Rossella Di Pierro
Biographic Data
| ID | 1565612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rossella Di Pierro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rossella |
| FAMILY NAME | Di Pierro |
| SIGNATURE | DI PIERRO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Milano-Bicocca |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7930-1559 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Clinicians' Perspectives on the Model of Trust Processes in Borderline Personality Disorder
Rolling in the Deep of Personality
The STIPO-R (Structured Interview of Personality Organization – Revised) is an interview assessing personality organization across five major functional domains (identity, object relations, defenses, aggression, moral values). In contrast to a-theoretical models, the STIPO-R offers a theoretically grounded conceptualization of personality pathology based on object-relations theory. This study tests psychometric properties of the interview across …
Developing an Italian Adaptation of the Interpersonal Sensitivities Circumplex (ISC-IT) Using Ant Colony Optimization
The Interpersonal Sensitivities Circumplex (ISC) measures individual differences in the sensitivity to interpersonal behaviors, organized along the dimensions of agency (e.g., sensitivity to others’ assertive behavior) and communion (e.g., sensitivity to others’ warm behavior). The present study aimed at validating a 40-item Italian adaptation of the ISC using methods that advance previous approaches to developing circumplex measures. Specificall…
Exploring the blurred boundaries between self and other
Establishing Levels of Personality Functioning Using the Structured Interview of Personality Organization (STIPO-R)
Both the new ICD-11 and the latest Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders focus on self and interpersonal functioning as the central feature of personality pathology, also acknowledging that personality disorders are organized along a dimensional continuum of severity. This revised understanding is in line with long-standing psychodynamic conceptualisations of personality pathology, in particular Kernberg’s object relations model of pe…
Clustering Daily Expressions of Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism
Introduction: Both variable- and person-centered approaches identify grandiose and vulnerable themes in pathological narcissism (PN). However, person-centered results rely on cross-sectional data, preventing identification of subtypes of individuals through transitory self-states. Methods: We perform a cluster analysis on the joint trajectory of daily ratings of grandiose narcissism (GN) and vulnerable narcissism (VN), collected during a 28-day e…
Analysis of healthcare workers' mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
The "Healthcare workers' wellbeing [Benessere Operatori]" project is an exploratory longitudinal study assessing healthcare workers' mental health at three different time points over a 14-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected socio-demographic and work-related information and assessed the perceived social support, coping strategies, and levels of depression, anxiety, insomnia, anger, burnout, and PTSD symptoms. In total, 325 Ita…
Traits of pathological narcissism and dysfunctional eating in women
The “Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing (Benessere Operatori)” Project
During the last year, the COVID-19 outbreak put all the healthcare workers around the world at risk of physical and psychological sequelae. The general purpose of the present study was to assess the mental health of Italian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak and to identify high-risk groups. Here, we present results from the baseline assessment of the "Healthcare workers' wellbeing (Benessere Operatori)" project on a sample of 1055 h…
The Psychological Impact of Epidemic and Pandemic Outbreaks on Healthcare Workers
Shame behind the corner? A daily diary investigation of pathological narcissism
Defense mechanisms, remembered parental caregiving, and adult attachment style
The empirical study of defense mechanisms has taken place in relative isolation, with few connections to other fields deriving from psychodynamic theories, including attachment. This study aimed to explore the associations of remembered childhood caregiving and defense mechanisms with adult attachment styles in a nonclinical sample. Furthermore, we investigated which defenses are associated with specific insecure attachment styles. Participants w…
The role of identity instability in the relationship between narcissism and emotional empathy
Empirical literature has shown that narcissism is often associated with limited empathy, but the mechanism underlying this association is still unclear. The present study investigated the role of identity instability as a mediator of the relationship between narcissistic traits and empathic capabilities. Narcissistic traits, identity instability, and cognitive and emotional empathic capabilities were assessed among 462 nonclinical participants th…
Personality Structure Features Associated with Early Dropout in Patients with Substance-Related Disorders and Comorbid Personality Disorders
Shame behind the corner? A daily diary investigation of pathological narcissism
Analysis of healthcare workers' mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
