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Cecilia Giordano

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Sopravvivere all’omicidio di un familiare: i costi psichici della violenza mafiosa

2017

Le ricadute della presenza delle organizzazioni criminali di stampo mafioso sul territorio nazionale sono state esaminate da diverse discipline. Tuttavia, poca attenzione è stata ancora data ai danni psicologici che la mafia produce sui cittadini e su intere comunità. Alcune ricerche realizzate dal gruppo sulla psicologia del fenomeno mafioso dell’Università di Palermo hanno messo in luce come le continue pressioni psicologiche inferte dalla mafia alle vittime dirette ed indirette del crimine, producano significative e inevitabili ricadute sul loro sistema familiare e sociale con conseguenti intense ripercussioni sul benessere psico-fisico e sulla qualità della vita. In questo contributo ri…

Mafia Survivors TraumaSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinica
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Evaluating Gender Differences in Problematic Smartphone Use

2022

Abstract. The Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI) is widely used to measure problematic smartphone use (PSU). Although the SPAI has been translated and validated in different countries, its measurement invariance across gender has received little research attention. This study aimed to examine whether men and women interpreted the Italian version of the SPAI (SPAI-I) similarly and, consequently, whether the observed gender differences in SPAI scores, which have been shown in previous studies, could be due to true differences, rather than to differences in measurement. Six hundred nineteen Italian young adults ( Mage = 22.02 ± 2.63; 55.7% women) took part in the study and completed the SP…

smartphone addictionmeasurement invariancegender differencesdifferential item functioningApplied Psychologybehavioral addictionEuropean Journal of Psychological Assessment
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Problematic video game use as an emotional coping strategy: Evidence from a sample of MMORPG gamers

2019

Background A positive relationship between problematic gaming and escapism motivation to play video games has been well established, suggesting that problematic gaming may result from attempts to deal with negative emotions. However, to date, no study has examined how emotion dysregulation affects both escapism motives and problematic gaming patterns. Methods Difficulties in emotion regulation, escapism, and problematic involvement with video games were assessed in a sample of 390 World of Warcraft players. A structural equation modeling framework was used to test the hypothesis that escapism mediates the relationship between emotion dysregulation and problematic gaming. Results Statistica…

AdultMale050103 clinical psychologyemotion regulationAdolescentFull-Length Reportmedia_common.quotation_subjectescapismMedicine (miscellaneous)Sample (statistics): Traitement & psychologie clinique [H13] [Sciences sociales & comportementales psychologie]: Treatment & clinical psychology [H13] [Social & behavioral sciences psychology]03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultInternet gaming disordergaming disorder0302 clinical medicineSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaAdaptation PsychologicalHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesAffective SymptomsVideo gameMMORPGmedia_commonAgedInternet05 social sciencesGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedproblematic gaming030227 psychiatryBehavior AddictivePsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyEscapismVideo GamesProblematic gaming Emotion regulation Internet gaming disorder Escapism MMORPG Gaming disorderPositive relationshipFemalePsychologySocial psychologyhuman activities
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Identità e omofobia in Cosa Nostra: un contributo gruppoanalitico soggettuale

2012

Il contributo propone alcune riflessioni sull’identità, la sessualità e l’omofobia nei contesti mafiosi. Gli studi sulla psicologia del fenomeno mafioso hanno sin ora consentito di evidenziare la fragilità identitaria degli appartenenti alle organizzazioni criminali mafiose e l’impossibilità a concepire la diversità in qualunque forma essa si presenti. L’omosessualità in particolare rappresenta in questi contesti la paura terrificante dell’alterità e il terrore di perdere il controllo della rigidità impenetrabile che fonda l’identità mafiosa. L’articolo attraverso l’utilizzo di frammenti di interviste a collaboranti di giustizia mette in luce come in realtà ciò che l’uomo di mafia radicalme…

lcsh:Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropologylcsh:GN301-674lcsh:P101-410Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaMafia identità sessualità omofobiahomophobiamafiaidentitylcsh:Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammarsexuality
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A three-wave panel study on longitudinal relations between problematic social media use and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

2022

Background: It still remains unclear whether problematic social media use (PSMU) is a cause or a consequence of psychological distress. The present study aimed to investigate the temporal relationships between PSMU and psychological distress through a three-wave panel study (between April and July 2020, with an interval of 1 month between each period of time). Methods: 3,912 adult Italian participants were surveyed during the COVID-19 pandemic for psychological distress (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale) and PSMU (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale). Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Models were applied to disaggregate between-person from within-person associations as regards PSMU an…

Psychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyCOVID-19 problematic social media use Psychological distress Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model Social media addictionSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaProblematic social media useSocial media addictionMedicine (miscellaneous)COVID-19Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel ModelPsychological distressToxicology
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A compensatory model to understand dysfunctional personality traits in problematic gaming: The role of vulnerable narcissism

2020

Abstract According to a “compensatory perspective”, this study aimed to examine the role of narcissism (both vulnerable and grandiose) in the relationship between emotion dysregulation, escapism motivation to play, and problematic gaming. In a sample of 405 World of Warcraft players, we tested a multiple mediation model in which the relationship between vulnerable/grandiose narcissism and problematic gaming was mediated by emotion dysregulation and escapism. Results showed that the model for vulnerable (but not grandiose) narcissism fitted the data very well. This study adds novel insight to our understanding of the mechanisms that support problematic gaming, suggesting that the emotion dys…

