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12The relationship between traumatic life events and increased suicide risk has been well reported in literature. However, the complex nature of suicidality phenomena still hinders our ability to comprehend the mediation mechanism underlying this association. In this study, we examined the mediating role of adult attachment and reflective functioning in the relationship between traumatic life events and suicidal ideation. Nine hundred and fifty Italian adults completed an online survey evaluating …Read more
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51The addiction behavior of short-form video app TikTok: The information quality and system quality perspectiveFrontiers in Psychology 13. 2022.TikTok has one of the most advanced algorithm systems and is the most addictive as compared to other social media platforms. While research on social media addiction is abundant, we know much less about how the TikTok information system environment affects users’ internal states of enjoyment, concentration, and time distortion, which in turn influences their addiction behavior. To fill this gap, this study collects responses from 659 adolescents in China aged between 10 and 19 years old, and the…Read more
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5Dream Activity in Narcoleptic Patients During the COVID-19 Lockdown in ItalyFrontiers in Psychology 12. 2021.Some studies highlighted that patients with narcolepsy type-1 experience high lucid dream frequency, and this phenomenon has been associated with a creative personality. Starting from the well-known “pandemic effect” on sleep and dreaming, we presented a picture of dream activity in pharmacologically treated NT1 patients during the Italian lockdown. Forty-three NT1 patients completed a web-survey during Spring 2021 and were compared with 86 matched-controls. Statistical comparisons revealed that…Read more
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15Maladaptive Daydreaming in an Adult Italian Population During the COVID-19 LockdownFrontiers in Psychology 12. 2021.During the COVID-19 outbreak, individuals with or without mental disorders may resort to dysfunctional psychological strategies that could trigger or heighten their emotional distress. The current study aims to explore the links between maladaptive daydreaming, psychological symptoms of depression, anxiety, and negative stress, and COVID-19-related variables, such as changes in face-to-face and online relationships, during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy. A total of 6,277 Italian adults completed…Read more
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7Case Report: Burden of Illness in Narcolepsy Type 1: Hikikomori in a Teenage GirlFrontiers in Psychology 12. 2021.Narcolepsy type 1 deeply impacts on quality of life, especially during adolescence, with NT1 children and adolescents that frequently report difficulties in integration with peers and decreased participation in after-school activities. Here we describe the case of NT1 teenager girl presenting with severe physical and social withdrawal, fulfilling the proposed diagnostic criteria for hikikomori, together with the classic NT1 symptoms. Social withdrawal is an overlooked phenomenon among NT1 childr…Read more
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4Language-Related Skills in Bilingual Children With Specific Learning DisordersFrontiers in Psychology 11. 2021.Purpose: The purpose of this study is to better understand the characteristics of the language-related skills of bilingual children with specific learning disorders. The aim is achieved by analyzing language-related skills in a sample of bilingual and Italian monolingual children, with and without SLD.Patients and methods: A total of 72 minors aged between 9 and 11 were recruited and divided into four groups: 18 Italian monolingual children with SLD, 18 bilingual children with SLD, 18 Italian mo…Read more
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10Poor Sleep Quality and Its Consequences on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown in ItalyFrontiers in Psychology 11. 2020.
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13Resilience Contributes to Low Emotional Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak Among the General Population in ItalyFrontiers in Psychology 11. 2020.
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12Innate and Cultural Spatial Time: A Developmental PerspectiveFrontiers in Human Neuroscience 11. 2017.We reviewed literature to understand when a spatial map for time is available in the brain. We carefully defined the concepts of metrical map of time and of conceptual representation of time as the mental time line (MTL) in order to formulate our position. It is that both metrical map and conceptual representation of time are spatial in nature. The former should be innate, related to motor/implicit timing, it should represent all magnitudes with an analogic and bi-dimensional structure. The latt…Read more
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70Challenges in Internet Addiction Disorder: Is a Diagnosis Feasible or Not?Frontiers in Psychology 7 177995. 2016.An important international discussion began because of some pioneer studies carried out by Young (1996a) on the internet addiction disorder (IAD). In the fifth and most recent version of the Diagnostic, and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) there is no mention of this disorder and among researchers there are basically two opposite positions. Those who are in favor of a specific diagnosis and those who are claiming the importance of specific criteria characterizing this behavior and th…Read more
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29Teaching and Cultural OthernessWorld Futures 72 (7-8): 369-378. 2016.This work focuses on the relational dimension of the encounter between teacher and students meant as a structural element for teaching practice. By using theoretical group-analytical and anthropo-analytical coordinates, the authors psychodynamically problematize some relational conditions that may influence learning. This research concentrates on the circumstances that limit and allow the birth of a group arrangement capable to learn from experience, rather than on a perspective to teach-learn i…Read more
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Psychology |
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |