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Pensavalle CA, Solinas MG, Gardoni C, Giorgi G, Antognozzi T, Alessio F. Boardgames as an innovative approach to promote life skills and well-being among inmates: A scoping review protocol. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0298728. [PMID: 38422015 PMCID: PMC10903794 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Over the past few decades, a growing body of evidence has emerged regarding the positive impact of boardgames in promoting life skills and well-being in various settings including health, education, and military schooling. However, the use of boardgames with inmates for cultural and educational purposes is still an unexplored and fragmented area of research. Incorporating boardgames into correctional settings can be a complex challenge for correctional stakeholders who seek to identify innovative tools to enhance inmate education and promote integration into society after incarceration. This article outlines our scoping review protocol designed to map and evaluate published and grey literature on the motivational, psychological, and pedagogical considerations involved in the design and use of boardgames as an innovative approach to promoting life skills and well-being among inmates.
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- Carlo Andrea Pensavalle
- Department of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
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- Department of Primary Education, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- AXES–Laboratory for the Analysis of Complex Economic Systems, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca, Italy
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- Business@Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Magnavita N, Larese Filon F, Giorgi G, Meraglia I, Chirico F. Assessing Workplace Violence: Methodological Considerations. Med Lav 2024; 115:e2024003. [PMID: 38411977 PMCID: PMC10915676 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The risk of violence is present in all workplaces. It must be accurately assessed to establish prevention and protection measures tailored to the features of each situation. The risk management process requires compliance in a sequential order: 1) risk identification, 2) quantitative risk assessment, and 3) impact assessment. Gathering workers' experiences using lists, focus groups, or participatory ergonomics groups is necessary to identify the phenomenon. For risk assessment, spontaneous reporting of events is often insufficient. It may be complemented with two methods: systematic recording of violent events that occurred in the past year during periodic medical examinations of workers and targeted surveys. The epidemiological analysis of data from individual interviews and surveys provides the phenomenon's prevalence, incidence, and evolution. Moreover, reporting the harm suffered by victims of violence allows constructing impact matrices to allocate resources where they are most needed.
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- Nicola Magnavita
- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Univeristà Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Occupational Health Unit, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Univeristà Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Health Service Department, Italian State Police, Ministry of the Interior, Milan, Italy
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Treadway DC, Giorgi G, Thiel M. Editorial: Insights in: organizational psychology. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1304840. [PMID: 37965652 PMCID: PMC10642085 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1304840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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- Darren C. Treadway
- College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Niagara University, Lewiston, ME, United States
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- Faculty of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Asian Institute of Management, Makati, Philippines
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Coló GP, Schweitzer K, Oresti GM, Alonso EG, Chávez LF, Mascaró M, Giorgi G, Curino AC, Facchinetti MM. Proteomic analysis of the effect of hemin in breast cancer. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10091. [PMID: 37344532 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35125-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Heme, an iron-containing prosthetic group found in many proteins, carries out diverse biological functions such as electron transfer, oxygen storage and enzymatic reactions. Hemin, the oxidised form of heme, is used to treat porphyria and also to activate heme-oxygenase (HO) which catalyses the rate-limiting step in heme degradation. Our group has previously demonstrated that hemin displays antitumor activity in breast cancer (BC). The aim of this work has been to study the effect of hemin on protein expression modifications in a BC cell line to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms of hemin antitumor activity. For this purpose, we carried out proteome analysis by Mass Spectrometry (MS) which showed that 1309 proteins were significantly increased in hemin-treated cells, including HO-1 and the proteases that regulate HO-1 function, and 921 proteins were significantly decreased. Furthermore, the MS-data analysis showed that hemin regulates the expression of heme- and iron-related proteins, adhesion and cytoskeletal proteins, cancer signal transduction proteins and enzymes involved in lipid metabolism. By biochemical and cellular studies, we further corroborated the most relevant in-silico results. Altogether, these results show the multiple physiological effects that hemin treatment displays in BC and demonstrate its potential as anticancer agent.
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- G P Coló
- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB-UNS-CONICET), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB-UNS-CONICET), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica de Lípidos, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia (UNS), Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB-UNS-CONICET), Argentina, 8000, Bahía Blanca, CP, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB-UNS-CONICET), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB-UNS-CONICET), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB-UNS-CONICET), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Humana, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB-UNS-CONICET), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB-UNS-CONICET), Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
- Laboratorio de Fisiología Humana, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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Giorgi G, Mascaró M, Gandini NA, Rabassa ME, Coló GP, Arévalo J, Curino AC, Facchinetti MM, Roque ME. Iron cycle disruption by heme oxygenase-1 activation leads to a reduced breast cancer cell survival. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2023; 1869:166621. [PMID: 36539019 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), which catalyzes heme degradation releasing iron, regulates several processes related to breast cancer. Iron metabolism deregulation is also connected with several tumor processes. However the regulatory relationship between HO-1 and iron proteins in breast cancer remains unclear. Using human breast cancer biopsies, we found that high HO-1 levels significantly correlated with low DMT1 levels. Contrariwise, high HO-1 levels significantly correlated with high ZIP14 and prohepcidin expression, as well as hemosiderin storage. At mRNA level, we found that high HO-1 expression significantly correlated with low DMT1 expression but high ZIP14, L-ferritin and hepcidin expression. In in vivo experiments in mice with genetic overexpression or pharmacological activation of HO-1, we detected the same expression pattern observed in human biopsies. In in vitro experiments, HO-1 activation induced changes in iron proteins expression leading to an increase of hemosiderin, ROS levels, lipid peroxidation and a decrease of the growth rate. Such low growth rate induced by HO-1 activation was reversed when iron levels or ROS levels were reduced. Our findings demonstrate an important role of HO-1 on iron homeostasis in breast cancer. The changes in iron proteins expression when HO-1 is modulated led to the iron accumulation deregulating the iron cell cycle, and consequently, generating oxidative stress and low viability, all contributing to impair breast cancer progression.
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- G Giorgi
- Laboratorio de Fisiología Humana, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia (UNS), 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia (UNS), 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Inmunológicas Básicas y Aplicadas (CINIBA), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia (UNS), 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Servicio de Patología, Hospital Interzonal de Agudos "Dr. José Penna", 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia (UNS), 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia (UNS), 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Humana, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Thiel M, Giorgi G, Ariza-Montes A, Mucci N. Editorial: Community series in advancing social purpose in organizations: An interdisciplinary perspective. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1116904. [PMID: 36760449 PMCID: PMC9904233 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1116904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Monica Thiel
- School of Business Administration, Asian Institute of Management, Makati, Philippines,*Correspondence: Monica Thiel ✉
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Sommovigo V, Bernuzzi C, Finstad GL, Setti I, Gabanelli P, Giorgi G, Fiabane E. How and When May Technostress Impact Workers' Psycho-Physical Health and Work-Family Interface? A Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:1266. [PMID: 36674020 PMCID: PMC9859582 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Although a growing body of research has analyzed the determinants and effects of technostress, it is still unclear how and when technostress would impact workers' psycho-physical health and work-family interface during the pandemic. To fill this gap, this study tests the mediating mechanisms and the boundary conditions associated with the impact of technostress on workers' psycho-physical well-being and work-family conflict. A total of 266 Italian workers completed online questionnaires measuring (traditional vs. remote) working modalities, technostress, fear of COVID-19, working excessively, psycho-physical distress, work-family conflict, loss of a loved one due to COVID-19, and resilience. Structural equation models were performed. Results indicated that technostress was positively related to psycho-physical distress and work-family conflict, as mediated by fear of COVID-19 and working excessively, respectively. The loss of a loved one exacerbated the effects of fear of COVID-19 on psycho-physical health, while resilience buffered the effects of working excessively on work-family conflict. Since numerous organizations intend to maintain remote working also after the COVID-19 emergency, it is crucial to study this phenomenon during its peaks of adoption, to prevent its potential negative outcomes. The implications of these findings for theory and practice are discussed.
