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Video games and online pornography in LGBTQ+ adolescents: Possible positive implications and risk factors|Videogiochi e pornografia online in adolescenti LGBTQ+ Possibili ricadute positive e fattori di rischio
No full textOnline video game communities can provide a sense of belonging and support for sexual and gender
minority (LGBTQ+) adolescents while simultaneously being widespread with prejudice and discrimination. In addition, research
shows that LGBTQ+ adolescents not only use pornography to experience sexual pleasure but also as a primary
information source because they might receive little and inaccurate information on LGBTQ+ sexual activities in sexual
education or from their family members
Binge eating and binge drinking behaviors: Individual differences in adolescents' identity styles
No full textConsidering the significant negative consequences that are directly related to binge eating and drinking behaviors, many studies have explored the reasons why adolescents engage in them. This study examined the differences in the development, maintenance, and co-occurrence of "binge" behaviors associated with adolescent's identity style and the level of commitment. One thousand four hundred Italian adolescents completed self-report measures assessing binge behaviors and identity styles. Overall, results show that diffused adolescents were more likely to be engaged in binge eating and binge drinking behaviors than others, validating the idea that the achievement of a consolidated ego identity is important for enhancing well-being. © The Author(s) 2013
Family functioning and binge drinking among Italian adolescents
No full textLimited studies have sought to describe binge drinking among adolescents and even fewer studies have attempted to examine whether family functioning, family communication and satisfaction could be associated with alcohol abuse. Our sample was made up of 726 Italian adolescents between the ages of 16 and 18. According to previous research, adolescents were categorized into non-drinkers, social, binge and heavy drinkers. Results showed that social, binge and heavy drinkers differ in terms of some drinking variables, family functioning, family communication and satisfaction. © The Author(s) 2012
The Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment in an adolescence sample: A contribution to the Italian validation
No full textThe principal aim of the study was to examine the psychometric properties and construct validity of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA; Armsden and Greenberg, 1987) in a sample of 1000 Italian adolescents. Results of the factor analysis revealed that both scales were composed of one identifiable factor. The pattern of validity correlations between the parent and peer attachment scales and QMA provided substantiation for the convergent validity. Adolescents were divided into four groups on the basis of their parent and peer attachment scores: those high on both, those low on both, those high on parent but low on peer attachment, those low on parent but high on peer. Anova's results revealed that the first and third group were more optimistic and satisfied of their life; the first and last group expressed higher level of regulatory self-efficacy. The results suggest the need to a deeper investigation about the relationship between parent and peer attachment on adolescents well-being and self-efficacy
The Development and Validation of an Italian Short Form of the Adolescent Friendship
No full textThe aim of the present study is to validate a short form of the Adolescent Friendship Attachment
Scale that evaluates best friend’s attachment considering three styles: Secure, Anxious, and
Avoidant. The scale demonstrated adequate internal consistency. Confirmatory factor analysis
confirmed the three-factor structure as found in the long form
The relationships of dispositional mindfulness with sexual prejudice and internalized sexual stigma among heterosexual and gay/bisexual men
No full textObjectives: A recently growing literature explored the effect of mindfulness on the reduction of stereotypes and prejudice. However, studies exploring the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and prejudice are very limited and contradictory. The current work focused on the associations of dispositional mindfulness with internalized sexual stigma, and sexual prejudice in gay/bisexual men and heterosexual men, respectively.
Methods: Participants were 180 Italian men, both heterosexual (N = 91, 50.6%) and gay/bisexual (N = 89, 49.4%), ranging between 18 and 40 years old (M = 28.23, SD = 5.59) that completed a questionnaire which contained demographic information and measures of mindfulness, need for cognitive closure, and adherence to traditional and stereotypical gender roles. In order to test the predictive power of mindfulness' dimensions on internalized sexual stigma and on sexual prejudice over and above the other predictors, we used dominance analysis.
Results: Analyses revealed that only the FFMQ-Nonjudging of inner experience explained a proportion of variance of internalized sexual stigma significantly larger than zero, whereas the variance of the score on the sexual prejudice was mostly accounted for by right-wing political orientation and FFMQ-Observing.
