EFFICACIA DI DISPOSITIVI FORMATIVI ELABORATIVO-­RIFLESSIVI IN INTERVENTI ORIENTATI ALLO SVILUPPO DELL’IDENTITÀ PROFESSIONALE IN STUDENTI

Introduzione. All’interno di un progetto relativo alla costruzione di un modello psicosociale della qualità universitaria, il contributo si centra sulla verifica di efficacia di dispositivi formativi riflessivi atti a consentire agli studenti il riconoscimento e lo sviluppo virtuoso dei loro modelli di identità, così da facilitare la costruzione di rappresentazioni di ruolo sulle quali fondare competenze idonee a dialogare con la mutevolezza, ormai strutturale, dei contesti e degli utenti delle professioni di aiuto. Obiettivi e metodi I dispositivi utilizzati, gruppi semi-direttivi di discussione, sono stati finalizzati alla esplorazione e trasformazione in chiave meno idealizzante delle ra…

The mediating role of vulnerability factors in the association between attachment and internalizing/externalizing problems

Recent research indicates that secure attachment is a protective factor against the development of internalizing / externalizing behavioral problems (Laible et al., 2000), while the role of insecure attachment is more controversial, raising the question of potential mediating variables (Brumariu & Kerns, 2010). In literature it emerges how Blatt’s two-configurational model (self-definition and relatedness) correlates on the one hand with the attachment (Luyten & Blatt, 2011; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007), and on the other with the internalizing / externalizing spectrum (e.g. Campos, Besser, Morgado, & Blatt, 2014). This research has explored the mediation effects of relatedness (dependency) an…

I nuovi autoritarismi tra misure di personalità e fattori di gruppo

The acrobatics of dying

This article aims at summing up the reflections of a small group of psychologists who work in the domain of palliative treatment. The theory and methodology supporting it are borrowed by a group analysis approach; the group's purpose is a research based on the workers' experience elaboration, which aims at finding out both the specificities of the work apparatus with the people accompanied to the conclusion of their lives, and the main thematic areas of the relationship between healthcare team, patients, and families. The work we present aims at introducing the most meaningful themes that emerged during group meetings: first of all, some service criticalities examined in the area of termina…

Crisi della politica e ruolo della psicologia: le nostre "variazioni sul tema"

In a recent publication, Carli and Paniccia have identified two different approaches in Psychological Sciences. On one hand, the aim of Psychology would be to formulate general laws which may scientifically explainhuman behavior. On the other hand, Psychology would be regarded as a science of intervention, whose aim is to produce changes in individuals inrelation to their background.These are undoubtedly opposing perspectives. Although the first one is traditionally the most widely adopted, Carli and Paniccia observe that its effects on people’s lives and well-being, on coexistence and on communities have been minimal.For years our interest has focused on the current role of Psychology too.…

Childhood maltreatment, personality vulnerability profiles, and borderline personality disorder symptoms in adolescents.

AbstractAdverse childhood experiences are significant risk factors in the development of adolescent borderline personality disorder symptoms (BPDs). Theorists have posited that two personality vulnerabilities factors, self-criticism and dependency, may inform our understanding of this relationship. However, no research has examined the associations between early negative experiences, personality vulnerabilities, and adolescent BPDs. The current study aimed to identify profiles of dependency and self-criticism to examine the associations of these profiles with cumulative forms of childhood maltreatment (CM) and BPDs as well as to explore the mediating and moderating role of vulnerable person…

The Italian version of the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire: psychometric properties and validation in students, community, and clinical groups

The current study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Italian validation of the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ), conceived as a measure of self-criticism and dependency, i.e. two personality factors acting, according to Blatt (2004), as risk factors for depression in particular and psychopathology in general. A series of standardized measures [Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), DEQ, Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R), Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, 3rd edition (MCMI-III)] was administered to three samples (i.e., students, community and clinical). Factorial validity was evaluated along with convergent and predictive validity. In order to evaluate the reliability…

SUPPORTO ORGANIZZATIVO, IMMAGINE AZIENDALE E WORK ENGAGEMENT: DIFFERENZE TRA LAVORATORI TEMPORANEI E PERMANENTI

POLITICA DELLA PSICOLOGIA CLINICA E/O PSICOLOGIA CLINICA DELLA POLITICA

Essere "uomini d'onore"

Psychodynamiques de la vie au travail: la qualité des relations verticales en tant que promoteurs d’engagement, de justice et de confiance organisationnelle.

