Unpacking trust: the Italian validation of the epistemic trust, mistrust, and credulity questionnaire (ETMCQ)

M Liotti, A Milesi, GF Spitoni, A Tanzilli, AM Speranza… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The construct of epistemic trust has received much consideration in recent psychological
literature, even though mainly from a theoretical perspective. The overall aim of this study …

The interplay of mentalization and epistemic trust: a protective mechanism against emotional dysregulation in adolescent internalizing symptoms

L Parolin, A Milesi, G Comelli… - … , Process, and Outcome, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mentalization is the ability to interpret actions as caused by intentional mental states.
Moreover, mentalization facilitates the development of epistemic trust (ET), namely, the …

Personality, defenses, mentalization, and epistemic trust related to pandemic containment strategies and the COVID-19 vaccine: a sequential mediation model

A Tanzilli, A Cibelli, M Liotti, F Fiorentino… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably influenced all domains of people's
lives worldwide, determining a high increase in overall psychological distress and several …

Monkeypox: New epidemic or fake news? Study of psychological and social factors associated with fake news attitudes of monkeypox in Italy

FM Nimbi, G Giovanardi, R Baiocco, A Tanzilli… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Starting from May 2022, a growing number of monkeypox cases have been
identified in several countries in Europe and the United States. To date, information on …

Who is afraid of monkeypox? Analysis of psychosocial factors associated with the first reactions of fear of monkeypox in the Italian population

FM Nimbi, R Baiocco, G Giovanardi, A Tanzilli… - Behavioral …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: A rising number of monkeypox cases have been detected in Europe and
several Western nations. Evaluating the fear associated with monkeypox is crucial to …

The catcher in the mind: validation of the brief-mentalized affectivity scale for adolescents in the Italian population

M Liotti, AF Bincoletto, F Bizzi, M Tironi… - Research in …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The concept of mentalized affectivity (MA) encompasses the dimensions of identifying,
processing, and expressing emotions and describes the process of making sense of and …

[HTML][HTML] Mentalized affectivity, helicopter parenting, and psychopathological risk in emerging adults: a network analysis

G Cruciani, A Fontana, IMA Benzi, L Sideli… - European Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Emerging adulthood represents a critical stage characterized by heightened risks for
anxiety, depression, and somatization symptoms development. Research has shown that …

Long-term psychological implication of the COVID-19 pandemic: a network analysis among the Italian population

A Cipriano, C Cavalera, M Stabile, S Cella - Current Psychology, 2024 - Springer
The enduring psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is a subject of growing
concern. Despite existing research highlighting immediate challenges, there is a lack of …

Adverse childhood experiences and psychological maladjustment in adolescence: The protective role of epistemic trust, mentalized affectivity, and reflective …

M Tironi, S Charpentier Mora, M Liotti… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are psychosocial factors
acknowledged as significant contributors to health consequences later in adolescence …

Virtue, well-being, and mentalized affectivity

E Jurist, D Greenberg, M Pizziferro… - Research in …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Virtue ethics, featuring the claim that virtue leads to wellbeing, has been imported by
psychologists from philosophy. In the first part of the paper, we re-examine the source of …