Pluralità identitarie tra bioetica e biodiritto, 2016
Il Convegno “Pluralità identitarie tra bioetica e biodiritto”, organizzato a Napoli dal C.I.R.B. ... more Il Convegno “Pluralità identitarie tra bioetica e biodiritto”, organizzato a Napoli dal C.I.R.B. (Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca Bioetica) nei giorni 28 e 29 novembre 2014 e i cui Atti sono pubblicati nel presente volume, è stato il risultato finale di un intenso lavoro profuso da un gruppo di ricerca aderente allo stesso CIRB e coordinato dal Prof. Paolo Valerio dell’Università di Napoli Federico II. L’indagine scientifica si è sviluppata sin dall’inizio con un forte carattere di inter..
Pluralità identitarie tra bioetica e biodiritto, 2016
1. Premessa Secondo la definizione adottata dalla Conferenza dei Ministri Europei dello Sport nel... more 1. Premessa Secondo la definizione adottata dalla Conferenza dei Ministri Europei dello Sport nella Carta Europea dello Sport del 1992 si intende per sport «qualsiasi forma di attività fisica che, mediante una partecipazione organizzata o meno, abbia come obiettivo il miglioramento delle condizioni fisiche e psichiche, lo sviluppo delle relazioni sociali o il conseguimento di risultati nel corso di competizioni a tutti i livelli». L’attività sportiva rappresenta infatti una parte rilevante ne..
I contesti sportivi sono permeati da stereotipi sessuali e di genere che vengono utilizzati per p... more I contesti sportivi sono permeati da stereotipi sessuali e di genere che vengono utilizzati per preservare la superiorita maschile e relegare cio che non lo e ad uno status inferiore. Questi stereotipi sono profondamente radicati nello sport anche perche vengono costantemente rinforzati dagli allenatori che, nelle pratiche sportive, spesso trasmettono valori eteronormativi. Il presente studio e finalizzato ad esplorare la conoscenza, le opinioni e gli atteggiamenti sulle questioni sessuali e di genere di 181 studenti di Scienze Motorie, comparati con quelli di 169 studenti di Psicologia, Medicina e Sociologia. Tutti i partecipanti hanno risposto a delle domande relative all’omofobia e alla transfobia e i dati sono stati analizzati attraverso il Test di Student e dei modelli di regressione lineare. I risultati indicano che gli studenti di Scienze Motorie presentano livelli inferiori di conoscenza sulle questioni sessuali e di genere e cio e risultato associato a piu alti livelli di a...
Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2019
The study aimed at assessing whether differences exist in identity complexity and integration bet... more The study aimed at assessing whether differences exist in identity complexity and integration between 31 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) and 33 heterosexual youths whose mean age was 21.47 (SD = 3.27). It constitutes a pilot study using a newly created questionnaire, called Identity Labels and Life Contexts Questionnaire (ILLCQ), which assesses the interplay between identity dimensions and life contexts. The ILLCQ allows to assess identity integration on three levels: 1) the integration among the different domains of identity in their intersection with the various life contexts (assessed through salience and centrality); 2) the integration between an individual’s self-definition and the definition mirrored by others (perceived self-recognition); and 3) the integration between how she/he feels her/himself to be and the way she/he shows her/himself to others. Results suggest that identity salience is significantly variable across the life contexts for both LGB and heterosexual youths...
Metacognitive skills and agency are among the main psychological abilities a clinical psychologis... more Metacognitive skills and agency are among the main psychological abilities a clinical psychologist should have. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a clinical training device able to enhance metacognitive skills and agency in final-year undergraduates in clinical psychology within an educational context. Thirty-three final-year students of clinical psychology participated in an experiential laboratory lasting two months. Participants completed measures regarding metacognitive skills and agency at pre-, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up assessment. The results suggested that group psychodynamic counselling made students feel more capable of recognizing emotional states, understanding causal relationships, inferring mental states of others in terms of beliefs, desires, intentions, and expectations, and thinking critically. Furthermore, the group psychodynamic counselling helped students to feel more able to derive pathways to desired goals...
Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology, Jan 16, 2017
This study examined directionality between personal (i.e., coherence and confusion) and cultural ... more This study examined directionality between personal (i.e., coherence and confusion) and cultural identity (i.e., ethnic and U.S.) as well as their additive effects on psychosocial functioning in a sample of recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents. The sample consisted of 302 recent (<5 years) immigrant Hispanic adolescents (53% boys; Mage = 14.51 years at baseline; SD = .88 years) from Miami and Los Angeles who participated in a longitudinal study. Results indicated a bidirectional relationship between personal identity coherence and both ethnic and U.S. identity. Ethnic and U.S. affirmation/commitment (A/C) positively and indirectly predicted optimism and negatively predicted rule breaking and aggression through coherence. However, confusion predicted lower self-esteem and optimism and higher depressive symptoms, rule breaking, unprotected sex, and cigarette use. Results further indicated significant site differences. In Los Angeles (but not Miami), ethnic A/C also negatively p...
