Catarina Morais

Professor(a) Auxiliar / Investigador(a)

Bio

Catarina Morais é investigadora no Centro de Investigação para o Desenvolvimento Humano (CEDH) da Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP).

Doutorada em Psicologia Social pela Universidade de Kent (Reino Unido), o seu trabalho debruçou-se sobre o impacto da liderança não ética na dinâmica dos grupos em contexto organizacional.

Atualmente, os seus interesses de investigação e a sua atividade de intervenção centram-se em fatores individuais (e.g., adaptação ao stress), de grupo (e.g., liderança) e organizacionais (e.g., condições de trabalho) que afetam o rendimento e bem-estar em diferentes contextos (e.g., clubes desportivos e organizações).

Com base na evidência produzida pela sua investigação, tem-se dedicado ao desenvolvimento de intervenções que promovam competências psicológicas com vista ao aumento da performance e bem-estar.

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Evaluating how university students adapt to stress

Catarina Morais (with Clara Simães). 2026. Epidemiologia
Other

Protective leadership

Catarina Morais (with N. Ferreira). 2026. International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Porto, Portugal, 30/03/26
Book Chapter

Stress, Burnout and Academic Achievement Expectations in Students

Catarina Morais (with Vicente Costa). 2026.
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Athletes' perspective on parental involvement, motivation, and performance throughout a football season

Catarina Morais (with Catarina Morais). 2025. Journal of Physical Education and Sport
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Coping Strategies Before Competition: The Role of Stress, Cognitive Appraisal, and Emotions

Catarina Morais (with José Miguel Nogueira). 2025. Sports
Other

Developing leadership

Catarina Morais (with Clara Simães). 2025. International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 16/12/25
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Developing leadership

Catarina Morais (with A. Rui Gomes). 2025. Behavioral Sciences
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Do we really need sport psychologists? Facilitators and barriers to sport psychology development

Catarina Morais (with A. Rui Gomes). 2025. Brazilian Journal of Sport Psychology & Human Development
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Emotional profile of athletes before competition

Catarina Morais (with José Miguel Nogueira). 2025. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
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Envolvimento parental, orientação motivacional e perceção de rendimento no futebol juvenil

Catarina Morais (with Catarina Branco). 2025. XII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, Porto, Portugal, 28/05/25
Other

Explaining turnover intention

Catarina Morais (with B. Sousa). 2025. International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene - SHO2025, Porto, Portugal, 14/04/25
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Leadership efficacy, perceived sport performance, and satisfaction with leadership of competitive athletes

Catarina Morais (with Jacinta Sousa). 2025. International Journal of Sport Psychology
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Media Multitasking Scale: Validation Study with Portuguese Adolescents

Lurdes Veríssimo, Pedro Dias & Catarina Morais (with Luísa Campos). 2025. Social Sciences
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Relationship between leadership readiness and conflict management styles from the followers’ perspective

Catarina Morais (with Inês Silva). 2025. International Journal on Working Conditions
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Stressors and Expected Performance of Soccer Athletes: The Role of Sport Confidence and Cognitive Appraisal

Catarina Morais (with Catarina Morais). 2025. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
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Blurred boundaries

Catarina Morais (with Filipa Sobral). 2024. Frontiers in Education
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Explaining organizational commitment and job satisfaction

Catarina Morais (with Catarina Morais). 2024. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
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Liderança, equipas, rendimento e comprometimento organizacional

Catarina Morais (with Ana Rita Ribeiro). 2024. Revista Pesquisa em Psicologia Aplicada
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Perfis de envolvimento parental no futebol juvenil: um estudo com jovens atletas

Catarina Morais (with Catarina Branco). 2024. Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte
Book Chapter

Stress Adaptation Profiles in Higher Education Students: Relationship with Coping and Burnout

Catarina Morais (with Ana Ribeiro). 2024.
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Stress and cognitive appraisal in university students

Catarina Morais (with Clara Simães). 2024. Ansiedad y Estrés
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The influence of set speed on the attack efficacy of the outside hitter in elite male volleyball

Catarina Morais (with Ricardo Franco Lima). 2024. Retos
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The mediating role of perfectionism in parental involvement and young athletes’ performance

Catarina Morais (with Marco Teixeira). 2024. Scientific Reports
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‘‘It is no big deal!’’

Catarina Morais (with Eva Dias-Oliveira). 2024. SAGE Open
Book Chapter

Adaptation to Stress in Psychology Graduate Students

Catarina Morais (with Clara Simães). 2023.
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As condições de trabalho e o stress ocupacional de profissionais de saúde durante a COVID-19

Filipa Sobral & Catarina Morais (with Diana Sousa). 2023. Gestão e Desenvolvimento
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Condições de trabalho e stress ocupacional dos profissionais de saúde

Filipa Sobral & Catarina Morais (with Maria João Mendes). 2023. Gestão e Desenvolvimento
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Leadership cycles, styles, and antecedent factors

Catarina Morais (with Elena Lisá). 2023. Frontiers in Psychology
Other

Stress, autoconfiança e expectativas de rendimento em atletas de formação de futebol

Catarina Morais (with Rui Resende). 2023. XIII Jornadas da Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia do Desporto, Maia, Portugal, 2/11/22
Book Chapter

