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Diana Vieira Figueiredo. Clinical Psychologist (Nº cédula profissional: 26382). PhD student at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra. Master Degree in Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (2020). Working on research projects at the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra since 2019. Training Course in Quantitative Methodology for Scientific Research at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra (2021). Short-term courses on third-generation therapies for children and adolescents given by certified clinical psychologists. Clinical experience focused mainly on psychological assessment and intervention with young adults and adolescents. Clinical practice mainly focused on Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT) for adolescents. Contributed to multiple poster presentations research article in international congresses and journals. Oral presentations in national and international congresses.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diana Vieira Figueiredo
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Figueiredo, Diana Vieira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2C19-2D7E-414E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4538-1199

Email addresses

  • diana.v.figueiredo@fpce.uc.pt (Professional)
  • dianavieiraf@hotmail.com (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10/01 - 2026
Ongoing
 Doutoramento em Psicologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2023/10 - 2023/11
Concluded
 DNA-V for Young People (Curso médio)
Praxis Continuing Education and Training, United States
 100%
2021/02/04 - 2021/06/18
Concluded
 Curso de Formação em Metodologia Quantitativa de Investigação Científica (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
 20 valores
2021/05/22 - 2021/05/30
Concluded
 Curso Terapia da Aceitação e Compromisso em Crianças e Adolescentes (ACT) (Outros)
Psikontacto, Núcleo de Formação e Intervenção Terapêutica, Portugal
2015/09/15 - 2020/07/19
Concluded
 Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Intervenções Cognitivo-Comportamentais nas Perturbações Psicológicas e Saúde
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Testing Clark and Wells’ (1995) Cognitive Model in Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 valores
2019/10 - 2019/12
Concluded
 Mindful Self-Compassion: Auto-compaixão e atenção plena (Outros)
Psikontacto, Núcleo de Formação e Intervenção Terapêutica, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/10/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2020/10/01 - 2022/09/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2020/05/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024 - 2025 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/10/01 - Current Where We all Meet: ACT as a Conceptual and Therapeutic Transdiagnostic Approach to Adolescents with Different Anxiety Disorders
2022.13986.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/10/01 - 2022/09/30 TeenSad.Change - Changing the course of social anxiety in adolescence: What works, why, and for whom
C492522605-00087032
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/10/01 - 2020/05/31 TeenSad.Change - Changing the course of social anxiety in adolescence: What works, why, and for whom
C492522605-00087032
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. "A stepwise approach to the development of the In-Session Psychological Flexibility Scale.". Paper presented in I Congresso Internacional de Saúde Mental no Jovem Adulto, 2025.
  2. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. "Social Anxiety and Flourishing in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Psychological Flexibility.". Paper presented in  6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses / XIII Congresso Ibero-Americano de Psicologia, 2024.
  3. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. "Anxiety and flourishing in adolescence: The mediating role of psychological flexibility.". Paper presented in 3as Jornadas do Serviço de Psicologia Clínica da ULS Coimbra, 2024.
  4. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. "ACT as a Transdiagnostic Approach to Adolescents’ Anxiety Disorders: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial". Paper presented in PsihDay - VI Mostra de Doutoramento em Psicologia, 2023.
  5. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. "Where we all meet: ACT as a conceptual and therapeutic transdiagnostic approach to adolescents with different anxiety disorders". Paper presented in IV International Congress of CINEICC, 2023.
  6. Vagos, Paula; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Rijo, Daniel. "Changes throughout treatment modules of remotely delivered cognitive therapy for adolescent SAD". Paper presented in IV Congresso Internacional CINEICC, 2023.
  7. Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Marta-Simões, Joana; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. "ACT@TeenSAD: Changes throughout treatment modules of remotely delivered ACT for adolescent SAD". Paper presented in IV Congresso Internacional CINEICC, 2023.
  8. Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula. "An ACT-based Case Study of Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence". Paper presented in European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), 2022.
  9. Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel. "Risk Factors for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents: The Role of Psychological Inflexibility, Acceptance and Committed Action". Paper presented in XI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, 2022.
  10. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Miguel, Rita; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. Corresponding author: Figueiredo, Diana Vieira. "The role of self-compassion in the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder in adolescence.". Paper presented in International Conference on Clinical and Health Psychology of Children and Adolescents, 2022.
  11. Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel. "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence: A Manualized Online Approach". Paper presented in International Conference on Clinical and Health Psychology of Children and Adolescents (ICCHPCA), 2022.
  12. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Rijo, Daniel. "What explains social anxiety in adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder and health controls? The applicability of the Clark and Wells¿ model". Paper presented in EABCT 2022 Congress, 2022.
  13. Vagos, Paula; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Rijo, Daniel; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "The role of fear of negative and positive evaluation in adolescent social anxiety: Differential effects of gender". Paper presented in 7th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescent, 2021.
  14. Vagos, Paula; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Miguel, Rita; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Rijo, Daniel; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "Ansiedade social na adolescência em contexto escolar: Uma experiência (não tão) normativa [Social anxiety in adolescents in schools: A (not so) normal experience]". Paper presented in XVI Congresso Internacional Galego-Português de Psicopedagogia, 2021.
  15. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. "Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence: Initial feasibility data on a manualized online approach". Paper presented in European Conference on Mental Health, 2021.
