Salvatore Ioverno
Biographic Data
| ID | 290659 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Salvatore Ioverno |
| GIVEN NAMES | Salvatore |
| FAMILY NAME | Ioverno |
| SIGNATURE | IOVERNO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9970-9666 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 40 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 231 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 40 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Life outside the closet
Unpacking the Relationship Between Bias-Based Cyberbullying and Internalizing Symptoms Amongst Sexual Minority Youth
Research has evidenced how bias-based cyberbullying can have negative implications for the mental health of sexual minority youth. However, few studies have examined the psychological mechanisms which may help to explain these effects. Thus, this research draws upon the minority stress model to explore the mediating role of internalized homophobia on the relationship between bias-based cyberbullying and internalizing symptoms (i.e. anxiety and de…
How Teachers Respond to Children’s Sadness
Understanding Online Hate Toward Sexual and Gender Minorities
Online hate speech (OHS) refers to discriminatory or offensive content shared via digital platforms that targets social groups. Synthesizing evidence on OHS directed at sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) is crucial, given the disproportionate online discrimination experienced by SGM people and its implications for well-being and social norms. This PRISMA-based systematic review synthesized quantitative studies in which the target of OHS content …
Same-gender Parent Families at School through Parents’ and Teachers’ Perspectives
Bystander intervention in bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression among cisgender and heterosexual students
Bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE) is a pervasive issue affecting sexual and gender minority (SGM) students and has profound adverse effects on mental health and academic performance. Promoting bystander interventions, where peers step in to stop SOGIE‐based bullying, may be a promising strategy to reduce such discriminatory behaviors. Yet, reliable cross‐linguistic measures tailored specifically to SO…
School Outness, Bias-Based Bullying, and Bias-Based Cyberbullying Across Europe
This study examined school outness, school climate, and country inclusivity to assess their associations with bias-based bullying and cyberbullying among sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) in Europe in 2020–2021 (N = 12,764; Mage = 16.07; 69% female; 43% cisgender girls; 31% bisexual). Outness was positively related to bias-based bullying (β = 0.10, R2 = 0.21) and cyberbullying (β = 0.04, R2 = 0.15). Interaction results indicate that in less…
Gender-Neutral Bathrooms in Universities
Gender-neutral bathrooms improve the quality of life for transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals, particularly in daily contexts such as universities. However, their introduction remains debated, with resistance often rooted in binary gender norms and perceived risks. This study uses semi-structured interviews to explore university students' perspectives (n = 65; 66% identified as LGBTQIA+) on implementing gender-neutral restrooms. Results fr…
Happy Moments between Children and Their Parents
Research interest in children’s happiness has increasingly grown in recent years. Studies of children’s happiness have shown that happiness promotes greater social and emotional well-being during childhood. The present study explores the different perspectives of children and their parents on happy moments spent together, examining potential discrepancies in points of view. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 154 children (6–13 years o…
The Sources of Happiness in Preadolescence and Adolescence
Research on happiness in preadolescence and adolescence has been limited regarding the sources of happiness. The present study aims to explore such sources in preadolescents and adolescents through a multi-method and multi-informant approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 77 family triads: children (age range: 11–19; M = 13.90, SD = 2.70; 61% female), mothers ( M = 47.50, SD = 4.35), and fathers ( M = 50.53, SD = 5.30). The triad…
Strategies to promote safety for sexual and gender minority youth in secondary schools
In order to promote school safety for sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY), many schools implement strategies such as SGM-focused policies and gender-sexuality alliances (GSAs). Little is known about the effects such strategies have over time on feelings of safety at school for SGMY. Hierarchical Linear Models were conducted using longitudinal data from 417 SGMY attending secondary schools to examine trajectories of feelings of safety and the …
Sharing, Comforting, and Helping in Middle Childhood
Measuring predictors of psychopathology in Italian adolescents
Minority stress, resilience, and health in Italian and Taiwanese LGB+ people
