The CIPER-SR team participated in the 38th European Health Psychology Society Conference, held in Estoril from September 3rd to 6th, contributing with both a roundtable discussion and a poster presentation.

The roundtable, titled The Psychedelic Renaissance: Opportunities for Behavior Change and Psychological Well-Being, featured researchers Pedro Teixeira, Jorge Encantado, PhD student Laura Carvalho, collaborating researcher Talea Cornelius, and physician Pedro Rodrigues. The session aimed to present update on psychedelic research in behavioral and health psychology as well as discuss mechanisms of change in psychedelic interventions in relation to theories in health psychology. 

PhD student Laura Carvalho also presented a poster with preliminary data from the study Health Behavior Change Through Psychedelics: An International Survey, which indicated that psychedelic users reported positive changes in key health-related behaviors, such as reduced alcohol consumption and increased intake of fruits and vegetables.

In May 2024, the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos published the collection Pela Sua Saúde - Atividade Física e Bem-Estar, which includes the book Motivações para uma Vida Ativa by Pedro Teixeira.

This book aims to provide evidence-based insights to the general public to support behavior change toward a more active lifestyle. Alongside presenting current theories on the motivational components of behavior change, it also details strategies and techniques to help initiate and sustain active behaviors.

Teixeira, P., & Encantado, J. (2023). Psicadélicos, Saúde Pública e Mudança Comportamental. In Figueiredo, I. C., Corvacho, M., & Mota, P. (Eds.), Psicadélicos e Saúde Mental (1st, pp. 208-219). LIDEL. https://m.lidel.pt/pt/catalogo/ciencias-da-saude/psiquiatria-psicologia-clinica/psicadelicos-em-saude-mental/

Veiga, D., Peralta, M., Gouveia, É. R., Nascimento, M. de M., Carvalho, L., Encantado, J., & Marques, A. (2024). Moderating Effect of Muscular Strength in the Association between Cardiovascular Events and Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Older Adults—A Cross Sectional Study. Geriatrics, 9(2), 36.

Rodrigues, B., Encantado, J., Franco, S., Silva, M. N., & Carraça, E. V. (2024). Psychosocial correlates of physical activity in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice.

Palmeira, A. L., Sánchez-Oliva, D., Encantado, J., Marques, M. M., Santos, I., Duarte, C., Matos, M., Larsen, S. C., Horgan, G., Teixeira, P. J., Heitmann, B. L., & Stubbs, R. J. (2023). Motivational and self-efficacy reciprocal effects during a 12-month’ weight regain prevention program. British Journal of Health Psychology, 28(2), 467–481.

Larsen, S. C., O’Driscoll, R., Horgan, G., Mikkelsen, M.-L. K., Specht, I. O., Rohde, J. F., Turicchi, J., Santos, I., Encantado, J., Duarte, C., Ward, L. C., Palmeira, A. L., Stubbs, R. J., & Heitmann, B. L. (2023). Substituting sedentary time with sleep or physical activity and subsequent weight-loss maintenance. Obesity, 31(2), 515–524.

Rodrigues, B., Encantado, J., Carraça, E., Martins, J., Marques, A., Lopes, L., Sousa-Sá, E., Cliff, D., Mendes, R., & Santos, R. (2023). Questionnaires Measuring 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence: Content Description and Measurement Properties-A Systematic Review. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 20(1), 50–76.