José Tomás da Silva


Biography

José Manuel Tomás da Silva is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He is currently the Head of the Vocational Guidance and Counselling Service, the Coordinator of the Statistical and Data Analysis Consulting Center and Senior Member of Laboratory of Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics. His research interests are in the areas of career psychology, counselling psychology, motivation and academic achievement, psychometrics, and psychological assessment. He is also currently involved in researching the impact of cognitive- motivational constructs (personal control expectancies, psychological needs, achievement goals, instrumentality and time perspective) on vocational development and behavior, school performance and well-being of various population groups.


Latest Publications

Article in Scientific journal

Duarte, Francisca; Paixão, Maria; Silva, José Tomás da; Ferreira, Joaquim (2025), "Relação entre perspetiva temporal e qualidade de estágio no ensino profissionalizante", Revista Brasileira de Orientação Profissional, 26, 2, 169-180

Article in Scientific journal

Silva, José Tomás da; Paixão, Maria; Monteiro, Marina (2025), "Teste de um Modelo Circumplexo de Interesses Vocacionais Tipo - RIASEC em Estudantes Universitários", Avaliação Psicológica, 24, 1-11

Article in Scientific journal

Januário, Dulcineia; Narciso, Isabel; Silva, José Tomás da; Vieira-Santos, Salomé; Baião-Traguêdo, Tânia; Relvas, Ana Paula (2024), "Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) Angolan Version: Study of the Psychometric Properties", Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnostico y Evaluacion Psicologica, 4, 74, 197-214

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