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Low self-esteem and selfie posting among young women
No full textBackground: Self-esteem is a critical factor in online impression management strategies and could play a crucial role in explaining women’s selfie-posting behaviours. Previous works examining relationships between self-esteem and self-presentation on social media have yielded controversial results. Objective: This study was performed to clarify the relationship between self-esteem and the frequency of taking and posting own, group and partner selfies on Social Networking Sites (SNS). Methods: A sample of 692 Italian young women (18-28 years old) completed questionnaires on self-esteem, satisfaction with life, body satisfaction and selfie posting bahaviours. The low self-esteem group was compared with the high self-esteem group. Results: Results showed that women with low self-esteem are more dissatisfied with their body image and life and significantly they post fewer types of selfies compared to women with high self-esteem. Conclusion: Findings from this study provide new insights into the relation between self-esteem and selfie impression management strategies
Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Player Profiles: Exploring Player’s Motives Predicting Internet Addiction Disorder
Full text linkBackground: Due to the increasing spread of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) and their addictive potential, scholars assert that understanding the factors underpinning Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is crucial, considering the psychopathological classification. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the motives predicting IGD in MMORPG players with different personality risk profiles. Materials and Methods: An online survey was conducted among 202 MMORPG players (mean age = 27.85 years, SD = 6.49). A cluster analysis was performed to classify the samples, according to the substance use risk profile scale (SURPS), distinguishing a sensation seeking (SS) group from a group prone to negative emotions (PNE), including anxiety, hopelessness, and impulsivity. Also, the gaming motives, which were determined using the Motives for Online Gaming Questionnaire (MOGQ), were considered as independent variables in analyses. The regression analyses indicated different combinations of gaming motives, predisposing the two groups to IGD. Results: The escapism motive and male gender were the main risk factors for SS players, whereas the sociability motive predicted addiction tendencies in the PNE group. Also, the competition motive was a strong predictor of IGD in both groups; this motive was found to be associated with the male gender and the specific game genre. Moreover, the PNE players were significantly more addicted to MMORPGs and were less satisfied with their life, compared to the SS group. Conclusions: Based on the present results, clustering gamers in terms of personality traits allowed us to understand the mechanisms underlying IGD for overcoming a reductive approach, which considers MMORPG players as a uniform group
Report valutativo del progetto “Punto di Vista: l’operatore a scuola”.
No full textIl report sintetizza l'esperienza di valutazione da parte dell'Università di Bologna del servizio "Punto di Vista" attuato da Promeco, una struttura organizzativa che nel Ferrarese si occupa di prevenzione in età adolescenziale nelle scuole
Burnout in Italian Primary teachers: the predictive effects of trait emotional intelligence, trait anxiety, and job instability
Full text linkBurnout syndrome has recently been recognized as a public health problem, widely observed in educational settings. In this study, we aimed to examine the role played by contextual variables, including job (in)stability and teachers' personal characteristics, in predicting factors associated with teacher burnout, using a convenience sample of 137 Italian primary school teachers (94.2% female, Age: M = 47.17, SD = 8.88). The findings from the hierarchical regression analyses showed that both trait emotional intelligence (EI) and trait anxiety predicted emotional exhaustion and lack of personal accomplishment in relation to work, with EI having a negative association and anxiety having a positive association with both. As for contextual variables, job instability positively predicted low personal accomplishment, whereas teachers' working experience predicted emotional exhaustion. We discuss these results in light of the current working environment experienced by Italian teachers, which includes a high percentage of fixed-termfixed-term workers. Moreover, we examine the implications for research and interventions related to trait EI as a protective factor that might prevent the onset of chronic professional burnout among teachers and increase teachers' effectiveness and, therefore, pupils' well-being, resulting in positive educational outcomes
The Influence of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Gender Interaction on Draw-A-Person Emotional Indicators during Childhood
Full text linkThe Draw-a-Person (DAP) test is a projective tool particularly suitable for understanding intellectual development, emotional dimensions and personality traits in children. The present study seeks to examine the relationship between trait Emotional Intelligence (EI) and DAP emotional indicators accounting for gender interaction in a sample of Italian primary school-aged children (8-9 years of age). Participants were asked to complete the child version of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue-CF) and the DAP test. Results showed that: a) both genders had the same score on trait EI but females had a significantly higher score on the levels of emotional indicators than males, and b) trait EI significantly moderated the effects of gender on the DAP scores. Specifically, females showed higher levels of emotional indicators than their male counterparts for DAP only at high trait EI levels. The implications of these results for clinical assessment and future directions for research are discussed
Ayahuasca ceremonies: set and setting features across Italy and Colombia
Full text linkPurpose
Ayahuasca ceremonies are currently practiced all over the world. This study aims to investigate ayahuasca ceremonies in Colombia (where ayahuasca use is culturally entrenched) and Italy (where ayahuasca use has only recently spread).
Design/methodology/approach
In total, 32 Italian (53% males; 47% females) and 28 Colombian (79% males; 21% females) ayahuasca ceremony participants completed an online survey. Ceremonial setting and set (motivations for ayahuasca use, ayahuasca perceived effects and features of participants, i.e. drug use and problematic use, interpersonal dependency, spiritual orientation and quality of life) were investigated. Mann–Whitney U test, Pearson’s χ2 test and Fisher’s exact test were used to compare the Italian and Colombian samples.
