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 …

Background Adverse life events such as life-threatening accidents, domestic and/or sexual
violence, organic diseases (ie, cancer), or COVID-19 can have a strong traumatic impact …

Purpose To examine the structural validity, measurement invariance, reliability, and some
other psychometrical properties of the Italian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2 (I …

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 …

Background Coping with chronic illness can be overwhelming for patients and caregivers,
and may be inhibited by the denial mechanism, and therefore, denial represents a critical …

Introduction: Healthcare workers facing the threatening COVID-19 can experience severe
difficulties. Despite the need to evaluate both the psychological distress and positive …

Despite increasing popularity and intensive worldwide use, few studies have assessed the
validity and factorial structure of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS). However, scientific …

Objective: To develop and test the factorial structure of a new self-determination theory–
based measure of behavioral regulation in children. Methods: Five hundred ninety 590 (F …

Patients with COVID-19 experienced severe physical conditions as well as psychological
difficulties. Moreover, the COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted rehabilitation programs for …