Doutorado em Psicologia
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Ano de início: 2000
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Homologado pelo CNE (Portaria MEC Nº 609, de 14/03/2019).Publicação no DOU 18 de março de 2019, seç. 1, p.268 - Parecer CNE/CES nº 487/2018
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Url do curso: https://psicologia.ufes.br/pt-br/pos-graduacao/PPGP/detalhes-do-curso?id=1496
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- ItemAS TRANSIÇÕES DE CARREIRA DE MULHERES: A EXPERIÊNCIA DO TRABALHAR E AS BARREIRAS DE CARREIRA(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2022-09-23) Berzin, Juliana; Silva, Priscilla de Oliveira Martins da; https://orcid.org/0000000229226607; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7158091678487373; https://orcid.org/; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Ribeiro, Marcelo Afonso; https://orcid.org/; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Silva, Ligia Carolina Oliveira; https://orcid.org/; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; https://orcid.org/; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8562677684241404; Amaro, Rubens de Araujo; https://orcid.org/0000000341833562; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7808207241810280abstract
- ItemAutoconsciência corporal em estudantes de música: avaliação e intervenção(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2016-08-29) Subtil, Marina Medici Loureiro; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; Souza, Mariane Lima de; Castro, Alessandra Paiva de; Freitas, Grace Kelly Filgueiras; Wachelke, João Fernando Rech; Menandro, Paulo Rogério Meira; Gomes, William BarbosaDue to their physical, cognitive and affective demands, learning the musical performance is perhaps one of the most complex human tasks whose boundaries are not yet able to point out in great detail. Studying an instrument involves a multifaceted and multidimensional human experience, with direct impact on the health of that studying. The health of the musician has been a theme investigated by different areas of knowledge, pointing between them, their relationship to physical and psychological processes of health and illness of this professional class. Among the phenomena that make up the health of musicians, we study the most common injuries, the causes associated with the appearance of the lesions and the same treatment tools. Bodily self-awareness appears as a variable cross all these phenomena indicated. It is considered as hypothesis in studies of different areas that individuals with better awareness and perception of the body tend to suffer less from illnesses of neuromusculoskeletal order. Thus, the overall objective of the research is to investigate the body self in university music students and its relation to the prevention and/or appearance of neuromusculoskeletal injuries related to instrumental practice. The research had mixed character and was conducted in two stages. The first is related to the creation and validation of a qualitative evaluation tool for body selfawareness and ergonomic aspects of music students, the Aergo-AutoConMusi. 415 students from undergraduate and bachelor's degree in music from different universities of Brazil participated in this phase, enrolled in all periods. The first phase resulted in two studies: the first one shows the overall evaluation of the results of the Occupational Health music students and the second one presents the development process and instrument validation. The AergoAutoConMusi validation phase resulted in three scales: a range of body self-awareness; a perception of pain scale and finally a scale preventive aspects. The second phase of the research is refered to the clinical trial uncontrolled, driven by an intervention through the Pilate’s concept and lectures on health musician. The intervention was made through the elective course health of musician, with 15 enrolled students of both sexes, aged 19-44 years, mean 26 years. The subject of the meetings were weekly, lasting three hours. Students were grouped in three per class, according to their schedule availability. The intervention phase showed qualitative and quantitative aspects of the implementation of course health of musician. The increase of some physical and behavioral aspects involved with body self-awareness can be observed both by applying the Aergo-AutoConMusi as the reports of the participants. The understanding of the body and specific training of body and behavioral skills in performance made possible in this thesis the reduction of pain complaints and the improvement in some aspects (pain perception, ergonomic aspects of music making) body self-awareness measured by the instrument. We conclude with the results of this thesis, that the body self-awareness in musicians can be based on three dimensions: body self-awareness and the perception of pain; body self-awareness and ergonomic aspects of music making and body self-awareness and preventive health components of the musician. The body's relationship to pain, body posture in performance, behavior of prevention and care in health, to improve and adjust through teaching and bodily experiences specific to the health of the musician, focused on aspects that guide the body self-awareness. For it is a multifactorial phenomenon, body self-awareness in musicians is evident as exploratory field and requires the health participation of different professionals who can contribute to their assessment and their understanding as well as the creation and implementation of programs aimed its improvement in different musical activities.
