The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and convergent and discriminant va... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and convergent and discriminant validity of scores on an Italian translation of the Revised Identity Style Inventory (ISI-5) with samples of 237 adolescents (50 males, M age = 18.04, SD = .86) and 268 university students (42 males, M age = 22.71, SD = 3.70). Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated that a three-factor solution provided a good fit, which was invariant across age and sex groups. The theoretically relationships between scores on the ISI and scores on measures of reasoning and identity processes, identity commitment, and social desirability were partially consistent, thus further studies are needed to give more evidence to the convergent and discriminant validity.
This study was aimed at testing a meditational model in which goal orientation, self-determined m... more This study was aimed at testing a meditational model in which goal orientation, self-determined motivation, and sportspersonship were predictive factors of aggressiveness. Italian martial artists (N = 366; M age = 29.53, SD = 9.107; Men = 325, Female = 41) were asked to fill in a questionnaire assessing sport orientation, sport motivation, sportspersonship, and aggressiveness. The path analysis supported the hypothesized model: self-determined motivation mediates the relationship between motivational orientations and sportspersonhip, which in turn mediates the relationship between motivation and aggressiveness. The results suggest considering these motivational factors in order to plan interventions to prevent aggressiveness among athletes.
After intensive, long-term musical training, the auditory system of a musician is specifically tu... more After intensive, long-term musical training, the auditory system of a musician is specifically tuned to perceive musical sounds. We wished to find out whether a musician's auditory system also develops increased sensitivity to any sound of everyday life, experiencing them as noise. For this purpose, an online survey, including questionnaires on noise sensitivity, musical background, and listening tests for assessing musical aptitude, was administered to 197 participants in Finland and Italy. Subjective noise sensitivity (assessed with the Weinstein's Noise Sensitivity Scale) was analyzed for associations with musicianship, musical aptitude, weekly time spent listening to music, and the importance of music in each person's life (or music importance). Subjects were divided into three groups according to their musical expertise: Nonmusicians (N = 103), amateur musicians (N = 44), and professional musicians (N = 50). The results showed that noise sensitivity did not depend o...
We aimed to study if noise sensitivity is associated with musical aptitude and everyday use of mu... more We aimed to study if noise sensitivity is associated with musical aptitude and everyday use of music. A total of 197 participants was recruited in Finland (N=91; 44 men, 47 women) and in Italy (N=106; 10 men, 96 women). The age range was from 19 to 56 years. We administered questionnaires and listening tests both online and in laboratory. Noise sensitivity was studied using the Weinstein's Noise Sensitivity Scale. Musical aptitude was tested with Seashore tests for Pitch and Time and Montreal Battery of Evaluation Amusia (MBEA). The correlation test did not show significant relationship between noise sensitivity and performance in Seashore test for Time. The correlation between noise sensitivity and the results on Pitch subscale was marginally significant indicating that subjects with lower noise sensitivity tend to perform better on pitch discrimination task. No significant correlations were found between noise sensitivity and MBEA scores. Noise sensitivity was negatively correlated with the amount of passive music listening meaning that subjects with higher noise sensitivity use music as a background more seldom than subjects with lower noise sensitivity. No association was found between noise sensitivity and the amount of active music listening a week.
Noise sensitive individuals have a predisposition to attend to sounds and to perceive them negati... more Noise sensitive individuals have a predisposition to attend to sounds and to perceive them negatively. Noise sensitivity predicts noise annoyance. The aim of this study was to investigate if noise sensitivity is associated with musical background. A total of 197 participants were recruited in Finland (N=91; 44 men, 47 women) and in Italy (N=106; 10 men, 96 women). The age range was from 19 to 56 years (M = 28.57, SD = 7.93 for Finland; M = 24.71, SD = 8.01 for Italy). We administered questionnaires and listening tests both online and in the laboratory, focusing on musical background. Noise sensitivity was studied using the Weinstein’s Noise Sensitivity Scale administered online. The subjects were divided into 3 groups according to their musical experience. The groups were non-musicians (N = 103), amateur musicians (N = 44) and musicians (N = 50). Non-musicians, amateurs and musicians did not differ significantly from each other in noise sensitivity. This finding hence does not relat...
