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{"title":"Measuring Adaptive Behavior in Patients with Mendelian Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Comparison of ABAS-3 and Dutch Vineland Scales.","authors":"Joost Kummeling, Karlijn Vermeulen-Kalk, Veerle Souverein, Linde C M van Dongen, Wouter Oomens, Joost G E Janzing, Monica Pop-Purceleanu, Tjitske Kleefstra, Jos I M Egger","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230507","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Several instruments are available for measuring (aspects of) adaptive functioning, but knowledge is lacking about which is best to use to monitor patients with etiologically homogeneous neurodevelopmental disorders. In this study we compare the use of the Vineland-Z and ABAS-3 adaptive behavior scales in such a specific group.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Of patients with a molecularly confirmed diagnosis of Kleefstra syndrome, 34 were assessed with both the Vineland-Z and ABAS-3 of which 12 (35,3%) males and 22 (64,7%) females. Raw scores and developmental ages were calculated and a comparison between the instruments was done via correlation analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Biological age ranged from 12 to 50 years old (median age of 23,1 ± 9,6 years). Pearson r correlation analyses show that the Vineland-Z and ABAS-3 assessments are highly interchangeable in this population. However, there are practical issues which require attention: (i) the use of ABAS-3 needs several versions to cover the whole adaptive spectrum, and (ii) the Vineland-Z discriminates more at the lower end of the adaptive functioning spectrum compared to the ABAS-3, but less at the higher end. An ideal instrument for this specific purpose is not yet available.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We recommend that either the Vineland-Z, with modification of the dated items, the abridged version of the Vineland III, or a merge of the 0-4/517 ABAS-3 versions would work best to assess the entire spectrum of adaptive functioning adequately.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 5","pages":"453-461"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10712295/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138812347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Patients with Chronic Pain: Are Mindfulness Traits Protective Against Distress, Anxiety and Depression?","authors":"Mario Miniati, Graziella Orrù, Mery Paroli, Maristella Cinque, Adriana Paolicchi, Angelo Gemignani, Giulio Perugi, Rebecca Ciacchini, Donatella Marazziti, Laura Palagini, Ciro Conversano","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230505","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate mindfulness traits/attitudes as protective factors against chronic pain related distress, depression and anxiety.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Fifty patients (25 with chronic non-oncologic pain-NOP; 25 with chronic oncologic pain-COP) were administered with the following scales: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Pain Disability Index (PDI), Italian Questionnaire for Pain (QUID), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), State and Trait Anxiety Scale (STAY-y1 module), Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Psychological General Well Being Index (PGWBI), Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>MAAS value ≥ 4.38 was adopted as cut-off to compare '<i>high level of mindfulness</i>' (HM) vs. '<i>normal level of mindfulness</i>' (NM) attitudes. Twenty-six patients (52%) scored ≥4.38, with no different distribution between NOP and COP. HM patients scored significantly lower than NM patients on PDI <i>'family/home responsibilities'</i> domain (4.5±3.2 vs. 6.4±2.8; p<.037), and on PSS (17.8±2.6 vs. 20.9±2.5; p<.0001), STAY-y1 (9.4±1.8 vs. 10.3±2.1; p<.0001), BDI-II (7.8±5.0 vs. 17.6±8.6; p<.0001) total scores. HM scored significantly higher than NM patients in all PGWBI domains. A multiple regression analysis was carried out to analyze the predictor variables of PGWB. The most complete model considered the variables MAAS, STAIy and VAS (F=42.21; p<.0001), that accounted for the 71.6% of PGWB variance. MAAS score was the only variable positively predicting for PGWB; STAIy and VAS scores predicted negatively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Chronic pain patients with high levels of mindfulness attitudes experienced less distress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and more physical and general wellbeing than patients with low levels of mindfulness attitudes.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 5","pages":"429-441"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10712298/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138812349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Workplace Ethical Climate and Workers' Burnout: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Ivan Borrelli, Maria Francesca Rossi, Giuseppe Melcore, Antogiulio Perrotta, Paolo Emilio Santoro, Maria Rosaria Gualano, Umberto Moscato","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230502","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Workplace ethics is a central theme in occupational health; an ethical climate aims to implement and uphold standards of integrity and fairness. Furthermore, the correlation between ethical climate and burnout has been highlighted in several studies, and the impact of a negative ethical climate in the workplace has been reported to affect workers' mental health and job performances, resulting in increased burnout incidence. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the relationship between ethical climate and burnout in the workplace.