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• University of Naples Federico II

This study investigates the dropout risk among first- and second-year high school students in the peripheral areas of Southern Italy, where the dropout rates are extremely high. It focuses on individual and relational factors associated with dropout, analyzing data from 645 students (Mage = 14.64) who completed a self-report questionnaire. The exam...

School dropout is a global issue that compromises individual and societal well-being. Researchers in psychology emphasize that dropout often results from a prolonged erosion of bonds between individuals, schools, and society, especially in socioeconomically disadvantaged contexts. School trust, described as the “connective tissue” within the school...

Haemophilia, like many other chronic rare diseases, causes limitations to daily activities, stunting the growth and impairing the quality of life as well as the psychosocial functioning and education of those affected. However, these consequences are distributed differently among those affected depending on the available contextual resources. The a...

Within the framework of positive psychology, this study aims to investigate whether meaning in life, optimism and future orientation have acted together as a psychological resource in coping with a non-normative challenge such as the Covid-19 pandemic. 389 respondents participated in this study. Future time perspective, presence/search for meaning...

Procrastination is generally regarded as a dysfunctional tendency to postpone tasks, due to its consequences on performance and psychological well-being. Previous research has indicated that it is linked to perfectionism and narcissism, but with mixed results. The present study explored the interaction between procrastination, perceived parental ex...

Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, young adults worldwide showed signs of distress as they were affected in their specific developmental tasks, including the construction of personal and professional futures. Methods The present study aimed to assess the situational future time perspective of Italian university students during the second p...

(analítico)De acuerdo con las ideas de que la concepción del tiempo es un recurso valioso para el ser humano y que la estructuración y manejo de este durante la pandemia afectó a las juventudes debido a las medidas sanitarias implementadas, el objetivo fue describir el grado de estructuración y propósito en el manejo del tiempo de una muestra de jó...

La desercion escolar es un fenómeno complejo que se deriva de un cúmulo de factores externos e internos al sistema educativo y del deterioro del v´ınculo entre los jovenes, la escuela y la sociedad. En Italia donde la desercion expl´ıcita e impl´ıcita supera el 20% y en algunas areas el 30%-periódicamente se implementan en el sistema escolar alguna...

Nowadays, there has been a debate about factors still crucial for the actual definition of adulthood and the role played by uncertainty in employment, the economic crisis, changing cultural contexts, and globalization in the adulthood transition. This study aimed to provide a deeper understanding of the self-perception of the transition to adulthoo...

The 2019 novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has strongly impacted the world. Recent research findings found significant effects of the pandemic on dreaming. We investigated sociodemographic, COVID-19-related variables, and oneiric activity (by the Most Recent Dream) during the first, the second, and the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in three matche...

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted young adults and university students’ psychological well-being. This research explored their representation of future through cross-cultural comparison. 387 Italian students (M=23.5; SD=4.4) and 192 Mexican students (M=21.22; SD=3.5) completed an online survey assessing the following scales: Future Time...

El constructo Perspectiva del Tiempo Futuro (PTF), representa aquellas ideas que elaboran las personas con relación a lo que harán y que influyen en las cogniciones, los sentimientos y las acciones dirigidas al tiempo psicológico futuro (Lyu & Huang, 2016), la PTF en adolescentes y adultos jóvenes resulta importante por las implicaciones que tiene...

Maestri di Strada (MdS) è un'associazione non profit che lavora nella periferia est di Na-poli per contrastare dispersione scolastica ed esclusione sociale attraverso interventi socioeducativi complessi. La pandemia da COVID-19 ha investito all'improvviso tutte le attività di MdS, spingendo ad utilizzare la tecnologia come risorsa per affrontare il...

The aim of this study is to review the available findings on dreaming during the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, we explored the PsycINFO, Cochrane, EBSCOhost, EMBASE, Google Scholar, PubMed, Pro-Quest Medical, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science electronic databases, as well as the medRxiv.org, psyarxiv.com, and arXiv.org preprints servers....

Introduction Internalized sexual stigma, adult attachment, relationship satisfaction, and emotion regulation pay a major role in predicting depression in minority populations. Method We examined the variables in a sample of 165 gay (64.8%) and bisexual men (35.2%), ages 19-68 years (M = 36.2; SD = 11.6). Results Internalized stigma, attachment ins...

