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The role of the family doctor’s language in modulating people's attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids

Roberta Adorni, Claudia Manzi, Eleonora Crapolicchio, Patrizia Steca

Health & Social Care in the Community > 30 > 5 > e1775 - e1784

Despite widespread hearing problems among older adults, only a minority of them use hearing aids. The decision to rely on hearing aids is influenced by several psychosocial factors, which may include attitudes influenced by significant others, particularly caregivers and health professionals. The language used by professionals when approaching this topic is particularly important. The purpose of this...

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Clustering of Lifestyle Risk Factors in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Prevalence and Change after the First Event

Dario Monzani, Marco D'Addario, Francesco Fattirolli, Cristina Giannattasio, more

Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being > 10 > 3 > 434 - 456

Background Healthy lifestyles are modifiable risk factors for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) onset and recurrence. While unhealthy lifestyles tend to cluster together within the general healthy population, little is known about the prevalence and clustering of these behaviours in people with ACS before and after the first acute event. The aim of this study was to identify lifestyle profiles of patients...

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Children’s Wellbeing at School: A Multi-dimensional and Multi-informant Approach

Valentina Tobia, Andrea Greco, Patrizia Steca, Gian Marco Marzocchi

Journal of Happiness Studies > 2019 > 20 > 3 > 841-861

Based on a multi-dimensional model of wellbeing in school that includes psychological, cognitive and social components, the aim of this investigation was to (a) analyse differences based on gender and school level (primary or middle school) in children’s subjective reports of their school wellbeing, (b) analyse correlates of subjective school wellbeing considering learning skills, grades and behavioural...

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Adolescents’ regulatory emotional self-efficacy beliefs and daily affect intensity

Marta Bassi, Antonella Delle Fave, Patrizia Steca, Gian Vittorio Caprara

Motivation and Emotion > 2018 > 42 > 2 > 287-298

Self-efficacy beliefs in emotion regulation were shown to foster well-being and psychosocial adaptation over time. In this study, we investigated their relationship with daily affect intensity among 199 adolescents aged 15–19. Participants completed the Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale measuring perceived capability to manage the experience and expression of negative emotions (SE-NE) and positive...

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Associations between personality, sports participation and athletic success. A comparison of Big Five in sporting and non-sporting adults

Patrizia Steca, Dario Baretta, Andrea Greco, Marco D'Addario, more

Personality and Individual Differences > 2018 > 121 > C > 176-183

The present study investigates whether the Big Five personality traits are different among diverse sports populations. A sample of 881 male athletes and non-athletes completed a self-report questionnaire measuring their personality traits. The Exploratory Structure Equation Modeling (ESEM) approach is adopted to test measurement invariance and mean differences among groups. The results indicate that...

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Psychological determinants of target organ damage in hypertensive patients: Focus on type A personality and Left Ventricular Mass Index

Andrea Greco, Alessandro Maloberti, Paola Sormani, Giulia Colombo, more

Artery Research > 2017 > 20 > C > 71

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Psychological determinants of target organ damage in hypertensive patients: Focus on Pulse Wave Velocity and depression

Andrea Greco, Alessandro Maloberti, Marisa Varrenti, Ilaria Bassi, more

Artery Research > 2017 > 20 > C > 70-71

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Understanding performance in risky sport: The role of self-efficacy beliefs and sensation seeking in competitive freediving

Dario Baretta, Andrea Greco, Patrizia Steca

Personality and Individual Differences > 2017 > 117 > C > 161-165

Sensation seeking and self-efficacy beliefs have been shown to be associated with participation and risk taking in risky sport. Little attention, however, has been given to their role in relation to performance. The purpose of the study was to investigate whether and how self-efficacy and sensation seeking predict sport performance in lower- and higher-risk freediving disciplines. A sample of 129...

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Individual Differences in Personality Associated with Aggressive Behavior among Adolescents Referred for Externalizing Behavior Problems

Gian Vittorio Caprara, Maria Gerbino, Enrico Perinelli, Guido Alessandri, more

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment > 2017 > 39 > 4 > 680-692

The present study examined the extent to which individual differences in personality that have been previously associated with aggression in non-clinical subjects (Caprara et al., European Journal of Personality, 27(3), 290–303, 2013, Caprara et al., Developmental Psychology, 50(1), 71–85, 2014) account for aggression among adolescents referred to psychiatric services with diagnosis within the externalizing...

