The Semiotic Paradigm in Psychology. A Mature Weltanschauung for the Definition of Semiotic Mind

R De Luca Picione - Integrative psychological and behavioral science, 2020 - Springer
The author discusses the relevance of the semiotic perspective for the psychological studies
in order to deal with some critical issues. In the view of the author, the presumed weakness …

Modal articulation: The psychological and semiotic functions of modalities in the sensemaking process

R De Luca Picione, ML Martino… - Theory & …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Within a semiotic and psychodynamic frame, we present and discuss the psychological
construct of modal articulation. By modality, we mean the way a subject organizes the …

Mentalizing stigma: Reflective functioning as a protective factor against depression and anxiety in transgender and gendernonconforming people

C Scandurra, P Dolce, R Vitelli… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The current study examined the role of internalized transphobia (IT) as a mediator
between genderrelated rejection and mental health, and reflective functioning (or …

Models of semiotic borders in psychology and their implications: From rigidity of separation to topological dynamics of connectivity

R De Luca Picione - Theory & Psychology, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, I discuss some implications deriving from different models of the notion of
border, starting from interdisciplinary contributions and in particular from semiotics …

The dynamic nature of the human psyche and its three tenets: Normativity, liminality and resistance—semiotic advances in direction of modal articulation sensemaking

R De Luca Picione - Human Arenas, 2021 - Springer
The human psyche is relational, transient, and tensional. It instantiates itself by an ongoing
constructive process of sensemaking in terms of dynamic configurations of …

The semiotic construction of the sense of agency. The modal articulation in narrative processes

R De Luca Picione, ML Martino, G Troisi - Integrative Psychological and …, 2019 - Springer
The sense of agency is an ongoing process of semiotic construction of the action starting
from the affective, cognitive, intersubjective and cultural matrix of experience. A person …

A new measure for the assessment of the university engagement: The SInAPSi academic engagement scale (SAES)

MF Freda, DLP Raffaele, G Esposito, G Ragozini… - Current …, 2021 - Springer
Despite the growing interest on the notion of academic engagement (AE) and its relevance
for students' success, a few valid and reliable instruments on AE have been developed …

Mentalizing the University experience: an exploratory study on the relationship between university students' reflective functioning, psychological well-being and …

G Esposito, R Passeggia, G Pepicelli… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - cab.unime.it
Abstract In a Clinical Health Psychology perspective, which focuses on the promotion and
maintenance of mental and physical health of the individuals, mentalization (operationalized …

Mirroring in group counseling: Analyzing narrative innovations

G Esposito, AP Ribeiro, MM Gonçalves… - Small Group …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this case study is to demonstrate how an innovative group counseling method,
the narrative mediation path, promotes reflective mirroring in a group of underachieving …

Mentalizing underachievement in group counseling: Analyzing the relationship between members' reflective functioning and counselors' interventions.

G Esposito, S Karterud, MF Freda - Psychological Services, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
This study concerns an innovative group counseling method, the narrative mediation path
(NMP), which aims to promote mentalization on underachievement among university …