Mediation (statistics)EscapismGaming disordermedia_common.quotation_subjectAddictive behavior050109 social psychologyDysfunctional familyNarcissistic personality traitsGaming addiction050105 experimental psychologyMmorpgSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaNarcissismmedicineRelevance (law)0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesBig Five personality traitsGeneral Psychologymedia_common05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)Emotion dysregulationEscapismNarcissismmedicine.symptomPsychologyhuman activitiesSocial psychologyPersonality and Individual Differences
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The role of emotion dysregulation in adolescents’ problematic smartphone use: A study on adolescent/parents triads

2021

Abstract The pervasive use of mobile phones among adolescents has led researchers to evaluate the role of parental characteristics in connection with their children's problematic smartphone use (PSU). The present study involved mother/father/adolescent triads and aimed to test a model examining the role of both parents' and adolescents' emotion dysregulation (ED) in predicting children's PSU. Two hundred and fifty-two adolescent (57.5% females; M age = 13.54, SD = 0.73)/mother (M age = 43.92, SD = 4.46)/father (M age = 47.60, SD = 5.10) triads provided measures of PSU and ED. Results from path model showed that, after controlling for adolescents' age and gender as well as for parents' age a…

05 social sciences050301 education050801 communication & media studiesTest (assessment)Developmental psychologyHuman-Computer InteractionAge and gender0508 media and communicationsArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Adolescent parentsSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaProblematic smartphone useEmotion dysregulationSmartphone addictionAdolescent-parents triadsPsychology0503 educationGeneral Psychology
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Examining bi-directionality between Fear of Missing Out and problematic smartphone use. A two-wave panel study among adolescents.

2020

Abstract Background In recent years, the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) construct has been the object of growing attention in digital technology research with previous studies finding support for the relationship between FoMO and problematic smartphone use (PSU) among adolescents and young adults. However, no previous studies clarified the causal link between FoMO and PSU using a longitudinal design. Methods An auto-regressive, cross-lagged panel design was tested by using a longitudinal dataset with two waves of data collection (T0 and T1, one year apart). Participants included two hundred and forty-two adolescents (109 males and 133 females), with a mean age of 14.16 years, who filled out the…

MaleAdolescentTechnology research030508 substance abuseMedicine (miscellaneous)Toxicology03 medical and health sciencesYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaAutoregressive cross-lagged panelHumans030212 general & internal medicineLongitudinal modelingYoung adultData collectionSmartphone addictionFear of missing outFearSmartphone addictionPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyCross-Sectional StudiesScale (social sciences)Fear of Missing OutCausal linkFemaleSmartphone0305 other medical sciencePsychologyConstruct (philosophy)Emotional regulationInternet Addiction DisorderClinical psychologyAddictive behaviors
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The role of emotion regulation and intolerance to uncertainty on the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and distress

2022

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic is increasing negative consequences on mental health around the globe. To date, research on what psychological factors could influence individuals’ distress is still scarce. The current study aims to test a multiple mediation model to examine the role of Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) and emotional regulation (i.e., expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal) as joint factors, which can increase understanding of psychological distress due to the COVID-19 outbreak. An online survey measuring fear of COVID-19, IU, emotional regulation, and psychological distress was administered to 3863 Italian adults (females 73.3%; Mage = 36.44; SD = 14.74) during lockdo…

Intolerance of uncertaintyPsychological distress Fear of COVID-19 Intolerance of uncertainty Emotion regulationSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaEmotion regulationCOVID-19Fear of COVID-19Psychological distressGeneral Psychology
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Psychological distress associated with the COVID-19 lockdown: A two-wave network analysis

2021

Abstract Background Although preliminary research has evidenced negative psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic among the general population, little research has been carried out examining the interplay among the broader dimensions and correlates of individual distress. Via network analysis, the current study investigated the pathways that underlie some components of psychological distress and their changes over time (during and post COVID-19-related lockdown). Methods 1,129 adult participants (79.1% women) completed a two-wave online survey during and after the lockdown, and reported on variables such as depression, anxiety, stress, fear of COVID, intolerance of uncertainty, e…

AdultMalePopulationContext (language use)AnxietyPsychological DistressIntolerance of uncertainty [Fear of COVID]03 medical and health sciencesSocial support0302 clinical medicineSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicamedicineCOVID-19 Depression Emotion regulation Fear of COVID: Intolerance of uncertainty Network analysisHumanseducationPandemicsDepression (differential diagnoses)education.field_of_studyCOVID-19; Depression; Emotion regulation; Fear of COVID: Intolerance of uncertainty; Network analysisDepression Emotion regulation Fear of COVID Intolerance of uncertainty Network analysisSARS-CoV-2DepressionEmotion regulationCOVID-19Fear of COVID: Intolerance of uncertaintyMental health030227 psychiatryDistressPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyCommunicable Disease ControlAnxietyFemaleNetwork analysismedicine.symptomPsychologyPsychosocial030217 neurology & neurosurgeryStress PsychologicalClinical psychologyResearch Paper
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Factors Related to Women’s Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Two-Wave Longitudinal Study

2021

Background. A growing body of research has highlighted the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s mental health. Previous studies showed that women have higher levels of depression, anxiety and PTSD, and worse psychological adjustment than men, which also persisted after the earlier phase of the pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate changes in women’s psychological distress during the pandemic and to evaluate the factors that have a more significant impact in predicting women’s psychological distress. Methods. This two-wave longitudinal study (T1 = Italian first lockdown, and T2 = second phase, when the restrictive measures were eased) involved 893 women (Mage = 36.45, SD = 1…

