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Silvia Salcuni

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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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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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