The present study, using a moderated mediational model, explored levels of distal/proximal stressors, rumination, resilience, and health in a group of Italian and Taiwanese LGB+ people. The study also examined the role of internalized sexual stigma (ISS) and rumination as mediators between discrimination and health, and resilience as a moderator of the relationship between discrimination and ISS, rumination, and health, respectively. An online su…
Sexual minority youth’s mental health and substance use
Children experiencing sadness
Promoting School Safety for LGBTQ and All Students
Schools are often unsafe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) students; they frequently experience negative or hostile school climates, including bullying and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity at school. Negative school climates and discriminatory experiences can threaten LGBTQ students’ well-being. Simultaneously, a consistent body of research identifies strategies to support LGBTQ …
School climate perceptions at the intersection of sex, grade, sexual, and gender identity
School climate is an important construct in research on adolescents. Yet, no known studies have evaluated whether the measured school climate constructs are equivalent across lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ), and heterosexual students as well as sex and grade levels. This study assessed measurement equivalence of a second-order school climate construct across 1) sexual identity and sex among cisgender adolescents and 2) se…
Homophobic Bullying in Positive and Negative School Climates
Who Engages in Gender Bullying? The Role of Homophobic Name-Calling, Gender Pressure, and Gender Conformity
This study examines whether bullies’ gender conformity, pressure to conform to gender norms (felt pressure), and experiences of homophobic name-calling are associated with a tendency to bully gender conforming victims (GCV) and gender non-conforming victims (GNCV). Longitudinal changes were analyzed on all peer interactions in an entire 6th-grade cohort over two-time points during the academic year (152 girls and 128 boys). Experiencing homophobi…
Predictors and Mental Health Benefits of Chosen Name Use Among Transgender Youth
Chosen name use among transgender youth (youth whose gender identities are different from their sex assigned at birth) can be part of the complex process of aligning gender presentation with gender identity and can promote mental health. However, little is known about the factors that predict whether or not transgender youth have a chosen name and outcomes of chosen name use, especially in specific social contexts. We examined, among a sample of …
Sexual Prejudice in Sport Scale
This study describes the process of developing and validating the Sexual Prejudice in Sport Scale (SPSS), which is a multidimensional instrument developed to assess attitudes toward lesbians and gay men (LG) in sports. The authors conducted two studies: first, to establish the factor structure of the SPSS on 297 heterosexual athletes; and, second, to test the reliability and validity of the resulting 19-item scale on a sample of 311 heterosexual …
Safe and supportive schools for LGBT youth
Attitudes towards same-sex parenting in Italy
This study aimed to examine the role of gender ideology, religiosity and political conservatism on attitudes toward same-sex parenting in Italy at a time when same-sex parent families are undergoing attacks from ideological campaigns opposing non-traditional gender roles and families. We collected data from 4,187 heterosexual respondents about attitudes towards two-father and two-mother parenting, homonegativity, attitudes toward traditional masc…
Attitudes and Beliefs of Italian Educators and Teachers Regarding Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents
Homonegativity in Italy
Assessing Prejudice Toward Two-Father Parenting and Two-Mother Parenting
This article describes two interrelated studies that investigated beliefs and stereotypes on two-father parenting and two-mother parenting through the development and validation of the Beliefs on Same-Sex Parenting (BOSSP) scale. The BOSSP captures two beliefs: (1) prejudices toward same-sex couples' inherent inability to parent and (2) concerns about same-sex parenting that are not necessarily related to homonegativity. In Study 1 (301 heterosex…
Attitude Toward Gay Men in an Italian Sample
Sexism and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parenting in a Sample of Heterosexuals and Sexual Minorities
Lesbian Mother Families and Gay Father Families in Italy
Attitudes and Beliefs of Italian Educators and Teachers Regarding Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents
Coming out during adolescence
Disclosing sexual orientation to parents is a challenging developmental task for lesbian and gay adolescents. The aim of the study is to investigate parental negative reaction to coming out, which is associated with high levels of internalized sexual stigma and psychological problems. Participants' perceptions of their parents' reactions, age at coming out, gender, parental political orientation and religiosity, family functioning, and internaliz…
Beyond Similarities
The protective role of gay–straight alliances for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning students