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- Valentina Sommovigo
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, Unit of Applied Psychology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, Unit of Applied Psychology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Psychology Unit of Pavia Institute, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Genova Nervi Institute, 16167 Genova, Italy
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Quan L, Al-Ansi A, Ariza-Montes A, Arraño-Muñoz M, Giorgi G, Han H. Vaccine Passport and Traveler Behaviors in the New Market of the Domestic and International Tourism Industry Facing the With-Corona Era. Front Psychol 2022; 13:900976. [PMID: 35756290 PMCID: PMC9226666 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.900976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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To ensure a smooth and rapid recovery of tourism, countries around the world are stepping up vaccinations against COVID-19. China, in particular has a very high vaccination rate due to its own vaccine production. Following this trend, many countries have started introducing vaccine passports as an alternative solution to verify valid and vaccinated travelers. This study attempted to understand the fundamental perceptions of travelers' intentions using vaccine passports. A total of 601 samples were investigated and analyzed. As a result, four factors were identified: perceived usefulness, destination trust, risk perception, and perception of incentives. Also, this study performed means comparisons analysis with the major demographic characteristics of respondents. Based on this study, it is expected that the results will contribute to the revival of the travel industry in the future and provide valuable implications for marketing plans to help the travel industry suffer from COVID-19.
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- Lanji Quan
- College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, Macao SAR, China
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- Department of Human Science, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
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Finstad GL, Giorgi G, Lulli LG, Pandolfi C, Foti G, León-Perez JM, Cantero-Sánchez FJ, Mucci N. Resilience, Coping Strategies and Posttraumatic Growth in the Workplace Following COVID-19: A Narrative Review on the Positive Aspects of Trauma. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:9453. [PMID: 34574378 PMCID: PMC8468098 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic represents a traumatic event that has profoundly changed working conditions with detrimental consequences for workers' health, in particular for the healthcare population directly involved in addressing the emergency. Nevertheless, previous research has demonstrated that traumatic experiences can also lead to positive reactions, stimulating resilience and feelings of growth. The aim of this narrative review is to investigate the positive aspects associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the possible health prevention and promotion strategies by analyzing the available scientific evidence. In particular, we focus on the constructs of resilience, coping strategies and posttraumatic growth (PTG). A literature search was performed on the PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Psycinfo databases. Forty-six articles were included in the literature synthesis. Psychological resilience is a fundamental variable for reducing and preventing the negative psychological effects of the pandemic and is associated with lower levels of depression, anxiety and burnout. At the individual and organizational level, resilience plays a crucial role in enhancing wellbeing in healthcare and non-healthcare workers. Connected to resilience, adaptive coping strategies are essential for managing the emergency and work-related stress. Several positive factors influencing resilience have been highlighted in the development of PTG. At the same time, high levels of resilience and positive coping strategies can enhance personal growth. Considering the possible long-term coexistence and consequences of COVID-19, organizational interventions should aim to improve workers' adaptive coping skills, resilience and PTG in order to promote wellbeing.
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- Georgia Libera Finstad
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy;
- Business @ Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy; (C.P.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy;
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- Business @ Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy; (C.P.); (G.F.)
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- Business @ Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy; (C.P.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Social Psychology, Universidad de Sevilla, 41004 Sevilla, Spain; (J.M.L.-P.); (F.J.C.-S.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy;
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Garcia-Fernández D, Fernández-Salinero S, Giorgi G, Topa G, Marcos Del Cano AM. The Impact of Suicide Utility Perception on News over Terminally Ill Patients' Suicide Attitudes: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18168784. [PMID: 34444533 PMCID: PMC8394576 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Suicide represents a very important issue in public health. For approaching attitudes toward suicide, we have developed an instrument that, following previous recommendations, assesses specific thoughts related to the perception of suicide utility in the press. First of all, we will test the psychometric properties of the scale we created ad hoc for assessing suicide utility perception. After that, we expect to find that the suicide utility perception in the press will have a statistically significant impact on positive attitudes toward terminally ill patients' suicide (Hypothesis 1). In addition, this relationship will be mediated by suicide legitimation (Hypothesis 2). This mediation will be moderated by depressive symptomatology (Hypothesis 3). The sample was composed of 66 Spanish participants. Suicide legitimation was significantly related to the positive evaluation of terminally ill people's euthanasia. Finally, when the levels of depression's psychological concomitants increased, the support for terminally ill people's euthanasia increased as well. Implications and limitations have been discussed.
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- Diego Garcia-Fernández
- International School of Doctorate, The National Distance University (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Human Science, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy;
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- Social and Organizational Psychology Department, The National Distance University (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Sanchez-Gomez M, Giorgi G, Finstad GL, Urbini F, Foti G, Mucci N, Zaffina S, León-Perez JM. COVID-19 Pandemic as a Traumatic Event and Its Associations with Fear and Mental Health: A Cognitive-Activation Approach. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:7422. [PMID: 34299873 PMCID: PMC8303753 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The COVID-19 global pandemic still represents a major threat with detrimental health consequences. Analyzing the psychological outcomes, COVID-19 could be interpreted as a collective traumatic event that can generate symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Considering this, the purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate the relationship between intrusive thoughts and fear related to the COVID-19 pandemic and between intrusive thoughts and mental health; second, to test the mediating role of hyperarousal and avoidance in these two relationships. In order to reach these aims, the present study investigated these relationships and tested a mediation model in two cross-sectional studies in Italy. Altogether, 627 individuals and 495 workers completed an online survey for study 1 and study 2, respectively. Mediation analyses were performed via the SPSS macro PROCESS; the significance of total, direct, and indirect effect was tested via bootstrapping. The results showed that within the PTSD framework, hyperarousal compared with avoidance mediated the relationship between intrusion and the analyzed outcomes. In conclusion, the present study provided empirical evidence for the influence of hyperarousal on individual consequences such as fear of COVID-19 and mental health. Research, as well as theoretical and practical implications, are discussed.
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- Martin Sanchez-Gomez
- Department of Evolutionary, Educational, Social Psychology and Methodology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Department of Human Science, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy; (G.G.); (F.U.)
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- Business@Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy; (G.L.F.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Human Science, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy; (G.G.); (F.U.)
