Sparks in the Dark Conference: United for Child Safety, Stakeholder Meeting and 2PS General Assembly
Conference
 Sparks in the Dark Conference
The National Institute of Mental Health, Czech Republic
2024/03/18 - 2024/03/19 Attending the Interim Meeting in Prague for the STOP-CSAM and Bridge project.
Meeting
 BRIDGE & STOP-CSAM Meeting: Practical Guide for Consortium Partners
The National Institute of Mental Health, Czech Republic
2023/12/06 - 2023/12/20 Psychological Intervention in Situations of Domestic Violence, 8th edition, with a total of 10 hours and 5 credits.
Workshop
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/09/08 - 2023/10/31 Initial training for the completion of the Junior Psychologist year of the Portuguese Psychological Association, for a total of 108 hours.
Other
 Junior Psychologist: Initial Training
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/07/11 - 2023/07/24 Psychological Intervention with Older Adults, 14th edition, with a total of 10 hours and 5 credits.
Workshop
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/06/17 - 2023/06/17 Online Workshop "Sexual Abuse and Pedophilia: From Understanding to Intervention" with duration of 3 hours.
Workshop
 Online Workshop
ReConstruir - Psicologia & Desenvolvimento Pessoal, Portugal
2023/05/23 - 2023/06/05 Provision of Psychology Services Mediated by Information and Communication Technologies, 36th edition, with a total of 10 hours and 5 credits.
Workshop
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/05/18 - 2023/05/31 Intervention with Children and Young People at Risk, 64th edition, with a total of 10 hours and 5 credits.
Workshop
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/04/28 - 2023/05/12 Personal and professional marketing, 56th edition, with a total of 10 hours and 5 credits.
Workshop
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/04/20 - 2023/05/05 Psychological Intervention in Alcohol Problems, 57th edition, with a total of 10 hours and 5 credits.
Workshop
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/04/05 - 2023/04/19 Psychological Intervention with Refugees and Asylum Seekers, 5th edition, with a total of 10 hours and 5 credits.
Workshop
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2022/09/22 - 2022/09/22 Online Workshop of Cognitive Stimulation Techniques in the Elderly with duration of 3 hours.
Workshop
 Online Workshop
ReConstruir - Psicologia & Desenvolvimento Pessoal, Portugal
2022/06/22 - 2022/06/22 Online Workshop "Suicide and Self-harm Behaviors: Understanding and Intervene"
Workshop
 Online Workshop
ReConstruir - Psicologia & Desenvolvimento Pessoal, Portugal
2022/04/27 - 2022/04/28 XII International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychology intitled "Wellbeing and learning ecosystems", accredited by The Portuguese Psychological Association.
Congress
 Wellbeing and learning ecosystems
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Development ofpedagogical competences to work as a trainer: Planning programs, eplore didatic and media resources, plan learning activities, apply techniques of pedagogical interaction, design assessment tools, and develop different methodologies for the training diversities.
Other
 Training Course for Trainers
Escola de Negócios e Administração, Portugal
2021/11 - 2021/12 Professional Training in Neuropsychological Assessment: 1) Neurpsychological assessment (concepts); 2) Cognitive domains to be assessed; 3) Assessment tools; 4) Structure of the consultation and neuropsychological assessment report. Total number of hours: 50. Final grade: 19.
Workshop
 Formação Profissional de Avaliação Neuropsicológica
ReConstruir - Psicologia & Desenvolvimento Pessoal, Portugal
2021/10/08 - 2021/10/09 2nd Psycho-Oncology Congress of the Portuguese Cancer League (online)
Congress
 2º Congresso de Psico-Oncologia da Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
2021/08/07 - 2021/08/07 Professional Training in Psychological Intervention in Bereavement (3 hours)
Workshop
 Formação Profissional em Intervenção Psicológica no Luto
ReConstruir - Psicologia & Desenvolvimento Pessoal, Portugal
2021/07/24 - 2021/07/24 Professional Training in Psychological First Aid (3 hours)
Workshop
 Formação Profissional em Primeiros Socorros Psicológicos
ReConstruir - Psicologia & Desenvolvimento Pessoal, Portugal
2021/04/21 - 2021/04/22 Scientific Writing Workshop (3 hours) by ReadyToPub
Workshop
 Princípios Gerais para Obter uma Publicação Científica
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2021/04/14 - 2021/04/15 XI International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychology intitled "Emotions", accredited by The Portuguese Psychological Association (54 credits).
Congress
 XI Congresso Internacional de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/10/17 - 2020/10/17 Professional Training in Sexual Offences: Understanding to Intervene (3 hours)
Workshop
 Crimes Sexuais: Compreender para Intervir
ReConstruir - Psicologia & Desenvolvimento Pessoal, Portugal
2020/06/29 - 2020/07/03 APsi Summer School: 'Advances in Psychology', edition 1, with a total of 30 hours.
Workshop
 Avanços em Psicologia
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/04/10 - 2019/04/11 X International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychology intitled "Psychotherapy and other therapeutic approaches", accredited by The Portuguese Psychological Association (3.6 credits)
Congress
 Psychotherapy and other therapeutic approaches
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/12/19 - Current Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/12/29 - Current Portuguese Psychological Association (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses) Member
2022/12 - Current Empatinhas - Associação de Proteção de Animais Abandonados de Paredes Volunteer
2022 - Current UTAD's Interpersonal Violence Research Group (AggressionLab) Researcher; Social Media Manager
2021 - Current Interpersonal Violence Prevention Program (PREVINT) Researcher
2023/04 - 2024 Ser Social - Associação para o Desenvolvimento de Cristelo Volunteer
2018 - 2019 UTAD's Psychology Students Association (NUPSI) Treasurer

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/03 - Current Scientific Writing Psychology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2024 PhD Fellowship (2024.00501.BD)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal