Pioneering Methods & Measurement

The Methods and Measurement Group at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, in collaboration with the Center on Human Development at the University of Oregon, advances the fields of psychometrics and statistics through cutting-edge research and strategic partnerships.

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Research Excellence

Led by Prof. Dr. Luis Anunciação, our group fosters a dynamic research environment focused on quantitative methods applied to neuroscience and psychology.

Development of Tools & Interventions

We create innovative psychological and neuropsychological assessments tailored for both clinical and general populations. Utilizing cutting-edge statistical methods, our group has developed tools for evaluating attention, memory, intelligence, and stress, approved by the Brazilian Federal Council of Psychology.

Psychometric Analysis

We employ both classical (Factor Analysis) and contemporary methods (Item Response Theory, Network Analysis, AI) to analyze psychological data. Our partnerships with the University of Oregon and Gênios Educacional exemplify our commitment to advancing the field.

Current Projects

Our research spans multiple domains, from child development assessment to social-emotional learning evaluation.

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Nila Press Tools

Psychological assessment tools developed with cutting-edge statistical methods.

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Psychometric Analysis

Advanced statistical methods for psychological data analysis and interpretation.

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Social-Emotional Learning

Assessment tools for SEL in children and adolescents in partnership with Gênios Educacional.

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Autism Research

Studies on female autism and screening tools for adult populations.

Our Team

A diverse group of researchers, students, and collaborators united by curiosity and scientific rigor.

Luis Anunciação, PhD
Luis Anunciação, PhD
Principal Investigator
Louise Marques
Louise Marques, MSc
Research Associate
Anna Gomes
Anna Gomes
Graduate Student
Renato
Renato de Marca
Research Assistant
Kaillany Ramos
Kaillany Ramos
Undergraduate Student
Pedro Crivano
Pedro Crivano
Undergraduate Student

Former Students

Rodrigo Leao
Rodrigo Leão
Former Student
Adhrienny Marques
Adhrienny Marques
Former Student
Maria Eduarda
Maria Eduarda Marques da Silva
Former Student
Sofia Gavin
Sofia Gavin
Former Student
Gabriel
José Gabriel Nunes
Former Student
Elias
Elias Mendes
Former Student
Enzo Trotto
Enzo Trotto
Former Student
Mariana Villar
Mariana Villar
Former Student
Carolina Simas
Carolina Simas
Former Student

Publications

Our research contributions to the scientific community span multiple journals and conferences.

Publications List

This comprehensive list includes 78 publications authored by members of the Lab. Publications designated as "in press" are not yet available for access.

