Catarina Leitão

Contacts

catarinaleitao@ces.uc.pt

Biography

Catarina Leitão is a postdoctoral researcher on the ATHENE project, coordinated by the Centre for Social Studies. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology and an Integrated Master's degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Minho.

ORCID

Projetos

ATHENE

Citizen Science as a methodology for promoting development skills in children and young people

Latest Publications

Article in Scientific journal

Leitão, Catarina; Lopes, Ana; Ribeiro, Beatriz; Nunes, Urbano J.; Carona, Carlos (2025), "Emotional effects of a brief child-robot interaction to teach school-aged children a relaxation exercise: an exploratory pre-post study", Current Psychology, 45, 1

Article in Scientific journal

Leitão, Catarina; Shumba, Jefrey (2025), "Parenting support in ECEC services: the views of practitioners implementing a model in the Irish context about parents' engagement and associated outcomes", Frontiers in Sociology, 10

Article in Scientific journal

Leitão, Catarina; Hayes, Nóirín (2025), "Supporting parents through ECEC services: impact evaluation of a parenting support model in an area of disadvantage", Early Years, 1-16