Luciana Sotero


Biography

Luciana Sotero has a PhD in Clinical Psychology (specialty in Family Psychology and Family Intervention) from the Universities of Coimbra and Lisbon and is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Coimbra. Her research and teaching interests focus on the areas of family psychology and family intervention, particularly in the investigation of the therapeutic process, the development of family assessment instruments and the analysis of resilience processes in the face of disruptive events in family life (e.g., chronic illnesses, natural disasters, migrations). At CES she integrates the "Permanent Observatory of Justice" (OPJ) and the coordination teams of the thematic research line "Risk(s), Ecologies, Health" and the "Ces goes to School".


Latest Publications

Article in Scientific journal

Sotero, Luciana (2026), "Resilience, parental stress, and family functioning associated with quality of life: a study with caregivers of children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy", Frontiers

Article in Scientific journal

Sotero, Luciana (2025), "Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Family Hardiness Index for the Brazilian Population", Paidéia

Article in Scientific journal

Sotero, Luciana (2025), "(Dis)Connected: Finding the Link Between Problematic Use of Internet, Parent-Child Communication and Academic Performance in Emerging Adults", Cyberpsychology