Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2560
Silvia Platania, Sabrina Castellano, M. Petralia, Fabio Digrandi, M. Coco, Mariano Pizzo, S. Nuovo
Recent studies have highlighted the increased risk of exposure to PTSD among military personnel who are faced with extreme stressor events, the stress related to the peacekeeping mission, indicates that even peacekeepers could be at risk of developing PTSD independently of war attacks or wounds. The resilience’s construct has a strong theoretical background, and in a pragmatic way has been shown to be a significant stress resistance resource in multiple groups, like those involved in military and security operations. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of resilience on the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (measured through the Davidson trauma scale) and professional quality of life. Our sample included 399 (138 females, 261 males) military who carried out peacekeeping operations between 2017 and 2019. In order to test the moderation hypothesis, a hierarchical regression analysis was performed, and a three-step regression model was carried out. The results that emerged in our study reveal that the moderating effect of resilience is evident in all the effects of on the professional quality of life.
{"title":"The moderating effect of the dispositional resilience on the relationship between Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and the professional quality of life of the military returning from the peacekeeping operations","authors":"Silvia Platania, Sabrina Castellano, M. Petralia, Fabio Digrandi, M. Coco, Mariano Pizzo, S. Nuovo","doi":"10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2560","url":null,"abstract":"Recent studies have highlighted the increased risk of exposure to PTSD among military personnel who are faced with extreme stressor events, the stress related to the peacekeeping mission, indicates that even peacekeepers could be at risk of developing PTSD independently of war attacks or wounds. The resilience’s construct has a strong theoretical background, and in a pragmatic way has been shown to be a significant stress resistance resource in multiple groups, like those involved in military and security operations. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of resilience on the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (measured through the Davidson trauma scale) and professional quality of life. Our sample included 399 (138 females, 261 males) military who carried out peacekeeping operations between 2017 and 2019. In order to test the moderation hypothesis, a hierarchical regression analysis was performed, and a three-step regression model was carried out. The results that emerged in our study reveal that the moderating effect of resilience is evident in all the effects of on the professional quality of life.","PeriodicalId":18428,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41430478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2600
Marco Bani, A. Pepe, F. Zorzi, S. Ardenghi, G. Rampoldi, M. Strepparava
Anxiety related to medical procedures is pervasive, in particular for those involving needles and blood, such as injections and blood donations. Therefore, assessment and detection of anxiety before and during these procedures is critical for developing timely interventions for the at-risk population, and thereby increasing the panel of potential blood donors. The Injection Phobia Scale-Anxiety (IPS-Anx) was an 18 item questionnaire for estimating anxiety related to blood and needles; however, it had never been used among blood donors. The measures were translated and tested during a pre-pilot phase (Study 1). During Study 2 (n = 344) and 3 (n = 370), the model of measurement of IPS-IT-Anx was evaluated by exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Test-retest stability, convergent validity, and reliability of measures were assessed during Study 4 (n = 243). Finally, the scores from participants in the different studies were pooled (Study 5; n = 957) in order to test whether the factor structure showed multigroup invariance, and to evaluate whether IPS-IT-Anx scores were associated with blood donation. The overall results of the statistical analysis supported a 12-item measurement model comprising the two original dimensions, distal and contact fear, of the IPS-IT-Anx. The findings of the study supported IPS-IT-Anx, suggesting it had excellent psychometric properties and was suitability for each clinical research uses focused on the assessment of blood-injection anxiety.