AdultMaleCoping (psychology)Longitudinal studyemotion regulationprincipal component analysisHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPsychological interventionPrincipal component analysiLongitudinal StudieIntolerance of uncertainlyPsychological DistressArticleSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicawomen COVID-19 distress principal component analysis emotion regulation social stability status intolerance of uncertainlyPandemicmedicineHumansSocial stability statuWomenLongitudinal Studiessocial stability statusDistrePandemicsDepression (differential diagnoses)PandemicSARS-CoV-2Emotion regulationPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthRCOVID-19distressMental healthDistressCommunicable Disease ControlAnxietyMedicineFemalewomenmedicine.symptomPsychologyClinical psychologyHuman
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An overview of the Italian contribution to the international multisite SPRISTAD study on psychotherapy training

2019

The Interest Section on Therapist Training and Development of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPRISTAD) has launched a multisite collaborative longitudinal study of psychotherapy trainees’ development, a large-scale study involving a number of countries all over the world. In the present article, we present an overview of the early Italian contribution to the SPRISTAD study, based on preliminary paper-and-pencil data collection. Our preliminary findings showed cross-sectional differences at different years of training and two-years longitudinal changes in trainees’ perceived development. Moreover, trainees’ characteristics such as their motivation, relational manner, current life, a…

Longitudinal studyMedical educationData collectionPsychotherapy TrainingPsychotherapy traininglcsh:BF1-990SPRISTAD; Italy; Psychotherapy training; Psychotherapy trainees; Therapist developmentTraining and developmentPsychotherapy traineeTherapist developmentPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical Psychologylcsh:PsychologyItalyPsychotherapy traineesSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaSettore M-PSI/07 - Psicologia DinamicaItaly; Psychotherapy trainees; Psychotherapy training; SPRISTAD; Therapist developmentPsychologyResearch ArticleSPRISTAD
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Understanding the smartphone generation: is problematic smartphone use associated with low body esteem among adolescent girls and boys?

2020

Contemporary adolescents increasingly engage with social media via their smartphones, and problematic smartphone use has been identified as a growing concern. The aim of the current study was to examine the association between problematic smartphone use and body esteem among adolescent boys and girls. A sample of 647 adolescents (mean age: 14.15 years; 56.7% females) completed measures of problematic smartphone use, emotional regulation, and body esteem. Findings from hierarchical regression models revealed that problematic smartphone use was weakly associated with body esteem among both adolescent girls and boys. Furthermore, difficulties with emotional regulation were moderately associate…

Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaAdolescents Body esteem Body image Emotion regulation Problematic smartphone useMultilevel modelEmotional regulationSocial mediaMean ageAssociation (psychology)AttributionPsychologyGeneral PsychologyDevelopmental psychologyCurrent Psychology
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The Mafia Boss Yesterday and Today: Psychological Characteristics and Research Data

2015

This article describes Cosa Nostra bosses’ psychological characteristics starting from research data collected over almost twenty years (1994–2013). Through the use of fragments of interviews to justice collaborators and their wives, children, and sisters-in-law, we analyze the boss’ role and relational context. This article also reports the results of a recent research on the relationship between boss and white-collar workers, carried out through the analysis of environmental tapping recorded at a famous Sicilian Mafia boss’ house: Giuseppe Guttadauro. This research highlights the psychological diversity the relationship between boss and white-collar worker is based on. The analysis of env…

Modalitiesmedia_common.quotation_subjectMedia studiesYesterdayPhilosophyBossSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaRelational contextBoss Mafia Mafia family psychology white-collar workersJustice (ethics)PsychologySocial psychologyResearch dataDiversity (politics)media_commonWorld Futures
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Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI): Psychometric properties and confirmatory factor analysis

2016

The Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI) was developed to assess smartphone addiction in Taiwanese university students. The purpose of the current research is to evaluate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the SPAI in Italian university students. A total of 485 university students (29.3% boys) completed the SPAI and the Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT).The proposed four-factor model of the SPAI-I was tested by computing CFA, and the results of the goodness of fit indices indicated an ambiguous solution. An exploratory-confirmatory cross validation strategy was applied for a better trimming of SPAI-I factorial structure. Results suggested a five-factor solution that ex…

Psychology (all)media_common.quotation_subjectBehavioural addiction050109 social psychologyCravingTest validityValidity03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineGoodness of fitArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicamedicine0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesGeneral Psychologymedia_commonAddiction05 social sciencesFactor analysiReliabilityConfirmatory factor analysisExploratory factor analysisSmartphone addictionTest (assessment)Human-Computer InteractionConvergent validitymedicine.symptomPsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryClinical psychology
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Promoting Awareness about Psychological Consequences of Living in a Community Oppressed by the Mafia: A Group-Analytic Intervention

2017

The effects of the Mafia have been extensively studied from sociological, economic, and historical points of view. However, little research has investigated the influence of the Mafia on individuals and communities in terms of its psychological and social impact. In order to contribute to the advancement of our understanding of the psychological effects of the Mafia on individuals and communities and to promote a participative process of social change, a group analytic intervention was conducted within a Community Based Participatory Research carried out in Corleone, a small Sicilian town with a historically recognized role in the evolution of the Mafia, as well as in the fight against its …