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- Business@Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy; (G.L.F.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Piero Palagi 1, 50139 Florence, Italy;
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- Occupational Health Unit, Medical Direction, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Social Psychology, Universidad de Sevilla, 41004 Sevilla, Spain
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Chung H, Quan W, Koo B, Ariza-Montes A, Vega-Muñoz A, Giorgi G, Han H. A Threat of Customer Incivility and Job Stress to Hotel Employee Retention: Do Supervisor and Co-Worker Supports Reduce Turnover Rates? Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18126616. [PMID: 34205422 PMCID: PMC8297393 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18126616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The study investigates the impact of customer incivility, job stress, perceived supervisor support, and perceived co-worker support on the turnover intention of frontline employees. A survey-questionnaire approach was used to collect the point of view of frontline employees that work in five-star hotels in a metropolitan city of Korea. Four independent variables that were extracted from valid theoretical backgrounds along with four demographic variables were used in the study. The regression analysis was conducted to test the hypotheses, which revealed that job stress directly affected the employees' desires to leave their organization. It also showed that perceived supervisor support mitigates employee turnover, and there were significant correlations between turnover intention with the employees' marital status and job position. Gender and years of service did not affect the employees' thinking of quitting their job. Our findings help hotel entrepreneurs better understand how to deal with customer incivility and employee job stress, and better comprehend the factors that minimize employees' negative behaviors for the organization.
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- Hyunah Chung
- College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, Korea; (H.C.); (W.Q.)
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- College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, Korea; (H.C.); (W.Q.)
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- School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, 365 Nancy Randolph Davis Building, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;
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- Social Matters Research Group, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, C/Escritor Castilla Aguayo, 4 14004 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Public Policy Observatory, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, 7500912 Santiago, Chile;
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- Department of Human Sciences, Università Europea di Roma, 00163 Roma, Italy;
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- College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, Korea; (H.C.); (W.Q.)
- Correspondence:
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Thiel M, Giorgi G, Ariza-Montes A, Mucci N. Editorial: Advancing Social Purpose in Organizations: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Front Psychol 2021; 12:689734. [PMID: 34177742 PMCID: PMC8220287 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.689734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Monica Thiel
- University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Management, Social Matters Research Group, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Seville, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy.,Direzione Sanitaria - Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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Saleem M, Qadeer F, Mahmood F, Han H, Giorgi G, Ariza-Montes A. Inculcation of Green Behavior in Employees: A Multilevel Moderated Mediation Approach. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18010331. [PMID: 33466298 PMCID: PMC7794897 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18010331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this era of globalization, preventing organizations from undermining and degrading the environment has become a great challenge, especially when considering that organizations are among the major contributors to environmental deterioration. As a result, scholars have recently begun to focus on understanding the key determinants of employee green behavior (EGB), a nascent field within the area of sustainable development and organizational behavior. This study extends the emerging discussion over EGB by investigating how green behavior can be inculcated into employees’ mindsets and under what conditions this can best be accomplished. The present research examines the relationship between ethical leadership and EGB by the mediating mechanisms of green psychological climate, employees’ harmonious environmental passion, and employees’ environmental commitment, through the underpinnings of social learning theory. Further, the study examines the contingency effects of leaders’ pro-environmental attitudes to determine how leaders with ethical attributes and pro-environmental attitudes can create a green psychological climate that ultimately leads to EGB through employees’ harmonious environmental passion and employees’ environmental commitment. The approach to implementing theory development is deductive as the research employed a quantitative research design and survey administration with a time-lagged approach. Multi-level data were collected from 400 respondents working in public and private sector hospitals and universities in Pakistan. The analysis was conducted in MPlus. The results show positive and statistically significant effects of ethical leadership on EGB through the serial mediations of a green psychological climate and employees’ harmonious environmental passion, and a green psychological climate and employees’ environmental commitment. Moreover, the leaders’ pro-environmental attitude contingency strengthens the indirect impact of ethical leadership on EGB. This research provides several managerial implications through which organizations can strategically concentrate on EGB, including saving energy by turning off unused lights, reducing waste, and recycling.
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- Maria Saleem
- Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (M.S.); (F.Q.); (F.M.)
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- Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (M.S.); (F.Q.); (F.M.)
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- Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (M.S.); (F.Q.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea;
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- Department of Human Sciences, Università Europea di Roma, 00163 Roma, Italy;
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- Social Matters Research Group, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
- Facultad de Administración y Negocios, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 425, Chile
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-957-222-186
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Ariza-Montes A, Giorgi G, Molina-Sánchez H, Fiz Pérez J. Editorial: The Future of Work in Non-profit and Religious Organizations: Current and Future Perspectives and Concerns. Front Psychol 2020; 11:623036. [PMID: 33363502 PMCID: PMC7753095 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.623036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Financial Economics and Accounting, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Bondanini G, Giorgi G, Ariza-Montes A, Vega-Muñoz A, Andreucci-Annunziata P. Technostress Dark Side of Technology in the Workplace: A Scientometric Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E8013. [PMID: 33143270 PMCID: PMC7662498 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17218013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This article aims to provide a critical review of the scientific research on technostress. As such, global references in this field are identified and highlighted in order to manage pre-existing knowledge and establish future 'bridges' among researchers, and to enhance the presently dispersed understanding of this subject. A scientometric meta-analysis of publications on technostress was conducted to achieve this objective. Mainstream journals from the Web of Science (WoS) were used to identify current topics, relevant journals, prolific authors, institutions, and countries, 'schools of thought' and the thematic areas around which current technostress debate revolves. In this article a significant contribution comes from the use of the scientific activity itself, together with scientometric meta-analysis techniques and the application of this scientific activity, its impact and relational character, to discover relevant countries, research organizations and authors which can constitute a global reference to demarcate this knowledge frontier, and who lead the 'critical mass' of global technostress researchers. This study also distinguishes between the relevant themes studied, with co-keywords plus bibliographic coupling citation, and examines the kind of stress the most prolific authors have considered and, therefore, to discover those topics which should be studied further to deepen this research field, in search of a post-disciplinary knowledge that allows unity of focus in technology and psychology.
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- Giorgia Bondanini
- Department of Human Science, Università Europea di Roma, 00163 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Human Science, Università Europea di Roma, 00163 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (G.G.)
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- Social Matters Research Group, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Faculty of Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile
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- Faculty of Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile; or
- Education Research Center, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago 8370993, Chile
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Giorgi G, Lecca LI, Alessio F, Finstad GL, Bondanini G, Lulli LG, Arcangeli G, Mucci N. COVID-19-Related Mental Health Effects in the Workplace: A Narrative Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E7857. [PMID: 33120930 PMCID: PMC7663773 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17217857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 330] [Impact Index Per Article: 82.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has deeply altered social and working environments in several ways. Social distancing policies, mandatory lockdowns, isolation periods, and anxiety of getting sick, along with the suspension of productive activity, loss of income, and fear of the future, jointly influence the mental health of citizens and workers. Workplace aspects can play a crucial role on moderating or worsening mental health of people facing this pandemic scenario. The purpose of this literature review is to deepen the psychological aspects linked to workplace factors, following the epidemic rise of COVID-19, in order to address upcoming psychological critical issues in the workplaces. We performed a literature search using Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus, selecting papers focusing on workers' psychological problems that can be related to the workplace during the pandemic. Thirty-five articles were included. Mental issues related to the health emergency, such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and sleep disorders are more likely to affect healthcare workers, especially those on the frontline, migrant workers, and workers in contact with the public. Job insecurity, long periods of isolation, and uncertainty of the future worsen the psychological condition, especially in younger people and in those with a higher educational background. Multiple organizational and work-related interventions can mitigate this scenario, such as the improvement of workplace infrastructures, the adoption of correct and shared anti-contagion measures, including regular personal protective equipment (PPE) supply, and the implementation of resilience training programs. This review sets the basis for a better understanding of the psychological conditions of workers during the pandemic, integrating individual and social perspectives, and providing insight into possible individual, social, and occupational approaches to this "psychological pandemic".
