Dr. Francesco Fantacci's scientific contributions

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Incorporating the perspectives of positive psychology, intersectionality, and life course into minority stress theory, this study aimed to examine the relationships between social support, identity affirmation, and psychological well-being among 483 Italian individuals with bisexual orientation, accounting for differences in gender identity (cisgen...
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Objectives Bisexual sexual orientation leads to an amplified risk for negative health outcomes, but the causes remain under-researched and largely unknown. More research is critically needed with the purpose of providing new information upon which health care provision and policy development can be based. The aim of the present research is to inves...
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Objectives Sexual imagery and fantasy are key aspects of human sexuality: they are associated with sexual arousal and are reflective of societal influences on sexuality. In addition, they are thought to play a role in sexual activation, desire and personal satisfaction. The current study aimed to depict the sexual imagery of Italian population usin...
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Objectives Bisexual sexual orientation leads to an amplified risk for negative health outcomes, but the causes remain under-researched and largely unknown. More research is critically needed with the purpose of providing new information upon which health care provision and policy development can be based. The aim of the present research is to inves...
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Objectives Sexual imagery and fantasy are key aspects of human sexuality: they are associated with sexual arousal and are reflective of societal influences on sexuality. In addition, they are thought to play a role in sexual activation, desire and personal satisfaction. The current study aimed to depict the sexual imagery of Italian population usin...

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... In research from the TransPop Study and other samples, transgender nonbinary people reported higher rates of non-affirming treatment in their everyday lives (e.g., misgendering, family rejection) than transgender individuals with binary gender identities (Aparicio-Garcia et al., 2018;Jackman et al., 2018a;Lane et al., 2022). In addition to minority stress from the larger society, transgender nonbinary people may feel excluded from or stigmatized in transgender-affirming spaces that primarily cater to the needs and life experiences of transgender people with binary gender identities (Scandurra et al., 2023). This would further diminish social support and increase minority stress for transgender nonbinary individuals and could explain their increased vulnerability to substance use and mental health problems. ...