78 Murray, C., Vincent, C. G., Espelage, D., Anunciacao, L., Walker, H., Valido, A., Svanks, R., Valido, A., Marquez, B. (in press). Usability and feasibility of a school-based digital framework for bullying prevention. Healthcare.
77 Anunciacao, L., Murray, C., Squires, J., Murphy, K. (in press). Socio-Emotional Profiles of Young Children With and Without Developmental Delay. International Journal of Early Childhood.
76 Anunciacao, L., Murray, C., & Marques, L.* (in press). Screening Autism in Adulthood: Psychometric Evidence for Two Brief Measures Sensitive to Gendered Presentations. Advances in Autism.
75 Pessoa, L. F., Murray, C., & Anunciacao, L. (2026). Parental Care by Family Structure (Nuclear, Remarried, Single-Parent, LGBTQIA+) and Child Gender: A Brazilian Cross-Sectional Study. The Family Journal.
74 Marmolejo-Ramos, F., Bulut, O., Anunciacao, L., Marques, L*., Barthakur, A., Kundrat, J., Rečka, K., Karakale, Ö., Correa, J. C., Pinos-Ullauri, L. A., Ospina, R., & Tejada, J. (2025). From human artefact to machine output: Automating the “art” of psychological measurement. Journal of Psychology and AI.
73 Pessoa, L. F., Anunciacao, L., Marques, L.*, & Murray, C. (2025). An exploratory study of child-rearing values and socialization goals among different family structures. Journal of Family Studies.
72 De Marca, R.*, Murray, C., Marques, L.*, Lima, A., Oliveira, B., & Anunciacao, L. (2025). Evaluating a brief self-report measure of social-emotional learning and risk correlates among Brazilian students. Assessment for Effective Intervention.
71 Marques, L.*, Caldas, L. C., Rabelo, I. S. A., Cruz, R. M., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Anunciacao, L. (in press). Testing in the civil service: Does changing the answer sheet affect test results? Avaliação Psicológica, 24, e24822.
70 Anunciacao, L., Barrozo, L.*, Marques, L.*, Portugal, A. C. A., Saboya, S.*, Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Anunciacao, L. (2025). Systematic review of instruments for measuring socio-emotional skills in children. PSICO (PUCRS. Online).
69 Marques, L.*, Murray, C., Fortaleza, L., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Anunciacao, L. (2025). Screening for Autism in Adults (SfA-A) and Adult Females (SfA-F): Psychometric data on two adult screening tools in Brazil. Autism Research, 1–11.
68 Anunciacao, L, Squires, J., Murphy, K., Clifford, J. (in press). Pandemic’s Long-Term Effects on Young Children’s Social-emotional Development. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
67 Anunciacao, L., Marques, L., Gomes, A., de Marca, R., Lima, A., Oliveira, B., & Murray, C. (2025). An Initial Evaluation of a Measure of Social-Emotional Skills Among Brazilian Children and Adolescents. Psychology in the Schools.
66 Lima, L., Gomes, A. B., Marques, L., Marques da Silva Brilhante de Araujo, D., Teruya, K. A., Santos, P., Araujo, C., Santos, G., Landeira-Fernandez, J., Anunciação, L., & Murray, C. (2025). The effects of prison experience, education, and social support on inmates' mental health in Brazil. International Journal of Prison Health.
65 Marques, L., Ferreira, L. F. A., Murray, C., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Anunciação, L. (2025). Brief overview of instruments for screening Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in adults: Results of an integrative review. Cadernos de Psicologia, 5(1), 01-15.
64 Anunciação, L., Marques, L., Murray, C., Gomes, A. B., Rabelo, I., & Moraes Cruz, R. (2025). Murray’s system of needs and the Big Five Personality Traits: Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling to evaluate their relationship. Persona, 27(2), 35–58.
63 Rocío, del, Bullón, F. F., Anunciação, L., Barrozo, L., Fernandez, J. L., & Ferreira, J. A. (2025). Problematic internet use, cyberbullying and mental health in Brazilian, Spanish, and Portuguese university students. PUBLICACIONES, 54(2), 75–93.
62 Capistrano, A., Marques, L., Barbosa, A., Marca, R., & Anunciação, L. (2024). Neuropsychological aspects and mood profiles of patients with COVID-19: Results of a preliminary case-control study with Brazilian participants. Medical Research Archives, 12, 1–18.
61 Marques, L., Capistrano, A. C., Barrozo, L., Lima, A., Oliveira, B., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Anunciação, L. (2024). Psychometric evidence of a measure of socioemotional skills for children and adolescents. Estudos e Pesquisas em Psicologia, 1, 1–10.
60 Benevides, S. B., Souza, E. C., Soares, A. G. B., Ferreira, L. F. A., Marques, L., Lopes, E. R., & Anunciação, L. (2024). Preliminary evidence of two new autism scales: A proposal for symptom screening in the adult population and in females. Research, Society and Development, 13, e14913746465.
59 Janssens, B., Anunciação, L., Castro, L., & Krahe, T. E. (2024). Incivility, silencing, and cancellation in a Federal Higher Education Institution. Journal of Psychology: Organizations and Work, 1, 6–18.
