Conference and Program Co-Chairs
Prof. Clara Pracana
Full and Training member of the Portuguese Association of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Portugal
Prof. Michael Wang
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
International Scientific Committee
Abdulqawi Salim Alzubaidi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Abraham A. Argun, Argun Affiliated Psychological Services, USA
Acácia Santos, São Francisco University, Brazil
Adilia Silva, Independent Researcher/Clinician, South Africa
Adriana Baban, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Adriane Roso, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM, Brazil
Alessio Avenanti, Università di Bologna, Italy
Ali Kemal Tekin, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Alois Ghergut, University Alexandru Ioan Cuza from Iasi, Romania
André Francisco Pilon, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Andrea Guazzini, University of Florence, Italy
Andreja Bubic, University of Split, Croatia
Anna Alexandrova-Karamanova, Institute for Population and Human Studies – BAS, Bulgaria
Antonio Aiello, University of Pisa, Italy
Assunta Marano, Themis Research Centre; University of Aquila, Italy
Atmane Ikhlef, Qatar University, Qatar
Aukse Endriulaitiene, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Aurora Adina Colomeischi, Stefan cel Mare University, Romania
Avo-Rein Tereping, Tallinn University, Estonia
Ayse Karanci, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Ayse Esra Aslan, Istanbul University, Turkey
Beata Kunat, University of Białystok, Poland
Binnur Yesilyaprak, Ankara University, Turkey
Brij Mohan, Louisiana State University, USA
Cecilia Cheng, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chris McVittie, Queen Margaret University, United Kingdom
Claire Metz, University of Strasbourg, France
Claudio Sica, University of Firenze, Italy
David Aparisi, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Deborah Wooldridge, Bowling Green State University, USA
Diego Lasio, University of Cagliari, Italy
Dweep Chand Singh, Aibhas, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
Eda Kargi, East Mediterrannean University, Cyprus
Edith Galy, Aix-Marseille University, France
Edwiges Silvares, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Edwin Herazo, Human Behavioral Research Institute, Colombia
Elena Levchenko, Perm State University, Russia
Eleni Petkari, Middlesex University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Emel Kuruoglu, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Emerson Rasera, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Eva Hofmann , University of Vienna, Austria
Eva Sollarova, Constantine The Philosopher University, Slovakia
Ewa Mortberg, Stockholm University, Sweden
Fabio Madeddu, University of Milan – Bicocca, Italy
Fotios Anagnostopoulos, Panteion University of Social & Political Sciences, Greece
Gianluca Serafini, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
Gilberto Safra, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Gordana Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Greta Defeyter, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Grzegorz Pochwatko, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Gustavo Martineli Massola, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Helena Klimusová, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Henry Grubb, University of Dubuque, USA
Hossein Kareshki, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Igor Menezes, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
Isabella Corradini, Themis Research Centre, Italy
Isabella Mcmurray, University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
J. Martin Ramirez, Universidad Nebrija and Stanford University, Spain
Jakob Pietschnig, University of Vienna, Austria
Janina Uszynska-Jarmoc, University of Bialystok, Poland
Jesus de La Fuente Arias, University of Almeria, Spain
Joanne Dickson, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Kamlesh Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Katherine Makarec, William Paterson University, USA
Kathleen Tait, Macquarie University, Australia
Laura Vilela E. Souza, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Lawrence T. Lam, The University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Lenka Kollerová, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic
Lilly Both, University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Canada
Lisa Best, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Loreta Buksnyte-Marmiene, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Luciana Kind, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Luisa Puddu, University of Florence, Italy
Lynda Hyland, Middlesex University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Marcello Nonnis, University of Cagliari, Italy
Marcelo F. Costa, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Marco Vassallo, Council For Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Italy
Margit Höfler, University of Graz, Austria
Martin Eisemann, Tromso University, Norway
Mary Ivers, All Hallows College, Ireland
Michael Zeiler, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Health Promotion Research, Austria
Mohammad Hakami, Islamic Azad University-Karaj Branch, Iran
Naved Iqbal, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
Neala Ambrosi-Randic, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
Nuria Carriedo, UNED. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain
Olga Deyneka, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Olga Orosova, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia
Omar Rahman, University of South Florida, Usa
Ortrun Reidick, O&P Consult GmbH, Germany
Otilia Clipa, Stefan cel Mare University, Romania
Ovidiu Gavrilovici, University Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Romania
Paolo Valerio, Naples University Federico II, Italy
Patricia Roberts, University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Patrizia Meringolo, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Plamen Dimitrov, The Bulgarian Psychological Society, Bulgaria
Rivka Tuval-Mashiach, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Ronald Hambleton, University of Massachusetts, USA
Rosalba Raffagnino, Florence University, Italy
Sharo (Shahrokh) Shafaie, Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Shulamith Kreitler, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Silvia Cimino, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Suppiah Nachiappan, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia
Suzie Savvidou, The University of Sheffield, Greece
Sylvia Kwok, City University of Hong Kong, China
Tali Heiman, The Open University of Israel, Israel
Torun Lindholm, Stockholm University, Sweden
Victor Martinelli, University of Malta, Malta
Vittore Perruci, Università della Valle d’Aosta, Italy
Wouter Vanderplasschen, Ghent University, Belgium
Yonghui Wang, Shaanxi Normal University, China
Zoe Bablekou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Zvjezdan Penezic, University of Zadar, Croatia