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Claudio Sica
Other affiliations: Health Science University, Boston University, University of Parma ...read more
Bio: Claudio Sica is an academic researcher from University of Florence. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anxiety & Psychopathy. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 99 publications receiving 5011 citations. Previous affiliations of Claudio Sica include Health Science University & Boston University.
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Smith College1, Boston University2, University of California, San Diego3, University of Savoy4, University of Illinois at Chicago5, University of New Brunswick6, Claude Bernard University Lyon 17, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai8, University of Amsterdam9, University of Pennsylvania10, University of Newcastle11, Drexel University12, Laval University13, Duke University14, Fordham University15, McGill University16, University of Waterloo17, University of British Columbia18, University of Bath19, University of Padua20, University of Florence21, University of Michigan22
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the progress of an international group of investigators who have commenced a coordinated effort to develop a standardized set of cognitive measures for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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TL;DR: Factor analysis of the Obsessive Belief Questionnaire and the Interpretation of Intrusions Inventory yielded a single factor, suggesting the total score be used in lieu of the 3 rationally derived subscales, and Discriminant validity was promising.
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University of Newcastle1, Boston University2, University of Melbourne3, University of California, San Diego4, University of Savoy5, University of Illinois at Chicago6, University of New Brunswick7, Claude Bernard University Lyon 18, University of Amsterdam9, University of Waterloo10, University of British Columbia11, University of Bath12, University of Padua13, University of Florence14, University of Michigan15
TL;DR: Initial examination of reliability and validity indicates excellent internal consistency and stability and encouraging evidence of validity, however, high correlations indicating overlap between some of the scales, particularly importance of thoughts, control of thought, and responsibility will need to be addressed in subsequent empirical and theoretical investigations.
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Boston University1, University of Melbourne2, Swinburne University of Technology3, University of Savoy4, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science5, University of Illinois at Chicago6, University of New Brunswick7, Claude Bernard University Lyon 18, University of Amsterdam9, University of Newcastle10, University of British Columbia11, Fordham University12, University of Padua13, McGill University14, Saint Louis University15, University of Waterloo16, George Mason University17, University of Florence18, VU University Medical Center19, University of Michigan20, Harvard University21
TL;DR: The validation of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ) and Interpretations of Intrusions Inventory (III) developed by the OCD Cognitions Working Group (OCCWG) to assess the primary beliefs and appraisals considered critical to the pathogenesis of obsessions was reported in this paper.
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TL;DR: The validity of the Italian DASS-21 and its utility, both for community and clinical individuals, are supported.
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TL;DR: The revised OCI (OCI-R) improves on the parent version in 3 ways: It eliminates the redundant frequency scale, simplifies the scoring of the subscales, and reduces overlap across subscales.
Abstract: This article reports on the development of a revised version of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (OCI; E. B. Foa, M. J. Kozak, P. Salkovskis, M. E. Coles, & N. Amir, 1998), a psychometrically sound, theoretically driven, self-report measure. The revised OCI (OCI-R) improves on the parent version in 3 ways: It eliminates the redundant frequency scale, simplifies the scoring of the subscales, and reduces overlap across subscales. The reliability and validity of the OCI-R were examined in 215 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), 243 patients with other anxiety disorders, and 677 nonanxious individuals. The OCI-R, which contains 18 items and 6 subscales, has retained excellent psychometric properties. The OCI-R and its subscales differentiated well between individuals with and without OCD. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses demonstrated the usefulness of the OCI-R as a diagnostic tool for screening patients with OCD, utilizing empirically derived cutscores.
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TL;DR: This epidemiological picture is an important benchmark for identifying persons at greater risk of suffering from psychological distress and the results are useful for tailoring psychological interventions targeting the post-traumatic nature of the distress.
Abstract: The uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has called for unprecedented measures, to the extent that the Italian government has imposed a quarantine on the entire country. Quarantine has a huge impact and can cause considerable psychological strain. The present study aims to establish the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and identify risk and protective factors for psychological distress in the general population. An online survey was administered from 18-22 March 2020 to 2766 participants. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression models were constructed to examine the associations between sociodemographic variables; personality traits; depression, anxiety, and stress. Female gender, negative affect, and detachment were associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. Having an acquaintance infected was associated with increased levels of both depression and stress, whereas a history of stressful situations and medical problems was associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety. Finally, those with a family member infected and young person who had to work outside their domicile presented higher levels of anxiety and stress, respectively. This epidemiological picture is an important benchmark for identifying persons at greater risk of suffering from psychological distress and the results are useful for tailoring psychological interventions targeting the post-traumatic nature of the distress.
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TL;DR: This meta-analysis tested moderators of relations between Big Five personality traits and coping using 2,653 effect sizes drawn from 165 samples and 33,094 participants and found personality was weakly related to broad coping, but all 5 traits predicted specific strategies.
Abstract: Personality may directly facilitate or constrain coping, but relations of personality to coping have been inconsistent across studies, suggesting a need for greater attention to methods and samples. This meta-analysis tested moderators of relations between Big Five personality traits and coping using 2,653 effect sizes drawn from 165 samples and 33,094 participants. Personality was weakly related to broad coping (e.g., Engagement or Disengagement), but all 5 traits predicted specific strategies. Extraversion and Conscientiousness predicted more problem-solving and cognitive restructuring, Neuroticism less. Neuroticism predicted problematic strategies like wishful thinking, withdrawal, and emotion-focused coping but, like Extraversion, also predicted support seeking. Personality more strongly predicted coping in young samples, stressed samples, and samples reporting dispositional rather than situation-specific coping. Daily versus retrospective coping reports and self-selected versus researcher-selected stressors also moderated relations between personality and coping. Cross-cultural differences were present, and ethnically diverse samples showed more protective effects of personality. Richer understanding of the role of personality in the coping process requires assessment of personality facets and specific coping strategies, use of laboratory and daily report studies, and multivariate analyses.
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