ALESSIO MATIZ

Dottore di ricerca

ciclo: XXXVII


supervisore: Prof. Franco Fabbro
co-supervisore: Prof. Cristiano Crescentini

Titolo della tesi: Psychological and neuroscientific correlates of mindfulness in clinical and educational settings

This thesis consists of the presentation of five studies, one in each chapter. These studies deal with mindfulness, the cognitive skill that favors meta-awareness of the contents and characteristics of one’s own mind, and that has significant correlates with mental health and psychological well-being. In this thesis, mindfulness was investigated both as a psychological trait that individuals possess to varying degrees and from the perspective of training programs aimed at improving this skill. This investigation was conducted with both healthy participants in schools and outpatients. In Chapter 1, a study is described that investigates the effects of mindfulness training on the psychological and professional well-being of school teachers, and the links of these effects with the personality of the teachers. Chapter 2 describes a study with mindfulness training in the same educational setting and again in relation to personality, but where the intervention was delivered by primary school teachers to their pupils. Chapters 3 and 4 are in the context of clinical interventions with mindfulness training for cancer patients and survivors: one chapter presents a randomized controlled trial, and the other a systematic review. Finally, in Chapter 5, a study is described on the relation between an index of dynamics of brain activity and self-reports of trait mindfulness and mind-wandering.

Produzione scientifica

11573/1692062 - 9999 - Improving personality/character traits in individuals with alcohol dependence: The influence of mindfulness-oriented meditation
Crescentini, C; Matiz, A; Fabbro, F - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: JOURNAL OF ADDICTIVE DISEASES (The Haworth Press Incorporated:10 Alice Street:Binghamton, NY 13904:(800)429-6784, (607)722-5857, EMAIL: getinfo@haworthpressinc.com, INTERNET: http://www.haworthpressinc.com, Fax: (800)895-0582) pp. - - issn: 1055-0887 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1731954 - 2025 - Mindfulness-Oriented Professional Resilience (MOPR) Training to Reduce Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Workers: A Pilot Study
D'antoni, Fabio; Matiz, Alessio; Crescentini, Cristiano - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: HEALTHCARE (Basel : MDPI) pp. - - issn: 2227-9032 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1732332 - 2025 - Parents' dispositional mindfulness and child behavior: The mediating role of the child dispositional mindfulness
Levantini, Valentina; Matiz, Alessio; Ciacchini, Rebecca; Crescentini, Cristiano; Orrù, Graziella; Conversano, Ciro; Muratori, Pietro - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES (Elsevier Science Limited:Oxford Fulfillment Center, PO Box 800, Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom:011 44 1865 843000, 011 44 1865 843699, EMAIL: asianfo@elsevier.com, tcb@elsevier.co.UK, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.com, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/shpsa/, Fax: 011 44 1865 843010) pp. - - issn: 0191-8869 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1732045 - 2025 - Resting-State BOLD Temporal Variability of the Default Mode Network Predicts Spontaneous Mind Wandering, which is Negatively Associated with Mindfulness Skills
Sorella, Sara; Crescentini, Cristiano; Matiz, Alessio; Chang, Minah; Grecucci, Alessandro - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE (Lausanne : Frontiers Research Foundation) pp. - - issn: 1662-5161 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1731960 - 2024 - About Distress in Chronic Pain Conditions: A Pre–Post Study on the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Fibromyalgia and Low Back Pain Patients
Ciacchini, Rebecca; Conversano, Ciro; Orrù, Graziella; Scafuto, Francesca; Sabbatini, Silvia; Paroli, Mery; Miniati, Mario; Matiz, Alessio; Gemignani, Angelo; Crescentini, Cristiano - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (Basel: MDPI 2003-) pp. - - issn: 1660-4601 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85210602298 (0)

11573/1731957 - 2024 - Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative Review
Lazzarelli, Alessandro; Scafuto, Francesca; Crescentini, Cristiano; Matiz, Alessio; Orrù, Graziella; Ciacchini, Rebecca; Alfì, Gaspare; Gemignani, Angelo; Conversano, Ciro - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (Basel : MDPI) pp. - - issn: 2076-328X - wos: WOS:001363977200001 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85210164723 (0)

11573/1724531 - 2024 - Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Dissociation
Matiz, Alessio; D'antoni, Fabio; Pascut, Stefania; Ciacchini, Rebecca; Conversano, Ciro; Gemignani, Angelo; Crescentini, Cristiano - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: CHILDREN (Basel: MDPI AG, 2014-) pp. - - issn: 2227-9067 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1692058 - 2023 - Parte pratica: la Meditazione Orientata alla Mindfulness (MOM)
Fabbro, Franco; Crescentini, Cristiano; Matiz, Alessio - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Gli interventi basati sulla mindfulness. Quali sono, come agiscono, quando utilizzarli - (9788836250769)