{"title":"Validation of the Italian version of the Injection Phobia Scale - Anxiety and application to blood donors","authors":"Marco Bani, A. Pepe, F. Zorzi, S. Ardenghi, G. Rampoldi, M. Strepparava","doi":"10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2600","url":null,"abstract":"Anxiety related to medical procedures is pervasive, in particular for those involving needles and blood, such as injections and blood donations. Therefore, assessment and detection of anxiety before and during these procedures is critical for developing timely interventions for the at-risk population, and thereby increasing the panel of potential blood donors. The Injection Phobia Scale-Anxiety (IPS-Anx) was an 18 item questionnaire for estimating anxiety related to blood and needles; however, it had never been used among blood donors. The measures were translated and tested during a pre-pilot phase (Study 1). During Study 2 (n = 344) and 3 (n = 370), the model of measurement of IPS-IT-Anx was evaluated by exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Test-retest stability, convergent validity, and reliability of measures were assessed during Study 4 (n = 243). Finally, the scores from participants in the different studies were pooled (Study 5; n = 957) in order to test whether the factor structure showed multigroup invariance, and to evaluate whether IPS-IT-Anx scores were associated with blood donation. The overall results of the statistical analysis supported a 12-item measurement model comprising the two original dimensions, distal and contact fear, of the IPS-IT-Anx. \u0000The findings of the study supported IPS-IT-Anx, suggesting it had excellent psychometric properties and was suitability for each clinical research uses focused on the assessment of blood-injection anxiety.","PeriodicalId":18428,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46260561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2552
A. Parola, J. Marcionetti
The latest economic crisis, globalization, and fast-changing of post-industrial society have severely impacted educational transitions. This 21 st century world of work complexity is considered a risk factor for adolescents and young adults. Due to this scenario, the theory and practice of career counseling have undergone profound changes. This research proposes qualitative interviews with five Swiss leading and experienced counselors and work professionals aiming to study career counseling models and career orientation best practices. The study uses the consensual qualitative research (CQR) methodology, recently used in qualitative research on counseling interventions in different contexts. From the analysis, four domains emerge: Tacking care of the client, Distress, Collaboration, and Future need . The results highlight the importance of supporting young people in career construction already from primary school, intervening within education systems, and involving them. Starting from findings of qualitative interviews, implications regarding the counseling model and research, and future directions are discussed.
{"title":"Career Orientation: a qualitative study of the best practices in the Swiss context","authors":"A. Parola, J. Marcionetti","doi":"10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2552","url":null,"abstract":"The latest economic crisis, globalization, and fast-changing of post-industrial society have severely impacted educational transitions. This 21 st century world of work complexity is considered a risk factor for adolescents and young adults. Due to this scenario, the theory and practice of career counseling have undergone profound changes. This research proposes qualitative interviews with five Swiss leading and experienced counselors and work professionals aiming to study career counseling models and career orientation best practices. The study uses the consensual qualitative research (CQR) methodology, recently used in qualitative research on counseling interventions in different contexts. From the analysis, four domains emerge: Tacking care of the client, Distress, Collaboration, and Future need . The results highlight the importance of supporting young people in career construction already from primary school, intervening within education systems, and involving them. Starting from findings of qualitative interviews, implications regarding the counseling model and research, and future directions are discussed.","PeriodicalId":18428,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43168674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2602
A. Gómez
Suicidal behavior in youth is a multi-causal phenomenon and a global public health problem. Studies to identify risk factors have increased in recent decades, however, studies rarely examine the combined and mediating effect of multiple psychosocial and clinical factors in predicting suicidal risk in college students. This study aims to analyze the psychosocial risk factors and clinical predictors associated directly and indirectly with suicide risk in Colombian university students. 786 students between the ages of 16 and 30 (M=22.34 years; SD=4.7) from the Luis Amigo Catholic University (Colombia) participated. 72% were women and 28% men. An ad hoc socio-demographic card was used with information about the history of attempted suicide (SAS), mental disorder (HMI) and family suicide attempts (SAF). Plutchik's Suicide Risk Scale (SR), Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Beck's Anxiety Scale (BAI) and Depression Scale (BDI) and Barratt's Impulsivity Scale (BIS) were used. It was found that 22% of the college students were at risk of suicide and 9.7% had attempted suicide in the past year. Significant (p<0.01) and positive correlations were found between SR, SAS, HMI, SAF, BHS, BAI, BDI and BIS. Binary regression analysis showed that depression (OR=1.2) anxiety (OR=1), impulsivity (OR=1.1), suicide attempts (OR=70), mental disorder and family suicide attempts (OR=2.0; OR=3.8) explained between 45% and 68% of the suicide risk variance. The structural equation model showed that impulsivity and suicide attempt are mediating variables for suicide risk. The totality of independent variables explained 65% of suicidal risk. These findings will help to orient the design of clinical strategies for the detection, prevention and intervention of suicidal risk in university contexts.