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This review was conducted following the PRISMA statements. Three databases were screened, including research articles written in the English language during the last 10 years, investigating the relationship between burnout and ethics in the workplace. The quality of articles was assessed with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>1153 records were found across three databases; after duplicate removal and screening for title and abstract, 46 manuscripts were screened by full text, resulting in 13 included studies. The majority of the included studies were performed on healthcare workers (n=7, 53.8%), and with a majority of female participants (n=9, 69.2%). Most of the included studies (n=9, 69.2%) evaluated the correlation between ethical climate and burnout, while the other four (n=4, 30.8%) evaluated ethical leadership. Four studies reported a positive correlation between ethics and work engagement. Two studies highlighted that an ethical workplace climate reduced turnover intention.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Ethical climate plays an important role in burnout mitigation in workers and in improving work engagement, thus helping to reduce turnover intentions. Since all of these variables have been reported to be present in clusters of workers, these aforementioned factors could impact entire workplace organizations and their improvement could lead to a better work environment overall, in addition to improving the single factors considered. Further studies are needed to investigate the role of ethical climate in the workplace.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 5","pages":"405-414"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10712296/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138812368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Alexithymia and Loneliness in Women with Endometriosis. Testing the Factorial Structure of the Italian Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30) and a Mediation Model.","authors":"Francesca Gioia, Anna Parola, Valentina Boursier","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230506","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Endometriosis is a pathological condition characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, chronic inflammatory reaction, and pelvic pain that dramatically decrease women's health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Furthermore, this invisible and difficultly diagnosable disease might lead women to experience alexithymia, loneliness, and consequent impairment of perceived quality of life. Firstly, the present study aimed at validating the Italian EHP-30 version which is the most used specific questionnaire for HRQoL measurement. Secondly, the present study aimed at exploring the still understudied relationship between alexithymia and HRQoL in endometriosis conditions, evaluating the mediating role of perceived loneliness.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A total of 435 women with endometriosis (mean age=35.75 years) have been involved. All items were loaded on their own factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The measure showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's α ranged between 0.60-0.95 for core and 0.74-0.94 for modular parts). The Italian EHP-30 is a psychometrically valid measure of HRQoL with endometriosis. The tested mediation model provided adequate goodness-of-fit indices (χ2 (51) = 206.071; p < 0.001; RMSEA = 0.084; 90%CI: 0.072, 0.096, CFI = .933, SRMR= 0.058), showing that alexithymia only indirectly affected women's perceived HRQoL, via the mediating effect of feelings of loneliness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The current study highlighted the pivotal role of perceived loneliness in directly affecting women's quality of life and mediating the effect of the alexithymic experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 5","pages":"442-452"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10723149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138812338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Self-Regulation and Rumination as a Transdiagnostic Factors for Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders Among Adolescents.","authors":"Sanja Jandrić, Vlatka Kovač, Damir Kovač, Dunja Degmecic","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Internalizing and externalizing disorders are developmentally complex entities with multifactorial pathogenesis. The findings from recent research on the transdiagnostic responsibility of self-regulation and rumination suggest that their deficits underlie all psychiatric disorders in adults, and yet only a small number of studies have been conducted on the population of adolescents.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The clinical study included 162 adolescents, divided into two clinical groups, treated in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Hospital. The first clinical group consisted of 91 adolescents with internalizing mental disorders, with the second clinical group consisting of 71 adolescents with externalizing mental disorders. They had been referred for psychodiagnostic assessment after their first psychiatric examination, and were diagnosed according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-)10 criteria, the diagnoses confirmed through structured clinical interviews. They additionally met the inclusion and exclusion criteria for participating in this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results suggest that self-regulation significantly and negatively predicted symptoms of mental disorder in both clinical groups, and rumination significantly predicted symptoms of anxiety and depression in the group of adolescents suffering from internalizing disorders.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings emphasize the importance of maladaptive self-regulation as a transdiagnostic factor underlying various forms of psychopathology in adolescents, and the importance of rumination as a unique transdiagnostic process related to different disorders in the internalizing dimension.