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Rossi AA, Mannarini S, Semonella M, Castelnuovo G, Pietrabissa G. The Association between Grazing and Food Addiction: The Italian Version of the Repetitive Eating Questionnaire (Rep(Eat)-Q) and Its Relationships with Food Addiction Criteria. Nutrients 2024; 16:949. [PMID: 38612983 PMCID: PMC11013059 DOI: 10.3390/nu16070949] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Among the dysfunctional eating behaviors associated with excessive food intake, a construct that is gaining increasing attention is grazing-the constant, continuous, compulsive, and repetitive consumption of small/moderate amounts of food. Furthermore, in some cases, grazing seems to indicate a dependence on food and/or eating. Currently, the Repetitive Eating Questionnaire (Rep(Eat)-Q) appears to be the only questionnaire that comprehensively measures grazing, including its repetitive and compulsive eating component. Therefore, in a sample of individuals with severe obesity, the objective of this study was twofold: (A) to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Rep(Eat)-Q, and (B) to analyze the association between grazing and food addiction (FA). METHOD A cross-sectional research design was used. A total of 402 inpatients with severe obesity (BMI > 35) were recruited. Participants underwent a series of questionnaires to investigate structural validity and convergent validity and association with FA criteria. RESULTS The factorial structure of the Rep(Eat)-Q is robust and showed fit indexes: CFI = 0.973; RMSEA = 0.074; 90%CI [0.056-0.091]; and SRMR = 0.029. Also, it exhibited good internal consistency and convergent validity. Furthermore, logistic regression analysis highlights a specific association between certain FA criteria and grazing. CONCLUSIONS The Rep(Eat)-Q can be considered to be a concise, robust, reliable, and statistically sound tool to assess repetitive eating, specifically grazing. Its strong psychometric properties offer significant advantages for both research and clinical applications. Furthermore, in a sample of individuals with severe obesity, the results suggest that individuals with problematic grazing exhibit a typical behavioral profile of subjects with FA, indicating that FA can manifest through problematic grazing as well.
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy;
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy;
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel;
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy; (G.C.); (G.P.)
- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy; (G.C.); (G.P.)
- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy
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Pietrabissa G, Castelnuovo G, Semonella M, Mannarini S, Rossi AA. Measuring Motivations to Eat Palatable Foods: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale (PEMS-IT). Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:574. [PMID: 38470685 PMCID: PMC10930930 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12050574] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Gaining knowledge of the various reasons behind people's consumption of highly processed foods has the potential to enhance obesity prevention initiatives and open avenues to tailor treatment approaches for obesity and binge eating at a more personalized level. This contribution aimed to test the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale (PEMS-IT) in a community sample of Italian adults. METHODS A confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test the factor structure of the Italian version of the PEMS (PEMS-IT) on a total of 616 respondents. Furthermore, the reliability and convergent validity analysis of the tool were evaluated. RESULTS The analysis confirmed the four-factor structure of PEMS-IT [(YBχ2 (164) = 537.901; p < 0.001, the CFI = 0.918, RMSEA = 0.072; 90%CI [0.065-0.078]; p(RMSEA < 0.05) < 0.001, and SRMR = 0.080] and satisfactory reliability on its subscales (Cronbach's α: 0.745-0.917). Positive correlations were also found with food addiction and binge-eating symptoms, compulsive eating behavior, and uncontrolled and emotional eating. CONCLUSIONS The PEMS-IT appears to be an instrument with promising psychometric properties and potential applications in clinical settings. However, it also has some limitations, and future studies could focus on improving the semantic content of the elements to increase the overall utility and precision of the instrument.
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- Giada Pietrabissa
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel;
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.M.); (A.A.R.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.M.); (A.A.R.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Rossi AA, Pietrabissa G, Castelnuovo G, Mannarini S. Cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating. The Italian version of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire-Revised 18 (TFEQ-R-18): a three-step validation study. Eat Weight Disord 2024; 29:16. [PMID: 38402372 PMCID: PMC10894126 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-024-01642-y] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The Three Factor Eating Questionnaire-Revised 18 (TFEQ-R-18) is an extensively used questionnaire to measure three transdiagnostic features of eating behavior: cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating. OBJECTIVE This research aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the TFEQ-R-18 in three large community samples. METHOD Cross-sectional research designs were employed. In Study 1 (N = 537), an exploratory graph analysis (EGA) was used to examine item clustering within the TFEQ-R-18. In Study 2 (N = 645), a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to test its structural validity. In Study 3 (N = 346), a MANOVA was employed assessing mean differences across eating disorders (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder). RESULTS In Study 1, the EGA accurately identified the three original dimensions of the TFEQ-R-18. Study 2 showed that the Italian TFEQ-R-18 has good fit indexes (CFI = 0.989, RMSEA = 0.064; 90% CI [0.058, 0.070], SRMR = 0.062), and possesses robust psychometric properties. Study 3 reveals distinct, statistically significant differences among eating disorders. CONCLUSION The TFEQ-R-18 proves to be a concise and precise tool for measuring transdiagnostic eating behaviors. Its applicability in the Italian context, supported by robust psychometric properties, suggests its utility for both research and clinical purposes. The findings affirm its potential to inform interventions aimed at enhancing psychological health. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level V, descriptive study.
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
- Center for Intervention and Research on Family studies - CIRF, Department FISPPA, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
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- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- Center for Intervention and Research on Family studies - CIRF, Department FISPPA, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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Parabiaghi A, Rossi AA, Castelnovo A, Del Fabro L, Mannarini S, Percudani ME. The Italian version of the 16-item Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ-16) and its psychometric features in help-seeking ultra-high-risk subjects and in the general population. Early Interv Psychiatry 2024. [PMID: 38375973 DOI: 10.1111/eip.13516] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Increasing attention to the early stages of psychosis and the identification of symptomatic prodromal states have led to the development of a growing number of screening tools. The 16-item version of the Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ-16) is a worldwide used self-administered tool for this purpose. However, to date, fundamental psychometric properties of PQ-16 were not thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to examine the structural validity, measurement invariance, reliability and other psychometrical properties of the Italian version of the PQ-16 (iPQ-16) in help-seeking individuals and in the general population. METHODS The iPQ-16 was administered to 449 young outpatients attending six community mental health services and to 318 control participants enrolled in educational environment. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs), measurement invariance (MI) between the help-seeking group and the general population sample, convergent validity, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and prevalence analyses were performed. Lastly, the validity of the adopted PQ-16 cut-offs through Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves plotted against CAARMS diagnoses was also tested. RESULTS CFAs confirmed the single-factor structure for the iPQ-16 and scalar MI was reached. The iPQ-16 showed high internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and acceptable diagnostic accuracy. ROC analysis suggested a score of ≥4 as best cut-off. CONCLUSIONS The iPQ-16 represents a valid and reliable questionnaire for the assessment of high mental risk in both Italian outpatients and general student population. It has good psychometric properties and is easy to implement as UHR screening for clinical as well as research purposes.
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- Alberto Parabiaghi
- Department of Health Policy, Unit for Quality of Care and Rights Promotion in Mental Health, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Sleep Medicine Unit, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
- University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano "Niguarda", Milan, Italy
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Pietrabissa G, Semonella M, Marchesi G, Mannarini S, Castelnuovo G, Andersson G, Rossi AA. Validation of the Italian Version of the Web Screening Questionnaire for Common Mental Disorders. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1170. [PMID: 38398481 PMCID: PMC10889998 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13041170] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The ever-increasing spread of Internet-based systems for common mental disorders has generated the need for brief online screening methods. This study aims to test the psychometric properties of the Web Screening Questionnaire (WSQ) to examine its suitability for screening for common mental health problems among a community sample of Italian adults. METHODS A total of 1282 subjects (F = 819; mean age = 42.05) answered the WSQ. Its discriminant characteristics were examined with other validated selected scales for measuring mental health widely used in the Italian population using sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC), as well as positive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV). RESULTS Most of the WSQ subscales exhibited moderate to high specificity values. Specifically, the scales of 'agoraphobia' (0.947; 95%CI [0.934, 0.960]), 'anxiety' (0.959; 95%CI [0.946, 0.970]), and 'panic disorder' (0.973; 95%CI [0.964, 0.981]) showed the highest values whilst the 'obsessive-compulsive' dimension had the lowest value at 0.838, 95%CI [0.815, 0.861]. With exceptions observed for 'depression' (0.716; 95%CI [642, 798]) and 'alcohol abuse' (0.760; 95%CI [560, 920]), instead, the WSQ demonstrated critical sensitivity values (<0.6) in all dimensions. CONCLUSIONS The WSQ was appropriate for discriminating between people with and without a psychiatric condition, as it helps to confirm the absence of disorders. However, further diagnostic procedures are required, in case of a positive WSQ screening result.
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- Giada Pietrabissa
- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milano, Italy; (G.M.); (G.C.)
- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milano, Italy; (G.M.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.M.); (A.A.R.)
- Center for Intervention and Research Studies on the Family, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milano, Italy; (G.M.); (G.C.)
- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Learning, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden;
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.M.); (A.A.R.)
