Jessica Pistella
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 920774 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jessica Pistella |
| NOMBRES | Jessica |
| APELLIDO | Pistella |
| FIRMA | PISTELLA J |
| AFILIACIONES | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4133-0503 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 56 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 195 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 56 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
“It made me feel seen”
Microaffirmations—subtle verbal or nonverbal actions conveying recognition and validation—are particularly meaningful for nonbinary individuals, who often navigate structural binarism and cisnormativity. This qualitative study explored everyday experiences of microaffirmations among nonbinary people in Italy, focusing on their emotional, relational, and identity-related implications. A total of 157 participants (ages 18–66) completed an online su…
Navigating Coming Out Milestones
The study examined coming-out milestones related to sexual orientation and gender identity among adult patients, including trans women, trans men, and nonbinary individuals. 129 patients (50.4% trans women, 27.1% trans men, 22.5% nonbinary; aged 18–58) were recruited from the clinical center “Be as You Are” of Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Participants completed questionnaires assessing primary coming out milestones—awareness, self-definiti…
How Teachers Respond to Children’s Sadness
Bridging Borders with an Intersectional Approach
This study aimed at: identifying the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization among Brazilian and Italian Bisexual women, considering bi-specific expressions of violence; and investigating how intersectional positions are associated with IPV victimization risk. Participated in this quantitative study 2521 bisexual women. Descriptive and Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA) were em…
I Just Hope for a Miracle”
Italian Bisexual Women’s Perspectives on Sexuality Education
The present work aims to understand Italian bisexual women’s perspectives regarding sexuality education through a mixed-methods study. Self-identified bisexual women (n = 439; Mage = 27.25; SD = 5.34) participated in the first stage and completed a questionnaire. In the second stage, 23 of the 439 women responded to semi-structured interviews. Quantitative results show that informal sources of information, such as newspapers and magazines, TV, so…
Older LGB Adults and Sport-Related Contexts
In recent years, social and research interest in making the context of sports and physical activity (PA) more affirmative and welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community has grown. However, the experiences of older LGBTQ+ adults within these settings remain invisible and are characterized by discrimination and barriers to access. Data collection occurred between October 2023 and March 2024. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 Italian LGB adul…
Same-gender Parent Families at School through Parents’ and Teachers’ Perspectives
Older LGBT+ Adults and Physical Activity
Safe Zone Trainings in School and University Contexts
The present study represents the first systematic review with a meta-analytic approach to evaluate the evidence on the implementation, content, and outcomes of Safe Zone training in educational settings. Relevant articles were systematically searched in four scientific databases (e.g., PsycInfo, Scopus, Web of Science, and ERIC) from November 2023 to May 2024. We included original articles with relevant keywords associated with “Safe Zone, Safe S…
Italian Political Agendas on LGBTQIA+ Issues
Introduction Structural stigma in public policies exacerbates minority stress for LGBTQIA+ individuals. This study explores the impact of Italy’s political climate on perceived stigma and civic engagement within the LGBTQIA+ population, following the inauguration of a conservative government that made a political agenda with explicit negative references to LGBTQIA+ individuals. Grounded in minority stress, social safety, intersectionality, and re…
Trans and Nonbinary Italian University Students
Introduction Trans and nonbinary (TNB) individuals face significant challenges in educational settings, often reporting heightened levels of discrimination, invisibility and minority stress compared to their cisgender peers. Despite being frequently included in broader LGBTQ + studies, TNB students constitute a distinct population with unique vulnerabilities, particularly in university environments where trans-affirming policies are often inconsi…
Daily associations between global self‐esteem and self‐concept clarity and their relationships with subjective well‐being in a sample of adult workers