Childhood Maltreatment, Pathological Personality Dimensions, and Suicide Risk in Young Adults

Several studies have demonstrated that child maltreatment (psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, and neglect) may be a significant factor in the development of pathological personality traits that increase the risk for suicidal ideation and behavior from adolescence to adulthood. Currently, the challenge is to understand how different forms of early negative experiences render an individual prone to develop specific personality traits and, in turn, be more vulnerable to suicide risk. To understand the relationship between childhood maltreatment and personality dimensions in suicide risk, our study aims to explore the role of self-criticism and dependency, two different pathological per…

L’acrobatica del morire

This article aims at summing up the reflections of a small group of psychologists who work in the domain of palliative treatment. The theory and methodology supporting it are borrowed by a group analysis approach; purpose of the group is a research based on the workers’ experience elaboration, which aims at finding out both the specificities of the work apparatus with the people accompanied to the conclusion of their lives, and the main thematic areas of the relationship between health care team, patients and families. The work we present aims at introducing the most meaningful themes emerged during group meetings: first of all some service criticalities examined in the area of terminal hea…

Il concetto di incoscio sociale in Earl Hopper

Relazioni interpersonali, immagine corporea ed autostima in adolescenza. Uno studio condotto con studenti degli istituti superiori

Previous research has evidenced the link between body image dissatisfaction, social anxiety, low self-esteem, negative affect and eating disorders in adolescence. The present study aimed to explore the gender differences on body image perception, self-esteem, and relational styles in a group of adolescents and to investigate whether body image and self-esteem predict the development of interpersonal problems in a different way for males and females. Method: Data were obtained from a group (n = 1311) of adolescents (805 males and 506 females), recruited in a high school in Palermo. Participants filled in the BIAI, the IIP-32 and the RSES. Results: Our results confirm the difference between m…

The conjunct role of social, personality and clinical factors in predicting homonegativity

Homonegativity (HN) refers to negative attitudes towards homosexuality, lesbians, and gay men. Few studies have investigated HN by combining the psychosocial and “clinical” factors, such as authoritarianism and neuroticism, with which it is associated. Past research indicates that personality traits (Lingiardi et al., 2016), as well as experiences of authoritarianism (Altemeyer, 1998), render individuals prone to the development of HN. Conversely, past findings concerning attachment styles have been more controversial.

Il ruolo della dimensione ideologico-familiare e della collocazione valoriale nella rappresentazione e percezione del fenomeno mafioso in un gruppo di militanti politici

Il ruolo della dimensione ideologico-familiare e della collocazione valoriale nella rappresentazione e percezione del fenomeno mafioso in un gruppo di militanti politici

Dal curare al prendersi cura

Prigionieri del sesso. La sexual addiction tra impulso, compulsione e dipendenza

SUICIDI D'ONORE

L'intreccio tra teoria e metodo nel lavoro clinico-dinamico con i gruppi

Values, ideological attitudes and patriotism

We tested a series of discriminant associations, investigating how dimensions of patriotism (i.e. blind and constructive) differently relate to value orientations, and to ideological attitudes such as Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO). Using an Italian student sample (N = 146) we found that blind patriotism correlated positively with tradition and negatively with universalism, whilst constructive patriotism correlated negatively with tradition and positively with universalism. Both RWA and SDO correlated negatively with universalism, whilst only RWA was associated with security and tradition and only SDO related positively to power and self-direction. …

The acrobatics of dying: A psychodynamic framework for palliative care

This article aims at summing up the reflections of a small group of psychologists who work in the domain of palliative treatment. The theory and methodology supporting it are borrowed by a group analysis approach; the group's purpose is a research based on the workers' experience elaboration, which aims at finding out both the specificities of the work apparatus with the people accompanied to the conclusion of their lives, and the main thematic areas of the relationship between healthcare team, patients, and families. The work we present aims at introducing the most meaningful themes that emerged during group meetings: first of all, some service criticalities examined in the area of termina…

Anxiety and depression among adult amputees: the role of attachment insecurity, coping strategies and social support.

