Gaia Cuccì
Biographic Data
| ID | 1124133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gaia Cuccì |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gaia |
| FAMILY NAME | Cuccì |
| SIGNATURE | CUCCÌ G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1717-2899 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Perceptions of Adolescent Sexting
Adolescent sexting is an increasingly normalized phenomenon situated at the intersection of sexual development, peer culture, and digital communication. While consensual sexting may support intimacy and identity exploration, concerns persist regarding coercion, peer pressure, and non-consensual distribution. This cross-cultural qualitative study explores how Israeli and Italian parents perceive adolescent sexting and interpret their educational r…
Sexting from Adolescents’ Point of View
Currently, sexting has gathered increasing interest from scholars due to its multifaceted nature. In literature, only few studies investigated sexting directly with adolescent samples using a qualitative methodology and some aspects (i.e., adolescents’ perceptions about parents and school) are still understudied. The aim of the study was to explore Italian adolescents’ perceptions and attitudes towards sexting. Seven focus groups online were cond…
Risk or fun? Adolescent attitude towards sexting and parental practices
Adolescent sexting is considered a public health and social issue. Parents may play a fundamental role in shaping their children’s attitudes and behaviours toward sexting. Adolescent attitude toward sexting overall may also be relevant for sexting engagement. The present study aimed to test a conceptual model in which sexting behaviours are explained by parental practices, mediated by adolescents’ attitudes toward sexting, controlling for gender …
Sexuality
What are you sexting? Parental practices, sexting attitudes and behaviors among Italian adolescents
Findings emphasize the important role that parents play in shaping attitudes and behaviors of both daughters and sons during adolescence
Adolescent romantic relationships as a tug of war
The present study investigates the link between power imbalance within the romantic couple and psychological, relational and physical adolescent dating aggression (ADA) perpetration, considering also the role of relationship duration as an indicator of the developmental stage of the relationship. This is the first investigation into whom is perceived to have power in the relationship (the partner or the subject him/herself) by distinguishing betw…
Retrospective Paternal and Maternal Parenting Styles, Regulatory Self-Efficacy and Adolescent Risk Taking
This study aims to calculate a scaled risk-taking behavior index and to test a model in which maternal and paternal parenting styles affect risk-taking behavior with a mediation of adolescents’ regulatory self-efficacy. Participants were 816 adolescents (44% males) responding to a self-report questionnaire about their risk-taking behavior, regulatory self-efficacy, and retrospective memories of paternal and maternal parenting styles. Results sugg…
Beyond Personal Beliefs
Using a qualitative method, our study aims to explore, identify, and describe Italian health care providers' reflections on the contraceptive behaviors of adolescents attending family health centers, and health care providers' self-perception of their own job attitudes toward these adolescent patients. Semi-structured interviews with 46 Italian health care providers were conducted and analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main themes emerged from…
Sexuality
Risk or fun? Adolescent attitude towards sexting and parental practices
Adolescent sexting is considered a public health and social issue. Parents may play a fundamental role in shaping their children’s attitudes and behaviours toward sexting. Adolescent attitude toward sexting overall may also be relevant for sexting engagement. The present study aimed to test a conceptual model in which sexting behaviours are explained by parental practices, mediated by adolescents’ attitudes toward sexting, controlling for gender …
Adolescent romantic relationships as a tug of war
The present study investigates the link between power imbalance within the romantic couple and psychological, relational and physical adolescent dating aggression (ADA) perpetration, considering also the role of relationship duration as an indicator of the developmental stage of the relationship. This is the first investigation into whom is perceived to have power in the relationship (the partner or the subject him/herself) by distinguishing betw…
Retrospective Paternal and Maternal Parenting Styles, Regulatory Self-Efficacy and Adolescent Risk Taking
This study aims to calculate a scaled risk-taking behavior index and to test a model in which maternal and paternal parenting styles affect risk-taking behavior with a mediation of adolescents’ regulatory self-efficacy. Participants were 816 adolescents (44% males) responding to a self-report questionnaire about their risk-taking behavior, regulatory self-efficacy, and retrospective memories of paternal and maternal parenting styles. Results sugg…
Beyond Personal Beliefs
Using a qualitative method, our study aims to explore, identify, and describe Italian health care providers' reflections on the contraceptive behaviors of adolescents attending family health centers, and health care providers' self-perception of their own job attitudes toward these adolescent patients. Semi-structured interviews with 46 Italian health care providers were conducted and analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main themes emerged from…
Beyond Personal Beliefs
Using a qualitative method, our study aims to explore, identify, and describe Italian health care providers' reflections on the contraceptive behaviors of adolescents attending family health centers, and health care providers' self-perception of their own job attitudes toward these adolescent patients. Semi-structured interviews with 46 Italian health care providers were conducted and analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main themes emerged from…
Retrospective Paternal and Maternal Parenting Styles, Regulatory Self-Efficacy and Adolescent Risk Taking
This study aims to calculate a scaled risk-taking behavior index and to test a model in which maternal and paternal parenting styles affect risk-taking behavior with a mediation of adolescents’ regulatory self-efficacy. Participants were 816 adolescents (44% males) responding to a self-report questionnaire about their risk-taking behavior, regulatory self-efficacy, and retrospective memories of paternal and maternal parenting styles. Results sugg…
What are you sexting? Parental practices, sexting attitudes and behaviors among Italian adolescents
Findings emphasize the important role that parents play in shaping attitudes and behaviors of both daughters and sons during adolescence
Adolescent romantic relationships as a tug of war
The present study investigates the link between power imbalance within the romantic couple and psychological, relational and physical adolescent dating aggression (ADA) perpetration, considering also the role of relationship duration as an indicator of the developmental stage of the relationship. This is the first investigation into whom is perceived to have power in the relationship (the partner or the subject him/herself) by distinguishing betw…
Risk or fun? Adolescent attitude towards sexting and parental practices
Adolescent sexting is considered a public health and social issue. Parents may play a fundamental role in shaping their children’s attitudes and behaviours toward sexting. Adolescent attitude toward sexting overall may also be relevant for sexting engagement. The present study aimed to test a conceptual model in which sexting behaviours are explained by parental practices, mediated by adolescents’ attitudes toward sexting, controlling for gender …
Sexuality
Sexting from Adolescents’ Point of View
Currently, sexting has gathered increasing interest from scholars due to its multifaceted nature. In literature, only few studies investigated sexting directly with adolescent samples using a qualitative methodology and some aspects (i.e., adolescents’ perceptions about parents and school) are still understudied. The aim of the study was to explore Italian adolescents’ perceptions and attitudes towards sexting. Seven focus groups online were cond…
Perceptions of Adolescent Sexting
Adolescent sexting is an increasingly normalized phenomenon situated at the intersection of sexual development, peer culture, and digital communication. While consensual sexting may support intimacy and identity exploration, concerns persist regarding coercion, peer pressure, and non-consensual distribution. This cross-cultural qualitative study explores how Israeli and Italian parents perceive adolescent sexting and interpret their educational r…
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Perception (3 works)