Publications by authors named "F Lucidi"
Personality can be considered a system characterized by complex dynamics that are extremely adaptive depending on continuous interactions with the environment and situations. The present preliminary study explores the dynamic interplay between brain flexibility and personality by taking the dynamic approach to personality into account, thereby drawing from Cloninger's psychobiological model. 46 healthy individuals were recruited, and their brain dynamics were assessed using magnetoencephalography (MEG) during the resting state.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Brain connectome fingerprinting represents a recent and valid approach in assessing individual identifiability on the basis of the subject-specific brain functional connectome. Although this methodology has been tested and validated in several neurological diseases, its performance, reliability and reproducibility in healthy individuals has been poorly investigated. In particular, the impact of the changes in brain connectivity, induced by the different phases of the menstrual cycle (MC), on the reliability of this approach remains unexplored.
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- Recent research has focused on anti-doping interventions, but there is limited evidence on their effectiveness across different populations, prompting the study of a psychological intervention by Kavussanu et al. (2022) in young Italian athletes.* -
- The study involved 121 athletes from 15 sport clubs in Italy who received either a psychological intervention, an educational intervention, or were placed in a no-intervention control group, with measures taken before, after, and two months later.* -
- Results showed that both interventions effectively reduced doping likelihood and increased anticipated guilt compared to the control group, with these positive effects maintained over time, emphasizing the importance of addressing psychological factors in anti-doping education.*
(1) Background: Physical activity is known to promote health and psychological well-being in older adults, yet global inactivity rates in this population remain high. Among the factors associated with physical activity, self-efficacy for exercise represents a key predictor for developing effective interventions in older adults. This study aimed to validate the Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale (SEE) in individuals over 65.
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- - The study aimed to explore how distress symptoms and resource factors are structured among cancer patients, utilizing network analysis to capture the relationships between various symptoms and support systems.
- - Nearly 1,000 cancer patients were surveyed using a Distress Screening Schedule, revealing that feelings of loneliness were the most connected distress symptom, while resource factors like coping efficacy and social support also showed strong connections.
- - Findings highlight the need to address loneliness and incorporate resource factors like support and caring healthcare into distress management strategies to improve patient outcomes.