58 Arruda, R., D'Amico, P. C., Marques, L., Anunciaçao, L., & Arruda, M. A. (2024). Convergent validation and diagnostic performance of a new executive functioning behavior scale in identifying children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A population-based study. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 82, S53–S176.
57 Anunciação, L., Marques, L., Murray, C., Portugal, A. C. A., Rabelo, I. S. A., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Cruz, R. M. (2024). Psychometric properties of a brief non-verbal test of g factor intelligence. Journal of Psychological Perspectives, 4, 47–62.
56 Anunciação, L., Caldas, L. C., Squires, J., Murphy, K., Pessoa, L. F., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2023). Lack of voluntary interest and difficulty making eye contact are the most discriminative behaviors of the ASQ:SE and might suggest delays: Results from a large-scale assessment. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 1–9.
55 Chen, C. Y., Anunciacao, L., Stegeng, S. M., & Squires, J. (2023). Developmental and social-emotional screening. Infants & Young Children, 36, 285–295.
54 Cheniaux, E., Anunciação, L., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Nardi, A. E. (2023). Mood or energy/activity symptoms in bipolar mania: Which are the most informative? Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 1, 1–10.
53 Anunciação, L. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Coach-Created Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire (EDMCQ-C) in a Brazilian sample of athletes: An ESEM approach. Sustainability, 15, 4709.
52 Schlindwein, R., Anunciacao, L., & Cruz, R. M. (2023). Evidências de validade baseada na estrutura interna, sensibilidade e especificidade da escala Neuropsic-R. Neuropsicologia Latinoamericana, 15, 1–11.
51 Do Nascimento, R. L. F., Fajardo-Bullon, F., Santos, E., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Anunciação, L. (2023). Psychometric properties and cross-cultural invariance of the Beck Depression Inventory-II and Beck Anxiety Inventory among a representative sample of Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian undergraduate students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 6009.
50 Souza, M. A. V., Anunciação, L., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2023). Spirituality, religiosity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Estudos de Psicologia, 40, 1–10.
49 Coutinho, B. M. C., Anunciação, L. F. C., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Krahe, T. E. (2023). Tracking demands for seeking psychological help before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A quanti-qualitative study. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 36, 22.
48 Carpenter, Y., Salustiano, P., Cruz, R. M., & Anunciação, L. (2023). Statistical and Psychometric Analysis of the Equivalence Between the Traditional and Computerized Administration of the Lipp Stress Symptom Inventory (ISSL-R) in People with Different Sociodemographic and Occupational Profiles. Trabalho (En)Cena, 1, 1–14.
47 Anunciação, L., Portugal, A. C. A., & Portugal, A. C. (2022). The lighter side of pain: Do positive affective states predict memory of pain induced by running a marathon? Journal of Pain Research, 15, 105–113.
46 Anunciação, L., Singh, A., Squires, J., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2022). An exploratory analysis of the internal structure of test through a multimethods exploratory approach of the ASQ:SE in Brazil. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 1, 1–15.
45 Arruda, M. A., Arruda, R., Guidetti, V., Bigal, M. E., Landeira-Fernandez, J., Portugal, A. C., & Anunciação, L. (2022). Associated factors of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder diagnosis and psychostimulant use: A nationwide representative study. Pediatric Neurology, 128, 45–51.
44 Perrin, N. A., Levtov, R. G., Ignacio, C., Anunciacao, L., Landeira-Fernandez, J., Cerdeira, L., Lauro, G., Cislaghi, B., & Buller, A. M. (2022). Measuring social norms and attitudes about age-disparate transactional sex: Psychometric testing of the NAATSS. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, 10, 1–11.
43 Marques, L., Barrozo, L., Portugal, A. C. A., Anunciaçao, L., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2022). Uma revisão de modelos mnêmicos e evidências sobre os efeitos dos afetos e contexto na memória. Psicologia em Pesquisa, 17, 19.
42 Anunciação, L., Barrozo, L., Marques, L., Portugal, A. C. A., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2022). Disentangling crucial factors of the pandemic in Brazil: Effect of lockdown restrictions on mental health. Health & Social Care in the Community, 1–11.
