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Scegliere in adolescenza: cenni alla prospettiva psicologica.
La scelta di frequentare l’Università, e l’individuazione di una Facoltà, costituisce nella crescita dell’individuo un momento importante che può incidere fortemente sul percorso personale e professionale. Partendo da tale premessa, il testo descrive l’intrecciarsi di due delicati momenti di transizione: il passaggio dall’età infantile all’età adulta ed il passaggio dalle scuole superiori all’università. Questo capitolo si propone, in particolare, di soffermarsi su alcune dinamiche affettive, caratteristiche del periodo adolescenziale, che influiscono sul processo di scelta del percorso formativo, per concludere con alcune riflessioni sulla necessità di considerare le riverberazioni di tali dinamiche nell’attuazione di azioni orientative
Lo STAI-C per la misurazione dell’ansia in età evolutiva. Un primo utilizzo in ambito italiano
Parental feeding practices across child's weight status: Evidence of the Italian validation of the Child Feeding Questionnaire
Objective: The main aim of this study was to assess the psychometric proprieties of the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) in Italian mothers. Design: Mothers completed the Italian version of the CFQ, and children's anthropometric data were collected. Construct validity of the CFQ was assessed by comparing three different models: (a) a seven correlated factors model in which all items were analysed; (b) a seven correlated factors model with composite items based on the Restriction factor and (c) an eight correlated factors model with a separate Reward factor. Measurement invariance using BMI categories and gender was evaluated. Furthermore, discriminant validity with group comparison was performed between BMI categories and gender. Setting: Italy. Participants: A total of 1253 6-year-old Italian children (53·9 % male) attending elementary school (1st grade) and their mothers (mean age = 38·22 years; sd = 4·89) participated in this study. Results: The eight-factor model with a separate reward factor provided the best fit for the data. The strict invariance of the CFQ across child BMI categories and gender was confirmed. The CFQ internal consistency was acceptable for most subscales. However, two subscales showed no adequate values. As expected, the CFQ scales showed significant differences between BMI categories, while no gender-related differences were found. Conclusions: The study indicated the Italian version of the CFQ to be factorially valid for assessing parental feeding practices of 6-year-old children across BMI categories. Future research should address low internal consistency in some of the CFQ subscales
Benessere e personalità. Uno studio esplorativo in un gruppo di studenti di psicologia mediante l’utilizzo del PAI
Parents attachment, parents alliance, family functioning and reflective functioning in childhood obesity
Benessere e personalità. Uno studio esplorativo in un gruppo di studenti di psicologia mediante l’utilizzo del PAI
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