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Processi di sviluppo e relazioni familiari
No full textNella prima parte del manuale adottando l'orientamento proprio della psicopatologia evolutiva, si affronta lo studio dello sviluppo umano con un approccio di tipo contestualista e interazionista mentre nella seconda parte del volume si prende in considerazione la famiglia come contesto primario di socializzazione
Italian Validation of Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale (FACES IV) Short Version for Adolescents: SAD_FACES
Full text linkThis study validated the Italian short version of FACES-IV (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale) for adolescents, namely SAD_FACES. The scale assessed adolescents’ perceptions of their families’ adaptive and maladaptive functioning along the six dimensions of cohesion, flexibility, disengagement, enmeshment, rigidity and chaos as defined by the Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems. SAD_FACES was administrated to a sample of secondary school students (Age = 14–16 years; N = 446). The Family Communication Scale (FCS), measuring positive communication skills used in the family system, was also administered to assess external validity. ESEM was performed and evaluation of model fit was based on values of the comparative fit index (CFI), the Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI), and the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). The scores that were computed as the sum of the intended items and latent traits were both considered for each dimension. Results showed that SAD_FACES (24 items) has the same structure and internal consistency of the Italian version of FACES IV validated with adolescent samples. Implications for the validity and usage of a short scale for the assessment of adolescents’ perception of family functioning and their wellbeing are discussed. Future research should validate SAD_FACES with different age cohorts of adolescents and belonging to different cultural contexts as well as consider clinical samples of adolescents. The agility of SAD_FACES could facilitate investigations with clinical samples of adolescents. Future research is needed in this area
Cultivating practices of inclusion towards same-sex families in Italy: A comparison among educators, social workers, and healthcare professionals
No full textLGB+ parented families in recent years are becoming more visible, but limited information exists about how professionals interact with people in these family forms. This study used the framework of intergroup contact theory to investigate whether contact with lesbians and gay men, same-sex couples, and same-sex parents respectively increase inclusive practices towards same-sex families, and whether this association is mediated by professionals' prejudice and endorsement of same-sex families' rights. A questionnaire with scales on: (a) intergroup contact, (b) professionals' orientation towards same-sex families' inclusive practices, (c) professionals' prejudices, and (d) support of same-sex couples' rights was administered to 460 professionals (9.8% males) working in social (N = 103), education (N = 156), and healthcare (N = 201) services in Italy. Path analysis was used to test the prediction that contact increases professionals' intention to embrace inclusive practices towards same-sex families through the mediation of both prejudice and support to same-sex couples' rights to have and raise children. Results showed that contact reduced prejudices towards same-sex families and increased the endorsement of same-sex families' rights, which in turn favoured professionals' willingness to modify their practices to include these family forms. Implications for the training and development of inclusive models are discussed. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement
Testing the Use of the System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances (SOFTA) in Audio-Recorded Therapeutic Sessions
No full textThe System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances (SOFTA) is an observational tool that analyzes how the therapeutic alliance is constructed and modified during the therapeutic process in couple and family therapy (Escudero, Boogmans, Loots, & Friedlander, 2012). SOFTA has been developed for analyzing video recordings of therapeutic sessions, and the present study aims at verifying whether this instrument can be effective when only audio recordings are available. For this purpose, 5 cases of first couple and family therapy sessions were codified by 2 independent judges: one analyzed the video recordings and the other analyzed the audio version of the same sessions. The judges' scores were compared: intraclass correlation and Wilcoxon's test were used to estimate the degree of concordance and to compare the judges' scores; Spearman correlation was used to control the construct validity. The results suggest that SOFTA is a reliable tool to investigate the therapeutic alliance using audio recordings, thus increasing the amount of data available for the analysis of the therapeutic relationship
Heat wave in Italy and Hyperthermia syndrome
No full textAbstract: In the city of Modena, Italy, daily temperatures registeredduring the year 2003 showed a higher mean increase of 3° C comparedwith the previous three years, with average temperature of26.1° C, compared with 22.8° C. The reported ambient temperaturewas higher than 32.3° C in 84% of the recorded days, and dailyvalues exceeded 35.1° C in 62% of the days. During the summer,four heat waves occurred (June 11–15, July 21–23, August 3–15 andAugust 17–24).Nine patients affected by hyperthermia syndrome with a mean bodytemperature of 41.4 1.3° C were admitted to the Intensive CareUnit (ICU) of the Modena Teaching Hospital. Another patient withsimilar clinical features was not admitted to ICU, but to a generalward, and eventually died a few hours later. Mortality reached 80%and the mean survival time was 4.2 days with median values of oneday. All patients except for one were admitted during one of the fourabove-mentioned heat waves, and in particular, 7 patients were admittedduring the period from August 3rd to 15th. A common featureamong 8 of the 10 patients was the chronic consumption of psychoactivedrugs.According to these observations, it is important to identify a populationat risk in case of bioclimatological alarm, to find preventionstrategies. It is extremely important in patients with hyperthermia tolower body temperature levels in the early hours to influence themalignant evolution of this severe pathologic process
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Itinerari sistemici nelle scienze sociali: Teorie e bricolage
No full textUn confronto interdisciplinare sulla teoria dei sistemi e le recenti evoluzioni costruttivist
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