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Article: The promotion of mature theory of mind skills in educational settings: a mini-review.

Bianco, Federica / Castelli, Ilaria

2023 Volume 14, Page(s) 1197328

Abstract: After formal school entry, theory of mind development encounters a blooming period of growth intertwined with social and academic achievements and challenges. Within this framework, in last years researchers have proposed training programs to foster ... ...

Abstract	After formal school entry, theory of mind development encounters a blooming period of growth intertwined with social and academic achievements and challenges. Within this framework, in last years researchers have proposed training programs to foster mature ToM skills, but also, to test causal pathways for the role that ToM development may have in broader cognitive and social outcomes. In the current mini-review we examine which training programs have been developed so far to enhance three key aspects of mature ToM skills: second-order false belief reasoning, the ability to put one's own ToM knowledge into use, and the mentalization of thoughts and emotions. We also illustrate effects of these activities on intra- and inter- personal competence. In its conclusion the paper provides considerations of both first achievements of research in this area and gaps to be addressed in future works.
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-06-02
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article ; Review
ZDB-ID	2563826-9
ISSN	1664-1078
ISSN	1664-1078
DOI	10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1197328
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Article ; Online: Teachers during the COVID-19 Era: The Mediation Role Played by Mentalizing Ability on the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms, Anxious Trait, and Job Burnout.

Levante, Annalisa / Petrocchi, Serena / Bianco, Federica / Castelli, Ilaria / Lecciso, Flavia

International journal of environmental research and public health

2023 Volume 20, Issue 1

Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 outbreak caused severe changes in school activities over the past two years. Teachers underwent a re-planning of their teaching approaches, shifting from face-to-face teaching formats to remote ones. These challenges resulted in ...

Abstract	Background: The COVID-19 outbreak caused severe changes in school activities over the past two years. Teachers underwent a re-planning of their teaching approaches, shifting from face-to-face teaching formats to remote ones. These challenges resulted in high levels of burnout. The identification of risk/protective factors contributing to burnout is crucial in order to inform intervention programs. Thus, we hypothesized a mediation role of teachers' mentalizing ability (processing of emotions, a component of mentalized affectivity) on the relationship between depression, anxiety, and depersonalization (burnout dimension). Two reverse models were computed. Job satisfaction, teachers' age and gender, school grade, and length of teaching experience served as covariates. Methods: 466 (M(sd) = 46.2 (10.4) years) online questionnaires were completed by Italian teachers of primary (n = 204) and middle (n = 242) schools. Measures of burnout, depression, anxiety, and mentalization were administered. Results: The findings corroborated our hypotheses: in all models, processing emotions served as a mediator on the relationship between depression, anxiety, and depersonalization, and on the reciprocal one. Job satisfaction positively impacted processing emotion, and negatively impacted depression and depersonalization; women teachers reported high levels of the anxious trait. Conclusions: Overall, it can be concluded that the ability to mentalize has a beneficial impact on teachers' well-being. Policymaking, clinical, and research implications were discussed.
MeSH term(s)	Humans ; Female ; Depression/epidemiology ; Mentalization ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Anxiety/epidemiology ; Burnout, Professional/psychology ; School Teachers/psychology
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-01-03
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2175195-X
ISSN	1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
ISSN (online)	1660-4601
ISSN	1661-7827
DOI	10.3390/ijerph20010859
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Article: Periodic Structural Defects in Graphene Sheets Engineered via Electron Irradiation.

Melchioni, Nicola / Fabbri, Filippo / Tredicucci, Alessandro / Bianco, Federica

Micromachines

2022 Volume 13, Issue 10

Abstract: Artificially-induced defects in the lattice of graphene are a powerful tool for engineering the properties of the crystal, especially if organized in highly-ordered structures such as periodic arrays. A method to deterministically induce defects in ... ...

