Gennaro Pica
A5013597905- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Psychological and Educational Research Studies
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Media Influence and Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Università di Camerino
2020-2025
Maqsut Narikbayev University
2022
Sapienza University of Rome
2011-2020
During the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. conservative politicians and media downplayed risk both contracting effectiveness recommended health behaviors. Health behavior theories suggest perceived vulnerability to a threat health-protective behaviors determine motivation follow recommendations. Accordingly, we predicted that-as result politicization pandemic-politically Americans would be less likely enact In two longitudinal studies residents, political conservatism was inversely...
Understanding the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake is important to inform policy decisions and plan vaccination campaigns. The aims this research were to: (1) explore individual- country-level intentions be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, (2) examine worldwide variation in intentions. This cross-sectional online survey was conducted during first wave pandemic, involving 6697 respondents across 20 countries. Results showed that 72.9% participants reported positive COVID-19, whereas...
Abstract The present paper examines longitudinally how subjective perceptions about COVID-19, one’s community, and the government predict adherence to public health measures reduce spread of virus. Using an international survey ( N = 3040), we test infection risk perception, trust in governmental response communications conspiracy beliefs, social norms on distancing, tightness culture, community punishment various containment-related attitudes behavior. Autoregressive analyses indicate that,...
Six studies explored the relations of regulatory modes locomotion and assessment to individuals' tendency toward procrastination. Across academic organizational contexts, a variety ways assessing procrastination, authors found be positively related procrastination negatively Discussion considered implications these findings task environments that may instill tendencies or requirements where timeliness punctuality are (or not) prioritized.
The COVID-19 pandemic presents threats, such as severe disease and economic hardship, to people of different ages. These threats can also be experienced asymmetrically across age groups, which could lead generational differences in behavioral responses reduce the spread disease. We report a survey conducted 56 societies (N = 58,641), tested pre-registered hypotheses about how relates (a) perceived personal costs during pandemic, (b) prosocial (e.g., social distancing), (c) support for...
This paper examines whether compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures is motivated by wanting to save lives or the economy (or both), and which implications this carries fight pandemic. National representative samples were collected from 24 countries (N = 25,435). The main predictors (1) perceived risk contract coronavirus, (2) suffer economic losses due (3) their interaction effect. Individual country-level variables added as covariates in multilevel regression models. We examined...
Abstract Psychological research on the predictors of conspiracy theorizing—explaining important social and political events or circumstances as secret plots by malevolent groups—has flourished in recent years. However, has typically examined only a small number one, of, national contexts. Such approaches make it difficult to examine relative importance predictors, risk overlooking some potentially relevant variables altogether. To overcome this limitation, present study used machine learning...
Before vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became available, a set of infection-prevention behaviors constituted the primary means to mitigate virus spread. Our study aimed identify important predictors this behaviors. Whereas social and health psychological theories suggest limited predictors, machine-learning analyses can correlates from larger pool candidate predictors. We used random forests rank 115 behavior in 56,072 participants across 28 countries, administered March May...
Tightening social norms is thought to be adaptive for dealing with collective threat yet it may have negative consequences increasing prejudice. The present research investigated the role of desire cultural tightness, triggered by COVID-19 pandemic, in attitudes towards immigrants. We used participant-level data from 41 countries (
Some public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective health behaviors (e.g., national/regional "lockdown") may result in behavioral fatigue ultimately renders such ineffective.Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for noncompliance.We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this during the COVID-19 pandemic a large cross-national sample of 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries.Although boredom higher...
Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in great loss of life worldwide and shook global economy, required individuals' willingness ability to behave prosocially. To contribute understanding predictors prosociality, we used multilevel models test three previously established pathways prosocial behavior, call “broaden build”, compensation, incapacity pathways. We also tested whether these paths are mediated by general well-being, moderated collective disempowerment, i.e.,...
One way to cope with crises is by attributing their ultimate causes malevolent conspiracies. As are rarely simple, and may involve an interplay between multiple, co-occurring threats, we suggest that conspiracy thinking mainly occurs among individuals who experience conditions of threat complexity – such as socioeconomic vulnerability paired a sense helplessness in society, also sufficiently paranoid infer conspiracy. In the present study, focused on financial strain disempowerment, two...
This research investigated the relationship between regulatory mode orientations (locomotion and assessment), time management behaviours perceived control of time. "Locomotion" refers to aspect self-regulation involving movement from state state, whereas "assessment" is comparative that critical evaluation alternative goals means for achieving them. The Italian versions Time Management Behavior Scale Perceived Control Scale, as well Locomotion Assessment Regulatory Modes Scales were...
We examine how social contacts and feelings of solidarity shape experiences loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020. From PsyCorona database, we obtained longitudinal data from 23 countries, collected between March May The results demonstrated that although online help to reduce loneliness, people who feel more lonely are less likely use strategy. Solidarity played only a small role shaping lockdown. Thus, it seems must look beyond current focus on contact address Finally, did...
Abstract The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a shift toward more traditional division labor–one where women took greater responsibility for household tasks and childcare than men. We tested whether this regressive was acutely perceived experienced by in countries with gender equality. Cross-cultural longitudinal survey data men ( N = 10,238) collected weekly during first few months pandemic. Multilevel modelling analyses, based on seven waves collection, indicated that broadly but not...
A prospective field study conducted with runners training for an upcoming marathon (Marathon of Rome 2013) examined the relation between regulatory modes, locomotion and assessment, stress. Integrating mode theory dualistic model passion, we hypothesized that modes (evaluated 3 months before race) experience stress approaching marathon, is mediated by type passion (harmonious vs obsessive) athletes regard to marathoning. Results revealed (a) positively predicted harmonious which in turn...
Theory and research suggest that threats aroused by a given crisis lead to conspiracy beliefs. Although crises involve the arise of multiple (e.g., economic, safety, etc.) diversely affecting various needs outcomes (i.e., cognition, emotion behaviour), no has yet focused on specific relations different may have with endorsement In this study, we distinguished between health economic COVID-19 pandemic, tested their associations Findings from two correlational studies conducted in Italy...
Two experiments addressed the phenomenon of retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF) from standpoint cognitive energetics theory (CET). Consistent with inhibitory account RIF and notion that inhibition can be demanding resource dependent, we found where activity was difficult (vs. easy), defining a high restraining force according to CET, occurred only in presence driving combining an elevated motivation inhibit availability resources. Overall, current work highlights crucial role producing way...
This research investigated the interactive effects of employees’ locomotion and assessment regulatory modes (Higgins, Kruglanski, & Pierro, 2003; Kruglanski et al., 2000) on their work performance in organizational contexts. Three field surveys were conducted different organizations, using designs (cross-sectional longitudinal) measures (self-report managers’ ratings). As predicted, studies found positive two mode orientations performance.