- Center for Intervention and Research Studies on the Family, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Taccini F, Rossi AA, Mannarini S. Understanding the role of self-esteem and emotion dysregulation in victims of intimate partner violence. Fam Process 2024. [PMID: 38326026 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12966] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Self-esteem and emotion dysregulation appear to be important factors in the psychological well-being of trauma survivors. On the one hand, self-esteem may act as a shield against the psychological consequences of traumatic experiences; on the other hand, emotion regulation can affect the way individuals deal with post-traumatic affects (e.g., fear, terror, shame, and guilt). Consequently, the objective of this study was to investigate the role that emotion dysregulation and self-esteem play in the well-being of a sample of women after the traumatic experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). This study involved 282 women (meanage = 41.55, SD = 10.52) who experienced IPV in the last year. Conditional process analyses and Johnson-Neyman analysis for regions of significance were performed. The results showed that emotion dysregulation mediated the relationship between post-trauma affectivity (i.e., fear, terror, shame and guilt) and survivors' well-being. Furthermore, self-esteem negatively predicted lack of well-being and acted as a moderator of the relationship between emotion dysregulation and lack of well-being. In this regard, through the Johnson-Neyman analysis for regions of significance, it was possible to identify a cut-off value above which the relationship between emotion dysregulation and lack of well-being became non-statistically significant. This study contributed to understanding the role that emotion dysregulation and self-esteem play in the well-being of IPV survivors. In this regard, clinical implications will be presented.
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- Federica Taccini
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Rossi AA, Mannarini S, Donini LM, Castelnuovo G, Simpson S, Pietrabissa G. Dieting, obsessive-compulsive thoughts, and orthorexia nervosa: Assessing the mediating role of worries about food through a structural equation model approach. Appetite 2024; 193:107164. [PMID: 38103790 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107164] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is a condition characterized by an obsessive focus on healthy eating, inflexible dietary rules, and persistent preoccupations with food. Despite it has been recently the subject of increasingly relevant studies, little is known about the mechanisms that might foster ON symptoms. OBJECTIVE This study used a structural equation modeling approach to test the mediating effect of thoughts, worries, and preoccupations about food on the relationship that eating disorders (EDs) attitudes (e.g., dieting) and obsessive-compulsive thoughts and symptoms have with ON in a large community sample. It was hypothesized that the effect of dieting and obsessive-compulsive thoughts and symptoms on ON would be partially mediated by the presence of thoughts, worries, and preoccupations about food. METHODS Data from a cross-sectional sample of 1328 participants (females = 976) recruited from the general population were asked to fill in an online survey comprising the Eating Attitude Test-26 (EAT-26), the Obsessive-compulsive subscale of the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90R-OC) and the Orthorexia Scale-15 (ORTO-15). RESULTS Structural equation models indicated that both obsessive-compulsive thoughts and symptoms and dieting had a direct effect on ON and that food preoccupation partially mediated these relationships. CONCLUSION These findings provide novel insight into the nature of ON that could aid its conceptualization and treatment.
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Center for Intervention and Research Studies on the Family, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Center for Intervention and Research Studies on the Family, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy; IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, Milano, Italy
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- NHS Forth Valley Eating Disorder Service, Stirling, Scotland, UK; Department of Justice & Society, University of South Australia, Australia
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy; IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, Milano, Italy
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Mannarini S, Taccini F, Rossi AA. Stigma toward internalizing and externalizing disorders: How do adolescents perceive their peers? A network analysis approach. J Res Adolesc 2023; 33:803-815. [PMID: 36841962 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study's first aim was to explore whether stigma's facets differ between internalizing and externalizing disorders in adolescence. The second aim was to compare the relationships among stigma's facets toward these disorders. Two vignettes depicting a peer with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were used with 616 adolescents in Italy. A Repeated measure MANOVA showed biogenetic causes, social distancing, and discomfort were more attributed to depression, while dangerousness to ADHD. Furthermore, a Psychometric Network Analysis showed no differences between these disorders in the relations among stigma's components. However, dangerousness seemed to be among the nodes with the highest levels of "strength," confirming previous literature that shows that dangerousness plays a major role in stigma.
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- Stefania Mannarini
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Mannarini S, Taccini F, Rossi AA. The Role of Alexithymia and Impulsivity in Male Victims and Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:bs13050402. [PMID: 37232639 DOI: 10.3390/bs13050402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Alexithymia and impulsivity appear to represent risk factors for violence perpetration, while mixed results are present with respect to victimization experience. In light of this, the purpose of this study was to compare the roles of both alexithymia and impulsivity among three different samples of men: men who experienced partner victimization (IPVV); male intimate partner violence perpetrators (IPVP); and men from the general population (CG). (2) Methods: Participants were recruited from specialized centers in Italy. A profile analysis was conducted. (3) Results: The results showed that IPVV presented alexithymia and impulsivity comparable to the CG. Furthermore, differences were found between victims and perpetrators in terms of impulsivity and alexithymia. The IPVP group had higher levels of both impulsivity and alexithymia in comparison to IPVV. Moreover, the perpetrators exhibited significantly higher levels of alexithymia compared to the CG. However, despite the medium Cohen's d (d = 0.441) resulting from the analyses, IPVP's level of impulsivity was not statistically different from the CG. (4) Conclusion: Alexithymia and impulsivity appear to play a key role in violent behaviors and should be the focus of psychological interventions with perpetrators.
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- Stefania Mannarini
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
- Centre for Intervention and Research on Family (CIRF)-Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Centre for Intervention and Research on Family (CIRF)-Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
- Centre for Intervention and Research on Family (CIRF)-Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
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Rossi AA, Pietrabissa G, Tagliagambe A, Scuderi A, Montecchiani L, Castelnuovo G, Mannarini S, Dalla Ragione L. Many Facets of Eating Disorders: Profiling Key Psychological Features of Anorexia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:bs13030276. [PMID: 36975300 PMCID: PMC10045239 DOI: 10.3390/bs13030276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Objective. The present study employs a profile analysis to identify and compare psychological features and core eating disorder (ED) symptoms in clinical samples of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and binge eating disorder (BED) and the general population (GP). Methods. A sample comprising 421 participants (142 patients with AN; 139 patients with BED; and 140 participants from the GP) was surveyed with the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3). Individuals with AN and BED were recruited and tested during their first week of a multidisciplinary inpatient program for weight loss and rehabilitation at the 'Rete DCA USL Umbria 1' (Eating Disorders Services), Italy. Results. The findings suggest distinct patterns of symptom presentation between the three samples across all the EDI-3 dimensions-with both the AN and BED groups scoring significantly higher than the GP. Patients with AN registered greater scores in all the psychological trait scales and the drive for thinness ED-specific dimension of the EDI-3 compared with their BED counterpart-which, instead, scored higher in the bulimia and body dissatisfaction subscales. These data support the transdiagnostic nature of the main risk factors for the onset and maintenance of EDs-which would vary in severity levels-and the existence of disease-specific pathways giving rise to AN and BED. Conclusion. This study for the first time compares patients with AN and BED with a non-clinical sample on main ED psychological features. This might inform classification approaches and could have important implications for the development of prevention and early intervention programs.
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 28824 Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
- Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 28824 Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Eating Disorders Services-USL N1 "Palazzo Francisci", 06059 Todi, Italy
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Unit, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy
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Rossi AA, Panzeri A, Taccini F, Parola A, Mannarini S. Correction to: The Rising of the Shield Hero. Development of the Post-traumatic Symptom Questionnaire (PTSQ) and Assessment of the Protective Effect of Self-esteem from Trauma-related Anxiety and Depression. J Child Adolesc Trauma 2023; 16:161. [PMID: 36776630 PMCID: PMC9908781 DOI: 10.1007/s40653-022-00512-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1007/s40653-022-00503-z.].
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Rossi AA, Panzeri A, Mannarini S. The Italian Version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale – Short Form (IT-DERS-SF): A Two-step Validation Study. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10862-022-10006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Rossi AA, Mannarini S, Castelnuovo G, Pietrabissa G. Disordered Eating Behaviors Related to Food Addiction/Eating Addiction in Inpatients with Obesity and the General Population: The Italian Version of the Addiction-like Eating Behaviors Scale (AEBS-IT). Nutrients 2022; 15:nu15010104. [PMID: 36615762 PMCID: PMC9823792 DOI: 10.3390/nu15010104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this research is to test the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Addiction-like Eating Behaviors Scale (AEBS) in an Italian sample of adults with severe obesity seeking treatment for weight reduction and the general population, and to examine the measurement invariance of the tool by comparing a clinical and a nonclinical sample. METHODS A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was initially conducted to test the factorial structure of the Italian version of the AEBS (AEBS-IT) on a total of 953 participants. Following this, the measurement invariance and psychometric properties of the tool AEBS-IT were assessed on both inpatients with severe obesity (n = 502) and individuals from the general population (n = 451). Reliability and convergent validity analysis were also run. RESULTS CFA revealed a bi-factor structure for the AEBS-IT, which also showed good reliability and positive correlations with food addiction (through the mYFAS2.0 symptom count), binge-eating symptoms, compulsive eating behavior, and dysfunctional eating patterns and the individuals' body mass index (BMI). Moreover, the tool was invariant across populations. CONCLUSION This study provided evidence that the AEBS-IT is a valid and reliable measure of FA in both clinical and nonclinical samples.