Abstract	Artificially-induced defects in the lattice of graphene are a powerful tool for engineering the properties of the crystal, especially if organized in highly-ordered structures such as periodic arrays. A method to deterministically induce defects in graphene is to irradiate the crystal with low-energy (<20 keV) electrons delivered by a scanning electron microscope. However, the nanometric precision granted by the focused beam can be hindered by the pattern irradiation itself due to the small lateral separation among the elements, which can prevent the generation of sharp features. An accurate analysis of the achievable resolution is thus essential for practical applications. To this end, we investigated patterns generated by low-energy electron irradiation combining atomic force microscopy and micro-Raman spectroscopy measurements. We proved that it is possible to create well-defined periodic patterns with precision of a few tens of nanometers. We found that the defected lines are influenced by electrons back-scattered by the substrate, which limit the achievable resolution. We provided a model that takes into account such substrate effects. The findings of our study allow the design and easily accessible fabrication of graphene devices featuring complex defect engineering, with a remarkable impact on technologies exploiting the increased surface reactivity.
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-10-03
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2620864-7
ISSN	2072-666X
ISSN	2072-666X
DOI	10.3390/mi13101666
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Book ; Online: Operability timescale of defect-engineered graphene

Melchioni, Nicola / Bellucci, Luca / Tredicucci, Alessandro / Bianco, Federica

2023

Abstract: Defects in the lattice are of primal importance to tune graphene chemical, thermal and electronic properties. Electron-beam irradiation is an easy method to induce defects in graphene following pre-designed patterns, but no systematic study of the time ... ...

Abstract	Defects in the lattice are of primal importance to tune graphene chemical, thermal and electronic properties. Electron-beam irradiation is an easy method to induce defects in graphene following pre-designed patterns, but no systematic study of the time evolution of the resulting defects is available. In this paper, the change over time of defected sites created in graphene with low-energy ($\leq 20$ keV) electron irradiation is studied both experimentally via micro-Raman spectroscopy for a period of $6\times 10^3$ hours and through molecular dynamics simulations. During the first 10 h, the structural defects are stable at the highest density value. Subsequently, the crystal partially reconstructs, eventually reaching a stable, less defected condition after more than one month. The simulations allow the rationalization of the processes at the atomic level and confirm that the irradiation induces composite clusters of defects of different nature rather than well-defined nanoholes as in the case of high-energy electrons. The presented results identify the timescale of the defects stability, thus establishing the operability timespan of engineerable defect-rich graphene devices with applications in nanoelectronics. Moreover, long-lasting chemical reactivity of the defective graphene is pointed out. This property can be exploited to functionalize graphene for sensing and energy storage applications. Comment: 21 pages, 5 figures
Keywords	Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Subject code	530
Publishing date	2023-06-27
Publishing country	us
Document type	Book ; Online
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Article: Engineering Multicolor Radiative Centers in hBN Flakes by Varying the Electron Beam Irradiation Parameters.

Bianco, Federica / Corte, Emilio / Ditalia Tchernij, Sviatoslav / Forneris, Jacopo / Fabbri, Filippo

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)

2023 Volume 13, Issue 4

Abstract: Recently, hBN has become an interesting platform for quantum optics due to the peculiar defect-related luminescence properties. In this work, multicolor radiative emissions are engineered and tailored by position-controlled low-energy electron ... ...

Abstract	Recently, hBN has become an interesting platform for quantum optics due to the peculiar defect-related luminescence properties. In this work, multicolor radiative emissions are engineered and tailored by position-controlled low-energy electron irradiation. Varying the irradiation parameters, such as the electron beam energy and/or area dose, we are able to induce light emissions at different wavelengths in the green-red range. In particular, the 10 keV and 20 keV irradiation levels induce the appearance of broad emission in the orange-red range (600-660 nm), while 15 keV gives rise to a sharp emission in the green range (535 nm). The cumulative dose density increase demonstrates the presence of a threshold value. The overcoming of the threshold, which is different for each electron beam energy level, causes the generation of non-radiative recombination pathways.
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-02-15
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2662255-5
ISSN	2079-4991
ISSN	2079-4991
DOI	10.3390/nano13040739
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Article: Internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic mixed studies review.

Levante, Annalisa / Martis, Chiara / Bianco, Federica / Castelli, Ilaria / Petrocchi, Serena / Lecciso, Flavia

Frontiers in psychology

2023 Volume 14, Page(s) 1182309

Abstract: Introduction: Given the vulnerability of children during the COVID-19 pandemic, paying close attention to their wellbeing at the time is warranted. The present protocol-based systematic mixed-studies review examines papers published during 2020-2022, ... ...

