Background: null This study aimed to screen a wide range of emotional and behavioural variables emerging during the first COVID-19 pandemic-lockdown in a sample of parents and children, residents in the southern part of Italy, and explore which variables could predict children’s wellbeing. We hypothesised that difficulties in adapting routines to pandemic restrictions, parents’ emotional wellbeing, and attitude towards the pandemic could influence the children’s behavioural attitudes. null null ...
Introduction: Fibromyalgia is a very heterogeneous disorder. This heterogeneity is one of the reasons why researchers have tried to analyze different patient profiles and their relationship with quality of life. The aim of the present study was to identify: (1) latent profiles based on the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire’s scores, and (2) possible differences between them in quality of life, distrust in healthcare system, and adherence to medical recommendations. null null Methods : 70...
The Mirror Paradigm (MP) is an innovative technique that explores the influences of body representation, affect regulation, and nonverbal mirror behavior in children, adolescents and adults. The critical element of the MP is the use of a full-length mirror in front of which the interviewee is asked to answer questions about how they think and feel about their body, including perception, parental and sociocultural influences and the mind-body connection. Though research on MP is limited and focus...
Background: null null null The present study presents a first psychometric analysis of the Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6) developed to complement clinical efforts in the prevention of hesitance against vaccines. null null null null null Methods: null null null The sample comprised 2175 Spanish participants. The items of the VFS-6 were developed from validated Fear Coronavirus Scale (FCV-19S), which has several psychometric tests to ascertain its reliability and validity properties. Several psych...
#1Fabio Frisone(UNIME: University of Messina)H-Index: 8
Starting from its definition, the topic of null addiction null has revealed its epistemological framework. null Addiction null derives from the Latin null addictus, null a term used in ancient Rome to indicate a state of slavery (Oxford English Dictionary, 2008). This study aims to understand if those who use drugs or have a behavioral disorder such as gambling disorder (Clark et al., 2013; Frisone et al., 2020a, 2020b; Frisone, 2021) should be considered mainly as slaves.
#1Giulia Gialdi(UniSR: Vita-Salute San Raffaele University)H-Index: 5
#2Antonella Somma(UniSR: Vita-Salute San Raffaele University)H-Index: 16
Last. Andrea Fossati(UniSR: Vita-Salute San Raffaele University)H-Index: 40
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To evaluate the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Italian translation of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale, while providing also normative data, 797 community dwelling adults were administered the UPPS-P online. Omega coefficient values suggested adequate internal consistency reliability for all the UPPS-P scales. Weighted least square mean and variance adjusted (WLSMV) confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed adequate fit for the a priori five-factor model of the UPPS-P item...
Background: null urinary incontinence (UI) is a disease that inevitably affects the quality of women's lives in many ways. In accordance with the analysis of the literature and the specific nature of the disorder, it is believed that two of the relevant factors for assessing the quality of life of these women are sexuality and psychological well-being. null null Methods: null it proposes a pilot study on a sample of 97 Italian women attending an outpatient urology department to investigate sexua...
Last. Nuno Ferreira(University of Nicosia)H-Index: 12
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Objectives: null Eating Disorder symptoms are highly prevalent and persistent among university students, especially in societies that place high emphasis on body image and in countries where the weather conditions result in body revealing clothing such as Cyprus. The aim of this study is to investigate whether body image inflexibility moderates the relationship between weight concerns and eating disorder symptoms in a sample of Cypriot University students. null null Methodology: null 440 student...
Last. Gaetano Isola(University of Catania)H-Index: 32
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Aim : The aim of the present study was to measure dental anxiety levels and oral health-related qualities of life (OHRQoL) in patients with periodontitis compared to healthy controls and to analyze their association with various demographic, clinical and periodontal parameters. null null Methods : Fifty-five patients with periodontitis and 56 healthy controls were enrolled. Collected data included demographics, smoking habits, numerical rating scale (NRS), Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and ...
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