{"title":"Psychosocial Factors and Clinical Predictors of Suicide Risk in College Students","authors":"A. Gómez","doi":"10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2602","url":null,"abstract":"Suicidal behavior in youth is a multi-causal phenomenon and a global public health problem. Studies to identify risk factors have increased in recent decades, however, studies rarely examine the combined and mediating effect of multiple psychosocial and clinical factors in predicting suicidal risk in college students. This study aims to analyze the psychosocial risk factors and clinical predictors associated directly and indirectly with suicide risk in Colombian university students. 786 students between the ages of 16 and 30 (M=22.34 years; SD=4.7) from the Luis Amigo Catholic University (Colombia) participated. 72% were women and 28% men. An ad hoc socio-demographic card was used with information about the history of attempted suicide (SAS), mental disorder (HMI) and family suicide attempts (SAF). Plutchik's Suicide Risk Scale (SR), Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Beck's Anxiety Scale (BAI) and Depression Scale (BDI) and Barratt's Impulsivity Scale (BIS) were used. It was found that 22% of the college students were at risk of suicide and 9.7% had attempted suicide in the past year. Significant (p<0.01) and positive correlations were found between SR, SAS, HMI, SAF, BHS, BAI, BDI and BIS. Binary regression analysis showed that depression (OR=1.2) anxiety (OR=1), impulsivity (OR=1.1), suicide attempts (OR=70), mental disorder and family suicide attempts (OR=2.0; OR=3.8) explained between 45% and 68% of the suicide risk variance. The structural equation model showed that impulsivity and suicide attempt are mediating variables for suicide risk. The totality of independent variables explained 65% of suicidal risk. These findings will help to orient the design of clinical strategies for the detection, prevention and intervention of suicidal risk in university contexts.","PeriodicalId":18428,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43310701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2598
Manuela Zambianchi
Introduction: Wisdom was defined as a deep knowledge about the most relevant questions of life. Other theoretical perspectives maintain that wisdom is related also to the development of post-formal dialectical thinking and to the ability in managing the uncertainty of the future. Several studies have shown that wisdom is related to high level of psychological well-being in old age. This study explored the relationships between wisdom and time perspective in the third and fourth age, after controlling for age, gender and level of education as structural variables. Method: 155 subjects (m. age: 68.69; 67% females and 33% males) filled in the WITHAQ questionnaire (Moraitou & Efklides, 2013) and the S-ZTPI questionnaire (Carelli et al., 2011). Results: Positive correlations emerged between wisdom as post-formal thinking and future positive, negative correlation with present fatalistic. Wisdom as pragmatics of life is positively correlated with past positive and future positive, while wisdom as awareness of future uncertainty show positive correlations with past negative and past positive, future negative and future positive. Three hierarchical regression model that posited each of them a dimension of wisdom as dependent variable highlights time perspective as significant, positive contributor to them. Conclusions: The study highlights the relevance of time perspective for wisdom, opening new interesting paths of both research and interventions aimed at a better comprehension of the mechanisms that link the cognitive and affective relation with time in old age with the unfolding of wisdom in its specific dimensions and at translating these results into concrete therapeutic interventions.
{"title":"Time of Wisdom and time for Wisdom. The role of time perspective on wisdom in old age","authors":"Manuela Zambianchi","doi":"10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2598","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Wisdom was defined as a deep knowledge about the most relevant questions of life. Other theoretical perspectives maintain that wisdom is related also to the development of post-formal dialectical thinking and to the ability in managing the uncertainty of the future. Several studies have shown that wisdom is related to high level of psychological well-being in old age. This study explored the relationships between wisdom and time perspective in the third and fourth age, after controlling for age, gender and level of education as structural variables. Method: 155 subjects (m. age: 68.69; 67% females and 33% males) filled in the WITHAQ questionnaire (Moraitou & Efklides, 2013) and the S-ZTPI questionnaire (Carelli et al., 2011). Results: Positive correlations emerged between wisdom as post-formal thinking and future positive, negative correlation with present fatalistic. Wisdom as pragmatics of life is positively correlated with past positive and future positive, while wisdom as awareness of future uncertainty show positive correlations with past negative and past positive, future negative and future positive. Three hierarchical regression model that posited each of them a dimension of wisdom as dependent variable highlights time perspective as significant, positive contributor to them. Conclusions: The study highlights the relevance of time perspective for wisdom, opening new interesting paths of both research and interventions aimed at a better comprehension of the mechanisms that link the cognitive and affective relation with time in old age with the unfolding of wisdom in its specific dimensions and at translating these results into concrete therapeutic interventions.","PeriodicalId":18428,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44085324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2529
G. Craparo, Oriana Gagliano, Giulia Costanzo, V. Rosa, A. Gori, L. Mendolicchio
Background: Eating disorders (ED) can be considered in terms of affective disorders. In this perspective, abnormal eating behaviors would be dysfunctional defensive behaviors related to difficulties to recognize and modulate traumatic emotional experiences. The aim of this study is to explore the associations between alexithymia, boredom, impulsiveness, and desire thinking in subjects with eating disorders. Methods: 45 patients with ED and 45 healthy controls completed the following questionnaires: Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, Multidimensional State Boredom Scale, Desire Thinking Questionnaire, Body Uneasiness Test and Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire. Results: Our results seem to confirm that alexithymia, boredom, impulsivity, and desire thinking are strictly related in ED. In particular, difficulties in identifying feelings contribute to determine boredom experiences which, in turn, contribute significantly to structure body image disorders. Conclusions: This study adds new insights into the associations between alexithymia, boredom, impulsiveness, and desire thinking in subjects with eating disorders. Future areas of investigation could better explore the role of boredom experiences in structuring body image dissatisfaction and its relationship with alexithymia.
