Barbara Caci
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 336015 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Barbara Caci |
| NOMBRES | Barbara |
| APELLIDO | Caci |
| FIRMA | CACI B |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Palermo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5353-4872 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2004 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Exploring AI-assisted design of executive function rehabilitation programs for individuals with ADHD
While clinical experts express cautious optimism about AI-assisted rehabilitation planning, further development is necessary to enhance accuracy, personalization, and feasibility for the safe integration of AI into clinical practice
The role of teachers' conception of students’ intelligence, self-efficacy and need frustration and satisfaction in shaping tendencies in teaching practices
The present study investigates the influence of teachers' beliefs and personal factors on teaching practices by conducting two studies on their relationship (Study 1) and on the creation of teachers' profiles (Study 2). Data were collected on 447 Italian teachers (85 % female, mean age: 38.7 years, SD: ±4.49). Path analysis of Study 1 showed that teachers' beliefs significantly influenced their self-efficacy and their perception of teaching pract…
The mediating role of academic motivation in the relationship between self-efficacy and learning strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions imposed the use of Online Learning (OL) as the preferred tool for delivering school and academic lectures. Despite the flexibility of the OL tool, some features (such as the use of technology, lack of sense of belonging, and Internet connection) could have impacted the academic motivation of university students and their learning strategies. Therefore, the aim of the study is to clarify the role of academic moti…
Psychological dimensions associated with youth engagement in climate change issues
Climate change is one of the greatest global threats that has ecological, economic, social, and psychological consequences. Nowadays, young people are the target of political agenda since they represent potential future policymakers. Consequently, it is crucial to identify the psychological features that contribute to engagement of young people in climate change issue. This study aimed at identifying and describing different configurations of you…
Personality Traits and Sociodemographic Variables’ Effects on Parental Burnout During the Second and Fourth Covid-19 Waves in Italian Parents
(1) Background: Since the COVID-19 pandemic was a source of stress for families, this study aimed to investigate the influence of dispositional factors, such as personality traits and sociodemographic variables, on parental burnout among Italian parents during two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the study assessed personality traits and sociodemographic variables as protective or risk factors for parental burnout levels. (2) Methods: T…
The Switch to Online Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The switching from traditional to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for students, determining an increase in physical and mental health problems. The current paper applied a two-step cluster analysis in a large sample of n = 1028 university students (Mage = 21.10 years, SD = 2.45 years; range: 18-30 years; 78.4% females). Participants responded to an online survey exploring neuroticism, trait/state anxiety, general self…
Time perspective and Facebook addiction
Factors Related to Women’s Psychological Distress during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Results showed that modifiable psychological variables play a central role in predicting distress and indicated that emotion regulation interventions might be helpful in increasing psychological resilience and mitigating the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic within the female population
Development and Maintenance of Self-Disclosure on Facebook
This study explored the relationships between Facebook self-disclosure and personality traits in a sample of Italian users. The aim was to analyze the predictive role of Big Five personality traits on different parameters of breadth and depth of self-disclosed behaviors online. Facebook users, aged between 18 and 64 years of age ( Mage = 25.3 years, SD = 6.8; N = 958), of which 51% were female, voluntarily completed an online survey assessing per…
Personality Variables as Predictors of Facebook Usage
This study investigates the role of personality factors as predictors of Facebook usage. Data concerning Facebook usage and personality factors from 654 Facebook users were gathered using a web survey. Using path analysis, the results showed Openness was a predictor of Facebook early adoption, Conscientiousness with sparing use, Extraversion with long sessions and abundant friendships, and Neuroticism with high frequency of sessions. The possible…
Facebook as a Small World
Factorial Structure of Web Credibility in a Population of Italian Internet Users
Recent studies by Fogg and his colleagues have defined a new psychological construct called Web credibility. It describes the principal dimensions which lead people to believe (or not) online information. In this framework, the factorial structure of Web credibility was explored in a sample of 152 Italian students of psychology who were Internet users, using a questionnaire. A consistent four-factorial structure emphasized crucial aspects of Web …
New Frontiers for Psychology and Education
The paper reviews the first attempts to study the educational and psychological usefulness of robotics: (1) the social and cooperative dimensions involved in the robot-building activities; (2) the reasoning strategies implied in building and programming robots; (3) the influences of robotics on mathematical and scientific achievement; (4) the use of robotics in modification of social skills of autistic children
New Frontiers for Psychology and Education
Facebook as a Small World
Development and Maintenance of Self-Disclosure on Facebook
