Mobile addiction e prevenzione attraverso il gruppo dei pari

La dipendenza da cellulare, espressione dei profondi cambiamenti economici, sociali e culturali degli ultimi decenni, sta diventando un problema sempre piu diffuso, soprattutto fra gli adolescenti. L’articolo, nella prima parte si sofferma sull’analisi della letteratura relativa alla dipendenza tecnologica, in generale, e alla dipendenza da cellulare, nello specifico; nella seconda parte, presenta una ricerca-intervento che, da un lato, ha avuto l’obiettivo di esaminare la relazione tra fattori cognitivi (locus of control) e fattori emotivi (disregolazione emotiva) nei casi di abuso nell’utilizzo di telefoni cellulari; dall’altro, ha voluto avviare una riflessione circa l’influenza del grup…

Educational Styles and Consequences of Birth of Children for Binational Couples

The paper examines the dynamics of bicultural couples in which one partner is autochthonous and the other is of foreign nationality. Referring to family dynamics, has taken into consideration two levels of analysis: the impact that the presence of children creates on the dynamic of couple and the educational styles adopted. According to the basic assumptions of qualitative research, 22 mixed couples living in Sicily were interviewed. To analyse the contents, which emerged from interviews, the Atlas.ti software was used. Through the narrative method we explored the meanings that partners assign to their daily lives and differences they experienced. The birth of children marks the passage fro…

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La relación con los otros en el barrio, como indicador de bienestar de las parejas mixtas

Introducción y objetivos La investigación, analiza los procesos propios de las dinámicas internas a las parejas mixtas y examina la identidad con el lugar en relación al contexto social, en general, y con el barrio de residencia en particular. Método Coherentemente con la metodología cualitativa, se entrevistaron 22 parejas mixtas formadas por italianos y extranjeros: 17 casadas y 5 parejas de hecho, con una duración media de relación sentimental de 6,6 y 3 años respectivamente. Todas las parejas llevaban residiendo en Sicilia 13,05 años (DS= 10.4), de las cuales 11 parejas declaran tener hijos, con una edad media de 13,9 años (DS= 8.9). Los miembros extranjeros de las parejas procedían, de…

COMPULSIVE BUYING AND ELDERLY MEN: DEPRESSION, COPING STRATEGIES AND SOCIAL SUPPORT

Old age is characterized by great changes that become real challenges that the person must overcome in order to effectively end his evolutionary process. Particulary, the most stressful events for the elderly are the social economic decline, the deterioration of health and the loss of loved ones. It is therefore important to consider the strategies chosen by the elderly person to cope with such tasks; these strategies, if not effective, result in a developmental failure. The objective of this research was to analyze the relantionship among geriatric depression, coping strategies and levels of problematic shopping in elderly male subjects. The research involved 120 men over 60’. The choice o…

Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress of African Immigrants in Italy and Spain: the protective role of social support and sense of community

This article analyzes whether migrants’ distress factors are reduced, and life satisfaction increased by the sense of community and support from friendship or family networks, with age and length of residence serving as co-variables. Host country, gender, migration (economic/non-economic), employment (employed/unemployed) and legal status (regulated/unregulated) were all treated as moderating variables. We tested this theoretical model in two samples of African immigrants residing in Palermo (Italy) and Malaga (Spain), confirming the predictive capacity of the independent variables. Interesting results emerged relating to the effects of length of residence, employment status and support fro…

Comportamento prosociale e variabili di contesto: un confronto tra Palermo e Malaga

Diversi studi confermano il ruolo che le variabili di contesto, come la coesione e il rispetto delle norme nei quartieri, giocano nel promuovere il comportamento prosociale, inteso qui come l’insieme dei comportamenti e sentimenti spontanei relativi a condivisione, aiuto, prendersi cura di, empatia verso altre persone (Caprara et al. 2005). Il presente studio, promosso da una convenzione tra le Università di Palermo e di Malaga, allarga il focus di osservazione a variabili psicosociali che riflettono l’ambiente di vita nel suo complesso comunitario includendo la fiducia sociale, il senso di comunità, l’equità e la reciprocità come variabili indipendenti. Obiettivo è valutare la capacità pre…

La rappresentazione sociale di famiglia, matrimonio e convivenza. Un contributo di ricerca sui giovani-adulti palermitani