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S & P. Salute e Prevenzione, Feb 1, 2009
Orientare le attivita di prevenzione verso programmi di prevenzione selettiva: l’esperienza del V... more Orientare le attivita di prevenzione verso programmi di prevenzione selettiva: l’esperienza del Veneto - Finalita del presente studio e stata quella di analizzare le caratteristiche dei progetti di prevenzione del consumo di sostanze psicoattive presentati alla Regione Veneto in risposta alla Deliberazione della Giunta n. 456 relativa al Fondo Regionale di Intervento per la Lotta alla Droga. In particolare ci si e posti l’obiettivo di indagare come le Agenzie del territorio hanno risposto alla richiesta di prevenzione selettiva e di confrontare i progetti presentati con i criteri stabiliti dalla ricerca scientifica circa gli interventi di prevenzione efficaci. Sono state analizzate le schede progettuali dei 70 progetti presentati alla Regione. I risultati evidenziano che i progetti sono coerenti con alcuni dei criteri di efficacia stabiliti dalla letteratura scientifica, soprattutto per quanto riguarda l’azione su diversi contesti e l’adozione di molteplici strategie. Le maggiori criticita sono emerse rispetto all’adozione di uno specifico modello teorico su cui costruire il progetto ed alla identificazione del target a rischio utilizzando specifici fattori di rischio e di protezione.
Journal of Community Psychology, Oct 29, 2018
The current study examined the association between adolescent emotional competence, operationaliz... more The current study examined the association between adolescent emotional competence, operationalized and measured at both the individual and the school levels, and gang membership. The study involved a sample of 12,040 students (51.4% females; mean = 16.9 years) participating in the biennial state department of education coordinated California Healthy Kids Survey, which assesses a range of adolescent health-related behaviors. Hierarchical linear modeling indicated that higher levels of individual emotional competence were associated with a lower likelihood of identifying as a gang member. Moreover, a stronger negative association between emotional competence and identifying as a gang member was found when emotional competence was operationalized at the school level. Implications include the role of schools in promoting emotional regulation, empathy, and behavioral regulation of their entire student body as part of an overall strategy to reduce individual student's attraction to gangs. 1.1 Protecting youth from gang membership: Individual-and school-level emotional competence Joining a gang at an early age can have detrimental effects long after gang membership ends because it initiates a negative developmental trajectory that affects functioning into adulthood (Gilman, Hill, & Hawkins, 2014). According to gang scholars, "a street gang is represented by any durable, street-oriented youth group whose identity includes involvement in illegal activities" (Weerman et al., 2009, p. 20). Gang involvement is associated with many negative outcomes for youth including school dropout, teen pregnancy, and unstable employment (Krohn, Ward, Thornberry, Lizotte, & Chu, 2011). A number of studies reported that gang members, compared with nongang youth, more often experience serious violent victimization (e.g., Melde, Taylor, & Ebensen, 2009; Taylor et al., 2007). Despite the potential life-altering effects of gang membership, youth involvement in gangs continues to rise in the United States and since 1990 has grown substantially, with prevalence rates ranging from 2% to 37% across communities (Klein & Maxson, 2006; Thornberry, Krohn, Lizotte, Smith, & Tobin, 2003). Gang membership is not limited to the United States; it is a global problem reaching most populated areas of the world (O'Brien, Daffern, Meng Chu, &
The present study is aimed at understanding the effects of an active life style on global health ... more The present study is aimed at understanding the effects of an active life style on global health in a peculiar phase of life: early-adolescence. In particular we want to study if the association of physical activity with well-being is direct or mediated by self-efficacy. Data are drawn from "Health Behaviour in School-aged Children" (HBSC) survey, which is a cross national study coordinated by WHO. The representative sample is composed by 6431 students of age 11, 13 and 15 years old. Result show that frequency of physical activity is higher for boys than for girls, and it decreases after the age of 13, Moderate physical activity is associated with better well-being outcomes, both in terms of absence of physical and psychological complains and better satisfaction for life. Moreover, considering the role of self efficacy, we've found that it can be considered a mediator between physical activity and well-being
Interdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies, 2010
Psicologia clinica dello sviluppo, 2007
... di sviluppo (Barrera, Chassin e Rogosch, 1993; Dekovic e Meeus, 1995; Helsen, Vollebergh e Me... more ... di sviluppo (Barrera, Chassin e Rogosch, 1993; Dekovic e Meeus, 1995; Helsen, Vollebergh e Meeus, 2000; Nada Raja, McGee e Stanton ... e Baerveldt, 1999), mentre i risultati di diversi studi depongono a favore dell'ipotesi del collegamento (Bina, Cattelino e Bonino, 2004; Cui ...
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 1999
This research explores whether there are systematic cross-national dierences in choice-inferred r... more This research explores whether there are systematic cross-national dierences in choice-inferred risk preferences between Americans and Chinese. Study 1 found (a) that the Chinese were signi®cantly more risk seeking than the Americans, yet (b) that both nationals predicted exactly the opposite Ð that the Americans would be more risk seeking. Study 2 compared Americans' and Chinese risk preferences in investment, medical and academic decisions, and found that Chinese were more risk seeking than Americans only in the investment domain and not in the other domains. These results are explained in terms of a`cushion hypothesis', which suggests people in a collectivist society, such as China, are more likely to receive ®nancial help if they are in need (i.e. they could be`cushioned' if they fell), and consequently, they are less risk averse than those in an individualistic society such as the USA.