- ItemBurnout e Capital Psicológico: Uma Perspectiva Teórico-metodológica sobre Transição de Carreira de Estudantes(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2021-02-22) Matos, Fabíola Rodrigues; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4953-0363; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8562677684241404; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2828-2869; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4706957977125388; Oliveira, Manoela Ziebell de; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0243-5115; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9584107783216465; Guerra, Valeschka Martins; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7455-125X; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0586051859189564; Wachelke, Joao Fernando Rech; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-8598; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3949641174605281; Ambiel, Rodolfo Augusto Matteo; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3921-8547; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5057292997836738Students seeking to enter higher education face challenges that include social pressures, changes in personal life to achieve approval, decisions on course selection, preparation methods and a quest for optimizing content learning. This doctoral thesis sought, through four studies, to investigate the current situation of mental health and the personal resources of students who aim to enter higher education, the research points of this research being student burnout and psychological capital. In the first article, evidence of accuracy and precision wasraised for the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory - Student Version (OLBI-S) in the Brazilian context. The results indicated that an adapted version of OLBIS presents validity and reliability indicators for a two-dimensional structure (exhaustion and disengagement). In the second article, the Psychological Capital Scale in the Context of Studies (PsyCap-E) was elaborated and evidence of precision and precision of the instrument was presented. The results indicated good psychometric quality for an internal structure of four dimensions (resilience, hope, self-efficacy and optimism). In the third article, we sought to explore how career adaptability resources, psychological capital and mental health indicators (depression, anxiety and stress) predict student burnout. The results indicated that the perception of control and resilience help students not to experience exhaustion. They also showed that concern, anxiety, optimism and resilience prevent disengagement in the educational environment. Finally, the fourth article investigated student burnout, mental health aspects and their relationship with study habits and studies among students in Espírito Santo. The results indicated above-average levels for negative affects, depression and anxiety, as well as the association between exhaustion and the longest study time in the sample. Aspects related to interventions in the area and the need for additional research that adopt the longitudinal design to the development and monitoring of psychological resources for health promotion are discussed.
- ItemCarreira para quem? O início dos estudos inclusivos de carreira no Brasil sob a ótica da Psicologia do Trabalhar(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2021-10-25) Pires, Fernanda Mendes; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4953-0363; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8562677684241404; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1964-5357; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7750271444416727; Menandro, Maria Cristina Smith; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4339-2975; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5351297661579846; Ribeiro, Marcelo Afonso; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0396-7693; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2180690229666836; Araujo, Bruno Felix Von Borell de; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6183-009X; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3237367085252728; Lucas, Angela Christina; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5630-8093; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6492835060009859The Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) emphasizes the sociocultural, economic and political factors that influence the distribution of resources and possibilities for all people who work and want to work with attention to those neglected from privilege of choices in their experiences and career decisions. This doctoral thesis sought through four studies to introduce the Psychology of Working Theory in Brazil. The first study presents the PWT, demonstrating itsrelevance in the scenario of career theories, as well as highlighting its relevance in the current configurations of the world of work and the brazilian context. Given the various variables studied by the PWT, job volition seems to be relevant since, according to the authors, job choices are conceived as a basic premise in most career studies to date. The second study investigated, through a integrative review, what has been studied and published in national and international academic literature on Working Psychology. The results did not find national publications based on the theory, however, they indicate that from 2019 onwards there was a significant growth of publications in the international scope, concentrated on the quantitative method with elaborations and adaptations of scales related to the constructs of the theory, partial empirical evidence of the theoretical model and in authorship and the reality of work in the North American context. In this sense, the third article adapted and raised initial psychometric evidence for the brazilian context of the Work Volition Scale (WVS). The results showed positive evidence of content validity, internal and external structure, as well as accuracy indicators that corroborate the use of the adapted version in Brazilian Portuguese. The fourth study adapted the Scales of Economic Constraints, Experiences of Marginalization in Life and Satisfaction of Work Needs to the social and cultural context of Brazil, in addition to testing the complete PWT model in brazilian workers. The results indicate positive evidence for the adaptation of the scales and, mainly, demonstrate findings that support, almost entirely, the original proposition of PWT in the brazilian context, supporting the transcultural validity of the theory. In contrast to the model, non-significant results were found when we observed that marginalization was not shown to be a predictor of work volition and did not mediate the volition relationship between marginalization and decent work. Finally, the limitations of these studies are discussed, as well as suggestions for future research and strategies for protective measures and support for Brazilian workers in the field of professional and career guidance, as well as public policies. The approach of PWT to the brazilian context proved to be a contribution of this thesis, however, a lot of scientific and practical effort is still needed to reduce inequalities and in search of social justice.