Unconscious mindmedia_common.quotation_subjectlcsh:BF1-990Community-based participatory research050109 social psychologygroup processSocial dimensionIntervention (counseling)Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaMafia Antimafia Social unconscious Group analysis Group procesPsychology0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesGeneral PsychologyOriginal Research0505 lawmedia_commonsocial unconscious05 social sciencesSocial changeSocial impactlcsh:PsychologyGroup analysisgroup analysisMafia Antimafia Social unconscious Group analysis Group process050501 criminologyMafiaPsychological resiliencePsychologyAntimafiaSocial psychology
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Mediating Effects of Global Negative Effect Expectancies on the Association between Problematic Cannabis Use and Social Anxiety

2017

The relationship between social anxiety and cannabis use among adolescents and young adults is a highly debated topic. In this cross-sectional study, we tested whether cannabis use expectancies mediated the association between social anxiety and cannabis use severity in a sample of 343 young adults (74.3% male) who used cannabis. They completed self-report measures for the screening of problematic cannabis use (Cannabis Use Problems Identification Test) and social anxiety symptoms (Social Interaction Anxiety Scale and Social Phobia Scale). A multiple mediation analysis was used to test whether marijuana effect expectancies mediate social anxiety effect on problematic cannabis use. Social an…

young adultsmedicine.medical_specialtyexpectancieslcsh:RC435-571substance use030508 substance abuse03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineNegatively associatedSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicalcsh:PsychiatryIntervention (counseling)medicine030212 general & internal medicineYoung adultAssociation (psychology)PsychiatryOriginal ResearchPsychiatrybiologySocial anxietyCannabis usebiology.organism_classificationSocial relationcannabis usePsychiatry and Mental healthsocial anxiety cannabis use expectancies young adults substance useCannabissocial anxiety0305 other medical sciencePsychologyFrontiers in Psychiatry
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Transition to adulthood and recession: a qualitative study

2016

While the transition to adulthood has been broadly examined, less is known about the impact of economic recession on the well-being and psychosocial functioning of young people. The present study used qualitative interviews with 12 college students to understand their experience. Consensual qualitative research was used to analyse data and develop core themes around young people’s experiences. Interviews focused on how young people perceived the impact of the economic recession on their social context and on emotional, behavioural, and interpersonal dimensions. Although students showed a proactive attitude in dealing with the crisis, findings highlighted a negative impact on psychological f…

Sociology and Political Sciencemedia_common.quotation_subjectInterpersonal communicationRecessionDevelopmental psychology03 medical and health sciencescollege student0302 clinical medicinewell-beingTransition to adulthoodSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinica0501 psychology and cognitive sciences030212 general & internal medicineDisengagement theoryLife-span and Life-course Studiesmedia_common05 social sciencesGeneral Social SciencesSocial environmentFeelingWell-beingpsychosocial functioningrecessionPsychologyPsychosocialSocial psychology050104 developmental & child psychologyQualitative research
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Bond and work ruptures in group counseling

2021

Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the immediate effects of group counseling ruptures. Group ruptures were defined as discrepancies between (1) the member’s bonding and working ratings in a session and the member’s average bonding and working across all sessions, (2) the member’s bonding and working in a session and the group-as-a-whole’s (across all members and sessions) bonding and working, and (3) the member’s average bonding and working across all sessions and the group-as-a-whole’s bonding and working. Method: Participants were 232 counseling students (199 women and 33 men; age: M = 22.78, SD = 3.51) who participated in one of 13, 7-session, interpersonal process groups. At…

bonding and working relationshipsPsychotherapistSocial PsychologyWork (electrical)Group counselingBondSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicagroup counselingalliance rupturesPsychologyApplied Psychologyresponse surface analysis
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Italian adaptation of the Group Questionnaire: validity and factorial structure

2020

The Group Questionnaire (GQ) is a measure recently developed by Krogel et al. (2013) for the evaluation of the therapeutic relationship in group. The GQ identifies a three-factor model of the relationship that allows to measure quality (Positive Bonding, Positive Working and Negative Relationship) and structure (member-member, member-leader and member-group), dimensions in group. This work shows the results of a first study on the Italian validation of the GQ. In this study the GQ was administered to 536 subjects from 32 non-clinical groups of undergraduate students. The cross-cultural validity of the GQ in the Italian population has been examined by comparing the psychometric properties an…

Factoriallcsh:BF1-990Structure (category theory)050109 social psychologygroup processFactor structureArticlegroup psychotherapy evaluationSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaSettore M-PSI/07 - Psicologia Dinamica0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesEquivalence (measure theory)cross-cultural validityGroup (mathematics)05 social sciencesGroup Questionnaire group process group psychotherapy evaluation therapeutic relationship cross-cultural validityItalian populationConfirmatory factor analysis050106 general psychology & cognitive sciencesPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical Psychologylcsh:PsychologyGroup processGroup QuestionnairePsychologytherapeutic relationshipClinical psychologyResearch in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome
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Group as a Social Microcosm: The Reciprocal Relationship Between Intersession Intimate Behaviors and In-Session Intimate Behaviors

