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  1. Measuring commitment in paws: Adaptation of the Investment Model Scale to the context of companion animals with a Portuguese sample

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Behavior, January 2025, Elsevier

    Diniz Lopes

  2. Qualitative Insights Into Cancel Culture Prevention, Its Potential Individual Impacts, and How to Explore them

    Article • Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, January 2025, Wiley

    Diniz Lopes

  3. Condom Use Beliefs Differ According to Regulatory Focus: A Mixed-Methods Study in Portugal and Spain

    Article • The Journal of Sex Research, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Diniz Lopes

  4. Prevent2Protect Project: Regulatory Focus Differences in Sexual Health Knowledge and Practices

    Article • Archives of Sexual Behavior, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  5. Stigmatization of Consensual Non-Monogamous Partners: Perceived Endorsement of Conservation or Openness to Change Values Vary According to Personal Attitudes

    Article • Archives of Sexual Behavior, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  6. With or without Emoji? Perceptions about Emoji Use in Different Brand-Consumer Communication Contexts

    Article • Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, March 2022, Wiley

    Diniz Lopes

  7. Evaluating the Adequacy of Emoji Use in Positive and Negative Messages from Close and Distant Senders

    Article • Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking, March 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Diniz Lopes

  8. Having a prevention regulatory focus longitudinally predicted distress and health‐protective behaviours during the COVID‐19 pandemic

    Article • Stress and Health, February 2022, Wiley

    Diniz Lopes

  9. Perceived Associations between Excessive Sugar Intake and Health Conditions

    Article • Nutrients, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Diniz Lopes

  10. Regulatory Focus and Sexual Health: Motives for Security and Pleasure in Sexuality are Associated with Distinct Protective Behaviors

    Article • The Journal of Sex Research, May 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Diniz Lopes

  11. A qualitative study about college students’ attitudes, knowledge and perceptions regarding sugar intake

    Article • Appetite, April 2021, Elsevier

    Diniz Lopes

  12. Knowledge about Sugar Sources and Sugar Intake Guidelines in Portuguese Consumers

    Article • Nutrients, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Diniz Lopes

  13. Having a Prevention Regulatory Focus Longitudinally Predicts Distress and Health-Protective Behaviors During the COVID-9 Pandemic

    Article • December 2020, Center for Open Science

    Diniz Lopes

  14. Knowledge and acceptance of interventions aimed at reducing sugar intake in Portugal

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, September 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Diniz Lopes

  15. Atas do X Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, Universidade da Madeira, 2019

    Article • Psicologia, August 2020, Associacao Portuguesa de Psicologia

    Associate Professor, Hab, PhD, MSc (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2198-6740; madinis@ufp.edu.pt) Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Diniz Lopes

  16. With or Without You: Associations Between Frequency of Internet Pornography Use and Sexual Relationship Outcomes for (Non)Consensual (Non)Monogamous Individuals

    Article • Archives of Sexual Behavior, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  17. Little “we’s”: How common identities improve behavior differently for ethnic majority and minority children

    Article • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, April 2020, SAGE Publications

    Diniz Lopes

  18. Psychological Correlates of Attitudes toward Pet Relinquishment and of Actual Pet Relinquishment: The Role of Pragmatism and Obligation

    Article • Animals, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Diniz Lopes

  19. Predictors of Condomless Sex and Sexual Health Behaviors in a Sample of Portuguese Single Adults

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, November 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Diniz Lopes

  20. Non-monogamy agreements and safer sex behaviors: The role of perceived sexual self-control

    Article • Psychology and Sexuality, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    David Rodrigues, Professor Terri Conley, Diniz Lopes

  21. The Social Image of Families of Children and Youth in Residential Care: A Characterization and Comparison With Mainstream Families With Different Socioeconomic Status

    Article • Journal of Family Issues, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Diniz Lopes

  22. Perceived sexual self-control and condom use with primary and casual sex partners: age and relationship agreement differences in a Portuguese sample

    Article • Psychology & Health, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    David Rodrigues, Diniz Lopes