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has strongly impacted the world. Recent research on the pandemic has found a significant impact on sleep habits, dreaming, and psychological well-being. We investigated sociodemographic and COVID-19 related variables, attitudes toward illness (using the Illness Attitude Scale, or IAS), mood (using the Depress...

Dear Colleagues, here is the link to the submission for the Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health on "Attachment in Couple, Parent-Child and Sibling Relationships” we will edit. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/attachment_couple_parent_sibling The submission is open and has a dead...

Objective The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the Sibling Attachment Inventory (SAI) to the Italian context and to examine its psychometric properties. Method Using an Internet‐based survey, data were collected from 500 Italian young adults (aged 18–30). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out to explore the factor...

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has strongly impacted the world. Recent research findings have shown its significant impact on sleep habits, dreaming, and psychological well-being. In a sample of 329 adult Italian subjects, we investigated the following four factors during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: sociodemographic and COVID-...

Based on the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, we have studied the effects of lockdown measures on Italian adolescents’ and adults’ dreams during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A sample of 475 subjects (73.9% women; 48.4% adolescents; ages 12-70 years, M=25.10, SD=12.2) was recruited via the Internet between Ap...

Introduction: The professional self is often hindered by a lack of self-care and poor work-life balance, and cannot be considered an unlimited resource. Given this, the reflexive team is an important organizational tool for protecting workers' well-being. The non-profit organization Maestri di Strada (MdS) (“Street Teachers”) conducts action resear...

We examined adult attachment styles, differentiation of self, and relationship satisfaction in a sample of 298 Italian lesbians (48%) and gay men (52%), all of whom were ages 19-71 years (M = 36.1; SD = 11.8) and in a couple relationship for at least six months. Participants were recruited via the Internet and completed a web-based survey. We teste...

Forme del malessere nell'orizzonte contemporaneo. Un dialogo interdisciplinare Collana i Territori della Psiche diretta da Doriano Fasoli

The international literature has shown that self-perceived problematic pornography use is often related to lower levels of relationship satisfaction, as well as to higher levels of negative body image and depression. In this study, 158 Italian gay (65.8%) and bisexual (34.2%) men reported on their body image, Internet pornography use, and indicator...

Based on the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, we have studied the effects of quarantine/isolation on the dreams of Italian adolescents during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 235 subjects (73.2% girls; ages 12-18 years, M = 16.08, SD = 1.7) was involved. Participants were asked to complete part of the MADRE Questionnaire, as well as...

In recent years, the cosplay practice has become a ubiquitous activity, representing a pivotal way to get in touch with the so-called geek culture and its media content (such as videogames, comics, manga). Cosplaying appeared related to narcissistic fragility which in turn is strictly linked to social appearance anxiety and self-objectification exp...

The goal of this study is to propose the Siblings’ Experience Quality Scale (SEQS), a measure for the assessment of cognitive, emotional and behavioral experience of adult individuals having a brother or sister with an intellectual/developmental disability, chronic physical illness or mental illness, on five dimensions: Closeness, Conflict, Jealous...

Based on the continuity hypothesis of dreaming with waking life, we have studied the effects of isolation on the dreams of Italian persons, during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study included a sample of 796 subjects (73.2% women; ages 18–79 years, M = 30.3, SD = 12.8). Participants were asked to complete a dream questionnaire, as...

We examined adult attachment styles, perceived social support, internalized stigma, and relationship satisfaction in a sample of 305 lesbians (48.2%) and gay men (51.8%), ages 19–72 years (M = 36.4; SD = 11.8), and in a same-sex relationship for at least 6 months. Participants were recruited via the Internet and completed a web-based survey. We tes...

There is still little research on the relationships between adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their typically-developing siblings, despite the importance of these ties for siblings’ psychological well-being, especially in terms of depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction. In this study, the sibling relationship attitudes...

Academic burnout is characterized by a negative persistent, emotional response, related to studies, formed by a feeling of being exhausted, a cynical attitude or distancing with the meaning and usefulness of studies, and a feeling of academic incompetence as a student. The aim of this study was to describe the levels and types of academic burnout,...

If teaching is a stressful job, it can be even more so in schools in disadvantaged areas, such as the metropolitan suburbs, where the rates of educational wastage are high. Here, teachers often feel ineffective: as a result, there is a reduced sense of well-being at work, which triggers a negative cycle that damages their educational performance. F...

