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Prolonged school closures, forced isolation, and mutations in social interactions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have posed challenges for actors in the educational context; teachers, in particular, have had to develop new instructional strategies to ensure that lessons could continue. The present research measures in a group of 374 Italian teachers—curricular and specialist support teachers—the relationship between self-perceived instructional competence, self-efficacy, and burnout. The present research, conducted between April and December 2020, represents the second part of a larger study conducted from November 2018 to October 2019, which was replicated during COVID-19. Participants completed an anamnestic questionnaire, the Assessment Teaching Scale, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory in both phases of research; an ad hoc questionnaire (to measure teaching practices) and the Teacher Sense of Self Efficacy Scale were added in the second phase. Data confirm that general level of burnout increased and personal accomplishment was reduced during the pandemic; elevated personal accomplishment appears to be a predictor of emotional, socio-relational, and didactic competences before and during the pandemic. Feelings of frustration and accomplishment represent some manifestations of distress caused by the pandemic condition; these dynamics favor the crystallization of roles and behaviors towards the perception of metacognitive teaching processes.
Monica Pellerone. Self-Perceived Instructional Competence, Self-Efficacy and Burnout during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Study of a Group of Italian School Teachers. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 2021, 11, 496 -512.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone. Self-Perceived Instructional Competence, Self-Efficacy and Burnout during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Study of a Group of Italian School Teachers. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2021; 11 (2):496-512.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone. 2021. "Self-Perceived Instructional Competence, Self-Efficacy and Burnout during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Study of a Group of Italian School Teachers." European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 11, no. 2: 496-512.
Yoga techniques are increasingly popular all over the world. This discipline provides benefits both in relation to particular psychological disorders, such as anxiety disorders or those related to stress, but also in relation to certain clinical frameworks that involve significant life changes of people. Some studies have shown that this practice brings relevant benefits regarding cognitive functions such as memory and attention. The aim of this study was to verify, in women over 40 years of age, whether the practice of yoga can positively affect self-esteem, anxiety control, and body image. It was also intended to verify whether the potential beneficial effects of yoga are influenced by the personality’s profile of the individual who practices it. Results demonstrated comparable data on a high level of well-being and psychophysical balance for all samples involved. These results, therefore, confirm that the constantly practiced yogic technique affects the lifestyle of the subject by promoting the learning of effective methods for physical health and well-being.
Marinella Coco; Andrea Buscemi; Elisabetta Sagone; Monica Pellerone; Tiziana Ramaci; Martina Marchese; Vincenzo Perciavalle; Valentina Perciavalle; Giuseppe Musumeci. Effects of Yoga Practice on Personality, Body Image and Lactate. Pilot Study on a Group of Women from 40 Years. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6719 .
AMA StyleMarinella Coco, Andrea Buscemi, Elisabetta Sagone, Monica Pellerone, Tiziana Ramaci, Martina Marchese, Vincenzo Perciavalle, Valentina Perciavalle, Giuseppe Musumeci. Effects of Yoga Practice on Personality, Body Image and Lactate. Pilot Study on a Group of Women from 40 Years. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (17):6719.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarinella Coco; Andrea Buscemi; Elisabetta Sagone; Monica Pellerone; Tiziana Ramaci; Martina Marchese; Vincenzo Perciavalle; Valentina Perciavalle; Giuseppe Musumeci. 2020. "Effects of Yoga Practice on Personality, Body Image and Lactate. Pilot Study on a Group of Women from 40 Years." Sustainability 12, no. 17: 6719.
Since the first half of the 1980s, burnout in teachers has been the object of particular attention by many international authors. Teachers are subject, more than other professions, to numerous and heavy pressures, covering the peculiarity of the profession. The objectives of the present research are to measure the predictive role of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment on the quality of teaching in a group of elementary school teachers. We carried out a cross-sectional study involving 324 Sicilian female teachers, who worked in three school orders: Kindergarten, primary school, and the first year of middle school. Participants completed a socio-demographic questionnaire, the assessment teaching scale for primary school teachers (ECAD-EP), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). In reference to the level of burnout, the correlation analysis underlined the presence of a positive correlation between: Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization; and a negative correlation between exhaustion and depersonalization. Furthermore, a predictive role of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment on the quality of teaching in a group of primary school teachers was found.