Pathological gambling involves multitudinous costs related to financial, legal, and public health... more Pathological gambling involves multitudinous costs related to financial, legal, and public health care aspects, as well as to specific psychological disorders. Despite the overall evidence suggesting that comorbid disorders represent a risk factor for pathological gambling, there is scant evidence on the appropriate treatments for gamblers with such disorders. In this context, metacognitive therapy is an interesting approach because it considers psychological disorders as a result of the activation of perseverative cognitive processes and attentional strategies in response to inner events. Several studies report that metacognition is associated with different psychological problems. This study investigated the relationship among comorbid disorders, metacognition, and pathological gambling. 69 pathological gamblers at the first hospital admission and 58 controls drawn from general population (matched for age, gender, education) completed a battery of self report instruments: Symptom Checklist-90-R, Metacognition Questionnaire 30, South Oaks Gambling Scale. Compared to controls, pathological gamblers showed higher level of comorbid symptomatology and metacognition. Correlation analyses showed that: comorbid symptomatology and metacognition were positively and significantly correlated with pathological gambling; metacognition was positively and significantly associated with comorbid symptomatology. Mediation analysis indicated that dysfunctional metacognitive strategies could have an indirect effect on pathological gambling mediated by concurrent psychological disorders. These findings provide some implications for gambling treatment programs: pathological gamblers should be screened for psychiatric disorders, and metacognitive therapy could be considered a correct treatment of pathological gamblers. Metacognitive therapy might lead to the reduction of the pathological gambling by the diminishing of the concurrent psychological disorders.
Our research examined those motives that could predict or protect from the negative effects of ga... more Our research examined those motives that could predict or protect from the negative effects of gambling. Motivational constructs (risk factors) and the five dimensions of resilience (protective factors) were considered. 879 participants completed the following questionnaire: Socio-anagraphic data, South Oaks Gambling Screen, Resilience Scale for Adults, Gambling Motivation Scale. Causal analysis assessed the relationships between the variables. ANOVA indicated that gambling groups differed on social competence and family cohesion (resilience), and on gambling intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation. Logistic regression models showed that protective factors had an indirect effect on gambling outcomes. More complex analysis models are required.
2012 IEEE 12th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2012
ABSTRACT In the last decades AHLSs have increasingly focused on human factors to develop didactic... more ABSTRACT In the last decades AHLSs have increasingly focused on human factors to develop didactic methods able to personalize learning contents to students' needs and prior knowledge. In agreement with this perspective, the present research aimed at assessing the relationship between cognitive styles and learning process in a SCORM setting. 119 undergraduate students were divided into two groups, e-learners and traditional learners. All participants completed both the Cognitive Style Questionnaire and the Intrinsic Motivation Scale in order to evenly distribute the sample. The e-learners received then the teaching materials adapted to their preferred cognitive style, whereas the traditional learners received the same but non-adapted materials. The research findings indicated the key role of the adaptation of learning contents to cognitive style in a e-learning setting even though participants' intrinsic motivation resulted low.
ABSTRACT The current study aimed to explore the effectiveness of e-training programs tailored to ... more ABSTRACT The current study aimed to explore the effectiveness of e-training programs tailored to teachers’ cognitive styles and the influence of intrinsic motivation, learning strategies, and metacognition in an e-learning environment. The topic of the programs was the use of digital technology in education. The research was carried out in secondary schools in Southern Italy. ANOVA results showed that learning outcome was significantly affected by the above-mentioned factors. Path analysis results supported for the expected indirect effect of metacognition and self-regulated learning on achievement. The final goal was the identification of proposals for reshaping the future training of e-teachers.
