About the Journal

The Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental e Social | Portuguese Journal of Behavioral and Social Research [RPICS|PJBSR] is a multidisciplinary journal with peer review published biannually by the Department of Research & Development of the Instituto Superior Miguel Torga.

The RPICS|PJBSR is committed to providing a platform for disseminating original and high-quality research, promoting the advancement of knowledge in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, and giving a voice to emerging researchers. With our Diamond Open Access policy, we facilitate the participation of new researchers from all over the world and encourage young talents to emerge in the field of research. We firmly believe in eliminating financial barriers to publication and promoting sharing and collaboration in the scientific and academic fields.

The RPICS|PJBSR is relevant reading for psychologists, social workers, sociologists, and all professionals interested in social and behavioral research.

All content is available online and is Diamond Open Access, meaning that all content is freely available without charge to readers, authors, or institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles or use them for any other lawful purpose without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

The edition is the responsibility of the Department of Research & Development from Instituto Superior Miguel Torga

Director: Helena Espírito Santo

Editor-in-Chief: Fernanda Daniel

Coimbra, Portugal

ISSN online: 2183-4938

ERC Register: 127472 in 2020/12/17

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Current Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025): May
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Published: 2025-05-31

Review Paper

  • Guidelines for integrative reviews in psychology

    Luis Humbert Andrade de Lemos, Bruna Colombo dos Santos, Narciso José Batista Neto, Tiago Alfredo da Silva Ferreira
    1–16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.366

  • Resilience in people living with HIV: An integrative literature review

    Raquel Lima, Mykaella Cristina Antunes Nunes, Normanda Araujo de Morais
    1–18
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.385

  • Behavior analysts and COVID-19: A review of empirical and conceptual publications

    André Connor de Méo Luiz, Myenne Mieko Ayres Tsutsumi, Julia Röcker dos Santos, Carolina Rodrigues Ganêo Kislki, Wellington Bueno da Silva Kislki, Juliana Suemi Gomes Shirakawa, Murilo Nogueira Ramos
    1–19
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.356

Original Paper

  • Between tears and struggles: The Role of organizations in combating domestic violence In Press

    Larisse Oliveira Amorim, Leonardo Victor de Sá Pinheiro, Fabiana Pinto de Almeida Bizarria, Marcleide Sampaio Oliveira
    1–25
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.351

  • The voice of women: Perceptions of obstetric violence in Southern Brazil

    Matheus de Oliveira Sobrinho Ferreira, Ana Carolina Conartioli, Andressa Larissa Dias Müller de Souza, Pamela Eloisa Palma Tasca, Sara Wust Beckmann, Elizandra Aparecida Britta Stefano
    1–15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.369

  • Violence and health: Consequences of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes in Portugal

    Moisés Santos de Menezes
    1–20
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.404

  • Living and working conditions of penitentiary security agents in the Amazonian context

    Irlaine Maria Figueira da Silva, Nádia Vicência do Nascimento Martins, Luana Almeida dos Santos, Lúcia Yasuko Izumi Nichiata
    1–15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.354

  • Clinical empathy and physicians’ compassion satisfaction: Analysis of potential mediators

    Francisca Rosa, Ana Alves-Nogueira, Cláudia Melo, Maria Cristina Canavarro, Carlos Carona
    1–22
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.346

  • Maladaptive perfectionism and cognitive test anxiety in Brazilian undergraduates: The role of sex and age

    Paulo Gregório Nascimento Nascimento da Silva, Lívia Maria Gonçalves Leal Dantas, Thiago Coutinho Freitas de Oliveira, Ana Maria Gomes Barbosa, Ana Carolina Martins Monteiro Silva, Tiago Geraldo de Azevedo, Emerson Diógenes de Medeiros, Marco Antônio Silva Alvarenga
    1–14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.368

  • Validation of the Personalized Psychological Flexibility Index in a Portuguese sample

    Carolina Veríssimo, Marina Cunha, Ilda Massano-Cardoso, Ana Galhardo
    1–18
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.398
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