Luca Pancani
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Psychology, Graduate Student
Supplemental material, Supplementary_Material_(2) for The Psychology of Smartphone: The Development of the Smartphone Impact Scale (SIS) by Luca Pancani, Emanuele Preti and Paolo Riva in Assessment
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Countries are tackling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic imposing people to social isolate. However, this measure carries risks for people's mental health. This study evaluated the psychological repercussions of isolation in 1006... more
Countries are tackling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic imposing people to social isolate. However, this measure carries risks for people's mental health. This study evaluated the psychological repercussions of isolation in 1006 Italians locked down. Although varying for the regional spread-rate of the contagion, results showed that the length of isolation and the inadequacy of the physical space where people were isolated worsened mental health (e.g., depression). Offline and online social contacts could buffer the adverse effects of social restrictions. However, when offline contacts are limited, online contacts can protect mental health from isolation. The findings inform about the downsides of the massive social isolation imposed by COVID-19 spread, highlighting risk factors and resources to account for in the implementation of such isolation measures.
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There exists uncertainty for clinicians over how the separate subcomponent processes of psychological flexibility, a core construct of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy model, interact and influence distress experienced. The present... more
There exists uncertainty for clinicians over how the separate subcomponent processes of psychological flexibility, a core construct of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy model, interact and influence distress experienced. The present study ( N = 567) employed latent class analysis to (a) identify potential classes (i.e., subgroups) of psychological flexibility based on responses on measures of key subcomponent process and (b) examine whether such classes could reliably differentiate levels of self-reported psychological distress and positive and negative emotionality. We found three distinct classes: (a) High Psychological Flexibility, (b) Moderate Psychological Flexibility, and (c) Low Psychological Flexibility. Those in the Low Psychology Flexibility class reported highest levels of psychological distress, whereas those in the High Psychological Flexibility class reported lowest levels of psychological distress. This study provides a clearer view to clinicians of the profile of...
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Two studies tested whether social exclusion can increase gambling behavior. In Study 1, participants were asked to relive a socially painful instance, a physically painful instance or a control condition and were then presented with a... more
Two studies tested whether social exclusion can increase gambling behavior. In Study 1, participants were asked to relive a socially painful instance, a physically painful instance or a control condition and were then presented with a real online gambling device (i.e., a slot machine). The results revealed that participants who relived a socially painful instance played longer on the gambling device. In Study 2, we induced actual feelings of social disconnection and manipulated slot machine anthropomorphization. The results revealed a significant interaction between inclusionary status and anthropomorphism in predicting gambling. More specifically, excluded participants gambled longer when presented with an anthropomorphized slot machine. However, the gambling behavior of excluded and included participants was no different when participants were reminded that slot machines are inanimate objects. Finally, positive and negative game experience mediated the influence of both inclusiona...
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Heart failure (HF) affects up to 14% of the elderly population and its prevalence is increasing. Self-care is fundamental to living successfully with this syndrome, but little is known about how self-care evolves over time. The present... more
Heart failure (HF) affects up to 14% of the elderly population and its prevalence is increasing. Self-care is fundamental to living successfully with this syndrome, but little is known about how self-care evolves over time. The present study aimed to (a) identify longitudinal trajectories of self-care confidence and maintenance among HF patients, (b) investigate whether each trajectory is characterized by specific sociodemographic and clinical patients' characteristics, and (c) assess the association between the self-care confidence and maintenance trajectories. We conducted a prospective descriptive study of 225 HF patients followed for 6 months with data collected at baseline and 3 and 6 months. Latent class growth analysis (LCGA) was used to identify longitudinal trajectories. ANOVA and contingency tables were used to characterize trajectories and investigate their association. Three self-care confidence (persistently poor, increasingly adequate, and increasingly optimal) and...
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To: (1)identify clusters of nurses in relation to their beliefs about nursing diagnosis among two populations (Italian and Spanish); (2) to investigate differences among clusters of nurses in each population considering the nurses'... more
To: (1)identify clusters of nurses in relation to their beliefs about nursing diagnosis among two populations (Italian and Spanish); (2) to investigate differences among clusters of nurses in each population considering the nurses' sociodemographic data, attitudes towards nursing diagnosis, intentions to make nursing diagnosis and actual behaviors in making nursing diagnosis. Nurses' beliefs concerning nursing diagnosis can influence its use in practice but this is still unclear. A cross-sectional design. A convenience sample of nurses in Italy and Spain was enrolled. Data were collected between 2014-2015 using tools, that is, a socio-demographic questionnaire and behavioral, normative and control beliefs, attitudes, intentions and behaviors scales. The sample included 499 nurses (272 Italians and 227 Spanish). Of these, 66.5% of the Italian and 90.7% of the Spanish sample were female. The mean age was 36.5 and 45.2 years old in the Italian and Spanish sample, respectively. ...