- ItemChamados de carreira e trabalho significativo: propriedades psicométricas e evidências empíricas no contexto brasileiro(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2022-06-15) Zanotelli, Lilian Gazzoli; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; https://orcid.org/; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8562677684241404; https://orcid.org/0000000248691504; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; https://orcid.org/; http://lattes.cnpq.br/abstract
- ItemDe John Wayne a David Beckham - ressignificações das masculinidades: um estudo em representações sociais(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2013-08-21) Ceotto, Eduardo Coelho; Trindade, Zeidi Araújo; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; Perim, Paulo Castelar; Nascimento, Adriano Roberto Afonso do; Barros, Sibelle Maria Martins deGaining visibility and strength in the twentieth century, the feminist movement has brought several changes with respect to the participation of women in society. These changes, which were initially disdained by men, were consolidated and collected many achievements. Men are then faced with unfamiliar situations, creating difficulties in their relationship with these new women, and causing what masculinity theorists have called ‘the crisis of masculinity’. The history of gender relations based on a patriarchal model favored the construction of a type of hegemonic masculinity, represented by strong man, virile, heterosexual and dominant. In the last decade of the twentieth century, emerges the figure of the metrosexual man, who introduces himself as a man concerned with the aesthetic care and appearance, aiming at maintaining good looks, and coexisting with the traditional standard. Based on the Theory of Social Representations, this study aimed at verifying the presence of aesthetic elements in the representation of masculinity and social practices of young adults. The survey was conducted from three studies: Study 1 aimed to identify and analyze the constitutive elements of the SR of ‘man’, ‘woman’, ‘ideal man’ and ‘ideal woman’ to 192 male university students. Study 2 was a documental research, conducted with an analysis of 44 issues of Men’s Health Brazil magazine (2006-2009) in order to identify and study the elements of the SR of masculinity conveyed in the magazine. Finally, Study 3 was conducted with 384 university students of both sexes to verify the existence of a relationship between practices of beauty care and motivation for male self-care with the SR of the objects ‘ man’ and ‘woman’. Data were analyzed with the following softwares: Alceste, SPAD-T and SPSS v. 18. Evocations were processed through TISCON. Results indicated that the elements of social representations of men and women exhibit hegemonic characteristics, being the man depicted with attributes such as ‘provider’, ‘strong’ and ‘virile’ and the ‘woman’, with characteristics such as ‘caregiver’, ‘caring’ and ‘affectionate’. The SR of ‘ideal man’ are projected on the idea that the man should also be handsome, intelligent, educated and faithful, in addition to the provider. In the documental study, a possible change in the masculinity standard was identified when compared to the hegemonic standard. The SR of masculinity are associated with practices of seduction and beauty, body care and man attuned, where new practices are associated with the idea of men, such as cooking, reading incentives and CDs and DVDs suggestions, aiming at increasing the intellectual standards of the men. Regarding the study of the relationship between SR and practices, although the correlation coefficients were low, results indicate practical motivations for male selfcare. ‘Becoming handsome’ is mentioned by men as the main reason for self-care. Results lead to a general discussion of the relation between representations and practices, indicating that the incorporation of aesthetic practices can generate a new social representation of masculinity, moving away from the hegemonic model.