2021

The social microcosm is defined as group members replicating their everyday (intersession) interpersonal behaviors in group sessions and new behaviors, learned in the group (in-session), replicating in the members' everyday life. We examined intersession and in-session intimate behaviors, at the within-member (differences in intimate behaviors between weeks/sessions), between-member (average differences in intimate behaviors between group members) and between-groups (group-level differences in intimate behaviors). Participants were 178 graduate students (86% identifying as women and 14% as men) participating in 10 5-session growth groups led by experienced group therapists. Before group ses…

AdultMaleSocial Psychologymedicine.medical_treatmentInterpersonal communicationPsycINFODevelopmental psychologySocial groupInterpersonal relationshipYoung AdultInterpersonal groups Intimate behaviors Multilevel analysis Social microcosm Variance partitioningInterpersonal Relations ScalemedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesInterpersonal RelationsEducation GraduateEveryday lifeStudentsCommunication05 social sciencesMultilevel modelGeneral Medicine050106 general psychology & cognitive sciencesPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyInterpersonal psychotherapyPsychotherapy GroupFemalePsychology
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Group psychotherapy in Italy

2015

This article describes the history and the prevailing orientations of group psychotherapy in Italy (psychoanalytically oriented, psychodrama, CBT groups) and particularly group analysis. Provided free of charge by the Italian health system, group psychotherapy is growing, but its expansion is patchy. The main pathways of Italian training in the different group psychotherapy orientations are also presented. Clinical-theoretical elaboration on self development, psychopathology related to group experiences, and the methodological attention paid to objectives and methods in different clinical groups are issues related to group therapy in Italy. Difficulties in the relationship between research …

Psychotherapistbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentPsychodramaHistory 20th CenturyHistory 21st CenturyPersonal developmentGroup psychotherapyClinical PsychologyEmpirical researchGroup analysisItalySettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaHealth careSettore M-PSI/07 - Psicologia DinamicamedicinePsychotherapy Groupgroup psychotherapy history of group psychotherapy in Italy research in group psychotherapy group analysisHumansbusinessPsychologyPsychological treatmentClinical psychologyPsychopathology
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The transition to online psychotherapy during the pandemic: a qualitative study on patients' perspectives

2022

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has substantially increased online psychotherapies due to the impossibility of participating in vis-a-vis settings. In the last years, research about online therapy has been quickly growing. However, until now, few studies investigated patients' perspective about the transition to online psychotherapy and, specifically, no qualitative research in group therapy has been done on this topic. This study aimed to explore the experience of 51 patients (39 group patients and 12 from individual psychotherapies) who continued psychotherapy in the online setting during the COVID-19 outbreak. A structured online questionnaire with open answers investiga…

psychotherapyPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyOnline group psychotherapytherapeutic relationshipqualitative methodspatient's perspective
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Group relationships in early and late sessions and improvement in interpersonal problems.

2016

Groups are more effective when positive bonds are established and interpersonal conflicts resolved in early sessions and work is accomplished in later sessions. Previous research has provided mixed support for this group development model. We performed a test of this theoretical perspective using group members' (actors) and aggregated group members' (partners) perceptions of positive bonding, positive working, and negative group relationships measured early and late in interpersonal growth groups. Participants were 325 Italian graduate students randomly (within semester) assigned to 1 of 16 interpersonal growth groups. Groups met for 9 weeks with experienced psychologists using Yalom and Le…

AdultMale050103 clinical psychologySocial Psychologymedicine.medical_treatmentPsycINFOInterpersonal communicationlaw.inventionConflict PsychologicalGroup psychotherapyYoung AdultInterpersonal relationshipRandomized controlled triallawSurveys and QuestionnairesSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicamental disordersmedicineHumansInterpersonal Relations0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesStudents05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)General MedicineMiddle AgedAPIMObject AttachmentGroup ProcessesTraining groupTest (assessment)050106 general psychology & cognitive sciencesPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyItalyGroup developmentInterpersonal problemGroup QuestionnaireFemalePsychologyGroup developmentClinical psychologyJournal of Counseling Psychology
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Epistemologia della valutazione: la psicoterapia fra ricerca e clinica.

2005

EPISTEMOLOGIA VALUTAZIONE PSICOTERAPIA
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Vissuti controtransferali degli psicoterapeuti che hanno in carico pazienti appartenenti al mondo mafioso

2008

CONTROTRANSFERT VALUTAZIONE FAMIGLIE MAFIOSE
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Alleanza terapeutica, meccanismi di difesa ed esito nel trattamento dei disturbi di personalità: un single case

2006

ALLEANZA TERAPEUTICA DISTURBI DI PERSONALITA' STUDI SINGLE CASE
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La 'Ndrangheta attraverso lo sguardo dei magistrati: una ricerca empirica

2014

Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaMafia psicologia analisi del testo
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I gruppi di elaborazione sull'identità professionale: quali cambiamenti e quale processo?

2012

Il contributo espone i dati preliminari di una ricerca che riguarda la valutazione di esito e di processo di cinque gruppi a conduzione psicodinamica svolti in ambito universitario. L'obiettivo di tali gruppi, che hanno coinvolto 110 studenti (I anno LM in Psicologia Clinica), è sviluppare le capacità di riflessione sull'identità professionale, la capacità di analizzare i propri vissuti e la propria capacità di relazionarsi con gli altri nella dinamica gruppale. Ogni gruppo ha previsto 8 incontri settimanali della durata di tre ore ciascuno, più un incontro conclusivo a distanza di due settimane dedicato ad una valutazione condivisa dell'esperienza. Sono stati somministrati gli strumenti di…

Identità professionale Processo Esito
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Contesti relazionali e campi terapeutici: la valutazione delle reti di cura dentro e fuori una comunità terapeutica per pazienti gravi.

