Fiorenzo Laghi
Biographic Data
| ID | 248485 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fiorenzo Laghi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fiorenzo |
| FAMILY NAME | Laghi |
| SIGNATURE | LAGHI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3969-4292 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 72 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 246 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 72 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Parent-Report Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for Italian Preschoolers
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) assesses children’s emotional, behavioral, and social functioning. This study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Italian SDQ-Parents version (SDQ-P) in a sample of 458 children aged 3 to 5 years. Specifically, we analyzed the factorial structure and measurement invariance across gender and age, provided descriptive mean scores for typically developing children, and explored associations…
Young Children’s Perceptions of Hypothetical Peers’ Social and Solitary Preferences
Research Findings: The present study explored young children’s beliefs about hypothetical peers’ loneliness (negative feelings due to perceptions of not spending enough time with others), aloneliness (negative feelings due to perceptions of not spending enough time alone), unsociability (enjoyment of solitude), and sociability (enjoyment of peer interactions). Participants were 117 preschool children (n = 59girls, 50.4%) between the ages of 36 an…
White Italian Parents’ Ethnic‐Racial Socialization and Young Children's Prosocial Behavior Toward Outgroup Peers
White parents adopt various ethnic‐racial socialization (ERS) approaches that shape children's understanding of race and ethnicity, sometimes fostering awareness of ethnic‐racial inequalities and encouraging positive attitudes toward individuals from diverse backgrounds, and sometimes perpetuating a dominating perspective of whiteness as an invisible, natural privilege that is assumed while “othering” non‐White racial and ethnic groups. Whereas a…
A Latent Profile Analysis of Psychological Functioning During the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
Research highlights notable concerns about adolescents' psychological functioning during the COVID‐19 pandemic, pointing to its association with overall adjustment. Identifying adolescent profiles based on psychological distress risk levels is crucial for developing effective support strategies. This study, conducted with N = 579 adolescents ( M age = 15.97, SD = 1.52), employed a person‐centred approach, using the latent profile analysis (LPA) t…
Exploring Links Between Social Competence, Immigrant Background, and Children’s Preschool Adjustment
Research Findings: In the present study, we investigated the roles of children’s social competence and immigrant background in the prediction of the quality of children’s relationships with peers and teachers and school adjustment. Participants were N = 212 children (Mage = 58.32 months, SD = 10.72; n = 98 with an immigrant background) and their teachers (two per class). One teacher in each class assessed children’s social competence and behavior…
Parents’ reflective functioning and stress
Social understanding competence develops in sensitive and co‐regulating caregiver interactions. Parental reflective functioning (PRF) and parenting stress can affect children's social understanding. This study investigated if children's social understanding was associated with PRF and parenting stress. Parents of 305 Italian children aged from 24 to 72 months ( M = 48.2, SD = 13.9; 47.9% girls) completed an online survey. Parents completed the fo…
Exploring Definitions and Experiences of Loneliness
Loneliness represents a negative feeling that arises when individuals perceive a discrepancy between actual and desired social relationships. The present study explored the meanings and personal experiences of loneliness in children and early adolescents in Italy. Participants included 139 children and early adolescents aged 8–14 years ( M = 10.76 years, SD = 1.71; 80 girls, 57.6%) who completed a semi‐structured interview online. Different dimen…
Social Anxiety and Drunkorexia Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults
Background: Existing evidence showed that social anxiety represents a significant factor in eating disorders. However, to our knowledge, no prior study has examined the association between social anxiety and drunkorexia behaviors. Objectives: The present study aimed at exploring the relationship between social anxiety and drunkorexia behaviors, and investigating resilience as a moderator of this relationship. Participants were 333 adolescents and…
The role of loneliness and positivity on adolescents’ mental health and sleep quality during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed unprecedented challenges with profound repercussions on adolescents’ mental health and sleep quality. However, only a few studies have focused on the aspects potentially related to adolescents’ well-being during the pandemic. The present study aimed to understand the role of loneliness and positivity on adolescents’ mental health difficulties and sleep-related issues in the emergency period. A sample of N = 564…
Solitary groups
The present study aims to differentiate groups of children and early adolescents characterized by their motivations for social withdrawal and personal experiences with solitude. Participants were N = 561 (307 girls) children and early adolescents, aged 8–14 years ( M = 11.32, SD = 1.63), who completed self‐report assessments of motivations for social withdrawal (i.e., shyness, unsociability), social/asocial dissatisfaction (i.e., loneliness, alon…
Examining Links Between Motivations for Social Withdrawal, Time Spent Alone, and Indices of Internalizing Problems in Childhood and Early Adolescence
This study investigated links between motivations for social withdrawal, time spent alone, and indices of internalizing difficulties. Participants were 169 ( n = 96 girls) children and early adolescents aged 8–14 years ( M age = 10.82, SD = 1.78). Children completed self-report measures of motivations for social withdrawal (shyness, unsociability), time spent alone, and indices of internalizing difficulties (social anxiety, depression, loneliness…
The interplay between expressive suppression, emotional self-efficacy and internalizing behavior in middle adolescence
Pragmatics in the elementary school years
Refusal self-efficacy and alcohol-related behaviours in community samples
Individualism-Collectivism and Covid-19 Prevention Behaviors in Young Adults
Stemming on the theoretical framework of individualism-collectivism, this study aims to interpret COVID-19 prevention behaviors in young adults in the light of cultural orientations, hypothesizing the mediating role of two pandemic affects (i.e., fear for COVID-19 consequences and psychological distress during pandemic). Participants were 296 young adults living in Italy (Mage = 23.96, SDage = 3.04; 79.7% women), who completed an online anonymous…
Psychological Difficulties in Children and Adolescents during the Covid-19 Lockdown
The present study investigated protective and risk factors for psychological difficulties in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 lockdown. Specifically, the role of increased use of digital devices (DDs) for recreational purposes and the role of free time spent with parents were explored. Furthermore, the possible mediating effect of increased use of DDs in the relationship between free time spent with parents and psychological difficult…
The Psychological Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Alcohol Abuse and Drunkorexia Behaviors in Young Adults
The COVID-19 outbreak negatively affected young adults’ psychological well-being, increasing their stress levels and symptoms of anxiety and depression, and potentially triggering health-risk behaviors. The present study was aimed at investigating the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol abuse and drunkorexia behaviors among young adults living in Italy. Participants were 370 emerging adults (63% women, 37% men; Mage = 21.00, …
Relationship between Executive Functions, Social Cognition, and Attachment State of Mind in Adolescence
Advancements in the complexity of self-other representations and mentalization of interpersonal exchanges significantly occurs in the passage from pre-adolescence to adolescence and seem to be promoted by increased performances in executive control and cognitive shifting. Dismissing state of mind with respect to attachment is associated with lower development of social understanding in adolescence. The neurocognitive reorganization that underlies…
Sexting Behaviors Before and During Covid-19 in Italian and Colombian Young Adults
Results provide implications for educational and prevention programs to improve young people's awareness of sexting behaviors
Loneliness and Aloneliness as Mediators of the Associations Between Social Withdrawal and Internalizing Problems in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence
The main aim of this study was to investigate a conceptual model linking subtypes of social withdrawal, social/asocial dissatisfaction, and internalizing problems in late childhood and early adolescence. Participants were N = 459 students ( n = 247 girls) aged 8–14 years ( M = 11.24, SD = 1.66), who completed self-reports assessments of social withdrawal subtypes (i.e., shyness and unsociability), loneliness and aloneliness, and internalizing pro…
The effect of individual and classroom moral disengagement on antisocial behaviors in Colombian adolescents
The present study examined the predictive effect of moral disengagement (within and between classrooms) on antisocial behaviors in Colombian adolescents, as well as the interaction of moral disengagement with classroom composition by age, socioeconomic status (SES), and perceived teacher–student relationship quality. Multilevel modeling was used to identify individual, compositional, and contextual effects on antisocial behaviors. The predictive …
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Hare psychopathy checklist-youth version (PCL
Exploring the Role of Play Behaviors in the Links between Preschoolers’ Shyness and Teacher-Child Relationships
Research Findings: The goal of this study was to investigate the role of play behaviors in the links between child shyness and teacher-child relationship quality in preschool. Participants were 212 (102 girls) young children (M = 58.32 months, SD = 10.72) recruited from 10 classrooms in three preschools in central Italy. Parents evaluated children’s shyness and teachers rated their relationships with children as well as play behaviors at preschoo…