- ItemDesenvolvimento cognitivo na construção do raciocínio matemático e reprovação nos cursos de engenharia da Univasf(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2012-03-08) Sousa, Geida Maria Cavalcanti de; Queiroz, Sávio Silveira de; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; Canal, Claudia Patrocinio Pedroza; Gurgel, Carmesina Ribeiro; Sad, Lígia ArantesRecent research showed high percentage of failure in engineering courses at the Federal University of São Francisco Valley. These results stimulated the work described here, which aimed to analyze the relationship between cognitive development in the construction of mathematical reasoning and failure in the basic subjects of engineering courses at Univasf. Participants were 37 students undertaking engineering courses (Calculus I, Analytic Geometry and Physics), and five teachers of these subjects. The data cover the period from 2009 to 2010 and was obtained on the campus of Juazeiro-BA Univasf, with the following methods : interviews with students and teachers; the application of Piagetian tests (floating bodies task and the pendulum) and BPR - 5, psychological tests with the students. The analysis categories were: leveis of cognitive development; student performance in basic subjects and reasoning tests; concepts, skills and difficulties in mathematics; and teaching-learning process and their relationships, data which was analyzed using a quantitative/qualitative approach. Results showed: Regardless of the pass/fail situation in the basic subjects of engineering Univasf, leveis of cognitive development did not justify the final outcome students' academic performance. 2. The data resulting from tests of reasoning (BPR-5) point out, just in Spatial Reasoning subtest, a positive correlation with a positive correlation with academic test scores of Analytical Geometry (subject). There is a correlation between performance on tests of academic achievement (GA, CA, FIS) for successful students performed significantly higher than disapproved. This situation did not occur among the subtests of BPR-5. Statistically, there is no significant differences between approved students and disapproved ones significant differences between students approved and disapproved, considering all subtests battery BPR-5. 3. Several difficulties affect academic performance (associated with other ones): the teacher-student relationship, communication, process of text comprehension, teaching methodology, decontextualized content, lack of basic knowledge from secondary education; lack of pedagogical formation of teachers, teaching strategies and learning assessment, the number of subjects in the first period, financial difficulties, family problems, and students becoming discouraged due to frustration with their performance. Thus, it is concluded that control variables or intervention, depending on the design and context of future research, can define various aspects that influence the academic performance in the pedagogical, psychological and cognitive perspectives.
- ItemNegócios sociais como prática cultural cooperativa(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2018-06-28) Gonçalves, Claudinei Pereira; Borloti, Elizeu Batista; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; Alves, Diego Zilio; Ramos, Fabiana Pinheiro; Faria, Luiz Henrique LimaThis study proposes that the field of social business constitutes an unexplored cultural practice developed throughout the evolutionary history of the human species, in which the cooperative repertoire of some individuals stands out for the emergence and maintenance of this practice ", a thesis that was investigated with the accomplishment of interconnected studies, corresponding three articles, as follows. The objective of the first study was to propose, from a historical perspective, that emergence of social enterprises corresponds to a cultural practice developed throughout the evolutionary history of cooperation in the human specie. The intention was: (a) to present the most influential theories about cooperation already in existence or under discussion; (b) to describe the influence of cooperation on the evolutionary process of social enterprises; and (c) to describe the historical line in which social enterprises were developed. Although there is a set of factors that triggered rise in number of social enterprises, its emergence must be seen as a product of 2.5 million years of evolution of cooperative behavior on human specie. Thus, the history of the emergence of social enterprises is the very history of human cooperation. The starting point on an emerging theme is to know how is the scientific development in the area of knowledge that circumscribes it. The objectives of the study were: (a) to review world research in social enterprises in the last 10 years; and (b) seek an identification of studies that approach social enterprises as a cultural practice. Among the verified results, it was highlight the lack of initiatives that explore a behavioral perspective of social enterprises as a cultural practice that promotes more equitable socioeconomic development. The study proposed to address the role of human cooperation in the initiative to found a social enterprise. To this end, we sought to identify the cooperative contingencies of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, Professor Muhammad Yunus, which culminated in the creation and operation of the Grammen Bank, a globally known social enterprise model. The purpose of this study was to highlight contingencies that could be important to program educational practices focused on social enterprise. It was observed that as the most relevant contingencies in the maintenance of cooperative behaviors of Yunus involve self-control and counter-control in the coexistence with groups that are related to the reach of the common good. The three studies reaffirmes the thesis foundations, ratifying (1) that the study of social enterprises as cultural practice is a field still unexplored; (2) that social enterprises represents a social phenomenon developed throughout the history of human cooperation evolution; and (3) that the cooperative repertoire of some individuals stands out for the emergence and maintenance of this cultural practice.