Team Leaders’ Strategies and Employees’ Professional Isolation, Burnout, and Performance During COVID19

Filipa Sobral & Catarina Morais (with Eva Dias-Oliveira). 2023.
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The effect of covert narcissism on workplace incivility

Catarina Morais (with Chanki Moon). 2023. Current Psychology
Book Chapter

Trabalhar a partir de casa em tempos de covid-19

Filipa Sobral & Catarina Morais (with Rita Santos Silva). 2023. Desafios à gestão de pessoas
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Adaptation to stress in football athletes

Catarina Morais (with A. Rui Gomes). 2022. Frontiers in Psychology
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Cultura organizacional e a perceção de autonomia e excesso de trabalho em contexto de Startups

Filipa Sobral & Catarina Morais (with Manuel Armando dos Santos Dala). 2022. Psique
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Leadership efficacy in youth football

Catarina Morais (with A. Rui Gomes). 2022. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
Book Chapter

Occupational Stress and Cognitive Appraisal Profiles as Predictors of Students’ Burnout

Catarina Morais (with A. Rui Gomes). 2022.
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Psychopathic traits, academic fraud, and the mediating role of motivation, opportunity, rationalization and perceived capability

Catarina Morais (with Eva Dias-Oliveira). 2022. Journal of Individual Differences
Other

Stress, confiança e rendimento desportivo

Catarina Morais (with Catarina Morais). 2022. 5º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses: O tempo da psicologia, Aveiro, Portugal, 28/09/22
Book Chapter

Trabalho temporário

Filipa Sobral & Catarina Morais (with Filipa Sobral). 2022. Mercado de trabalho em Portugal
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Understanding the consequences of workplace incivility

Catarina Morais (with Chanki Moon). 2022. International Journal of Conflict Management
Other

Understanding the role of extracurricular activities in socioemotional development and its impact on young people digital involvement

Lurdes Veríssimo, Pedro Dias, Luísa Campos & Catarina Morais (with Bárbara Nobre). 2022. IFCU 7th International Psychology Congress "Psychology in Dialogue: Three paths, one goal", Porto, Portugal, 7/07/22
Other

Being an effective leader

Catarina Morais (with Catarina Morais). 2021. 1º Congresso do Life Quality Research Centre, Portugal, 18/02/21
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Liderança no voleibol

Catarina Morais (with João Alves). 2021. Coleção Pesquisa em Educação Física
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Organizational culture and the perception of autonomy and work overload in Startups

Catarina Morais & Filipa Sobral (with Manuel Dala). 2021. I Simpósio de Investigação Júnior em Psicologia, Faro, Portugal, 6/05/21
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Protective factors in the use of electronic media according to youth and their parents

Catarina Morais, Lurdes Veríssimo & Luísa Campos (with Luísa Campos). 2021. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Coach-Athletes Communication: Data from the Communication Behaviors Evaluation System

Catarina Morais 2020. Journal of Sport Pedagogy and Research
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Comprehensive assessment of the indoor air quality in a chlorinated Olympic-size swimming pool

Catarina Morais (with Felgueiras, Fátima). 2020. Environment International
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Ethics Versus Success? The Acceptance of Unethical Leadership in the 2016 US Presidential Elections

Catarina Morais (with Morais, Catarina). 2020. Frontiers in Psychology
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Impact of COVID-19 on undergraduate business students

Catarina Morais (with Rita Pasion). 2020. Accounting Research Journal
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The role of organizational structure and deviant status in employees’ reactions to and acceptance of workplace deviance

Catarina Morais 2020. International Journal of Conflict Management
Other

“It is no big deal!”: Fraud Diamond theory as an explanatory model to understand students’ prevalence and perceptions of severity of academic fraudulent behavior

Catarina Morais (with Eva Dias de Oliveira). 2020.
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Cross-ethnic friendship self-efficacy: A new predictor of cross-ethnic friendships among children

Catarina Morais 2019. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
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Parental Behavior, Cognitive Appraisal, and Motivation in Young Athletes

Catarina Morais 2019. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
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Pre-service routines, mental toughness, and performance enhancement of young tennis athletes.

Catarina Morais 2019. International Journal of Sport Psychology
Other

Do Ethics really matter? Understanding group reactions to unethical leadership

Catarina Morais (with Morais, Catarina). 2018. University of Kent Faculty of Social Sciences
Book Chapter

O vídeo e a estatística enquanto estratégias de treino psicológico de atletas

Catarina Morais (with Morais, Catarina). 2018. Os esportes e as novas tecnologias
Book Chapter

Video and statistics as strategies for psychological training of athletes

Catarina Morais 2018. Sports and Technology
Book

Why do we want (un)ethical leaders? The implications and applications of ethical leadership in organisations.

Catarina Morais 2018. Palgrave McMillan
Paper

‘Believing is adapting’: Belief in a just world and emigrants’ identification and satisfaction with the host country / ‘Creer es adaptarse’: Creer en un mundo justo y la identificación y satisfacción de los emigrantes con el país de acogida

Catarina Morais (with Leite, A.C.). 2017. Revista de Psicologia Social
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Will leaders bring us together? The impact of deviant status and (in)effective social control on group cohesiveness

Catarina Morais (with Morais, Catarina). 2014. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação

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