In: Brain sciences, 2021, vol. 11, no. 6, p. 16
When COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic, many countries imposed severe lockdowns that changed families’ routines and negatively impacted on parents’ and children’s mental health. Several studies on families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) revealed that lockdown increased the difficulties faced by individuals with ASD, as well as parental distress. No studies have...
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In: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021, vol. 18, no. 5, p. 15 p
Background: The pervasiveness of smartphones has raised concerns about an increase in the prevalence of problematic smartphone use (PSU), which depends on a set of psychological and behavioral risk factors. Previous research has yielded mixed results on factors predicting PSU, including social anxiety and trust. In particular, the role of trust remained largely unexplored. In the present study,...
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In: Sistemi intelligenti, 2012, vol. 3, p. 481-502
This paper sets out to analyze the role that argumentation may play in dispute resolution, in particular within the practice of dispute mediation. The focus is on the complex interplay of different argumentative discussions which are necessary for the parties to personally handle and possibly solve their conflict. This contribution focuses in particular on the mediator's role in a...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2009.
This work investigates how argumentation, namely the communicative exchange aimed at founding ones position in a reasonable fashion, is an essential condition for the fulfilment of the pragmatic goals of mediation, conceived of as a conflict resolution practice. In mediation, the parties are competent and responsible for the decision on the conflict, while the mediator helps them assume an...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2007 ; 2007COM006.
Press ombudsmen are particularly visible in Anglo-Saxon countries and in Sweden, but they are also present in most European and Latin American countries. Many studies have been conducted to understand the origins, the role and the effectiveness of Anglo-Saxon ombudsmen but not much was known about ombudsmen active in the rest of the world. On the occasion of the function's 40th anniversary - the...
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