Chiara Fioretti
Biographic Data
| ID | 89551 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chiara Fioretti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chiara |
| FAMILY NAME | Fioretti |
| SIGNATURE | FIORETTI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florence |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1440-9398 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The linguistic and cultural mediators’ experience interpreting doctor-patient communication
OBJECTIVE: Linguistic and cultural mediators in healthcare settings play a crucial role in facilitating communication between healthcare professionals and patients, especially in emotionally intense situations such as delivering serious diagnoses. Evidence suggests that mediators are exposed to significant emotional challenges, including the risk of burnout and psychological distress. This study aims to explore the emotional experiences of lingui…
Countertransference in psychotherapy with patients suffering from cancer disease
Very little is known about therapists’ emotional response to clinical intervention with people facing severe disease. The present paper aims to explore psychotherapists’ countertransference patterns with patients suffering from cancer. A sample of 39 psychotherapists answered several questions about their education and professional profile and completed the Therapist Response Questionnaire to assess main patterns of countertransference experience…
Investigating PTG in Cancer Patients
This study explored the experience of growth related to being a cancer patient by implementing a thematic analysis. An online questionnaire was completed by 69 patients narrating their growth experience related to cancer. Collected narratives were analyzed by running a deductive thematic analysis, starting from the five domains of the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and searching for the presence or absence of topics. Descriptive statistic…
Beyond the Anomaly
Optimistic bias in young adults for cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
Optimistic bias defines the tendency for human beings to underrate risk when it pertains to themselves compared with their view of risk pertaining to other people in the same conditions. The aim of this work is to investigate the optimistic bias in risk perception and health-related behaviours for three specific conditions in a young adult sample: cancer, respiratory disorders and cardiovascular diseases. Young adults showed an optimistic bias re…
Sharing of emotional memories with a listener
Research demonstrated a strong influence of personal narratives on emotions linked to memories. However, few studies considered shared narratives and the role of listener’s behavior, especially in adolescence and emerging adulthood. This paper aims to explore the impact of listening attitude on emotions related to memories in adolescents and emerging adults. A total of 157 participants were asked to choose a memory: in the experimental conditions…
Why Narrating Changes Memory
How emotional content of memories changes in narrating
The purpose of this study is to explore the link between autobiographical memories and personal narratives and to assess whether the emotions present in memories are maintained or transformed when memories are narrated. In a Memory Fluency Task a total of 72 Italian undergraduates (35 males and 37 females) were asked to recall memories from their last period of life (from adolescence to present), to select one of them and to choose the emotions c…
How emotional content of memories changes in narrating
The purpose of this study is to explore the link between autobiographical memories and personal narratives and to assess whether the emotions present in memories are maintained or transformed when memories are narrated. In a Memory Fluency Task a total of 72 Italian undergraduates (35 males and 37 females) were asked to recall memories from their last period of life (from adolescence to present), to select one of them and to choose the emotions c…
Beyond the Anomaly
Why Narrating Changes Memory
Optimistic bias in young adults for cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
Optimistic bias defines the tendency for human beings to underrate risk when it pertains to themselves compared with their view of risk pertaining to other people in the same conditions. The aim of this work is to investigate the optimistic bias in risk perception and health-related behaviours for three specific conditions in a young adult sample: cancer, respiratory disorders and cardiovascular diseases. Young adults showed an optimistic bias re…
Sharing of emotional memories with a listener
Research demonstrated a strong influence of personal narratives on emotions linked to memories. However, few studies considered shared narratives and the role of listener’s behavior, especially in adolescence and emerging adulthood. This paper aims to explore the impact of listening attitude on emotions related to memories in adolescents and emerging adults. A total of 157 participants were asked to choose a memory: in the experimental conditions…
How emotional content of memories changes in narrating
The purpose of this study is to explore the link between autobiographical memories and personal narratives and to assess whether the emotions present in memories are maintained or transformed when memories are narrated. In a Memory Fluency Task a total of 72 Italian undergraduates (35 males and 37 females) were asked to recall memories from their last period of life (from adolescence to present), to select one of them and to choose the emotions c…
Sharing of emotional memories with a listener
Research demonstrated a strong influence of personal narratives on emotions linked to memories. However, few studies considered shared narratives and the role of listener’s behavior, especially in adolescence and emerging adulthood. This paper aims to explore the impact of listening attitude on emotions related to memories in adolescents and emerging adults. A total of 157 participants were asked to choose a memory: in the experimental conditions…
Why Narrating Changes Memory
Optimistic bias in young adults for cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
Optimistic bias defines the tendency for human beings to underrate risk when it pertains to themselves compared with their view of risk pertaining to other people in the same conditions. The aim of this work is to investigate the optimistic bias in risk perception and health-related behaviours for three specific conditions in a young adult sample: cancer, respiratory disorders and cardiovascular diseases. Young adults showed an optimistic bias re…
Beyond the Anomaly
Investigating PTG in Cancer Patients
This study explored the experience of growth related to being a cancer patient by implementing a thematic analysis. An online questionnaire was completed by 69 patients narrating their growth experience related to cancer. Collected narratives were analyzed by running a deductive thematic analysis, starting from the five domains of the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and searching for the presence or absence of topics. Descriptive statistic…
The linguistic and cultural mediators’ experience interpreting doctor-patient communication
OBJECTIVE: Linguistic and cultural mediators in healthcare settings play a crucial role in facilitating communication between healthcare professionals and patients, especially in emotionally intense situations such as delivering serious diagnoses. Evidence suggests that mediators are exposed to significant emotional challenges, including the risk of burnout and psychological distress. This study aims to explore the emotional experiences of lingui…
Countertransference in psychotherapy with patients suffering from cancer disease
Very little is known about therapists’ emotional response to clinical intervention with people facing severe disease. The present paper aims to explore psychotherapists’ countertransference patterns with patients suffering from cancer. A sample of 39 psychotherapists answered several questions about their education and professional profile and completed the Therapist Response Questionnaire to assess main patterns of countertransference experience…
Psychology (7 works) · Narrative (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Family Support in Illness (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (3 works) · Memory Processes and Influences (3 works) · Recall (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Autobiographical memory (2 works)