Anna Maria Speranza
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1265685 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Anna Maria Speranza |
| NOMBRES | Anna Maria |
| APELLIDO | Speranza |
| FIRMA | SPERANZA A M |
| AFILIACIONES | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8988-2940 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 25 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Italian Validation of the Expectations About Counseling – Brief Form (EAC-B) Among Students Attending a University Counseling Intervention
Patient expectations are recognized as a significant common factor influencing engagement and outcomes in psychological interventions, but their contribution in the context of brief university counseling remains understudied. The present study aimed to validate the Italian version of the Expectations About Counseling – Brief Form (EAC-B) and assessed its predictive role with respect to the working alliance and intervention outcome.Study 1 involve…
The effect of a psychodynamic counseling intervention on university students’ time attitudes
Factors associated with children’s attachment hierarchy in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families through assisted reproduction
With few exceptions, previous studies of children’s identification and hierarchy of attachment figures have involved only children born to heterosexual parents through unassisted conception, recognizing mothers as the primary attachment figures. Further research into diverse families may help to disentangle parents’ attachment role from their gender, sexual orientation, and biological relatedness to children. The present study aimed at exploring …
Same-gender Parent Families at School through Parents’ and Teachers’ Perspectives
Emotional dysregulation and eating symptoms in gender dysphoria and eating disorders
Emotional dysregulation is a key transdiagnostic dimension of several clinical conditions, including eating disorders (EDs) and gender dysphoria (GD). Not only is there frequent comorbidity between EDs and GD, but GD individuals also commonly experience ED symptoms and body-image disturbances. However, more research is needed to understand how specific body-related experiences may differently interact with difficulties in emotion regulation and d…
The logic of the symptom
Recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen a marked increase in suicidal behavior and thoughts among children, symptoms that can be alarming both for parents and psychotherapists. This study presents a single case of a 9-year-old boy who sought therapy after two suicide attempts, aiming to illustrate the benefits of a comprehensive psychodynamic assessment. This approach allowed to shift from an excessive focus on sympt…
Unlocking Success in Counseling
Psychological distress is widespread among university students, with depression being notably more prevalent compared to the general population. University counseling services are crucial for addressing these mental health challenges, and numerous studies have demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing psychological distress and improving overall well-being. However, there is limited research on what factors predict the success of university co…
Parenting and psychological adjustment during middle childhood in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families formed through assisted reproduction
The present cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study explored parenting and psychological adjustment \nduring middle childhood in 30 lesbian mother families through donor insemination, 25 gay father families \nthrough surrogacy, and 21 heterosexual parent families through gamete donation. In each family, both parents \nof a child aged 6–12 years (Myears = 8.69, SD= 2.17, 48.68% females) participated, for a total of 152 \nparents (Myears = 48.11…
Anorexia nervosa and familial risk factors
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a psychological disorder involving body manipulation, self-inflicted hunger, and fear of gaining weight.We performed an overview of the existing literature in the field of AN, highlighting the main intrafamilial risk factors for anorexia. We searched the PubMed database by using keywords such as “anorexia” and “risk factors” and “family”. After appropriate selection, 16 scientific articles were identified. The main intraf…
Computerized linguistic analysis of counselors’ clinical notes in a university counseling center
University counseling represents an effective tool for promoting students’ mental health, for reducing a variety of psychological disorders, and to offer developmental support and guidance in the resolution of educational and academic challenges. Despite this, there is still a paucity of literature on which variables are involved in explaining the effectiveness of university counseling. For this reason, we applied the multiple code theory to the …
Psychological Counseling among University Students Worldwide
University counseling services (UCSs) are actively involved in mental health assessment and in supplying interventions aimed at preventing, facing and possibly overcoming psychological problems. However, we do not have a global overview of psychological counseling among universities. This systematic review aims at reviewing the literature on university psychological counseling, including articles documenting: (1) mental health and attitudes regar…
Attachment Figures among Donor-Conceived Children of Lesbian Mothers in Middle Childhood
Parent–Child Relationship Scale (P‐CRS)
The present study measured the efficacy of the Parent–Child Relationship Scale (P‐CRS) in assessing the relationship between parents and children. The aims of the study were to explore how the scale scores change in relation to age and sex of the children, evaluate its ability to capture relational difficulties, and investigating its usefulness to assess the parent‐child relationship in the context of certain psychopathological conditions. A tota…
