The recent Covid-19 pandemic has had significant psychological and social effects on the population. Research highlighted impact well-being of most exposed groups, including children, college students, health workers, who are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, other symptoms distress. distance security measures have affected relationship among people their perception empathy toward others. From this perspective, telepsychology technological devices...

There is clear evidence linking trauma, mindfulness, dissociation and problematic internet use (PIU). Nonetheless, little known about the role trait mindfulness dissociative experiences may have in relationship between childhood emotional abuse (CEA) PIU, as well that gender such relationships. In current research, self-report questionnaires on CEA, PIU were administered to 1074 Italian adolescents (50% females) aged 14-17 years old, test whether mediated CEA proposed mediation was invariant...

Background/Objectives: Loneliness is a heterogeneous phenomenon, generally defined as an emotional experience based on the perceived distance between individual’s actual social relationships and those he or she would like to have. Adolescence particularly vulnerable loneliness because of many changes in values, feelings, emotions that characterize it. Among aspects may influence this feeling discomfort, literature identifies maladaptive personality dysfunctional response traumatic events....

Muscle dysmorphia (MD) consists of a type body dysmorphic disorder and involves distorted perception one’s muscles, strict diets, workouts. Mostly, studies focus on adult male athletes, especially bodybuilders, while research adolescents women is limited. Our study aims to explore potential protective or risk factors influencing MD, using mediation model calculated through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) at the same time help involve female individuals in exploration distress...

The use of social networking services (SNSs) has been reported as one the favorite activities for adolescents. Over past decade, SNSs have become some most important venues connecting, communicating, and socializing, well identity-building self-expression. Adolescence is phase during which individuals construct a critical part in process constructing their sexual identity gender. In literature, it suggested that young people to express themselves, this can produce positive negative effects....

Attachment styles have been shown to significantly influence individuals’ social and emotional functioning. Furthermore, vulnerable narcissism emotion dysregulation are both relevant factors consider in understanding interactions support networks. However, the mechanisms underlying such relationships not fully understood yet. The objective of this research was assess whether sequentially mediate connection between different attachment perceived support. Self-report questionnaires were...

Our research investigates the influence of family attachment, perceived parental discipline, time spent with parents, and moral disengagement on aggressive behaviors among 234 justice-involved juveniles from Italian Youth Detention Centers (14–25 years old). Participants fulfilled Socio-demographic Questionnaire, Moral Disengagement Scale-short version, Attachment Style Aggression Questionnaire. The stepwise multiple linear regression analysis showed a positive association between...

The literature has linked childhood emotional abuse (CEA) to severe negative outcomes such as the development of several maladaptive personality traits and coping mechanisms. Nonetheless, its concurrent connection with neuroticism, perfectionism, workaholism not been explored. For above reasons, present study sought investigate whether neuroticism perfectionism mediate relationship between CEA workaholism, well evaluate gender invariance model. sample research comprised 1176 young workers...

Binge watching, which entails consecutively viewing numerous episodes of a TV series or selection movies over an extended timeframe, often without pause, is notably widespread among young adults skilled in digital media usage. Nevertheless, this escalating habit can lead to problematic and addictive behavior, with potential associations including disruptions sleep patterns, dreaming, elevated risk suicide. The primary objective research was assess whether daytime sleepiness maladaptive...

With internet gaming disorder (IGD) becoming more common, there are growing worries about the health of those it affects. This study examines how traits like Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism might connect family functioning to IGD. The research involved 1190 young adults who answered an online survey, sharing their personal experiences. To examine mediation effects, latent variable structural equation modeling (SEM) was used, revealing complex relationships among variables under...

Past findings highlighted the presence of distress symptoms and poor quality life in people with endometriosis. Several studies showed that trait Emotional Intelligence (trait EI) is a key component one's wellbeing, whilst Illness Perceptions may play an important role psychological perceived life. The current study sought to test hypothesis association between EI Quality Life individuals endometriosis would be mediated by Perceptions, examining also relations General Distress (depression,...

Insecure attachment styles (AS) are related to increased emotional distress, leading individuals employ unhealthy coping mechanisms. These maladaptive strategies often linked impaired functioning, feelings of hopelessness, and isolation, all which recognized as risk factors for suicide. This study aimed examine whether neuroticism daydreaming (MD) sequentially mediate the relationship between AS suicide (SR). A total 1152 emerging adults (50% female) ages 18 25 completed self-report...

Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) may contribute to the emergence of self-critical tendencies, which be particularly pronounced in individuals living therapeutic communities and can have a substantial impact on their overall sense meaning life (MiL). This study analyzed influence self-criticism (self-criticizing [S-C], self-attacking [S-A], self-reassuring [S-R]) link between CEN MiL (presence [PoM] search for [SfM]) communities. The also aimed investigate whether this mediating model...

Abstract Objective Suicide risk (SR) has emerged as a critical issue among adolescents, with various factors potentially contributing to this complex problem. Among these, alexithymia and hikikomori behaviours (HB) are two key elements that warrant further investigation. This study examines their longitudinal relationships through the lens of unified model SR. Method A total 1814 adolescents from Italy ( M = 15.43, SD 1.09) participated in three‐wave study, surveys administered at baseline...

The increasing usage of social media has sparked interest in identifying characteristics that contribute to problematic use (PSMU). Using the Interaction Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model, current study analyzes whether fear missing out (FoMO) and dissociative experiences affect link between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) PSMU. research included 1,216 Italian adolescents (50% girls) aged 14 17 years old. mediation model was tested using Structural Equation Modeling...

Cyberbullying is associated with the expansion of digital devices and Internet. In Italy other European non-European countries, phenomenon growing. Young people who suffer from cyberbullying develop psychopathological symptoms anxiety, depression, social phobia that can lead to extreme acts, such as suicide. The pressure, sense isolation, helplessness experienced by cyber-victims also affect their family school context. acted through tools, it often anonymous, aims destroy psychologically...

Transgressive conduct and opposition towards the rules often characterize adolescence. During development, antisocial aggressive behavior could be a way to grow personally independent. According previous studies results, family has high impact on teens’ behaviors moral disengagement. Our research involved 2328 Italian adolescents (13–19 years old) who have filled in following questionnaires: deviant questionnaire; aggression communication scale; disengagement multidimensional scale of...

Childhood emotional abuse (CEA) has been linked to a range of unfavorable outcomes, including the development unhealthy personality traits and maladaptive coping mechanisms behaviors. In this study, our objective was investigate whether neuroticism perfectionism act as mediators in relationship between CEA workaholism, while also evaluating gender invariance hypothesized model. A cohort 1176 young workers, with balanced representation (50% female), aged 18-25, participated study by...

Background. The phenomenon of sexting consists sending and sharing sexual images, videos, or messages using smartphones social networks. Sexting is spreading dangerously among adolescents who share private explicit content, ignoring the negative risky consequences associated with this behavior. According to recent literature, behavior strongly related participants’ level self-esteem media’s influence on them. Objective. Our study was a descriptive community-based focused central-south...

To begin, an overview about various data collected on adolescents' risky behavior will be given.This stress the signifi cance of parents' presence and infl uence or lack thereof.Data from Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance [4], report that 11.1% youths has been in a physical fi ght school, 5.6% carried weapon at least once past month one cant risk factors their behaviors is family disruption.Analysing focus-group regarding perceptions violence coping strategies managing confl ict, emerged they...