Monica Pellerone; Venerando Rapisarda; Maria Chiara Antonietta Trischitta; Ermanno Vitale; Tiziana Ramaci. Burnout and Self-Perceived Instructional Competence: An Exploratory Study of a Group of Italian Female Elementary School Teachers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 1356 .
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone, Venerando Rapisarda, Maria Chiara Antonietta Trischitta, Ermanno Vitale, Tiziana Ramaci. Burnout and Self-Perceived Instructional Competence: An Exploratory Study of a Group of Italian Female Elementary School Teachers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (4):1356.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone; Venerando Rapisarda; Maria Chiara Antonietta Trischitta; Ermanno Vitale; Tiziana Ramaci. 2020. "Burnout and Self-Perceived Instructional Competence: An Exploratory Study of a Group of Italian Female Elementary School Teachers." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4: 1356.
Recent literature have underlined the connections between children’s reading skills and capacity to create and use mental representations or mental images; furthermore data highlighted the involvement of visuospatial abilities both during math learning and during subsequent developmental phases in performing math tasks. The present research adopted a longitudinal design to assess whether the processes of mental imagery in preschoolers (ages 4–5 years) are predictive of mathematics skills, writing and reading, in the early years of primary school (ages 6–7 years). The research lasted for two school years; in the first phase, the general group of participants consisted of 100 children, and although all participants agreed to be part of the research, in the second phase, there was a mortality rate of 30%. In order to measure school learning and mental imagery processes four batteries of tests were used. The mental imagery battery evaluated mental generation, inspection and transformation processes. Data underlined that the different aspects in which mental imagery processes are articulated are differently implied in some skills that constitute school learning. These findings emphasize the potential usefulness of a screening for mental imagery ability for schoolchildren to adopt effective measures to increase their mental imagery abilities.
Maria Guarnera; Monica Pellerone; Elena Commodari; Giusy D. Valenti; Stefania L. Buccheri. Mental Images and School Learning: A Longitudinal Study on Children. Frontiers in Psychology 2019, 10, 1 .
AMA StyleMaria Guarnera, Monica Pellerone, Elena Commodari, Giusy D. Valenti, Stefania L. Buccheri. Mental Images and School Learning: A Longitudinal Study on Children. Frontiers in Psychology. 2019; 10 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Guarnera; Monica Pellerone; Elena Commodari; Giusy D. Valenti; Stefania L. Buccheri. 2019. "Mental Images and School Learning: A Longitudinal Study on Children." Frontiers in Psychology 10, no. : 1.
The literature demonstrates that relational experiences during childhood have a strong impact on the trajectories of psychological growth. This article focuses on the major developmental phases for identity formation, psychological growth, mentalization skills, and ability to share affective states. It presents a careful analysis of some key factors that influence the representation of body image and the relationship with food, from a perspective that integrates relational psychodynamic models. In particular, it looks at the ways in which individuals and caregivers actively co-create the symptomatic process of intrapsychic reality in which body disease and refusal of food are performed.
Monica Pellerone. Affective development and etiological implication in body image disorders and anorexia: reflections on bdd manifestations and refusal of food in a psychodynamic view. World Futures 2019, 75, 410 -425.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone. Affective development and etiological implication in body image disorders and anorexia: reflections on bdd manifestations and refusal of food in a psychodynamic view. World Futures. 2019; 75 (7):410-425.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone. 2019. "Affective development and etiological implication in body image disorders and anorexia: reflections on bdd manifestations and refusal of food in a psychodynamic view." World Futures 75, no. 7: 410-425.
Monica Pellerone; Tiziana Ramaci; Sandra Miccichè. Identity, Family, Relationships Among Groups and Socioeducational Disadvantage as Factors of School Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study in A Group of Junior High School Students of The Sicilian Hinterland. World Futures 2018, 74, 321 -342.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone, Tiziana Ramaci, Sandra Miccichè. Identity, Family, Relationships Among Groups and Socioeducational Disadvantage as Factors of School Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study in A Group of Junior High School Students of The Sicilian Hinterland. World Futures. 2018; 74 (5):321-342.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone; Tiziana Ramaci; Sandra Miccichè. 2018. "Identity, Family, Relationships Among Groups and Socioeducational Disadvantage as Factors of School Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study in A Group of Junior High School Students of The Sicilian Hinterland." World Futures 74, no. 5: 321-342.