OBJECTIVES: The present pre-registered study examined the reciprocal day-to-day associations between global self-esteem and self-concept clarity and their incremental validity with respect to daily life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect. METHODS: We used intensive longitudinal data from 153 adult workers (45.1% women), over a period of 31 days. Data were analyzed using dynamic structural equation modeling. RESULTS: Results attest…
The Experiences of Representation of Italian Trans and Nonbinary Individuals in Video Games, Films, and TV Series
Portrayals of trans and nonbinary (TNB) remain largely stereotypical or negative, an ongoing misrepresentation contributing to chronic stress, particularly in the form of Gender Minority Stress. This study qualitatively explores how TNB Italians experience representation in video games, films, and TV series. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between January and April 2024, reaching 35 participants (22 nonbinary, 8 trans men, 5 trans women…
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…
Breaking the binary mold
To comprehend nonbinary identity, it is necessary to incorporate new and more inclusive social representations (SRs). Transnormativity, cisnormativity, and genderism may characterize LGBTQIA+ people so that nonbinary people risk being invalidated and excluded by the community. A sense of community, social justice, and interpersonal contact may represent protective factors. This study aimed to provide empirical data on the SRs of nonbinary gender …
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…
Bisexual Women in a Romantic Relationship
The coming out process represents an essential milestone for bisexual identity formation. Bisexual people may face challenges in navigating relationships due to internalized binegativity, i.e., they may struggle with disclosing their sexual orientation to partners or fear being stereotyped or fetishized based on their bisexuality. To our knowledge, no studies deepen the association between the coming out process and internalized binegativity, con…
Racialized Migrant Transgender Women Engaged in Sex Work
Sharing, Comforting, and Helping in Middle Childhood
A Long Parents' Journey After Children's Coming Out
Parents' perspective on their child's coming out (CO) remains an under-researched area, especially the investigation of parents adapting to their role post-CO years. The study qualitatively explored parents' recollections of their children's CO, spanning over 15 years. The study involved 15 parents (9 mothers, 6 fathers) of 4 lesbian daughters (Mage = 20.7; SDage = 7.8) and 11 gay sons (Mage = 23.0; SDage = 6.2). A semi-structured interview was e…
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…
Italian proposal for non-binary and inclusive language
Introduction: In recent years, an increasing number of non-binary \nindividuals have sought recognition in Italian society. The \nItalian language must adapt to this new social complexity, \nencouraging gender-neutral pronouns and suffixes. \nMethod: As a new Italian proposal, Vera Gheno recommended \nthe use of the “schwa” (ə) as a neutral suffix in written and \nspoken language, to promote greater inclusivity, while avoiding \nthe overextended …
Sexting Behaviors Before and During Covid-19 in Italian and Colombian Young Adults
Results provide implications for educational and prevention programs to improve young people's awareness of sexting behaviors
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…
I Embrace My LGB Identity
Sexism and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parenting in a Sample of Heterosexuals and Sexual Minorities
Attitudes and Beliefs of Italian Educators and Teachers Regarding Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents
A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change
Queer generativity in lesbian, gay, and bisexual older adults
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adults may have had the opportunity to reflect on and process stressful life experiences, and they may be more inclined to practice queer generative behaviours aimed at strengthening sexual minority identities and supporting the sexual minority community. The present study explored the unique patterns of generativity practiced by 27 Italian LGB older adults (60 years and older) through semi‐structured interv…
LGBT+ Training Needs for Health and Social Care Professionals
Parental Experiences of Coming Out
The coming out (CO) is a family process that involves the LGB+ person and all family members. The present study aimed to analyze the CO process from parents' perspective and examine if and how the emotional states of mothers and fathers changed in the years following the disclosure. The study involved 25 Italian parents (16 mothers, 9 fathers; Mage = 67, SD = 7.8) of 17 gay men and 8 lesbian women. Data were collected using a semi-structured inte…
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 …
Need satisfaction in intergroup contact