The "Healthcare workers' wellbeing [Benessere Operatori]" project is an exploratory longitudinal study assessing healthcare workers' mental health at three different time points over a 14-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected socio-demographic and work-related information and assessed the perceived social support, coping strategies, and levels of depression, anxiety, insomnia, anger, burnout, and PTSD symptoms. In total, 325 Ita…
Personality Structure Features Associated with Early Dropout in Patients with Substance-Related Disorders and Comorbid Personality Disorders
The role of identity instability in the relationship between narcissism and emotional empathy
Empirical literature has shown that narcissism is often associated with limited empathy, but the mechanism underlying this association is still unclear. The present study investigated the role of identity instability as a mediator of the relationship between narcissistic traits and empathic capabilities. Narcissistic traits, identity instability, and cognitive and emotional empathic capabilities were assessed among 462 nonclinical participants th…
Defense mechanisms, remembered parental caregiving, and adult attachment style
The empirical study of defense mechanisms has taken place in relative isolation, with few connections to other fields deriving from psychodynamic theories, including attachment. This study aimed to explore the associations of remembered childhood caregiving and defense mechanisms with adult attachment styles in a nonclinical sample. Furthermore, we investigated which defenses are associated with specific insecure attachment styles. Participants w…
The Psychological Impact of Epidemic and Pandemic Outbreaks on Healthcare Workers
Shame behind the corner? A daily diary investigation of pathological narcissism
The “Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing (Benessere Operatori)” Project
During the last year, the COVID-19 outbreak put all the healthcare workers around the world at risk of physical and psychological sequelae. The general purpose of the present study was to assess the mental health of Italian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak and to identify high-risk groups. Here, we present results from the baseline assessment of the "Healthcare workers' wellbeing (Benessere Operatori)" project on a sample of 1055 h…
Traits of pathological narcissism and dysfunctional eating in women
Clustering Daily Expressions of Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism
Introduction: Both variable- and person-centered approaches identify grandiose and vulnerable themes in pathological narcissism (PN). However, person-centered results rely on cross-sectional data, preventing identification of subtypes of individuals through transitory self-states. Methods: We perform a cluster analysis on the joint trajectory of daily ratings of grandiose narcissism (GN) and vulnerable narcissism (VN), collected during a 28-day e…
Analysis of healthcare workers' mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
The "Healthcare workers' wellbeing [Benessere Operatori]" project is an exploratory longitudinal study assessing healthcare workers' mental health at three different time points over a 14-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected socio-demographic and work-related information and assessed the perceived social support, coping strategies, and levels of depression, anxiety, insomnia, anger, burnout, and PTSD symptoms. In total, 325 Ita…
Establishing Levels of Personality Functioning Using the Structured Interview of Personality Organization (STIPO-R)
Both the new ICD-11 and the latest Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders focus on self and interpersonal functioning as the central feature of personality pathology, also acknowledging that personality disorders are organized along a dimensional continuum of severity. This revised understanding is in line with long-standing psychodynamic conceptualisations of personality pathology, in particular Kernberg’s object relations model of pe…
Exploring the blurred boundaries between self and other
Clinicians' Perspectives on the Model of Trust Processes in Borderline Personality Disorder
Rolling in the Deep of Personality
The STIPO-R (Structured Interview of Personality Organization – Revised) is an interview assessing personality organization across five major functional domains (identity, object relations, defenses, aggression, moral values). In contrast to a-theoretical models, the STIPO-R offers a theoretically grounded conceptualization of personality pathology based on object-relations theory. This study tests psychometric properties of the interview across …
Developing an Italian Adaptation of the Interpersonal Sensitivities Circumplex (ISC-IT) Using Ant Colony Optimization
The Interpersonal Sensitivities Circumplex (ISC) measures individual differences in the sensitivity to interpersonal behaviors, organized along the dimensions of agency (e.g., sensitivity to others’ assertive behavior) and communion (e.g., sensitivity to others’ warm behavior). The present study aimed at validating a 40-item Italian adaptation of the ISC using methods that advance previous approaches to developing circumplex measures. Specificall…
Psychology (10 works) · Personality (8 works) · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Narcissism (5 works) · Personality Traits and Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works)