{"title":"Boredom, alexithymia, and desire thinking in eating disorders: a cross-sectional study","authors":"G. Craparo, Oriana Gagliano, Giulia Costanzo, V. Rosa, A. Gori, L. Mendolicchio","doi":"10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2529","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Eating disorders (ED) can be considered in terms of affective disorders. In this perspective, abnormal eating behaviors would be dysfunctional defensive behaviors related to difficulties to recognize and modulate traumatic emotional experiences. The aim of this study is to explore the associations between alexithymia, boredom, impulsiveness, and desire thinking in subjects with eating disorders. Methods: 45 patients with ED and 45 healthy controls completed the following questionnaires: Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, Multidimensional State Boredom Scale, Desire Thinking Questionnaire, Body Uneasiness Test and Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire. Results: Our results seem to confirm that alexithymia, boredom, impulsivity, and desire thinking are strictly related in ED. In particular, difficulties in identifying feelings contribute to determine boredom experiences which, in turn, contribute significantly to structure body image disorders. Conclusions: This study adds new insights into the associations between alexithymia, boredom, impulsiveness, and desire thinking in subjects with eating disorders. Future areas of investigation could better explore the role of boredom experiences in structuring body image dissatisfaction and its relationship with alexithymia.","PeriodicalId":18428,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48784849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2593
G. S. Sugara, C. Rakhmat, Juntika Nurihsan, Ilfiandra
Quality of Life Inventory is a measuring tool to reveal the quality of life that has adequate psychometric properties in the United States. The research aims to investigate the QOLI structure model with a sample of Indonesian society. The results showed that the Indonesian sample (n = 697) showed a lower quality of life than the US-based standardization sample. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis shows that the three-factor model incorporates the construct of the fit model for Indonesian society. QOLI three-factor model consisting of personal growth (play, helping, spiritual, learning and creativity), social functioning (friends, family, neighborhood, community and relative) and self-functioning (health, self-esteem, financial, home, work and love). Psychometric properties show adequate results in accordance with Frisch's findings. In conclusion, this study shows that QOLI can be used in the Indonesian context. Recommendations for future studies can test QOLI in clinical samples from a three-factor model.
{"title":"Factorial Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Quality of Life Inventory in an Indonesian College Sample","authors":"G. S. Sugara, C. Rakhmat, Juntika Nurihsan, Ilfiandra","doi":"10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2593","url":null,"abstract":"Quality of Life Inventory is a measuring tool to reveal the quality of life that has adequate psychometric properties in the United States. The research aims to investigate the QOLI structure model with a sample of Indonesian society. The results showed that the Indonesian sample (n = 697) showed a lower quality of life than the US-based standardization sample. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis shows that the three-factor model incorporates the construct of the fit model for Indonesian society. QOLI three-factor model consisting of personal growth (play, helping, spiritual, learning and creativity), social functioning (friends, family, neighborhood, community and relative) and self-functioning (health, self-esteem, financial, home, work and love). Psychometric properties show adequate results in accordance with Frisch's findings. In conclusion, this study shows that QOLI can be used in the Indonesian context. Recommendations for future studies can test QOLI in clinical samples from a three-factor model.","PeriodicalId":18428,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42954603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2564
M. D. Nardo, D. Marchetti, M. Fulcheri, M. Verrocchio
The aim of this study was to assess relevant psychological predictors of binge eating behaviors in a non-clinical sample of Italian male and female adolescents. To do so, 120 adolescents aged 17-21 years participated in a cross-sectional study. Cognitive-affective components of binge eating symptoms (BES) were assessed with the Binge Eating Scale. Difficulty recognizing and accurately identifying internal emotional states was assessed with the Interoceptive Deficits (ID) subscale of the Eating Disorders Inventory-3. Body uneasiness (BU) was measured using the Body Uneasiness Test. Negative affectivity (PA, NA) was assessed with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Based on Pearson’s correlations results, we conducted a mediation model analysis to examine whether the ID-BES relationship was mediated by NA and BU. Examined relationships were preserved after controlling for the effect of age, gender and BMI. The current study’s findings contribute to clarify the role that BU-related NA may play on ID in the appearance of BES and provide preliminary support for the potential role of NA and BU as self-regulatory mechanisms involved in this association.