11573/1692057 - 2023 - La meditazione mindfulness in età evolutiva e nei disturbi del neurosviluppo
Matiz, Alessio; Cimenti, Matteo - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Gli interventi basati sulla mindfulness. Quali sono, come agiscono, quando utilizzarli (II edizione) - (9788836250769)

11573/1692074 - 2023 - Promoting primary schoolchildren’s mental health through a 24-session mindfulness-based program: qualitative analysis of children subjective experiences and their association with personality traits
Matiz, Alessio; Cimenti, Matteo; Crescentini, Cristiano - 01h Abstract in rivista
rivista: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (MEssina: Università degli Studi di Messina. Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali) pp. 361-361 - issn: 2282-1619 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1692067 - 2022 - Psychotherapeutic Techniques for Distressing Memories: A Comparative Study between EMDR, Brainspotting, and Body Scan Meditation
D'antoni, F.; Matiz, A.; Fabbro, F.; Crescentini, C. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (Basel: MDPI 2003-) pp. 1142- - issn: 1660-4601 - wos: WOS:000755562300001 (4) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85122939341 (4)

11573/1619925 - 2022 - Effects of Mind-Body Interventions on Adolescents’ Cooperativeness and Emotional Symptoms
Feruglio, S.; Pascut, S.; Matiz, A.; Paschetto, A.; Crescentini, C. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (Basel : MDPI) pp. - - issn: 2076-328X - wos: WOS:000768302400001 (1) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85123936164 (2)

11573/1692065 - 2022 - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Affect, Fear, and Personality of Primary School Children Measured During the Second Wave of Infections in 2020
Matiz, A.; Fabbro, F.; Paschetto, A.; Urgesi, C.; Ciucci, E.; Baroncelli, A.; Crescentini, C. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY (Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media S.A. All Rights Reserved) pp. 803270- - issn: 1664-0640 - wos: WOS:000749776300001 (11) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85123789653 (11)

11573/1692075 - 2022 - Sid e le otto sfere di luce. Come insegnare la meditazione mindfulness ai bambini
Matiz, A; Paschetto, A - 03a Saggio, Trattato Scientifico

11573/1692063 - 2022 - Meditazione Orientata alla Mindfulness (MOM). Educare alla mindfulness nel Friuli-Venezia Giulia: sinergia fra enti pubblici per il benessere a scuola
Matiz, Alessio; Crescentini, Cristiano; Fabbro, Franco - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PSICOLOGIA E SCUOLA (Giunti Gruppo Editore:Via Bolognese 165, 50139 Florence Italy:011 39 055 5062236, EMAIL: periodici@guinti.it, INTERNET: http://www.guinti.it, Fax: 011 39 055 5062397) pp. 10-11 - issn: 0392-680X - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1669518 - 2022 - Predictive Factors of Anxiety, Depression, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pascut, Stefania; Feruglio, Susanna; Crescentini, Cristiano; Matiz, Alessio - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (Basel: MDPI 2003-) pp. - - issn: 1660-4601 - wos: WOS:000852502100001 (7) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85137559745 (9)

11573/1574061 - 2021 - A multilevel approach to explore the wandering mind and its connections with mindfulness and personality
Cantone, Damiano; Feruglio, Susanna; Crescentini, Cristiano; Cinot, Sabrina; Matiz, Alessio - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (Basel : MDPI) pp. - - issn: 2076-328X - wos: WOS:000699412000001 (2) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85117790505 (4)

11573/1692061 - 2021 - Annali di Meditazione e Neuroscienze. Vol 2
Crescentini, Cristiano; Matiz, Alessio; Fabbro, Franco - 06a Curatela

11573/1555756 - 2021 - Mindfulness meditation leads to increased dispositional mindfulness and interoceptive awareness linked to a reduced dissociative tendency
D'antoni, F.; Feruglio, S.; Matiz, A.; Cantone, D.; Crescentini, C. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & DISSOCIATION (The Haworth Press Incorporated:10 Alice Street:Binghamton, NY 13904:(800)429-6784, (607)722-5857, EMAIL: getinfo@haworthpressinc.com, INTERNET: http://www.haworthpressinc.com, Fax: (800)895-0582) pp. - - issn: 1529-9732 - wos: WOS:000657235700001 (21) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85107475638 (22)

