Publications by authors named "Silvia Biagioni"
Objectives: to analyse the prevalence and characteristics of the hikikomori phenomenon in Italy within a representative sample of students aged 15 to 19 years, assessing the factors associated with this behaviour to guide preventive interventions.
Design: cross-sectional study based on anonymous data collected through the ESPAD®Italia (European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs) survey using a self-administered questionnaire.
Setting And Participants: a representative sample of Italian high-school students is selected annually to ensure the comparability of ESPAD®Italia estimates.
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 lockdowns significantly altered alcohol consumption habits in Italy, showing a shift from 26.4% at-risk drinkers before the pandemic to around 30% in the years following the initial lockdown.
- A study involving over 6,000 adults utilized an online questionnaire and focused on demographic factors, revealing higher at-risk drinking rates among younger individuals, those experiencing anxiety or depression, and users of nicotine products.
- Ultimately, the findings suggest concern as long-term alcohol consumption trends worsened, highlighting a greater risk among specific populations, including younger adults and married individuals, with mental health issues playing a significant role.
Introduction: the work aims to observe the associations between psychoactive substance use and gambling and executive functioning as well as to validate the Italian version of the "Adult Executive Functioning Inventory" (ADEXI) scale.
Methods: data were collected through a representative cross-sectional study among 5,160 people (18-84 years old) called IPSAD (). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was performed to explore the associations between ADEXI and other behaviors measured with standardized questionnaires.
Background: the use of pharmaceutical stimulants without a medical prescription (PSWMP) among adolescents is considered an established public health issue. The present study aimed to investigate the potential links between different patterns of non-medical use of pharmaceutical stimulants, psycho-social factors, and other risky behaviours (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Italy was one of the first European countries to be affected by Covid-19. Due to the severity of the pandemic, the Italian government imposed a nationwide lockdown which had a great impact on the population, especially adolescents. Distance-learning, moving restrictions and pandemic-related concerns, resulted in a particularly stressful situation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Energy Drinks (ED) are caffeinated beverages marketed as attention and endurance enhancers. The main purpose of this study is to provide national estimates of the prevalence of alcohol mixed with energy drink (AmED) and ED use among school-aged adolescents. A secondary objective is to examine the differences in the prevalence of AmED and ED consumption by gender.
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