A number of studies have investigated the role of coping and social support as protective factors for psychosocial adjustment after amputation. In contrast, few have focused on the role of attachment styles. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between attachment insecurity, social support, coping strategies and negative emotions, such as anxiety and depression, in adult amputees. Sixty-two amputated adults (71% males, 29% females), recruited from the Prosthetic Centre of the Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority, completed the Attachment Style Questionnaire, the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Suppo…

Differences in social representation of blood donation between donors and non-donors: an empirical study

Background. Both donors and non-donors have a positive image of blood donation, so donors and non-donors do not differ regarding their views on donation but do differ in converting their opinion into an active deed of donation. Several studies have identified altruism and empathy as the main factors underlying blood donation. However, a mixture of various motivational factors mould the complex behaviour of donation. This paper presents an exploratory study on differences of social representations of blood donation between blood donors and non-donors, in order to understand the reasons that bring someone to take the decision to become a blood donor. Materials and methods. Participants filled…

La terapia di gruppo con bambini e adolescenti. Una rassegna bibliografica ragionata degli anni '90 (1988-1999)

Tendenze antidemocratiche della società

La psicologia sociale del pregiudizio tra limiti metodologici ed impegno "politico"

Learning Psychology and becoming psychologists: developing professional identity through group experiential learning

International audience; n this paper, we describe the advantages of an experiential training group, specifically conceived for psychology students, in which the goal was to activate reflection on the internalized social representations of professional identity. Our study showed the results of a pre-post comparison of a one-group intervention. It was aimed to demonstrate that group experiential learning is particularly useful in changing the basis of social representations and may contribute to the construction of a realistic image of both the profession and the professional identity. The research involved 88 students enrolled in a graduate program in clinical psychology. Before and after th…

Il concetto di inconscio sociale in Earl Hopper: gli effetti psichici profondi dei fatti sociali e del contesto politico

Odore di mafia e profumo di incenso

Preadolescenti e benessere: un intervento di educazione socio-affettiva a scuola

The Relationship between Self-Esteem, Depression and Anxiety: Comparing Vulnerability and Scar Model in the Italian Context

Abstract Background: The relationship between low self-esteem and depression and anxiety disorders has solicited a growing body of empirical research. The most important explanation models are two: the vulnerability model states that low self-esteem is a risk factor for depression and anxiety, and the scar model states that low self-esteem is an outcome, not a cause, of depression and anxiety. Method: In the present research we tested the two different models using a sample of Italian preadolescent, aged 11 to 14 years, recruited from an Italian secondary school. To test the models, the path analysis technique was used: one in which self-esteem predicted anxiety and depression (Model 1), an…

The mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between job involvement and affective commitment

This study examines job involvement and work engagement as predictors of affective commitment. Specifically, we test the proposal of Hallberg and Schaufeli (2006) that work engagement is a mediator of the relationship between job involvement and affective commitment using a survey of 405 Italian working adults. To test the model, mediation effects technique and structural equation modelling were applied to the collected data. Our hypothesis that work engagement fully mediates the relationship between job involvement and affective commitment was supported. This is the first study to demonstrate the importance of job involvement in promoting affective commitment via three dimensions of work e…

Pregiudizio manifesto e latente e ipotesi del contatto nelle professioni d'aiuto: un contributo di ricerca

La teoria dell'identità sociale tra psicologia sociale e psicologia clinica.