Our study proposed a path model of sportsperson ship using self-determined motivation as mediatin... more Our study proposed a path model of sportsperson ship using self-determined motivation as mediating variable and sport orientations as distal determinants. 166 competitive level athletes divided into two groups according to the type of sport (individual and team sports) completed a questionnaire composed of the Sport Orientation Questionnaire, the Sport Motivation Scale, the Multidimensional Sport Orientation Scale, and the socio-graphic section. Anova analysis and path meditational model were examined. Results showed main effects of gender and type of sports on sport orientations, and the indirect effects of sport orientations on sportsperson ship, as well as the meditational role of self-determined sport motivation.
Depression is an independent risk factor of poor outcomes for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patien... more Depression is an independent risk factor of poor outcomes for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients. Perceived social support and alexithymia are psychosocial variables identified by previous studies as predictive of depression in normal controls and CKD patients. Repetitively thinking and socially sharing emotional experiences have been investigated in association with depression in normal populations. Our cross-sectional study aimed to assess the effects of perceived social support, alexithymia, mental rumination, and social sharing on depression in CKD patients and controls. 103 CKD patients (age = 61.9 ± 7.2, 54 men) and 101 controls (age = 64.51 ± 6.56; 47 men) completed a questionnaire of 5 sections: Pluridimensional Inventory for Haemodialysis Patients (IPPE), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Toronto Alexihymia Scale (TAS-20), Social Sharing and Mental Rumination. Multiple regression analysis models with dummy variables assessed the effects of IPPE, MSPSS, TAS-20, Social Sharing, and Mental Rumination on GDS across the subgroups of participants. SPSS software was used. Depression levels resulted higher for patients than controls, especially in patients dialyzed for less than 4 years. The effects of perceived social support and alexithymia differed with respect to the subsamples. Rumination was positively associated with depression in normal controls, but negatively related with depression in patients dialyzed for 4+ years. The study confirmed high levels of depression in CKD patients. Depression was influenced by perceived social support, alexithymia, and the cognitive elaboration of emotional troubles associated with the disease. Rumination appeared as a dysfunctional consequence of emotions for normal controls, but had an adaptive function for patients dialyzed for 4+ years.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and convergent and discriminant va... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and convergent and discriminant validity of scores on an Italian translation of the Revised Identity Style Inventory (ISI-5) with samples of 237 adolescents (50 males, M age = 18.04, SD = .86) and 268 university students (42 males, M age = 22.71, SD = 3.70). Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated that a three-factor solution provided a good fit, which was invariant across age and sex groups. The theoretically relationships between scores on the ISI and scores on measures of reasoning and identity processes, identity commitment, and social desirability were partially consistent, thus further studies are needed to give more evidence to the convergent and discriminant validity.
This study was aimed at testing a meditational model in which goal orientation, self-determined m... more This study was aimed at testing a meditational model in which goal orientation, self-determined motivation, and sportspersonship were predictive factors of aggressiveness. Italian martial artists (N = 366; M age = 29.53, SD = 9.107; Men = 325, Female = 41) were asked to fill in a questionnaire assessing sport orientation, sport motivation, sportspersonship, and aggressiveness. The path analysis supported the hypothesized model: self-determined motivation mediates the relationship between motivational orientations and sportspersonhip, which in turn mediates the relationship between motivation and aggressiveness. The results suggest considering these motivational factors in order to plan interventions to prevent aggressiveness among athletes.
After intensive, long-term musical training, the auditory system of a musician is specifically tu... more After intensive, long-term musical training, the auditory system of a musician is specifically tuned to perceive musical sounds. We wished to find out whether a musician's auditory system also develops increased sensitivity to any sound of everyday life, experiencing them as noise. For this purpose, an online survey, including questionnaires on noise sensitivity, musical background, and listening tests for assessing musical aptitude, was administered to 197 participants in Finland and Italy. Subjective noise sensitivity (assessed with the Weinstein's Noise Sensitivity Scale) was analyzed for associations with musicianship, musical aptitude, weekly time spent listening to music, and the importance of music in each person's life (or music importance). Subjects were divided into three groups according to their musical expertise: Nonmusicians (N = 103), amateur musicians (N = 44), and professional musicians (N = 50). The results showed that noise sensitivity did not depend o...