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190, 00163 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (L.I.L.); (N.M.)
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- Business @ Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190, 00163 Rome, Italy; (F.A.); (G.L.F.); (G.B.)
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- Business @ Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190, 00163 Rome, Italy; (F.A.); (G.L.F.); (G.B.)
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- Business @ Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190, 00163 Rome, Italy; (F.A.); (G.L.F.); (G.B.)
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- School of Occupational Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134 Florence, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (L.I.L.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (L.I.L.); (N.M.)
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Radic A, Ariza-Montes A, Hernández-Perlines F, Giorgi G. Connected at Sea: The Influence of the Internet and Online Communication on the Well-Being and Life Satisfaction of Cruise Ship Employees. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E2840. [PMID: 32326093 PMCID: PMC7215407 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17082840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This study aims to elucidate the idiosyncratic effects of the Internet and online communication on the well-being and life satisfaction of cruise ship employees. Cross-sectional surveys and covariance-based structural equation modelling tools were used. In addition, univariate variance analysis was used to address the effects of socio-demographic variables (years of service on a cruise ship, working department on a cruise ship, gender, age, educational level and place of residency) on latent variables of the conceptual model. The conceptual model draws on existing theory and previous research and was empirically tested on a sample of cruise ship employee internet users. Result show that while being onboard a cruise ship, employees experience strong social pressure to be constantly available and they fear of missing out on important information and life events. Thus, relatedness to friends and family needs satisfaction is of paramount importance for cruise ship employees because they are fully aware that they are dispensable and replaceable to cruise ship companies, however to their friends and family, they are indispensable and unique. Moreover, employees who engage in other tasks/activities while taking part in online communication with friends and family exhibit reduced performance, which leads to poor interaction and social dissatisfaction. Lastly, employees experiencing under-reciprocating exchanges show significant negative effects on their well-being. Overall, the results provided several important theoretical and practical implications relevant to cruise tourism and human resource management.
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- Management Department, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
- Facultad de Administración y Negocios, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 425, Chile
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- Department of Human Science, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy;
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Thiel M, Levashina J, Giorgi G, Williamon A, Treadway DC, Wen K, Wang Q. Editorial: Human and Social Competition: An Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Perspective. Front Psychol 2019; 10:2240. [PMID: 31632325 PMCID: PMC6779947 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Monica Thiel
- University of International Business and Economics, School of Public Administration, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Monica Thiel
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- Kent State University, College of Business Administration, Kent, OH, United States
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- Department of Human Science, Universitá Europea di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Performance Science, Royal College of Music, London, United Kingdom
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- Jacobs Management Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- College of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
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- University of International Business and Economics, School of Public Administration, Beijing, China
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Giorgi G, Mucci N, Di Fabio A, Ariza-Montes A. Editorial: New Professionalism and the Future of Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Transformations in Business-Health Relationships. Front Psychol 2019; 10:2193. [PMID: 31607999 PMCID: PMC6769423 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Human Science, European University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology - Psychology Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Finstad GL, Ariza-Montes A, Giorgi G, Lecca LI, Arcangeli G, Mucci N. The JDCS Model and Blue-Collar Bullying: Decent Working Conditions for a Healthy Environment. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16183411. [PMID: 31540020 PMCID: PMC6765845 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16183411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Violence in the workplace and its health consequences still represent one of the main obstacles to obtaining decent working conditions. In particular, blue-collar workers run a greater risk of experiencing episodes of violence, also because of a lack of autonomy and fewer social interactions. According to the work environment hypothesis, factors such as high workload, lack of social support and lack of job control represent the antecedents of workplace bullying. Following the job demand-control-support model (JDCS), violence can be the symptom of a high-strain environment. Moreover, it is still unclear if workplace bullying can mediate the effects of work-related stress on workers' health outcomes. The aim of the present study is to analyse the relationship between the components of the JDCS and the health of the workers considering workplace bullying as a mediating variable. By a cross sectional study design, we tested the following theoretical hypotheses: first, JDCS components (conceptualized as stress) are supposed to significantly predict the level of workers' health. Second, workplace bullying is supposed to mediate the relationship between the JDCS components and the level of health. The sample consists of 400 blue-collars from three different Italian companies. Work-related stress, health outcomes and workplace bullying were measured by specific self-administered questionnaires and the relationships between the variables of interest were tested through a structural equation model (SEM) analysis. The results showed that while the direct relationship between the components of the JDCS and the level of psychological health is weaker (standardized path coefficients SPC = 0.21), the partial mediation hypothesis shows that workplace bullying mediate the relationship between JDCS components and health outcomes (χ2/df ratio = 2.70; path from stress to workplace bullying SPC = 0.78; path from workplace bullying to general health SPC = 0.51; p = 0.01). The JDCS components (workload, lack of control, lack of support) are useful predictors for workplace bullying. On the other hand, bullying plays a mediating role between the stress experienced and the health consequences. The present study adds new insights into the relationship between violence seen as a form of social behavioural strain and the psychological health of workers. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Future research on blue-collars could use longitudinal designs in order to analyse the relationship between social environment, job design and strain reactions.
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- Management Department, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.
- Department of Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile.
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome Via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190, 00163 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Largo Piero Palagi 1, 50139 Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Largo Piero Palagi 1, 50139 Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Largo Piero Palagi 1, 50139 Florence, Italy.
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Giorgi G, Arcangeli G, Ariza-Montes A, Rapisarda V, Mucci N. Work-related stress in the Italian banking population and its association with recovery experience. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2019; 32:255-265. [DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Giorgi G, Ariza Montes A, Rapisarda V, Campagna M, Garzaro G, Arcangeli G, Mucci N. Work-related stress in the banking sector: a study on an Italian aged population of over 2,000 workers. Med Lav 2019; 110:11-21. [PMID: 30794244 PMCID: PMC7810003 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v110i1.7125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the European Union, the employment rate for the population in the age group 55-64 years has greatly increased in the last two decades. Companies, especially in sectors such as banking, are looking for new strategies to improve the productivity of workers in this age group. OBJECTIVES This study was conceived with the purpose of exploring the associations between job characteristics that could influence stress and certain organizational aspects in a large population of banking workers. METHODS More than 2,000 workers over 50 years of age of an Italian banking group participated in the study. Work-related stress was measured with the Stress Questionnaire (SQ). Organizational aspects of work were measured with a dedicated scale included in the SQ. Demographic aspects were detected by specific questions. Structural equation modelling was used and correlation coefficients were calculated. RESULTS The results from the structural equation modeling supported the theoretical model. Organizational policies are associated with both stress correlated factors (β=0.468) and perceptions of supervisor support and social support (β=0.710). The perception of both parameters is associated with stress outcomes (β=0.365). The proposed model offered better results than a competitive model, on which a total mediation was tested, rather than a partial one (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The results highlight the importance of an integrated assessment of the effects of organizational aspects of work and stress factors to implement the protection of physical and mental health. Further research will help to understand more thoroughly if the issues emerged are effectively related to age. This can be assessed through a case-control study that also includes younger workers.