This article will explore the new forms of psychopathology that have emerged from the view of complex thoughts. We will especially focus on the forms of life that have developed in the postmodern world, highlighting their character of fragmentation, as well as their incessantly recurrent movement. When people look at the shapes of the external world, they can draw those of their inner world, and vice versa: from the perspective of their inner world, they can describe the shapes of the external world. Finally, we propose the possibility of regaining authenticity and creativity, starting with the recreation of links with life and living environments.
Ivan Formica; Maria Caterina Branca; Carmela Mento; Antonio Di Giorgio; Calogero Iacolino; Monica Pellerone. A Life With No Direction: New Frontiers in Psychopathology. World Futures 2018, 74, 282 -296.
AMA StyleIvan Formica, Maria Caterina Branca, Carmela Mento, Antonio Di Giorgio, Calogero Iacolino, Monica Pellerone. A Life With No Direction: New Frontiers in Psychopathology. World Futures. 2018; 74 (5):282-296.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIvan Formica; Maria Caterina Branca; Carmela Mento; Antonio Di Giorgio; Calogero Iacolino; Monica Pellerone. 2018. "A Life With No Direction: New Frontiers in Psychopathology." World Futures 74, no. 5: 282-296.
Calogero Iacolino; Monica Pellerone; Anna Maria Ferraro. Mafia perception in relation to sicilian teenagers' moral disengagement and value orientation the role of educational and family contexts. World Futures 2017, 73, 1 -16.
AMA StyleCalogero Iacolino, Monica Pellerone, Anna Maria Ferraro. Mafia perception in relation to sicilian teenagers' moral disengagement and value orientation the role of educational and family contexts. World Futures. 2017; 73 (6):1-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCalogero Iacolino; Monica Pellerone; Anna Maria Ferraro. 2017. "Mafia perception in relation to sicilian teenagers' moral disengagement and value orientation the role of educational and family contexts." World Futures 73, no. 6: 1-16.
Health promotion, psychological distress, and disease prevention in the workplace: a cross-sectional study of Italian adults Tiziana Ramaci,1 Monica Pellerone,1 Caterina Ledda,2 Venerando Rapisarda2 1Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy; 2Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Background: Job insecurity resulting from new types of employment contracts, together with organizational dynamics such as restructuring and internationalization, is emerging as an important source of organizational and individual stress, often transforming the workplace into a hostile and, above all, extremely demanding context from a psychological point of view.Materials and methods: The aim of this study was to identify the possible relationships between individual and organizational dimensions of work (such as engagement, autonomy, personal and collective efficacy at work, and satisfaction) and their impact on stress levels. The survey involved 120 Italian workers: 72 females (60%) and 48 males (40%), with a mean age of 41.8 years ±7.31 years. The groups of participants were selected on the basis of employment contract type (traditional or atypical) to emphasize potential differences. The study was conducted using a set of self-administered questionnaires, including the Psychological Stress Measure and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale.Results: The data show that personal and collective efficacy at work correlates negatively with stress, which in turn correlates negatively with engagement and satisfaction. The results support the hypothesis that job insecurity could be considered a strong predictor of poor health.Conclusion: The study should be considered as a preliminary assessment prior to studies of broader interventions to increase quality of life. Keywords: well-being, workers, stress, efficacy, satisfaction, autonomy, organizational process
Tiziana Ramaci; Monica Pellerone; Caterina Ledda; Venerando Rapisarda. Health promotion, psychological distress, and disease prevention in the workplace: a cross-sectional study of Italian adults. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2017, ume 10, 167 -175.
AMA StyleTiziana Ramaci, Monica Pellerone, Caterina Ledda, Venerando Rapisarda. Health promotion, psychological distress, and disease prevention in the workplace: a cross-sectional study of Italian adults. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 2017; ume 10 ():167-175.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTiziana Ramaci; Monica Pellerone; Caterina Ledda; Venerando Rapisarda. 2017. "Health promotion, psychological distress, and disease prevention in the workplace: a cross-sectional study of Italian adults." Risk Management and Healthcare Policy ume 10, no. : 167-175.