  16. Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Rijo, Daniel; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Vagos, Paula. "Online cognitive therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence: preliminary efficacy data on worriedness and clinical global impression". Paper presented in EABCT 2021 Congress, 2021.
  17. Vagos, Paula; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Miguel, Rita; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Rijo, Daniel; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Salvador, Maria do Céu. Corresponding author: Vagos, Paula. "Ansiedade social na adolescência em contexto escolar: Uma experiência (não tão) normativa. [Social Anxiety during adolescence within school: A (not so) normative experience]". Paper presented in XVI Congresso Internacional Galego-Português de Psicopedagogia, 2021.
  18. Vagos, Paula Emanuel Rocha; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Miguel, Rita; Ganho, Ana; Rijo, Daniel; Lima, Luísa; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "Ansiedade social na adolescência em contexto escolar: Uma experiência (não tão) normativa". Paper presented in XVI Congresso Internacional Galego-Português de Psicopedagogia, 2021.
  19. Vagos, Paula; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Rijo, Daniel; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "An ACT perspective on adolescent social anxiety disorder". Paper presented in ABCS Virtual World Conference, 2021.
  20. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula; Rijo, Daniel; Miguel, Rita; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Nobre-Lima, Luiza. "Testing Clark and Wells' (1995) Cognitive Model of Social Anxiety in Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder". Paper presented in 10th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2021.
  21. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Miguel, Rita; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. "Self-compassion and social anxiety: Differential associations between normative and socially anxious adolescents". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Childhood and Adolescence, 2021.
  22. Vagos, Paula; Miguel, Rita; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel; Nobre-Lima, Luiza. "Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence: The role of shame, self-judgement and safety behaviors.". Paper presented in Compassionate Mind Foundation's 9th International Conference, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Paula Vagos; Diana Vieira Figueiredo; Marina Cunha. "The Core Social Fears Scale for Adolescents: Psychometric appraisal based on community and clinical samples". European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02824-4.
    10.1007/s00787-025-02824-4
  2. Diana Vieira Figueiredo; Maria do Céu Salvador; Daniel Rijo; Paula Vagos. "Acceptance and commitment therapy as a transdiagnostic approach to adolescents with different anxiety disorders: study protocol". European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02608-2.
    10.1007/s00787-024-02608-2
  3. Francisca Alves; Diana Vieira Figueiredo; Paula Vagos. "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence: Preliminary Appraisal Based on a Case Study Approach". Clinical Case Studies (2023): https://doi.org/10.1177/15346501221144069.
    10.1177/15346501221144069
  4. Diana Vieira Figueiredo; Francisca Alves; Paula Vagos. "Psychological inflexibility explains social anxiety over time: a mediation analyses with a clinical adolescent sample". Current Psychology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04650-w.
    10.1007/s12144-023-04650-w
  5. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula; Ganho-Ávila, A.; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Nobre-Lima, L.; Rijo, Daniel. Corresponding author: Figueiredo, Diana Vieira. "What explains social anxiety in adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder and healthy controls? The applicability of the Clark and Wells’ model". Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies 22 1 (2023): 15-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2023.1.2.
    10.24193/jebp.2023.1.2
  6. Paula Vagos; Diana Vieira Figueiredo; Ana Ganho-Ávila; Andreas Mayr; Daniel Rijo. "Remotely delivered cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder in adolescence: Preliminary efficacy evidence based on changes throughout treatment". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915677.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915677
  7. Francisca Alves; Diana Vieira Figueiredo; Paula Vagos. "The Prevalence of Adolescent Social Fears and Social Anxiety Disorder in School Contexts". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12458.
    10.3390/ijerph191912458
  8. Ana Ganho-Ávila; Diana Vieira Figueiredo; Paula Vagos. "Online Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence: A Clinical Case Study Using the CT@TeenSAD". Clinical Case Studies (2022): 153465012210915-153465012210915. https://doi.org/10.1177/15346501221091519.
    10.1177/15346501221091519
  9. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula; Miguel, Rita; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel. "Clark and Well's approach to social anxiety: Longitudinal data from a clinical sample of adolescents". (2022):
    Under revision
  10. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Miguel, Rita; Paulo, Marlene; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, Paula. "Online Compassion Focused Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence (CFT@TeenSAD): Preliminary data on efficacy throughout treatment". Psychologica 64 2 (2021): 87-107. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_64-2_4.
    Published
Manual
  1. Vagos, Paula; Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira. ACT@TeenSAD: Manual de terapia baseada na aceitação e compromisso online para adolescentes com perturbação de ansiedade social.. 2022.
    Under revision
  2. Vagos, Paula; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Ganho-Ávila, Ana. CT@TeenSAD: Manual de terapia cognitiva online para adolescentes com perturbação de ansiedade social. 2021.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/03/03 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence: A Manualized Online Approach ICCHPCA 2022: XVI. International Conference on Clinical and Health Psychology of Children and Adolescents
World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology (Roma, Italy)
2022/03/03 The Role of Self-Compassion for the Diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents ICCHPCA 2022: XVI. International Conference on Clinical and Health Psychology of Children and Adolescents
World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology (Roma, Italy)
2022/01/28 Self-compassion and social anxiety: Differential associations between normative and socially anxious adolescents (Oral Presentation) International Conference on Childhood and Adolescence
(Porto, Portugal)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024 - 2025 Intervenções baseadas no Mindfulness, Compaixão e Aceitação Mestrado em Psicologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2025 Best Poster Award at the I Congresso Internacional de Saúde Mental no Jovem Adulto, Coimbra, Portugal.
2022 Best Presentation Award - ICCHPCA 2022: XVI. International Conference on Clinical and Health Psychology of Children and Adolescents
World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, Turkey

Other distinction

2020 Quadro de Mérito UC - Ano letivo 2019/2020
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal