Alessandro Antonietti
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 260577 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alessandro Antonietti |
| NOMBRES | Alessandro |
| APELLIDO | Antonietti |
| FIRMA | ANTONIETTI A |
| AFILIACIONES | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7212-8076 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 43 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1951 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Italian validation of the subjective vitality scale. Relationships with extraversion, emotional stability, and basic psychological need satisfaction
This study provided validity evidence for the Italian version of the Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS), also examining the associations with two personality traits (extraversion and emotional stability) and the mediation role of basic psychological need satisfaction. Study 1 involved 422 participants to assess the psychometric properties of the Italian trait version of the SVS. Study 2 (N = 248) included measures of personality characteristics and …
Digital health and Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics that can significantly impair quality of life. Traditionally, diagnosis and treatment rely on clinical assessments as well as pharmacological and behavioural interventions. In recent years, the advent of digital technologies and machine learning methodologies has opened new possibilities to improve diagnosis, monitoring, and personalized care for patients …
Pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder as a developmental disorder of cognitive–emotional control
Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex condition that typically emerges in childhood or adolescence and is closely linked to developmental changes in cognitive and emotional control. This mini-review offers a clinically oriented synthesis of pediatric OCD from a developmental and transdiagnostic perspective, framing it as a disturbance of flexibility, inhibition, and distress regulation that organizes its clinical presentation…
Patters of creative thinking in preadolescents with dyslexia
Although research on creativity and dyslexia produced contrasting results, accumulated evidence suggests that the characteristics associated with dyslexia may underlie the creative advantage often reported in the literature. Rather than a general creative advantage in individuals with dyslexia, empirical findings pointed at strengths in specific sub-processes of creative thinking. While previous studies have attempted to identify the cognitive me…
How to select candidates for an undergraduate degree in psychology? Combining high-school GPA and admission test score
The current study investigated whether the grade point average (GPA) of high school courses and the score on the test for admission to a bachelor’s degree in Psychology—assessing logical reasoning, reading comprehension, and general knowledge—can predict student academic success (AS) and to what extent. Archival data from 5147 candidates (82.4% female) collected over six years (2010–2016) were used. For 2559 of these, indicators of AS (graduation…
Profiling older adults’ decision-making under risk
In decision making under risk manifold individual differences are involved. To investigate their effect – specifically the effects of executive functions, memory, impulsivity, and consideration for future consequences − 130 healthy older adults were assessed through cognitive tests, self-report tools, and decisional tasks (the Game of Dice Task and the Balloon Analogue Risk-Taking Task). From a Latent Profile Analysis, three profiles characterise…
Classification of response inhibition measures
Inhibition is a fundamental component of self-regulation which can be defined as the ability to suppress an automatic response to execute an appropriate one. Given its impact on adaptation, wellbeing, and life satisfaction, the construct of inhibition has been extensively investigated in literature from manifold perspectives. Theoretical models of inhibition have highlighted its multi-componential nature, giving reason of why a multitude of exper…
Uncovering vulnerability to fraud and scams among adult victims in online and offline contexts
Music-related emotions
The relationship between music and emotions has often been investigated. It has been shown that there are differences between the emotions aroused in listeners by music and the emotional content or quality of music, as perceived by listeners, but the effect on listeners of ascribing emotions to the composer of the music has not yet been studied. Since emotional responses to music are modulated by personal attitudes to managing emotion, the relati…
Creativity in older people’s life
This commentary examines and expands upon Adams-Price and Morse’s redefinition of creativity in older adulthood from a socio-cultural perspective. Moving beyond traditional models focused on novelty and youthful genius, the authors highlight everyday forms of creativity as vital for well-being, identity, and generativity in later life. Empirical data from Italy are integrated to show how individuals over 70 actively engage in creative hobbies tha…
The Combined Effect of Acute Interval and Cognitive Training on Visual-Spatial Abilities in Women
Different sports require elevated visual-spatial and related cognitive abilities, which are increasingly recognized as crucial not only for athletic performance but also for broader public health implications. Sex-related differences in these abilities have often been explained through both biological and sociocultural factors, with males traditionally described as having superior visual-spatial skills. However, fewer studies have investigated ho…
Creative Minds in a Polarized World
In today's digital milieu, characterized by pervasive media exposure, the intricate interplay between individual differences and cognitive processes has garnered significant scholarly interest. A notable facet of this interrelation pertains to the nexus between cognitive flexibility and individuals' engagement with online information. Recognized as essential for creative cognition, cognitive flexibility encompasses various facets of human reasoni…
Imagining flying increases jumping performance in volleyball players
The study aimed to examine the effect of mental imagery on sports performance. Specifically, it was tested whether imagining flying (i.e., air travel) increases jumping performance in a group of female volleyball players. The study included 46 female young athletes (mean age = 15.23 years; standard deviation = 2.4) divided into two groups: the experimental group viewed a three-dimensional video that simulated a flying experience, while the contro…