Abstract	Introduction: Given the vulnerability of children during the COVID-19 pandemic, paying close attention to their wellbeing at the time is warranted. The present protocol-based systematic mixed-studies review examines papers published during 2020-2022, focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's internalizing/externalizing symptoms and the determinants thereof. Method: PROSPERO: CRD42022385284. Five databases were searched and the PRISMA diagram was applied. The inclusion criteria were: papers published in English in peer-reviewed journals; papers published between January 2020 and October 2022 involving children aged 5-13 years; qualitative, quantitative, and mixed studies. The standardized Mixed Method Appraisal Tool protocol was used to appraise the quality of the studies. Results: Thirty-four studies involving 40,976 participants in total were analyzed. Their principal characteristics were tabulated. The results showed that children's internalizing/externalizing symptoms increased during the pandemic, largely as a result of disengagement from play activities and excessive use of the internet. Girls showed more internalizing symptoms and boys more externalizing symptoms. Distress was the strongest parental factor mediating children's internalizing/externalizing symptoms. The quality of the studies was appraised as low ( Conclusion: Gender-based interventions should be designed for children and parents. The studies reviewed were cross-sectional, so long-term patterns and outcomes could not be predicted. Future researchers might consider a longitudinal approach to determine the long-term effects of the pandemic on children's internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022385284, identifier: CRD42022385284.
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-06-15
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Systematic Review
ZDB-ID	2563826-9
ISSN	1664-1078
ISSN	1664-1078
DOI	10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1182309
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Article ; Online: Maternal Psychological Distress and Children's Internalizing/Externalizing Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Moderating Role Played by Hypermentalization.

Bianco, Federica / Levante, Annalisa / Petrocchi, Serena / Lecciso, Flavia / Castelli, Ilaria

International journal of environmental research and public health

2021 Volume 18, Issue 19

Abstract: In order to explore the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the caregiver-child relationship, we investigated the interplay among COVID-19 exposure and children's internalizing/externalizing problems during the Italian lockdown, ... ...

Abstract	In order to explore the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the caregiver-child relationship, we investigated the interplay among COVID-19 exposure and children's internalizing/externalizing problems during the Italian lockdown, hypothesizing a mediation effect played by maternal distress. Additionally, we included maternal reflective functioning (i.e., hypermentalization) as a moderator factor among this interplay. A total of 305 Italian mothers of children aged 6-13 years (
MeSH term(s)	COVID-19 ; Communicable Disease Control ; Female ; Humans ; Mothers ; Pandemics ; Psychological Distress ; SARS-CoV-2
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-10-04
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2175195-X
ISSN	1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
ISSN (online)	1660-4601
ISSN	1661-7827
DOI	10.3390/ijerph181910450
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Article ; Online: Supporting mentalizing in primary school children: the effects of thoughts in mind project for children (TiM-C) on metacognition, emotion regulation and theory of mind.

Lombardi, Elisabetta / Valle, Annalisa / Bianco, Federica / Castelli, Ilaria / Massaro, Davide / Marchetti, Antonella

Cognition & emotion

2022 Volume 36, Issue 5, Page(s) 975–986

Abstract: Mentalization is a useful ability for social functioning and a crucial aspect of mentalizing is emotion regulation. Literature suggests programmes for children and adults to increase mentalizing abilities useful both for emotional and social competences. ...

Abstract	Mentalization is a useful ability for social functioning and a crucial aspect of mentalizing is emotion regulation. Literature suggests programmes for children and adults to increase mentalizing abilities useful both for emotional and social competences. For this reason, the issue of how to prompt children's mentalization has started to attract researchers' attention, supporting the importance of the interpersonal dimension for the individual differences in the developmental of mentalization. The TiM (Thoughts in Mind) Project, a training programme based on the explanation of mentalization mechanisms and designed for adults, deals with emotion regulation. Starting from the TiM Project, this study tests the effects of the TiM Child (TiM-C) training programme, over a control training programme, a conversational training designed for the school context, in children attending Year 2 of primary school. We designed a training based on narratives, followed by multiple-choice questions and conversations about mental states. Our results revealed significant improvements over the training period only in the TiM-C Project group for Metacognition, Emotion Regulation Strategies and a Theory of Mind task. As far as the educational implications, our findings suggest that it is possible to enhance mentalization through activities at school by promoting not only the understanding of the relations between mind and emotion, but also metacognitive skills.
MeSH term(s)	Adult ; Child ; Emotional Regulation ; Humans ; Mentalization ; Metacognition ; Schools ; Theory of Mind/physiology
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-04-22
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	639123-0
ISSN	1464-0600 ; 0269-9931
ISSN (online)	1464-0600
ISSN	0269-9931
DOI	10.1080/02699931.2022.2067521
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Article: Children's representations of the COVID-19 lockdown and pandemic through drawings.