Drunkorexia Among a Sample of Lebanese Adults
Background: Drunkorexia is a food and alcohol disturbance described as being a range of disordered and compensatory eating behaviors that co-occur with excessive alcohol consumption. The remarkable correlation, highlighted in the literature, between dysfunctional cognitions and both eating disorders and substance use disorders is able to emphasize that cognitive phenomena can be an intrapersonal factor linked to drunkorexia disorder. The aim of t…
Internalizing and externalizing behaviors and close relationships in siblings of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
The literature on typically developing (TD) siblings of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD-TD siblings) has grown over the last few decades, providing inconsistent results. Much attention has been reserved to sibling relationships when one shows ASD symptoms. The purpose of the current study was to examine the mutual influences between ASD-TD siblings’ emotional and behavioral characteristics, as evaluated by mothers, and the differen…
Sexual orientation and the desires and intentions to become parents
This is the first study in Italy to evaluate parenting desires and intentions, the value of parenthood and individual perception of competence as a parent in an Italian sample of lesbian women (N = 201), gay men (N = 199) and heterosexual participants (female = 314 and male = 216) 18–35 years of age. Childless lesbian and gay individuals were less likely than their heterosexual peers to report parenting desires and intentions. Data suggested that…
I Embrace My LGB Identity
Lesbian Mother Families and Gay Father Families in Italy
Attitudes and Beliefs of Italian Educators and Teachers Regarding Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents
Coming out during adolescence
Disclosing sexual orientation to parents is a challenging developmental task for lesbian and gay adolescents. The aim of the study is to investigate parental negative reaction to coming out, which is associated with high levels of internalized sexual stigma and psychological problems. Participants' perceptions of their parents' reactions, age at coming out, gender, parental political orientation and religiosity, family functioning, and internaliz…
Beyond Similarities
Attachment Representations and Time Perspective in Adolescence
The Desire to Marry and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Family Legalization in a Sample of Italian Lesbians and Gay Men
This is the first study evaluating the desire to marry and attitudes toward same-sex family legalization in an Italian sample of lesbians and gay males from 18 to 35 years of age. Even though the majority of participants reported a positive attitude toward same-sex family legalization, gay men expressed a lower desire to marry than lesbian participants. Participants with a high level of internalized sexual stigma were less likely to want to marry…
Attachment relationships and Internalizing and Externalizing problems among Italian adolescents
Family functioning and binge drinking among Italian adolescents
Limited studies have sought to describe binge drinking among adolescents and even fewer studies have attempted to examine whether family functioning, family communication and satisfaction could be associated with alcohol abuse. Our sample was made up of 726 Italian adolescents between the ages of 16 and 18. According to previous research, adolescents were categorized into non-drinkers, social, binge and heavy drinkers. Results showed that social,…
Binge eating and binge drinking behaviors
Considering the significant negative consequences that are directly related to binge eating and drinking behaviors, many studies have explored the reasons why adolescents engage in them. This study examined the differences in the development, maintenance, and co-occurrence of "binge" behaviors associated with adolescent's identity style and the level of commitment. One thousand four hundred Italian adolescents completed self-report measures asses…
Internalizing and externalizing symptoms among unaccompanied refugee and Italian adolescents
The relation of attachment security status to effortful self-regulation
Secure attachment relationships have been described as having a regulatory function in regard to children's emotions, social cognition, and behavior. Although some theorists and researchers have argued that attachment affects children's self-regulation, most attachment theorists have not strongly emphasized this association. The goal of the current meta-analysis was to determine the magnitude of the relation between attachment security status and…
Identity status differences among Italian adolescents
Binge eating and binge drinking among adolescents
This study aimed to investigate the motivations underlying binge eating and binge drinking in a sample of 302 adolescents. Our findings showed that binge eating was significantly correlated with gender, environmental, emotional, and social eating. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that emotional and environmental eating were significant positive predictors of binge eating, whereas binge drinking was significantly correlated with…
How adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their parents perceive family functioning
This study aims at examining whether adolescent girls diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and their parents differ in perceiving the different aspects of family functioning. Moreover, the discrepancy between adolescent girls and healthy controls on Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales dimensions, family communication, and family satisfaction is investigated. The study includes 36 female anorexia patients and their parents and 36 healthy…
Parent and peer attachment relationships and time perspective in adolescence
The primary aim of this research was to provide evidence about how adolescents' self-reported parent/peer attachment and time perspective relate to their satisfaction with life. A sample of 1211 adolescents completed self-report measures assessing life satisfaction, time perspective, and the perceived quality of parent and peer attachment. Results showed statistically significant relationships among these variables. Boys resulted higher scored th…
Love in Quarantine
Findings suggest new directions for implementing programs of sexual education and safer Internet use targeted to young people
Sexting Behaviors Before and During Covid-19 in Italian and Colombian Young Adults
Results provide implications for educational and prevention programs to improve young people's awareness of sexting behaviors
Loneliness and Aloneliness as Mediators of the Associations Between Social Withdrawal and Internalizing Problems in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence
The main aim of this study was to investigate a conceptual model linking subtypes of social withdrawal, social/asocial dissatisfaction, and internalizing problems in late childhood and early adolescence. Participants were N = 459 students ( n = 247 girls) aged 8–14 years ( M = 11.24, SD = 1.66), who completed self-reports assessments of social withdrawal subtypes (i.e., shyness and unsociability), loneliness and aloneliness, and internalizing pro…
Emotion regulation and alcohol abuse in second-generation immigrant adolescents
The individual predictors of drinking behaviors among second-generation immigrant adolescents are still understudied. This study investigated emotion regulation strategies and alcohol abuse in 472 adolescents (86 second-generation immigrants and 386 Italian natives; age range: 17-18). The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test were used to assess cognitive reappraisal, emotional suppression, and alcohol …
An exploratory assessment of theory of mind and psychological impairment in patients with bulimia nervosa
This study aimed to investigate psychosocial functioning and different dimensions of theory of mind (ToM) in people with bulimia nervosa (BN) and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified-BNtype (EDNOS-BN). Psychosocial functioning and ToM were assessed in a sample of young adult females, 16BNand 16EDNOS-BNoutpatients and 16 healthy controls (HCs). They were assessed using the Eating Disorder Inventory-Symptom Checklist-2 (EDI-2SC) for evaluating p…
A model to understand Covid-19 preventive behaviors in young adults
This study investigated COVID-19 preventive behaviors in young adults, exploring the predictive roles of health locus of control and pandemic fear. A sample of 188 Italian young adults (Mage = 22.76, SDage = 1.95; 85% girls) completed an anonymous online survey assessing preventive behaviors, health locus of control styles (i.e. internal, chance, powerful others), and two dimensions of pandemic fear. Fear for COVID-19 consequences-but not general…
Young children's perceptions and beliefs about hypothetical shy, unsociable, and socially avoidant peers at school
The aim of this study was to explore young children's perceptions, beliefs, and anticipated outcomes about different types of social withdrawal (shyness, unsociability, social avoidance). Participants were N = 212 children ( n = 110 boys) aged 2.55–6.37 years ( M = 4.86, SD = 0.89) recruited from three preschools and kindergartens in Italy. Children were interviewed individually and asked about hypothetical peers displaying different types of soc…
The role of time perspective in social cognitive career theory of interests
Although social cognitive career theory has been tested in relation to Holland's RIASEC types, few studies have examined the role of time perspective across RIASEC themes. Four hundred and thirty-five students participated in this study. Data were collected on the time perspective dimensions, learning experiences, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and interests across each of the RIASEC areas identified by Holland. The findings, besides a subs…
Attachment Representations and Time Perspective in Adolescence
Binge drinking among gay, and lesbian youths
Classification of Professional Values Based on Motivational Content
This study applies a multidimensional scaling (MSD) technique to investigate the structural validity of the Work Values Inventory for Adolescents with a sample of Italian students. The MSD results indicated the presence of two underlying orthogonal dimensions: individuality versus sociality and conservation versus exploration. Implications for future research are also discussed. © 2011 The Author(s)
