Objectives: We evaluated sexual function, quality of life and perceived body image\ud of women with deep endometriosis in comparison to that of healthy women. Methods: The\ud sample consisted of 41 women with deep endometriosis and 40 healthy women without\ud endometriosis. Sexual, psychological and pain evaluation were performed. Results: The study\ud evidenced that deep endometriosis has a significant impact on sexuality and body image.\ud Conclusions: An integrated and patient-centered approach to medical and psychological and\ud sexual issues is suggeste

The aim of this research was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teachers, particularly on their self-esteem and self-efficacy, their difficulty in the transition to distance learning, the difficulty of students, and specially of students with learning disabilities (LDs students), as perceived by teachers. 226 teachers were invited to complete an online questionnaire. Our results showed lower self-esteem and lower self-efficacy by the teachers compared with the normative sample. Self-esteem and self-efficacy also decrease in teachers with greater service seniority at work. Teachers perceived a greater difficulty in students than in their own difficulty. The concentration of the school system’s efforts on the massive and, for long periods, exclusive organisation of distance learning risks favouring only cognitive aspects to the detriment of affective dynamics. This aspect could make teaching more complex for teachers and learning poorer for students, impoverishing the complex relational process that forms the basis of the learning process.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the presence of alexithymia in a group of patients with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain, and compare the results obtained, with those for a group of healthy controls. Methods: Forty-one patients with pain and surgical diagnosis of deep endometriosis and 40 healthy controls were recruited for the study. All subjects were assessed using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Moreover, the intensity of chronic pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea in patients was evaluated using a modified version of the Biberoglu-Behrman pain scale. In addition, the patients' state of general health was investigated with the SF-36. Results: A positive score for alexithymia was achieved in 14.6% (n = 6) of patients with endometriosis, while the condition was absent in the control group. Alexithymia was indeterminate in 29.3% (n = 12) and 12.5% (n = 5) of patients and controls, respectively, and absent in 56.1% (n = 22) and 87.5% (n = 35). Intergroup differences were significant for 3 factors evaluated by the TAS-20. Discussion: The present study underlined how women with endometriosis are significantly more alexithymic compared with controls.

Well-being is a multidimensional construct that affects various areas of a person’s life. In the university context, a student’s well-being can influence not only their academic and professional success but also the future development of society. This study aimed to evaluate how the interactions of time perspective (assessed by the Stanford Time Perspective Inventory—Short Form), self-efficacy (assessed by the General Self-efficacy Scale), self-regulation (assessed by the Self-regulated Knowledge Scale—University), and drop-out intention (assessed by the Intention to Drop-Out Scale) affect students’ perceptions of current and future well-being (assessed by the I COPPE Scale). Using a cross-sectional design, 192 students attending the University of Cagliari (Italy) were evaluated. A partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) analysis was performed to examine the relationships among well-being and all the variables examined herein. The empirical findings highlighted the direct and indirect effects of the studied variables on students’ current and future well-being.

This study aimed to evaluate which aspects of moral disengagement (MD), empathy, and representations of the victim’s experience (VER) could be predictors of cyberbullying (CB). One hundred and eight-nine students (11–17 years old) completed 3 self-report questionnaires: An MD scale, an empathy scale, and a CB questionnaire. In relation to the personal experience of CB, four groups were identified: Victim, bully, bully/victim, and no experience with CB. The linear bivariate correlation analysis shows correlations between empathy and VER, between empathy and MD, and between MD and VER. A multinomial logistic regression identified which predictors could increase a subject’s probability of belonging to one of the four groups regarding the personal experience of CB (victim, bully, bully/victim, no experience). Findings highlighted that low cognitive empathy might increase the probability for a student to belong to the bullies’ group, rather than the victims’ group. Furthermore, low perception of the consequences of CB on the victim might increase the probability of belonging to the bully, bully/victim, and no experience groups. Then, a high score in the diffusion of responsibility was a significant predictor of belonging to the victim group rather than the no experience group. Results from this study confirm the need for preventive measures against CB, including the empowerment of cognitive empathy, decreasing the diffusion of responsibility, and increasing the awareness of the consequences of CB on the victim.