This study explored the relationships between Facebook self-disclosure and personality traits in a sample of Italian users. The aim was to analyze the predictive role of Big Five personality traits on different parameters of breadth and depth of self-disclosed behaviors online. Facebook users, aged between 18 and 64 years of age ( Mage = 25.3 years, SD = 6.8; N = 958), of which 51% were female, voluntarily completed an online survey assessing per…
New Frontiers for Psychology and Education
The paper reviews the first attempts to study the educational and psychological usefulness of robotics: (1) the social and cooperative dimensions involved in the robot-building activities; (2) the reasoning strategies implied in building and programming robots; (3) the influences of robotics on mathematical and scientific achievement; (4) the use of robotics in modification of social skills of autistic children
New Frontiers for Psychology and Education
Factorial Structure of Web Credibility in a Population of Italian Internet Users
Recent studies by Fogg and his colleagues have defined a new psychological construct called Web credibility. It describes the principal dimensions which lead people to believe (or not) online information. In this framework, the factorial structure of Web credibility was explored in a sample of 152 Italian students of psychology who were Internet users, using a questionnaire. A consistent four-factorial structure emphasized crucial aspects of Web …
Facebook as a Small World
Personality Variables as Predictors of Facebook Usage
This study investigates the role of personality factors as predictors of Facebook usage. Data concerning Facebook usage and personality factors from 654 Facebook users were gathered using a web survey. Using path analysis, the results showed Openness was a predictor of Facebook early adoption, Conscientiousness with sparing use, Extraversion with long sessions and abundant friendships, and Neuroticism with high frequency of sessions. The possible…
Development and Maintenance of Self-Disclosure on Facebook
This study explored the relationships between Facebook self-disclosure and personality traits in a sample of Italian users. The aim was to analyze the predictive role of Big Five personality traits on different parameters of breadth and depth of self-disclosed behaviors online. Facebook users, aged between 18 and 64 years of age ( Mage = 25.3 years, SD = 6.8; N = 958), of which 51% were female, voluntarily completed an online survey assessing per…
Factors Related to Women’s Psychological Distress during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Results showed that modifiable psychological variables play a central role in predicting distress and indicated that emotion regulation interventions might be helpful in increasing psychological resilience and mitigating the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic within the female population
Time perspective and Facebook addiction
The Switch to Online Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The switching from traditional to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for students, determining an increase in physical and mental health problems. The current paper applied a two-step cluster analysis in a large sample of n = 1028 university students (Mage = 21.10 years, SD = 2.45 years; range: 18-30 years; 78.4% females). Participants responded to an online survey exploring neuroticism, trait/state anxiety, general self…
The mediating role of academic motivation in the relationship between self-efficacy and learning strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions imposed the use of Online Learning (OL) as the preferred tool for delivering school and academic lectures. Despite the flexibility of the OL tool, some features (such as the use of technology, lack of sense of belonging, and Internet connection) could have impacted the academic motivation of university students and their learning strategies. Therefore, the aim of the study is to clarify the role of academic moti…
Psychological dimensions associated with youth engagement in climate change issues
Climate change is one of the greatest global threats that has ecological, economic, social, and psychological consequences. Nowadays, young people are the target of political agenda since they represent potential future policymakers. Consequently, it is crucial to identify the psychological features that contribute to engagement of young people in climate change issue. This study aimed at identifying and describing different configurations of you…
Personality Traits and Sociodemographic Variables’ Effects on Parental Burnout During the Second and Fourth Covid-19 Waves in Italian Parents
(1) Background: Since the COVID-19 pandemic was a source of stress for families, this study aimed to investigate the influence of dispositional factors, such as personality traits and sociodemographic variables, on parental burnout among Italian parents during two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the study assessed personality traits and sociodemographic variables as protective or risk factors for parental burnout levels. (2) Methods: T…
Exploring AI-assisted design of executive function rehabilitation programs for individuals with ADHD
While clinical experts express cautious optimism about AI-assisted rehabilitation planning, further development is necessary to enhance accuracy, personalization, and feasibility for the safe integration of AI into clinical practice
The role of teachers' conception of students’ intelligence, self-efficacy and need frustration and satisfaction in shaping tendencies in teaching practices
The present study investigates the influence of teachers' beliefs and personal factors on teaching practices by conducting two studies on their relationship (Study 1) and on the creation of teachers' profiles (Study 2). Data were collected on 447 Italian teachers (85 % female, mean age: 38.7 years, SD: ±4.49). Path analysis of Study 1 showed that teachers' beliefs significantly influenced their self-efficacy and their perception of teaching pract…
Psychology (12 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Computer Science (5 obras) · Personality (5 obras) · Social Psychology (5 obras) · Applied Psychology (4 obras) · Big Five personality traits (4 obras) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (4 obras) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (4 obras) · Medicine (4 obras)