What role does intergroup contact play in promoting support for social change toward greater social equality? Drawing on the needs-based model of reconciliation, we theorized that when inequality between groups is perceived as illegitimate, disadvantaged group members will experience a need for empowerment and advantaged group members a need for acceptance. When intergroup contact satisfies each group's needs, it should result in more mutual supp…
Attitude of Italian Gay Men and Italian Lesbian Women Towards Gay and Lesbian Gender-Typed Scenarios
Feeling safe and content
Research has linked feelings of safety and contentment to lower adverse mental health outcomes (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression) in the general population. The current study aimed at exploring the relationship between safe/content positive affect and minority stress (e.g., internalized sexual stigma) in lesbian and bisexual women, considering the effect of potential mediators such as identity self-awareness and identity uncertainty. An online s…
I Do Not Like Being Me”
Background Increased risky sexual behaviors (RSB) in sexual minority people relative to heterosexual individuals are well documented. However, the role of trans-diagnostic factors that are not sexual orientation-specific, such as self-criticism, in predicting RSB was understudied. The present study aimed to test participants’ gender and sexual orientation as moderators between self-criticism and RSB. Methods Data were collected during 2019. The t…
Italian Sexual Minority Older Adults in Healthcare Services
A Long Parents' Journey After Children's Coming Out
Parents' perspective on their child's coming out (CO) remains an under-researched area, especially the investigation of parents adapting to their role post-CO years. The study qualitatively explored parents' recollections of their children's CO, spanning over 15 years. The study involved 15 parents (9 mothers, 6 fathers) of 4 lesbian daughters (Mage = 20.7; SDage = 7.8) and 11 gay sons (Mage = 23.0; SDage = 6.2). A semi-structured interview was e…
Sexting Behaviors Before and During Covid-19 in Italian and Colombian Young Adults
Results provide implications for educational and prevention programs to improve young people's awareness of sexting behaviors
Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13178-021-00631-5
The Contributions of Self-Esteem, Loneliness, and Friendship to Children’s Happiness
Italian Political Agendas on LGBTQIA+ Issues
Introduction Structural stigma in public policies exacerbates minority stress for LGBTQIA+ individuals. This study explores the impact of Italy’s political climate on perceived stigma and civic engagement within the LGBTQIA+ population, following the inauguration of a conservative government that made a political agenda with explicit negative references to LGBTQIA+ individuals. Grounded in minority stress, social safety, intersectionality, and re…
Trans and Nonbinary Italian University Students
Introduction Trans and nonbinary (TNB) individuals face significant challenges in educational settings, often reporting heightened levels of discrimination, invisibility and minority stress compared to their cisgender peers. Despite being frequently included in broader LGBTQ + studies, TNB students constitute a distinct population with unique vulnerabilities, particularly in university environments where trans-affirming policies are often inconsi…
Safe Zone Trainings in School and University Contexts
The present study represents the first systematic review with a meta-analytic approach to evaluate the evidence on the implementation, content, and outcomes of Safe Zone training in educational settings. Relevant articles were systematically searched in four scientific databases (e.g., PsycInfo, Scopus, Web of Science, and ERIC) from November 2023 to May 2024. We included original articles with relevant keywords associated with “Safe Zone, Safe S…
Breaking the binary mold
To comprehend nonbinary identity, it is necessary to incorporate new and more inclusive social representations (SRs). Transnormativity, cisnormativity, and genderism may characterize LGBTQIA+ people so that nonbinary people risk being invalidated and excluded by the community. A sense of community, social justice, and interpersonal contact may represent protective factors. This study aimed to provide empirical data on the SRs of nonbinary gender …
Bisexual Women in a Romantic Relationship
The coming out process represents an essential milestone for bisexual identity formation. Bisexual people may face challenges in navigating relationships due to internalized binegativity, i.e., they may struggle with disclosing their sexual orientation to partners or fear being stereotyped or fetishized based on their bisexuality. To our knowledge, no studies deepen the association between the coming out process and internalized binegativity, con…
Coming-Out to Family Members and Internalized Sexual Stigma in Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay People
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…
Forgiveness and religious practice