2005

Il lavoro si inquadra nella prospettiva della ricerca sulla valutazione e lo studio scientifico del lavoro clinico e psicoterapeutico e mira alla condivisione e allo scambio, scientificamente qualificato, di procedure, metodi e strumenti di indagine su sistemi dinamici complessi, in direzione del miglioramento della qualità della clinica (Lambert, Hill, 1994; Del Corno, Lang, 1998; Roth, Fonagy, 1996; Di Nuovo et al., 1998; Burlingame et al., 2003). Viene proposto un modello di lavoro con la malattia mentale grave, e specificamente l’opportunità clinica dell’intervento gruppale e del contesto delle Comunità Terapeutiche, strutture territoriali che accolgono tipologie di pazienti prima istit…

valutazionereticomunità terapeutiche
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Mafia, psicopatologia e psicoterapia: spunti di riflessione a partire da un percorso di ricerca

2013

L‟articolo affronta i temi legati al lavoro psicoterapeutico con soggetti appartenenti a famiglie mafiose a partire da una ricerca condotta su un campione di psicoterapeuti delle tre regioni in cui l‟organizzazione criminale è storicamente più forte e radicata (Sicilia, Campania, Calabria). Dopo le stragi del ‟92, infatti, l‟intera organizzazione Cosa Nostra entra in crisi e con essa i suoi membri. A partire da quegli anni la sofferenza psichica di questi soggetti comincia a trapelare al di fuori di queste realtà attraverso un‟esplicita domanda d‟aiuto agli psicoterapeuti operanti nei servizi di salute mentale o nel privato. Che cosa significa per un terapeuta aiutare un paziente a svelare …

lcsh:PsychologySettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicapsicopatologialcsh:BF1-990Mafia psicopatologia psicoterapiamafiaMafia psychopatology psychotherapypsicoterapiaInternational Journal of Psychoanalysis and Education
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Applicazione del G.C.Q. di MacKenzie R. (1997) a gruppi di operatori che lavorano nei setting di strada

2005

STRUMENTI VALUTAZIONE GRUPPI
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Sintesi dei risultati del progetto Val.Ter - Gruppi

2005

VALUTAZIONE PSICOTERAPIE GRUPPI
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La ricerca psicoterapeutica sulla mafia (la storia)

2013

Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicamafia psicoterapia ricerca
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Mafia e psicoterapia: ricerca clinica ed empirica

2012

La ricerca ha l’obiettivo di esplorare le dimensioni fondamentaliste e psicopatologiche nel mondo mafioso in relazione a come esse si presentano nel set(ting) psicoterapeutico e i vissuti controtransferali degli psicoterapeuti che hanno in cura pazienti provenienti da famiglie mafiose. Saranno riportate le osservazioni cliniche su casi appartenenti al mondo mafioso sia nel pubblico che nel privato e i dati relativi ad una ricerca realizzata sugli psicoterapeuti delle regioni meridionali. La ricerca ha previsto la somministrazione di un questionario costruito ad hoc e degli strumenti Psychotherapy Relationship Questionnaire (PRQ; Bradley, Heim, & Westen, 2005; Tanzilli, Colli, De Bei, & Ling…

psicoterapia mafia controtransfert transfertSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinica
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Riflettere sulla cura attraverso la ricerca

2014

All’interno del vasto panorama empirico che attesta l’efficacia delle terapie di gruppo, poche sono le evidenze empiriche sulle psicoterapie di gruppo psicodinamicamente orientate e di lungo periodo. Tuttavia, alcuni studi evidenziano che gli esiti ottenuti dalle psicoterapie di gruppo psicodinamicamente orientate e di lungo periodo, sembrano ottenere risultati maggiormente persistenti (alle indagini di follow up) rispetto a quelli ottenuti con i trattamenti brevi e/o individuali; inoltre, in alcuni casi è stato documentato che tali esiti tendono ad aumentare nel tempo (Di Nuovo & Lo Verso, 2005; Lorentezen & Høglend, 2004; Wilberg et al., 2003). Obiettivo dello studio è la valutazione dell…

Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaPsicoterapia di gruppo esito processo clinica ricerca
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La valutazione del processo dei gruppi di una Comunità Terapeutica per pazienti psicotici: relazione tra clima di gruppo e interventi del terapeuta

2005

VALUTAZIONE GRUPPI PROCESSO COMUNITA' TERAPEUTICHE
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Neoemozioni e colletti bianchi. Uno studio qualitativo

2013

L’organizzazione criminale Cosa Nostra, nell’ultimo decennio, ha avviato un processo di profonda trasformazione organizzativa e culturale. Gli inevitabili ricambi generazionali, così come il processo di finanziarizzazione e internazionalizzazione della mafia, hanno comportato un progressivo abbandono del modello rigidamente centralista in favore di strutture reticolari collegate tra di loro e ricche di relazioni esterne. I colletti bianchi, punti nodali della rete criminale, svolgono un importante ruolo di cerniera tra l’organizzazione criminale, la politica, l’economia. Obiettivo dello studio è comprendere quali modalità relazionali sostengono il sistema di potere mafioso-clientelare e ind…

Colletti bianchi Neoemozioni mafia analisi del testo
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La terapia di gruppo. Efficacia clinica e utilità sociale. Un progetto nazionale di ricerca

2011

Terapia di gruppo valutazione efficacia clinicaSettore M-PSI/07 - Psicologia Dinamica
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Final evaluation of a therapeutic group process in a group-analytic therapy with eating disorders patients

2006

gruppo terapetico disturbi alimentari valutazione
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Un caso: Maria

2013

Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicamafia vittime perizie psicologiche
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Essere figli nella famiglia mafiosa. Un’indagine attraverso il DSSVF.