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Testing an explanatory model of nurses’ intention to report adverse drug reactions in hospital settings

Alessia De Angelis, Luca Pancani, Patrizia Steca, Sofia Colaceci, more

Journal of Nursing Management > 25 > 4 > 307 - 317

Aim To test an explanatory model of nurses’ intention to report adverse drug reactions in hospital settings, based on the theory of planned behaviour. Background Under‐reporting of adverse drug reactions is an important problem among nurses. Methods A cross‐sectional design was used. Data were collected with the adverse drug reporting nurses’ questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed...

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A longitudinal study on the information needs and preferences of patients after an acute coronary syndrome

Andrea Greco, Erika Rosa Cappelletti, Dario Monzani, Luca Pancani, more

BMC Family Practice > 2016 > 17 > 1 > 1-10

Background Research has shown that the provision of pertinent health information to patients with cardiovascular disease is associated with better adherence to medical prescriptions, behavioral changes, and enhanced perception of control over the disease. Yet there is no clear knowledge on how to improve information pertinence. Identifying and meeting the information needs of patients and their preferences...

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Self-care confidence may be more important than cognition to influence self-care behaviors in adults with heart failure: Testing a mediation model

Ercole Vellone, Luca Pancani, Andrea Greco, Patrizia Steca, more

International Journal of Nursing Studies > 2016 > 60 > C > 191-199

Cognitive impairment can reduce the self-care abilities of heart failure patients. Theory and preliminary evidence suggest that self-care confidence may mediate the relationship between cognition and self-care, but further study is needed to validate this finding.The aim of this study was to test the mediating role of self-care confidence between specific cognitive domains and heart failure self-care...

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Changes in Dietary Behavior among Coronary and Hypertensive Patients: A Longitudinal Investigation Using the Health Action Process Approach

Patrizia Steca, Luca Pancani, Andrea Greco, Marco D'Addario, more

Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being > 7 > 3 > 316 - 339

BackgroundCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. Nutrition plays an important role in the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of CVDs. The present longitudinal study used the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) to investigate changes in dietary behavior in coronary patients (CPs) affected by acute coronary syndrome and hypertensive patients...

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Effective pursuit of personal goals: The fostering effect of dispositional optimism on goal commitment and goal progress

Dario Monzani, Patrizia Steca, Andrea Greco, Marco D’Addario, more

Personality and Individual Differences > 2015 > 82 > Complete > 203-214

Personal goals play a leading role in directing behavior and influencing well-being. Thus, it is important to assess goal dimensions promoting effective goal pursuit. The current research aimed at identifying the best predictors of goal pursuit, operationalized as perceived goal progress, among goal-related variables and individual differences in dispositional optimism. Two studies examined the influence...

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Social Support and Adherence to Treatment in Hypertensive Patients: A Meta-Analysis

Maria Elena Magrin, Marco D’Addario, Andrea Greco, Massimo Miglioretti, more

Annals of Behavioral Medicine > 2015 > 49 > 3 > 307-318

Background It is important to examine factors associated with patient adherence to hypertension control strategies. Purpose A meta-analysis was conducted to examine whether social support was related to adherence to healthy lifestyle and treatment medication in hypertensive patients. Methods Journal articles were searched in medical (CINAHL, MEDLINE), psychological (PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES), and...

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Cardiovascular Management Self-efficacy: Psychometric Properties of a New Scale and Its Usefulness in a Rehabilitation Context

Patrizia Steca, Andrea Greco, Erika Cappelletti, Marco D’Addario, more

Annals of Behavioral Medicine > 2015 > 49 > 5 > 660-674

Background Self-efficacy beliefs have been shown to affect various effective health-promoting behaviors in patients. Unfortunately, availability of reliable and valid measures of self-efficacy in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is still very limited. Purpose The aims of this study were to present a new scale measuring self-efficacy beliefs in managing CVD and to examine its psychometric properties...