11573/1692073 - 2021 - Effects of mindfulness-oriented meditation on healthy individuals’ self-reported dissociative experience, mindfulness skills and interoceptive awareness
D'antoni, Fabio; Feruglio, Susanna; Matiz, Alessio; Cantone, Damiano; Crescentini, Cristiano - 01h Abstract in rivista
rivista: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (MEssina: Università degli Studi di Messina. Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali) pp. 46-46 - issn: 2282-1619 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1574070 - 2021 - The impact of mindfulness meditation on the wandering mind: a systematic review
Feruglio, S.; Matiz, A.; Pagnoni, G.; Fabbro, F.; Crescentini, C. - 01g Articolo di rassegna (Review)
rivista: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS (Elsevier Science Limited:Oxford Fulfillment Center, PO Box 800, Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom:011 44 1865 843000, 011 44 1865 843699, EMAIL: asianfo@elsevier.com, tcb@elsevier.co.UK, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.com, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/shpsa/, Fax: 011 44 1865 843010) pp. 313-330 - issn: 0149-7634 - wos: WOS:000707498400002 (40) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85115770234 (48)

11573/1555785 - 2021 - Effetti differenziali di tre pratiche di meditazione mindfulness sui pensieri negativi ripetitivi e sulla percezione soggettiva del tempo: uno studio randomizzato con controllo attivo
Feruglio, Susanna; Matiz, Alessio; Grecucci, Alessandro; Pascut, Stefania; Fabbro, Franco; Crescentini, Cristiano - 04f Poster
congresso: Giornate nazionali psicologia Positiva (online)
libro: Book of Abstract GNPP - ()

11573/1555767 - 2021 - Bloccati fuori e dentro
Feruglio, Susanna; Matiz, Alessio; Paschetto, Andrea; Fedeli, Daniele; Vidal, Enrico; Cogo, Paola; Fabbro, Franco; Crescentini, Cristiano - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PSICOLOGIA E SCUOLA (Giunti Gruppo Editore:Via Bolognese 165, 50139 Florence Italy:011 39 055 5062236, EMAIL: periodici@guinti.it, INTERNET: http://www.guinti.it, Fax: 011 39 055 5062397) pp. - - issn: 0392-680X - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1692072 - 2021 - Bloccati fuori e dentro. La pandemia ha avuto un impatto negativo sul benessere psicologico di bambini, adolescenti e genitori italiani
Feruglio, Susanna; Matiz, Alessio; Paschetto, Andrea; Fedeli, Daniele; Vidal, Enrico; Cogo, Paola; Fabbro, Franco; Crescentini, Cristiano - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PSICOLOGIA E SCUOLA (Giunti Gruppo Editore:Via Bolognese 165, 50139 Florence Italy:011 39 055 5062236, EMAIL: periodici@guinti.it, INTERNET: http://www.guinti.it, Fax: 011 39 055 5062397) pp. 12-15 - issn: 0392-680X - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1692071 - 2021 - Inter-brain co-activations during mindfulness meditation. Implications for devotional and clinical settings
Matiz, A.; Crescentini, C.; Bergamasco, M.; Budai, R.; Fabbro, F. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION (Academic Press Incorporated:6277 Sea Harbor Drive:Orlando, FL 32887:(800)543-9534, (407)345-4100, EMAIL: ap@acad.com, INTERNET: http://www.idealibrary.com, Fax: (407)352-3445) pp. 103210- - issn: 1053-8100 - wos: WOS:000704334300008 (4) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85115386014 (4)

11573/1462841 - 2020 - Stuck outside and inside: an exploratory study on the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on italian parents and children’s internalizing symptoms
Crescentini, C.; Feruglio, S.; Matiz, A.; Paschetto, A.; Vidal, E.; Cogo, P.; Fabbro, F. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY (Lausanne: Frontiers Editorial) pp. - - issn: 1664-1078 - wos: WOS:000586303100001 (76) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85095720171 (83)

11573/1692060 - 2020 - Annali di Meditazione e Neuroscienze
Fabbro, Franco; Crescentini, Cristiano; Matiz, Alessio - 06a Curatela

11573/1407884 - 2020 - An exploratory study on the relationship between mind wandering and mindfulness and the effects of meditation on spontaneous thoughts
Feruglio, S.; Matiz, A.; Fabbro, A.; Cristiano Crescentini, E. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI PSICOLOGIA (Bologna Italy: Societa Editrice il Mulino Spa) pp. 265-289 - issn: 0390-5349 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85084847545 (0)

