Matilde Brunetti
Biographic Data
| ID | 4460152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matilde Brunetti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matilde |
| FAMILY NAME | Brunetti |
| SIGNATURE | BRUNETTI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2809-6908 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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…
Parents’ reflective functioning and stress: The associations with preschoolers’ social understanding
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: Insights From Interviews With Children and Early Adolescents in Italy
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…
Solitary groups: A latent profile analysis of motivations for social withdrawal and experiences of solitude in late childhood and early adolescence
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…
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…
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…
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…
Solitary groups: A latent profile analysis of motivations for social withdrawal and experiences of solitude in late childhood and early adolescence
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…
Parents’ reflective functioning and stress: The associations with preschoolers’ social understanding
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: Insights From Interviews With Children and Early Adolescents in Italy
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…
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…
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Loneliness (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Social withdrawal (3 works) · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Association (psychology (2 works)