41 Matsubara, L. M., Teixeira, L. R., Mesquita, L. R., Landeira-Fernandez, J., Anunciação, L., & Luna, S. P. L. (2022). Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Canine Brief Pain Inventory (CBPI) for dogs with clinical signs of osteoarthritis and preliminary evidence of its clinical utility. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 74, 592–602.
40 Freiria, S., Deo, A. S., Pacini, N., Ulhoa, I. F., Swerts, J., & Anunciação, L. (2022). High Levels of Anxiety During the Pandemic May Mask the Effects of Emergency Remote Teaching: Emergency Remote Teaching in the Pandemic. Cadernos de Psicologia (SBP), 2, 1–11.
39 Capistrano, A. C., Marques, L., Barrozo, L., Dana, C., Tiburcio, M., Ananias, L., & Anunciação, L. (2022). The Possible Effects of Social Distancing Measures: Socioeconomic and Psychological Aspects. Cadernos de Psicologia (SBP), 2, 1–12.
38 Anunciação, L., Marques, L., Barrozo, L., Capistrano, A. C., Cruz, R. M., & Lipp, M. (2022). Psychometric evidence for the Lipp’s Adult Stress Symptoms Inventory. Paidéia, 32, 1–10.
37 Reis, A. V., Cruz, R. M., Rabelo, I. S. A., Leme, I., Lipp, M. E. N., & Anunciação, L. (2022). Network Analysis of 4,500 Cases from the Lipp Stress Symptom Inventory. Psicologia Argumento, 40, 2620–2636.
36 Anunciação, L., & Portugal, A. C. A. (2021). Psychometric Aspects of Neuropsychological Instruments: Conceptual Review, Proposal for Percentile Interpretation, and Classifications. Interação em Psicologia, 25, 339–350.
35 Arruda, M. A., Arruda, R., Landeira-Fernandez, J., Anunciacao, L., & Bigal, M. E. (2021). Resilience and vulnerability in adolescents with primary headaches: A cross-sectional population-based study. Headache, 1, 1–12.
34 Barrozo, L., Alvarez, N., Maturana, W., Moraes, D., Portugal, A. C. A., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Anunciacao, L. (2021). The development process of a measure of democratic culture in organizations. Revista Psicologia: Organizações e Trabalho, 21, 1484–1493.
33 Ribeiro, F. S., Santos, F. H., Anunciação, L., Barrozo, L., Landeira-Fernandez, J., & Leist, A. K. (2021). Exploring the frequency of anxiety and depression symptoms in a Brazilian sample during the COVID-19 outbreak. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 4847–4897.
32 Xie, H., Waschl, N., Bian, X., Wang, R., Chen, C. Y., Anunciação, L., Chai, Z., Song, W., & Li, Y. (2021). Validity studies of a parent-completed social-emotional measure in a representative sample in China. Applied Developmental Science, 20, 1–15.
31 Aboim, L. F., Anunciacao, L., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2021). Comparison of Normative Data from the Original and Adapted Ages and Stages Questionnaires for Public Daycares in Rio de Janeiro. Revista Psicopedagogia, 38, 346–363.
30 Carvas, N., Gomes, I. C., Valassi, J. M. R., Anunciação, L., Freitas-Dias, R. D., & Koike, M. K. (2021). Comparison of the printed and online administration of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-2). Einstein, 19, 1–10.
29 Anunciação, L., Portugal, A. C. A., Rabelo, I., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2021). Non-verbal intelligence outperforms selective attention in a visual short-term memory test. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 34, 35.
28 Arruda, M. A., Arruda, R., & Anunciacao, L. (2020). Psychometric properties and clinical utility of the Executive Function Inventory for Children and Adolescents: A large multistage populational study including children with ADHD. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 1, 1–17.
27 Lourenco, E., & Anunciacao, L. (2020). Narratives of Suffering and Professional Work in Social Security Social Services in the Era of Industry 4.0. Serviço Social & Sociedade, 215–241.
26 Anunciacao, L., Portugal, A. C. A., Rabelo, I. S. A., Cruz, R. M., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2020). Psychometric Properties of the Short-Term Visual Memory Instrument (MEMORE). Neuropsicologia Latinoamericana, 12, 44–58.
25 Afonso Junior, A., Portugal, A. C. A., Landeira-Fernandez, J., Fajardo-Bullon, F., Santos, E. J. R., Vilhena, J. de, & Anunciação, L. (2020). Depression and anxiety symptoms in a representative sample of undergraduate students in Spain, Portugal, and Brazil. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 36, 1–7.
24 Arruda, R., Anunciacao, L., & Arruda, M. (2020). Executive function in adolescents with chronic headache: A population study (2209). Neurology, 94, 1–3.
23 Matsubara, L. M., Luna, S. P. L., Teixeira, L. R., Capua, M. L. B., Castilho, M. S., Hielm-Bjorkman, A., Oliveira, H. S., & Anunciação, L. (2019). Psychometric Evaluation in Portuguese of the Helsinki Chronic Pain Index in Dogs with Chronic Osteoarthritis Symptoms. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 71, 109–118.
22 Anunciação, L., Pereira, D. A., Chen, C. Y., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2019). Factor structure of a social-emotional screening instrument for preschool children. Psico-USF, 24, 449–461.