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 5","pages":"415-423"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10712297/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138812355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anxiety, Depression, Emotion Regulation, and Daytime Sleepiness: Are There Links Between These Factors? Network Analysis on an Italian Sample During the Covid-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Alberto Sardella, Giorgia Varallo, Mirian Agus, Vittorio Lenzo, Andrea Zagaria, Grazia Terrone, Alessandro Musetti, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Maria C Quattropani, Christian Franceschini","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the occurrence of psychological disturbances, such as depressive and anxiety symptomatology, thereby significantly impacting individuals' lifestyles by disrupting sleep patterns. This study aimed to elucidate the interconnections between emotion regulation, depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We recruited 632 community adults who underwent an online survey of self-report questionnaires, including the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).A network analysis was performed to examine and visually represent the pattern of relationships between psychological distress, emotion regulation, and daytime sleepiness.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The DERS Strategy dimension showed high values across all centrality indices, indicating it as the most influential node in the network. In addition, the DASS Depression and DERS Goals dimensions exhibited high betweenness values, emerging as points of connection between the other nodes within the network structure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our primary findings underscore the connection between psychological distress and emotion regulation, specifically between depressive symptoms, a lack of emotional clarity, and difficulty in the flexible use of emotional strategies. These specific constructs hold promising potential as valuable targets for both assessment and the development of effective interventions during highly challenging situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 5","pages":"395-404"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10712299/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138812340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Novel Distal 22Q11.21 Microduplication in a 43-Year-Old Male Patient with Mild Intellectual Disability, Social Cognitive Dysfunctions, and Anxiety.","authors":"Jos Egger, Willem Verhoeven, Wim Verbeeck, Margje Sinnema, Alexander Stegmann, Karijn Stuurop, Nicole De Leeuw","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The chromosome region 22q11.2 is highly susceptible to genomic rearrangements. It has become clear that genomic instability extends distally to the commonly deleted/duplicated region (Low Copy Repeats [LCR] A-D) and that a clear difference exists between the phenotypic presentation of patients with rearrangements in the common region versus that in the distal region (LCR D-H), particularly with respect to developmental and somatic issues. Microdeletions in the 22q11.2 distal region are typically associated with congenital heart defects whereas distal 22q11.2 microduplications are infrequently described and present with a smaller duplicated region and a rather unspecified phenotype.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The present paper provides detailed assessments of a middle-aged male with mild intellectual disability, elsewhere diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Because of persisting functional complaints, he was referred for second opinion to a specialized outpatient department.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>High resolution SNP-based array analysis demonstrated a ~1.5 Mb distal microduplication in chromosome 22 flanked by LCR region 22C and LCR22E encompassing among others the disease gene MAPK1. No remarkable facial dysmorphisms were noticed. Autism spectrum disorder was ruled out and it was concluded that the patient was primarily suffering from mild intellectual disability and social cognitive dysfunctions with anxieties and suspicious social interactions, to be understood as a disorder within the anxiety spectrum.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The pattern of psychological and psychiatric phenomena was discussed against the background of findings on psychopathology in the chromosome 22 region demarcated by LCR breakpoints C and E. It was suggested that alterations in the MAPK1 gene due to either a deletion or a duplication enhance the vulnerability to develop a psychiatric disorder within the anxiety spectrum.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 5","pages":"424-428"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10712293/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138812319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing Adherence to Vaccination, Social Distancing and Other Preventive Behaviors by Patients With Mental Disorders in the Context Of Covid-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review Protocol.","authors":"Julia E Mühlbauer, Maria E Moreira-de-Oliveira, Ana P Ribeiro, Juliana B de-Salles-Andrade, Veronica Hühne, Livi F Testoni de Faro, Carina Félix-da-Silva, Gabriela B de Menezes, Leonardo F Fontenelle","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230408","DOIUrl":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230408","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a worldwide public health crisis, leading to significant disruptions in societal behaviors and norms. Within the affected population, individuals with mental health disorders are considered a vulnerable group, experiencing higher infection rates and poorer outcomes. These adverse outcomes can be attributed to various factors, including