Calaresi, Danilo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9447-2433
Verrastro, Valeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7674-727X
Sechi, Marta https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6777-5694
Saladino, Valeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5659-1036
Article History
Received: 20 August 2025
Accepted: 20 February 2026
First Online: 18 March 2026
Declarations
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: The research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the guidelines of the Italian Association of Psychology (AIP). Approval for the study was granted by the Institutional Review Board of the Institute for the Study of Psychotherapy, School of Specialization in Brief Psychotherapies with a Strategic Approach (reference number: ISP-IRB-2024-13).
: Written informed consent for participation and publication was obtained from all individual participants in the study, as well as from their legal guardians.
: This study shows that emotional abuse in adolescence can increase stress over time, partly by leading to extreme social withdrawal, highlighting the importance of supportive environments and early interventions to protect young people’s mental health.
: We have nothing to declare.