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Giorgi G, Ariza Montes A, Rapisarda V, Campagna M, Garzaro G, Arcangeli G, Mucci N. Work-related stress in the banking sector: a study on an Italian aged population of over 2,000 workers. Med Lav 2019. [PMID: 30794244 PMCID: PMC7810003 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v110i6.7125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the European Union, the employment rate for the population in the age group 55-64 years has greatly increased in the last two decades. Companies, especially in sectors such as banking, are looking for new strategies to improve the productivity of workers in this age group. OBJECTIVES This study was conceived with the purpose of exploring the associations between job characteristics that could influence stress and certain organizational aspects in a large population of banking workers. METHODS More than 2,000 workers over 50 years of age of an Italian banking group participated in the study. Work-related stress was measured with the Stress Questionnaire (SQ). Organizational aspects of work were measured with a dedicated scale included in the SQ. Demographic aspects were detected by specific questions. Structural equation modelling was used and correlation coefficients were calculated. RESULTS The results from the structural equation modeling supported the theoretical model. Organizational policies are associated with both stress correlated factors (β=0.468) and perceptions of supervisor support and social support (β=0.710). The perception of both parameters is associated with stress outcomes (β=0.365). The proposed model offered better results than a competitive model, on which a total mediation was tested, rather than a partial one (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The results highlight the importance of an integrated assessment of the effects of organizational aspects of work and stress factors to implement the protection of physical and mental health. Further research will help to understand more thoroughly if the issues emerged are effectively related to age. This can be assessed through a case-control study that also includes younger workers.
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Management, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Córdoba, Spain,Department of Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Herrmann S, Finke F, Lülf M, Kichakova O, Puetzfeld D, Knickmann D, List M, Rievers B, Giorgi G, Günther C, Dittus H, Prieto-Cerdeira R, Dilssner F, Gonzalez F, Schönemann E, Ventura-Traveset J, Lämmerzahl C. Test of the Gravitational Redshift with Galileo Satellites in an Eccentric Orbit. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 121:231102. [PMID: 30576165 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.231102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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On August 22, 2014, the satellites GSAT-0201 and GSAT-0202 of the European GNSS Galileo were unintentionally launched into eccentric orbits. Unexpectedly, this has become a fortunate scientific opportunity since the onboard hydrogen masers allow for a sensitive test of the redshift predicted by the theory of general relativity. In the present Letter, we describe an analysis of approximately three years of data from these satellites including three different clocks. For one of these, we determine the test parameter quantifying a potential violation of the combined effects of the gravitational redshift and the relativistic Doppler shift. The uncertainty of our result is reduced by more than a factor 4 as compared to the values of Gravity Probe A obtained in 1976.
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- Sven Herrmann
- University of Bremen, ZARM Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- University of Bremen, ZARM Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Technical University Munich, Munich 80333, Germany
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- University of Bremen, ZARM Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- University of Bremen, ZARM Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- University of Bremen, ZARM Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- University of Bremen, ZARM Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling 82234, Germany
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- Technical University Munich, Munich 80333, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling 82234, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Köln 51147, Germany
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- European Space Operations Centre, ESA ESOC, Darmstadt 64293, Germany
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- European Space and Technology Centre, ESA ESTEC, AZ Noordwijk 2201, Netherlands
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- European Space Operations Centre, ESA ESOC, Darmstadt 64293, Germany
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- University of Bremen, ZARM Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity, Bremen 28359, Germany
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Ariza-Montes A, Molina-Sánchez H, Ramirez-Sobrino J, Giorgi G. Work Engagement and Flourishing at Work Among Nuns: The Moderating Role of Human Values. Front Psychol 2018; 9:1874. [PMID: 30323784 PMCID: PMC6172602 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Faith-based organizations are a key player in major sectors of activity for maintaining the welfare state, including health, education, and social services. This paper uses a multivariate regression model in an attempt to identify the factors that affect the relationship between work engagement and flourishing. The paper also discusses the empirical research gap that has been identified in the literature about the moderated effect of human values on this relationship. This study is based on a sample of 142 nuns of a congregation belonging to a religious organization with an international scope and a Catholic inspiration. The case of religious women who have chosen to live a life consistent with the charism of the congregation constitutes a paradigmatic and unique environment to investigate the potential alignment of personal values with professional activity. This work unveils two main findings. First, the more engaged nuns are in their work (social action to serve the poorest and most disadvantaged people), the more they flourish in their working environment and in their personal lives. Second, Schwartz's values reinforce the relationship between the professional role (work engagement) and the personal role (flourishing at work). In conclusion, flourishing at work could be improved through work engagement and this relationship is moderated by human values. These results add insights to better know the relationship among life and work domains.
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- Antonio Ariza-Montes
- Department of Management, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Seville, Spain
- Department of Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Psychology, Università Europea di Roma, Rome, Italy
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Arcangeli G, Giorgi G, Mucci N, Bernaud JL, Di Fabio A. Editorial: Emerging and Re-emerging Organizational Features, Work Transitions, and Occupational Risk Factors: The Good, the Bad, the Right. An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Front Psychol 2018; 9:1533. [PMID: 30190697 PMCID: PMC6116519 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Giulio Arcangeli
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Di Marco D, Arenas A, Giorgi G, Arcangeli G, Mucci N. Be Friendly, Stay Well: The Effects of Job Resources on Well-Being in a Discriminatory Work Environment. Front Psychol 2018; 9:413. [PMID: 29666596 PMCID: PMC5891603 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many studies have focused on the negative effects of discrimination on workers’ well-being. However, discrimination does not affect just victims but also those people who witness discriminatory acts or who perceived they are working in a discriminatory work environment. Although perceiving a discriminatory work environment might be a stressor, the presence of job resources might counteract its negative effects, as suggested by the Job Demand-Resources model. The goal of this study is to test the effect of perceiving a discriminatory work environment on workers’ psychological well-being when job autonomy and co-workers and supervisor support act as mediator and moderators respectively. To test the moderated mediation model data were gathered with a sample of Italian 114 truckers. Results demonstrated that job autonomy partially mediates the relationship between perceiving a discriminatory work environment and workers’ well-being. Main interactional effects have been observed when co-workers support is introduced in the model as moderator, while no main interactional effects exist when supervisor support is introduced. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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- Donatella Di Marco
- Business Research Unit, University Institute of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Setti I, van der Velden PG, Sommovigo V, Ferretti MS, Giorgi G, O'Shea D, Argentero P. Well-Being and Functioning at Work Following Thefts and Robberies: A Comparative Study. Front Psychol 2018. [PMID: 29515488 PMCID: PMC5826257 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Thefts and robberies may be traumatizing experiences for employees. The aim of this study is to explore to what extent experiencing robberies and/or thefts at work affect workers' mental health, coping-self-efficacy, social support seeking, workload and job satisfaction. Drawing on Conservation of Resources theory, this research contributes to our understanding of the psychological sequelae of robbery and theft for employees working in small businesses. The few studies on the effects of robberies and thefts in the past have predominantly focused on bank employees. A sample of Italian tobacconists and jewelers completed an anonymous self-report questionnaire examining the experience of robbery and/or theft, social support seeking (Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced scale, COPE-IV), psycho-somatic well-being (General Health Questionnaire, GHQ-12), job satisfaction (a single item). Victims of thefts and/or robberies reported their PTSD symptoms (Impact of Event- Revised 6, IES-R-6) and trauma-related coping self-efficacy (Coping Self-Efficacy scale, CSE-7), based on the last event (N = 319). Descriptive analyses, ANOVA, ANCOVA and multiple regressions analyses have been carried out. The results indicated that victims of thefts and robberies experienced greater workload, higher psycho-physical complaints and greater tendency to seek social support in comparison with their non-affected counterparts. They additionally experienced more post-traumatic symptomatology and perceived lower coping self-efficacy, when compared to those who experienced thefts “only.” Multiple regression analyses revealed that CSE was positively related to job satisfaction, although the presence of psycho-physical symptoms was the main predictor of job satisfaction among both non-affected and affected employees. PTSD was not an independent predictor of job satisfaction. In sum, robberies and/or thefts exposure undermines differently workers' well-being.