  23. Romantic Jealousy: A Test of Social Cognitive and Evolutionary Models in A Population-Representative Sample of Adults

    Article • The Journal of Sex Research, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Richard O de Visser, David Rodrigues, Diniz Lopes

  24. Regulatory focus in relationships and conflict resolution strategies

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, May 2019, Elsevier

    Diniz Lopes

  25. Sociosexual Attitudes and Quality of Life in (Non)Monogamous Relationships: The Role of Attraction and Constraining Forces Among Users of the Second Love Web Site

    Article • Archives of Sexual Behavior, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  26. Motivations for Sexual Behavior and Intentions to Use Condoms: Development of the Regulatory Focus in Sexuality Scale

    Article • Archives of Sexual Behavior, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  27. Motivations for Sexual Behavior and Intentions to Use Condoms: Development of the Regulatory Focus in Sexuality (RFS) Scale

    Article • October 2018, Center for Open Science

    Diniz Lopes

  28. Relationship commitment of Portuguese lesbian and gay individuals: Examining the role of cohabitation and perceived social support

    Article • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, September 2018, SAGE Publications

    Diniz Lopes, David Rodrigues

  29. Career stages and occupations impacts on workers motivations

    Article • International Journal of Manpower, August 2018, Emerald

    Diniz Lopes

  30. Imagens sociais de famílias com filhos em acolhimento e em contexto familiar: um estudo entre Brasil e Portugal

    Article • Estudos e Pesquisas em Psicologia, July 2018, Universidade de Estado do Rio de Janeiro

    Diniz Lopes

  31. Cohabitation and Romantic Relationship Quality Among Portuguese Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Individuals

    Article • Sexuality Research and Social Policy, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  32. Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use

    Article • Telematics and Informatics, June 2018, Elsevier

    Diniz Lopes

  33. A new look at online attraction: Unilateral initial attraction and the pivotal role of perceived similarity

    Article • Computers in Human Behavior, September 2017, Elsevier

    Diniz Lopes

  34. A frown emoji can be worth a thousand words: Perceptions of emoji use in text messages exchanged between romantic partners

    Article • Telematics and Informatics, July 2017, Elsevier

    Diniz Lopes

  35. Development and validation of a Social Images Evaluation Questionnaire for youth in residential care

    Article • PLOS One, June 2017, PLOS

    Diniz Lopes

  36. Differential impact of independent and interdependent views of the self on the use of consensus and heterogeneity information: The case of validity of groups’ decisions

    Article • Social Science Information, June 2017, SAGE Publications

    Diniz Lopes

  37. Which Partners Are More Human? Monogamy Matters More than Sexual Orientation for Dehumanization in Three European Countries

    Article • Sexuality Research and Social Policy, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  38. Consensual Sexual Nonmonogamy, Extradyadic Sex, and Relationship Satisfaction

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, May 2017, Elsevier

    Diniz Lopes

  39. Lisbon Emoji and Emoticon Database (LEED): Norms for emoji and emoticons in seven evaluative dimensions

    Article • Behavior Research Methods, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  40. The “I” in us, or the eye on us? Regulatory focus, commitment and derogation of an attractive alternative person

    Article • PLOS One, March 2017, PLOS

    Diniz Lopes

  41. Social Images Evaluation Questionnaire

    Article • January 2017, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Diniz Lopes

  42. Contextual effects of power differentials: Construct validation and concurrent validity of the Power Differential Scale

    Article • Análise Psicológica, December 2016, ISPA - Instituto Universitario

    Diniz Lopes

  43. Caught in a “Bad Romance”? Reconsidering the Negative Association Between Sociosexuality and Relationship Functioning

    Article • The Journal of Sex Research, December 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Diniz Lopes

  44. Emotional reactions to the French colonization in Algeria: The normative nature of collective guilt

    Article • Social Science Information, December 2016, SAGE Publications

    Diniz Lopes

  45. Perceived parent and friend support for romantic relationships in emerging adults

    Article • Personal Relationships, November 2016, Wiley

    David Rodrigues, Diniz Lopes

  46. The many faces of a face: Comparing stills and videos of facial expressions in eight dimensions (SAVE database)

    Article • Behavior Research Methods, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  47. Sociosexuality, Commitment, and Sexual Desire for an Attractive Person

