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Emotions Course: l’esperienza di un intervento educativo per la promozione della competenza socio-emotiva nella scuola dell’infanzia
No full textL’esperienza qui presentata s’inserisce nell’ambito degli interventi condotti secondo un approccio evidencebased nella scuola dell’infanzia e riguarda la realizzazione dell’Emotions Course (EC; Di Maggio, Zappulla e Izard, 2014), un percorso educativo finalizzato alla promozione delle abilità socio-emotive in età prescolare. Il programma è stato elaborato facendo riferimento ai fondamenti e agli sviluppi della teoria differenziale delle emozioni, i cui principi sono stati «tradotti» in modo da formare le basi concettuali ed empiriche dell’intervento, articolato nell’ottica della prevenzione primaria e secondaria (Izard, 2002, 2009). In particolare, l’EC è stato applicato al fine di migliorare: – la comprensione delle emozioni primarie (gioia, tristezza, rabbia, paura), intesa in età prescolare come la conoscenza da parte dei bambini sia delle diverse modalità verbali e non verbali di espressione emotiva sia delle cause esterne (gli antecedenti situazionali) e interne (per esempio, i desideri) che possono suscitare le diverse emozioni; – la regolazione emotiva, ossia la capacità dei bambini di esercitare un controllo sull’espressione delle emozioni e sui vissuti emotivi in modo da potere utilizzare costruttivamente la componente motivazionale delle emozioni e mettere in atto risposte cognitive e comportamentali adeguate alle opportunità e alle richieste dell’ambiente; – la competenza sociale dei bambini, la capacità, cioè, di stabilire e mantenere relazioni positive con i pari, di lavorare insieme, di affrontare e risolvere eventuali problemi e conflitti. Hanno preso parte allo studio 143 bambini (73 maschi e 70 femmine) di 3-5 anni (età media = 4.4 anni, ds = .74), inseriti nelle classi di due scuole dell’infanzia di una città del sud d’Italia
Hating Adolescents Test (HAT): A preliminary development of a measure to assess hating among adolescents
No full textThe phenomenon of haters is becoming common among adolescents. The aims of the present research were to evaluate the preliminary psychometric properties of the Hating Adolescents Test (HAT), an ad hoc questionnaire created to evaluate online and offline hate (Study 1), and possible risk factors connected with hate (Study 2). Participants (202 female and 200 male) of this study completed the HAT, the How I Think Questionnaire, the
Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire, and the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were applied. Preliminary data suggest how males reported higher level of hate than females. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient suggested excellent reliability of the measure. Results of this study also revealed satisfactory construct, convergent and divergent
validity. Moreover, the results show a significant gender difference on the variables of the study (pathological worry and hostility aggressiveness). The mediation model suggests how hostile aggressiveness mediated the relationship between pathological worry and hate. HAT is a brief self-report questionnaire composed of 12 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale, with good psychometric properties
Psychological predictors of homophobic bullying among adolescents and young adults: The role of parental psychological control and sensation seeking
Full text linkWe aimed to investigate the relationship between homophobic bullying, parental psychological control and sensation seeking among adolescents and young adults and to examine the mediating role of sensation seeking. The participants included 394 adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 20 years attending the 3rd, 4th and 5th years of two public high schools in Italian cities. Participants completed the Homophobic Bullying Scale, the Dependency—oriented and Achievement—oriented Parental Psychological Control, and the Sensation—Seeking Scale. The results showed that parental psychological control predicted bullying toward gay and lesbian people. However, the two dimensions of sensation seeking (thrill and adventure seeking, and disinhibition) represented two mediators in the relationship between parental psychological control, both achievement and dependency—oriented, and homophobic bullying
The relationships between attachment styles, refective functioning, and emotion regulation in mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD
No full textIn the present study, we explored the relationships between attachment styles, refective functioning, and dimensions of
emotion regulation in mothers of children diagnosed with combined type of ADHD. Participants were 336 mothers, 168 with children diagnosed with ADHD and 168 with children without any diagnosis. Preliminary results showed that mothers of children with ADHD had slightly lower levels of refective functioning and cognitive reappraisal than mothers of children without ADHD did. Moreover, mothers of children with ADHD reported lower levels of secure attachment and a slightly higher levels of dismissing and anxious attachment than mothers of children without ADHD did. Focusing on the group of mothers of children with ADHD, the results showed that anxious and dismissing attachments were negatively associated with refective functioning and that cognitive reappraisal partially mediated the relationship between the two attachment styles
(anxious and dismissing) and refective functioning. Theoretical and practical implications are provided
The relation between workload and personal well-being among university professors
No full textThe aim of the present study was to explore the level of perceived workload of university professors and to evaluate related
psychosocial risks, such as addiction to work, psychological distress, and work–life conflicts. A total of 252 professors, balanced
for gender (Mean age = 48.1; DS: 5.1) from 10 different universities across Europe participated in the research. Participants
completed the University’s Work Environment Survey, the Dutch Workaholism Scale, and The General Health Questionnaire.