Cornaggia, Alessia / Bianco, Federica / Gilli, Gabriella / Marchetti, Antonella / Massaro, Davide / Castelli, Ilaria

Frontiers in psychology

2022 Volume 13, Page(s) 960893

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to face it have placed children and their caregivers in front of many challenges that could represent sources of stress. This work aims to explore the point of view of children through drawing, as a spontaneous ... ...

Abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to face it have placed children and their caregivers in front of many challenges that could represent sources of stress. This work aims to explore the point of view of children through drawing, as a spontaneous means of expression, relating it to parents' perceptions of children's difficulties, strengths, and mentalization skills. The sample consists of 18 children (mean age = 8.22, SD = 1.79). Parents were asked to complete: a socio-demographic questionnaire with information on the impact of COVID-19 on the family, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and the Everyday Mindreading Scale. Children were asked to draw three moments: "Before" the pandemic, "During" the lockdown, and "After," when the COVID-19 will be passed. The drawings were coded by constructing a content and expressive analysis grid, adapting coding systems found in the literature. Data were collected at the beginning of the summer of 2020, just after the first lockdown period (from March to May 2020 in Italy). The results of the present work are in line with previous studies that reported experiences of wellbeing and tranquility of children in time spent at home with family during the pandemic. From the drawings emerges that children feel sufficiently able to master the situation, as reflected by including themselves in drawings and providing many details of the house in "During" drawings. The literature also reports a feeling of sadness/loneliness caused by the lack of friends, an element that we also find in the tendency to represent friends significantly more in the drawings concerning the future. Some contents of drawings (inclusion of friends, relatives, and parents) appeared associated with emotional, interpersonal, and mentalizing abilities of children, as perceived by parents. Exploring children's representations of a stressful event like the pandemic through drawings allows to focus both on their difficulties and on their resources, with useful implications for the educational support.
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-08-24
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2563826-9
ISSN	1664-1078
ISSN	1664-1078
DOI	10.3389/fpsyg.2022.960893
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Article ; Online: Maternal Distress/Coping and Children's Adaptive Behaviors During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Mediation Through Children's Emotional Experience.

Petrocchi, Serena / Levante, Annalisa / Bianco, Federica / Castelli, Ilaria / Lecciso, Flavia

Frontiers in public health

2020 Volume 8, Page(s) 587833

Abstract: The present study focused on the psychological impact that the lockdown due to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) had on families in Italy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Italian government imposed a strict lockdown for all citizens. People were forced ...

Abstract	The present study focused on the psychological impact that the lockdown due to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) had on families in Italy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Italian government imposed a strict lockdown for all citizens. People were forced to stay at home, and the length of the lockdown was uncertain. Previous studies analyzed the impact of social distance measures on individuals' mental health, whereas few studies have examined the interplay between the adults' functioning, as parents, during this period and the association with the child's adjustment. The present study tested if maternal distress/coping predicts children's behaviors during the COVID-19 lockdown, hypothesizing a mediation effect
MeSH term(s)	Adaptation, Psychological ; Adult ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/psychology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Italy/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mothers/psychology ; Mothers/statistics & numerical data ; Pandemics/statistics & numerical data ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Stress, Psychological ; Surveys and Questionnaires
Language	English
Publishing date	2020-11-19
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2711781-9
ISSN	2296-2565 ; 2296-2565
ISSN (online)	2296-2565
ISSN	2296-2565
DOI	10.3389/fpubh.2020.587833
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