Gianluca Cruciani
Biographic Data
| ID | 3740337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gianluca Cruciani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gianluca |
| FAMILY NAME | Cruciani |
| SIGNATURE | CRUCIANI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rome Tor Vergata |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4953-5634 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Towards a conceptual model of queer social safety: Insights from LGBTQ+ narratives of safety and unsafety
Social safety has recently emerged as an important framework for understanding how environments influence health and well-being, yet it remains underexplored within LGBTQ+ research. This study examined LGBTQ+ individuals' experiences of social safety and social unsafety and developed an empirically grounded conceptualisation of queer social safety. Ninety-seven LGBTQ+ adults living in Italy responded to two open-ended questions regarding experien…
Parental mentalisation of climate change during parent–child climate conversations: A qualitative investigation
Parental eco-stress and children’s internalizing and externalizing problems: Differential pathways via parental burnout symptoms
Parents increasingly navigate climate-related disruptions that may tax caregiving and shape children’s adjustment. This study used a Structural Equation Modeling approach to examine whether parental climate change-related stress (namely, eco-stress) relates to children’s internalizing and externalizing problems via symptom-specific parental burnout in a community sample of 1,200 cisgender heterosexual parents (M = 45.60, SD = 9.37; 70.00% mothers…
When Stigma Enters Healthcare: Positive Identity and Mentalization in LGBTQ+ People’s Well-Being
LGBTQ+ individuals experience and anticipate stigma not only within society at large, but also—and critically—in healthcare contexts. Sexual stigma in healthcare services, positive identity, psychological well-being, and mentalization were assessed in 361 LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary, queer) adults living in Italy. In both LGB cisgender and TNBQ groups, positive identity mediated the association between healthcare sti…
Reflective functioning and mentalised affectivity among therapists working with LGBTQ+ patients: Associations with the therapeutic alliance
Psychotherapists’ personal characteristics, including affirming attitudes and clinical skills when working with LGBTQ+ patients, may contribute to the development of a strong therapeutic alliance. Although therapists’ mentalisation abilities have been associated with better alliance in general clinical settings, this association has not been specifically examined in work with LGBTQ+ patients. The present cross-sectional study investigated whether…
How Epistemic Stances Shape Quality of Life Through Healthcare Barriers in LGBTQ + populations: A Comparison between Cisgender and Transgender, Nonbinary, and Questioning Individuals
LGBTQ+ individuals, especially transgender, nonbinary, and questioning (TNBQ) individuals, experience significant health disparities due to discrimination, stigma, and barriers to care, which undermine their access to services and overall well-being. Epistemic stances—namely epistemic trust (ET), mistrust (EM), and credulity (EC)—have been proposed as key psychological dimensions that shape how individuals respond to interpersonal information, in…
Defensive levels in narcissistic profiles: Associations with epistemic trust, mistrust, and credulity in emerging adulthood
Emerging adulthood represents a critical period for the development of grandiose and vulnerable pathological narcissism. These narcissistic dimensions, while distinct, frequently oscillate, suggesting a dimensional—rather than categorical—presentation. Research has shown that defenses and epistemic stances (i.e., trust, mistrust, and credulity) may contribute to the development of maladaptive personality patterns. However, the relationship of the…
Perceived Stigma and Quality of Life in Binary and Nonbinary/Queer Transgender Individuals in Italy: The Mediating Roles of Patient–Provider Relationship Quality and Barriers to Care
Among transgender binary and nonbinary/queer (TNBQ) individuals, perceived stigma has been documented to be significantly associated with health disparities that diminish overall quality of life. The present study examined the serial mediating roles of patient–provider relationship quality and perceived barriers to care in the association between perceived stigma and quality of life among TNBQ individuals residing in Italy. Data were collected fr…
The Healthcare Experiences of LGBT + Individuals in Europe: A Systematic Review
Health-promoting and adverse pathways in the healthcare experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals: A qualitative investigation
The current study investigated the healthcare experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals from the perspective of the health equity promotion model, focusing on the factors that promote or hinder equitable healthcare pathways across diverse settings. A sample of 154 LGBTQIA+ individuals living in Italy responded to two open questions concerning their positive and negative experiences within healthcare settings related to their LGBTQIA+ identities. Themat…
"Is mommy getting a day off?" Gay fathers' approaches to socialization around family diversity and children's surrogacy origins
The present study explored the approaches employed by gay fathers to socialize their children regarding their family diversity and surrogacy origins. In-home, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 80 gay fathers (representing 40 families) with at least one child aged 3-9 years ( M = 5.94, SD = 2.35; 52.50% assigned female at birth) who had been conceived via surrogacy. Three distinct socialization approaches were identified using reflexi…
Mentalized Affectivity, Helicopter Parenting, and Psychopathological Risk in Emerging Adults: A Network Analysis
Emerging adulthood represents a critical stage characterized by heightened risks for anxiety, depression, and somatization symptoms development. Research has shown that difficulties in emotional identification, expression, and processing, as well as dysfunctional parenting styles, may exacerbate symptoms in emerging adults. The present study aimed at examining the interplay between mentalized affectivity (i.e., emotional identification, processin…
Child Psychological Adjustment in Planned Gay Father Families: A Meta-analysis
Child Psychological Adjustment in Planned Gay Father Families: A Meta-analysis
"Is mommy getting a day off?" Gay fathers' approaches to socialization around family diversity and children's surrogacy origins
