Ivone Patrão

Ivone Patrão serves as a Lecturer in Clinical and Health Psychology at ISPA - University Institute's School of Psychology since 2003, maintaining active research and teaching roles. Her work bridges clinical practice with contemporary digital behavior challenges.

Her research focuses on digital behavior addictions, particularly internet and social media dependency patterns across age groups. Key interests include validation of psychological assessment tools (IAT, IGDT-10), pandemic-related mental health impacts, and the intersection of online behaviors with sexual health and self-perception. Recent work examines mediators like self-control in adolescent health outcomes and organizational culture's impact on professional performance.

Notable recognition includes the Future Hospital Award from Hospital do Futuro. Her publication trends reveal growing emphasis on Portuguese-adapted assessment tools and cross-sectional studies of digital behavior impacts, with increasing collaboration across European research networks.

• Future Hospital Award (Hospital do Futuro)

Patrão actively supervises doctoral and master's students in cyberpsychology research, with recent theses covering cyberbullying empathy dynamics, laryngectomy quality of life, and social media's impact on sexual satisfaction. Her grant portfolio includes pandemic-related mental health studies examining coping strategies and confinement impacts.