The CPAP-Q
INTRODUCTION: Different from psychopathological assessment, personality assessment considers an individual's entire range of functioning. The evaluation of personality during childhood is more complex than assessment in other life phases, but crucial for understanding the risk and protective factors for personality pathology. This paper has two main goals. The first goal is to describe the CPAP-Q, including its development and features. The CPAP-…
Personality Disorders in Childhood
The findings seem to support the validity of the CPNI as diagnostic instrument, taking children's PDs and behavioral problems into account. Despite some limitations, the CPNI represents a helpful measure to evaluate the children's personality configurations according to the DSM model. It may be employed along with other tools based on other diagnostic frameworks within the context of a multi-method and multi-informant assessment to provide an acc…
Heart rate variability and interoceptive accuracy predict impaired decision-making in Gambling Disorder
Childhood Personality Assessment Q-Sort (CPAP-Q)
These findings are preliminary, but seem to support the possibility of evaluating emerging personality patterns in childhood and their developmental pathways that may lead to personality disorders in adolescence and adulthood. The CPAP-Q promises to significantly contribute to less explored research areas and encourage systematic studies of children assessment, promoting best practices for individualized diagnoses
Psychological Well-Being of Trans* People in Italy During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13178-021-00633-3
Is It Autism? A Critical Commentary on the Co-Occurrence of Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorder
An increasing amount of literature revealed a link between GD and ASD. Both GD and ASD are complex and heterogeneous conditions characterized by a large variety of presentations. Studies have reported that individuals with GD tend to have higher prevalence rates of autistic traits in comparison to the general population. The purpose of this commentary is to provide, through the description of a clinical case, our reading and a possible interpreta…
Effects of Covid-19 Epidemic Lockdown on Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Italian Mothers
The extraordinary health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic represents a new challenge for mental health researchers and clinical practitioners. The related containment measures may be a risk factor for psychological distress and mood disorders, especially in at-risk populations. This study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on postpartum depressive symptoms in mothers with children below 1 year of age. An online questionnaire survey was ther…
P-CRS
This study aimed to examine the ability of a new clinician-report tool, the Parent-Child Relationship Scale (P-CRS), to assess the individual contributions that parents and their children make within the parent-child relationship, as well as interactions between parents and children in terms of developmental psychopathology. As clinical diagnoses in early childhood is both important and difficult, it is necessary to identify tools that can effect…
Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents in Italy
In recent years, Italy, similar to many other countries, has witnessed an increase in children and adolescents presenting gender incongruence. This trend has led to the development and implementation of specialized centers providing care and support for these youths and their families. The present study aimed at investigating the functioning of agencies specialized in working with transgender and gender non-conforming youths in the Italian territ…
Mental health and developmental disorders in infancy and early childhood
We provide a general introduction to the theoretical and empirical sources informing the development of the Infancy and Early Childhood Section (IEC) of the second edition of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2). We offer a brief exploration of the evolution of developmental psychoanalysis and its applications to infant mental health, along with an example of applying the IEC framework to clinical and developmental data from a longitudinal…
Personality and Attachment in Transsexual Adults
A prevention and promotion intervention program in the field of mother–infant relationship
The purpose of the study was to analyze the efficacy of early home‐visiting intervention in enhancing the quality of mother–infant interaction in psychosocial risk and depressive risk mother–infant dyads. Thirty depressive risk, 28 psychosocial risk, and 33 low‐depressed and low‐risk mothers were randomly distributed between the Home Visiting Program and control groups. Attachment (Adult Attachment Interview; Main & Goldwyn, 1997) and maternal re…
A prevention and promotion intervention program in the field of mother–infant relationship
The purpose of the study was to analyze the efficacy of early home‐visiting intervention in enhancing the quality of mother–infant interaction in psychosocial risk and depressive risk mother–infant dyads. Thirty depressive risk, 28 psychosocial risk, and 33 low‐depressed and low‐risk mothers were randomly distributed between the Home Visiting Program and control groups. Attachment (Adult Attachment Interview; Main & Goldwyn, 1997) and maternal re…
Is It Autism? A Critical Commentary on the Co-Occurrence of Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorder
An increasing amount of literature revealed a link between GD and ASD. Both GD and ASD are complex and heterogeneous conditions characterized by a large variety of presentations. Studies have reported that individuals with GD tend to have higher prevalence rates of autistic traits in comparison to the general population. The purpose of this commentary is to provide, through the description of a clinical case, our reading and a possible interpreta…
Parenting and psychological adjustment during middle childhood in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families formed through assisted reproduction
The present cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study explored parenting and psychological adjustment \nduring middle childhood in 30 lesbian mother families through donor insemination, 25 gay father families \nthrough surrogacy, and 21 heterosexual parent families through gamete donation. In each family, both parents \nof a child aged 6–12 years (Myears = 8.69, SD= 2.17, 48.68% females) participated, for a total of 152 \nparents (Myears = 48.11…
Psychological Well-Being of Trans* People in Italy During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13178-021-00633-3
A prevention and promotion intervention program in the field of mother–infant relationship
The purpose of the study was to analyze the efficacy of early home‐visiting intervention in enhancing the quality of mother–infant interaction in psychosocial risk and depressive risk mother–infant dyads. Thirty depressive risk, 28 psychosocial risk, and 33 low‐depressed and low‐risk mothers were randomly distributed between the Home Visiting Program and control groups. Attachment (Adult Attachment Interview; Main & Goldwyn, 1997) and maternal re…
Personality and Attachment in Transsexual Adults
Mental health and developmental disorders in infancy and early childhood
We provide a general introduction to the theoretical and empirical sources informing the development of the Infancy and Early Childhood Section (IEC) of the second edition of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2). We offer a brief exploration of the evolution of developmental psychoanalysis and its applications to infant mental health, along with an example of applying the IEC framework to clinical and developmental data from a longitudinal…
Effects of Covid-19 Epidemic Lockdown on Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Italian Mothers
The extraordinary health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic represents a new challenge for mental health researchers and clinical practitioners. The related containment measures may be a risk factor for psychological distress and mood disorders, especially in at-risk populations. This study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on postpartum depressive symptoms in mothers with children below 1 year of age. An online questionnaire survey was ther…
P-CRS
This study aimed to examine the ability of a new clinician-report tool, the Parent-Child Relationship Scale (P-CRS), to assess the individual contributions that parents and their children make within the parent-child relationship, as well as interactions between parents and children in terms of developmental psychopathology. As clinical diagnoses in early childhood is both important and difficult, it is necessary to identify tools that can effect…
Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents in Italy
In recent years, Italy, similar to many other countries, has witnessed an increase in children and adolescents presenting gender incongruence. This trend has led to the development and implementation of specialized centers providing care and support for these youths and their families. The present study aimed at investigating the functioning of agencies specialized in working with transgender and gender non-conforming youths in the Italian territ…
Heart rate variability and interoceptive accuracy predict impaired decision-making in Gambling Disorder
Childhood Personality Assessment Q-Sort (CPAP-Q)
These findings are preliminary, but seem to support the possibility of evaluating emerging personality patterns in childhood and their developmental pathways that may lead to personality disorders in adolescence and adulthood. The CPAP-Q promises to significantly contribute to less explored research areas and encourage systematic studies of children assessment, promoting best practices for individualized diagnoses
Psychological Well-Being of Trans* People in Italy During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13178-021-00633-3
Is It Autism? A Critical Commentary on the Co-Occurrence of Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorder
An increasing amount of literature revealed a link between GD and ASD. Both GD and ASD are complex and heterogeneous conditions characterized by a large variety of presentations. Studies have reported that individuals with GD tend to have higher prevalence rates of autistic traits in comparison to the general population. The purpose of this commentary is to provide, through the description of a clinical case, our reading and a possible interpreta…
The CPAP-Q
INTRODUCTION: Different from psychopathological assessment, personality assessment considers an individual's entire range of functioning. The evaluation of personality during childhood is more complex than assessment in other life phases, but crucial for understanding the risk and protective factors for personality pathology. This paper has two main goals. The first goal is to describe the CPAP-Q, including its development and features. The CPAP-…
Personality Disorders in Childhood
The findings seem to support the validity of the CPNI as diagnostic instrument, taking children's PDs and behavioral problems into account. Despite some limitations, the CPNI represents a helpful measure to evaluate the children's personality configurations according to the DSM model. It may be employed along with other tools based on other diagnostic frameworks within the context of a multi-method and multi-informant assessment to provide an acc…