ASPETTI PSICOMETRICI DEL DEPRESSIVE EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE PER ADOLESCENTI (DEQ-A): IMPLICAZIONI PER LA DIAGNOSI E LA RICERCA

La formazione degli Operatori dell'assistenza dei pazienti terminali attraverso l'esperienza del gruppo allargato

Use of the DEQ-A in the assessment of adolescents’ personality: factor structure and clinical applicability

Le dinamiche dell'oppressione tra gruppi: la teoria della dominanza sociale

Pregiudizial-mente: una ricerca sulle forme "mascherate" di pregiudizio etnico negli adolescenti palermitani

LA VALIDAZIONE ITALIANA DEL DEPRESSIVE EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE: RISULTATI COMPARATIVI TRA GRUPPO CLINICO E GRUPPO DI CONTROLLO

Sentire e pensare mafioso nelle parole di elettori e politici siciliani tra connivenza e collusione

Caratteristiche di Personalità e Profili Anaclitici/Introiettivi di Adolescenti Borderline

Il Disturbo Borderline di Personalità (DBP) in adolescenza occupa un ruolo centrale (Bradley, Conklin, & Westen, 2005), nonostante l’eterogeneità, la comorbidità e la difficile diagnosticabilità (Heitz et al., 2014). Diversi sono stati i tentativi di creare categorie discrete in grado di identificare profili di funzionamento della personalità sufficientemente omogenei (cfr. Wixom, Ludolph, & Westen, 1993; Blatt & Luyten, 2009). Nel nostro studio ci proponiamo di confermare l’esistenza di profili introiettivi/anaclitici all’interno dello spettro borderline. Sono stati somministrati a due gruppi di soggetti (clinico vs controllo) la Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorders (…

Psychosocial Risk Factors and Psychopathological Outcomes: Preliminary Findings in Italian Pregnant Women

The perinatal period may represent a particularly challenging time for expecting parents. Previous studies have highlighted an association between several perinatal risk conditions (e.g., childhood maltreatment, poor social support, and stress levels) and the development of psychopathological symptoms in pregnant women, especially depression symptoms. The current study examined the effects of psychosocial risk factors (childhood maltreatment, poor social support, and stressful events) on anxiety, depression, perceived stress, irritability/anger, relationship problems, psychosomatic symptoms, specific physiological problems, and addiction/at-risk behaviors. Sixty-one pregnant women (age rang…

La mente autoritaria

Introduzione

Un intervento di ricerca-azione per l’educazione alla legalità presso scuole medie inferiori della città di Palermo

Tra resistenza e cambiamento: identità politica e rappresentazione della mafia nei politici siciliani

Il sentimento dello straniero

Mafia Organization: Governance Processes and Leadership Function

Contributo alla comprensione della natura transpersonale della mente: verso una definizione del costrutto di attaccamento al gruppo

L'orientamento alla dominanza sociale, l'autoritarismo di destra e le loro relazioni con il pegiudizio manifesto e latente.

Un contributo alla validazione italiana del depressive experiences questionnaire: primi risultati su un gruppo non clinico

Quando la vita è la strada: un’indagine sulla realtà psichica e sociale dei meninos de rua

Mafia e salotti buoni

Psychometric Aspects of the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire: Implications for Clinical Assessment and Research

The Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ) is a self-report measure that assesses self-criticism and dependency, 2 personality traits that confer vulnerability to depression (Blatt, 2004). Over several decades, different, shortened versions of the DEQ have been constructed to offer an alternative to the complex scoring procedure of the original DEQ. This study explores the factor structure as well as the construct and convergent validity of the DEQ by comparing a clinical and nonclinical sample. We also compared the original DEQ with 5 shortened versions. There were 621 participants (358 university students and 263 outpatients). Fit indexes for models of the original DEQ did not meet mi…

Mafia feeling and religious feeling: a research about the representation of mafia phenomenon in a group of Sicilian priests

The moderating effect of attachment styles on the relationships between maltreatment experiences and internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents: Implications for custody issues

Multiple studies have documented the relationship between child maltreatment and internalizing and externalizing problems. Evidence suggests that the link between child maltreatment and these psychopathological outcomes may be moderated by various factors. Attachment styles may be one such moderating factor in this relationship. This study seeks to explore whether different attachment style profiles are associated with different forms of maltreatment as well as internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and whether attachment styles may moderate the link between different forms of maltreatment and internalizing and externalizing problems. For this purpose, 387 students from Italian public hi…