- ItemO relacionamento professor-aluno e o bullying no ensino fundamental(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2012-10-30) Passos, Virgínia de Oliveira Alves; Garcia, Agnaldo; Tokumaro, Rosana Suemi; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; Leme, Maria Isabel da Silva; Miranda, Raquel FerreiraThe social context is marked by countless situations identified by violence. The school as a place for developing individuals is a setting for conflicts. A phenomenon of intense violence, is worrying educators in general - bullying - term used to refer to aggressive attitudes, intentional, repetitive, adopted by one or more students against another(s), causing pain, distress and suffering. Insults, intimidation, nicknames, teasing, accusations, often leading to exclusion, and physical, psychological, moral and material. The overall goal of this research is to investigate the role of the teacher-student relationship in the occurrence of conflict situations involving students, from the students' perspective. The study included 124 students in 7th grade from three elementary schools in Recife (PE). Students were asked to write an essay about "School Violence", and then completed a questionnaire about the relationship with colleagues and two teachers - with Good Relationships and with Difficult Relationship. A thematic analysis of newsrooms shows that the majority of students referred directly to bullying to speak about school violence. This practice was also addressed indirectly, without making explicit reference to the term bullying. Some students expressed their targets / victims of bullying, and others claimed to have witnessed such a practice. Analysis of the questionnaires showed the forms of involvement in bullying and aspects of the teacher-student relationship. Statistical analysis showed correlational link between student authors / aggressors and negative aspects of the relationship with teachers. The results allow for greater understanding of the influence of interpersonal relationships in the school context.
- ItemO trabalho penitenciário e as relações entre conflito-trabalho família, gênero e aspectos da saúde: um estudo no Brasil e México(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2021-12-13) Bagalho, Jaqueline Oliveira; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4953-0363; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8562677684241404; https://orcid.org/0000000235448492; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1768665176767825; Moraes, Thiago Drumond; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-3533; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9853780049224830; Sousa, Alline Alves de; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4643-8089; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2944499589378249; Ferreira, Marcelo José Monteiro; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5187-4195; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3037978987916247; Iguti, Aparecida Mari; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1309-7433; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5800126869436525Women and men still do not share the same opportunities at work, whether in terms of practical (salary, promotion) or subjective (recognition, equality) aspects. The sexual division of labor is still a reality and its consequences, hierarchization and injustice perpetuate relations of inequality between genders. This division has been accentuated in work spaces where activities are “traditionally” carried out by the male gender, as in the case of prison security forces, in the work of prison inspectors, for example. This inequality can have repercussions on the relationships between family and work, featuring harmful effects on the physical, mental and emotional health of women and men. Brazil and Mexico have similar historical and social aspects, even similar in prison statistics – Brazil is the first in the ranking in terms of prison population in Latin America and Mexico, the second. Based on these assumptions, the objective of this research was to analyze the relationships between gender, work-family conflict and health dimensions, such as fatigue, burnout, anxiety, stress and depression in workers in the Brazilian and Mexican prison system. To this end, three studies were undertaken, which involved a mixed, quantitative and qualitative methodology, operationalized by a survey-type study and group work with working women in the Mexico City prison system. Overall, the three studies demonstrate that the constructs are correlated in the two samples. Note, however, that the prediction varies in terms of hierarchy, that is, the variables that explain the model are in different order of influence in some contexts, which will be explained below. Gender appears as a relevant dimension in the relationship between the constructs, especially for the time dimension in the direction of FIT (family interfering in work) of the CTF (work-family conflict). Gender also influences the characterization of illness in this population, men fall ill more significantly in the physical aspects and women in the emotional aspects. Therefore, the emergence of more studies that encompass the relationship between gender and other constructs in prison inspectors is confirmed.
