A5068993527- Educational and Social Studies
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Management, Economics, and Public Policy
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Legal and Labor Studies
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Varied Academic Research Topics
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Metal complexes synthesis and properties
- Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2009-2023
University of Padua
1987
Although the coexistence of conflicting opinions in society is very core democracy, people's tendency to avoid conflict could keep them away from political discussion and participation. On other hand, being exposed diverse views motivate citizens participate. We conducted secondary analyses on two 2013 ITANES (Italian National Election Studies) probability samples order test hypotheses that perceived network disagreement (between an individual her/his partners) heterogeneity (among...
Two studies are presented showing that the social facilitation of eating has its roots in phase ordering food, both an ecologically valid context (a real restaurant) and a simulated mock scenario). In people ordered number dishes as function their co-eater group size. We contend this is due to activation "social meal" script assuming normative nature. line with our hypothesis, participants' self-monitoring orientation moderated effects size on amount food ordered.
Two studies were conducted to investigate adolescents' tendency associate healthy food with family and junk friends, at both an explicit implicit level. Study 2 also explored whether peer influences on attitudes consumption can be exerted through these mere associations, testing the moderating effect of social identity. Overall, results confirmed that our participants tended deliberatively (at level) automatically level). In addition, associations predicted frequency, either directly...
Introduction In times of great uncertainty and hardship, calls for a strong leader tend to arise. The present study delved into this issue by examining possible sociopsychological antecedents the wish during COVID-19 crisis. Methods We examined role social identification, belief in conspiracy theories related COVID-19, trust various relevant actors sample 350 Italian citizens. Results Structural equation modeling analyses showed that identification with Italians was lower through mediation...
A robust body of research has highlighted the fundamental role social identifications in dealing with emergencies and predicting commitment behaviors. We report results two studies carried out Italy to assess whether subjective sense belonging meaningful proximal distal groups affected people's ability cope pandemic crisis. Study 1 (N = 846) shows that different (i.e., family friends) nation, European, humankind) may act as buffers for individuals by reducing negative emotions expectations...
Research in the field shows crucial role of trust functioning many aspects social life, especially when dealing with emergencies. We report results a study (N = 883) carried out Italy during first phase COVID-19 crisis to assess whether and how (i.e., those who have authority responsibility for making decisions, such as Italian government, regional Civil Protection, European Union, Catholic Church, scientific community) general trustworthiness other individuals, Italians humankind) are...
During the first national lockdown imposed in a Western country to reduce impact of COVID-19 pandemic, many Italians tried boost their spirits by hanging hand-drawn rainbows with slogan “Everything will be all right” from windows. To understand which processes might have nurtured positive views about future during present study ( N =846), building upon social identity research, examined relationships among Italians’ identification and superordinate entity European Union (EU), trust main...
We present two studies showing that a matching effect in persuasion can be observed between message content and the shared symbolic representation of object. The experimental paradigm was built on Italian political context where citizens hold asymmetrical representations about right-wing left-wing (i.e., centered leaders former, coalition latter). Since 2001, both coalitions have focused their persuasive strategies principally candidate image. Thus, is communicative congruence condition,...
Many studies have highlighted the role of gender stereotypes in impressions politicians. In general, a politician's image benefits from behaving consistently within stereotypes. The present study tested whether this also applied to different restoration tactics employed by male versus female politicians after scandal. We assessed participants' evaluation fictitious or politician soon scandal and then his her defence. used 3 × 2 experimental design compare effectiveness three defensive...
This study examines how evaluations of male and female politicians are worsened by corruption scandals that disappoint expectations honesty. Participants evaluated a fictitious politician before after watching video about scandal involving politician. The manipulated variables were the politician's sex whether they shared participants' political affiliations. Results showed affiliated with preferred party was most damaged because she had highest honesty placed upon her.
Abstract Two studies compared omnivores’ and veg*ns’ attitudes dehumanization tendencies toward each other identified the social psychological factors explaining them. Study 1 ( N = 208, Italians) showed that hold less positive omnivores than reverse, attributed to them human uniqueness nature; these differences were explained by stronger identification with ingroup higher perceptions of reproach from outgroup, even if levels dominance orientation worsened their attitude veg*ns. 2...
Gli studi qui presentati mostrano che la congruenza fra immagini di propaganda politica e rappresentazione simbolica condivisa gli elettori hanno degli schieramenti orienta codifica delle stesse. Per raggiungere questo scopo ci siamo riferiti al contesto italiano in cui il processo personalizzazione della avvenuto maniera asimmetrica (ha coinvolto piu destra sinistra). I risultati evidenziano si riflette sulla due coalizioni a sua volta influenza categorizzazione immagini. Infatti,...
Two experiments were designed to examine how transgressing the gender-based norm of restricting food intake (i.e., “eating lightly” social norm), provoked in women desire engage stereotypically feminine activities, such as watching a romance movie or wearing items order balance negative consequences overindulging food. Study 1 (N = 110) showed that after recalling an overeating episode (vs. remembering situation which they able control their ingestion), (but not men) experienced emotions...