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- Ilaria Setti
- Unit of Applied Psychology, Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Applied Psychology, Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Unit of Applied Psychology, Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Unit of Applied Psychology, Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Giorgi G, Arcangeli G, Perminiene M, Lorini C, Ariza-Montes A, Fiz-Perez J, Di Fabio A, Mucci N. Work-Related Stress in the Banking Sector: A Review of Incidence, Correlated Factors, and Major Consequences. Front Psychol 2017; 8:2166. [PMID: 29312044 PMCID: PMC5733012 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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For a number of years now, banks have been going through enormous changes in organization and structure. New technology and new ways of structuring the operation have left their mark on the working conditions and daily lives of employees. Deregulation of labor markets, emerging technologies and new types of jobs have significantly reshaping working lives by continuous changes on employment and working conditions. Such a scenario has a relevant impact not only on companies' organization but also on working population's health. The banking sector is particularly well-deserved of a specific and thorough analysis, in view of the recent increase in psycho-social disorders of employees. This may be related to the major organizational changes affecting this sector and, in particular, to the restructuring processes resulting from the global economic crisis. Our aim is to assess the scale of the phenomenon and how far it relates specifically to the processes of bank organization. With this in mind, through a review of the literature, we selected the main studies dealing with work-related stress in banking, so that we could reach a better understanding of the phenomenon as it relates specifically to this set of workers. The search took place on the MEDLINE® database; in total 20 articles were chosen. There was uniform agreement among the studies that stress in the banking workplace is now at critical levels, and that it can have deleterious psychological effects on workers, and on their physical health, and that organizations, too, are affected. Most studies showed that mental health problems had increased in the banking sector, and that they were stress-related. Examples began with anxiety and depression, carried on through maladaptive behaviors, and ended in job burnout. The reviewed studies' limitations were then discussed, and possible ways forward considered.
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- School of Psychology, University of East London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Management, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Córdoba, Spain
- Department of Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Education and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Ariza-Montes A, Giorgi G, Leal-Rodríguez A, Ramírez-Sobrino J. Authenticity and Subjective Wellbeing within the Context of a Religious Organization. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1228. [PMID: 28769854 PMCID: PMC5516145 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Although authenticity has a long history as a philosophical and psychological idea, this concept has received scarce attention in the business literature until very lately. Nevertheless, scholars belonging to a broad array of disciplines have pointed out the escalation in the individuals’ search for authenticity within developed societies. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to assess the link between authenticity and subjective wellbeing within the rarely explored context of faith-driven organizations, where the management of emotions attains a particular significance. Specifically, this study links authenticity with subjective wellbeing among the distinct groups that shape a large international Catholic organization. This study uses Partial Least Squares (PLS) to test our research model and hypotheses. This paper covers two noteworthy research gaps. On the one hand, it provides evidence of the relationship between authenticity and subjective wellbeing within the context of religious organizations. On the other hand, our results suggest that this relationship is not homogeneous among the distinct groups that shape the organization. Implications of the research are finally discussed.
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- Antonio Ariza-Montes
- Department of Management, Universidad Loyola AndalucíaCórdoba, Spain.,Department of Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi Europea di RomaRome, Italy
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Giorgi G, Shoss M, Di Fabio A. Editorial: From Organizational Welfare to Business Success: Higher Performance in Healthy Organizational Environments. Front Psychol 2017; 8:720. [PMID: 28588519 PMCID: PMC5440579 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Human Science, Psychology Section, European University of RomeRome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Psychology Section, University of FlorenceFirenze, Italy
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Giorgi G, Dubin D, Perez JF. Corrigendum: Perceived Organizational Support for Enhancing Welfare at Work: A Regression Tree Model. Front Psychol 2017; 8:331. [PMID: 28265254 PMCID: PMC5334334 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Psychology, European University of RomeRome, Italy
- *Correspondence: Gabriele Giorgi
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- Department of Psychology, European University of RomeRome, Italy
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Giorgi G, Dubin D, Perez JF. Perceived Organizational Support for Enhancing Welfare at Work: A Regression Tree Model. Front Psychol 2017; 7:1770. [PMID: 28082924 PMCID: PMC5186753 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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When trying to examine outcomes such as welfare and well-being, research tends to focus on main effects and take into account limited numbers of variables at a time. There are a number of techniques that may help address this problem. For example, many statistical packages available in R provide easy-to-use methods of modeling complicated analysis such as classification and tree regression (i.e., recursive partitioning). The present research illustrates the value of recursive partitioning in the prediction of perceived organizational support in a sample of more than 6000 Italian bankers. Utilizing the tree function party package in R, we estimated a regression tree model predicting perceived organizational support from a multitude of job characteristics including job demand, lack of job control, lack of supervisor support, training, etc. The resulting model appears particularly helpful in pointing out several interactions in the prediction of perceived organizational support. In particular, training is the dominant factor. Another dimension that seems to influence organizational support is reporting (perceived communication about safety and stress concerns). Results are discussed from a theoretical and methodological point of view.
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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Mucci N, Giorgi G, De Pasquale Ceratti S, Fiz-Pérez J, Mucci F, Arcangeli G. Anxiety, Stress-Related Factors, and Blood Pressure in Young Adults. Front Psychol 2016; 7:1682. [PMID: 27840615 PMCID: PMC5083786 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Hypertension (HT) is a long-term medical condition characterized by persistently elevated blood pressure (BP) in the arterial vessels. Although HT initially is an asymptomatic condition, it chronically evolves into a major risk factor for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal diseases that, in turn, represent crucial causes of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries. HT is a complex disorder that is estimated to affect more than a quarter of the world's adult population. It is classified on the basis of both its pathophysiology (primary and secondary HT) and on the resting BP values (elevated systolic, diastolic, and pulse pressure). It originates from a complicated interaction of genes and several environmental risk factors including aging, smoking, lack of exercise, overweight and obesity, elevated salt intake, stress, depression, and anxiety. Anxiety and depressive disorders are the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders, affecting millions of people each year and impairing every aspect of everyday life, both of them characterized by affective, cognitive, psychomotor, and neurovegetative symptoms. Moreover, work-related stress has been considered as an important risk factor for HT and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Although different authors have investigated and suggested possible relations between HT, stress, anxiety, and depression during the last decades, a full understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms has not been satisfactorily achieved, especially in young adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of anxiety and work-related stress in the development of HT amongst young health care profession students and the possible related consequences of early CVDs.
