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International Journal of Transgenderism | 2015

Adult Attachment and Transgender Identity in the Italian Context: Clinical Implications and Suggestions for Further Research

Anna Lisa Amodeo; Roberto Vitelli; Cristiano Scandurra; Simona Picariello; Paolo Valerio

ABSTRACT Introduction: Although attachment theory has been recognized as one of the main references for the study of the general well-being, little research has been focused on the attachment styles of transgender people. Attachment styles are deeply influenced by the earliest relationships with caregivers, which, for gender-nonconforming children, are often characterized by parental rejection. Consequently, transgender children and adults likely internalize societal stigma, developing internalized transphobia. The current research was aimed to explore the link between adult attachment and internalized transphobia. Method: Twenty-five male-to-female (MtF) and 23 female-to-male (FtM) transgender people participated in the survey filling in two self-report questionnaires: the Attachment Style Questionnaire and the Transgender Identity Survey. A cluster analysis, t-test, and multiple regression analysis were conducted to explore the link between attachment styles and internalized transphobia. Results: A greater prevalence of secure attachment styles was detected. Participants with secure attachment styles reported higher levels of positive transgender identity than those with insecure attachment styles. Secure attachment styles significantly affect positive transgender identity, while insecure attachment styles influence internalized transphobia. Conclusions: A clinical focus on the redefinition of the internal working models of transgender people can inform psychologically focused interventions that transgender people can benefit from.


Journal of Education for Teaching | 2017

Sexism, homophobia and transphobia in a sample of Italian pre-service teachers: the role of socio-demographic features

Cristiano Scandurra; Simona Picariello; Paolo Valerio; Anna Lisa Amodeo

Abstract Although recent research has highlighted that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths represent a resilient population, they still suffer from social stigma and oppression, being potentially at additional risk of developing negative mental health outcomes. One of the main environments where violence and harassment against this population are present is the school. Within school contexts, the impact that teachers can have on the educational experiences of LGBT youths seems to be a crucial point. This paper explored sexist, homophobic and transphobic attitudes among 438 pre-service teachers in relation to specific socio-demographic features. Results indicated that being male, heterosexual, conservative and currently religious were positively associated with sexist, homophobic, and transphobic attitudes and feelings, and having a LGBT friend was negatively associated with homophobic and transphobic attitudes and feelings. These results suggest the need to introduce specific training on the deconstruction of gender and sexual stereotypes and prejudices, to provide teachers with efficient tools to address diversity in the classrooms and to implement inclusive school policies. Suggestions for the implementation of good practices are provided.


Emerging adulthood | 2015

Identity centrality and psychosocial functioning: A person-centered approach

Alan Meca; Rachel A. Ritchie; Wim Beyers; Seth J. Schwartz; Simona Picariello; Byron L. Zamboanga; Sam A. Hardy; Koen Luyckx; Su Yeong Kim; Susan Krauss Whitbourne; Elisabetta Crocetti; Elissa J. Brown; Cynthia G. Benitez

There has been increased recognition that identity operates within several “components” and that not every component is likely to be equally central to one’s sense of self. The aim of the current study was to determine the extent to which identity components (i.e., personal, relational, collective, and public) are differentially central to emerging adults’ identity. We used a two-step cluster analytic procedure to identify distinct clusters and determine how these configurations might differ in relation to psychosocial functioning (i.e., well-being, externalizing and internalizing symptoms, illicit drug use, risky sex, and impaired driving). The sample consisted of 8,309 college students (72.8% female; M age = 19.94 years, 18–29, SD = 2.01) from 30 U.S. colleges and universities. Analyses identified six unique clusters based on the centrality of the four identity components. The findings indicated that a more well-rounded identity was associated with the most favorable psychosocial functioning. Results are discussed in terms of important directions for identity research and practical implications.


Psychodynamic Practice | 2017

Group psychodynamic counselling with final-year undergraduates in clinical psychology: A clinical methodology to reinforce academic identity and psychological well-being

Anna Lisa Amodeo; Simona Picariello; Paolo Valerio; Vincenzo Bochicchio; Cristiano Scandurra

Educational institutions should ensure that students develop a professional identity, as well as safeguarding their well-being and activating awareness and change processes. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a means of reinforcing academic identity – considered the forerunner of professional identity – and psychological well-being in a group of final-year undergraduates studying clinical psychology. Thirty-three final-year-students of clinical psychology who participated in six group psychodynamic counselling sessions were compared with sixteen final-year students of clinical psychology who had never participated in an intervention of this kind. The results suggested that group psychodynamic counselling made students feel more capable of managing their lives and more open to new experiences as well as encouraging them to perceive their relationships as more positive and satisfying, to believe that their life is meaningful, and to achieve greater self-acceptance. The in-depth exploration also prompted students to consider their commitment to their choice of career. Group psychodynamic counselling also reinforced students’ educational choice, as the likelihood of students becoming less committed to this choice was reduced after the intervention. Thus, the study confirmed the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a means of reinforcing both academic identity and promoting well-being and demonstrated that it is a tool clinical psychologists and university teachers could use to activate self-reflection and change within educational settings.


Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health | 2018

Empowering transgender youths: Promoting resilience through a group training program

Anna Lisa Amodeo; Simona Picariello; Paolo Valerio; Cristiano Scandurra

ABSTRACT This study presents a training program developed with eight transgender youths who experienced transphobic episodes. Two focus groups were conducted and the 14-Item Resilience Scale was administered to evaluate training effectiveness in improving resilience. The intervention followed an empowerment, peer-group-based methodology. Three themes were identified: identity affirmation, self-acceptance, and group as support. A three-waves repeated measures ANOVA confirmed an increase in resilience levels. Suggestions for clinical practice and social policies are discussed.