The time marked by the clock hands, the so-called “objective time,” is deeply different from the one perceived by the individual. Starting from this hypothesis, directly connected to the subjective modality of “living” the time and defined as time perspective, we will try to understand how much it affects the various domains of people's lives, attitudes, and experiences. Therefore, the research investigates whether all our decisions can be influenced by one or more time perspectives beyond our awareness (i.e., by the process that allows us to organize our lived experiences in time categories). Last, but not least, we will try to understand if some time perspectives in specific contexts are more functional and adaptive than others.
Giuseppe Mannino; Veronica Montefiori; Erika Faraci; Rita Pillitteri; Calogero Iacolino; Monica Pellerone; Serena Giunta. Subjective Perception of Time: Research Applied on Dynamic Psychology. World Futures 2017, 73, 285 -302.
AMA StyleGiuseppe Mannino, Veronica Montefiori, Erika Faraci, Rita Pillitteri, Calogero Iacolino, Monica Pellerone, Serena Giunta. Subjective Perception of Time: Research Applied on Dynamic Psychology. World Futures. 2017; 73 (4-5):285-302.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiuseppe Mannino; Veronica Montefiori; Erika Faraci; Rita Pillitteri; Calogero Iacolino; Monica Pellerone; Serena Giunta. 2017. "Subjective Perception of Time: Research Applied on Dynamic Psychology." World Futures 73, no. 4-5: 285-302.
Gender stereotypes in occupational choice: a cross-sectional study on a group of Italian adolescents Tiziana Ramaci,1 Monica Pellerone,1 Caterina Ledda,2 Giovambattista Presti,1 Valeria Squatrito,1 Venerando Rapisarda2 1Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, â
Tiziana Ramaci; Monica Pellerone; Caterina Ledda; Giovambattista Presti; Valeria Squatrito; Venerando Rapisarda. Gender stereotypes in occupational choice: a cross-sectional study on a group of Italian adolescents. Psychology Research and Behavior Management 2017, ume 10, 109 -117.
AMA StyleTiziana Ramaci, Monica Pellerone, Caterina Ledda, Giovambattista Presti, Valeria Squatrito, Venerando Rapisarda. Gender stereotypes in occupational choice: a cross-sectional study on a group of Italian adolescents. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 2017; ume 10 ():109-117.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTiziana Ramaci; Monica Pellerone; Caterina Ledda; Giovambattista Presti; Valeria Squatrito; Venerando Rapisarda. 2017. "Gender stereotypes in occupational choice: a cross-sectional study on a group of Italian adolescents." Psychology Research and Behavior Management ume 10, no. : 109-117.
Monica Pellerone; Maura Ignazia Cascio; Giulia Costanzo; Alessio Gori; Ugo Pace; Giuseppe Craparo. Alexithymia and psychological symptomatology: research conducted on a non-clinical group of Italian adolescents. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health 2017, 10, 300 -309.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone, Maura Ignazia Cascio, Giulia Costanzo, Alessio Gori, Ugo Pace, Giuseppe Craparo. Alexithymia and psychological symptomatology: research conducted on a non-clinical group of Italian adolescents. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. 2017; 10 (3):300-309.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone; Maura Ignazia Cascio; Giulia Costanzo; Alessio Gori; Ugo Pace; Giuseppe Craparo. 2017. "Alexithymia and psychological symptomatology: research conducted on a non-clinical group of Italian adolescents." International Journal of Culture and Mental Health 10, no. 3: 300-309.
Psychometric properties and validation of the Italian version of the Family Assessment Measure Third Edition â
Monica Pellerone; Tiziana Ramaci; Santa Parrello; Paola Guariglia; Flavio Giaimo. Psychometric properties and validation of the Italian version of the Family Assessment Measure Third Edition – Short Version – in a nonclinical sample. Psychology Research and Behavior Management 2017, ume 10, 69 -77.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone, Tiziana Ramaci, Santa Parrello, Paola Guariglia, Flavio Giaimo. Psychometric properties and validation of the Italian version of the Family Assessment Measure Third Edition – Short Version – in a nonclinical sample. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 2017; ume 10 ():69-77.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone; Tiziana Ramaci; Santa Parrello; Paola Guariglia; Flavio Giaimo. 2017. "Psychometric properties and validation of the Italian version of the Family Assessment Measure Third Edition – Short Version – in a nonclinical sample." Psychology Research and Behavior Management ume 10, no. : 69-77.