Attachment Styles and Suicide-Related Behaviors in Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Self-Criticism and Dependency

Insecure attachment and the personality dimensions of self-criticism and dependency have been proposed as risk factors for suicide in adolescents. The present study examines whether self-criticism and dependency mediate the relationship between insecure attachment styles and suicidality. A sample of 340 high-school students (73.2% females), ranging in age from 13 to 20 years (M = 16.47, SD = 1.52), completed the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire for Adolescents, the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire for Adolescents, the Attachment Style Questionnaire, and the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised. The results partially support the expected mediation effects. Self-criticism, but not…

Premature Ejaculation: Comparison of treatment. Pharmacotherapy vs Pharmacotherapy in association with group psychotherapy vs group psychotherapy

Introduction & Objectives: The aim of our study was to compare and analyse the effectiveness of pharmacological treatment and the psychotherapy alone or in association in terms of increase of Quality of Life (QoL) measured through Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT) and increase of intravaginal eiaculation latency time (IELT) in patients affected by primitive premature ejaculation(PE). Material & Methods: Between January and December 2012, in our department underwent to medical examination 540 patients complaining PE. Criteria for enrollment were primitive PE with IELT ≤ 2 minutes, PEDT > 9 and absence of psychiatric disease, severe chronic disease, drugs and alcool abuse. Out of 5…

Multiethnic cohabitation between social categories and collective imaginary world

PREVALENCE OF BULLYING VICTIMISATION AMONGST FIRST-EPISODE PSYCHOSIS PATIENTS AND UNAFFECTED

Despite increasing evidence suggesting that childhood maltreatment is significantly associated with psychosis, the specific role of bullying in the onset of psychotic disorders is still unclear. This study aimed to examine whether bullying was more prevalent amongst individuals presenting to services for the first time with a psychotic disorder than in unaffected community controls.

Il gruppo allargato nella formazione all'assistenza dei pazienti terminali

The role of eating disorders features, psychopathology, and defense mechanisms in the comprehension of orthorexic tendencies

Abstract Purpose Recent studies pointed out the importance to distinguish orthorexia nervosa (ON) from non-problematic forms of interest with healthy eating. This distinction needs to be further explored since it may favor a better comprehension of the relationship between orthorexic behaviors and psychopathology and lead to an improved understanding of the psychological processes implicated in ON. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to investigate the associations between ON and the core features of eating disorders (EDs), psychopathological symptoms and defense mechanisms, by differentiating three groups of individuals: an ON symptoms group, a healthy-eating control group, and a n…

Nuove tendenze antidemocratiche implicite nella società

Cumulative Childhood Maltreatment and Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury: the Mediating and Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support in a Sample of University Students

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in young adults is recognized as a major public health concern. Some studies have identi- fied cumulative childhood maltreatment (CCM) as a significant vulnerability factor for NSSI, although the nature of this association remains unclear. Specifically, some theorists have investigated the role of perceived social support (PSS), con- sidered an important factor closely associated with both CCM and NSSI. The aim of the current study was to simultaneously investigate the potential mediating and moderating role of PSS from family and friends in the association between CCM and NSSI in a university student sample. Participants were 474 students (73.4% female; Mage…

Childhood Maltreatment, Pathological Personality Dimensions, and Suicide Risk in Young Adults

Several studies have demonstrated that child maltreatment (psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, and neglect) may be a significant factor in the development of pathological personality traits that increase the risk for suicidal ideation and behavior from adolescence to adulthood. Currently, the challenge is to understand how different forms of early negative experiences render an individual prone to develop specific personality traits and, in turn, be more vulnerable to suicide risk. To understand the relationship between childhood maltreatment and personality dimensions in suicide risk, our study aims to explore the role of self-criticism and dependency, two different pathological per…

Formazione e relazione: analisi di un'esperienza attraverso l'utilizzo del gruppo allargato