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 28824 Verbania, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 28824 Verbania, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
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Rossi AA, Panzeri A, Taccini F, Parola A, Mannarini S. The Rising of the Shield hero. Development of the Post-Traumatic Symptom Questionnaire (PTSQ) and Assessment of the Protective Effect of self-esteem from trauma-related Anxiety and Depression. J Child Adolesc Trauma 2022; 17:1-19. [PMID: 36532142 PMCID: PMC9734448 DOI: 10.1007/s40653-022-00503-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Background Adverse life events such as life-threatening accidents, domestic and/or sexual violence, organic diseases (i.e., cancer), or COVID-19 can have a strong traumatic impact - generating reactions as intrusive thoughts, hyperarousal, and avoidance. Indeed, the traumatic impact of COVID-19 seems to lead individuals to experience anxiety and depression. However, the Anxiety-Buffer Hypothesis suggests that self-esteem could be considered a shield (buffer) against traumatic experiences and their outcomes (i.e., anxiety and depression). The present study has two objectives. First, to develop a measure of the impact of the traumatic event considering the aforementioned reactions. Second, to test the process - triggered by COVID19-related traumatic experience - in which self-esteem buffers the path that leads to anxiety and depression. Method In Study 1 (N = 353), the Post-Traumatic Symptom Questionnaire (PTSQ) was developed and a deep investigation of its psychometric properties was conducted. In Study 2 (N = 445), a structural equation model with latent variables was performed to assess the buffering effect of self-esteem. Results The PTSQ has excellent fit indices and psychometric properties. According to the ABH, results confirm the buffering effect of self-esteem in the relationships between traumatic symptoms and both anxiety and depression. Conclusion On the one hand, the PTSQ is a solid and reliable instrument. On the other hand, that self-esteem is a protective factor against anxiety and depression related to a traumatic experience - such as COVID-19. Targeted psychological interventions should be implemented to minimize the psychological burden of the illness while promoting adaptation and positive aspects of oneself. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40653-022-00503-z.
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Schizophrenia is arguably one of the most stigmatized psychiatric disorders, with patients frequently seeing the burden of stigmatization as a "second illness." Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among the main aspects of the stigma toward schizophrenia. This study used a vignette methodology with 2053 individuals from the general population in Italy. The main aspects of stigma - causal beliefs, recommended treatments, social distance, perception of dangerousness, and avoidance - were investigated through participants' responses, and a latent variable structural equation model (SEM) approach was used to test the relationships among them. Perceived dangerousness predicts the desire for social distancing from an individual with schizophrenia, which predicts the desire for avoidance. In addition, biogenetic causal beliefs of schizophrenia and position on the appropriate medical treatment predict the perception of dangerousness and thus a greater desire for social distance. This study contributes to the literature on the stigmatization of mental health by improving our understanding of the phenomenon. Highlighting the relationships between aspects of stigma allows for a discussion of the implications for anti-stigma interventions.
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- Stefania Mannarini
- Department of Philosophy Sociology Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy Sociology Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy Sociology Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Manzoni GM, Rossi AA, Granese V, Pietrabissa G, Serino S, Pedroli E, Chirico A, Cattivelli R, Mannarini S, Castelnuovo G, Riva G. A post hoc comparison between inpatients with obesity and healthy-weight subjects in the size estimation accuracy of shoulders, waist, and hips widths and circumferences. Eat Weight Disord 2022; 27:3787-3791. [PMID: 36528822 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-022-01513-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This post hoc study aimed to assess the hypothesis that subjects with obesity could underestimate their body size. METHODS Data from a previous study with different aims were used to compare 22 female inpatients with obesity with 21 healthy-weight women in the size estimation accuracy of their shoulders, waist, and hips circumferences and widths. The body estimation task with an individualized metric methodology was used to collect data. Frequentist and Bayesian analyses were performed. RESULTS Samples differed significantly in the accuracy measures of shoulders width and hips as well as waist circumferences: inpatients with obesity underestimated them, while healthy-weight subjects estimated shoulders width accurately but overestimated their hips and waist circumferences. Multiple regression showed that the between-group difference in the accuracy measure of shoulders width was explained by the individuals' education level, while the difference in the accuracy measure of waist circumference resulted to be independent of both age and education level. CONCLUSION This post hoc study supports the hypothesis that female patients with obesity might underestimate their body size. If these results will be confirmed in future studies, interventions specifically designed to equalize estimations to match the real measures of body size may play a key role in weight-reduction programs for people with obesity. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, evidence obtained from cohort or case-control analytic studies.
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- Gian Mauro Manzoni
- Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, Via Isimbardi, 10, Novedrate, 22060, Como, Italy.
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.,Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, San Giuseppe Hospital, Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Psicology, Bicocca University, Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, Via Isimbardi, 10, Novedrate, 22060, Como, Italy.,Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Laboratory of Psychosomatics and Clinimetrics, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.,Clinical Psychology Research Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, San Giuseppe Hospital, Verbania, Italy
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- Humane Technology Lab, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.,Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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Rossi AA, Manzoni GM, Pietrabissa G, Di Pauli D, Mannarini S, Castelnuovo G. Weight stigma in patients with overweight and obesity: validation of the Italian Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ). Eat Weight Disord 2022; 27:2459-2472. [PMID: 35290623 PMCID: PMC9556395 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-022-01385-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to explore the factorial structure of the Italian Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) (Study1); and to test structural validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and measurement invariance of the questionnaire across gender, Body Mass Index (BMI), age and occurrence of previous hospitalization for obesity (Study2). METHODS At admission into a hospital-based program for weight reduction and rehabilitation, 150 inpatients with overweight/obesity (68% females) completed the WSSQ (Study1). In Study2, in addition to the WSSQ, 446 inpatients (61.9% females) completed the Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS), the Body Uneasiness Test (BUT), and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). A subsample of 40 patients also re-completed the WSSQ at discharge from the hospital. RESULTS The Italian WSSQ showed good overlap with the original factorial structure (Study1) and results were confirmed in Study2. Test-retest reliability and convergent validity showed adequate values. Measurement invariance revealed that WSSQ was perfectly invariant across both BMI and the occurrence of previous hospitalizations for obesity. In both studies, the internal consistency of the questionnaire was deemed acceptable. CONCLUSIONS The Italian WSSQ is a valid, reliable, and invariant tool for the assessment of weight-related self-stigma among patients with overweight/obesity. Future studies should assess its longitudinal invariance as well as its responsiveness to weight reduction treatments. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE V, descriptive study.
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy. .,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy.,Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, Novedrate, Como, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Taccini F, Rossi AA, Mannarini S. Women's EmotionS, Trauma and EmpowErMent (W-ES.T.EEM) study protocol: a psychoeducational support intervention for victims of domestic violence - a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e060672. [PMID: 36008062 PMCID: PMC9422860 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060672] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a widespread phenomenon that affects the physical and mental well-being of victims. Several barriers prevented sufferers from receiving face-to-face interventions. These obstacles increased with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, and online psychological intervention can represent a valid solution to increase the well-being of IPV victims. This manuscript describes the study protocol for a single blind randomised controlled trial that examines the efficacy of a web-based psychoeducational intervention for IPV victims that integrates dialectical behavioural therapy and the empowerment approach. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Eighty-six women who were victims of IPV during the COVID-19 outbreak will be recruited by the Interdepartmental Center for Family Research (CIRF) staff from the several antiviolence centres located in Italy. Participants will be randomly allocated to the Women's EmotionS, Trauma and EmpowErMent experimental group or the treatment as usual control condition. Both interventions will be administered individually to each woman. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Padua (protocol no 4300). Written informed consent will be obtained from all research participants before study entry. Study results will be published as peer-reviewed articles. Any relevant protocol changes will be reported in the published articles. The results will be reported anonymously. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN12880309.
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- Federica Taccini
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Oliva F, Marsilio E, Asparago G, Giai Via A, Biz C, Padulo J, Spoliti M, Foti C, Oliva G, Mannarini S, Rossi AA, Ruggieri P, Maffulli N. Achilles Tendon Rupture and Dysmetabolic Diseases: A Multicentric, Epidemiologic Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11133698. [PMID: 35806982 PMCID: PMC9267833 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11133698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Introduction: Achilles tendon ruptures are common. Metabolic disorders, such as diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, thyroid disorders, and obesity, impair tendons health, leading to Achilles tendinopathy and likely predisposing patients to Achilles tendon ruptures. Materials and methods: Patients who visited the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinics and the Accident and Emergency Departments of five different hospitals in Italy were recruited. Through telephone interviews, we administered a questionnaire to all the patients who had undergone surgical ATR repair, evaluating their past medical history, sport- and work-related activities, drug use, and post-operative rehabilitation outcomes. Results: “Return to work activities/sport” was negatively predicted by the presence of a metabolic disorder (β = −0.451; OR = 0.637) and ‘open’ surgery technique (β = −0.389; OR = 0.678). “Medical complications” were significantly predicted by metabolic disorders (β = 0.600 (0.198); OR = 1.822) and was negatively related to ‘mini-invasive’ surgery (i.e., not ‘open’ nor ‘percutaneous’) (β = −0.621; OR = 0.537). “Immediate weightbearing” and “immediate walking without assistance” were negatively predicted by ‘open’ technique (β = −0.691; OR = 0.501 and β = −0.359 (0.174; OR = 0.698)). Conclusions: Metabolic conditions can strongly affect post-operative outcomes following surgical repair of acute Achilles tendon tears.
