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Gianluca Lo Coco
Researcher at University of Palermo
Publications - 118
Citations - 2347
Gianluca Lo Coco is an academic researcher from University of Palermo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Distress. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 94 publications receiving 1535 citations.
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Problematic video game use as an emotional coping strategy: Evidence from a sample of MMORPG gamers
Maria Di Blasi,Alessandro Giardina,Cecilia Giordano,Gianluca Lo Coco,Crispino Tosto,Joël Billieux,Adriano Schimmenti +6 more
TL;DR: The findings support the view that problematic players are likely to escape in online games as a maladaptive coping strategy for dealing with adverse emotional experiences.
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Fear of Missing Out as a Predictor of Problematic Social Media Use and Phubbing Behavior among Flemish Adolescents.
Vittoria Franchina,Mariek Vanden Abeele,Antonius J. van Rooij,Gianluca Lo Coco,Lieven De Marez +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the relationship between FOMO and problematic social media use (PSMU) and phubbing behavior in a large-scale survey study among 2663 Flemish teenagers.
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The role of attachment dimensions and perceived social support in predicting adjustment to cancer.
TL;DR: Whether patient's working model of attachment anxiety/avoidance and perceptions of social support predicts adjustment to cancer is examined.
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Individual and health-related quality of life assessment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients and their caregivers
Gianluca Lo Coco,Daniele Lo Coco,Viviana Cicero,Antonino Mario Oliveri,Girolamo Lo Verso,Federico Piccoli,Vincenzo La Bella +6 more
TL;DR: This study confirms that ALS has a negative impact on QoL in both patients and caregivers, however, caregivers who present lowerQoL levels are not always those who have to look after the most physically or psychologically impaired patients.
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Maintaining everyday life praxis in the time of COVID-19 pandemic measures (ELP-COVID-19 survey).
Saša Pišot,Ivana Milovanović,Boštjan Šimunič,Ambra Gentile,Ksenija Bosnar,Franjo Prot,Antonino Bianco,Gianluca Lo Coco,Sunčica Bartoluci,Darko Katović,Peter Bakalár,Terézia Kovalik Slančová,Lenka Tlučáková,Cristina Casals,Kaltrina Feka,Aikaterini Christogianni,Patrik Drid +16 more
TL;DR: Findings enable development of recommendations for maintaining healthy lifestyle habits with minimal negative health consequences in similar pandemic circumstances and draw attention to negative changes in everyday praxis (inactivity, body mass gain) after such a short period.