Giuseppe Santisi

The Role of Secularism of State on the Relationship Between Catholic Identity, Political Orientation, and Gay Rights Issues

In discussions of regulations governing same-sex marriage and adoption by gays and lesbians, the issue of state secularism is often called into question. This study aims to test the mediating effects of state secularism on the relationship between Catholic identity, political orientation, and gay civil rights. Participants were Catholic Italians who completed a questionnaire measuring the constructs under investigation. Results showed that state secularism mediates the effects of Catholic identity and political orientation on attitudes toward same-sex marriage and adoption by gays and lesbians.

Effects of Political Orientation, Religious Identification and Religious Orientations on Attitude toward a Secular State

The debate concerning the secularism of the state always returns to the regulation of certain issues, such as same-sex marriage or embryonic stem cell research. In this study, we analysed the effects of political orientation, Catholic identity, and religious orientations (extrinsic, intrinsic, and quest) on the desire to have a secular state. Participants were 209 Italians who completed a questionnaire containing measures of the investigated constructs. The results showed that secularism of the state is negatively correlated with Catholic identity, extrinsic and intrinsic orientation, and right-wing political orientation, and is positively correlated with quest orientation. Moreover, the application of dominance analysis showed that intrinsic orientation dominates all other variables.

Psychological resources, satisfaction, and career identity in the work transition: an outlook on Sicilian college students

Background The phases of career building today bring out a more complex process than in previous decades. Starting from the literature review, the university-to-work transition is considered a very important step in the future career of the graduates, and it involves some psychological resources and requires specific abilities. Methods Research has examined the psychological resources that students at the end of a degree course can use in the university-to-work transition. The aim of the study is to verify the relationship between academic satisfaction and career identity, and the mediational role of readiness and confidence on this relationship. A group of 438 students were assigned to complete a questionnaire in order to examine the relationship between academic satisfaction and career identity and the role of core components of psychological resources: readiness and confidence as mediator. Results The results indicated both a direct relationship between academic satisfaction and career identity and a mediated relationship with the influence of readiness and confidence for a transition. Adding to our results, we assert that academic satisfaction has a directed effect on confidence during the transition and is a predictor of career identity, both directly and by the mediation of readiness in career transitions. Conclusion Career identity has implication for exploratory behavior, thus increasing the motivation and mindfulness that create a virtuous circle, influencing the development of knowledge and skills, which are the base of proactivity and confidence in construction of one’s future career.

Variabili socio-demografiche, sanitarie e psicologiche dello stress lavorativo

Obiettivo principale del presente studio e individuare e valutare in ottica interdisciplinare le principali variabili che possono influenzare il malessere lavorativo, utilizzando strumenti diagnostici adatti a misurare in modo attendibile e valido sul piano sia psicometrico che clinico le variabili osservabili in ambito organizzativo. E stato esaminato un campione di 243 persone, dipendenti di aziende sanitarie e scolastiche. I risultati evidenziano come i disturbi psicofisici generalmente prevalenti siano quelli del sonno; le percezioni di stress direttamente riferite al lavoro riguardano le preoccupazioni inerenti la mansione e la sensazione di non avere piu energie sufficienti per svolgere adeguatamente il proprio lavoro. Alcune significative differenze sono state riscontrate relativamente al genere e all’ambito di lavoro (maggiore stress emotivo e riportato nei lavoratori della sanita rispetto a quelli della scuola). Cambiamenti nello stile di vita, dieta, variazioni di peso sono correlati con l’incremento dello stress. Specifici aspetti di stress sul lavoro predicono significativamente lo stress complessivo, mentre altri sembrano dipendere da diversi fattori extralavorativi. Analisi di approfondimento qualitativo consentono di valutare il profilo dei lavoratori che hanno uno stress superiore al limite della norma. I risultati potranno essere utili al fine di formulare specifici piani organizzativi mirati alla riduzione delle variabili fisiche e psicologiche che incidono sullo stress lavorativo, mediante attivita di risk-management da usare per la diagnosi e la gestione organizzativa. The main objective of this study is to detect and evaluate, in interdisciplinary perspective, the key variables that can affect work uneasiness, using diagnostic tools suitable for measuring both the psychometric and the clinically relevant variables observable in the organizational context. The sample of the study is composed of 243 subjects, working both in health and school organizations. The results show that the psychophysical disorders generally prevalent regard sleep; stress perceptions directly related to work regard job-related concerns and the feeling of not having enough energy to properly carry out work. Significant differences have been reported pertinent to gender and work context (more emotional stress was reported in healthcare workers than in the school). Lifestyle changes, diet, weight alterations are correlated with increased stress. Specific aspects of work stress significantly predict overall stress, while others seem to depend on different non-working factors. Qualitative in-depth analyses allow assessing the profile of the workers who have a higher stress compared with the norms. The results may be useful in order to formulate specific organizational strategies aimed at reducing physical and psychological variables affecting work stress, through risk management activities useful for diagnosis and organizational planning.

Mediating effect of job satisfaction between organizational climate and safety climate in a group of different workers

For decades, the organizational context dynamics and their effects on workers wellbeing represent one of the main themes of health psychology in the Workplace. More recently, the scientific interest has turned to the possible relationship between the organizational climate characteristics and worker mental and physical health. Starting from this premise, the study presented here aims to identify the variables that mediate the interactions between organizational climate, safety climate and job satisfaction. The methodological theoretical model is the one developed within the OSCI, a standardized questionnaire scientifically validated in some European countries. It tends to evaluate the relationships between organizational climate and safety climate, with particular reference to relevant characteristics emerging from the typical organizational culture of each organization. Le dinamiche del contesto organizzativo e gli effetti che queste determinano sul benessere dei lavoratori rappresentano, da decenni, uno dei principali temi della psicologia della salute nei luoghi di lavoro. Si rivela, invece, piu recente l’interesse scientifico per le possibili relazioni tra caratteristiche del clima organizzativo e salute psico-fisica del lavoratore. Partendo da questo presupposto, lo studio qui presentato si propone di individuare le variabili che mediano le interazioni tra clima organizzativo, clima di sicurezza e soddisfazione lavorativa. Il modello teorico-metodologico e quello sviluppato all’interno dell’OSCI, un questionario standardizzato e validato scientificamente in alcuni paesi europei e che tende a valutare le relazioni tra clima organizzativo e clima di sicurezza, con particolare riferimento alle caratteristiche salienti che emergono dalla cultura organizzativa tipica di ogni singola organizzazione.