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- Francesco Oliva
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (F.O.); (G.A.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (F.O.); (G.A.); (N.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-3465115396
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (F.O.); (G.A.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, 00152 Rome, Italy;
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- Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padua, 35128 Padova, Italy; (C.B.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, Department of Emergency and Acceptance, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini, 00152 Rome, Italy;
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- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine Department, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale del Mare, ASL1, 80147 Napoli, Italy;
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (S.M.); (A.A.R.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (S.M.); (A.A.R.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padua, 35128 Padova, Italy; (C.B.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (F.O.); (G.A.); (N.M.)
- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University Faculty of Medicine, Thornburrow Drive, Stoke on Trent ST4 7QB, UK
- Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, 275 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG, UK
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Rossi A, Marconi M, Taccini F, Mannarini S, Verusio C. The COVID-19 in oncological settings: The buffering role of the physician’s empathic communication protects from the impact of fear on hopelessness. J Clin Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.e24126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e24126 Background: During the lockdown related to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, many oncological patients, in addition to the fear of the COVID-19, have also experienced a sense of hopelessness related to the difficult management of their medical and oncological care. However, several studies showed that the physician’s empathic communication about medical care management may act as a buffer against this negative relationship. Thus, the study aimed to test a model in which the physician’s empathic communication mediates the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and hopelessness related to aforementioned difficulties. Methods: A sample of 70 oncological outpatients [36 females (51.4%), aged from 40 to 81 years ( mean = 65.94, SD = 11.13)] were recruited at the Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona. An ad hoc structured interview was developed to assess: (A) fear of COVID-19 (KR20: 0.86); (B) feelings of hopelessness related to the COVID-19 (KR20: 0.80); and (C) the patient's perception of empathy shown by the physician in communicating care management during the pandemic (KR20: 0.71). The factor score of each dimension was used as the total score. A mediation analysis (10,000 bootstrap resampling) was performed. Results: The mediation model showed statistical significance: F = 31.852, p < 0.001; R2 = 0.487. The relationship between ‘fear of COVID-19’ and ‘hopelessness’ was partially mediated by physician’s empathic communication ( path c’: β = 0.369, se = 0.096, 95%CI[0.177; 0.561], p < 0.001) – revealing its buffering role; path a: β = -0.488, se = 0.073, 95%CI[-0.634; -0.342], p < 0.001; path b: β = -0.375, se = 0.124, 95%CI[-0.623; -0.128], p = 0.003. Conclusions: These results highlight the protective role (buffer) of the physician’s empathic communication in the process that leads to hopelessness from the fear of COVID-19. Results suggest how physicians as well as psycho-oncologists should structure stronger interventions – based on the improvement of communication strategies – that may lead to an improvement of patients’ quality of life.
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- Alessandro Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of MedicaDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Rossi AA, Marconi M, Taccini F, Verusio C, Mannarini S. Screening for Distress in Oncological Patients: The Revised Version of the Psychological Distress Inventory (PDI-R). Front Psychol 2022; 13:859478. [PMID: 35602698 PMCID: PMC9121122 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.859478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Psychological research in oncological settings is steadily increasing and the construct of psychological distress has rapidly gained popularity-leading to the development of questionnaires aimed at its measurement. The Psychological Distress Inventory (PDI) is one of the most used instruments, but its psychometric properties were not yet deeply evaluated. The present studies aimed at investigating the psychometric properties of the PDI (Study 1) and providing a revised version of the tool (Study 2). Methods Oncological outpatients were enrolled at the Department of Medical Oncology of the Presidio Ospedaliero of Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Italy. For the first study (N = 251), an Exploratory Graph Analysis was used to explore the item structure of the PDI. In the second study (N = 902), the psychometric properties of the revised PDI (PDI-R) were deeply assessed. Results Study 1 showed that the PDI has a not clear structure and it should be reconsidered. On the opposite, Study 2 showed that the revised version (PDI-R) has a solid factorial structure, it is invariant across gender and age, and it has good psychometric properties. Conclusion Results suggest that the PDI-R is a reliable measure of psychological distress in different samples of oncological patients, with stronger psychometric properties than the original version. Its use in the clinical and research field is therefore recommended to improve the quality of both assessment and treatment of psychological distress in patients with oncological problems.
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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Mannarini S, Kleinbub JR. Parental-Bonding and Alexithymia in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa, Their Parents, and Siblings. Behav Sci (Basel) 2022; 12:123. [PMID: 35621420 PMCID: PMC9137782 DOI: 10.3390/bs12050123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Anorexia nervosa (AN) patients and their family-members share alexithymia, anxiety, depression, and other psychological symptoms, in the context of altered attachment. These domains have been individually studied in the context of eating disorders; few attempts have been made to study their interaction, especially including family members. In this study, alexithymia, parental-bonding, and psychopathology were assessed in 32 Italian families consisting of an adolescent AN patient, a sibling, and their parents. We aimed to (a) describe a sample of Italian families with a child affected by AN, notably including siblings; (b) investigate interactions between assessed constructs in patients and their siblings; and (c) investigate possible intergenerational effects. Results showed high alexithymia and psychopathological symptoms in patients but not in siblings, although the latter reported high obsession-compulsion and paranoid ideation scores. Patients' and siblings' alexithymia correlated with psychopathology. Parents reported generally low alexithymia. Perceived parental bonding was found to be suboptimal in most participants, yet no clear relationship was found between specific parenting styles and other measured traits, nor did we find any other relevant intergenerational effect. Anorexia nervosa implies psychological difficulties for all family members. Siblings' psychopathological traits are especially concerning and currently understudied. Implications for future research and clinical interventions are discussed.
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- Stefania Mannarini
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research (CIRF), University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14-35131 Padova, PD, Italy;
- Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14-35131 Padova, PD, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research (CIRF), University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14-35131 Padova, PD, Italy;
- Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14-35131 Padova, PD, Italy
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Mannarini S, Taccini F, Rossi AA. Women and Violence: Alexithymia, Relational Competence and Styles, and Satisfaction with Life: A Comparative Profile Analysis. Behav Sci (Basel) 2021; 11:147. [PMID: 34821608 PMCID: PMC8615153 DOI: 10.3390/bs11110147] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: This research investigates the two sides of violence by profiling female interpersonal violence offenders (IVO) and female interpersonal violence victims (IVV). These groups of women have been compared on three key variables within the context of violence: satisfaction with life (SWL), alexithymia, and relational styles-defined according to the Relational Competence Theory (RCT). Regarding the latter, the experience of functional or dysfunctional relational styles in childhood and adult relationships has been evaluated and compared with both groups of women. Methods: This study involved 131 women: IVO (n = 41; enrolled in a penitentiary), IVV (n = 41; enrolled in an anti-violence center), and a control group (CG; n = 49; enrolled from the general population). Profile analysis was performed. Results: Female IVO showed low SWL, high levels of alexithymia, and a pattern of mixed relational styles with both parents and the current partner. Female IVV revealed low SWL, low levels of alexithymia and dysfunctional relational styles with both parents and current partner. Women from the CG showed high SWL, absence of alexithymia and functional relational styles with both parents and current partner. Conclusions: The profiles outlined in this study are extremely informative regarding alexithymia, relational styles, and SWL in both female IVV and IVO. Clinical interventions for both groups of women should be developed relying on these results.
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- Stefania Mannarini
- Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.M.); (F.T.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.M.); (F.T.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.M.); (F.T.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Taccini F, Rossi AA, Mannarini S. Intergenerational Transmission of Relational Styles: Current Considerations. Front Psychol 2021; 12:672961. [PMID: 34658997 PMCID: PMC8514634 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Federica Taccini
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Rossi AA, Marconi M, Taccini F, Verusio C, Mannarini S. From Fear to Hopelessness: The Buffering Effect of Patient-Centered Communication in a Sample of Oncological Patients during COVID-19. Behav Sci (Basel) 2021; 11:bs11060087. [PMID: 34198572 PMCID: PMC8231896 DOI: 10.3390/bs11060087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [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: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background: COVID-19 represents a threat both for the physical and psychological health of oncological patients experiencing heightened distress levels to which the fear of the virus is also added. Moreover, fear of COVID-19 could lead oncological patients to experience feelings of hopelessness related to their medical care. Patient-centered communication may act as a buffer against the aforementioned variables. This study aimed to test the role of doctor–patient communication in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and hopelessness. Methods: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a sample of 90 oncological outpatients was recruited (40 males (44.4%) and 50 females (55.6%), mean age = 66.08 (SD = 12.12)). A structured interview was developed and used during the pandemic to measure the patients’ perceived (A) fear of COVID-19, and (B) feelings of hopelessness, and (C) physicians’ use of empathetic and (D) clear language during the consultation. A multiple mediation model was tested, and the effects between males and females were also compared. Results: Empathetic and clear doctor–patient communication buffered the adverse effect of the fear of COVID-19 on hopelessness through a full-mediation model. The effects did not differ between males and females in the overall model but its indirect effects. Discussions: Patient-centered communication using empathy and clear language can buffer the adverse effect of the fear of COVID-19 and protect oncological patients from hopelessness during the pandemic. These findings might help to improve clinical oncological practice.