21 Chen, C. Y., Anunciacao, L., Filgueiras, A., Squires, J., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2019). The relation between a developmental and social-emotional screening test used in public child daycare centers in Brazil. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 1, 1–12.
20 Anunciacao, L., Mograbi, D. C., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2019). Financial Profile of Brazilian Psychologists: Statistical Analysis Related to the Year 2015. Universitas Psychologica, 18, 1–10.
19 Silva, S. R., Anunciacao, L., Rubio-Rodriguez, G. A., & Silva, A. L. V. (2019). General Enterprising Tendency (GET) in Brazilian taxi drivers: Alternative to unemployment or form of action? Innovar, 29, 85–98.
18 Anunciacao, L., Clifford, J. R., Squires, J., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2019). Confirmatory analysis and normative tables for the Brazilian Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional. Child Care Health and Development, 1–1.
17 Lourenco, E., Goulart, P., Anunciacao, L., & Lacaz, F. A. C. (2019). Working Conditions of Social Workers in Healthcare and Their Psychosocial Impacts. Saúde e Sociedade, 28, 154–168.
16 Anunciacao, L., Caregnato, M., & Silva, F. S. C. (2019). Psychometric Aspects of the Beck Depression Inventory-II and Beck Primary Care in Facebook Users. Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, 68, 83–91.
15 Weimer, K. S. S. M., Oliveira, D. C., & Anunciacao, L. (2019). The National Truth Commission and the Construction of Social Memories. Revista de Psicologia Política, 19, 435–448.
14 Anunciacao, L., Squires, J., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2018). A longitudinal study of child development in children enrolled in Brazilian public daycare centers. Global Journal of Educational Studies, 4, 31.
13 Afonso Jr, A., Ferro, T., Anunciação, L., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2018). Aspects related to body image and eating behaviors in healthy Brazilian undergraduate students. Global Journal of Educational Studies, 4, 43.
12 Silva, S. R., Silva, A. L. V., Simon, F. O., & Anunciação, L. F. C. (2018). Nota Fiscal Paulista: Key Characteristics Perceived by Citizens of São Paulo. Revista Científica Hermes, 20, 177.
11 Anunciação, L., Da Silva, S. R., De Almeida Santos, F., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2018). Reduction of the General Entrepreneurial Tendency Scale (TEG-FIT) Using the Content Validity Coefficient (CVC) and Item Response Theory (IRT). Recadm: Revista Eletrônica de Ciência Administrativa, 17, 192–207.
10 Anunciacao, L., Chen, C. Y., Squires, J., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2018). Screening for social and emotional delays in young children who live in poverty: A Brazilian example. Journal of Childhood & Developmental Disorders, 4, 1–16.
9 Anunciacao, L. (2018). An overview of the history and methodological aspects of psychomet. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 1, 1–16.
8 Stanoevska, B., Anunciação, L., Squires, J., Singh, A., & Trajkovski, V. (2018). Preliminary results of the Macedonian-adapted version of Ages and Stages developmental questionnaires. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 9, 510.
7 Anunciacao, L., Portugal, A. C. A., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2018). The Elegy of Impossible Remembrance: Pain, Memory, and Emotion in Long-Distance Runners. Ciências & Cognição, 23, 227–236.
6 Anunciação, L., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2017). Unbreakable Porcelains: Pain, Emotion, and Memory in Runners. Revista Brasileira de Prescrição e Fisiologia do Exercício, 11, 63–73.
5 Anunciação, L., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2017). Você quer o que da vida? Fatores motivacionais na busca de pós-graduação. Revista Eletrônica Gestão e Serviços, 8, 1764.
4 Anunciação, L. F. C., Silva, S. R., Silva, M. W., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2017). An Analysis of the Entrepreneurial Capacity of Taxi Drivers in the City of Santo André. Empreendedorismo, Gestão e Negócios, 6, 45–54.
3 Chen, C. Y., Xie, H., Filgueiras, A., Squires, J., Anunciação, L., & Landeira-Fernandez, J. (2017). Examining the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Ages & Stages Questionnaires-Social-Emotional: Use in public child daycare centers in Brazil. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26, 2412.
2 Anunciação, L. (2016). Psychology Is Not Plural: A Revival of Psychological Science. Polêmica, 16, 1–16.
1 Rosini, A. M., Anunciação, L., Silva, M. W., Silva, S. B., Silva, S. R., & Guberovic, S. R. (2016). The Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Levels (TEG) and Sociodemographic Aspects of Cooperative Taxi Drivers in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Eletrônica Gestão e Serviços, 7, 1624–1648.

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