The influence of parenting on maladaptive cognitive schema: a cross-sectional research on a group of adults Monica Pellerone,1 Calogero Iacolino,1 Giuseppe Mannino,2 Ivan Formica,3 Simona Maria Zabbara1 1Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, “Kore” University of Enna, Enna, Sicily, Italy; 2Department of Jurisprudence, “LUMSA” University, Rome, Italy; 3Department of Cognitive, Psychological, Pedagogical Sciences and Cultural Studies, University of Study of Messina, Messina, Sicily, Italy Background: The literature emphasizes the role of early interpersonal experiences in the development of cognitive vulnerability; in particular, interruptions in early family relationships, parental unavailability and dysfunctional parenting are potential evolutionary precursors to negative cognitive style and emotional disorders.Materials and methods: This study measured the relationship of retrospective ratings on parental bonding with cognitive patterns in a group of Italian adults. The objectives of this study were as follows: to analyze the influence of age and education level on cognitive domains; to verify whether being parents and living at home with parents affect both parenting style and cognitive domains; to investigate how the type of the maternal and paternal parenting independently affects cognitive styles; to measure the predictive variables for the use of cognitive dysfunctional patterns and to investigate age as a moderating variable of the relation between parenting styles and cognitive domains in a group of adult men and women. The research involved 209 adults (118 males and 91 females) living in Sicily (Italy) aged between 20 and 60 years (M = 37.52; SD = 11.42). The research lasted for 1 year. The instruments used were the Parental Bonding Instrument to measure the perception of parenting during childhood and the Young Schema Questionnaire-3 to investigate cognitive patterns.Results: Data show that being a younger adult male with mother’s parenting style characterized by a lower level of nurturance is predictive of the disconnection and rejection domain, whereas, being a younger adult woman, with a higher level of maternal control is predictive of the impaired limits domain.Conclusion: This study underlines that because mothers and fathers establish different bonds with their children, care and control by both parents might impact different domains of development. Keywords: parenting, maladaptive cognitive domains, behavioral strategies, emotional responses
Monica Pellerone; Calogero Iacolino; Giuseppe Mannino; Ivan Formica; Simona Maria Zabbara. The influence of parenting on maladaptive cognitive schema: a cross-sectional research on a group of adults. Psychology Research and Behavior Management 2017, ume 10, 47 -58.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone, Calogero Iacolino, Giuseppe Mannino, Ivan Formica, Simona Maria Zabbara. The influence of parenting on maladaptive cognitive schema: a cross-sectional research on a group of adults. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 2017; ume 10 ():47-58.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone; Calogero Iacolino; Giuseppe Mannino; Ivan Formica; Simona Maria Zabbara. 2017. "The influence of parenting on maladaptive cognitive schema: a cross-sectional research on a group of adults." Psychology Research and Behavior Management ume 10, no. : 47-58.