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- Alessandro Alberto Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.T.); (S.M.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, 21047 Saronno, Italy; (M.M.); (C.V.)
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.T.); (S.M.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, 21047 Saronno, Italy; (M.M.); (C.V.)
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.T.); (S.M.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Guerrini Usubini A, Cattivelli R, Bertuzzi V, Varallo G, Rossi AA, Volpi C, Bottacchi M, Tamini S, De Col A, Pietrabissa G, Mannarini S, Castelnuovo G, Molinari E, Sartorio A. The ACTyourCHANGE in Teens Study Protocol: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention for Adolescents with Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18126225. [PMID: 34207494 PMCID: PMC8296029 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18126225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This Randomized Controlled Trial [(RCT) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based intervention combined with treatment as usual (TAU) compared to TAU only in improving psychological conditions in a sample of adolescents with obesity (body mass index, BMI > 97th percentile for age and sex) within the context of a wider multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for weight loss. Fifty consecutive adolescents (12-17 years) of both genders with obesity will be recruited among the patients hospitalized in a clinical center for obesity rehabilitation and randomly allocated into two experimental conditions: ACT + TAU vs. TAU only. Both groups will attend a three-week in-hospital multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for weight loss. The ACT + TAU condition comprises a psychological intervention based on ACT combined with a standard psychological assessment and support to the hospitalization. The TAU comprises the standard psychological assessment and support to the hospitalization. At pre- to post-psychological intervention, participants will complete the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, and the Emotional Eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire to assess psychological well-being as the primary outcome and experiential avoidance, psychological distress, emotional dysregulation, and emotional eating as secondary outcomes. Repeated-measures ANOVAs (2 × 2) will be conducted. The study will assess the effectiveness of a brief ACT-based intervention for adolescents with obesity in improving their psychological conditions by targeting specific core processes of the ACT framework (openness, awareness, and engagement). Future directions of the study will assess whether these psychological processes will contribute to addressing long-term weight loss.
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- Anna Guerrini Usubini
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
- Correspondence:
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35139 Padova, Italy; (A.A.R.); (S.M.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35139 Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (S.T.); (A.D.C.); (A.S.)
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (S.T.); (A.D.C.); (A.S.)
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35139 Padova, Italy; (A.A.R.); (S.M.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35139 Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (S.T.); (A.D.C.); (A.S.)
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Division of Auxology, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy
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e24128 Background: In recent years, an ever greater importance is given to the needs of cancer patients which could impact medical treatments, adherence and compliance, and patients’ quality of life (Teo et al. 2019; NCCN, 2015). However, recognizing and addressing the needs of patients may not be enough. Indeed, on one hand, needs that clinicians might consider as 'important' could play a marginal role, and – on the other hand – needs that clinicians may perceive as 'unimportant' may be central for patients. An innovative approach – psychometric network analysis (PNA; Epskamp, 2017) – was used to assess the network among needs ( nodes). Notably, the more a central node (need) is modified (addressed), the more a cascade change will occur in all the other nodes (needs). This study aimed to evaluate: (A) the structure of relationships among needs ( edges) of cancer patients, (B) which needs ( nodes) are the most relevant ( central), and (C) play a key role in the network. Methods: Patients ( n = 511; mean age = 65.95, SD = 12.72; 280 males) were enrolled at the Oncology Day Hospital at the “Presidio Ospedaliero” of Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Italy. Patients were tested with the Need Evaluation Questionnaire (NEQ) which is composed of 23 items that investigate as many needs – divided into 4 areas: (1) information about diagnosis/prognosis, (2) information about exams and treatment, (3) communicative, and (4) relational needs. Results: Preliminary analysis revealed that all of the items were informative (SDitem < 2.5SDall_itemsSD) and there was no redundancy between items (redundancy index < 0.25). An Ising model (5,000 nonparametric bootstraps) with LASSO regularized nodewise logistic regression was performed. PNA showed a high accuracy: CS-coefficient = 0.56. On one hand, PNA showed that item#2 ( “I need more information about my future condition”; z = 2.039), item#17 ( “I need to speak with a psychologist”; z = 1.209), and item#13 ( “I need to be reassured more by the doctors”; z = 1.201) were the strongest (central) nodes. On the other hand, item#14 ( “ I need the hospital to provide better services”; z = -2.261) was the weakest node in the network. Conclusions: These findings show useful implications for clinical practice. Clinical interventions should address the needs showing the strongest connections in the network. These central nodes can influence all the other connected needs, thus representing important needs to be targeted by clinicians – allowing to tailoring more targeted and efficient therapeutic approaches to meet patients’ needs, with beneficial effects for medical treatments and quality of life.
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- Alessandro Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of MedicaDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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Manzoni GM, Rossi A, Pietrabissa G, Mannarini S, Fabbricatore M, Imperatori C, Innamorati M, Gearhardt AN, Castelnuovo G. Structural validity, measurement invariance, reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the Italian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in patients with severe obesity and the general population. Eat Weight Disord 2021; 26:345-366. [PMID: 32026378 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-020-00858-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To examine the structural validity, measurement invariance, reliability, and some other psychometrical properties of the Italian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2 (I-YFAS 2.0) in patients with severe obesity and the general population. METHODS 704 participants-400 inpatients with severe obesity and 304 participants enrolled from the general population-completed the I-YFAS 2.0 and questionnaires measuring eating disorder symptoms. A first confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested a hierarchical structure in which each item of the I-YFAS 2.0 loaded onto one of the twelve latent symptoms/criteria which loaded onto a general dimension of Food Addiction (FA). The second CFA tested a first-order structure in which symptoms/criteria of FA simply loaded onto a latent dimension. Measurement invariance (MI) between the group of inpatients with severe obesity and the sample from the general population was also tested. Finally, convergent validity, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and prevalence analyses were performed. RESULTS CFAs confirmed the structure for the I-YFAS 2.0 for both the hierarchical structure and the first-order structure. Configural MI and strong MI were reached for hierarchical and the first-order structure, respectively. Internal consistencies were shown to be acceptable. Prevalence of FA was 24% in the group of inpatients with severe obesity and 3.6% in the sample from the general population. CONCLUSIONS The I-YFAS 2.0 represents a valid and reliable questionnaire for the assessment of FA in both Italian adult inpatients with severe obesity and the general population, and is a psychometrically sound tool for clinical as well as research purposes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level V, descriptive study.
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- Gian Mauro Manzoni
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
- Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, Novedrate, Como, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 12, Padua, Italy.
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 12, Padua, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Consoli S, Rossi A, Thompson LY, Volpi C, Mannarini S, Castelnuovo G, Molinari E. Assessing Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale. Front Psychol 2020; 11:596501. [PMID: 33391116 PMCID: PMC7773814 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.596501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Despite increasing popularity and intensive worldwide use, few studies have assessed the validity and factorial structure of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS). However, scientific literature showed that the original factorial structure of the HFS was not fully replicated and—in addition—the Italian translation is still lacking. To fill this gap, this study aims to extend evidence about the original HFS factorial validity by analyzing the Italian version. The final sample was composed of 523 randomly enrolled participants [139 males (26.6%), 384 females (73.4%)] aged from 18 to 82 years (mean = 42.53, SD = 16.41) who completed the Italian version of the HFS. The confirmatory factor analysis showed good fit indices for the original hierarchical factor solution and a significant decrease in model fit was found for all of the competing models. Also, the Italian version of the HFS revealed good reliability and very good psychometrical properties. Findings suggest that the Italian version of the HFS can be considered a reliable and good psychometrically based instrument for the assessment of dispositional forgiveness of the Self, Other, and Situation.
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- Simone Consoli
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Rossi A, Panzeri A, Pietrabissa G, Manzoni GM, Castelnuovo G, Mannarini S. The Anxiety-Buffer Hypothesis in the Time of COVID-19: When Self-Esteem Protects From the Impact of Loneliness and Fear on Anxiety and Depression. Front Psychol 2020; 11:2177. [PMID: 33240140 PMCID: PMC7683508 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [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: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The coronavirus (COVID-19) disease has spread worldwide, generating intense fear of infection and death that may lead to enduring anxiety. At the same time, quarantine and physical isolation can intensify feelings of dispositional loneliness that, by focusing on thoughts of disconnection from others, can trigger intense anxiety. Anxiety, generated by both fear of COVID-19 and dispositional loneliness, can activate negative expectations and thoughts of death, potentially generating alarming depressive symptoms. However, the anxiety-buffer hypothesis suggests that self-esteem acts as a shield (buffer) against mental health threats - fear and loneliness - thus hampering anxiety and depressive symptoms. OBJECTIVE This study aims to test the process - triggered by COVID-19 fear and loneliness - in which self-esteem should buffer the path leading to anxiety symptoms, then to depression. METHODS An observational research design with structural equation models was used. A sample of 1200 participants enrolled from the general population answered an online survey comprising: the fear of COVID-19 scale, the UCLA loneliness scale, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and the anxiety and depression scales of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised. RESULTS Structural equation models showed the link between anxiety symptoms (mediator) with both the fear of COVID-19 and dispositional loneliness (predictors), as well as its association with consequent depressive symptomatology (outcome). In line with the anxiety-buffer hypothesis, self-esteem mediated the relationship between the predictors and their adverse psychological consequences. CONCLUSION Self-esteem represents a protective factor from the antecedents of depression. Targeted psychological interventions should be implemented to minimize the psychological burden of the disease whilst promoting adaptation and positive psychological health outcomes.
