Effect of an early music intervention on emotional and neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants at 12 and 24 months.

Background: Few studies have found long-term effects of early musical environmental enrichment in the NICU on preterm infant's development. This study examines how early music enrichment affects emotional development and effortful control abilities in 12- and 24-month-old very preterm (VPT) infants.

Methods: One hundred nineteen newborns were recruited, including 83 VPTs and 36 full-term (FT) infants.

Emotions and motivations of gambling: A comparison between scratch card, slot-machines, and casino gamblers.

Introduction: In the last 20 years, gambling has become more and more widespread in Italy. The aim of the present study is to compare the motivations for gambling and the emotions felt while gambling in three different subgroups: scratch card gamblers, slot-machine gamblers, and casino gamblers.

Methods: Three versions of a questionnaire have been distributed in a casino, in scratch card vendors, and slot-machines venues.

A Longitudinal RCT on the Effectiveness of a Psychological Intervention for Hospital Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What We Learned to Date.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant psychological distress among frontline healthcare workers (HCWs), with a particular increase in trauma-related symptoms. This study investigated the longitudinal course of trauma-associated symptoms and behaviors in HCWs and the effectiveness of a brief dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)-informed intervention in mitigating these symptoms over 12 months. The trial included 225 HCWs randomly assigned to one of three groups: no intervention (control), in-person DBT-informed intervention, or online DBT-informed intervention.

Maternal singing reduced pain indexes in 2-month-old infants and increased proximity during vaccinations.

Aim: Immunisation is a global health priority, but methods of non-pharmacological pain relief are not widely used in routine clinical practice. In this study, we set out to investigate the effects of maternal singing during the routine vaccination of infants.

Methods: We recruited 67 mother-infant pairs at Health Centres in the Aosta Region of Italy.

When Workers Feel Like Objects: A Field Study on Self-Objectification and Affective Organizational Commitment.

Objectification is a form of dehumanization that implies the perception of others as mere objects. The present study aimed to expand research on objectification in the work domain by exploring the relationships between objectifying job features, self-objectification, and affective organizational commitment within a real work setting. Building on previous literature, we hypothesized that the execution of objectifying work activities would be positively related to workers' tendency to objectify themselves.