Monica Pivetti
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 243039 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Monica Pivetti |
| PRENOMES | Monica |
| SOBRENOME | Pivetti |
| ASSINATURA | PIVETTI M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Bergamo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8378-2911 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 58 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Human, Animal and Automata Attributions
The ontologization process involves the use of social representation relating to the human–animal binary to classify ingroup and outgroup members. To date, no study has investigated the multidimensional nature (i.e. human, animal and automata) of the ontologizing process via structural equation modelling (SEM). Four hundred and twenty-one Italian participants were asked to attribute 24 positive/negative, human/animal/automata associates to each o…
Social Representations of the War in Italy during the Russia/Ukraine Conflict
Social representations of the war, anchored in historical experience and cultural values, play a motivational role in justifying collective behavior. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the research delves into the meanings associated with war through a social representation approach. Employing Doise’s sociodynamic approach, researchers identify the semantic field linked with war and analyze its organizing principles, revealing the varia…
Attitudes Toward Heterosexual and Lesbian Stepmothers
This experimental study examines attitudes toward stepmothers in the Italian context and predicts that negative attitudes towards heterosexual and lesbian stepmothers - compared to heterosexual biological mothers - would be higher at higher levels of gender role stereotypes. One hundred and eighty-nine Italian participants completed an online questionnaire in which they read one of three vignettes regarding a mother - (1) heterosexual biological …
Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs and vaccinations
Pivetti et al. (2021a; 2021b) examined links between COVID-related conspiracy beliefs and acceptance of vaccinations in Italy and Finland in 2020. They found that moral purity negatively predicted confidence in science, whereas political orientation predicted COVID-related conspiracy beliefs. Confidence in science, general conspiracy beliefs, and COVID-related conspiracy beliefs were found to negatively predict support for governmental restrictio…
Non-Traditional” Parents in Contemporary Societies
The term “family” is derived from the Latin word “famĭlia”, that, in turn, originates from “famŭlus” (i [...]
Stalking Behaviors within Couples of Lesbian and Bisexual Women
Lecturer Competence from the Perspective of Undergraduate Psychology Students
Understanding what students mean by lecturer competence can be crucial in order to recognise indicators with which to assess these competences, improve the quality of university teaching and support lecturers in undertaking their role appropriately. This qualitative pilot study aimed to explore the meaning of competence in a convenience sample of Italian undergraduate psychology students (N = 122). We collected free-associations about what “lectu…
Social representations of coronavirus/Covid-19 in Italy
From the societal approach of the Theory of Social Representations, this study aimed to investigate the social representations of coronavirus/COVID-19 among the Italian population. By means of an online questionnaire, 599 individuals participated in the research, with a mean age of 38.09 years (SD = 14.44), 62.1% being women. The instrument was composed of sociodemographic questions, free association technique for the inductive term “coronavirus/…
Attitudes toward "Non-Traditional" Mothers
Mothers are the protagonists in a widespread narrative that emphasizes motherhood as prolonged and exclusive attention to children, accompanied by references to natural competence in child-rearing skills. The present research aimed to investigate the linking mechanisms and conditional processes underlying the perception of mothers' competence. Cisgender heterosexual Italian participants (N = 230) read one of four vignettes describing a situation …
The Role of Ethnic Prejudice in the Modulation of Cradling Lateralization
The left-cradling bias is the tendency to cradle an infant on the left side, regardless of the individuals’ handedness, culture or ethnicity. Many studies revealed associations between socio-emotional variables and the left-side bias, suggesting that this asymmetry might be considered as a proxy of the emotional attunement between the cradling and the cradled individuals. In this study we examined whether adult females with high levels of prejudi…
Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parents
Hostility toward same-sex parenting is widespread. Literature supports one persistent argument against same-sex parenting which focusses on the concern for children’s wellbeing, whereas lesbian and gay parents’ ability is sometimes evaluated positively. In particular, the belief that children need both a father and a mother impacts the evaluation that same-sex parents are unfit to raise well-adjusted children. The present research aimed to invest…
Conspiracy beliefs and attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccinations
During the coronavirus pandemic, this study aimed to investigate the impact of conspiracy beliefs on Finnish attitudes toward vaccinations in general and COVID-19 vaccinations in particular. This study was a conceptual replication in Finland of a study by Pivetti et al. (2021) . Some 529 Finnish participants responded to a self-report questionnaire during the partial lockdown in Finland in spring 2020. The hypothesized relationships between varia…
What do we expect from robots? Social representations, attitudes and evaluations of robots in daily life
