Reflective functioning and dissociative experiences: A comparison study between adolescents at “high-risk” of psychosis and healthy controls DOI Creative Commons
Alberto Sardella, Alessandra Geraci, Vittorio Lenzo

et al.

Health psychology research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Oct. 29, 2023

Despite the established contribution to psychological well-being in young subjects, investigation of reflective functioning and dissociative experiences help-seekers adolescents still appears an unmet need.The study aimed assess symptoms adolescents, compare them gender-matched healthy controls.The Reflecting Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) was used investigate mentalizing; Adolescent Dissociative Experience Scale (A-DES) explore symptoms.The involved 102 (mean age 18.06 ± 1.78 years), split into "help-seekers" (N= 51; mean 19 1.98 years) controls 17.12 0.84). "Help-seekers" showed lower RFQ-certainty scores 3.39 2.47), compared 6.73 5.01). Furthermore, reported higher on RFQ-uncertainty 7.73 4.38), 5.14 4.17), which indicates a greater lack knowledge about mental states (hypomentalizing). Eventually, significantly worse (A-DES total score 3.49 2.04), 2.06 1.43).The importance assessment early adolescence denotes topic increasing concern, order identify failures onset among toward implementation tailored interventions.

Language: Английский

Improving primary to secondary school transitions: A systematic review of school-based interventions to prepare and support student social-emotional and educational outcomes DOI
Ruth Beatson, Jon Quach,

Louise Canterford

et al.

Educational Research Review, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 40, P. 100553 - 100553

Published: July 28, 2023

Language: Английский

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Narcissistic vulnerability and binge eating in adolescence: The mediating role of emotion dysregulation and dissociative experiences DOI Creative Commons
Annarosa Cipriano,

Daniela Cantone,

Carmela Guerriera

et al.

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16, P. 100737 - 100737

Published: Jan. 19, 2024

Although evidence suggests a link between vulnerable narcissism and binge eating (BE), an important question remains whether the narcissistic vulnerability has direct or indirect effect on BE, which variables may be involved in such associations. The present study aims to explore mediational trajectory BE through emotion dysregulation dissociation. Participants were 253 (Mage=15.63, SD=1.74; range=12–18 years; F=172, 68%) Italian students screened by self-report measures assessing narcissism, dysregulation, dissociative states, BE. Vulnerable showed as dissociation significant mediators relationship (χ2(4)=6.623; RMSEA=0.05; SRMR=0.023; CFI=0.99; TLI=0.95), explaining 51% of variance Limitations concerned cross-sectional nature study. Also, only included adolescent school students. Findings suggest that psychic fragility Ego (vulnerable narcissism) likely states. seems represent acting-out occurring specific condition defined feelings disconnectedness lack control. Potential implications for theory, research, prevention treatment are discussed.

Language: Английский

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Failures in Reflective Functioning and Reported Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Bereaved Individuals: A Study on a Sample of Family Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients DOI Open Access
Vittorio Lenzo, Alberto Sardella, Alessandro Musetti

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(19), P. 11930 - 11930

Published: Sept. 21, 2022

Introduction. This study aims at examining the role of failures in reflective functioning predicting anxiety and depression among family caregivers palliative care patients deceased for least one year. Methods. A sample 157 bereaved participants (77.1% females, mean age = 43.50 ± 14.04 years) completed Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ). Results. Results correlational analysis showed that was positively correlated with uncertainty about mental states, indicating type impairment functioning. also negatively certainty states. but not The results regression indicated gender states were statistically significant predictors anxiety, final model explaining 23% variance. gender, condition being main caregiver, depression, 14% Conclusions. Overall, this point out individuals who scored low on reported more symptoms depression. Psychological interventions to prevent disorders promote psychological health context should carefully consider these findings.

Language: Английский

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Mentalizing ability, mentalizing impairments, and anorexia nervosa: Validation of the Hebrew version of the Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition (MASC) DOI Creative Commons

Yaara Sarig‐Shmueli,

Jenny Kurman,

Shira Talmon

et al.

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 30(4), P. 873 - 881

Published: March 4, 2023

The goal of this study was to validate the Hebrew version Movie for Assessment Social Cognition (MASC)-an ecological measure assessing mentalizing ability-among patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and healthy individuals. We examined validity MASC's general ability scale its impairments subscales using validated measures (Reading Mind in Eyes test, Cambridge Mindreading Face-Voice Battery, Reflective Function questionnaire) among female AN (N = 35) control participants 42). ED symptoms were assessed via self-report questionnaires. MASCHeb correlated found significantly differentiate from controls. In addition differing on mental ability, groups differed hypomentalizing (but not hypermentalizing). Based our findings, proved be an ecologically valid tool AN. Moreover, findings demonstrated role played by EDs specifically pointed importance hypomentalization EDs. These have therapeutic implications, as outlined Discussion section.

Language: Английский

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Reflective functioning mediates the relationship between insecure adult attachment and the severity of prolonged grief symptoms DOI Creative Commons

Serena Giunta,

Giuseppe Mannino, Lucia Sideli

et al.

Health psychology research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Background This study aimed to investigate the mediation role of reflective functioning (i.e., certainty and uncertainty about mental states) in relationship between insecure attachment avoidance anxiety ) severity prolonged grief symptoms. Methods A cross-sectional was conducted with 329 bereaved participants (51.7% females, mean age= 46.94 ± 14.62 years). Participants completed Prolonged Grief Scale (PG-13), Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ), Reflective Functioning (RFQ). Demographic bereavement-related information were also collected. Results Certainty states fully mediated both attachement Conclusions The findings this indicate that impairment, specifically self others, mediate paths from suggests improving may contribute treatment individuals at risk PGD.

Language: Английский

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Reflective functioning and dissociative experiences: A comparison study between adolescents at “high-risk” of psychosis and healthy controls DOI Creative Commons
Alberto Sardella, Alessandra Geraci, Vittorio Lenzo

et al.

Health psychology research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Oct. 29, 2023

Despite the established contribution to psychological well-being in young subjects, investigation of reflective functioning and dissociative experiences help-seekers adolescents still appears an unmet need.The study aimed assess symptoms adolescents, compare them gender-matched healthy controls.The Reflecting Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) was used investigate mentalizing; Adolescent Dissociative Experience Scale (A-DES) explore symptoms.The involved 102 (mean age 18.06 ± 1.78 years), split into "help-seekers" (N= 51; mean 19 1.98 years) controls 17.12 0.84). "Help-seekers" showed lower RFQ-certainty scores 3.39 2.47), compared 6.73 5.01). Furthermore, reported higher on RFQ-uncertainty 7.73 4.38), 5.14 4.17), which indicates a greater lack knowledge about mental states (hypomentalizing). Eventually, significantly worse (A-DES total score 3.49 2.04), 2.06 1.43).The importance assessment early adolescence denotes topic increasing concern, order identify failures onset among toward implementation tailored interventions.

Language: Английский

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