2002

PSICOLOGIA MAFIA FAMIGLIAPsicologia del fenomeno mafiso Famiglia mafiosa Strumenti grafici
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La ricerca sui set(ting) multipersonali

2006

RICERCA GRUPPI SETTING MULTIPERSONALI
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Sulla nascita e il concepimento della vita psichica

2007

vita psichica concepimento gruppoanalisi soggettuale
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La ricerca in psicoterapia di gruppo. Un approfondimento del concetto di processo terapeutico

2010

Il lavoro propone un inquadramento delle principali questioni legate allo studio del processo in psicoterapia di gruppo. Gli autori evidenziano l'importanza dello studio del processo dei gruppi poichè consente di comprendere meglio la peculiarità clinica, metodologica ed epistemologica della psicoterapia di gruppo e di cogliere la complessità della situazione relazionale che si crea nell’incontro tra persone in un set(ting) di cura. Il lavoro espone le variabili di processo più studiate correlate all'esito dei trattamenti gruppali, le principali difficoltà che i ricercatori incontrano nello studio del processo dei gruppi e le prospettive di ricerca future.

Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicagruppi processo ricerca
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Long term group settings: Theoretical and research findings

2005

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Psicoterapia e mafia: vissuti controtransferali degli psicoterapeuti della Sicilia

2008

controtransfert psicoterapia valutazione mafia
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The soggettuale groupanalytics research about the ‘mafiosa’ psychology

2009

This report proposes a review of the studies about the mafiosa psychology which was produced by the soggettuale groupanalytics research in the last 15 years. These studies have been developing trough three main directions: (a) The study upon dialogical relational processes between interior world - exterior world in the families of the mafia. (What does really characterize the conception in the world of mafia? Which psychic factors do characterize the belonging to the family of the mafia? How does the “self” originate and develop in relation to the family and the polis? How do the familiar transpersonal level and the anthropological one weave in the members of mafia families?). (b) The study…

MAFIA PSICOLOGIA ricerca gruppoanalisi soggettuale
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I Gruppi nelle Comunità Terapeutiche per pazienti psicotici: una ricerca empirica

2005

Gruppi comunità terapeutiche ricerca empirica
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Studi psicologico - clinici sulla mafia: rilevanza sociale e setting di intervento

2011

Ricerca-intervento psicologia setting
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I costi psichici dell'estorsione: una ricerca-intervento con commercianti e imprenditori associati ad Addio pizzo

2010

Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicavittime mafia psicologia Addio Pizzo
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Terapia gruppo-analitica

2006

Il lavoro propone i risultati di una ricerca sulla valutazione empirica di una psicoterapia di gruppo costruita nello spirito di un’osservazione complessa, che aiutasse a mettere in luce molteplici sfaccettature del processo terapeutico e che consentisse una conoscenza non riduttiva dell’esperienza terapeutica stessa. L’attenzione della ricerca è stata rivolta, oltre che ai percorsi terapeutici dei singoli pazienti, allo specifico dispiegarsi dei processi gruppali, alla possibilità di aumentare la comprensione su come tali processi si caratterizzano ed evolvono nel tempo. Oggetti dell’indagine sono stati: l’esplorazione del processo di gruppo, ed in particolare la configurazione della matri…

GruppiValutazione della PsicoterapiaEsitiDisturbi del comportamento Alimentare (DCA).Processo
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Studi psicologico-clinici sulla psicologia mafiosa

2010

Il lavoro propone una review degli studi sulla psicologia mafiosa che la ricerca gruppoanalitica soggettuale ha prodotto negli ultimi quindici anni. Tali studi si sono sviluppati lungo tre principali direzioni: - (a) lo studio sui processi relazionali dialogici tra mondo interno e mondo esterno nelle famiglie mafiose (Cosa caratterizza il con-cepimento familiare nel mondo mafioso? Come nasce e si sviluppa il self in relazione alla famiglia e alla polis? Quali fattori psichici caratterizzano l’appartenenza alla famiglia mafiosa? Come si intrecciano il livello transpersonale familiare e antropologico nei membri delle famiglie mafiose?); - (b) lo studio delle dimensioni fondamentaliste e psico…

Psicologia clinica mafia ricerca
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L’adattamento italiano del Group Questionnaire (GQ): risultati preliminari in gruppi di training universitario.