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- Nicola Mucci
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Florence, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Florence, Italy
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Giorgi G, Montani F, Fiz-Perez J, Arcangeli G, Mucci N. Expatriates' Multiple Fears, from Terrorism to Working Conditions: Development of a Model. Front Psychol 2016; 7:1571. [PMID: 27790173 PMCID: PMC5062027 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Companies’ internationalization appears to be fundamental in the current globalized and competitive environment and seems important not only for organizational success, but also for societal development and sustainability. On one hand, global business increases the demand for managers for international assignment. On the other hand, emergent fears, such as terrorism, seem to be developing around the world, enhancing the risk of expatriates’ potential health problems. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between the emergent concept of fear of expatriation with further workplace fears (economic crisis and dangerous working conditions) and with mental health problems. The study uses a quantitative design. Self-reported data were collected from 265 Italian expatriate workers assigned to both Italian and worldwide projects. Structural equation model analyses showed that fear of expatriation mediates the relationship of mental health with fear of economic crisis and with perceived dangerous working conditions. As expected, in addition to fear, worries of expatriation are also related to further fears. Although, the study is based on self-reports and the cross-sectional study design limits the possibility of making causal inferences, the new constructs introduced add to previous research.
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Florence, Italy
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Di Marco D, López-Cabrera R, Arenas A, Giorgi G, Arcangeli G, Mucci N. Approaching the Discriminatory Work Environment as Stressor: The Protective Role of Job Satisfaction on Health. Front Psychol 2016; 7:1313. [PMID: 27625625 PMCID: PMC5003878 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Discrimination is a complex phenomenon with adverse consequences at personal and organizational levels. Past studies have demonstrated that workers who are victims of discrimination might show less job satisfaction, less organizational commitment and worse levels of health and productivity. Although most research has focused on the effects of discrimination on victims, less is known about the extent to which discrimination produces consequences on workers who perceive the existence of a discriminatory work environment. The goal of this article is to analyze the consequences of the perception of a discriminatory work environment on employees' health. The importance of this relationship is studied taking into account the mediating effect of job satisfaction. In order to reach this goal a cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 1633 Italian workers (male = 826, female = 764), employed in private and public sectors, and in different hierarchical positions. Results suggest that the perception of a discriminatory work environment is negatively associated with employees' health. This relationship is partially mediated by job satisfaction (R (2) = 0.17). This study demonstrates that perceiving a discriminatory work environment might have a negative impact on workers' health. A higher level of job satisfaction might buffer this effect. These findings have several practical implications. On the one hand, Human Resource Managers need to intervene in order to recognize and diminish implicit biases, creating a healthy and inclusive environment (e.g., through training, diversity policies, etc.). On the other hand, promoting job satisfaction (e.g., providing mechanisms of voice) might help workers to preserve their well-being, coping with the negative effects of a discriminatory work environment.
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- Department of Social Psychology, University of Seville Seville, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Florence, Italy
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Parisi G, Mecatti M, Lupi P, Giorgi G, Michelotti D, Galigani I, Poli BM. Morphological, nutritional and safety traits of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) reared in floating cages. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- G. Parisi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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Parisi G, D’Agaro E, Michelotti D, Giorgi G, Galigani I. Quality traits of Procambarus clarkii (girard) related to sex and refrigerated storage. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- G. Parisi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Animali. Università di Udine, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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Giorgi G, Mancuso S, Fiz Perez FJ, Montani F, Courcy F, Arcangeli G. Does Leaders' Health (and Work-Related Experiences) Affect their Evaluation of Followers' Stress? Saf Health Work 2016; 6:249-55. [PMID: 26929835 PMCID: PMC4674506 DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2015.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Revised: 07/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Stressed workers suffer from severe health problems which appear to have increased. Poor leadership is especially considered a source of stress. Indeed, supervisors might perceive their subordinates to be similar to them as far as stress is concerned and this might more widespread in organizations than previously thought. Methods The present research investigates the relationships between leaders' health, in terms of work-related stress, mental health, and workplace bullying and their evaluation of subordinates' stress. Five regression models were formulated to test our hypothesis. This is a cross-sectional study among 261 Italian leaders, using supervisor self-assessment and leaders' assessments of their subordinates. Results Leaders' health was related to their evaluation of staff stress. Job demand, lack of job control, and lack of support by colleagues and supervisors evaluated in their subordinates were particularly associated with the leaders' own health. Conclusion Implications for developing healthy leaders are finally discussed.
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Giorgi G, Perminienė M, Montani F, Fiz-Perez J, Mucci N, Arcangeli G. Detrimental Effects of Workplace Bullying: Impediment of Self-Management Competence via Psychological Distress. Front Psychol 2016; 7:60. [PMID: 26913013 PMCID: PMC4753400 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Emotional intelligence has been linked to various positive outcomes, such as organizational effectiveness, commitment, morale, and health. In addition, longitudinal studies demonstrate that the competencies of emotional intelligence may change and be developed over time. Researchers have argued that work relationships are important for the development of emotional competence, but their usefulness depends on the quality of the relationship. Workplace bullying is considered to be one of the most stressful phenomena in the workplace and an example of a dysfunctional and toxic relationship that has detrimental effects on an individual’s physical and psychological health. Hence, the objective of the present study was to analyze the relationship linking workplace bullying, psychological distress and the self-management competence of emotional intelligence. More specifically, we tested part of the model presented by Cherniss and Goleman (2001) in which researchers argued that individual emotional intelligence is a result of relationships at work. In addition, we extended the model by proposing that the relationship between exposure to workplace bullying and the competence of self-management is explained by psychological distress. Data analysis of 326 participants from two private sector organizations in Italy demonstrated that psychological distress fully mediated the relationship between workplace bullying and the emotional intelligence ability of self-management. The present study’s findings point to the idea that, not only may emotional intelligence assist in handling exposure to workplace bullying, but exposure to workplace bullying may impede emotional intelligence via psychological distress.
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- Gabriele Giorgi
- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy and Psychology, Kaunas Technology University Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence Florence, Italy
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Mucci N, Giorgi G, Gonnelli IM, Garbarino S, Cupelli V, Arcangelil G. [The operational role of the occupational health physician in the assessment and management of health risks related to night risks]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2016; 38:22-29. [PMID: 27311142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The operational role of the occupational health physician in the assessment and management of health risks related to night work. Night work, in the last 30-40 years, has been extended to almost all areas of employment. The potential effects on workers' health--related to the disruption of circadian rhythms--are now well defined and studied in the Literature. All issues about the protection of safety and health for night workers are governed by the Italian Legislative Decree no. 66/2003 and subsequent amendments. The management of night work hasn't been included into the main Law on Occupational Safety and Health (Italian Legislative Decree no. 81/2008 and subsequent amendments) and a coordination between the two disciplines is desirable. The occupational health physician, as a global consultant for the protection of all health issues into a company, has to evaluate the potential effects of night work on health, both individually and as a group of workers. In this way, the physician may use either traditional tools (history, physical examination, blood tests) or innovative tools (questionnaires, health promotion programs, interventions on shift schedules). In the management of night work is useful to employ schedules that respect both psychophysical integrity and social welfare of workers and the needs of the production. The occupational health physician plays a significant role in information and training of workers, both individually and as a group of workers, and in the organization of health promotion programs (whit a voluntary participation by the workers).