Prior studies show a strong association between gay-straight alliances (GSAs) and the well-being and safety of sexual minority students at school. However, nearly all existing literature has relied on cross-sectional data. Using data from the first two panels of a multi-site longitudinal study on risk and protective factors for suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) youth in three U.S. cities, we examined the influence of pr…
Homophobic Bullying in Positive and Negative School Climates
Who Engages in Gender Bullying? The Role of Homophobic Name-Calling, Gender Pressure, and Gender Conformity
This study examines whether bullies’ gender conformity, pressure to conform to gender norms (felt pressure), and experiences of homophobic name-calling are associated with a tendency to bully gender conforming victims (GCV) and gender non-conforming victims (GNCV). Longitudinal changes were analyzed on all peer interactions in an entire 6th-grade cohort over two-time points during the academic year (152 girls and 128 boys). Experiencing homophobi…
Predictors and Mental Health Benefits of Chosen Name Use Among Transgender Youth
Chosen name use among transgender youth (youth whose gender identities are different from their sex assigned at birth) can be part of the complex process of aligning gender presentation with gender identity and can promote mental health. However, little is known about the factors that predict whether or not transgender youth have a chosen name and outcomes of chosen name use, especially in specific social contexts. We examined, among a sample of …
Sexual Prejudice in Sport Scale
This study describes the process of developing and validating the Sexual Prejudice in Sport Scale (SPSS), which is a multidimensional instrument developed to assess attitudes toward lesbians and gay men (LG) in sports. The authors conducted two studies: first, to establish the factor structure of the SPSS on 297 heterosexual athletes; and, second, to test the reliability and validity of the resulting 19-item scale on a sample of 311 heterosexual …
Attitude of Italian Gay Men and Italian Lesbian Women Towards Gay and Lesbian Gender-Typed Scenarios
School climate perceptions at the intersection of sex, grade, sexual, and gender identity
School climate is an important construct in research on adolescents. Yet, no known studies have evaluated whether the measured school climate constructs are equivalent across lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ), and heterosexual students as well as sex and grade levels. This study assessed measurement equivalence of a second-order school climate construct across 1) sexual identity and sex among cisgender adolescents and 2) se…
The Psychometric Properties of the Italian Translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity
The Italian translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity was developed and tested among a sample of 575 young people between 16 and 17 years of age attending secular secondary schools in Rome, Italy. The data supported the unidimensionality, internal consistency reliability and construct validity of this instrument and commend it for further use in contributing to comparative empirical research within the psychology of religio…
Beyond Similarities
Negative Parental Responses to Coming Out and Family Functioning in a Sample of Lesbian and Gay Young Adults
Lesbian Mother Families and Gay Father Families in Italy
Homonegativity in Italy
Coming-Out to Family Members and Internalized Sexual Stigma in Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay People
The protective role of gay–straight alliances for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning students
Prior studies show a strong association between gay-straight alliances (GSAs) and the well-being and safety of sexual minority students at school. However, nearly all existing literature has relied on cross-sectional data. Using data from the first two panels of a multi-site longitudinal study on risk and protective factors for suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) youth in three U.S. cities, we examined the influence of pr…
Attitude Toward Gay Men in an Italian Sample
Coming out during adolescence
Disclosing sexual orientation to parents is a challenging developmental task for lesbian and gay adolescents. The aim of the study is to investigate parental negative reaction to coming out, which is associated with high levels of internalized sexual stigma and psychological problems. Participants' perceptions of their parents' reactions, age at coming out, gender, parental political orientation and religiosity, family functioning, and internaliz…
Attitude of Italian Gay Men and Italian Lesbian Women Towards Gay and Lesbian Gender-Typed Scenarios
Sexism and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parenting in a Sample of Heterosexuals and Sexual Minorities
Assessing Prejudice Toward Two-Father Parenting and Two-Mother Parenting
This article describes two interrelated studies that investigated beliefs and stereotypes on two-father parenting and two-mother parenting through the development and validation of the Beliefs on Same-Sex Parenting (BOSSP) scale. The BOSSP captures two beliefs: (1) prejudices toward same-sex couples' inherent inability to parent and (2) concerns about same-sex parenting that are not necessarily related to homonegativity. In Study 1 (301 heterosex…