{"title":"Understanding the link between interoceptive deficits and binge eating symptoms among adolescents: A serial mediation analysis","authors":"M. D. Nardo, D. Marchetti, M. Fulcheri, M. Verrocchio","doi":"10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2564","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to assess relevant psychological predictors of binge eating behaviors in a non-clinical sample of Italian male and female adolescents. To do so, 120 adolescents aged 17-21 years participated in a cross-sectional study. Cognitive-affective components of binge eating symptoms (BES) were assessed with the Binge Eating Scale. Difficulty recognizing and accurately identifying internal emotional states was assessed with the Interoceptive Deficits (ID) subscale of the Eating Disorders Inventory-3. Body uneasiness (BU) was measured using the Body Uneasiness Test. Negative affectivity (PA, NA) was assessed with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Based on Pearson’s correlations results, we conducted a mediation model analysis to examine whether the ID-BES relationship was mediated by NA and BU. Examined relationships were preserved after controlling for the effect of age, gender and BMI. The current study’s findings contribute to clarify the role that BU-related NA may play on ID in the appearance of BES and provide preliminary support for the potential role of NA and BU as self-regulatory mechanisms involved in this association.","PeriodicalId":18428,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43953181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2896
S. Settineri, E. Merlo
The aim of the last MJCP editorials was to establish a bridge between scientific research, teaching and public engagement in accordance with the production of the Journal, which is one of the activities of the University of Messina. With this piece we want to point out the institution in the two channels for the degree in Medicine and Surgery in the first year of the course, 2020-21, of an Integrated Course (IC) called Medical Humanities (MH), already promoted by the College of the Italian Coordinators of the Degree Courses in Medicine and Surgery.
{"title":"Medical Humanities & Clinical Psychology","authors":"S. Settineri, E. Merlo","doi":"10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2896","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the last MJCP editorials was to establish a bridge between scientific research, teaching and public engagement in accordance with the production of the Journal, which is one of the activities of the University of Messina. With this piece we want to point out the institution in the two channels for the degree in Medicine and Surgery in the first year of the course, 2020-21, of an Integrated Course (IC) called Medical Humanities (MH), already promoted by the College of the Italian Coordinators of the Degree Courses in Medicine and Surgery.","PeriodicalId":18428,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43373193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-19DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/MJCP-2559
E. Benassi, M. Vallone, Michela Camia, M. Scorza
Backgrounds. In addition to being a public physical health emergency, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been identified as a psychological health emergency of global concern. The emergency measures implemented by the Italian Government from March to June 2020 included drastic limitations to living conditions that may have impacted on women with children in particular. Nevertheless, few studies focused on them investigating psychopathological consequences of lockdown and protective factors for mental health. Aims. First aim was to examine differences on generalized anxiety symptoms between working women with children and without children; second, we investigated whether psychological resilience contributed to low emotional impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. Method. An online survey was administered to 516 working mothers and 514 working women without children. Participants responded to Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD7) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 25). Results. Significant differences emerged between the two groups, with higher symptoms and percentages of generalized anxiety disorders (GADs) in the group of mothers relative to women without children. Regression analysis showed that CD-RISC 25 score, more than having/not having children, had a predictive effect on GAD7 score, concurring to reduce anxiety symptoms. Conclusions. Our findings suggest that dealing with lockdown was a particularly stressful experience for working mothers who had to balance personal life, work, and raising children without other resources. Resilience may be a protection against emotional problems and supportive interventions should be implemented in the present and in the future to promote mental health in this population.
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