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- Alessandro Rossi
- Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Psychology and Neuropsychology, Maugeri Scientific Institutes IRCCS, Novara, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
- Department of Psychology, eCampus University, Novedrate, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Gatta M, Balottin L, Mannarini S, Chesani G, Del col L, Spoto A, Battistella PA. Familial factors relating to alexithymic traits in adolescents with psychiatric disorders. CLIN PSYCHOL-UK 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/cp.12098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Michela Gatta
- Childhood Adolescence Family Unit, ULSS 16 Padova, Woman and Child Health Department, University of Padova, Padova, Italy,
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy,
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy,
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- Childhood Adolescence Family Unit, ULSS 16 Padova, Woman and Child Health Department, University of Padova, Padova, Italy,
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- Childhood Adolescence Family Unit, ULSS 16 Padova, Woman and Child Health Department, University of Padova, Padova, Italy,
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- General Psychology Department, University of Padova, Padova, Italy,
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- Childhood Adolescence Family Unit, ULSS 16 Padova, Woman and Child Health Department, University of Padova, Padova, Italy,
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Parola A, Rossi A, Tessitore F, Troisi G, Mannarini S. Mental Health Through the COVID-19 Quarantine: A Growth Curve Analysis on Italian Young Adults. Front Psychol 2020; 11:567484. [PMID: 33132973 PMCID: PMC7566042 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.567484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [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: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Health emergencies, such as epidemics, have detrimental and long-lasting consequences on people's mental health, which are higher during the implementation of strict lockdown measures. Despite several recent psychological researches on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighting that young adults represent a high risk category, no studies specifically focused on young adults' mental health status have been carried out yet. This study aimed to assess and monitor Italian young adults' mental health status during the first 4 weeks of lockdown through the use of a longitudinal panel design. METHODS Participants (n = 97) provided self-reports in four time intervals (1-week intervals) in 1 month. The Syndromic Scales of Adult Self-Report 18-59 were used to assess the internalizing problems (anxiety/depression, withdrawn, and somatic complaints), externalizing problems (aggressive, rule-breaking, and intrusive behavior), and personal strengths. To determine the time-varying effects of prolonged quarantine, a growth curve modeling will be performed. RESULTS The results showed an increase in anxiety/depression, withdrawal, somatic complaints, aggressive behavior, rule-breaking behavior, and internalizing and externalizing problems and a decrease in intrusive behavior and personal strengths from T1 to T4. CONCLUSIONS The results contributed to the ongoing debate concerning the psychological impact of the COVID-19 emergency, helping to plan and develop efficient intervention projects able to take care of young adults' mental health in the long term.
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- Anna Parola
- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Interdepartmental Centre for Family Research, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Interdepartmental Centre for Family Research, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Johann Roland Kleinbub
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Pietrabissa G, Rossi A, Borrello M, Manzoni GM, Mannarini S, Castelnuovo G, Molinari E. Development and Validation of a Self-Determination Theory-Based Measure of Motivation to Exercise and Diet in Children. Front Psychol 2020; 11:1299. [PMID: 32714231 PMCID: PMC7340182 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Objective: To develop and test the factorial structure of a new self-determination theory–based measure of behavioral regulation in children. Methods: Five hundred ninety 590 (F = 51.7%) children aged 7 to 11 years completed the Motivation to Exercise and Diet (MED-C) questionnaire, which comprises 16 items (eight for exercise and eight for diet) grouped into eight factors (five motivations and three needs). Psychometric testing included confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency. Measurement invariance analyses were also performed to evaluate whether the factorial structure of the MED-C was equivalent for gender (male vs. female), age (≤9 vs. ≥10 years), and the perception of having at least one parent with overweight or obesity (yes vs. no). Results: Factorial analysis confirmed an acceptable factors solution for the MED-C and a good fit to the data for both the exercise and the diet subscales assessed independently. The maximal reliability coefficient revealed good reliability for the exercise and the diet subscales. Moreover, the MED-C factor structure was invariant across group comparisons. Discussion: Findings support the construct validity and reliability of the MED-C. Therefore, it represents the first validated instrument simultaneously measuring motivational regulation and psychological need satisfaction in the context of children’s exercise and diet. Considering the goodness of these results, scale percentile ranks of the total score distribution as well as the z score and the T score were provided for clinical and research purposes. Conclusion: The MED-C might support the understanding of motivations and needs of children with weight problems and assist their process of behavioral change in primary and secondary prevention programs. Psychological factors represent, in fact, potential targets for interventions to increase children’s motivation to exercise and diet.
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- Giada Pietrabissa
- Clinical Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, eCampus University, Novedrate, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Rossi A, Marconi M, Mannarini S, Minelli I, Bianchi S, Verusio C. Effectiveness of brief-focused cognitive behavioral therapy in the reduction of cancer-related distress and emotive problems: A comparative study. J Clin Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e24169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e24169 Background: In recent years, there was an increase of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) oriented brief-focused psychological intervention protocols for the reduction of cancer-related emotive difficulties that oncological patients have to face almost every day and that could have a negative impact on medical treatment (Di Matteo, Lepper & Croghan, 2006; NCCN, 2015). Thus, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a 10-session brief CBT (B-CBT-P) compared with a control group (CG). Methods: Participants ( n = 67; mean age = 63.11, SD = 12.1, 35 female) enrolled at the Oncology Day Hospital at the “Presidio Ospedaliero” of Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Italy who undertook (B-CBT-P: n = 34) or non-undertook (CG: n = 33) a psychotherapy intervention – with one of two different psychologists (authors MM and MI) to avoid potential biases. Participants were tested with the Distress Thermometer and the Problem List (DT&PL) at the baseline (T1; overall McDonald’s omega = .90), at the end of the 10-sessions B-CBT-P (T2; overall McDonald’s omega = .89). Results: A multilevel-multivariate repeated measure regression analysis was performed – controlling for age, type and localization of tumor, and therapist. In line with psychotherapy protocol, results showed no statistical significant changes for ‘practical problems’ ( p = 0.0497 ns), ‘spiritual problems’ ( p = 0.321 ns), and ‘physical problems’ ( p = 0.206). Results revealed a statistical significance reduction of ‘relationships problems’ ( p = 0.015; pooled Cohen’s d = 0.341), ‘emotive problems’ ( p = 0.012; pooled Cohen’s d = 0.349), and the distress thermometer ( p = 0.008; pooled Cohen’s d = 0.373). Conclusions: Considering that emotive and relational problems, as well as distress, occurs frequently among oncological patients, this study is into an important area. Results suggest that B-CBT-P is statistically and clinically effective to improve the emotive and relational sphere of oncological patients. However, the small effect sizes found suggest that these short protocols may not be sufficient to bring important changes in the patient's life. This study opens up to the idea of improving these protocols so that the cancer patient can improve his quality of life – even with a few psychotherapy sessions.
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- Alessandro Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of MedicaDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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Mannarini S, Rossi A, Munari C. How do education and experience with mental illness interact with causal beliefs, eligible treatments and stigmatising attitudes towards schizophrenia? A comparison between mental health professionals, psychology students, relatives and patients. BMC Psychiatry 2020; 20:167. [PMID: 32295581 PMCID: PMC7161111 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02580-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The main purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of schizophrenia in different categories of persons (directly and/or indirectly) involved with it. Hypotheses were made concerning the definition of a multi-class structure where each class should identify a profile characteristic of each respondent's specific role, (e.g.: mental health professional, relative, patient, and student) and specific indicators of schizophrenia (e.g.: causal beliefs, eligible treatments, social distance, perceived dangerousness and public avoidance). METHODS This study involved 577 participants all in contact with schizophrenia with different roles. A Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was applied to define a latent structure of schizophrenia aspects. Such structure was expected be affected by the interaction between respondents' roles, as external variable, and schizophrenia indicators as manifest variables. RESULTS A four-latent-class structure representing the four respondents' roles was evidenced, further each class was characterized by schizophrenia indicators representing a profile for each role. Analogies and differences of views and preferences of the respondents' roles concerning schizophrenia emerged clearly. CONCLUSIONS The four groups of people involved with schizophrenia with different roles demonstrated to interact significantly with specific indicators of schizophrenia shedding new lights on the understanding of schizophrenia in its complexity.
