Metaphor as a cognitive and relational tool for self-narrating experience of addiction: a qualitative-quantitative analysis
These results highlight how individuals with addictive disorders tend to concretize their experience through specific methaphorical patterns-particularly, ontological and movement metaphors. Overall, the use of these metaphor forms appears to provide emotional containment and representational clarity, enabling individuals to express their inner conflicts and emotional ambivalence associated with addiction.
Authors
- Greta Mazzaggio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8019-7066)
- Stefano Canali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7727-9749)
- Valentina Deriu
- Stefana Garello
- Alessandra Chiera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9713-7403)
- Daniela Altavilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8540-8456)
- Ines Adornetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5277-3238)
- Francesco Ferretti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2109-7297)
- Alessia Vecchi
Institutions
- Roma Tre University (IT)
- Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (IT)
- University of Florence (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1658238
- Primary Topic
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00