Does social rigidity predict cognitive rigidity? Profiles of socio-cognitive polarization
Executive functioning and divergent thinking predict creative problem-solving in young adults and elderlies
The role of executive functioning in creative thinking is under debate. Some authors suggested that increased inhibitory control, a component of executive functioning, is detrimental to creative solutions, whereas others argued that executive functions are central to creative problem-solving, thus questioning Guilford’s classical distinction between divergent and convergent thinking. Executive functions decline with age. In this study, we investi…
Remedial interventions for developmental dyslexia
The possibility of using rhythmic auditory interventions for addressing dyslexia-related difficulties has been empirically explored by several investigations, with encouraging results. Such findings inspired the design of a novel rhythm-based intervention, Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT), specifically designed for students with developmental dyslexia (DD). To measure RRT efficacy, a clinical trial with an active-controlled design was carried out.…
Long-Lasting Effects of Changes in Daily Routine during the Pandemic-Related Lockdown on Preschoolers’ Language and Emotional–Behavioral Development
The quantity and quality of environmental stimuli and contexts are crucial for children's development. Following the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), restrictive measures have been implemented, constraining children's social lives and changing their daily routines. To date, there is a lack of research assessing the long-lasting impacts that these changes have had on children's language and emotional-behavioral development. In a large sample of …
Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) and Behavior Impairment
SLD may adversely influence psychological well-being. To counteract such a consequence, more specific cognitive and academic skill-oriented strategies should be taken into consideration
Not Getting Vaccinated? It Is a Matter of Problem-Solving Abilities and Socio-Cognitive Polarization
The anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the United States provided a significant contribution to the control of the virus spread. Despite the recommendations by public health institutions, vaccine skepticism and hesitancy contributed to low vaccine uptake, thus possibly disrupting the management of preventable diseases associated with the COVID-19 infection. The process that led individuals to accept COVID-19 vaccines required the ability to ga…
The interplay between risk and protective factors during the initial height of the Covid-19 crisis in Italy
Risk-Perception Change Associated with Covid-19 Vaccine’s Side Effects
The COVID-19 vaccine appears to be a crucial requirement to fight the pandemic. However, a part of the population possesses negative attitudes towards the vaccine. The spread of conspiracy theories and contradictory information about the pandemic have altered the population's perception of risk. The risk-perception of the vaccine's side effects may be affected by individual differences. The complex relationship between risk-perception and individ…
Going Viral
In times of uncertainty, people often seek out information to help alleviate fear, possibly leaving them vulnerable to false information. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we attended to a viral spread of incorrect and misleading information that compromised collective actions and public health measures to contain the spread of the disease. We investigated the influence of fear of COVID-19 on social and cognitive factors including believing in fake n…
Influences of a Virtual Reality Experience on Dissociation, Mindfulness, and Self-Efficacy
An experiment on a nonclinical sample to investigate influences of virtual reality (VR) on dissociation, mindfulness, and self-efficacy is reported. The participants were immersed for 20 minutes with a VR system in a large virtual apartment and have been charged to look around and find a set of objects previously observed on pictures. Questionnaires pre- and postimmersion were administered to measure the levels of such psychological constructs; c…
Financial Well-Being and Its Relationship with Subjective and Psychological Well-Being Among Emerging Adults
Dyslexia Telerehabilitation during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak necessitated a reorganization of the rehabilitation practices for Learning Disorders (LDs). During the lockdown phase, telerehabilitation offered the possibility to continue training interventions while enabling social distancing. Given such an advantage of telerehabilitation methods for LDs, clinical research is still needed to test the effectiveness of diverse teletraining approaches by comparing their outcomes with those …
Interpersonal trust in doctor-patient relation
Metacognitive knowledge about problem-solving methods
Background. The effective application of a problem-solving method requires the knowledge of what task is relevant, what the abilities involved are and how much effort is needed. However, as yet too little is known about these metacognitive representations. Aim. This study was aimed at describing beliefs about problem-solving methods and at assessing whether they vary according to the kind of method and of problem and are modified by psychological…
L'emigrazione come mezzo per la risoluzione del problema economico italiano
Effects of Partial Analogies on Solving an Ill-Defined Problem
Effects of Partial Analogies on Solving an Ill-Defined Problem
Two experiments were carried out to verify whether in Duncker's radiation problem undergraduates and secondary school students take advantage of partial analogies (i.e, analogies providing subjects with only one element of the solution) and can integrate two partial analogies to deduce a solution plan which may be transferred successfully to the target problem. Subjects were initially presented verbal stories (Exp. 1, n = 112) or visual patterns …
Source Processing Influences Analogical Problem Solving
Four experimental conditions were devised to test the hypothesis that the solution of a target problem is affected by the way in which a source story structurally similar to that problem has been previously elaborated. In the literal recall condition, undergraduates were requested to memorize the source in detail. In the schematizing condition, they had to identify the essential features of the source. In the evaluation condition, they were asked…
