Introduction Media framing encompasses the intentional curation and arrangement of
relevant information, revolving around a central theme, to fashion a unified storyline. This …

Purpose COVID-19 patients faced first-hand the life-threatening consequences of the
disease, oftentimes involving prolonged hospitalization in isolation from family and friends …

Background: COVID-19 represents a threat both for the physical and psychological health of
oncological patients experiencing heightened distress levels to which the fear of the virus is …

This study aims to explore personal meanings related to the constructs 'sexuality'and 'sexual
pleasure'in people who choose to write in forums and blogs about their own experience with …

Purpose Mental illness stigma is a serious societal problem and a critical impediment to
treatment seeking for mentally ill people. To improve the understanding of mental illness …

Background The main purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of
schizophrenia in different categories of persons (directly and/or indirectly) involved with it …

Purpose This study aimed to explore the factorial structure of the Italian Weight Self-Stigma
Questionnaire (WSSQ)(Study1); and to test structural validity, internal consistency, test …

(1) Background: Alexithymia and impulsivity appear to represent risk factors for violence
perpetration, while mixed results are present with respect to victimization experience. In light …

This study's first aim was to explore whether stigma's facets differ between internalizing and
externalizing disorders in adolescence. The second aim was to compare the relationships …

Despite an intensive worldwide use across heterogeneous populations, only few studies
have assessed the factorial validity of the Attitudes toward Seeking Professional …