177,113 research outputs found
Validation of a substance craving questionnaire (SCQ) in Italian population
No full textBackground: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Substance Craving Questionnaire (SCQ-NOW), extended version of the Cocaine Craving Questionnaire (CCQ-NOW), defined as a multidimensional measure assessing the craving about cocaine, as conceptualized by Tiffany, Singleton, Haertzen, and Henningfield (1993). Method: 344 substance addicts (age 38.56 ± 10.63 years old; 20.6% females) took part in the research. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the Italian SCQ-NOW retains good psychometric properties, supporting the conception of substances craving as a multifold concept. Results: The internal consistencies were good; correlations between the SCQ-NOW, the Symptom Check List 90 – R (SCL-90-R), and the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) were consistent with literature. Conclusion: Our findings confirm the application of SCQ-NOW as a psychometric useful measure of the craving in the Italian context, highlighting its validity and reliability. Implications for clinical practice are discussed
Dealing with Loved Ones’ Addiction: Development of an App to Cope with Caregivers’ Stress
No full textCaregivers remain the primary source of attachment, nurturing, and socialization for human beings in our current society. Family caregivers provide 11 to 100 h of care per week to their loved ones, including emotional and social support, assistance with transportation, home care, and so on. However, caregivers find the workload challenging due to fatigue, burnout, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances, and sometimes also from an excessive burden. Caregiver burden and stress ultimately negatively affect family members and caregivers. The caregiver is then at risk of developing deleterious physical, psychological, social, and emotional problems such as mood and anxiety disorders. Mobile health applications (mHealth applications) can be a solution to help family caregivers care for their loved ones and also for themselves. In this study, we present the development of an mHealth application for caregivers of persons with substance use and tested its usability. We used a user-centered design and intervention (UCDI) approach to develop the app by conducting a focus group with parents of individuals with addiction problems. Four key themes were identified during the focus group: (i) information section, (ii) self-care section, (iii) how-to: stress-reduction section, and (iv) chat section. The final app was developed with the software vendor and divided into several sections that were useful for managing psychological problems (such as stress or anxiety), informing about addiction and behavioral dependency problems, and helping users find a professional or services nearby. An analysis of the results of a usability test related to the app administered to a subsample of the focus group showed that the app provided ease of use, usefulness, and satisfaction
How does cyberbullying relate to empathy and social functioning?An investigation on a sample of Italian adolescents.
No full textLittle is known about psychosocial correlates of cyberbullying and cybervictimization among Italian adolescents; in particular, the influence of empathy – a construct that researchers have already indicated as a crucial predictor of defending behaviour in face-to-face bullying (Gini et al., 2007) – on the perpetration of violent acts through electronic means needs to be investigated: in the cyberspace the opportunity for bullies to hide or conceal their identities and the victims’ invisibility makes it more likely to perform aggression remorselessly and to disengage from empathic concern (Zanetti, Renati, Berrone, 2009).
In our exploratory study we aimed at both measuring the occurrence of cyberbullying in the lives of about 250 Italian boys and girls attending the first two years of high-school (age 14-16) by a questionnaire we created and analyzing its relationships to levels of empathy, assessed using the Italian version of the Basic Empathy Scale (Albiero et al., 2009 ) and social functioning in its aspects of school and family adjustment as assessed by the ACESS scales (Galluccio et al., 2002).
The data we collected are still being analyzed; our findings will be compared with international literature on the same topics
Analisi delle risorse resilienti come predittore di tratti psicopatologici nei soggetti con polidipendenza
No full textIl modello terapeutico orientato alla resilienza (MOR): valutazione dell'efficacia in contesti comunitari per poliabusatori
No full textMiss, I got mad today! The Anger Diary, a tool to promote emotion regulation
No full textEffective management of emotions has strong implications in the development of adaptive behaviours during childhood and adolescence. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of a new method of emotion regulation named the 'aRRabbiadiaro' (Anger Diary), with primary school children. The participants included 119 children attending 7 classes from three primary schools located in middle-class urban communities in the province of Pavia, Italy. In the first phase, the participants were asked to complete a narrative tool which investigated how they coped with anger in their everyday life and whether the use of narrative applied to episodes of anger and facilitated adaptive ways of coping with negative feelings. Subsequently the study assessed the relationship between effective anger management and social functioning in the peer group. Our findings suggest that the use of diary writing seems to represent a promising instrument to promote the development of emotional and socio-cognitive skills in school children
Admiranda Methodvs Novæ Philosophiæ Renati Des Cartes / [Martinus Schoockius]
No full textADMIRANDA METHODVS NOVÆ PHILOSOPHIÆ RENATI DES CARTES / [MARTINUS SCHOOCKIUS]
Admiranda Methodvs Novæ Philosophiæ Renati Des Cartes / [Martinus Schoockius] (1)
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Titelblatt (10)
Praefatio (12)
In Methodum Philosophiae R. D. C. (76)
Paralipomena ad praefationem (82)
Typographus Lectori (89)
Introductio (90)
Sectio Prima (103)
Sectio Secunda (148)
Sectio Tertia (261)
Sectio Quarta (334)
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Italian University Students’ Resilience during the COVID-19 Lockdown—A Structural Equation Model about the Relationship between Resilience, Emotion Regulation and Well-Being
No full textOver the past two years, the consequences of the severe restrictions imposed by the rapid spread of COVID-19 among the global population have been a central focus of scientific research. The pandemic has been a singular and unexpected event that found people unprepared and vulnerable in responding to its emergence, resulting in substantial psychological distress. Scientific evidence has highlighted that adolescents and emerging adults have been among those populations at greatest risk of adverse psychological outcomes, even in the long term. In particular, more than one-third of young adults reported high levels of loneliness, and nearly half of 18- to 24-year-olds felt lonely during the pandemic, experiencing both psychological and emotional distress. The lockdown, the consequent suspension of face-to-face academic activities and the severe restriction of social life have disrupted the daily routines of students already involved in coping with developmental tasks related to identity formation and the relational experience. Under such conditions, emotions and emotional regulation skills are crucial in adapting behavior to reach academic goals and face mounting levels of distress. Therefore, several studies have investigated resilience mechanisms and coping strategies of emerging adults during the pandemic. The present study focuses on university students and explores the impact of resilience and emotional regulation on adverse psychological outcomes related to persistent distress conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Students were administered a self-report assessment battery through an online platform at the beginning (T0) and the end of the lockdown (T1). A structural equation model (SEM) was used to explore the relationship between resilience, emotional regulation difficulties and psychological distress (depression, anxiety and stress). The findings indicate that psychological resilience and emotion regulation are protective factors that buffer the extent of possible distress resulting from an adverse condition such as the COVID-19 pandemic
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