Metacognitive knowledge about problem-solving methods
Background. The effective application of a problem-solving method requires the knowledge of what task is relevant, what the abilities involved are and how much effort is needed. However, as yet too little is known about these metacognitive representations. Aim. This study was aimed at describing beliefs about problem-solving methods and at assessing whether they vary according to the kind of method and of problem and are modified by psychological…
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The application of the ICF CY model in specific learning difficulties
Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for children and adolescents (ICF CY) has been proposed as a possible framework for evaluating assessment and rehabilitation practice in children with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs)
Introspecting a conscious decision or the consciousness of a decision
Decision-Making Styles in the Workplace
Two procedures were adopted to assess decision-making styles in the workplace: (a) the administration of traditional standardized self-report questionnaires and (b) open-ended questions about the way respondents would take decisions in a critical business case. Seventy-four adults were given two questionnaires: the Preference for Intuition and Deliberation, which assesses “deliberative” or “intuitive” decision style, and the Style of Learning and…
Mirroring mirror neurons in an interdisciplinary debate
Mirror neurons and their function in cognitively understood empathy
Reflective Thinking in Educational Settings
This volume examines the role that culture plays in the acquisition of cognitive, linguistic, and social skills. Taking reflective thinking as a central analytical concept, the contributors investigate the role of personal reflection in a series of mental activities, including the creation of social relationships, the creation of a mental narrative to make sense of events, and metacognition. These three types of cognition are usually conceived of…
Reflective Thinking in Educational Settings
This volume examines the role that culture plays in the acquisition of cognitive, linguistic, and social skills.
The Relationship between Health Literacy and Health Disparities
Ambiguity and uncertainty tolerance, need for cognition, and their association with stress. A study among Italian practicing physicians
JSQ: Job stress questionnaire; NFCS: Need for cognitive closure scale; PRU: Physicians' reactions to uncertainty; TFA: Tolerance for ambiguity
The Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in Subjective Well-Being of Individuals With Different Religious Status
Spirituality and religiosity have found to be positive predictors of subjective well-being, even if results are not altogether consistent across studies. This mixed evidence are probably due to the inadequate operationalization of the constructs as well as the neglect of the moderation effect that the individuals’ religious status can have on the relation between spirituality/religiosity and subjective well-being. The current study aimed to inves…
Cognitive Processes Underlying Reading Improvement during a Rhythm-Based Intervention. A Small-Scale Investigation of Italian Children with Dyslexia
Music and rhythm-based training programs to improve reading are a novel approach to treatment of developmental dyslexia and have attracted the attention of trainers and researchers. Experimental studies demonstrating poor basic auditory processing abilities in individuals with dyslexia suggest they should be effective. On this basis, the efficacy of a novel rhythm-based intervention, Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT), was recently investigated and …
Interpersonal trust in doctor-patient relation
Going Viral
In times of uncertainty, people often seek out information to help alleviate fear, possibly leaving them vulnerable to false information. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we attended to a viral spread of incorrect and misleading information that compromised collective actions and public health measures to contain the spread of the disease. We investigated the influence of fear of COVID-19 on social and cognitive factors including believing in fake n…
Influences of a Virtual Reality Experience on Dissociation, Mindfulness, and Self-Efficacy
An experiment on a nonclinical sample to investigate influences of virtual reality (VR) on dissociation, mindfulness, and self-efficacy is reported. The participants were immersed for 20 minutes with a VR system in a large virtual apartment and have been charged to look around and find a set of objects previously observed on pictures. Questionnaires pre- and postimmersion were administered to measure the levels of such psychological constructs; c…
Financial Well-Being and Its Relationship with Subjective and Psychological Well-Being Among Emerging Adults
Dyslexia Telerehabilitation during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak necessitated a reorganization of the rehabilitation practices for Learning Disorders (LDs). During the lockdown phase, telerehabilitation offered the possibility to continue training interventions while enabling social distancing. Given such an advantage of telerehabilitation methods for LDs, clinical research is still needed to test the effectiveness of diverse teletraining approaches by comparing their outcomes with those …
The interplay between risk and protective factors during the initial height of the Covid-19 crisis in Italy
Risk-Perception Change Associated with Covid-19 Vaccine’s Side Effects
The COVID-19 vaccine appears to be a crucial requirement to fight the pandemic. However, a part of the population possesses negative attitudes towards the vaccine. The spread of conspiracy theories and contradictory information about the pandemic have altered the population's perception of risk. The risk-perception of the vaccine's side effects may be affected by individual differences. The complex relationship between risk-perception and individ…
Does social rigidity predict cognitive rigidity? Profiles of socio-cognitive polarization
Psychology (31 obras) · Social Psychology (16 obras) · Cognition (14 obras) · Cognitive psychology (14 obras) · Medicine (13 obras) · Developmental psychology (10 obras) · Computer Science (8 obras) · Psychiatry (7 obras) · Clinical Psychology (6 obras) · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (6 obras)