Conclusion: Having a mindful non-judging attitude toward one's inner experience would associate to less internalized sexual stigma in gay and bisexual men, whereas having a mindful observing disposition would help heterosexual men to have less sexual prejudice against gay men. Limitations and future directions are discussed
Processi di regolazione emotiva ed attentiva dei bambini e relazione con l’educatore di asilo nido
No full textDiversi studi sul comportamento di attaccamento dei bambini nel contesto dell’asilo
nido suggeriscono che gli educatori di asilo nido posso rappresentare delle figure
d’attaccamento alternative per i bambini quando i genitori non sono
temporaneamente disponibili (Cassibba, 2000; Clasien De Schipper, Tavecchio, &
Van IJzendoorn, 2008; Howes, 1999). La letteratura ha evidenziato una relazione
tra qualità della relazione con l’educatore di asilo nido e i processi affettivi e
attentivi (Ahert et al. 2006; Howes & Spieker, 2008; Main, 2000; Mundy &
Willoughby, 1998; Pallini & Laghi, 2012; Rothbart Posner, & Rosicky, 1994).
L’obiettivo della presente ricerca è stabilire una associazione tra processi di
regolazione attentiva ed emotiva infantile e la qualità della relazione con
l’educatore di asilo nido.
METODO
Hanno partecipato alla ricerca 121 bambini, 60 di 24 mesi e 61 di 36 mesi (49,%
femmine) che frequentano diversi asili nido di Roma Capitale. Tutti i bambini
provenivano da un nucleo familiare integro e non presentavano problemi di natura
psicologica. Strumenti. L’Attachment Q Sort (Waters, 1987; adattamento italiano di
Cassibba e D'Odorico, 2000), compilato dalle educatrici è stato utilizzato per
valutare la sicurezza dell’attaccamento all’educatrice. L’Emotion Regulation
Checklist (ERC; Shields & Cicchetti, 1997; nella versione italiana di Molina, Sala e
Zappulla, in preparazione; Molina et al., submitted), compilato sempre dalle
educatrici, è stato utilizzato per misurare la competenza nella regolazione emotiva
dei bambini, anche se alcuni bambini avevano un’età più piccola rispetto all’utilizzo
finora fatto dello strumento: la decisione è stata presa per garantire l’uniformità
della valutazione nelle due età, anche perché, essendo il questionario compilato
dai genitori, l’estensione non pareva comportare problemi. Infine, il Toddlers’
Attention Questionnaire (TAQ; Pallini e Laghi, 2012) è stato compilato da due
osservatori esterni debitamente formati per valutare il comportamento attentivo del
bambino durante una situazione di gioco libero e strutturato.
RISULTATI
Sono stati considerati nel modello di equazione di regressione come predittori le
dimensioni dell’ERC (labilità e regolazione emotiva) e del TAQ (labilità attentiva,
regolazione e distacco) e come misura-criterio la sicurezza nella relazione conl’educatore misurata dall’Attachment Q Sort. L’Analisi della Regressione Multipla
con metodo enter evidenzia un coefficiente di correlazione multipla R=0.74 che
spiega circa il 55% della varianza della misura criterio. Bassi livelli di labilità
negativa (B = -.60), buone capacità di regolazione emotiva (B = .25) e alti livelli di
distacco attentivo (B = -.14) predicono una maggiore sicurezza nella relazione con
l’educatore.
DISCUSSIONE
La ricerca evidenzia come i comportamenti attentivi e i processi di regolazione
affettiva nei bambini sono legati alla relazione con l’insegnante. Ci si pone
l’interrogativo, per approfondimenti successivi, se vi sia un rapporto di reciprocità
tra relazione con l’insegnante, comportamento attentivo e processi di regolazione
affettiva del bambino nell’asilo nido, tanto che attenzione e regolazione emotiva
possano essere considerati non soltanto come caratteristiche del bambino ma
come proprietà della relazione con gli educatori
Relazioni e tipologie familiari nel ciclo di vita. Processi e legami
No full textApproccio al funzionamento familiare e alla genitorialità che coniuga la teoria sistemica con la teoria dell'attaccamento per analizzare la famiglia nei diversi momenti del ciclo di vita e nelle sue diverse tipologi
The Relationship between Teachers' childhood parental bonding experiences and their Reactions to a Student's Request
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