A5055779724- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Educational and Social Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Education Discipline and Inequality
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Media and Politics
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
University of Florence
2015-2024
University of Padua
1997
Abstract This study aims to examine students' perception of the term used label cyberbullying, different forms and behaviours (written, verbal, visual, exclusion impersonation) criteria for its definition (imbalance power, intention, repetition, anonymity publicity) in three European countries: Italy, Spain Germany. Seventy adolescents took part nine focus groups, using same interview guide across countries. Thematic analysis focused on main themes related to: (1) (2) representing (3)...
Several criteria have been proposed for defining cyberbullying to young people, but no studies proved their relevance. There are also variations across different countries in the meaning and definition of this behavior. We systematically investigated role five definitional cyberbullying, six European countries. These (intentionality, imbalance power, repetition, anonymity, public vs. private) were combined through a set 32 scenarios, covering range four types behaviors (written-verbal,...
In relation to a sample of 1,092 Italian adolescents (50.9% females), the present study aims to: (a) analyze most parsimonious structure cyberbullying and cybervictimization construct in male female through confirmatory factor analysis; (b) severity discrimination parameters each act using item response theory. Results showed that scale for perpetrated received behaviors both genders could best be represented by monodimensional model where lies on continuum aggressive acts. For genders, less...
The NoTrap! (Noncadiamointrappola!) program is a school‐based intervention, which utilizes peer‐led approach to prevent and combat both traditional bullying cyberbullying. aim of the present study was evaluate efficacy third Edition in accordance with recent criteria for evidence‐based interventions. Towards this aim, two quasi‐experimental trials involving adolescents (age M = 14.91, SD .98) attending their first year at different high schools were conducted. In Trial 1 (control group, n...
Abstract This study aims to analyse the role of moral emotions and reasoning in relation children's behaviour a bullying situation. On basis peer nomination questionnaire [Salmivalli et al., 1996; Sutton Smith, 1999], children from three different cities (Seville, Florence, Cosenza) were assigned one status groups: bullies, victims, or outsiders. Subsequently they interviewed about their feelings task putting themselves bully scenario. Specifically, such as guilt shame, expressed sense...
Abstract Research suggests that the relationship between school bullying and its various risk factors should be clearer among girls than boys, become stronger with age, as roles within peer group stabilise. This paper tests this theory by comparing sex, type, bully/victim status differences in friendships playground social interactions, using data from nine surveys seven countries: China, England, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain. A total of approximately 48,000 children completed...
Abstract This paper reports on the evaluation of a peer support model implemented in two Italian secondary middle schools as an anti‐bullying intervention. Specifically, aims intervention were (1) to reduce bullying episodes through developing bullies awareness their own and others' behaviour, (2) enhance children's capacity offer victims bullying, (3) responsibility involvement part bystanders, (4) improve quality interpersonal relationships class group, (5) analyse possible age gender...
From an initial sample of 1278 Italian students, the authors selected 537 on basis their responses to a self-report bully and victim questionnaire. Participants' ages ranged from 13 20 years (M = 15.12 years, SD 1.08 years). The compared concurrent psychological symptoms 4 participant groups (bullies, victims, bully/victims [i.e., bullies who were also victims bullying], uninvolved students). Of participants, 157 in group, 140 81 159 students group. results show that reported higher level...
Using large-scale survey data from Italy, and England, findings are reported for attitudes to school bullying; specifically the extent which children expect their teachers, or other children, intervene in either empathise with victims of bullying, state that they themselves would do something about it. Findings were broadly similar most respects, two countries. Teachers thought fairly often, more rarely. Most had sympathetic behaviour toward but a significant minority, including many...
This study aimed at investigating intentional and non‐intentional situations eliciting shame guilt in relation to children's involvement bullying, victimization prosocial behaviour. We used the contextual model designed by Olthof, Schouten, Kuiper, Stegge, Jennekens‐Schinkel (2000) according which certain elicit more than (‘shame‐only’, SO), whereas others both (‘shame‐and‐guilt’, SAG). Besides these, four new scenarios were added (2 SO 2 SAG) protagonist was alternatively perpetrator or...
The aim of the present study was to investigate moral aspects and human values in traditional bullying cyberbullying, order detect differences between two types test role immoral disengaged behaviours mediating relationships personal involvement bullying. Sample comprised 390 adolescents aged 14–18, balanced for gender, attending different high schools. Traditional cyberbullying were detected by means self‐report measures, while Portrait Values Questionnaire used assess 10 four dimensions...
This study aimed to investigate: (1) the influence of gender, sibling age, and gender on bullying victimization; (2) links between personality characteristics, quality relationship, bullying/victimization; (3) association school bullying/victimization, direct indirect associations variables bullying/victimization. The sample comprised 195 children (98 boys 97 girls, aged 10-12 years). Instruments included: a self-report questionnaire for victimization, Big Five Questionnaire Children Sibling...
Meta-analyses on the effectiveness of antibullying interventions show that average effects tend to be significant but small. Informed by vantage sensitivity framework, current study aimed test in a large randomized controlled trial whether individual differences environmental predict treatment response an intervention. A total 2,042 pupils (Grades 4 and 6) were randomly assigned or control condition. Significant intervention victimization internalizing symptoms moderated both gender: Boys...
The teacher plays an important role in the management of classroom bullying (Yoon and Bauman, 2014). Therefore, understanding fostering teachers’ characteristics able to predict successfull responses victimization is a priority for prevention programs. aim this study was evaluate whether association between teacher’s individual characteristics, such as her/his competence regards phenomenon, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, school level bullying/victimization mediated by teacher's...
Despite a growing interest in the field, scarce narrative studies have delved into adolescents' psychological experiences related to global emergencies caused by infective diseases. The present study aims investigate narratives on positive and negative COVID-19.Italian adolescents, 2,758 (females = 74.8%, mean age 16.64, SD 1.43), completed two tasks their most during COVID-19 emergency. Data were analyzed modeling an analysis of emergent themes."Staying home as limitation autonomy," "School...