We aimed to study if noise sensitivity is associated with musical aptitude and everyday use of mu... more We aimed to study if noise sensitivity is associated with musical aptitude and everyday use of music. A total of 197 participants was recruited in Finland (N=91; 44 men, 47 women) and in Italy (N=106; 10 men, 96 women). The age range was from 19 to 56 years. We administered questionnaires and listening tests both online and in laboratory. Noise sensitivity was studied using the Weinstein's Noise Sensitivity Scale. Musical aptitude was tested with Seashore tests for Pitch and Time and Montreal Battery of Evaluation Amusia (MBEA). The correlation test did not show significant relationship between noise sensitivity and performance in Seashore test for Time. The correlation between noise sensitivity and the results on Pitch subscale was marginally significant indicating that subjects with lower noise sensitivity tend to perform better on pitch discrimination task. No significant correlations were found between noise sensitivity and MBEA scores. Noise sensitivity was negatively correlated with the amount of passive music listening meaning that subjects with higher noise sensitivity use music as a background more seldom than subjects with lower noise sensitivity. No association was found between noise sensitivity and the amount of active music listening a week.
Noise sensitive individuals have a predisposition to attend to sounds and to perceive them negati... more Noise sensitive individuals have a predisposition to attend to sounds and to perceive them negatively. Noise sensitivity predicts noise annoyance. The aim of this study was to investigate if noise sensitivity is associated with musical background. A total of 197 participants were recruited in Finland (N=91; 44 men, 47 women) and in Italy (N=106; 10 men, 96 women). The age range was from 19 to 56 years (M = 28.57, SD = 7.93 for Finland; M = 24.71, SD = 8.01 for Italy). We administered questionnaires and listening tests both online and in the laboratory, focusing on musical background. Noise sensitivity was studied using the Weinstein’s Noise Sensitivity Scale administered online. The subjects were divided into 3 groups according to their musical experience. The groups were non-musicians (N = 103), amateur musicians (N = 44) and musicians (N = 50). Non-musicians, amateurs and musicians did not differ significantly from each other in noise sensitivity. This finding hence does not relat...
Pathological gambling involves multitudinous costs related to financial, legal, and public health... more Pathological gambling involves multitudinous costs related to financial, legal, and public health care aspects, as well as to specific psychological disorders. Despite the overall evidence suggesting that comorbid disorders represent a risk factor for pathological gambling, there is scant evidence on the appropriate treatments for gamblers with such disorders. In this context, metacognitive therapy is an interesting approach because it considers psychological disorders as a result of the activation of perseverative cognitive processes and attentional strategies in response to inner events. Several studies report that metacognition is associated with different psychological problems. This study investigated the relationship among comorbid disorders, metacognition, and pathological gambling. 69 pathological gamblers at the first hospital admission and 58 controls drawn from general population (matched for age, gender, education) completed a battery of self report instruments: Symptom Checklist-90-R, Metacognition Questionnaire 30, South Oaks Gambling Scale. Compared to controls, pathological gamblers showed higher level of comorbid symptomatology and metacognition. Correlation analyses showed that: comorbid symptomatology and metacognition were positively and significantly correlated with pathological gambling; metacognition was positively and significantly associated with comorbid symptomatology. Mediation analysis indicated that dysfunctional metacognitive strategies could have an indirect effect on pathological gambling mediated by concurrent psychological disorders. These findings provide some implications for gambling treatment programs: pathological gamblers should be screened for psychiatric disorders, and metacognitive therapy could be considered a correct treatment of pathological gamblers. Metacognitive therapy might lead to the reduction of the pathological gambling by the diminishing of the concurrent psychological disorders.