Conspiracy Beliefs and Acceptance of Covid-Vaccine
The availability of vaccines does not mean that people will be willing to get vaccinated. For example, different conspiracy beliefs on the adverse effects of vaccines may lead people to avoid collective health measures. This paper explores the role played by antecedents of COVID-related conspiracy beliefs, such as the role of political ideology and the endorsement of moral purity values, and the consequences of COVID-related conspiracy beliefs in…
Trustworthiness in Higher Education
Trust is a fundamental element of educational success. However, compared to what we know about teachers' perceptions of trust, relatively less is known about students' perceptions of trust. This paper describes two experimental investigations that tested the effects of authority competence and benevolence on students' perceptions of trust and their engagement. The investigations also explored whether university identification moderated the influe…
Emotional abuse among Lesbian Italian women
Objective The study aims to provide a preliminary examination of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Abuse (MMEA) and aims to investigate consequences of emotional abuse for the relationship, help-seeking and disclosure behaviors, among a sample of lesbian women.Methods and participants One hundred and sixty-five lesbian volunteers filled in a self-report questionnaire including a measure of…
The last acceptable prejudice in Europe? Anti-Gypsyism as the obstacle to Roma inclusion
National and European policies aim to facilitate the integration of Roma people into mainstream society. Yet, Europe’s largest ethnic group continues to be severely discriminated. Although prejudice has been identified to be at the core of this failure, social psychological research on anti-Gypsyism remains scarce. We conducted a study in six countries using student and community samples ( N = 2,089; Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Norway, Italy, Spa…
Childhood economic disadvantage and antisocial behavior
An exploration of social representations of the Roma woman in Italy and Brazil
Engagement in the university context
C hild W ell‐ B eing S cales ( CWBS ) in the assessment of families and children in home‐care intervention
This paper reports research carried out in I taly designed to investigate the usability of C hild W ell‐ B eing S cale ( CWBS ) for the outcome evaluation of home‐care interventions for vulnerable families and children in need. Using a pre‐ and post‐test design, the study traces the changes in 18 vulnerable families and 23 children in need included in a programme of home‐care intervention over a period of 11 months. All the families and children …
The ontologization of Romani
Natural and unnatural
Social representations of animal biotechnology were examined with a total of 22 animal welfare and rights activists in five focus groups. Content analysis of interview data showed that the social representation of animal biotechnology was organized according to intersecting utilitarian and moral reasoning. On one hand, activists were supportive of the medical applications of animal biotechnology and of their potential to help cure diseases. On th…
Animal rights activists' representations of animals and animal rights
During the last 30 years, supporters of the animal rights movement have questioned the use of animals for human benefit and have campaigned for improvements in their welfare. In the present study, activists' representations of animals and animal rights were investigated by interviewing 23 participants (from three animal welfare and animal rights organizations) during four focus-group discussions. Results show that the activists' representations w…
The last acceptable prejudice in Europe? Anti-Gypsyism as the obstacle to Roma inclusion
National and European policies aim to facilitate the integration of Roma people into mainstream society. Yet, Europe’s largest ethnic group continues to be severely discriminated. Although prejudice has been identified to be at the core of this failure, social psychological research on anti-Gypsyism remains scarce. We conducted a study in six countries using student and community samples ( N = 2,089; Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Norway, Italy, Spa…
Conspiracy Beliefs and Acceptance of Covid-Vaccine
The availability of vaccines does not mean that people will be willing to get vaccinated. For example, different conspiracy beliefs on the adverse effects of vaccines may lead people to avoid collective health measures. This paper explores the role played by antecedents of COVID-related conspiracy beliefs, such as the role of political ideology and the endorsement of moral purity values, and the consequences of COVID-related conspiracy beliefs in…
What do we expect from robots? Social representations, attitudes and evaluations of robots in daily life
Childhood economic disadvantage and antisocial behavior
C hild W ell‐ B eing S cales ( CWBS ) in the assessment of families and children in home‐care intervention
This paper reports research carried out in I taly designed to investigate the usability of C hild W ell‐ B eing S cale ( CWBS ) for the outcome evaluation of home‐care interventions for vulnerable families and children in need. Using a pre‐ and post‐test design, the study traces the changes in 18 vulnerable families and 23 children in need included in a programme of home‐care intervention over a period of 11 months. All the families and children …
Animal rights activists' representations of animals and animal rights
During the last 30 years, supporters of the animal rights movement have questioned the use of animals for human benefit and have campaigned for improvements in their welfare. In the present study, activists' representations of animals and animal rights were investigated by interviewing 23 participants (from three animal welfare and animal rights organizations) during four focus-group discussions. Results show that the activists' representations w…