Premesse teorico-epistemologiche per una ricerca/intervento attraverso il gruppo con genitori del Servizio Spazio Neutro

International audience

I processi duali e pregiudiziali nel contesto italiano

Lo straining

Apprendere dalla relazione: l’utilizzo del gruppo mediano nella formazione clinica dei futuri psicologi

Dimensioni di attaccamento e formazione delle visioni del mondo e delle ideologie

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of attachment dimensions in framing worldviews and socio-political attitudes. A study on 178 Italian university students in Palermo was conducted. A causal model is tested where social conformity, toughmindedness, and insecure attachment dimensions were considered antecedents, and right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation were the dependent variables. The structural equation modeling showed a good fit. The model evidenced the mediation role of worldviews in the relation between social conformity, toughmindedness, attachments, and socio-political attitudes. The avoidance attachment predicted world as competitive jungle, the…

L'effetto delle variabili di personalità e del contatto sugli atteggiamenti discriminatori manifesti e latenti.

The relationship between attachment styles and internalizing/externalizing problems: the mediating role of self-criticism

Many recent studies have explored the potential links between attachment style dimensions, personality vulnerability factors for psychopathology, and psychological and behavioral problems, particularly those along the internalizing and externalizing spectrum. However, previous studies have not examined these links within a structural equation model that can examine multiple predictors and outcomes, and therefore have not fully investigated the specificity of links between these factors. This cross-sectional study examined the mediating role of self-criticism in the relationship between attachment style dimensions and internalizing and externalizing problems. The sample included 420 nonclini…

Il gruppo come base sicura: un dialogo fra gruppoanalisi e teoria dell’attaccamento

Antidemocratic tendencies in democratic societies

I processi duali ideologici nel contesto italiano

La cosa nostra di alcuni politici

Il ruolo dell’attaccamento nella formazione delle visioni del mondo e delle ideologie

Self-criticism, dependency, and borderline adolescents’ externalizing and internalizing problems

Pregiudizio e/o razzismo. Modelli teorici e tecniche di ricerca

Le relazioni tra autoritarismo di destra, orientamento alla dominanza sociale e struttura psicologica universale dei valori di Schwartz

LA VALIDAZIONE ITALIANA DEL DEPRESSIVE EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE: CONFRONTI FRA MODELLI

La qualità della vita e la qualità della morte: note a margine di due testi.

TO BE PSYCHOLOGISTS OR TO BECOME A PSYCHOLOGIST? A STUDY ON UTILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING GROUP ACTIVITY IN ACADEMIC COURSES.

1 INTRODUCTION Professors of Psychology well know that the most of their students start attending academic courses intending Psychology, and psychological work too, in a not much realistic and strongly idealizing way. This happens, on the one hand, due to an unsatisfactory knowledge of the subject, on the other hand because of a marked discrepancy between the representation/image of the psychologist as presented by media and the one which is shared by the scientific and professional community. According to the representation given by media, for example, anyone in possession of strong empathic and interpretational skills – to be simply strengthened through academic studies – may pursue the c…

I processi duali e pregiudiziali nel contesto italiano. Replica ed estensione del modello di Duckitt

La cura della relazione: il gruppo allargato nella formazione degli operatori delle cure palliative.

Il sesso compulsivo

The Predictive Role of Ideological, Personality and Psychopathological Factors in Homonegative Attitudes in Italy

Homonegativity refers to a series of prejudicial and discriminatory attitudes towards individuals perceived as homosexuals. Previous studies indicated that some person- ality traits (i.e., neuroticism, low openness to experience), as well as specific ideo- logical attitudes (i.e., conservatism, authoritarianism) and higher levels of psychopa- thology make individuals more prone to show homonegative attitudes. However, no studies have compared these three dimensions in order to identify their different role in homonegativity. For this reason, the aim of this study was to simultaneously eval- uate the association of ideological, personality, and psychopathological factors with homonegativity …

Burnout syndrome e soddisfazione lavorativa nelle organizzazioni: il ruolo dell'efficacia personale e collettiva