Europe’s Journal of Psychology | 2018

Group Psychodynamic Counselling as a Clinical Training Device to Enhance Metacognitive Skills and Agency in Future Clinical Psychologists

Cristiano Scandurra; Simona Picariello; Daniela Scafaro; Vincenzo Bochicchio; Paolo Valerio; Anna Lisa Amodeo

Metacognitive skills and agency are among the main psychological abilities a clinical psychologist should have. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a clinical training device able to enhance metacognitive skills and agency in final-year undergraduates in clinical psychology within an educational context. Thirty-three final-year students of clinical psychology participated in an experiential laboratory lasting two months. Participants completed measures regarding metacognitive skills and agency at pre-, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up assessment. The results suggested that group psychodynamic counselling made students feel more capable of recognizing emotional states, understanding causal relationships, inferring mental states of others in terms of beliefs, desires, intentions, and expectations, and thinking critically. Furthermore, the group psychodynamic counselling helped students to feel more able to derive pathways to desired goals and to motivate themselves via agency thinking to use those pathways. Thus, the study confirmed the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a clinical training device able to enhance metacognitive skills and agency in future clinical psychologists.


Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology | 2017

Personal and Cultural Identity Development in Recently Immigrated Hispanic Adolescents: Links With Psychosocial Functioning

Alan Meca; Raha F. Sabet; Colleen M. Farrelly; Cynthia G. Benitez; Seth J. Schwartz; Melinda A. Gonzales-Backen; Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco; Jennifer B. Unger; Byron L. Zamboanga; Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati; Simona Picariello; Sabrina E. Des Rosiers; Daniel W. Soto; Monica Pattarroyo; Juan A. Villamar; Karina M. Lizzi

Objectives: This study examined directionality between personal (i.e., coherence and confusion) and cultural identity (i.e., ethnic and U.S.) as well as their additive effects on psychosocial functioning in a sample of recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents. Method: The sample consisted of 302 recent (<5 years) immigrant Hispanic adolescents (53% boys; Mage = 14.51 years at baseline; SD = .88 years) from Miami and Los Angeles who participated in a longitudinal study. Results: Results indicated a bidirectional relationship between personal identity coherence and both ethnic and U.S. identity. Ethnic and U.S. affirmation/commitment (A/C) positively and indirectly predicted optimism and negatively predicted rule breaking and aggression through coherence. However, confusion predicted lower self-esteem and optimism and higher depressive symptoms, rule breaking, unprotected sex, and cigarette use. Results further indicated significant site differences. In Los Angeles (but not Miami), ethnic A/C also negatively predicted confusion. Conclusion: Given the direct effects of coherence and confusion on nearly every outcome, it may be beneficial for interventions to target personal identity. However, in contexts such as Los Angeles, which has at least some ambivalence toward recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents, it may be more beneficial for interventions to also target cultural identity to reduce confusion and thus promote positive development.


La camera blu. Rivista di studi di genere | 2017

Omofobia e transfobia in un campione di studenti di Scienze Motorie: Implicazioni per gli insegnanti di educazione fisica e gli allenatori

Anna Lisa Amodeo; Cristiano Scandurra; Alain Giami; Simona Picariello; Roberto Vitelli; Paolo Valerio; Giuliana Valerio

I contesti sportivi sono permeati da stereotipi sessuali e di genere che vengono utilizzati per preservare la superiorita maschile e relegare cio che non lo e ad uno status inferiore. Questi stereotipi sono profondamente radicati nello sport anche perche vengono costantemente rinforzati dagli allenatori che, nelle pratiche sportive, spesso trasmettono valori eteronormativi. Il presente studio e finalizzato ad esplorare la conoscenza, le opinioni e gli atteggiamenti sulle questioni sessuali e di genere di 181 studenti di Scienze Motorie, comparati con quelli di 169 studenti di Psicologia, Medicina e Sociologia. Tutti i partecipanti hanno risposto a delle domande relative all’omofobia e alla transfobia e i dati sono stati analizzati attraverso il Test di Student e dei modelli di regressione lineare. I risultati indicano che gli studenti di Scienze Motorie presentano livelli inferiori di conoscenza sulle questioni sessuali e di genere e cio e risultato associato a piu alti livelli di atteggiamenti omofobici e transfobici. I risultati suggeriscono il bisogno di implementare percorsi specifici di formazione nei corsi di laurea con il fine di destrutturare gli stereotipi e i pregiudizi sessuali e di genere.


Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology | 2015

Identity in young adulthood: Links with mental health and risky behavior

Seth J. Schwartz; Sam A. Hardy; Byron L. Zamboanga; Alan Meca; Alan S. Waterman; Simona Picariello; Koen Luyckx; Elisabetta Crocetti; Su Yeong Kim; Aerika S. Brittian; Sharon E. Roberts; Susan Krauss Whitbourne; Rachel A. Ritchie; Elissa J. Brown; Larry F. Forthun


Sexologies | 2017

Trans identities and medical practice in Italy: Self-positioning towards gender affirmation surgery

Roberto Vitelli; Cristiano Scandurra; R. Pacifico; M.S. Selvino; Simona Picariello; Anna Lisa Amodeo; Paolo Valerio; A. Giami

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Anna Lisa Amodeo

University of Naples Federico II

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Cristiano Scandurra

University of Naples Federico II

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Paolo Valerio

University of Naples Federico II

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Roberto Vitelli

University of Naples Federico II

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Alan Meca

Old Dominion University

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M.S. Selvino

University of Naples Federico II

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R. Pacifico

University of Naples Federico II

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