Attitudes toward "Non-Traditional" Mothers
Mothers are the protagonists in a widespread narrative that emphasizes motherhood as prolonged and exclusive attention to children, accompanied by references to natural competence in child-rearing skills. The present research aimed to investigate the linking mechanisms and conditional processes underlying the perception of mothers' competence. Cisgender heterosexual Italian participants (N = 230) read one of four vignettes describing a situation …
The ontologization of Romani
Engagement in the university context
Social Representations of the War in Italy during the Russia/Ukraine Conflict
Social representations of the war, anchored in historical experience and cultural values, play a motivational role in justifying collective behavior. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the research delves into the meanings associated with war through a social representation approach. Employing Doise’s sociodynamic approach, researchers identify the semantic field linked with war and analyze its organizing principles, revealing the varia…
Attitudes Toward Heterosexual and Lesbian Stepmothers
This experimental study examines attitudes toward stepmothers in the Italian context and predicts that negative attitudes towards heterosexual and lesbian stepmothers - compared to heterosexual biological mothers - would be higher at higher levels of gender role stereotypes. One hundred and eighty-nine Italian participants completed an online questionnaire in which they read one of three vignettes regarding a mother - (1) heterosexual biological …
Trustworthiness in Higher Education
Trust is a fundamental element of educational success. However, compared to what we know about teachers' perceptions of trust, relatively less is known about students' perceptions of trust. This paper describes two experimental investigations that tested the effects of authority competence and benevolence on students' perceptions of trust and their engagement. The investigations also explored whether university identification moderated the influe…
An exploration of social representations of the Roma woman in Italy and Brazil
Animal rights activists' representations of animals and animal rights
During the last 30 years, supporters of the animal rights movement have questioned the use of animals for human benefit and have campaigned for improvements in their welfare. In the present study, activists' representations of animals and animal rights were investigated by interviewing 23 participants (from three animal welfare and animal rights organizations) during four focus-group discussions. Results show that the activists' representations w…
Natural and unnatural
Social representations of animal biotechnology were examined with a total of 22 animal welfare and rights activists in five focus groups. Content analysis of interview data showed that the social representation of animal biotechnology was organized according to intersecting utilitarian and moral reasoning. On one hand, activists were supportive of the medical applications of animal biotechnology and of their potential to help cure diseases. On th…
C hild W ell‐ B eing S cales ( CWBS ) in the assessment of families and children in home‐care intervention
This paper reports research carried out in I taly designed to investigate the usability of C hild W ell‐ B eing S cale ( CWBS ) for the outcome evaluation of home‐care interventions for vulnerable families and children in need. Using a pre‐ and post‐test design, the study traces the changes in 18 vulnerable families and 23 children in need included in a programme of home‐care intervention over a period of 11 months. All the families and children …
The ontologization of Romani
Engagement in the university context
An exploration of social representations of the Roma woman in Italy and Brazil
Childhood economic disadvantage and antisocial behavior
Emotional abuse among Lesbian Italian women
Objective The study aims to provide a preliminary examination of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Abuse (MMEA) and aims to investigate consequences of emotional abuse for the relationship, help-seeking and disclosure behaviors, among a sample of lesbian women.Methods and participants One hundred and sixty-five lesbian volunteers filled in a self-report questionnaire including a measure of…
The last acceptable prejudice in Europe? Anti-Gypsyism as the obstacle to Roma inclusion
National and European policies aim to facilitate the integration of Roma people into mainstream society. Yet, Europe’s largest ethnic group continues to be severely discriminated. Although prejudice has been identified to be at the core of this failure, social psychological research on anti-Gypsyism remains scarce. We conducted a study in six countries using student and community samples ( N = 2,089; Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Norway, Italy, Spa…
The Role of Ethnic Prejudice in the Modulation of Cradling Lateralization
The left-cradling bias is the tendency to cradle an infant on the left side, regardless of the individuals’ handedness, culture or ethnicity. Many studies revealed associations between socio-emotional variables and the left-side bias, suggesting that this asymmetry might be considered as a proxy of the emotional attunement between the cradling and the cradled individuals. In this study we examined whether adult females with high levels of prejudi…
Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parents
Hostility toward same-sex parenting is widespread. Literature supports one persistent argument against same-sex parenting which focusses on the concern for children’s wellbeing, whereas lesbian and gay parents’ ability is sometimes evaluated positively. In particular, the belief that children need both a father and a mother impacts the evaluation that same-sex parents are unfit to raise well-adjusted children. The present research aimed to invest…
