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Alexander Häge; Kenneth K. C. Man; Sarah K. Inglis; Jan Buitelaar; Sara Carucci; Marina Danckaerts; Ralf W. Dittmann; Bruno Falissard; Peter Garas; Chris Hollis; Kerstin Konrad; Hanna Kovshoff; Elizabeth Liddle; Suzanne McCarthy; Antje Neubert; Peter Nagy; Eric Rosenthal; Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke; Alessandro Zuddas; Ian C. K. Wong; David Coghill; Tobias Banaschewski; ADDUCE Consortium – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: Short-term RCTs have demonstrated that MPH-treatment significantly reduces ADHD-symptoms, but is also associated with adverse events, including sleep problems. However, data on long-term effects of MPH on sleep remain limited. Methods: We performed a 2-year naturalistic prospective pharmacovigilance multicentre study. Participants were…
Descriptors: Sleep, Barriers, Children, Adolescents
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Marcella Caputi; Erika Bazzoli; Barbara Forresi; Silvia Grazioli; Ronald M. Rapee; Simona Scaini – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Preschool Anxiety Scale--Revised (PAS-R), a parent-reported measure of their preschool child's anxiety symptoms. The participants were mothers of 279 Italian preschoolers (age 2-7 years, M = 4.5 years). According to information criteria derived from a confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Anxiety, Measures (Individuals)
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Cerutti, Rita; Biuso, Giuseppe Stefano; Dentale, Francesco; Spensieri, Valentina; Gambardella, Aldo; Tambelli, Renata – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2023
The outcome of a psychodynamic counselling intervention for students seeking psychological help at a university counselling centre in Italy was evaluated by examining its effect on clinical symptoms of the students. The intervention consisted of four counselling sessions and a later three-month follow-up session. The sample (N = 160) was drawn…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Intervention
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Andrea Patti; Giuseppe Pierpaolo Merola; Davide Benedetti; Bernardo Bozza; Giulia Pitt; Vincenzo Pecoraro; Gaia D'Anna; Giulia Minotti; PerArt Study Group; Andrea Ballerini; Valdo Ricca – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2024
Prior studies suggest a multifaceted relationship between creativity and psychopathology, indicating that mild psychopathology might enhance creative behavior. Moreover, similar brain regions may be implicated in both creativity and psychosis. Although aberrant salience (AS) is often associated with psychotic disorders, it could also enhance…
Descriptors: Correlation, Psychopathology, Creativity, Psychosis
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Sette, Stefania; Zava, Federica; Baumgartner, Emma; Laghi, Fiorenzo; Coplan, Robert J. – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2023
The study aimed to explore links between social withdrawal subtypes and internalizing problems among children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were N = 748 children (387 girls) aged 7-11 years (M = 8.91, SD = 1.07) attending primary schools in Italy. Children completed an online questionnaire assessing subtypes of social withdrawal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), Measures (Individuals), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Bani, Marco; Zorzi, Federico; Corrias, Deborah; Strepparava, Mariagrazia – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2022
Mental health of undergraduate students is receiving more attention because of the increase in the prevalence and intensity of psychological distress. Our aim is to verify the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural counselling service in reducing psychological distress and improving academic self-efficacy in a sample of 124 students (57% above…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling
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Crippa, Alessandro; Colombo, Paola; De Cosmi, Valentina; Mazzocchi, Alessandra; Scaglioni, Silvia; Spolidoro, Giulia Carla Immacolata; Bettocchi, Silvia; D'Oria, Veronica; Viganò, Nicole; Mani, Elisa; Molteni, Massimo; Agostoni, Carlo – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Feeding/behavior problems are highly prevalent in autistic children. This study aimed to explore the interplay between autistic features, sensory processing patterns, emotional/behavioral difficulties, and feeding problems in children with a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Ninety-nine children aged 1.5-5 years were assessed using…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Eating Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Perceptual Impairments
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Fusi, Giulia; Colombo, Barbara; Zanetti, Marina; Crepaldi, Maura; Rozzini, Luca; Rusconi, Maria Luisa – Creativity Research Journal, 2021
The study of divergent thinking (DT) ability in the elderly population has experienced a renewed interest because of its proven relationship with cognitive reserve (CR). However, experimental research on DT skills in this population has often been inconsistent. One of the reasons why this may have happened is that the possible negative influence…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Creative Thinking, Older Adults
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Grazia, Valentina – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
The literature on school climate, albeit vast, is limited by a scarcity of longitudinal research. This two-wave longitudinal study aims to bridge this gap by (a) assessing, over two school years, the changes in students' perceptions of several dimensions of school climate and (b) exploring the reciprocal longitudinal effects of student perceptions…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Burnout, Educational Environment, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Germani, Alessandro; Delvecchio, Elisa; Li, Jian-Bin; Lis, Adriana; Mazzeschi, Claudia – Youth & Society, 2021
Establishing a coherent meaning in life has long been considered to be a protective factor of well-being, but this construct has been understudied in early adolescent development. The current study investigated the relationships between family allocentrism and depressive symptoms as well as the mediation effect of meaning in life in 214 Chinese…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Early Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits
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Baraskewich, Jessica; von Ranson, Kristin M.; McCrimmon, Adam; McMorris, Carly A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Feeding problems, such as picky eating and food avoidance, are common in youth with autism. Other feeding and eating problems (e.g. disordered eating, fear of trying new foods, and insistence on specific food presentation) are also common in this population. This scoping review describes the nature and extent of feeding and eating problems in…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Preferences, Food
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Romano, Luciano; Angelini, Giacomo; Consiglio, Piermarco; Fiorilli, Caterina – Education Sciences, 2022
Burnout is psychological, physical, and emotional suffering that may affect students with low or inadequate resources to face stressful events at school. Although the existing instruments are used worldwide to assess school burnout risk, they show several flaws and mainly focus on the emotional facets of the syndrome. No previous studies have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Burnout, Measures (Individuals), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Skinner, Ann T.; De Luca, Lisa; Nocentini, Annalaura; Menesini, Ersilia – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted opportunities for adolescents to progress through a typical developmental trajectory of adjustment and self-regulation. Adolescents across many contexts have shown an increase in adjustment difficulties during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels. Utilizing data collected from 830 Italian adolescents from…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Self Efficacy, Emotional Response, COVID-19
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Poyrazli, Senel; Mitchell, Michael A. – Journal of International Students, 2020
This study describes mental health problems and needs among a sample of college students from the United States studying abroad in Italy. Overall, students surveyed had relatively low clinical diagnostic thresholds for psychological distress. Individual symptoms were more prevalent and included difficulty sleeping, eating problems (poor appetite…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Mental Health
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Marianna Alesi; Giulia Giordano; Sonia Ingoglia; Cristiano Inguglia – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
Since COVID-19 pandemic started, schools had to face environmental changes, one was shifting from a face-to-face educational approach to online learning. It represented an unfavourable learning environment, especially for children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SpLD). Following the Self Determination Theory (SDT) framework, the current study…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Student Motivation, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
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