Perceived mattering in the face of COVID-19: links with emotion regulation and psychological well-being.

Objective: The present study aimed to examine the protective role of perceived mattering to family and friends on psychological well-being in the Italian context during the COVID-19 pandemic, considering the mediating role of emotion regulation.

Design: Data were collected during the first lockdown (March-April, 2020; time 1) and in other two moments (August and November, 2020; times 2 and 3). Cross-sectional analyses were conducted considering participants who completed the first wave ( = 457), while longitudinal analyses were performed on participants who completed the three waves ( = 109).

COVID-19 threat and perceptions of common belonging with outgroups: The roles of prejudice-related individual differences and intergroup contact.

COVID-19 represents a multidimensional threat with the potential to worsen intergroup relations, but perceiving a common belonging with various outgroups may prevent intergroup tensions. During the Italian lockdown, we conducted an online survey with 685 Italian participants investigating whether perceptions of common belonging (belonging to a common group, sharing a common destiny, perceiving the difficulties faced by other groups) with disadvantaged and national outgroups were associated with perceived COVID-19 threat and prejudice-related individual differences, namely social dominance orientation (SDO), need for cognitive closure (NFC), deprovincialization, pre-lockdown positive and negative face-to-face contact with immigrants. We also explored the moderating roles of individual differences in the link between perceived threat and perceptions of common belonging.

[A new index to evaluate arterial ageing independently of arterial blood pressure: pOpscore(®)].

Aim: Pulse wave velocity does not correlate to age in the upper limb but in the aorta and lower limb. We studied the link between ageing and pulse wave transit time (PWtt) indexes at the toe and finger.

Patients And Methods: Measurements were performed in 300 patients in occupational medicine and primary care after 5minutes supine rest using the device studied (pOpmètre(®), Axelife SAS, France).

Integrating rehabilitation into the care team.

The role of rehabilitative services in the home has been evolutionary. From consultants to home care in the 1960s, therapists have developed into integral elements of the health care team. What issues does this pose?