Anorexia nervosa and familial risk factors
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a psychological disorder involving body manipulation, self-inflicted hunger, and fear of gaining weight.We performed an overview of the existing literature in the field of AN, highlighting the main intrafamilial risk factors for anorexia. We searched the PubMed database by using keywords such as “anorexia” and “risk factors” and “family”. After appropriate selection, 16 scientific articles were identified. The main intraf…
Computerized linguistic analysis of counselors’ clinical notes in a university counseling center
University counseling represents an effective tool for promoting students’ mental health, for reducing a variety of psychological disorders, and to offer developmental support and guidance in the resolution of educational and academic challenges. Despite this, there is still a paucity of literature on which variables are involved in explaining the effectiveness of university counseling. For this reason, we applied the multiple code theory to the …
Psychological Counseling among University Students Worldwide
University counseling services (UCSs) are actively involved in mental health assessment and in supplying interventions aimed at preventing, facing and possibly overcoming psychological problems. However, we do not have a global overview of psychological counseling among universities. This systematic review aims at reviewing the literature on university psychological counseling, including articles documenting: (1) mental health and attitudes regar…
Attachment Figures among Donor-Conceived Children of Lesbian Mothers in Middle Childhood
Parent–Child Relationship Scale (P‐CRS)
The present study measured the efficacy of the Parent–Child Relationship Scale (P‐CRS) in assessing the relationship between parents and children. The aims of the study were to explore how the scale scores change in relation to age and sex of the children, evaluate its ability to capture relational difficulties, and investigating its usefulness to assess the parent‐child relationship in the context of certain psychopathological conditions. A tota…
Emotional dysregulation and eating symptoms in gender dysphoria and eating disorders
Emotional dysregulation is a key transdiagnostic dimension of several clinical conditions, including eating disorders (EDs) and gender dysphoria (GD). Not only is there frequent comorbidity between EDs and GD, but GD individuals also commonly experience ED symptoms and body-image disturbances. However, more research is needed to understand how specific body-related experiences may differently interact with difficulties in emotion regulation and d…
The logic of the symptom
Recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen a marked increase in suicidal behavior and thoughts among children, symptoms that can be alarming both for parents and psychotherapists. This study presents a single case of a 9-year-old boy who sought therapy after two suicide attempts, aiming to illustrate the benefits of a comprehensive psychodynamic assessment. This approach allowed to shift from an excessive focus on sympt…
Unlocking Success in Counseling
Psychological distress is widespread among university students, with depression being notably more prevalent compared to the general population. University counseling services are crucial for addressing these mental health challenges, and numerous studies have demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing psychological distress and improving overall well-being. However, there is limited research on what factors predict the success of university co…
Parenting and psychological adjustment during middle childhood in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families formed through assisted reproduction
The present cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study explored parenting and psychological adjustment \nduring middle childhood in 30 lesbian mother families through donor insemination, 25 gay father families \nthrough surrogacy, and 21 heterosexual parent families through gamete donation. In each family, both parents \nof a child aged 6–12 years (Myears = 8.69, SD= 2.17, 48.68% females) participated, for a total of 152 \nparents (Myears = 48.11…
The effect of a psychodynamic counseling intervention on university students’ time attitudes
Factors associated with children’s attachment hierarchy in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families through assisted reproduction
With few exceptions, previous studies of children’s identification and hierarchy of attachment figures have involved only children born to heterosexual parents through unassisted conception, recognizing mothers as the primary attachment figures. Further research into diverse families may help to disentangle parents’ attachment role from their gender, sexual orientation, and biological relatedness to children. The present study aimed at exploring …
Same-gender Parent Families at School through Parents’ and Teachers’ Perspectives
Italian Validation of the Expectations About Counseling – Brief Form (EAC-B) Among Students Attending a University Counseling Intervention
Patient expectations are recognized as a significant common factor influencing engagement and outcomes in psychological interventions, but their contribution in the context of brief university counseling remains understudied. The present study aimed to validate the Italian version of the Expectations About Counseling – Brief Form (EAC-B) and assessed its predictive role with respect to the working alliance and intervention outcome.Study 1 involve…
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