2012

La comprensione del processo clinico e terapeutico nei gruppi, l’elaborazione concettuale sui costrutti della relazione terapeutica, l’indagine sulla sovrapposizione concettuale (e statistica) dei costrutti Clima di gruppo, Coesione ed Alleanza sono alla base della proposta del Group Questionnaire - GQ (Burlingame, McClendon, Alonso, 2011), self-report di 30 item, che fornisce informazioni sulla qualità delle relazioni in gruppo. Il Group Questionnaire - GQ si differenzia dagli strumenti precedentemente usati perché fondato su una teoria unificata della relazione gruppale (Johnson et al, 2005, 2008; Bormann and Strauss, 2007; Bakali et al, 2008), che individua un modello a tre fattori: Lega…

Group Questionnaire gruppi training valutazione relazione terapeutica
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Lo SCaT – Codice di Analisi dello Stile del Campo Terapeutico: Sviluppi e validazione di uno strumento per l’analisi del campo terapeutico di gruppo

2005

STRUMENTI PSICOTERAPIA GRUPPO VALIDAZIONE RICERCA
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"Il gruppo mi è servito a...": valutazione di un'esperienza di training

2014

Il contributo espone i dati di una ricerca qualitativa che riguarda la valutazione soggettiva dell’esperienza di partecipazione a cinque gruppi a conduzione psicodinamica svolti in ambito universitario. I gruppi di training sono oggi ampiamente utilizzati in diversi settori della formazione psicologica. Molti autori suggeriscono che gli studenti devono svolgere attività esperienziali per l'apprendimento ottimale (Connolly et al, 2005;. Guth & McDonnell, 2004; Kottler, 2004; McDonnell et al, 2005;. Wilson et al. 2004); tuttavia vi sono ancora pochi studi che mostrano l’esito formativo di questo tipo di esperienza. Obiettivi della ricerca sono: (1) comprendere l’esito dell’esperienza percepit…

Gruppi training psicologia clinica studenti
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IDENTITÀ PROFESSIONALE E ATTACCAMENTO. UNA RICERCA SUI GRUPPI DI TRAINING UNIVERSITARI

2013

Nel corso degli ultimi anni nel campo della ricerca sui gruppi terapeutici, le dimensioni dell’attaccamento sono state ampiamente studiate nella loro relazione con misure di processo (coesione, alleanza) e di esito in numerose popolazioni cliniche. Il presente studio vuole approfondire in una popolazione non clinica l’influenza dell’attaccamento sugli esiti dei gruppi di training universitari ad orientamento psicodinamico. Gli obiettivi di tali gruppi, che hanno coinvolto 97 studenti (I anno LM in Psicologia Clinica), sono: sviluppare le capacità di riflessione sulla identità professionale, la capacità di analizzare i propri vissuti e la propria capacità di relazionarsi con gli altri nella …

Identità professionale training gruppi attaccamentoSettore M-PSI/07 - Psicologia Dinamica
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Studi psicologico-clinici sulla psicologia del fenomeno mafioso

2011

Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaRicerche psicologia clinica mafia
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Trame di Sviluppo. Il volontariato e la ricerca psicologica per il cambiamento nei territori difficili

2011

Il testo, frutto della collaborazione tra il Centro di Servizi per il Volontariato di Palermo(Ce.S.Vo.P) e il gruppo di ricerca psicologico-clinica del Dipartimento di Psicologia dell''Università degli Studi di Palermo, presenta i risultati di una ricerca-intervento che mirava da un lato alla realizzazione di un''analisi approfondita della morfologia delle reti di volontariato nella Sicilia occidentale, del loro funzionamento, dei rapporti tra i membri delle reti e tra le diverse tipologie di reti esistenti, e dall''altro ad approfondire qual è l''effetto psichico (vissuti, emozioni, paure..) prodotto dalla mafia e dalla cultura mafiosa nel mondo del volontariato e dunque nei volontari. Il …

Ricerca intervento volontariato mafiaSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinica
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“Come pensa la mafia. Relazioni, autonomie e dipendenze nella mente degli uomini di Cosa Nostra. (Approfondimenti clinico-sociali e modelli per il ca…

2007

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Sviluppi della ricerca sulla psicologia del fenomeno mafioso: i colletti bianchi nel sistema sanitario siciliano

2012

La rapidità con cui la mafia adegua valori arcaici con le esigenze del presente, la sofisticatezza dei metodi con cui si insinua in molti settori aziendali (pubblici e privati), la sua capacità di insediarsi in territori storicamente non attraversati dalle organizzazioni criminali di stampo mafioso, fa porre ai ricercatori impegnati in questo campo, nuove domande di ricerca. Oggi è noto come la mafia non si sviluppa solamente nelle borgate ma si caratterizza per una invisibile rete di rapporti tra persone di alto status sociale, tra professionisti di diversi settori in grado di operare per un arricchimento delle organizzazioni criminali. Negli ultimi anni si è anche avuto modo di osservare …

Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicapsicologia clinica mafia colletti bianchi
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Il boss mafioso ieri ed oggi. Caratteristiche psicologiche e dati di ricerca

2014

L’articolo descrive le caratteristiche psicologiche dei boss di Cosa Nostra a partire dai dati di ricerca raccolti in quasi un ventennio (1994-2013). Attraverso l’utilizzo di frammenti di interviste a collaboranti di giustizia, mogli, figli, cognate, si analizza la figura del boss e il suo contesto relazionale. L’articolo riporta, inoltre, i risultati di una recente ricerca sulla relazione tra boss e colletti bianchi, realizzata attraverso l’analisi delle intercettazioni ambientali registrate a casa di un noto boss mafioso siciliano: Giuseppe Guttadauro. Da questa ricerca emerge la diversità psicologica su cui si fonda la relazione tra boss e colletto bianco. L’analisi dei trascritti delle …

boss mafia psicologia famiglia mafiosa colletti bianchiSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicaboss Mafia psychology Mafia family white-collar
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