S & P. Salute e Prevenzione, Feb 1, 2009
Orientare le attivita di prevenzione verso programmi di prevenzione selettiva: l’esperienza del V... more Orientare le attivita di prevenzione verso programmi di prevenzione selettiva: l’esperienza del Veneto - Finalita del presente studio e stata quella di analizzare le caratteristiche dei progetti di prevenzione del consumo di sostanze psicoattive presentati alla Regione Veneto in risposta alla Deliberazione della Giunta n. 456 relativa al Fondo Regionale di Intervento per la Lotta alla Droga. In particolare ci si e posti l’obiettivo di indagare come le Agenzie del territorio hanno risposto alla richiesta di prevenzione selettiva e di confrontare i progetti presentati con i criteri stabiliti dalla ricerca scientifica circa gli interventi di prevenzione efficaci. Sono state analizzate le schede progettuali dei 70 progetti presentati alla Regione. I risultati evidenziano che i progetti sono coerenti con alcuni dei criteri di efficacia stabiliti dalla letteratura scientifica, soprattutto per quanto riguarda l’azione su diversi contesti e l’adozione di molteplici strategie. Le maggiori criticita sono emerse rispetto all’adozione di uno specifico modello teorico su cui costruire il progetto ed alla identificazione del target a rischio utilizzando specifici fattori di rischio e di protezione.
Journal of Community Psychology, Oct 29, 2018
The current study examined the association between adolescent emotional competence, operationaliz... more The current study examined the association between adolescent emotional competence, operationalized and measured at both the individual and the school levels, and gang membership. The study involved a sample of 12,040 students (51.4% females; mean = 16.9 years) participating in the biennial state department of education coordinated California Healthy Kids Survey, which assesses a range of adolescent health-related behaviors. Hierarchical linear modeling indicated that higher levels of individual emotional competence were associated with a lower likelihood of identifying as a gang member. Moreover, a stronger negative association between emotional competence and identifying as a gang member was found when emotional competence was operationalized at the school level. Implications include the role of schools in promoting emotional regulation, empathy, and behavioral regulation of their entire student body as part of an overall strategy to reduce individual student's attraction to gangs. 1.1 Protecting youth from gang membership: Individual-and school-level emotional competence Joining a gang at an early age can have detrimental effects long after gang membership ends because it initiates a negative developmental trajectory that affects functioning into adulthood (Gilman, Hill, & Hawkins, 2014). According to gang scholars, "a street gang is represented by any durable, street-oriented youth group whose identity includes involvement in illegal activities" (Weerman et al., 2009, p. 20). Gang involvement is associated with many negative outcomes for youth including school dropout, teen pregnancy, and unstable employment (Krohn, Ward, Thornberry, Lizotte, & Chu, 2011). A number of studies reported that gang members, compared with nongang youth, more often experience serious violent victimization (e.g., Melde, Taylor, & Ebensen, 2009; Taylor et al., 2007). Despite the potential life-altering effects of gang membership, youth involvement in gangs continues to rise in the United States and since 1990 has grown substantially, with prevalence rates ranging from 2% to 37% across communities (Klein & Maxson, 2006; Thornberry, Krohn, Lizotte, Smith, & Tobin, 2003). Gang membership is not limited to the United States; it is a global problem reaching most populated areas of the world (O'Brien, Daffern, Meng Chu, &
The present study is aimed at understanding the effects of an active life style on global health ... more The present study is aimed at understanding the effects of an active life style on global health in a peculiar phase of life: early-adolescence. In particular we want to study if the association of physical activity with well-being is direct or mediated by self-efficacy. Data are drawn from "Health Behaviour in School-aged Children" (HBSC) survey, which is a cross national study coordinated by WHO. The representative sample is composed by 6431 students of age 11, 13 and 15 years old. Result show that frequency of physical activity is higher for boys than for girls, and it decreases after the age of 13, Moderate physical activity is associated with better well-being outcomes, both in terms of absence of physical and psychological complains and better satisfaction for life. Moreover, considering the role of self efficacy, we've found that it can be considered a mediator between physical activity and well-being
Interdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies, 2010
Psicologia clinica dello sviluppo, 2007
... di sviluppo (Barrera, Chassin e Rogosch, 1993; Dekovic e Meeus, 1995; Helsen, Vollebergh e Me... more ... di sviluppo (Barrera, Chassin e Rogosch, 1993; Dekovic e Meeus, 1995; Helsen, Vollebergh e Meeus, 2000; Nada Raja, McGee e Stanton ... e Baerveldt, 1999), mentre i risultati di diversi studi depongono a favore dell'ipotesi del collegamento (Bina, Cattelino e Bonino, 2004; Cui ...
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 1999
This research explores whether there are systematic cross-national dierences in choice-inferred r... more This research explores whether there are systematic cross-national dierences in choice-inferred risk preferences between Americans and Chinese. Study 1 found (a) that the Chinese were signi®cantly more risk seeking than the Americans, yet (b) that both nationals predicted exactly the opposite Ð that the Americans would be more risk seeking. Study 2 compared Americans' and Chinese risk preferences in investment, medical and academic decisions, and found that Chinese were more risk seeking than Americans only in the investment domain and not in the other domains. These results are explained in terms of a`cushion hypothesis', which suggests people in a collectivist society, such as China, are more likely to receive ®nancial help if they are in need (i.e. they could be`cushioned' if they fell), and consequently, they are less risk averse than those in an individualistic society such as the USA.