A5013666366- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social Media and Politics
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Educational and Social Studies
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
University of Chieti-Pescara
2016-2025
Azienda USL di Pescara
2023
University of Cagliari
2020
University of Naples Federico II
2011-2016
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
2011-2015
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli
2012-2015
The worldwide spread of a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since December 2019 has posed severe threat to individuals’ well-being. While the world at large is waiting that released vaccines immunize most citizens, public health experts suggest that, in meantime, it only through behavior change COVID-19 can be controlled. Importantly, required behaviors are aimed not safeguarding one’s own health. Instead, individuals asked adapt their protect community large. This raises question which social...
Social science research has highlighted "honor" as a central value driving social behavior in Mediterranean societies, which requires individuals to develop and protect sense of their personal self-worth reputation, through assertiveness, competitiveness, retaliation the face threats.We predicted that members societies may exhibit distinctive combination independent interdependent orientation, self-construal, cognitive style, compared more commonly studied East Asian Anglo-Western cultural...
Many brands are now working on Instagram to promote, showcase their products and services, benefit from the potentialities of Influencer Marketing. A detailed investigation effects influencer advertising influencer-related outcomes is thus becoming urgent. The present study addresses a conceptual model in which fit influencer–product congruence role more prominent disclosure explored with respect ad recognition, sponsorship transparency outcomes. Findings 2 (disclosure prominence: high vs....
This research examines how moral values regulate the behavior of individual group members. It argues that members behave in line with norms because they anticipate receiving ingroup respect when enacting are shared by Data from two experimental studies offer evidence support. In Study 1 (N = 82), morality-based (but not competence-based) determined whether a low-status opted for versus collective strategies status improvement. effect was mediated anticipated and emerged regardless prescribed...
In this paper, we analyzed the relationships among political identity, perception of moral distance between ingroup and outgroup, outgroup animalistic dehumanization. One correlational one experimental study revealed a positive correlation identification (Study 1, N = 99) salience membership 2, 96) with degree to which participants dehumanized outgroup. This relationship was mediated by perceived The limitations, implications, possible developments derived from present findings are discussed.
Ethical climate defines what is correct behavior and how ethical issues should be handled within organizations. For this reason, it central to organizational life. We relied on the Social Identity Approach compare effects of two specific climates – an self-interest vs. friendship employees' reactions. In scenario-based experiments (N1 = 152 N2 113), participants were asked imagine themselves working in organization described either as characterized by a or climate. They completed measures...
The spread and publicity given to questionable practices in the corporate world during last two decades have fostered an increasing interest about importance of ethical work for organizations, practitioners, scholars and, but not least, wider public. Relying on Social Identity Approach, we suggest that effects different climates employee behaviors are driven by affective identification with organization parallel, cognitive moral (dis)engagement. We compared particular derived from...
As the literature highlights, many health behavior theories try to explain both social and psychological variables influencing an individual's behavior. This study integrates insights relative antecedents of getting vaccinated from theories, particularly including belief model (HBM), theory planned (TPB), different socio-demographic factors. Furthermore, we considered possible mechanism impact distrust in science on individuals' hesitance resistance taking up SARS-CoV-2 vaccination subjects...
Three studies examined strategies of status improvement in experimentally created (Study 1 and 2) preexisting 3) low-status groups. Theory prior research suggested that an in-group norm established a particular strategy as moral (rather than competent) would have greater effect on individuals' decision to work at this strategy. Both Study 2 found morality norms had impact competence group individual) improvement. In both participants also needed less time decide when it is was encouraged by...
Eudaimonistic identity theory posits a link between activity and identity, where self-defining promotes the strength of person's identity. An engaged in with high enjoyment, full involvement, concentration can facilitate subjective experience flow. In present paper, we hypothesized accordance psychological selection that beyond promotion individual development complexity at personal level, relationship flow social level is also positive through participation activities. Three different...
Four studies specify how moral evaluations of the self regulate behavior aimed at restoring a reputation. We propose that people care about themselves as or immoral because these are perceived more consequential than other types information. Therefore inclined to restore their image after being negatively evaluated in terms morality rather competence. Studies 1 and 2 revealed information was having enduring impact on one's reputation, strongly related anticipated intra-group respect...
This paper examines the influence of female sexualization on people's willingness to provide help in cases intimate partner violence (IPV). We examined how may make women seem lacking moral patiency and virtue both which lead a reduced help. In first study, participants read fictitious newspaper article describing an IPV incident. They were then presented with picture ostensible victim depicting woman either sexualized or non‐sexualized appearance. Participants judged victim's morality,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly become a global health crisis, leading people to change their interpersonal behaviours contain the spread of virus. Italy country hit second hardest in world by and first one Western countries. To reduce COVID-19, are required behaviours, reducing social interactions close contacts. lockdown impact on economy as well psychological processes is relevant, we conducted an exploratory study examine which factors associated with reactions Italians during...
The study aims to test whether simple priming of deepfake (DF) information significantly increases users' ability recognize DF media. Although undoubtedly fascinating from a technological point view, these highly realistic artificial intelligent (AI)-generated fake videos hold high deceptive potential. Both practitioners and institutions are thus joining forces develop debunking strategies counter the spread such difficult-to-recognize potentially misleading video content. On this premise,...
Ostracism research has shown that even being ostracized by a computer or observing ostracism hurts. Intersecting these two standpoints with human–robot interaction (HRI) research, we conducted three preregistered experiments to investigate observers’ evaluations of vicarious robot ostracism. In Study 1 ( N = 140), people an excluded (vs. included) in Cyberball game attributed higher negative emotions and need-threat the robot, experienced more emotions, perceived humans negatively, group as...
Abstract We examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and endorsement of honour. studied SES‐honour link in 5 studies ( N = 13,635) with participants recruited different world regions (the Mediterranean MENA, East Asian, South‐East Anglo‐Western regions) using measures that tap into various facets Findings from these revealed individuals who subjectively perceived themselves as belonging to a higher (vs. lower) SES endorsed honour more strongly (i.e. defence family values...
We examined differences and similarities between groups sampled from the Mediterranean region in social orientation, cognitive style, self-construal, honor, face, dignity values, concerns using a large battery of tasks measures. did this by conducting secondary data set analyses focusing on comparisons nine pairs samples recruited (Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus [Greek Turkish Cypriot communities], Lebanon [Muslim Lebanese Christian Lebanese], Egypt) that have overlapping divergent...
ABSTRACT Research on self‐objectification at work has increased significantly over the last decade. However, much remains to be done. In particular, we do not know enough about role of organisational‐level factors in reducing self‐objectification. For these reasons, present study aimed examine organisational socialisation as a predictor employees' adjustment. Specifically, examined relationship between and whether this spills indicators distal adjustment (job satisfaction turnover...