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Brief report: Assessing dispositional optimism in adolescence – Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Life Orientation Test – Revised

Dario Monzani, Patrizia Steca, Andrea Greco

Journal of Adolescence > 2014 > 37 > 2 > 97-101

Dispositional optimism is an individual difference promoting psychosocial adjustment and well-being during adolescence. Dispositional optimism was originally defined as a one-dimensional construct; however, empirical evidence suggests two correlated factors in the Life Orientation Test – Revised (LOT-R).The main aim of the study was to evaluate the dimensionality of the LOT-R. This study is the first...

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Personality and Optimal Experience in Adolescence: Implications for Well-Being and Development

Marta Bassi, Patrizia Steca, Dario Monzani, Andrea Greco, more

Journal of Happiness Studies > 2014 > 15 > 4 > 829-843

Past research has repeatedly identified relations between optimal experience—or flow—and well-being across the lifespan. In the attempt to identify the conditions favoring this experience, some studies took into account personality traits. While most of them operationalized flow in terms of intensity, we presently focused on perceived occurrence versus absence of flow. Specifically, we investigated...

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Cognitive Vulnerability to Depressive Symptoms in Children: The Protective Role of Self-efficacy Beliefs in a Multi-Wave Longitudinal Study

Patrizia Steca, J. R. Z. Abela, D. Monzani, A. Greco, more

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology > 2014 > 42 > 1 > 137-148

The current multi-wave longitudinal study on childhood examined the role that social and academic self-efficacy beliefs and cognitive vulnerabilities play in predicting depressive symptoms in response to elevations in idiographic stressors. Children (N = 554; males: 51.4 %) attending second and third grade completed measures of depressive symptoms, negative cognitive styles, negative life events,...

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Parents’ Self-efficacy Beliefs and Their Children’s Psychosocial Adaptation During Adolescence

Patrizia Steca, Marta Bassi, Gian Vittorio Caprara, Antonella Delle Fave

Journal of Youth and Adolescence > 2011 > 40 > 3 > 320-331

Research has shown that parents’ perceived parental self-efficacy (PSE) plays a pivotal role in promoting their children’s successful adjustment. In this study, we further explored this issue by comparing psychosocial adaptation in children of parents with high and low PSE during adolescence. One hundred and thirty Italian teenagers (55 males and 75 females) and one of their parents (101 mothers and...

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Search results for: Patrizia Steca

The role of the family doctor’s language in modulating people's attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids

Clustering of Lifestyle Risk Factors in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Prevalence and Change after the First Event

Children’s Wellbeing at School: A Multi-dimensional and Multi-informant Approach

Adolescents’ regulatory emotional self-efficacy beliefs and daily affect intensity

Associations between personality, sports participation and athletic success. A comparison of Big Five in sporting and non-sporting adults

Psychological determinants of target organ damage in hypertensive patients: Focus on type A personality and Left Ventricular Mass Index

Psychological determinants of target organ damage in hypertensive patients: Focus on Pulse Wave Velocity and depression

Understanding performance in risky sport: The role of self-efficacy beliefs and sensation seeking in competitive freediving

Individual Differences in Personality Associated with Aggressive Behavior among Adolescents Referred for Externalizing Behavior Problems

Testing an explanatory model of nurses’ intention to report adverse drug reactions in hospital settings

A longitudinal study on the information needs and preferences of patients after an acute coronary syndrome

Self-care confidence may be more important than cognition to influence self-care behaviors in adults with heart failure: Testing a mediation model

Changes in Dietary Behavior among Coronary and Hypertensive Patients: A Longitudinal Investigation Using the Health Action Process Approach

Effective pursuit of personal goals: The fostering effect of dispositional optimism on goal commitment and goal progress

Social Support and Adherence to Treatment in Hypertensive Patients: A Meta-Analysis

Cardiovascular Management Self-efficacy: Psychometric Properties of a New Scale and Its Usefulness in a Rehabilitation Context

Brief report: Assessing dispositional optimism in adolescence – Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Life Orientation Test – Revised

Personality and Optimal Experience in Adolescence: Implications for Well-Being and Development

Cognitive Vulnerability to Depressive Symptoms in Children: The Protective Role of Self-efficacy Beliefs in a Multi-Wave Longitudinal Study

Parents’ Self-efficacy Beliefs and Their Children’s Psychosocial Adaptation During Adolescence

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