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Research Interests: Health Behavior, Family, Prospective studies, Humans, Needs Assessment, and 15 moreFemale, Male, Patient Preference, Information Seeking Behavior, Specialization, Aged, Middle Aged, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Longitudinal Studies, Adult, Public health systems and services research, General Practitioners, Pamphlets, Friends, and Internet
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. Nutrition plays an important role in the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of CVDs. The present longitudinal study used the Health Action... more
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. Nutrition plays an important role in the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of CVDs. The present longitudinal study used the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) to investigate changes in dietary behavior in coronary patients (CPs) affected by acute coronary syndrome and hypertensive patients (HPs) affected by essential arterial hypertension. CPs (N = 250) and HPs (N = 246) completed a questionnaire during three measurement points (baseline, 6-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up). Statistical analyses included a repeated measures ANOVA and a multi-sample structural equation model. HPs showed no changes in dietary behavior, whereas CPs improved their nutrition at 6 months and then maintained the healthier diet. The multi-sample analysis indicated equivalence of the HAPA model for both patient populations. These findings provide further evidence for the generalisability of the HAPA model, shedding light on dietary behavior among CVD patients and particularly on hypertensive patients which has received little attention. Moreover, the equivalence of the model suggests that the process of change is almost identical for individuals who are at high risk for a coronary event (i.e. HPs) and individuals who have already had the event (i.e. CPs).
ABSTRACT The main aim of our study is to investigate the role of motivations and mind-reading in a two-level one-shot Ultimatum Game with three players. Our intention is to analyse subjects’ behaviour in both the responder and proposer... more
ABSTRACT The main aim of our study is to investigate the role of motivations and mind-reading in a two-level one-shot Ultimatum Game with three players. Our intention is to analyse subjects’ behaviour in both the responder and proposer roles. In the responder role, we found that the difference between the subjects’ expectations and the actual offers was the major factor that influenced their decisions and motivations in receiving money. In the proposer role, our results showed a significant influence of mind-reading, with a positive association between the fairness of subjects’ offers and the subjects’ expectations about the recipients’ willingness to accept. Although a shared concept of fairness exists findings suggest that decisions and motivations seem to depend on expectations, either when they are directly experienced or when they are ascribed to the counterpart.
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ABSTRACT Personal goals play a leading role in directing behavior and influencing well-being. Thus, it is important to assess goal dimensions promoting effective goal pursuit. The current research aimed at identifying the best predictors... more
ABSTRACT Personal goals play a leading role in directing behavior and influencing well-being. Thus, it is important to assess goal dimensions promoting effective goal pursuit. The current research aimed at identifying the best predictors of goal pursuit, operationalized as perceived goal progress, among goal-related variables and individual differences in dispositional optimism. Two studies examined the influence of optimism on goal progress, commitment, expectancy, value, and conflict. Moreover, the mediation effect of expectancy in the relationships among optimism, commitment and progress was assessed.
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ABSTRACT This study investigated doctor–patient communication and its role in the management of coronary disease. The aim was to identify patients’ information needs and related issues and to compare these findings with doctors’... more
ABSTRACT This study investigated doctor–patient communication and its role in the management of coronary disease. The aim was to identify patients’ information needs and related issues and to compare these findings with doctors’ perceptions of patients’ needs and communication barriers. Two focus groups were conducted with eight patients who suffered from coronary disease and six cardiologists. Recorded sessions were coded thematically and analyzed with interpretative phenomenological analysis. The results showed a “frustration of understanding” in both groups. Patients reported difficulty in understanding experts’ language, and physicians found it difficult to translate the medical terminology into simple words. However, they accused each other of creating these difficulties. Patients described physicians as an “elite” group with excessive technical language, and physicians reported that patients’ age and education (respectively, high and low) are real obstacles to good communication. Patients evaluated an autonomous search for health information as a way to better manage fear and anxiety related to the illness, but physicians considered it as a lack of trust and, thus, judged it negatively. Patients reported multiple unfilled needs, which were mainly related to information about how other people experienced the same illness and to specific information for their relatives, especially their spouses. Physicians stressed the need to transmit information about drug therapy and the need for adherence to manage chronic conditions. The analysis of patients’ information preferences and the awareness of patients’ information needs might strongly improve the overall quality of chronic disease management by suggesting new communication strategies.