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De Crescentini L, Perrulli FR, Favi G, Santeusanio S, Giorgi G, Attanasi OA, Mantellini F. Reactions of 1,2-diaza-1,3-butadienes with propargyl alcohol as an approach to novel bi-heterocyclic systems. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:8674-8678. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01595f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Starting from easily available 1,2-diaza-1,3-dienes and propargyl alcohol, spyro-bicyclic systems, through 2,3-Wittig rearrangement, and pyrazolone–triazole derivatives, through a typical “click reaction”, are obtained.
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- L. De Crescentini
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- Section of Organic Chemistry and Organic Natural Compounds
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- Section of Organic Chemistry and Organic Natural Compounds
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- Section of Organic Chemistry and Organic Natural Compounds
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- Section of Organic Chemistry and Organic Natural Compounds
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Siena
- 53100 Siena
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- Section of Organic Chemistry and Organic Natural Compounds
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- Section of Organic Chemistry and Organic Natural Compounds
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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In 2008 a deep economic crisis started in the US and rapidly spread around the world. The crisis severely affected the labor market and employees' well-being. Hence, the aim of this work is to implement a systematic review of the principal studies that analyze the impact of the economic crisis on the health of workers. We conducted our search on the PubMed database, and a total of 19 articles were selected for review. All studies showed that the economic crisis was an important stressor that had a negative impact on workers' mental health. Most of the studies documented that a rise in unemployment, increased workload, staff reduction, and wages reduction were linked to an increased rate of mood disorders, anxiety, depression, dysthymia, and suicide. Some studies showed that problems related to the crisis may have also affected the general health of workers by increasing the risk of such health problems as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Finally, some studies looked at the impact of the crisis on health care services. These studies demonstrated that the reduction in public expenditure on health care services, and the reduction of public hospital budgets due to the recession, led to organizational problems (eg, medical supply shortages).
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- Nicola Mucci
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Arenas A, Giorgi G, Montani F, Mancuso S, Perez JF, Mucci N, Arcangeli G. Workplace Bullying in a Sample of Italian and Spanish Employees and Its Relationship with Job Satisfaction, and Psychological Well-Being. Front Psychol 2015; 6:1912. [PMID: 26696948 PMCID: PMC4678195 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence rate of workplace bullying in a sample of Italian and Spanish employees, and its differential consequences on employees’ job satisfaction and psychological well-being. The effects of workplace bullying on job satisfaction and psychological well-being were explored taking into account a contextualized approach. Design/Methodology/approach – Cross-sectional study was adopted, in which a sample of 1,151 employees in Italy and 705 in Spain completed a questionnaire. We hypothesized that the relationship between exposure to bullying behaviors and psychological well-being is mediated by job satisfaction, and that this simple mediation model is moderated by the country (moderated mediation). Findings – Results suggest that no particular differences exist in bullying prevalence among Spanish and Italian employees. However, we found scientific confirmation of our hypothesized moderated mediation model. Research limitations/implications – Despite the limitations of the sample studied, findings capture contextual differences in the bullying phenomenon, which may have several implications for further research in this domain, as well as for designing interventions to deal with workplace bullying. Originality/value – Although this study explores bullying in different cultural contexts without investigating specific cultural values, it establishes the roots to assess workplace bullying from a contextualized perspective.
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- Alicia Arenas
- Department of Social Psychology, University of Seville Seville, Spain
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Rome, Italy
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- Health Services Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence Firenze, Italy
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Giorgi G, Segre G. Compartmental analysis of the effect of carbon tetrachloride intoxication on blood and bile kinetics of sulfobromophthalein in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01062348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Giorgi G, Leon Perez JM, Montani F, Courcy F, Arcangeli G. Distress and job satisfaction after robbery assaults: a longitudinal study. Occup Med (Lond) 2015; 65:290-5. [DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqv051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Giorgi G, Shoss MK, Leon-Perez JM. Going beyond workplace stressors: Economic crisis and perceived employability in relation to psychological distress and job dissatisfaction. International Journal of Stress Management 2015. [DOI: 10.1037/a0038900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Montani F, Courcy F, Giorgi G, Boilard A. Enhancing nurses' empowerment: the role of supervisors' empowering management practices. J Adv Nurs 2015; 71:2129-41. [PMID: 25869300 DOI: 10.1111/jan.12665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM This study tests a theoretical model where: (a) nurses' dispositional resistance to change is indirectly negatively related to behavioural empowerment through the mediating role of psychological empowerment; and (b) supervisors' empowering management practices buffer both the negative relationship between dispositional resistance to change and psychological empowerment and the indirect negative relationship between resistance to change and behavioural empowerment via psychological empowerment. BACKGROUND Promoting a high level of empowerment among nursing personnel is important to ensure their effectiveness in the context of organizational change. It is thus essential to advance our current understanding of the factors that hamper nurses' psychological and behavioural expressions of empowerment and to clarify supervisor practices that can overcome such barriers. DESIGN A cross-sectional research design. METHOD We collected survey data during 2012 from a sample of 197 nurses from a Canadian hospital undergoing a major organizational change. RESULTS Results from moderated mediation analyses provided evidence for an indirect negative relationship between dispositional resistance to change and behavioural empowerment through psychological empowerment, and for a moderating (buffering) effect of supervisors' empowering management practices on this mediated relationship. These findings provided support for our hypotheses. CONCLUSIONS Supervisors' empowering management practices represent an important contextual buffer against the negative effects of dispositional resistance to change on nurses' empowerment. Organizations should develop empowering management skills among nurses' supervisors to counteract the detrimental effects of dispositional resistance to change and to sustain an empowered nursing workforce.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Human Resource Management, CSSS de la Vieille-Capitale, Quebec, Canada
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Giorgi G, Fiz Perez FS, Castiello D'Antonio A, Mucci N, Ferrero C, Cupelli V, Arcangeli G. Psychometric properties of the Impact of Event Scale-6 in a sample of victims of bank robbery. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2015; 8:99-104. [PMID: 25878514 PMCID: PMC4388003 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s73901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bank robberies are becoming a serious problem in Italy. This study aims to evaluate the validity and the reliability of the Italian version of Impact of Event Scale (IES)-6. It is also hypothesized that a potential posttraumatic disorder, as measured by the IES-6, is associated with mental health problems and several peritraumatic variables. A database was built from data collected through a survey of victims of robbery in an Italian bank. The final sample comprised 350 employees. This study tests different models of IES, comparing the validity of IES-6 with the 22-item original version (IES-R) and the 15-item Italian version (recently adopted in a sample of flood victims). A confirmatory factor analysis supported the IES-6 three-factor solution as the best model. In addition, the internal consistency of the IES-6 and the subscales was good. Outcomes revealed a robust structure supporting the composition of the IES-6 Italian version.
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Department of Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Health Services Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Health Services Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Health Services Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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