A5050875485- Educational and Social Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Color perception and design
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Art Education and Development
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Public Spaces through Art
University of Molise
2018-2023
Sapienza University of Rome
2010-2017
In the present study, we investigated gender-related effects on road safety attitudes in 2681 young drivers (1458 males, 54.4%; aged 18-22) who filled out several scales assessing toward issues, driving behavior specific hypothetical situations, accident risk perception, and concerns about such a risk. We focused only to better understand role of gender period life which risky behaviors are widespread for males females. Indeed, there is still no agreement as nature these differences....
The 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak caused home confinement, as well training and sport competitions withdrawals. prolonged inactivity impact, lack of in-person interactions among teammates-coaches, could negatively affect athletes. Total 1508 self-selected Italian athletes, 338 children (aged 10.52 ± 1.31), 499 adolescents 14.17 1.13), 671 adults 27.59 10.73), completed the Impact Event Scale (IES-8, IES-15, IES-R, respectively). Differences by gender, type (individual vs. team),...
Abstract Background There is general population evidence that physical exercise effective in reducing the risk of depression and has positive effects on mood. Some prisons encourage exercise, but there no specific to this group its benefits or relative merits different programmes. Aims To test effect psychological well‐being prisoners determine which mental disorders are most affected by activity. Methods Sixty‐four participants were randomly assigned across three groups: cardiovascular plus...
Abstract Background Recently, many studies have investigated the role of migration on mental health. Nonetheless, only few focused consequences childhood trauma, hopelessness, and resilience migrants’ psychopathology, including psychiatric disorders symptoms. Method 119 migrants were recruited between May 2017 April 2018, among those applying for assessment to Mental Health Operational Unit National Institute Health, Migration Poverty (NIHMP) in Rome, Italy. Assessment included following:...
Abstract Background The process of immigration is associated with poor mental and physical health. While the workplace represents an important context social integration, previous studies evaluating effect discrimination experienced in found worse health status among immigrants. aim this study was to investigate whether self-perceived has any role immigrants living working Italy, contribution other personal experiences, such as loneliness life satisfaction. Methods A cross-sectional...
Abstract Introduction Self-harm is a direct, socially unacceptable,repetitive behavior that causes minor to moderate physical injury without suicidal intent. It also significant and growing concern among prison inmates, although it has been rarely studied. In the present study, we aimed investigate demographic, psychosocial, clinical variables associated this critical bahaviour in high risk sample of 1,555 male prisoners. Methods Prisoners were interviewed about their history...
The stress impact of COVID-19 restrictions has put the adapted sports community at an unprecedented level emergency. self-report Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) questionnaire was administered to assess psychological distress and emotive reactions such as intrusion (INT), avoidance (AV) hyperarousal (HYP) following training competitions suspension within a sample Italian disabled athletes. A total 146 self-selected volunteers were included in this study: 73 athletes (aged 42.11 ± 13.70) 40.23...
Exposure to environmental contextual changes, such as those occurring after an earthquake, requires individuals learn novel routes around their environment, landmarks, and spatial layout. In this study, we aimed uncover whether changes that occurred the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake affected topographic memory in exposed survivors. We hypothesized – living before, during (hereafter called participants, EPs) improved skills compared with non-exposed participants (NEPs) who moved only EPs had...
In this article, we investigated the presence of trauma-induced sequelae in a sample 41 young individuals exposed to L'Aquila earthquake who did not seek mental help aftermath disaster or ensuing months. We compared group with 43 individuals, matched for age and education, had experienced an but moved lived after thus challenges living earthquake-struck city. This study aimed show that earthquake-exposed scored significantly higher than nonexposed persons on certain scales Trauma Symptom...
Homicide-suicide can be defined as homicide followed by the suicide of perpetrator shortly afterward. In so-called "homicide-delayed suicide", and occur but within a wide not strictly timeframe. This study analyzes data concerning 667 inmates in Italy between 2002 2015, considering perpetrators compared to all offenders. The analyses revealed that who had committed were more likely commit (71% versus 45%; χ2 = 10.952, p 0.001) odds increase 1.58 times among perpetrators. time-to-suicide...
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The Section on Suicidology and Suicide Prevention of European Psychiatric Association (EPA) wants to raise awareness about potential increase in mental health disorders suicides as result socio-economic impact pandemic, necessary restrictive measures adopted worldwide contain its spread. Even if fear, worries symptoms anxiety, depression stress can be considered natural response this global crisis, some...
Introduction: Studies have shown that exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) during the migration process has serious consequences on mental health. Migrants with a history of PTEs are more likely inflict deliberate self-harm (DSH), spectrum behavior includes non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). With reference nonclinical sample trauma-exposed migrants, this study aims explore prevalence DSH and assess association sociodemographic characteristics clinical conditions, particular...
Aim of this work was to explore the impact alexithymia on art works appreciation, examine influence emotion regulation judgment. While observing a painting, viewer's cognitive structure contains several types information (semantic, episodic, and strategic) is repository personal traits, motivations, emotional dispositions that are involved in interaction. The study how traits especially way impacts judgment, aimed at improving comprehension aesthetic experience costruct. One hundred adults,...
Abstract Background: Immigration process is associated with poor mental and physical health. The workplace represents an important context of social integration, previous studies, that evaluated the effect discrimination experienced at workplace, found worse health status among immigrants. aim this study investigated association between self-perceived other personal experiences, like loneliness, level life satisfaction, well-being immigrants in Italy.Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted...
Abstract Aim Migration can lead to an increase in stress rates and impact mental health, especially certain migrant groups. Nonetheless, health needs the importance of public are not well captured most studies using national samples. This study aimed show correlation between disorders, socio-demographic cultural aspects among migrants. Subject methods One hundred nineteen migrants, applying for assessment Mental Health Operational Unit National Institute Health, Poverty (NIHMP) Rome, were...