1. Introduzione Lo sport, inteso come contesto socio-relazionale al pari di ogni altra organizzaz... more 1. Introduzione Lo sport, inteso come contesto socio-relazionale al pari di ogni altra organizzazione sociale, costituisce una delle piattaforme identitarie in cui gli individui si esperiscono, sviluppano, conoscono e potenziano parti di Sé, sperimentandosi nei propri limiti e nelle proprie potenzialità. Inoltre, i contesti sportivi, proprio in quanto organizzazioni sociali e contesti evolutivi, attraversati da processi di socializzazione e acculturazione, non sono esenti dalle logiche ideolo..
ABSTRACT This study presents a training program developed with eight transgender youths who exper... more ABSTRACT This study presents a training program developed with eight transgender youths who experienced transphobic episodes. Two focus groups were conducted and the 14-Item Resilience Scale was administered to evaluate training effectiveness in improving resilience. The intervention followed an empowerment, peer-group-based methodology. Three themes were identified: identity affirmation, self-acceptance, and group as support. A three-waves repeated measures ANOVA confirmed an increase in resilience levels. Suggestions for clinical practice and social policies are discussed.
Educational institutions should ensure that students develop a professional identity, as well as ... more Educational institutions should ensure that students develop a professional identity, as well as safeguarding their well-being and activating awareness and change processes. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a means of reinforcing academic identity – considered the forerunner of professional identity – and psychological well-being in a group of final-year undergraduates studying clinical psychology. Thirty-three final-year-students of clinical psychology who participated in six group psychodynamic counselling sessions were compared with sixteen final-year students of clinical psychology who had never participated in an intervention of this kind. The results suggested that group psychodynamic counselling made students feel more capable of managing their lives and more open to new experiences as well as encouraging them to perceive their relationships as more positive and satisfying, to believe that their life is meaningful, and to achieve greater self-acceptance. The in-depth exploration also prompted students to consider their commitment to their choice of career. Group psychodynamic counselling also reinforced students’ educational choice, as the likelihood of students becoming less committed to this choice was reduced after the intervention. Thus, the study confirmed the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a means of reinforcing both academic identity and promoting well-being and demonstrated that it is a tool clinical psychologists and university teachers could use to activate self-reflection and change within educational settings.
Pluralità identitarie tra bioetica e biodiritto, 2016
Il Convegno “Pluralità identitarie tra bioetica e biodiritto”, organizzato a Napoli dal C.I.R.B. ... more Il Convegno “Pluralità identitarie tra bioetica e biodiritto”, organizzato a Napoli dal C.I.R.B. (Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca Bioetica) nei giorni 28 e 29 novembre 2014 e i cui Atti sono pubblicati nel presente volume, è stato il risultato finale di un intenso lavoro profuso da un gruppo di ricerca aderente allo stesso CIRB e coordinato dal Prof. Paolo Valerio dell’Università di Napoli Federico II. L’indagine scientifica si è sviluppata sin dall’inizio con un forte carattere di inter..
Pluralità identitarie tra bioetica e biodiritto, 2016
1. Premessa Secondo la definizione adottata dalla Conferenza dei Ministri Europei dello Sport nel... more 1. Premessa Secondo la definizione adottata dalla Conferenza dei Ministri Europei dello Sport nella Carta Europea dello Sport del 1992 si intende per sport «qualsiasi forma di attività fisica che, mediante una partecipazione organizzata o meno, abbia come obiettivo il miglioramento delle condizioni fisiche e psichiche, lo sviluppo delle relazioni sociali o il conseguimento di risultati nel corso di competizioni a tutti i livelli». L’attività sportiva rappresenta infatti una parte rilevante ne..
I contesti sportivi sono permeati da stereotipi sessuali e di genere che vengono utilizzati per p... more I contesti sportivi sono permeati da stereotipi sessuali e di genere che vengono utilizzati per preservare la superiorita maschile e relegare cio che non lo e ad uno status inferiore. Questi stereotipi sono profondamente radicati nello sport anche perche vengono costantemente rinforzati dagli allenatori che, nelle pratiche sportive, spesso trasmettono valori eteronormativi. Il presente studio e finalizzato ad esplorare la conoscenza, le opinioni e gli atteggiamenti sulle questioni sessuali e di genere di 181 studenti di Scienze Motorie, comparati con quelli di 169 studenti di Psicologia, Medicina e Sociologia. Tutti i partecipanti hanno risposto a delle domande relative all’omofobia e alla transfobia e i dati sono stati analizzati attraverso il Test di Student e dei modelli di regressione lineare. I risultati indicano che gli studenti di Scienze Motorie presentano livelli inferiori di conoscenza sulle questioni sessuali e di genere e cio e risultato associato a piu alti livelli di a...
Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2019
The study aimed at assessing whether differences exist in identity complexity and integration bet... more The study aimed at assessing whether differences exist in identity complexity and integration between 31 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) and 33 heterosexual youths whose mean age was 21.47 (SD = 3.27). It constitutes a pilot study using a newly created questionnaire, called Identity Labels and Life Contexts Questionnaire (ILLCQ), which assesses the interplay between identity dimensions and life contexts. The ILLCQ allows to assess identity integration on three levels: 1) the integration among the different domains of identity in their intersection with the various life contexts (assessed through salience and centrality); 2) the integration between an individual’s self-definition and the definition mirrored by others (perceived self-recognition); and 3) the integration between how she/he feels her/himself to be and the way she/he shows her/himself to others. Results suggest that identity salience is significantly variable across the life contexts for both LGB and heterosexual youths...
Metacognitive skills and agency are among the main psychological abilities a clinical psychologis... more Metacognitive skills and agency are among the main psychological abilities a clinical psychologist should have. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a clinical training device able to enhance metacognitive skills and agency in final-year undergraduates in clinical psychology within an educational context. Thirty-three final-year students of clinical psychology participated in an experiential laboratory lasting two months. Participants completed measures regarding metacognitive skills and agency at pre-, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up assessment. The results suggested that group psychodynamic counselling made students feel more capable of recognizing emotional states, understanding causal relationships, inferring mental states of others in terms of beliefs, desires, intentions, and expectations, and thinking critically. Furthermore, the group psychodynamic counselling helped students to feel more able to derive pathways to desired goals...
Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology, Jan 16, 2017
This study examined directionality between personal (i.e., coherence and confusion) and cultural ... more This study examined directionality between personal (i.e., coherence and confusion) and cultural identity (i.e., ethnic and U.S.) as well as their additive effects on psychosocial functioning in a sample of recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents. The sample consisted of 302 recent (<5 years) immigrant Hispanic adolescents (53% boys; Mage = 14.51 years at baseline; SD = .88 years) from Miami and Los Angeles who participated in a longitudinal study. Results indicated a bidirectional relationship between personal identity coherence and both ethnic and U.S. identity. Ethnic and U.S. affirmation/commitment (A/C) positively and indirectly predicted optimism and negatively predicted rule breaking and aggression through coherence. However, confusion predicted lower self-esteem and optimism and higher depressive symptoms, rule breaking, unprotected sex, and cigarette use. Results further indicated significant site differences. In Los Angeles (but not Miami), ethnic A/C also negatively p...
1. Introduzione Lo sport, inteso come contesto socio-relazionale al pari di ogni altra organizzaz... more 1. Introduzione Lo sport, inteso come contesto socio-relazionale al pari di ogni altra organizzazione sociale, costituisce una delle piattaforme identitarie in cui gli individui si esperiscono, sviluppano, conoscono e potenziano parti di Sé, sperimentandosi nei propri limiti e nelle proprie potenzialità. Inoltre, i contesti sportivi, proprio in quanto organizzazioni sociali e contesti evolutivi, attraversati da processi di socializzazione e acculturazione, non sono esenti dalle logiche ideolo..
ABSTRACT This study presents a training program developed with eight transgender youths who exper... more ABSTRACT This study presents a training program developed with eight transgender youths who experienced transphobic episodes. Two focus groups were conducted and the 14-Item Resilience Scale was administered to evaluate training effectiveness in improving resilience. The intervention followed an empowerment, peer-group-based methodology. Three themes were identified: identity affirmation, self-acceptance, and group as support. A three-waves repeated measures ANOVA confirmed an increase in resilience levels. Suggestions for clinical practice and social policies are discussed.
Educational institutions should ensure that students develop a professional identity, as well as ... more Educational institutions should ensure that students develop a professional identity, as well as safeguarding their well-being and activating awareness and change processes. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a means of reinforcing academic identity – considered the forerunner of professional identity – and psychological well-being in a group of final-year undergraduates studying clinical psychology. Thirty-three final-year-students of clinical psychology who participated in six group psychodynamic counselling sessions were compared with sixteen final-year students of clinical psychology who had never participated in an intervention of this kind. The results suggested that group psychodynamic counselling made students feel more capable of managing their lives and more open to new experiences as well as encouraging them to perceive their relationships as more positive and satisfying, to believe that their life is meaningful, and to achieve greater self-acceptance. The in-depth exploration also prompted students to consider their commitment to their choice of career. Group psychodynamic counselling also reinforced students’ educational choice, as the likelihood of students becoming less committed to this choice was reduced after the intervention. Thus, the study confirmed the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a means of reinforcing both academic identity and promoting well-being and demonstrated that it is a tool clinical psychologists and university teachers could use to activate self-reflection and change within educational settings.
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