Our research examined those motives that could predict or protect from the negative effects of ga... more Our research examined those motives that could predict or protect from the negative effects of gambling. Motivational constructs (risk factors) and the five dimensions of resilience (protective factors) were considered. 879 participants completed the following questionnaire: Socio-anagraphic data, South Oaks Gambling Screen, Resilience Scale for Adults, Gambling Motivation Scale. Causal analysis assessed the relationships between the variables. ANOVA indicated that gambling groups differed on social competence and family cohesion (resilience), and on gambling intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation. Logistic regression models showed that protective factors had an indirect effect on gambling outcomes. More complex analysis models are required.
2012 IEEE 12th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2012
ABSTRACT In the last decades AHLSs have increasingly focused on human factors to develop didactic... more ABSTRACT In the last decades AHLSs have increasingly focused on human factors to develop didactic methods able to personalize learning contents to students' needs and prior knowledge. In agreement with this perspective, the present research aimed at assessing the relationship between cognitive styles and learning process in a SCORM setting. 119 undergraduate students were divided into two groups, e-learners and traditional learners. All participants completed both the Cognitive Style Questionnaire and the Intrinsic Motivation Scale in order to evenly distribute the sample. The e-learners received then the teaching materials adapted to their preferred cognitive style, whereas the traditional learners received the same but non-adapted materials. The research findings indicated the key role of the adaptation of learning contents to cognitive style in a e-learning setting even though participants' intrinsic motivation resulted low.
ABSTRACT The current study aimed to explore the effectiveness of e-training programs tailored to ... more ABSTRACT The current study aimed to explore the effectiveness of e-training programs tailored to teachers’ cognitive styles and the influence of intrinsic motivation, learning strategies, and metacognition in an e-learning environment. The topic of the programs was the use of digital technology in education. The research was carried out in secondary schools in Southern Italy. ANOVA results showed that learning outcome was significantly affected by the above-mentioned factors. Path analysis results supported for the expected indirect effect of metacognition and self-regulated learning on achievement. The final goal was the identification of proposals for reshaping the future training of e-teachers.
Our study proposed a path model of sportsperson ship using self-determined motivation as mediatin... more Our study proposed a path model of sportsperson ship using self-determined motivation as mediating variable and sport orientations as distal determinants. 166 competitive level athletes divided into two groups according to the type of sport (individual and team sports) completed a questionnaire composed of the Sport Orientation Questionnaire, the Sport Motivation Scale, the Multidimensional Sport Orientation Scale, and the socio-graphic section. Anova analysis and path meditational model were examined. Results showed main effects of gender and type of sports on sport orientations, and the indirect effects of sport orientations on sportsperson ship, as well as the meditational role of self-determined sport motivation.
Depression is an independent risk factor of poor outcomes for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patien... more Depression is an independent risk factor of poor outcomes for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients. Perceived social support and alexithymia are psychosocial variables identified by previous studies as predictive of depression in normal controls and CKD patients. Repetitively thinking and socially sharing emotional experiences have been investigated in association with depression in normal populations. Our cross-sectional study aimed to assess the effects of perceived social support, alexithymia, mental rumination, and social sharing on depression in CKD patients and controls. 103 CKD patients (age = 61.9 ± 7.2, 54 men) and 101 controls (age = 64.51 ± 6.56; 47 men) completed a questionnaire of 5 sections: Pluridimensional Inventory for Haemodialysis Patients (IPPE), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Toronto Alexihymia Scale (TAS-20), Social Sharing and Mental Rumination. Multiple regression analysis models with dummy variables assessed the effects of IPPE, MSPSS, TAS-20, Social Sharing, and Mental Rumination on GDS across the subgroups of participants. SPSS software was used. Depression levels resulted higher for patients than controls, especially in patients dialyzed for less than 4 years. The effects of perceived social support and alexithymia differed with respect to the subsamples. Rumination was positively associated with depression in normal controls, but negatively related with depression in patients dialyzed for 4+ years. The study confirmed high levels of depression in CKD patients. Depression was influenced by perceived social support, alexithymia, and the cognitive elaboration of emotional troubles associated with the disease. Rumination appeared as a dysfunctional consequence of emotions for normal controls, but had an adaptive function for patients dialyzed for 4+ years.
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