The results showed that workload, when linked to bureaucratic university practices, is a predisposing factor to a negative
perception of work-related well-being among university professors
The Transition from Middle School to High School: The Mediating Role of Perceived Peer Support in the Relationship between Family Functioning and School Satisfaction
No full textThe study focused on the transition from middle school to high school and aimed to verify the mediating role that perceived peer support may play in the relationship between family functioning in middle school and school satisfaction in high school. In middle school (Wave 1), participants were 208 adolescents (106 boys and 102 girls) aged 12–13 years (M=12.56; SD =.61), attending the last classes of two middle public schools located in Italy. One year later (Wave 2), 155 adolescents (76 boys and 79 girls) participated again in the study when they attended the first classes of high school (M=13.91; SD=.75). Participants completed the Italian Version of Family Assessment Device and the Social Support Questionnaire (short from) in Wave 1 and the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale in Wave 2. Results showed that among family functioning dimensions, only affective involvement positively predicted perceived peer support and school satisfaction. The mediation models showed that perceived peer support in middle school mediated the relationship between affective involvement in middle school and school satisfaction in high school. Our results confirm the role of subjective perception of peer support in contributing to the prediction of school satisfaction beyond good parental affective involvement
Correlati e conseguenze dell'isolamento sociale
No full textQuesto volume fornisce un'ampia e articolata panoramica su uno dei compiti di sviluppo fondamentali dell'adolescenza: la conquista dell'autonomia psicologica. Gli autori illustrano il costrutto di autonomia adolescenziale nei suoi aspetti generali per poi offrirne una visione complessa, in cui il fenomeno è contestualizzato all'interno delle dinamiche e dei processi che caratterizzano il passaggio dall'adolescenza alla maturità
Muscle Dysmorphia in Adolescence: The Role of Parental Psychological Control on a Potential Behavioral Addiction
No full textObjective The study investigated the relationship between psychological parental control and muscle dysmorphia in adolescence, as form of exercise dependence, focusing also on the role of pathological worry. Methods Participants were 312 adolescents (140 boys and 172 girls) aged 16 to 18 years (M= 17.05; SD = 0.85) and completed the Muscle Dysmorphia Disorder Inventory, the Dependency-oriented and Achievement-oriented Parental Psychological Control, and the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Results The results highlighted that boys showed higher level than girls in dependency-oriented and achievement-oriented parental psychological control and muscle dysmorphia. Furthermore, girls showed higher levels of pathological worry than boys. Pathological worry partially mediated the relationship between dependency-oriented parental psychological control and muscle dysmorphia as well as between achievement-oriented parental psychological and muscle dysmorphia. Psychological parental control predicted muscle dysmorphia, and pathological worry seemed to act as a partial mediator in this relationship. Conclusions Psychology parental control and pathological worry are linked to muscle dysmorphia, but psychological parental control seems to frustrate the need for autonomy of adolescents and, therefore, muscle dysmorphia may become the maladaptive answer to react to the excessive control of their parents. It seems that body of adolescents may become the scenario towards which they play a sort of power of control to counteract anxiety deriving from the excessive psychological control played by parents
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