In this study we examined the gender differences in self-reported forgiving behaviours in a sample of Italian preadolescents (aged 11 to 14 years), who were either involved or not involved in religious practises. Were asked 289 Catholic, Italian preadolescent students were asked about their involvement in the religious practises. They also completed measures of forgiveness, avoidance and revenge motivations. The results showed that forgiveness wa…
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…
Lesbians’ Negative Affect Toward Sexual Minority People with Stereotypical Masculine and Feminine Characteristics
We investigated lesbians’ negative affect toward gay and lesbian scenarios with feminine/negative characteristics. Seventy-one Italian lesbians responded to self-report questionnaires. Analyses tested that feminine gay man scenario (GF) would elicit negative affect more than the other three scenarios (feminine/masculine lesbian woman and masculine gay man) and that participants’ internalized sexual stigma would be a moderator of the relation betw…
Gender Roles and Internalized Sexual Stigma in Gay and Lesbian Persons
Purpose: No previous research has deeply investigated the association between gay men and lesbians’ adherence to gender roles and their internalized sexual stigma. This study suggests a potential non-linear correlation between these factors. Methods: Seventy-five gay men and 70 lesbians responded to self-report questionnaires. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to investigate linear, quadratic, and exponential models and to …
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…
The Contributions of Self-Esteem, Loneliness, and Friendship to Children’s Happiness
Be as You Are” Clinical Research Center at the Sapienza University of Rome
Italy’s government has enacted few supportive policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all other sexual orientations and gender identities with which persons may identify (LGBTQ+), and most of the fundamental rights for sexual minorities are still not recognized. Despite this social and political situation, the Department of Developmental and Social Psychology of the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome esta…
I Embrace My LGB Identity
Attitudes and Beliefs of Italian Educators and Teachers Regarding Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents
Peer Victimization, Social Functioning, and Temperament Traits in Preschool Children
Italian Sexual Minority Older Adults in Healthcare Services
A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change
Author Correction
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 …
Experiences of Life and Intersectionality of Transgender Refugees Living in Italy
Transgender refugees are at risk of experiencing increased minority stress due to experiences of trauma in their country of origin, and the intersection of multiple marginalized identities in their host country. Adopting a transfeminist and decolonial approach, the present study aimed at exploring transgender refugees' experiences of life and migration. A semi-structured interview protocol was developed, grounded in the perspectives of minority s…
I Do Not Like Being Me”
Background Increased risky sexual behaviors (RSB) in sexual minority people relative to heterosexual individuals are well documented. However, the role of trans-diagnostic factors that are not sexual orientation-specific, such as self-criticism, in predicting RSB was understudied. The present study aimed to test participants’ gender and sexual orientation as moderators between self-criticism and RSB. Methods Data were collected during 2019. The t…
Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13178-021-00631-5
LGBT+ Training Needs for Health and Social Care Professionals
Queer generativity in lesbian, gay, and bisexual older adults
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adults may have had the opportunity to reflect on and process stressful life experiences, and they may be more inclined to practice queer generative behaviours aimed at strengthening sexual minority identities and supporting the sexual minority community. The present study explored the unique patterns of generativity practiced by 27 Italian LGB older adults (60 years and older) through semi‐structured interv…
Telling my life
Introduction: The coming out (CO) process frequently entails moments of questioning and challenge, as well as strength and resilience. The aim of the present study was to investigate the CO process and identity development of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people through their own life narratives.Method: Adopting a social-constructionist perspective, we administered the Life Story Interview (LSI) from the qualitative protocol of the Generations…
Psychology (44 obras) · Social Psychology (39 obras) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (35 obras) · Developmental psychology (28 obras) · Social Psychology (27 obras) · Sociology (22 obras) · Lesbian (19 obras) · Sexual orientation (14 obras) · Clinical Psychology (13 obras) · Gender Studies (12 obras)