The Association ‘Maestri di Strada’ (MdS) undertakes socio-educational interventions to promote the well-being of young people in the ‘high-risk’ suburbs of Naples. The socio-educational work is not a mere ‘technical-rational’ activity and it relies on the use of ‘self’, which is not an unlimited resource. MdS places great emphasis upon reflexivity...

Work stress and burnout affect teachers to a significant extent. The objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the impact of relational and organizational factors on teacher burnout in two samples of primary school teachers, one Italian (Naples) and the other Swiss (Cantone Ticino). The hypothesis is that, given the socio-cultural and econ...

This study examines the psychometric properties of the Italian Gay and Lesbian Relationship Satisfaction Scale (GLRSS) in a sample of 305 Italian lesbians (48.2%) and gay men (51.8%), aged 19–72 yrs (M = 36.4, SD = 11.9). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed the expected bi-factorial structure and a close correlation between factors...

To deepen our understanding of young adults’ sibling relationships in the Italian context, this study examines the psychometric properties of the Italian adaptation and validation of the Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale (LSRS) in a sample of 350 Italian university students (68.6% females, 31.4% males; ages 19–30 year, M = 23.6, SD = 3.2). Confir...

Starting from the hypothesis that the malaise of adolescents in school, the formative failure and the drop-out phenomenon are connected to the crisis of the adult function and of the hyper-modern school, which is exacerbated in urban contexts already degraded and violent, and that they constitute factors of psycho-social risk, the no-profit Associa...

Young adults’ romantic relationships have continually emerged as a significant area of study in psychological research. The authors examine possible associations between a measure of attitudes toward sibling relationships, a measure of adult attachment styles, and a measure of romantic relationship quality in a sample of 350 Italian university stud...

Diversi studi confermano come fenomeni di disagio lavorativo, stress e burnout interessino i docenti in misura considerevole. La letteratura di riferimento mette in evidenza l’impatto di fattori di natura relazionale e organizzativi sull’insorgenza del burnout. L’obiettivo del presente studio è valutare e confrontare il peso dei fattori relazionali...

The authors examined the extent to which outness, connectedness to the LGBT community, and relationship satisfaction could be used to predict internalized sexual stigma scores. A total of 279 Italian lesbians (47%) and gay men (53%) in a same-sex relationship for at least six months completed the web-based survey. Significant correlations were foun...

Nella società ipermoderna – caratterizzata dall’urgenza, dal rischio e dalla fuga dal mondo interno – il disagio assume forme sempre più inquietanti. Le nuove famiglie mostrano una fragilità narcisistica che spinge ad aggirare il conflitto fra le generazioni e a indebolire la dimensione del desiderio autentico. La scuola attraversa una profonda cri...

Ai margini della mente vigile, ai margini della città ben organizzata, ai margini del mondo agiato esistono dolorose realtà: quella dei giovani disorientati che non sanno o non possono progettare il proprio futuro, quella degli emarginati che vivono cronicamente nei ghetti e nell’illegalità, quella dei poveri del mondo che sono esclusi o sfruttati...

Reviving hope. The psycho-educative intervention of Maestri di Strada Maestri di Strada is non-profit organism involved in research and experimentation into psycho-educational methods that promote the growth of children and adolescents in the underprivileged school contexts of Naples. Combating the pro-blem of dropping out of school, the need to re...

The authors describe a psychoanalytic approach to the counselling with university students, as it is proposed at the University of Naples Federico II. On one hand, the focus is on the specific evolution phase of counselling students, which is late adolescence; on the other hand, it is on the specific aspects of the approach at issue. The authors pa...

Background Family functioning plays an important role in developing and maintaining dysfunctional behaviors, especially during adolescence. The lack of indicators of family functioning, as determinants of personal and interpersonal problems, represents an obstacle to the activities aimed at developing preventive and intervention strategies. The Pro...

La questione dell’aggressività, quale componente primaria dell’individuo, è sottesa a nu-merosi comportamenti a rischio nelle diverse fasi dell’arco di vita. È sempre più evidente la necessità di poter misurare e valutare l’aggressività nelle sue varie componenti e forme per esplorare in maniera appropriata i diversi comportamenti ed emozioni che i...