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- Stefania Mannarini
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. .,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- grid.5608.b0000 0004 1757 3470Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy ,grid.5608.b0000 0004 1757 3470Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- grid.5608.b0000 0004 1757 3470Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy ,grid.5608.b0000 0004 1757 3470Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Gennaro A, Kleinbub JR, Mannarini S, Salvatore S, Palmieri A. Training in psychotherapy: a call for embodied and psychophysiological approaches. Res Psychother 2019; 22:395. [PMID: 32913810 PMCID: PMC7451311 DOI: 10.4081/ripppo.2019.395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Psychotherapy research studies are increasingly focused on the clinical process, which has allowed for the definition of general models about clinical functioning and the role of the therapist. Embodiment-based research has shown that interpersonal processes, such as synchrony and attunement, are critical for the development of crucial therapist skills and that these mechanisms are mediated by physiological processes. Although the connection between these embodied processes and clinical practice is currently a topic of investigation in psychotherapy research, its implications for clinical training are potentially broad, but they remain unexplored. The present contribution proposes the idea of embodied trainings for psychotherapy trainees, which could support their acquisition of clinical skills through implicit, embodied, and affective learning. We present detailed potential mechanisms, study designs, and psychological variables that could be used to develop such an in vivo training and suggest some possible applications, ranging from biofeedback sessions to experimental settings and roleplaying. Additional research in this field can help bridge the gap between psychotherapy research and psychotherapy training, by overcoming some of the limitations of post-session and external evaluations, by enriching psychotherapy training programs, and by facilitating the implicit and automatic attunement of the attitudes of the students who will become tomorrow's therapists.
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- Alessandro Gennaro
- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, “La Sapienza” University of Rome
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua
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- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, “La Sapienza” University of Rome
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua
- Padua Neuroscience Center, University of Padua, Italy
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Milavic B, Padulo J, Grgantov Z, Milić M, Mannarini S, Manzoni GM, Ardigò LP, Rossi A. Development and factorial validity of the Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports, Youth Version - Short Form: Assessment of the psychometric properties. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220930. [PMID: 31415637 PMCID: PMC6695110 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Researchers in sport often try to investigate relations between athletes’ psychological skills and their sports results to predict top athletic achievements or unexpectedly poor performances. The Psychology Skills Inventory for Sports (Youth version), PSIS-Y, was developed to measure psychological characteristics of young athletes–differentiating well more talented and less talented young athletes. Nevertheless, previous studies revealed its inadequate, factorial validity. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop and investigate the psychometric proprieties of a brief version of the PSIS-Y (PSIS-Y-SF) in a sample of young Croatian athletes. Participants (n = 304; 188 females and 116 male) were recruited in clubs/teams all over Croatia and all of them competed in the Croatian Championship in youth (n = 157) and junior category (n = 147). The PSIS-Y-SF was derived by ten expert psychologists with five of them who had past experiences of agonistic sport practice. Psychometric analysis included Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), internal consistency analysis (Raykov’s Maximal Reliability), and correlation between subscales. Moreover, Multivariate Analyses of Variance (MANOVA) was run to test statistical differences between the players’ categories (male youth vs. male junior vs. female youth vs. female junior) in all of the subscales. Results of the CFA suggested the adequateness of the supposed six first-order factor solution for the PSIS-Y-SF. The Maximal Reliability statistics suggest a good internal consistency for all of the subscales and the MANOVA suggested differences between the player’s categories. The PSIS-Y-SF resulted to be a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of sports psychological skills. Findings from the psychometric evaluation of PSIS-Y-SF suggest that this is a useful tool, which may further assist in the measurement and conceptualization of sport psychological skills.
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- Boris Milavic
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- Tunisian Research Laboratory Sports Performance Optimization, National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, Novedrate, Italy
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
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- School of Exercise and Sport Science, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Rossi A, Marconi M, Mannarini S, Minelli I, Anderboni M, Rossini C, Di Lucca G, Verusio C. Effectiveness of psychological distress reduction with cognitive behavioral therapy for oncological patients: A one-year follow-up study. J Clin Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.11624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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11624 Background: Distress has a negative impact on medical treatment (Di Matteo, Lepper & Croghan, 2006) and it is considered one of the most important indexes of psychological suffering in oncological patients (NCCN, 2015). Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the long term effectiveness of brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for patients with cancer (CBT-C) compared with a control group (CG) of oncological patients without any psychotherapy intervention - at one year after a chemotherapy treatment. Methods: Participants ( n = 80; mean age = 63.3, SD = 13.4; 54 female) enrolled at the Oncology Day Hospital at the “Presidio Ospedaliero” of Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Italy who undertook (CBT-C: n = 40) or non-undertook (CG: n = 40) a psychotherapy intervention. Individual psychotherapy sessions strictly followed the IPOS guidelines (Watson & Kissane, 2017). Participants were tested with the Psychological distress Inventory (PDI) at the baseline (T1; Cronbach α = .88) at the end of the chemotherapy treatment (T2; Cronbach α = .87), at the end of the psychotherapy intervention (T3; Cronbach α = .88), 6-month follow-up (T4; Cronbach α = .85), and 1-year follow-up (T5; Cronbach α = .84). Results: Multilevel growth curve modeling – controlling for age, number of sessions, type and localization of tumor – showed a sharper reduction of distress for CBT-C participants that continue after posttreatment until 1-year follow-up ( p < .001); whereas for CG participants it reduced more gradually from pretreatment to 1-year follow-up ( p < .001). The results revealed a significant difference between the linear slopes for each treatment condition ( p < .001). The overall Hedges’ g comparing the two groups for distress reduction between pretreatment and 1-year follow-up was 2.14 (p < .001) in favor of CBT-C. Conclusions: Given that psychological distress occurs frequently among oncological patients this study is into an important area of study. Results suggest that CBT-C is statistically and clinically effective in treating psychological distress 1 year after the chemotherapy treatment. These findings revealed a kind of long-term effectiveness psychological intervention able both to reduce psychological suffering and improve a better quality of life in oncological settings.
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- Alessandro Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of MedicaDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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Rossi A, Marconi M, Mannarini S, Minelli I, Fusi C, Anderboni M, Rossini C, Di Lucca G, Verusio C. Profiling cancer-related distress and problems: A latent class analysis approach. J Clin Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e23191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e23191 Background: Psychological distresses, emotional troubles, social difficulties as well as both physical and practical issues are all among oppressive problems that oncological patients have to face almost every day. On one hand, these problems seem to have a strong impact on quality of life; and to the other hand, these issues seem to be related to specific cancer-related variables ( e.g.: type and localization of the tumor). Thus, the aim of the study was to use a Latent Class Analysis (LCA) approach to profile a latent structure accounting for the covariance between psychological distress and everyday problems due to cancer. A one-factor model with three classes was hypothesized, which comprised distress and cancer-related problems as indicators and age, type of medical treatment as well as type and localization of tumor as external variables that moderate the latent structure. Methods: Patients ( N = 264, 62.3% female, mean age = 65.3, SD = 12.4) were enrolled at the Oncology Day Hospital, “Presidio Ospedaliero” of Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Italy. Using the standardized Distress Thermometer and Problem List (TD&PL; NCCN, 2015) patients were tested for: (A) distress; (B) practical problems (Cronbach’s α = .63); (C) social difficulties (Cronbach’s α = .65); (D) emotional issues (Cronbach’s α = .86) and (E) physical problems (Cronbach’s α = .77). Results: First of all, a CFA was performed to test the original factorial structure of the DT&PL. The original five factor solution was supported by adequate fit indices: RMSEA = .063; CFI = .924. Then, the LCA (10000 bootstrap resampling) shows the goodness-of-model fit [χ2 = 10.01; p = .11; LRχ2 = 9.30; p = .09] and the goodness-of-classification quality [Entropy = .80 ( > .7); Average-Latent-Class-Assignment-Probability: .975, .900, and .902 for Class1, Class2, and Class3, respectively]. The LCA identified a latent variable with three classes (VLMR = 193.38; p < .001; Class1 = .49%; Class2 = .23%, and Class3 = .28%). In addition, interactions with the latent variable were found for age ( β = .12; p = .039), type of medical treatment ( β = .29; p = .009), as well as type and localization of tumor ( β = .20; p = .025). Conclusions: These results provided a better understand of psychological distress and cancer-related issues: each class represents a specific “profile” – moderated by age, type of medical treatment, and type and localization of tumor. These results recommend paying more attention to the specific profile expressed by the patient suggesting new ways to improve their quality of life.
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- Alessandro Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of MedicaDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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Palmieri A, Kleinbub JR, Mannarini S, Molinaro S, Castriotta C, Scocco P. Rorschach Assessment in Suicide Survivors: Focus on Suicidal Ideation. Front Public Health 2019; 6:382. [PMID: 30687692 PMCID: PMC6336920 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00382] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: The study of Suicidal ideation (SI) in people bereaved through suicide (Suicide Survivors, SSs) could be hampered by the person's willingness to admit it, or by their limited awareness of it. Our main hypothesis is that SI is common in these people, especially if they are parents or children of the victim. For its potential in shedding light on specific unconscious processes, Rorschach test was chosen for our investigation, for the first time in SSs literature. Rorschach suicide ideation and selected variables were further analyzed to better delineate their psychological profile. Method: Rorschach according to Exner's Comprehensive System was administered to 21 people bereaved through suicide presenting as outpatients at SOPROXI Project Service-Padova Mental Health Center- and 23 healthy controls. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was routinely administered to SSs and considered in the study. Results: T-tests showed significantly higher mean SI score (S-Con) as it emerged from the Rorschach test S-Con scores in SSs compared to control participants. SI found only weak correlation with the BDI item in which SSs can explicitly state the desire for their death. Within-group analysis revealed higher S-Con mean scores in bereaved children and parents of the victim compared to other kind of kinships. Morbid content (MOR) has been fund as the most characterizing variable in SSs' S-Con in terms of effect size, followed by a low number of responses with an ordinary form (X +%). Human movements (M), Special Scores related to thought slippage (ALOG, FABCOM2, INCOM2, and CONTAM) and poor human representations (PHR) have been shown to be more significantly present in SSs compared controls. Discussion: Psychodynamic interpretations of our results are provided. Clinical practice should consider Rorschach as one of eligible tools of investigation on this field.