Parenting, identity development, internalizing symptoms, and alcohol use: a cross-sectional study in a group of Italian adolescents Monica Pellerone, Giacomo Tolini, Caterina Polopoli Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, “Kore” University of Enna, Enna, Italy Background: Literature has demonstrated the adaptive function of identity development and parenting toward manifestation of problem behaviors in adolescence. These dimensions act on both internalizing and externalizing symptoms.Methods: The objective is to investigate the relationship between identity status, parenting, and adolescent problems, which may manifest through internalized (phobias, obsessions, depression, eating disorders, entropy) and externalized modes (alcohol use and school discomfort). The research involved 198 Italian students (104 males and 94 females) in the 4th year (mean =16.94 years, standard deviation =0.35) and 5th year (mean =17.94 years, standard deviation =0.43) of senior secondary schools, who live in Caltanissetta, a town located in Sicily, Italy. The research lasted for 1 school year. The general group consisted of 225 students with a mortality rate of 12%. They completed an anamnestic questionnaire to provide 1) basic information, 2) alcohol consumption attitude in the past 30 days, and 3) their beliefs about alcohol; the “Ego Identity Process Questionnaire” to investigate identity development; the “Parental Bonding Instrument” to measure the perception of parenting during childhood; and the “Constraints of Mind” to value the presence of internalizing symptoms.Results: Data show that identity status influences alcohol consumption. Low-profile identity and excessive maternal control affect the relational dependence and the tendency to perfectionism in adolescents. Among the predictors of alcohol use, there are socioeconomic status, parental control, and the presence of internalizing symptoms.Conclusion: Family is the favored context of learning beliefs, patterns, and values that affect the broader regulatory social environment, and for this reason, it is considered the privileged context on which to intervene to reduce the adolescents’ behavior problems. This deviance could be an external manifestation of the difficulty in management of internalizing symptoms in adolescence. Keywords: adolescence, parental control, internalizing and externalizing symptoms, constraints of mind, socioeconomic status
Monica Pellerone; Giacomo Tolini; Caterina Polopoli. Parenting, identity development, internalizing symptoms, and alcohol use: a cross-sectional study in a group of Italian adolescents. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2016, ume 12, 1769 -1778.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone, Giacomo Tolini, Caterina Polopoli. Parenting, identity development, internalizing symptoms, and alcohol use: a cross-sectional study in a group of Italian adolescents. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 2016; ume 12 ():1769-1778.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone; Giacomo Tolini; Caterina Polopoli. 2016. "Parenting, identity development, internalizing symptoms, and alcohol use: a cross-sectional study in a group of Italian adolescents." Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment ume 12, no. : 1769-1778.
Tiziana Ramaci; Monica Pellerone; Calogero Iacolino. Stress-related diseases: significant influence on the quality of life at workplaces. 4th Annual International Conference on Cognitive - Social, and Behavioural Sciences 2016, 1 .
AMA StyleTiziana Ramaci, Monica Pellerone, Calogero Iacolino. Stress-related diseases: significant influence on the quality of life at workplaces. 4th Annual International Conference on Cognitive - Social, and Behavioural Sciences. 2016; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTiziana Ramaci; Monica Pellerone; Calogero Iacolino. 2016. "Stress-related diseases: significant influence on the quality of life at workplaces." 4th Annual International Conference on Cognitive - Social, and Behavioural Sciences , no. : 1.
This work analyzes the correlation of retrospective ratings on parental binding with cognitive patterns in the inmates for property crimes. The participant group comprehended 248 adults men, including 130 marked out as offenders (the experimental group), aged between 19 and 70, currently serving sentences in the Cavadonna prison in Siracusa, and 118 marked out as non-offenders (the control group), aged between 20 and 70, living in Siracusa (Sicily). The instruments used were the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), and the Young Schema Questionnaire-3 (YSQ). The preliminary analysis showed an high percentage of offenders who experienced an affectionate constraint parenting. Offenders scored significantly higher than the non-offenders on the level of paternal control and the YSQ subscales. The study underlines the influence of maternal care on most of the cognitive schemas, and the role of father’s control on the tendency to social isolation and defectiveness in the offenders.
Monica Pellerone; Giuseppe Craparo; Ylenia Tornabuoni. Relationship between Parenting and Cognitive Schemas in a Group of Male Adult Offenders. Frontiers in Psychology 2016, 7, 1 .
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone, Giuseppe Craparo, Ylenia Tornabuoni. Relationship between Parenting and Cognitive Schemas in a Group of Male Adult Offenders. Frontiers in Psychology. 2016; 7 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone; Giuseppe Craparo; Ylenia Tornabuoni. 2016. "Relationship between Parenting and Cognitive Schemas in a Group of Male Adult Offenders." Frontiers in Psychology 7, no. : 1.