The aggression question, as a primary individual's component, interests several risk behaviors in different life span phases. The necessity to measure and evaluate the aggression, in its different components and forms, is more and more evident in order to explore appropriately the different behaviors and emotions that interfere with health and well...

Periferia est di Napoli, zona ad altissimo tasso di dispersione e abbandono scolastico. Il Progetto E-vai ha come obiettivo il prendersi cura dei “dispersi”, cioè di quegli adolescenti – compresi fra i 14 e i 18 anni – che continuano a frequentare la scuola, ma vi sostano senza che essa rappresenti un’esperienza di crescita o di apprendimento: al c...

The aim of this study was to analyze and describe the mode in which a group of Italian health workers, -doctors and nurses- narratively reconstructed own experience of illness. Participated 43 professionals (28 men and 15 women) between 25 and 64 years old range (X = 45.36), 27 doctors and 16 nurses. For data collection we used a narrative intervie...

Chi fa lavoro educativo si muove tra molte mappe e molti territori delle città e dell’animo e alle periferie dell’animo e delle città esistono territori poco esplorati, dai confini incerti e mutevoli. In questo volume, attraverso il racconto di alcune esperienze si parla di pratica dell’educazione, di autorità e responsabilità adulta, di dispersi e...

Al integrar la perspectiva más reciente de la Psicología de la salud con la Psicología cultural, este trabajo indaga, por medio de una entrevista narrativa, los relatos de N = 40 personas (11 M y 29 F, entre 20-60 años) que han vivido una hospitalización por causa de un accidente o una enfermedad. Se parte de la hipótesis de que el hospital es una...

Partendo da una ri-concettualizzazione della dispersione scolastica come fenomeno post-moderno da inserire negli approfondimenti circa il disagio della civiltà, si descrive il lavoro di Chance e di E-vai come lavoro psicopedagogico centrato su principi psicoanalitici e di psicologia culturale. Secondo questo punto di vista, il recupero e la prevenz...

Partendo dall'ipotesi che l'esperienza di malattia acuisca, sia nei pazienti che negli operatori che si trovano temporaneamente "dall'altra parte", il bisogno di relazioni significative e che questa dimensione - non completamente sovrapponibile al supporto sociale tradizionalmente inteso - sia una componente importante che merita di essere valutata...

This study aimed to extend the Illness perception questionnaire-revised (IPQ-R) of Moss- Morris and colleagues, that was constructed on the basis of the model of common sense and self-regulation of Leventhal. The authors started from the idea that the experience of illness exacerbates, both in patients and in health workers who are temporarily "on...

The Authors studied - in couples of young adult siblings - the hypothesis that gender, gender association in the couple, birth sequence, having or not other siblings, and cohabitation may influence the personal representation of some characteristics of the relationship and of resemblances and differences. 46 couples of siblings (M: 38; F: 54), aged...

The objective of the present work was explorer and analyzer, by means of qualitative and quantitative strategies, the content and the narrative modality with the one sample of late adolescents write yours father's. 202 subjects participated (X = 19.4 years old; DS = 0.98), inscribed to three different degrees (psychology, medicine and biology) of t...

Definizione di Narrazione

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo explorar el significado que una muestra de adolescentes y adolescentes tardíos del sur de Italia atribuye a las funciones familiares, para analizar la relación entre la percepción de las transformaciones de las funciones paternas y maternas —en particular la carencia de roles normativos y de contención afect...

El Cuestionario de Agresión (AQ) (Buss y Perry, 1992) es considerado una de las técnicas de auto-informe más útil para analizar el comportamiento agresivo en jóvenes y adolescentes. El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas de la versión italiana del AQ, en una muestra de estudiantes del sur de Italia (ya que en su...

Salute e malattia appartengono ad un continuum impossibile da interrompere e decontestualizzare: pur avendo innegabili fondamenti oggettivi di natura biologica, sono costrutti fondamentalmente legati alla percezione soggettiva, strutturata a partire da una cultura di riferimento. La malattia è un “incidente evolutivo”, che interrompe il flusso rout...

The main objective of this study was to explore the meaning attributed to family functions by a sample of adolescents and late adolescents of the southern part of Italy. Accomplishing this objective permitted to understand the relationship between the perception of the transformations in both paternal and maternal functions �specifically the lack o...