The present study explored the approaches employed by gay fathers to socialize their children regarding their family diversity and surrogacy origins. In-home, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 80 gay fathers (representing 40 families) with at least one child aged 3-9 years ( M = 5.94, SD = 2.35; 52.50% assigned female at birth) who had been conceived via surrogacy. Three distinct socialization approaches were identified using reflexi…
Mentalized Affectivity, Helicopter Parenting, and Psychopathological Risk in Emerging Adults: A Network Analysis
Emerging adulthood represents a critical stage characterized by heightened risks for anxiety, depression, and somatization symptoms development. Research has shown that difficulties in emotional identification, expression, and processing, as well as dysfunctional parenting styles, may exacerbate symptoms in emerging adults. The present study aimed at examining the interplay between mentalized affectivity (i.e., emotional identification, processin…
Child Psychological Adjustment in Planned Gay Father Families: A Meta-analysis
Defensive levels in narcissistic profiles: Associations with epistemic trust, mistrust, and credulity in emerging adulthood
Emerging adulthood represents a critical period for the development of grandiose and vulnerable pathological narcissism. These narcissistic dimensions, while distinct, frequently oscillate, suggesting a dimensional—rather than categorical—presentation. Research has shown that defenses and epistemic stances (i.e., trust, mistrust, and credulity) may contribute to the development of maladaptive personality patterns. However, the relationship of the…
Perceived Stigma and Quality of Life in Binary and Nonbinary/Queer Transgender Individuals in Italy: The Mediating Roles of Patient–Provider Relationship Quality and Barriers to Care
Among transgender binary and nonbinary/queer (TNBQ) individuals, perceived stigma has been documented to be significantly associated with health disparities that diminish overall quality of life. The present study examined the serial mediating roles of patient–provider relationship quality and perceived barriers to care in the association between perceived stigma and quality of life among TNBQ individuals residing in Italy. Data were collected fr…
The Healthcare Experiences of LGBT + Individuals in Europe: A Systematic Review
Health-promoting and adverse pathways in the healthcare experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals: A qualitative investigation
The current study investigated the healthcare experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals from the perspective of the health equity promotion model, focusing on the factors that promote or hinder equitable healthcare pathways across diverse settings. A sample of 154 LGBTQIA+ individuals living in Italy responded to two open questions concerning their positive and negative experiences within healthcare settings related to their LGBTQIA+ identities. Themat…
"Is mommy getting a day off?" Gay fathers' approaches to socialization around family diversity and children's surrogacy origins
The present study explored the approaches employed by gay fathers to socialize their children regarding their family diversity and surrogacy origins. In-home, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 80 gay fathers (representing 40 families) with at least one child aged 3-9 years ( M = 5.94, SD = 2.35; 52.50% assigned female at birth) who had been conceived via surrogacy. Three distinct socialization approaches were identified using reflexi…
Towards a conceptual model of queer social safety: Insights from LGBTQ+ narratives of safety and unsafety
Social safety has recently emerged as an important framework for understanding how environments influence health and well-being, yet it remains underexplored within LGBTQ+ research. This study examined LGBTQ+ individuals' experiences of social safety and social unsafety and developed an empirically grounded conceptualisation of queer social safety. Ninety-seven LGBTQ+ adults living in Italy responded to two open-ended questions regarding experien…
Parental mentalisation of climate change during parent–child climate conversations: A qualitative investigation
Parental eco-stress and children’s internalizing and externalizing problems: Differential pathways via parental burnout symptoms
Parents increasingly navigate climate-related disruptions that may tax caregiving and shape children’s adjustment. This study used a Structural Equation Modeling approach to examine whether parental climate change-related stress (namely, eco-stress) relates to children’s internalizing and externalizing problems via symptom-specific parental burnout in a community sample of 1,200 cisgender heterosexual parents (M = 45.60, SD = 9.37; 70.00% mothers…
When Stigma Enters Healthcare: Positive Identity and Mentalization in LGBTQ+ People’s Well-Being
LGBTQ+ individuals experience and anticipate stigma not only within society at large, but also—and critically—in healthcare contexts. Sexual stigma in healthcare services, positive identity, psychological well-being, and mentalization were assessed in 361 LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary, queer) adults living in Italy. In both LGB cisgender and TNBQ groups, positive identity mediated the association between healthcare sti…
Reflective functioning and mentalised affectivity among therapists working with LGBTQ+ patients: Associations with the therapeutic alliance
Psychotherapists’ personal characteristics, including affirming attitudes and clinical skills when working with LGBTQ+ patients, may contribute to the development of a strong therapeutic alliance. Although therapists’ mentalisation abilities have been associated with better alliance in general clinical settings, this association has not been specifically examined in work with LGBTQ+ patients. The present cross-sectional study investigated whether…
How Epistemic Stances Shape Quality of Life Through Healthcare Barriers in LGBTQ + populations: A Comparison between Cisgender and Transgender, Nonbinary, and Questioning Individuals
LGBTQ+ individuals, especially transgender, nonbinary, and questioning (TNBQ) individuals, experience significant health disparities due to discrimination, stigma, and barriers to care, which undermine their access to services and overall well-being. Epistemic stances—namely epistemic trust (ET), mistrust (EM), and credulity (EC)—have been proposed as key psychological dimensions that shape how individuals respond to interpersonal information, in…
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works)