The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS): an Italian validation using confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis.

The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS). A total of 742 Italian participants (84.6% female), with a mean age of 33.

Psychological profiles of individuals with type 2 diabetes and their association with physical and psychological outcomes: a cluster analysis.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify clusters of participants with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at risk for developing psychological and somatic distress symptoms. Moreover, we investigated whether the different clusters were associated with glycemic control, sleep, and physical activity levels..

Appraisal of transplant-related stressors, coping strategies, and psychosocial adjustment following kidney transplantation.

This study examined the relations between appraisal of transplant-related stressors, coping, and adjustment dimensions following kidney transplantation (KT). Two models were tested: (1) the main effects model proposing that stress appraisal and coping strategies are directly associated with adjustment dimensions; and (2) the moderating model of stress proposing that each coping strategy interacts with stress appraisal. Importantly, there is a lack of research examining the two models simultaneously among recipients of solid organ transplantation.

Psychosocial job characteristics and psychological distress / well-being: the mediating role of personal goal facilitation.

Objective: This study examined the mediating role of personal goal facilitation through work (PGFW), defined as perceptions of the extent to which one's job facilitates the attainment of one's personal goals, in the association between psychosocial job characteristics and psychological distress and job-related well-being.

Material And Methods: Questionnaire data from 217 nurses (84% female, with a mean age of 42.7 years, SD=7.

VALIDATION OF THE ITALIAN VERSION OF THE COPING INVENTORY FOR STRESSFUL SITUATIONS-SHORT VERSION AMONG HOSPITAL-BASED NURSES.

The psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations-Short Version (CISS-SV-21 items) were tested. In a group of 1,291 hospital-based nurses (77.8% women), four alternative factor models of the CISS-SV were tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Occupational coping self-efficacy explains distress and well-being in nurses beyond psychosocial job characteristics.

Aim: The main purpose of the present study was to extend the Job Demand Control Support (JDCS) model analyzing the direct and interactive role of occupational coping self-efficacy (OCSE) beliefs.

Background: OCSE refers to an individual's beliefs about their ability to cope with occupational stressors. The interplay between occupational stressors, job resources, and self-efficacy beliefs is poorly investigated.

The role of transplant-related stressors and social support in the development of anxiety among renal transplant recipients: the direct and buffering effects.

Several studies have shown a relevant presence of anxiety feelings among renal transplant patients. This study examines the impact of transplant-related stress and social support on anxiety. Two hypotheses were examined: H1: High transplant-related stressors and low social support are related to high anxiety (additive hypothesis); H2: Social support moderates the detrimental impact of transplant-related stressors on anxiety (buffer hypothesis).

Psychometric properties of the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Human Services among Italian nurses: a test of alternative models.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to test the factor structure of an Italian version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Human Service employees. In addition we examined the reliability and construct validity of the scale.

Background: There is increasing evidence that nurses are at risk of experiencing burnout.

Job characteristics, organizational conditions, and distress/well-being among Italian and Dutch nurses: a cross-national comparison.

Background: Among health care workers, nursing has been identified as particularly stressful. Several studies have shown cross-national differences in nurses' levels of occupational stress and burnout.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to compare job characteristics, organizational conditions, and strain reactions in Italian (N = 609) and Dutch (N = 873) nurses.

Development and validation of a brief Occupational Coping Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Nurses.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Occupational Coping Self-Efficacy for Nurses Scale.

Background: Coping self-efficacy beliefs are defined as self-appraisals of capabilities to cope with environmental demands. People with higher levels of coping self-efficacy beliefs tend to approach challenging situations in an active and persistent way, whereas those with lower levels of coping self-efficacy beliefs tend to direct greater energy to managing increasing emotional distress.