Conspiracy beliefs and attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccinations
During the coronavirus pandemic, this study aimed to investigate the impact of conspiracy beliefs on Finnish attitudes toward vaccinations in general and COVID-19 vaccinations in particular. This study was a conceptual replication in Finland of a study by Pivetti et al. (2021) . Some 529 Finnish participants responded to a self-report questionnaire during the partial lockdown in Finland in spring 2020. The hypothesized relationships between varia…
What do we expect from robots? Social representations, attitudes and evaluations of robots in daily life
Conspiracy Beliefs and Acceptance of Covid-Vaccine
The availability of vaccines does not mean that people will be willing to get vaccinated. For example, different conspiracy beliefs on the adverse effects of vaccines may lead people to avoid collective health measures. This paper explores the role played by antecedents of COVID-related conspiracy beliefs, such as the role of political ideology and the endorsement of moral purity values, and the consequences of COVID-related conspiracy beliefs in…
Trustworthiness in Higher Education
Trust is a fundamental element of educational success. However, compared to what we know about teachers' perceptions of trust, relatively less is known about students' perceptions of trust. This paper describes two experimental investigations that tested the effects of authority competence and benevolence on students' perceptions of trust and their engagement. The investigations also explored whether university identification moderated the influe…
Lecturer Competence from the Perspective of Undergraduate Psychology Students
Understanding what students mean by lecturer competence can be crucial in order to recognise indicators with which to assess these competences, improve the quality of university teaching and support lecturers in undertaking their role appropriately. This qualitative pilot study aimed to explore the meaning of competence in a convenience sample of Italian undergraduate psychology students (N = 122). We collected free-associations about what “lectu…
Social representations of coronavirus/Covid-19 in Italy
From the societal approach of the Theory of Social Representations, this study aimed to investigate the social representations of coronavirus/COVID-19 among the Italian population. By means of an online questionnaire, 599 individuals participated in the research, with a mean age of 38.09 years (SD = 14.44), 62.1% being women. The instrument was composed of sociodemographic questions, free association technique for the inductive term “coronavirus/…
Attitudes toward "Non-Traditional" Mothers
Mothers are the protagonists in a widespread narrative that emphasizes motherhood as prolonged and exclusive attention to children, accompanied by references to natural competence in child-rearing skills. The present research aimed to investigate the linking mechanisms and conditional processes underlying the perception of mothers' competence. Cisgender heterosexual Italian participants (N = 230) read one of four vignettes describing a situation …
Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs and vaccinations
Pivetti et al. (2021a; 2021b) examined links between COVID-related conspiracy beliefs and acceptance of vaccinations in Italy and Finland in 2020. They found that moral purity negatively predicted confidence in science, whereas political orientation predicted COVID-related conspiracy beliefs. Confidence in science, general conspiracy beliefs, and COVID-related conspiracy beliefs were found to negatively predict support for governmental restrictio…
Non-Traditional” Parents in Contemporary Societies
The term “family” is derived from the Latin word “famĭlia”, that, in turn, originates from “famŭlus” (i [...]
Stalking Behaviors within Couples of Lesbian and Bisexual Women
Human, Animal and Automata Attributions
The ontologization process involves the use of social representation relating to the human–animal binary to classify ingroup and outgroup members. To date, no study has investigated the multidimensional nature (i.e. human, animal and automata) of the ontologizing process via structural equation modelling (SEM). Four hundred and twenty-one Italian participants were asked to attribute 24 positive/negative, human/animal/automata associates to each o…
Social Representations of the War in Italy during the Russia/Ukraine Conflict
Social representations of the war, anchored in historical experience and cultural values, play a motivational role in justifying collective behavior. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the research delves into the meanings associated with war through a social representation approach. Employing Doise’s sociodynamic approach, researchers identify the semantic field linked with war and analyze its organizing principles, revealing the varia…
Attitudes Toward Heterosexual and Lesbian Stepmothers
This experimental study examines attitudes toward stepmothers in the Italian context and predicts that negative attitudes towards heterosexual and lesbian stepmothers - compared to heterosexual biological mothers - would be higher at higher levels of gender role stereotypes. One hundred and eighty-nine Italian participants completed an online questionnaire in which they read one of three vignettes regarding a mother - (1) heterosexual biological …
Psychology (24 obras) · Social Psychology (17 obras) · Social Psychology (13 obras) · Sociology (9 obras) · Developmental psychology (8 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Medicine (7 obras) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (6 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Lesbian (5 obras)