- ItemRelacionamentos românticos : modelos de qualidade e satisfação em relacionamentos de casal(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2011-02-23) Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; Garcia, Agnaldo; Miranda, Raquel Ferreira; Tokumaru, Rosana Suemi; Souza, Marcos Aguiar de; Queiroz, Sávio Silveira deSatisfaction and quality of a romantic relationship are aspects related to quality of life, happiness and relationship maintenance. This doctoral research focused on understanding the determinants of quality in romantic relationships and four studies have been conducted: Study I - Development of the Multidimensional Measure of Quality of Romantic Relationships (AQUARELA-R); Study II - Predictive Model of Quality of Romantic Relationships; Study III - Validity and Reliability of Rating Scales of Constructs related to Romantic Relationships; Study IV - Structural Model of Quality in Romantic Relationships. A total of 1918 people of both sexes participated in the four studies. Participants were from four regions of Brazil and 871 (45.1%) were males. The average age of participants was 26.1 years. The results of the first study showed a psychometric instrument with parameters of accuracy and reliability appropriate for the assessment of five domains of quality in a relationship: love, sex, communication, commitment and intimacy. The study demonstrated how two variable components of love, sexual satisfaction and overall satisfaction with life, influence the overall satisfaction with the relationship. In the third study, exploratory and confirmatory aspects of validity and reliability of four psychometric instruments with elements of romantic relationships are reported: small version of the triangular love scale - ETAS, rating scale of quality in romantic relationships - AQUARELA R-marital inventory of social skills - MSSI and range of styles of love - LAS-Bra. The last study in turn presents structural equation models combining the constructs assessed by the scales validated in Study III. As results of this study three general models of quality in romantic relationships are presented: Multidimensional Model of Quality in Romantic Relationships - MMQRR; Model of Emotional-Assertive Quality – MEAQ; Assertive Cognitive Model of Quality - MCAQ. It is concluded that the objectives of this dissertation have been achieved and the model MCAQ was considered the most innovative, demonstrating the relationship of cognitive styles of adaptation, assertive 8 social skills and overall quality in the relationship as important elements in the manifestation of the love construct.
- ItemUso de pornografia e sua influência na satisfação com os relacionamentos amorosos(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2019-04-23) Baumel, Cynthia Perovano Camargo; Guerra, Valeschka Martins; Nascimento, Andrea dos Santos; Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz de; Silva, Priscilla de Oliveira Martins da; Freire, Sandra Elisa de AssisThis thesis, developed as 5 separate studies, used different methodological research approaches in order to verify the influence of the use of, and of the attitudes towards pornography in the evaluation of satisfaction within love relationships. Study 1 presents a systematic literature review that sought to identify the definitions of pornography used by researchers and the perceived effects of using such material on love relationships, with a final database of 45 articles. Within the sample studied, sexually explicit material was identified as the most accepted definition of pornography. Study 2 sought to identify and understand the attitudes that men and women have regarding pornography, as well as to verify the perceived advantages and disadvantages of using this type of material in love relationships. Twenty participants, equally distributed regarding gender, with an average age of 25,7 years (SD = 2,06), born in Brazil, were interviewed using a semi-structured script. The results showed that the difference between genders in the approach and in the use of pornography was identified as a significant variable. Study 3 used exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to validate two of the instruments used in the thesis: the Sexual Satisfaction Index and the Attitudes toward Pornography Scale, built specifically for this research. The instruments analysed showed favourable indicators, demonstrating the adequacy of the proposed models. Studies 4 and 5 sought to describe the use and attitudes towards pornography and characteristics of the participants' love relationship, as well as to present a model that would aid in understanding satisfaction with the love relationship and the contribution of the use and the attitudes towards pornography in this using an online questionnaire. Study 4 had 1382 participants (77,4% women) with an average age of 30,06 years (SD = 9,84). Sexual satisfaction, intimacy and commitment were the significant variables that contributed to the perception of satisfaction with the relationship, to men as well as to women. Regarding the contribution of pornography, the use of and the negative attitude towards pornography contributed significantly to the negative assessment of the satisfaction with the relationship, although the percentage of explanation for these models is small. Study 5 used 200 participants from the previous study who answered the questionnaire as members of a couple. It sought to describe the use of pornography and characteristics of the love relationships of 100 couples in hetero-affective relationships, as well as to present a model that would help understanding the satisfaction with love relationships and the contribution of the use of and the attitudes towards pornography in this evaluation, considering the interdependence of partners in the love dyad. The relationship variables appeared as significant in the evaluation of satisfaction with the relationship. Specifically, the use of pornography by men has emerged as a significant variable that has contributed to the assessment of satisfaction with the love relationship of both men and women – however small the total explanation of the model has shown to be.