Attitude toward Christianity, sexual orientation, and parental religiosity in a sample of Italian adolescents
Literature suggests that several demographic variables are linked with religiosity in adolescence, such as gender, age and parental religiosity. The sample consisted of 910 young people (53% female) between 14 and 19 years of age, attending secular secondary schools in Rome, Italy. They self-identified as heterosexual adolescents (91.6%), and lesbian/gay (LG) adolescents (8.4%). High scores of positive attitudes toward God, Jesus, the Bible, pray…
Coming Out to Siblings and Internalized Sexual Stigma
Previous research has shown that the act of disclosing sexual orientation, known as coming out (CO), yields various benefits for gay and lesbian (GL) persons. Moreover, some researchers have found that CO is negatively related to internalized sexual stigma (ISS). However, most research has focused on CO to parents and a few studies have examined CO to siblings. The aim of this research is to deepen the understanding of the role of CO to siblings …
Sports as a risk environment
Research on bullying and homophobic bullying has mainly focused on school contexts, with little research in sports-related contexts. This study used a sample of 88 gay males and 120 heterosexual males between 18 and 36 years of age to examine the frequency of bullying experiences in Italian sports-related contexts. The results showed that gay men reported more frequent bullying and homophobic bullying than heterosexual men. Gay men reported dropp…
Safe and supportive schools for LGBT youth
Attitudes towards same-sex parenting in Italy
This study aimed to examine the role of gender ideology, religiosity and political conservatism on attitudes toward same-sex parenting in Italy at a time when same-sex parent families are undergoing attacks from ideological campaigns opposing non-traditional gender roles and families. We collected data from 4,187 heterosexual respondents about attitudes towards two-father and two-mother parenting, homonegativity, attitudes toward traditional masc…
Attitudes and Beliefs of Italian Educators and Teachers Regarding Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents
Sexual Prejudice in Sport Scale
This study describes the process of developing and validating the Sexual Prejudice in Sport Scale (SPSS), which is a multidimensional instrument developed to assess attitudes toward lesbians and gay men (LG) in sports. The authors conducted two studies: first, to establish the factor structure of the SPSS on 297 heterosexual athletes; and, second, to test the reliability and validity of the resulting 19-item scale on a sample of 311 heterosexual …
Promoting School Safety for LGBTQ and All Students
Schools are often unsafe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) students; they frequently experience negative or hostile school climates, including bullying and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity at school. Negative school climates and discriminatory experiences can threaten LGBTQ students’ well-being. Simultaneously, a consistent body of research identifies strategies to support LGBTQ …
School climate perceptions at the intersection of sex, grade, sexual, and gender identity
School climate is an important construct in research on adolescents. Yet, no known studies have evaluated whether the measured school climate constructs are equivalent across lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ), and heterosexual students as well as sex and grade levels. This study assessed measurement equivalence of a second-order school climate construct across 1) sexual identity and sex among cisgender adolescents and 2) se…
Homophobic Bullying in Positive and Negative School Climates
Who Engages in Gender Bullying? The Role of Homophobic Name-Calling, Gender Pressure, and Gender Conformity
This study examines whether bullies’ gender conformity, pressure to conform to gender norms (felt pressure), and experiences of homophobic name-calling are associated with a tendency to bully gender conforming victims (GCV) and gender non-conforming victims (GNCV). Longitudinal changes were analyzed on all peer interactions in an entire 6th-grade cohort over two-time points during the academic year (152 girls and 128 boys). Experiencing homophobi…
Predictors and Mental Health Benefits of Chosen Name Use Among Transgender Youth
Chosen name use among transgender youth (youth whose gender identities are different from their sex assigned at birth) can be part of the complex process of aligning gender presentation with gender identity and can promote mental health. However, little is known about the factors that predict whether or not transgender youth have a chosen name and outcomes of chosen name use, especially in specific social contexts. We examined, among a sample of …
Measuring predictors of psychopathology in Italian adolescents
Psychology (35 works) · Social Psychology (33 works) · Developmental psychology (32 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (27 works) · Sexual orientation (18 works) · Social Psychology (18 works) · Clinical Psychology (17 works) · Sexual minority (14 works) · Homosexuality (13 works) · Lesbian (13 works)