Identity development, intelligence structure, and interests: a cross-sectional study in a group of Italian adolescents during the decision-making process Monica Pellerone,1 Alessia Passanisi,1 Mario Filippo Paolo Bellomo2 1Faculty of Human and Social Science, “Kore” University of Enna, Enna, 2Credito Emiliano Bank, Piazza Armerina, Italy Background: Forming one’s identity is thought to be the key developmental task of adolescence, but profound changes in personality traits also occur in this period. The negotiation of complex social settings, the creation of an integrated identity, and career choice are major tasks of adolescence. The adolescent, having to make choices for his or her future, has not only to consider his or her own aspirations and interests but also to possess a capacity for exploration and commitment; in fact, career commitments can be considered as a fit between the study or career that is chosen and personal values, skills, and preferences. Methods: The objective of the study reported here was to investigate the role of identity on profile of interests; the relation between identity and decisional style; the correlation between identity, aptitudes, interests, and school performance; and the predictive variables to school success. The research involved 417 Italian students who live in Enna, a small city located in Sicily, Italy, aged 16–19 years (197 males and 220 females) in the fourth year (mean =17.2, standard deviation =0.52) and the fifth year (mean =18.2, standard deviation =0.64) of senior secondary school. The research lasted for one school year; the general group of participants consisted of 470 students, and although all participants agreed to be part of the research, there was a dropout rate of 11.28%. They completed the Ego Identity Process Questionnaire to measure their identity development, the Intelligence Structure Test to investigate aptitudes, the Self-Directed Search to value interests, and General Decision Making Style questionnaire to describe their individual decisional style. Results: The data showed that high-school performance was positively associated with rational decision-making style and identity diffusion predicted the use of avoidant style. Interests were related to identity exploration; the differentiation of preferences was related to identity commitment; investigative personality correlated with the rational style and negatively with the spontaneous style and high levels of school performance; and social personality correlated with the use of the spontaneous style and the intuitive style, a high-profile identity, and identity exploration. Conclusion: Intervention in the development of the identity process proves to be fundamental for increasing aptitudes and improving school performance, and, above all, for broadening the diversification and coherence of interests and improving the decisional process. Keywords: adolescence, identity status, intelligence structure, interest, personality
Monica Pellerone; Alessia Passanisi; Mario Filippo Paolo Bellomo. Identity development, intelligence structure, and interests: a cross-sectional study in a group of Italian adolescents during the decision-making process. Psychology Research and Behavior Management 2015, ume 8, 239 -249.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone, Alessia Passanisi, Mario Filippo Paolo Bellomo. Identity development, intelligence structure, and interests: a cross-sectional study in a group of Italian adolescents during the decision-making process. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 2015; ume 8 ():239-249.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone; Alessia Passanisi; Mario Filippo Paolo Bellomo. 2015. "Identity development, intelligence structure, and interests: a cross-sectional study in a group of Italian adolescents during the decision-making process." Psychology Research and Behavior Management ume 8, no. : 239-249.
Monica Pellerone; Mario Bellomo. Racial Identity and Disability: The Perception of the “Other” in a Group of Italian School Teachers. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2015, 197, 161 -166.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone, Mario Bellomo. Racial Identity and Disability: The Perception of the “Other” in a Group of Italian School Teachers. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2015; 197 ():161-166.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone; Mario Bellomo. 2015. "Racial Identity and Disability: The Perception of the “Other” in a Group of Italian School Teachers." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 197, no. : 161-166.
Construction of identity and mechanisms with which it reaches vocational maturity lead adolescents to explore their interests and to make adequate choice. The objective of the contribution is to value the role of identity, congruence of interests and coping strategies as predictive variables to decision making. The research involved 350 students, attending the 4th and the 5th year of senior secondary schools. They completed Ego Identity Process Questionnaire, Self-Directed Search, General Decision Making Style and Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced. Results indicate that the profile of interests is higher in adolescents with Achievement identity; a positive correlation between identity-moratorium status, intuitive decision making style and dependent coping strategy is noticed. Suggestions are being presented for future research
Monica Pellerone. Influence of Identity, Congruence of Interest and Coping Strategy on Decision Making. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2015, 191, 1344 -1348.
AMA StyleMonica Pellerone. Influence of Identity, Congruence of Interest and Coping Strategy on Decision Making. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2015; 191 ():1344-1348.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Pellerone. 2015. "Influence of Identity, Congruence of Interest and Coping Strategy on Decision Making." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 191, no. : 1344-1348.