<sec><title>Objective</title> Mindfulness disposition is associated with various psychological factors and prevents emotional distress in chronic diseases. In the present study, we analyzed key role of mindfulness dispositions protecting individual against consequent to COVID-19 social distancing quarantining. </sec><sec><title>Methods</title> An online survey was launched on March 13, 2020, 6,412 responses by April 6, 2020. Socio-demographic information, exposure pandemic, quarantining were...

(1) Background: The present study aims to assess the level of professional burnout and secondary traumatic stress (STS), identify potential risk or protective factors among health care workers (HCWs) during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.; (2) Methods: This cross-sectional study, based on an online survey, collected demographic data mental distress outcomes from 184 HCWs 1 May 2020, 15 June 45 different countries. degree STS, perceived was assessed using Secondary Traumatic...

Recent controversies about the level of replicability behavioral research analyzed using statistical inference have cast interest in developing more efficient techniques for analyzing results psychological experiments. Here we claim that complementing analytical workflow experiments with Machine Learning-based analysis will both maximize accuracy and minimize issues. As compared to inference, ML experimental data is model agnostic primarily focused on prediction rather than inference. We...

Background: Emerging aspects of the Covid-19 clinical presentation are its long-term effects, which characteristic so-called “long COVID”. The aim present study was to investigate prevalence physical, psychological, and sleep disturbances quality life in general population during ongoing pandemic. Methods: This study, based on an online survey, collected demographic data, information related COVID-19, disturbances, data from 507 individuals. level assessed through Insomnia Severity Index...

The experience of working on the frontlines COVID-19 healthcare crisis has presented a cumulative traumatic that affects professionals’ well-being. Psychological resources such as resilience and adaptive defense mechanisms are essential in protecting individuals from severe stress burnout. During September 2020, 233 workers responded to an online survey test impact demographic variables, exposure, psychological determining burnout during emergency. Frontline reported higher scores for...

The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has seen a major shift in recent years due to the development new Machine Learning (ML) models such as Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT). GPT achieved previously unheard-of levels accuracy most computerized language processing tasks and their chat-based variations.The aim this study was investigate problem-solving abilities ChatGPT using two sets verbal insight problems, with known performance level established by sample human participants.A...

The health emergency we are experiencing due to the spread of COVID-19 disease has strongly influenced psychological and physical general population, including care professionals. aim this brief article is a preliminary analysis interventions following infectious outbreak in order 1) implement guidelines for existing emerging crisis people directly indirectly affected by COVID-19, 2) establish adequate procedures prompt responses.

Pandemics and government-mandated quarantining measures have a substantial impact on mental health. This study investigated the psychological of COVID-19 crisis Italian residents during first week government-imposed lockdown role defense mechanisms as protective factors against distress. In this cross-sectional study, 5,683 Italians responded to an online survey assessing socio-demographics, overall distress, post-traumatic symptoms, using validated Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90; Derogatis,...

Background: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic rheumatologic disease characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and other psychopathological symptoms which have negative impact on patients' quality of life. FMS frequently associated with alexithymia, multidimensional construct difficulty in identifying feelings (DIF) verbally communicating them (DDF) an externally oriented cognitive thinking style (EOT). The aim the present study was to investigate relationship between affective...

Considering the growing interest in possible effects of internet’s addiction on adoles-cent’s mental health, this study aimed at exploring psychological correlates social media and internet problematic use during first year covid-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional was conducted a sample secondary school students (N = 258); participants were asked to complete an online survey, investigating (BSMAS), self-esteem (RSES), feelings isolation (CSIQ-A) anxiety (STAI-Y). Data analysis (descriptive...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has caused not only significant physical health problems but also mental disorders. Anxiety and fear appear to be the main psychological symptoms associated with COVID-19. aim of this study was investigate whether anxiety related COVID-19 are influenced by sociodemographics specific conditions, such as positivity for or death among relatives friends, can further enhance these symptoms. In cross-sectional study, 697 Italians responded an online...

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) research community has used ad-hoc benchmarks to measure the "intelligence" level of Large Language Models (LLMs). Previous found that LLMs struggle with cognitive tasks required integrity human prefrontal lobes, known as "prefrontal functions." In December 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, a new chatbot quickly gained popularity for its ability understand and respond instructions. To investigate ChatGPT's "intelligence," we conducted neuropsychological...

Large language models (LLMs) are demonstrating impressive performance on many reasoning and problem-solving tasks from cognitive psychology. When tested, their accuracy is often par with average neurotypical adults, challenging long-standing critiques of associative models. Here we analyse recent findings at the intersection LLMs science. discuss how modern resurrect associationist principles, abilities like long-distance associations enabling complex reasoning. While limitations remain in...

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Objectives: The mental health and well-being of university students are crucial areas research due to their significant impact on academic success, personal development, overall life satisfaction. Since previous consistently shows that the stress related challenges can significantly affect health, study aims examine relationship between personality traits, locus control, psychological outcomes. Methods: In present study, 67 Italian undergraduate (19.45 ± 1.62 years) were evaluated assess...