Doutoramento em Psicologia, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Bélgica (1991)

Ajustamento psicológico à doença no ciclo de vida

Saúde sexual e reprodutiva

Obesidade e perda de peso

Envelhecimento activo

Ramos, C., Costa, P. A., Rudnicki, T., Maroco, A. L., Leal, I., Guimarães, R., Fougo, J. L., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2017). The effectiveness of a group intervention to facilitate posttraumatic growth among women with breast cancer. Psycho‐Oncology. doi: 10.1002/pon.4501

Rosas, R., Pimenta, F., Maroco, J., & Leal, I. (2017). Perceived consequences of a successful weight loss: A pluralist qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology. doi: 10.1177/1359105316685901

Pimenta, F., Maroco, J., Leitão, M., & Leal, I. (2016). Predictors of stress and depressive mood in Portuguese middle-aged women. Journal of Women & Aging, 28(5), 444-453. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2015.1018058

Marques M.M., De Gucht V., Gouveia M.J., Leal I., Maes S. (2015). Differential effects of behavioral interventions with a graded physical activity component in patients suffering from Chronic Fatigue (Syndrome): An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 40, 123-137. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.05.009

Costa, P. A., Pereira, H., & Leal, I. (2015). “The contact hypothesis” and attitudes toward same-sex parenting. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 12(2), 125-136. doi: 10.1007/s13178-014-0171-8