11573/1462846 - 2020 - Differential effects of mindfulness meditation conditions on repetitive negative thinking and subjective time perspective: a randomized active-controlled study
Feruglio, S.; Matiz, A.; Grecucci, A.; Pascut, S.; Fabbro, F.; Crescentini, C. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH (Taylor & Francis Limited:Rankine Road, Basingstoke RG24 8PR United Kingdom:011 44 1256 813035, EMAIL: madeline.sims@tandf.co.uk, info@tandf.co.uk, INTERNET: http://www.tandf.co.uk, Fax: 011 44 1256 330245) pp. - - issn: 0887-0446 - wos: WOS:000583447300001 (16) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85094110374 (21)

11573/1555783 - 2020 - Differential Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Conditions on Repetitive Negative Thinking and Subjective Time Perspective: a Randomized Active-Controlled Study
Feruglio, Susanna; Matiz, Alessio; Grecucci, Alessandro; Pascut, Stefania; Fabbro, Franco; Crescentini, Cristiano - 04f Poster
congresso: Mind & Life 2020 Contemplative Research Conference (online)
libro: Psychology and Health - ()

11573/1692068 - 2020 - Follow-up study on the reduction of burnout levels through mindfulness meditation in health care professionals
Matiz, A.; Crescentini, C.; Boaro, E.; Piani, F.; Fabbro, F. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO ED ERGONOMIA (Ariccia (RM): Aracne editrice Pavia: PI-ME Editrice) pp. 102-108 - issn: 1592-7830 - wos: WOS:000624311900004 (2) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85087533020 (2)

11573/1490015 - 2020 - Positive impact of mindfulness meditation on mental health of female teachers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy
Matiz, A.; Fabbro, F.; Paschetto, A.; Cantone, D.; Paolone, A. R.; Crescentini, C. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (Basel: MDPI 2003-) pp. - - issn: 1660-4601 - wos: WOS:000580667900001 (109) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85090323826 (131)

11573/1692066 - 2020 - The role of self body brushing vs mindfulness meditation on interoceptive awareness: A non-randomized pilot study on healthy participants with possible implications for body image disturbances
Matiz, A.; Guzzon, D.; Crescentini, C.; Paschetto, A.; Fabbro, F. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE (Amsterdam ; Munich : Elsevier) pp. - - issn: 1876-3820 - wos: WOS:000568719700005 (6) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85087986521 (6)

11573/1692059 - 2020 - La meditazione mindfulness per i disturbi del neurosviluppo
Matiz, Alessio; Paschetto, Andrea; Crescentini, Cristiano; Fabbro, Franco - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Manuale di logopedia in età evolutiva - (9788859021483)

11573/1240433 - 2019 - Spontaneous eye movements during focused-attention mindfulness meditation
Matiz, Alessio; Crescentini, Cristiano; Fabbro, Anastasia; Budai, Riccardo; Bergamasco, Massimo; Fabbro, Franco - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PLOS ONE (San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science) pp. - - issn: 1932-6203 - wos: WOS:000456700400028 (9) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85060463995 (9)

11573/1692064 - 2018 - Effect of mindfulness meditation on personality and psychological well-being in adult patients with multiple sclerosis
Crescentini, Cristiano; Matiz, Alessio; Cimenti, Matteo; Pascoli, Eric; Eleopra, Roberto; Fabbro, Franco - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MS CARE (Clifton, NJ : Clinicians Group) pp. 101-108 - issn: 1537-2073 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85048199162 (29)

11573/1692069 - 2018 - Single vs. Group mindfulness meditation: Effects on personality, religiousness/spirituality and mindfulness skills
Matiz, Alessio; Fabbro, Franco; Crescentini, Cristiano - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: MINDFULNESS (New York, NY : Springer Science and Business Media) pp. 1236-1244 - issn: 1868-8527 - wos: WOS:000439389200023 (23) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85050262743 (25)

11573/1021734 - 2017 - Effects of mindfulness meditation on conscious and non-conscious components of the mind
Fabbro, Anastasia; Crescentini, Cristiano; Matiz, Alessio; Clarici, Andrea; Fabbro, Franco - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: APPLIED SCIENCES (Basel: MDPI AG, 2011-) pp. 1-12 - issn: 2076-3417 - wos: WOS:000404447600039 (6) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85017353033 (13)

11573/1692070 - 2015 - Improving personality/character traits in individuals with alcohol dependence: the influence of mindfulness-oriented meditation
Crescentini, Cristiano; Matiz, Alessio; Fabbro, Franco - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: JOURNAL OF ADDICTIVE DISEASES (The Haworth Press Incorporated:10 Alice Street:Binghamton, NY 13904:(800)429-6784, (607)722-5857, EMAIL: getinfo@haworthpressinc.com, INTERNET: http://www.haworthpressinc.com, Fax: (800)895-0582) pp. 75-87 - issn: 1055-0887 - wos: WOS:000353392400007 (24) - scopus: 2-s2.0-84928492252 (29)

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