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- Arianna Palmieri
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Soproxi Onlus, Padova, Italy.,Mental Health Center, ULSS 6 Euganea, Padova, Italy
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- Stefania Mannarini
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Section of Applied Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Pick E, Kleinbub JR, Mannarini S, Palmieri A. Empathy In Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Systematic Review. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2019; 15:3287-3304. [PMID: 31819455 PMCID: PMC6878921 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s225920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Empathy, in its affective and cognitive components, is a crucial interpersonal ability. It is broadly studied in the field of psychopathology, whereas its study in the neurodegenerative diseases is relatively recent. Existing literature, though, focused on a reduced subset of considered diseases, which often found a compromise in empathy abilities. Organized knowledge about a more comprehensive set of diseases is lacking. METHOD The present PRISMA systematic review was aimed at collecting the current available literature concerning empathic alterations in adult patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases. It considered the different empathy components, evaluated existing patterns, the impact on patients' lives, and treatment considerations. RESULTS Overall, the 32 retrieved studies describe a spread deterioration of empathic abilities in patients, with each disease displaying its own pattern of empathy functioning. Literature in this field is fragmented and of heterogeneous quality, and further studies are warranted to increase evidence of many preliminary results. DISCUSSION In conclusion, we highlight the crucial importance of acknowledging empathy deficits in these diseases, showing their repercussion on both patients' and caregivers' quality of life, the establishment of a functional doctor-patient relationship, and the development of efficacious psychological intervention. These clinical approaches can be enriched by the knowledge of the spared abilities of patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Emanuele Pick
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Pietrabissa G, Rossi A, Gaudenzi M, Bertuzzi V, Tagliagambe A, Volpi C, Manzoni GM, Cattivelli R, Mannarini S, Castelnuovo G, Simpson S. Drunkorexia: empirical investigation and analysis of the characteristics of the phenomenon in an Italian sample of adolescents and young adults. PSYE 2018. [DOI: 10.25115/psye.v10i3.2135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Introduction: the term drunkorexia refers to the act of self-imposed utilization of extreme weight control methods to compensate for alcohol consumption typically observed among university students. Despite its diffusion, there is a lack of research investigating the presence of this new alarming trend in Italy. Aim: this study estimates the frequency of drunkorexia behaviours in a sample of Italian youth aged 14-24, explores the motivations for alcohol consumption among those presenting drunkorexia-type behaviours, and examines the relationship between drunkorexia and disordered eating. Methods: drunkorexia behaviors, eating habits and motives for alcohol use were investigated in 403 subjects (F=301, M=102) aged 14-24 through self-report questionnaires. A series of analyses, including descriptive statistics, univariate analysis of the variance and multiple regressions were run. Results: 62.5% of the sample showed drunkorexia-type behaviours. Drunkorexia was related to disordered eating, especially among females older than eighteen. Discussion and Conclusions: this the first study investigating the incidence of drunkorexia behaviors in a sample of youth living in Northern Italy. Evidence-based interventions for eating disorders and drinking problems should inspire the development of ad hoc preventive and treatment actions for drunkorexia.
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Gatta M, Raffagnato A, Mannarini S, Balottin L, Toldo I, Vecchi M, Boniver C. Pediatric epilepsy and psychiatric comorbidity: preliminary observational data from a prospective study. Minerva Pediatr 2018; 70:501-512. [DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4946.17.04753-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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Mannarini S, Balottin L, Palmieri A, Carotenuto F. Emotion Regulation and Parental Bonding in Families of Adolescents With Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms. Front Psychol 2018; 9:1493. [PMID: 30174638 PMCID: PMC6107795 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Parental bonding and emotional regulation, while important to explain difficulties that may arise in child development, have mainly been studied at an individual level. The present study aims to examine alexithymia and parental bonding in families of adolescents with psychiatric disorders through different generations. The sample included a total of 102 adolescent patients with psychiatric disorders and their parents. In order to take a family level approach, a Latent Class Analysis was used to identify the latent relationships among alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale), perceived parental bonding (Parental Bonding Instrument) and the presence of adolescent internalizing or externalizing psychiatric symptoms (Youth Self-Report). Families of internalizing and externalizing adolescents present different and specific patterns of emotional regulation and parenting. High levels of adolescent alexithymia, along with a neglectful parenting style perceived by the adolescent and the father as well, characterized the families of patients with internalizing symptoms. On the other hand, in the families with externalizing adolescents, it was mainly the mother to remember an affectionless control parental style. These results suggest the existence of an intergenerational transmission of specific parental bonding, which may influence the emotional regulation and therefore the manifestation of psychiatric symptoms.
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- Stefania Mannarini
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Balottin L, Mannarini S, Mensi MM, Chiappedi M, Balottin U. Are family relations connected to the quality of the outcome in adolescent anorexia nervosa? An observational study with the Lausanne Trilogue Play. Clin Psychol Psychother 2018; 25:785-796. [PMID: 30051637 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2314] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The study aims to explore the connection between the family interactive patterns, investigated with a standardized observational tool based on a recorded play session, the Lausanne Trilogue Play, and the outcome of adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa after a 6 months treatment, based on the Morgan-Russel Outcome Assessment Schedule. Seventy-two parents and adolescent daughters with anorexia nervosa, consecutively referred to an adolescent neuropsychiatric service, participated in the study and underwent an integrated model of treatment, based on constant neuropsychiatric and dietary monitoring, weekly individual psychotherapy for the daughter, and parental counselling and support. A better adolescents' functioning in family relationships, in particular in the triadic ones, at first assessment, was associated with a better outcome. Data on family interactions may help predict the most appropriate intervention for the patient and his family.
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- Laura Balottin
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.,Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Rossi A, Marconi M, Mannarini S, Minelli I, Rossini C, Morena R, Di Lucca G, Verusio C. Profiling cancer-related needs and the role of physical, practical and psychological difficulties: A latent class analysis approach. J Clin Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e22161] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Alessandro Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of MedicaDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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Rossi A, Marconi M, Minelli I, Mannarini S, Ratti MM, Rossini C, Di Lucca G, Verusio C. When the loss of spirituality leads to the loss of the path: The moderating role of spirituality in a multiple-step-mediation process from physical suffering to distress. J Clin Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e22160] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Alessandro Rossi
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of MedicaDepartment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Saronno, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, ASST Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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Balottin L, Mannarini S, Candeloro D, Mita A, Chiappedi M, Balottin U. Rorschach Evaluation of Personality and Emotional Characteristics in Adolescents With Migraine Versus Epilepsy and Controls. Front Neurol 2018; 9:160. [PMID: 29615959 PMCID: PMC5869322 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00160] [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: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The literature examining primary headache, including migraine, in adolescents, has pointed out the key role played by a wide range of psychiatric disorders in reducing the patients’ quality of life. Moreover, pioneering studies showed that preexisting personality characteristics, specific emotion regulation styles and psychological-psychiatric difficulties are likely to increase the risk of the onset, maintenance, and outcome of headache. Still personality issues in migraine have been poorly studied, in particular in children and adolescents. This study aims, therefore, to investigate the specific characteristics of personality, and in particular emotion regulation and coping strategies, in adolescent with migraine, comparing them with age-matched patients with idiopathic epilepsy and healthy adolescents. 52 adolescents (age: 11–17) were assessed using a multi-method test battery, which included a self-report questionnaire (the youth self-report), a proxy-report (child behavior checklist) along with a projective personality test, the Rorschach Test, administered and scored according to the Exner comprehensive system. The results showed specific personality characteristics in adolescents with migraine, revealing a marked difficulty in modulating and regulating affections through thoughts and reflections, resorting instead to impulsive acts and maladaptive coping strategies, thus revealing a vague and immature perception of reality. Differently from adolescents belonging to the general population, but similarly to patients with epilepsy, adolescents with migraine perceive a high situational stress, probably related to the condition of suffering from chronic disease. They have, therefore, a lower self-consideration and self-esteem along with a poorer insight regarding themselves as well as the relations with others. In line with previous findings, these preliminary results suggest the need for further research on ample samples, using also standardized projective test in order to better understand the pathogenesis of psychological difficulties in patients with migraine. As a clinical implication, the results seem to indicate that providing a psychological integrated approach can play a pivotal role in the assessment and treatment of adolescent with migraine, in order to improve the outcome and the quality of life of the young patients.
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- Laura Balottin
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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