Findings
No differences emerged in the ceremonial setting. Slight differences were observed in motivations for ayahuasca intake and religious beliefs, but not in the preparation for ceremonies, quality of life, interpersonal dependence and spiritual orientation. Italians showed greater use of other psychoactive substances and more drug use problems.
Practical implications
Prevention regarding safer practices of consumption should be promoted to avoid improper uses.
Originality/value
Few studies have explored ayahuasca ceremonies (set and setting characteristics) in countries with different traditions on ayahuasca consumption. The results highlight that the use and experience of ayahuasca can take on different meanings depending on the cultural context
‘And yet I’m an adult now’. The influence of parental criticism on women’s body satisfaction/dissatisfaction during emerging adulthood
Full text linkBody dissatisfaction is widely recognized as an important public health concern mainly for women because of its increasing incidence worldwide. The aim of this exploratory study was to test the predictive role of family influence on body satisfaction (BS) among young Italian women, during a decade conceptualized as ‘emerging adulthood’. Instruments designed to assess BS, appearance-focused parental comments, maternal and paternal criticism were administered to 688 women aged between 18 and 28 years (M age = 23.40; SD = 2.33). Two regression analyses were used with life satisfaction levels, parental comments, and maternal/paternal criticism as independent variables to explain variance in BS for younger (18–23 years) and older (24–28 years) women. The data reveal an interesting difference in the influence of parental criticism on BS depending on the age cohort: maternal criticism negatively predicts BS in younger women, while paternal criticism is a risk factor for BS in older women
An overview of psychological well-being and trait Emotional Intelligence of adolescents: Is there a place for creativity?
No full textPsychological well-being of adolescents not only means the absence of psychopathology, but also being content with life, experiencing a wide range of emotions, and having balanced bio-psycho-social functioning. Creativity is considered a resource having a lifelong significant impact on health and well-being as well. Moreover, studies have shown that trait Emotional Intelligence (trait EI) promotes psychological well-being via several pathways. Regarding the link between trait EI and creativity, it has been emphasized that emotional aspects of personality should be explored in creativity research. However, study on these relationships with adolescent samples is scarce. The present groundwork aims to systematically explore the literature on the protective role of trait EI in adolescent psychological well-being and then later analyse the relationship between trait EI and creativity in adolescence. As operationalization is crucial for any EI model, we focused on studies using the adolescent forms of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, which provides a comprehensive analysis of trait EI factors: Wellbeing, Self-control, Sociability and Emotionality. Results from 27 systematically reviewed studies relate to five different areas: gender differences, psychological constructs, parental relations, scholastic constructs and practice-oriented topics. Although the prevalence use of cross-sectional designs limits the generalisation of results, the wide coverage of topics in the reviewed literature gives insight on the dynamics between trait EI and adolescent well-being. The research project's next step will be to investigate the association between trait EI and creativity as it may provide insight on how trait EI can help creative problem-solving skills of adolescents to maintain their psychological well-being
Do mothers know best? A comparison between mothers and fathers perception of their child’s personality.
No full textCurrent literature highlights that fathers and mothers may have different perceptions about their child’s personality traits. However, discrepancies between parental and child reports may affect their present and future relationships and have implications for both emotional closeness and mutual influence. This study investigates maternal and paternal knowledge of child personality and whether it corresponds to the child’s perception. Eighty-two Italian children (42 female, aged between 7 and 9, M = 8.11, SD = .35) and their parents were recruited in a primary school. Both mothers and fathers were asked to assess their child’s personality through the Big Five Questionnaire for Children (BFQ-C) which measures the basic personality dimensions of energy/extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional instability, and intellect/openness. Each child completed the same questionnaire as well. Additionally, children completed the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue-CF) as a measure of emotional self-efficacy. Results from Regression analyses show that mother’s perception of the child emotional instability (F = 5.4, p < .01; B = .37, p < .01) and intellect/openness (F = 7.3, p < .001; B = .31, p < .05), and father’s perception of the child conscientiousness (F = 7.3, p < .001; B = .43, p < .01) significantly predict the child’s self-reported assessment of the same personality traits. Results pertaining the dimensions of energy/extraversion and agreeableness did not reach significance (p > .05). Additional results will be presented at the conference. Mothers seem to have a better knowledge of some personality dimensions of their child compared to fathers. This evidence suggests the possibility of a lack of agreement on the child's view, and supports the hypothesis that parents may have access to different knowledge domains, with mothers being particularly attuned with the emotional and communicative areas of their child
Trait emotional intelligence and burnout in primary school teachers : a systematic review = Intelligenza emotiva di tratto e burnout professionale negli insegnanti di scuola primaria : una rassegna sistematica della letteratura
No full textThis review aims to examine the international scientific publications that have investigated the relationship between Emotional Intelligence (defined according to the trait model and assessed via self-report questionnaires), and professional burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced self-efficacy) in primary school teachers. Recent research in this area, which has not yet been sufficiently systematized, emphasizes the importance of emotional competencies to facilitate and improve both teachers' job performance and teaching-learning processes. High levels of Emotional Intelligence in teachers are correlated with a reduction in stress and emotional fatigue and with greater personal satisfaction in carrying out their work; moreover, they are associated with better relationships with all the actors in the educational setting, with consequent positive effects on the quality of relationships with pupils and the knowledge acquisition
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