inadequate adherence to vaccination and other preventive measures. To address this issue, this study aims to present the research protocol for a scoping review that will comprehensively examine the literature on the adherence of individuals with mental disorders to preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The scoping review will adhere to the methodological guidelines outlined by the Joanna Briggs Institute and will be reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. A comprehensive search for published literature containing original data will be conducted in the Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases. The search strategy will be developed based on the Population, Concept, and Context inclusion criteria. Two authors will independently screen titles, abstracts, and full texts for inclusion and extract relevant data. The findings of the review will be presented using descriptive statistics, including tables, charts, and flow diagrams, to elucidate the key concepts of interest.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 4","pages":"288-292"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10544247/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41169198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anti-Vaccination Attitude and Vaccination Intentions Against Covid-19: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study Investigating the Role of Media Consumption.","authors":"Marco Biella, Graziella Orrù, Rebecca Ciacchini, Ciro Conversano, Donatella Marazziti, Angelo Gemignani","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230404","DOIUrl":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study explores, retrospectively, the link between anti-vaccination attitude and vaccination intentions and extends this relationship to the effect of media consumption style on attitude.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Generalized linear mixed-models were used to estimate vaccination intentions (related to each of the four available vaccines at the time of the survey) relying on anti-vaccination attitude measured using the Italian translation of the Vaccination Attitude Examination (VAX) scale. Multiple linear regression was used to estimate which media type and which consumption frequency were responsible for variation in the anti-vaccination attitude.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater anti-vaccination attitude led to lower vaccination intention (b=-8.33, p<.0001) confirming the attitude-intention link. Crucially, consuming vaccination related information via printed press weekly (b=-0.74, p=.0001) or daily (b=-0.96, p<.0001) were the only protective factors against developing anti-vaccination attitudes. On the other hand, discussing vaccination with the family physician weekly (b=0.66, p=.002) or even daily (b=0.52, p=.026), and actively looking for vaccination related information on specialized websites and blogs every day (b=0.64, t=2.78, p=.006) were risk factors related to increased anti-vaccination attitude. No effects of social media on anti-vaccination attitude were found.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results confirm that vaccination intentions can be linked to the underlying anti-vaccination attitude. Moreover, our results suggest that the web and the blog sphere, but not social media, are the most anti-vaccination fuelling media and that health practitioners engage with the most vaccination-hesitant individuals. Further interventions could leverage these insights to tackle the vaccination hesitancy issue.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 4","pages":"252-263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10544246/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41162785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interpersonally-Based Fears and Feelings During the Covid-19 Pandemic Revisited: Research Findings and Further Reflections on Fear of Missing out and Feelings of not Mattering.","authors":"Silvia Casale,&nbsp;Gordon L Flett","doi":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230415","DOIUrl":"10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Much has transpired since severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) began spreading throughout the world in 2020. In our previous commentary, we focused on the significance of two specific fears with an interpersonal basis (i.e. the fear of missing out, FoMO, and the fear of not mattering) during a period in which daily routines were disrupted and physical distancing or \"social distancing\" was implemented as a crucial important public health intervention in response to the coronavirus. In the current article, we examine the current context and review what has been learned about the similarities and differences among people during the pandemic with a particular emphasis on research during the pandemic on the fear of missing and feelings and fears of not mattering to other people. The nature of these constructs as revealed during the pandemic is discussed with a focus on how these attributes reflect insecurity and doubts about the self that heighten susceptibility to external feedback. Key themes include the need to consider FoMO from a broad perspective that includes actual lost opportunities during the pandemic and how individual differences in mattering have been reflected in coping and adaptability and related outcomes. It is clear from our analysis that FoMO and mattering are highly salient and relevant constructs with clear ecological validity in terms of accounting for individual differences in the costs and consequences of the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":46700,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neuropsychiatry","volume":"20 4","pages":"351-357"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10556848/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41167599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}