Identity and conformism among Italian adolescents who binge eat and drink
This cross-sectional study examined binge eating and binge drinking behaviours analysing their association with the process of identity formation in adolescence and individual tendency towards conformism. The sample consisted of 1500 Italian students (660 boys and 840 girls) attending high school. The average age of the students was 17.31 years (SD = 1.34; range: 17–19). They completed self-report measures assessing binge behaviours, ego identity…
Dual Vulnerability of Being Both a Teen and an Immigrant Parent
Attachment relationships and Internalizing and Externalizing problems among Italian adolescents
Family functioning and binge drinking among Italian adolescents
Limited studies have sought to describe binge drinking among adolescents and even fewer studies have attempted to examine whether family functioning, family communication and satisfaction could be associated with alcohol abuse. Our sample was made up of 726 Italian adolescents between the ages of 16 and 18. According to previous research, adolescents were categorized into non-drinkers, social, binge and heavy drinkers. Results showed that social,…
Values Similarity between Parents and Adolescents
The goal of the present study was to investigate the roles gender and the content of basic and work values play in the values similarity between parents and adolescents. 160 high school Italian adolescents, age ranging from 17 to 19, and their parents had to respond to Work Values Inventory for Adolescents (WVI-A). The Work Values Inventory for Adolescents is designed to measure six dimensions: conservation, exploration, individuality, sociabilit…
Sexual orientation and the desires and intentions to become parents
This is the first study in Italy to evaluate parenting desires and intentions, the value of parenthood and individual perception of competence as a parent in an Italian sample of lesbian women (N = 201), gay men (N = 199) and heterosexual participants (female = 314 and male = 216) 18–35 years of age. Childless lesbian and gay individuals were less likely than their heterosexual peers to report parenting desires and intentions. Data suggested that…
Sexual Orientation and the Desires and Intentions to Become Parents
Friendship in children with internalizing and externalizing problems
Identity status differences among Italian adolescents
Internalizing and externalizing symptoms among unaccompanied refugee and Italian adolescents
Is Cyberbullying Related to Trait or State Anger
Beyond Similarities
An exploratory assessment of theory of mind and psychological impairment in patients with bulimia nervosa
This study aimed to investigate psychosocial functioning and different dimensions of theory of mind (ToM) in people with bulimia nervosa (BN) and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified-BNtype (EDNOS-BN). Psychosocial functioning and ToM were assessed in a sample of young adult females, 16BNand 16EDNOS-BNoutpatients and 16 healthy controls (HCs). They were assessed using the Eating Disorder Inventory-Symptom Checklist-2 (EDI-2SC) for evaluating p…
Binge eating and binge drinking behaviors
Considering the significant negative consequences that are directly related to binge eating and drinking behaviors, many studies have explored the reasons why adolescents engage in them. This study examined the differences in the development, maintenance, and co-occurrence of "binge" behaviors associated with adolescent's identity style and the level of commitment. One thousand four hundred Italian adolescents completed self-report measures asses…
The Desire to Marry and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Family Legalization in a Sample of Italian Lesbians and Gay Men
This is the first study evaluating the desire to marry and attitudes toward same-sex family legalization in an Italian sample of lesbians and gay males from 18 to 35 years of age. Even though the majority of participants reported a positive attitude toward same-sex family legalization, gay men expressed a lower desire to marry than lesbian participants. Participants with a high level of internalized sexual stigma were less likely to want to marry…
Negative Parental Responses to Coming Out and Family Functioning in a Sample of Lesbian and Gay Young Adults
Family Functioning and Dysfunctional Eating Among Italian Adolescents
Lesbian Mother Families and Gay Father Families in Italy
The Role of Nice and Nasty Theory of Mind in Teacher-Selected Peer Models for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders
The study aimed at verifying if nice and nasty theory of mind behaviors, in association with teachers’ peer buddy nomination, could be used to correctly select peer models for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Mentalizing abilities and emotional and behavioral characteristics of 601 adolescents were assessed. Results suggest that teachers recognize how students socially use their mind-reading ability, and employ such knowledge to select …
Coming-Out to Family Members and Internalized Sexual Stigma in Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay People
Theory of mind in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) adolescents
Attachment in Childcare Centers
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