    Article • Archives of Sexual Behavior, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  48. Emotion

    Article • International Journal of Psychology, July 2016, Wiley

    Diniz Lopes

  49. “We Agree and Now Everything Goes My Way”: Consensual Sexual Nonmonogamy, Extradyadic Sex, and Relationship Satisfaction

    Article • Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking, June 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Diniz Lopes

  50. The Social Determinants of Polymorphous Prejudice Against Lesbian and Gay Individuals: the Case of Portugal

    Article • Sexuality Research and Social Policy, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  51. Comparing the Social Images of Youth In and Out of Residential Care

    Article • Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, April 2016, Wiley

    Diniz Lopes

  52. Sociosexuality, Commitment, Sexual Infidelity, and Perceptions of Infidelity: Data From the Second Love Web Site

    Article • The Journal of Sex Research, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Diniz Lopes

  53. Social images of residential care: How children, youth and residential care institutions are portrayed?

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, August 2015, Elsevier

    Diniz Lopes

  54. Development and validation of the measure of initial attraction- Short Interest Scale (MIA-I)

    Article • June 2015, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Diniz Lopes

  55. The determinants of work autonomy and employee involvement: A multilevel analysis

    Article • Economic and Industrial Democracy, April 2015, SAGE Publications

    Diniz Lopes, Helena Lopes

  56. Measure of Initial Attraction—Short Interest Scale

    Article • January 2015, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Diniz Lopes

  57. Development and validation of the Measure of Initial Attraction (MIA) / Elaboración y validación de la Medida de Atracción Inicial (MAI)

    Article • International Journal of Social Psychology Revista de Psicología Social, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Diniz Lopes

  58. The role of moral commitment within the Investment Model

    Article • International Journal of Psychology, July 2014, Wiley

    David Rodrigues, Diniz Lopes

  59. Validating the Measurement of Components of Commitment in a Portuguese Sample

    Article • Social Indicators Research, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Diniz Lopes

  60. Attitudes Towards Same-Sex Marriage in Portugal: Predictors and Scale Validation

    Article • The Spanish Journal of Psychology, January 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Diniz Lopes

  61. Estudo de adaptação e validação de um questionário de clima organizacional para organizações sociais

    Article • Psicologia, December 2013, Associacao Portuguesa de Psicologia

    Diniz Lopes

  62. ScriptingRT: A Software Library for Collecting Response Latencies in Online Studies of Cognition

    Article • PLOS One, June 2013, PLOS

    Diniz Lopes

  63. The Investment Model Scale (IMS): Further Studies on Construct Validation and Development of a Shorter Version (IMS-S)

    Article • The Journal of General Psychology, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Diniz Lopes

  64. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale (LGBIS): Construct Validation, Sensitivity Analyses and other Psychometric Properties

    Article • The Spanish Journal of Psychology, March 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Diniz Lopes

  65. Assessment of the needs of youth in residential care: Development and validation of an instrument

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, October 2011, Elsevier

    Diniz Lopes

  66. Group heterogeneity and social validation of everyday knowledge: The mediating role of perceived group participation

    Article • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, February 2011, SAGE Publications

    Diniz Lopes

  67. Residential Care Youth Needs Assessment

    Article • January 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Diniz Lopes

  68. Black Immigrants in Portugal: Luso–Tropicalism and Prejudice

    Article • Journal of Social Issues, June 2008, Wiley

    Diniz Lopes

  69. Social validation of everyday knowledge: Heterogeneity and consensus functionality.

    Article • Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice, January 2007, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Diniz Lopes

  70. Cultural differences and heteroethnicization in Portugal: the perceptions of White and Black people

    Article • Portugese Journal of Social Sciences, July 2002, Intellect

    Diniz Lopes

  71. Validation of polemical social representations: introducing the intergroup differentiation of heterogeneity

    Article • Social Science Information, September 1998, SAGE Publications

    Diniz Lopes