Marco Capasso
Biographic Data
| ID | 1680970 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marco Capasso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marco |
| FAMILY NAME | Capasso |
| SIGNATURE | CAPASSO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maastricht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9094-5635 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
From motivation to mediterranean diet intention and behavior: A combined self-determination theory and theory of planned behavior approach
OBJECTIVE: The Mediterranean diet (MD) is recognized as one of the healthiest and most sustainable dietary patterns worldwide. This study combines the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT) alongside past MD adherence behavior to predict MD adherence among young and adult Italians. METHODS AND MEASURES: Using a two-wave prospective design, 706 participants (Women = 60.5%, mean age = 31.82) completed measures of past …
The Effectiveness of Tailored Messaging Interventions to Promote Cancer Screening Adherence: A Systematic Review
Promoting adherence to cancer screenings through effective communication campaigns is critical for the prevention and early detection of cancer, significantly enhancing patients' health outcomes. This systematic review aims to assess the effectiveness of tailored messaging interventions in promoting screenings for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer. Randomized controlled trials conducted between January 2000 and August 2025, which personaliz…
Meat, without meat: A TPB and VBN integration to understand intention to consume new generation of plant-based meat alternatives
Purpose New generation of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) offers a sustainable alternative for mitigating the environmental strain associated with conventional meat production by offering a substitute that mimics the sensory properties of meat itself. However, the success of a novel food depends on consumer acceptance. Psychosocial literature has already shown that the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and the value-belief-norm (VBN) model …
Restrained eating and energy-dense food consumption: The moderating effect of self-compassion
The limitations of the study and the implications for intervention leveraging self-compassion and future research in the realm of eating habits are discussed
No more than “half prevention”: A qualitative study on psychosocial determinants of Covid-19 vaccination acceptance
Vaccine hesitancy represents a major barrier to achieving Covid-19 vaccination coverage, including in Italy, where the vaccination rates suggest that Covid-19 vaccination has not been fully integrated into people's routine immunization schedules. While quantitative studies have generated ample data on factors influencing vaccination decisions, rarely was an overall picture of people's actual views and experiences with Covid-19 vaccines provided. …
Navigating women’s cancer prevention: Two cross-sectional studies to investigate psychosocial antecedents of cervical and breast cancer screening attendance
Despite population-based cancer screening programmes effectively decreasing mortality, participation rates are unsatisfactory for both cervical and breast screening. This research tested an integrated theory of planned behaviour model applied to cervical cancer screening (CCS; Study 1) and breast cancer screening (BCS; Study 2) attendance. Women residing in Campania (Italy) and belonging to each screening target population joined two independent …
The dark side of #bodypositivity: The relationships between sexualized body-positive selfies on Instagram and acceptance of cosmetic surgery among women
Only the best for my kids: An extended TPB model to understand mothers’ use of food labels
Despite the evidence that mothers' food purchasing behavior impacts the quality of children's diet, few studies have explored psycho-social factors influencing how mothers choose the food to buy for their children. To fill this gap, this study tested an extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model to predict mothers' tendency to seek information on food labels before purchasing food for children. Participants included 311 Italian mothers who c…
Understanding the psychosocial determinants of Italian parents’ intentions not to vaccinate their children: An extended theory of planned behaviour model
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify the psychosocial factors involved in Italian parents' intentions not to vaccinate their children. For this purpose, we used an extended version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, which included both proximal and distal factors influencing intention not to vaccinate children. DESIGN: Participants included 447 Italian parents, each completed an online questionnaire, which measured intention not to vaccinate …
Exploring the roles of online moral disengagement, body esteem, and psychosexual variables in predicting sexting motivations and behaviours
Understanding conditions for path development after path exhaustion
This paper focuses on path development processes after a sudden path exhaustion. We analyse the decline, the closure and the attempts at the re-orientation of a forestry-based industry agglomeration in Southern Norway, located around the municipality of Hønefoss. In particular, this paper focuses on the Treklyngen holding company in Hønefoss. This paper explores how policy may be influenced by and built upon regional capabilities to support new p…
Variable Definition and Independent Components
In the causal modeling literature, it is well known that ill-defined variables may give rise to ambiguous manipulations. Here, we illustrate how ill-defined variables may also induce mistakes in causal inference when standard causal search methods are applied. To address the problem, we introduce a representation framework, which exploits an independent component representation of the data, and demonstrate its potential for detecting ill-defined …
Anticipating pride or regret? Effects of anticipated affect focused persuasive messages on intention to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Green growth – A synthesis of scientific findings
Governments in countries across the world increasingly adopt the “green growth” discourse to underline their ambition for the greening of their economies. The central tenet of this narrative is the economic opportunities rather than challenges arising from the pursuit of environmental sustainability. Our paper synthesises insights from 113 recent scientific articles, dealing with both environmental issues and economic growth, as well as innovatio…
Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth
Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth. Regional Studies. This paper studies the causal relations between regional employment growth in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and overall regional employment growth using German labour-market data for 1999–2012. Adopting a recently developed technique, it uses a structural vector autoregressive model in which the causal directions between…
The medium-term effect of R&D on firm growth
This study analyses the effect of R&D expenditure on firm employment growth in the medium term, using six cross-sectional waves of an innovation survey conducted in the Netherlands in all sectors. The analysis is focused on firms having positive R&D expenditure and investigates whether higher investments in R&D (in proportion to firm turnover) translate into higher medium-term growth rates. Comparisons with growth on a shorter term are conducted …
Industrial Dynamics and Economic Geography
Capasso M., Stam E. and Cefis E. Industrial dynamics and economic geography, Regional Studies. How do industries emerge and evolve over space? In this special issue the fields of industrial dynamics and economic geography are brought together in order to achieve a richer and more fundamental understanding of the organization of industries over time and space than each of these fields could do separately. Firm heterogeneity at the micro-level and …
Reconciling quantile autoregressions of firm size and variance–size scaling
The Determinants of Outsourcing and Offshoring Strategies in Industrial Districts: Evidence from Italy
Capasso M., Cusmano L. and Morrison A. The determinants of outsourcing and offshoring strategies in industrial districts: evidence from Italy, Regional Studies. Outsourcing has increasingly become a distinguished feature of the recent evolution of industrial districts and it constitutes the object of this study. The study focuses on the industrial district of Castel Goffredo in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy, which is the largest European…
Anticipating pride or regret? Effects of anticipated affect focused persuasive messages on intention to get vaccinated against Covid-19
The Determinants of Outsourcing and Offshoring Strategies in Industrial Districts: Evidence from Italy
Capasso M., Cusmano L. and Morrison A. The determinants of outsourcing and offshoring strategies in industrial districts: evidence from Italy, Regional Studies. Outsourcing has increasingly become a distinguished feature of the recent evolution of industrial districts and it constitutes the object of this study. The study focuses on the industrial district of Castel Goffredo in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy, which is the largest European…
Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth
Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth. Regional Studies. This paper studies the causal relations between regional employment growth in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and overall regional employment growth using German labour-market data for 1999–2012. Adopting a recently developed technique, it uses a structural vector autoregressive model in which the causal directions between…
Only the best for my kids: An extended TPB model to understand mothers’ use of food labels
Despite the evidence that mothers' food purchasing behavior impacts the quality of children's diet, few studies have explored psycho-social factors influencing how mothers choose the food to buy for their children. To fill this gap, this study tested an extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model to predict mothers' tendency to seek information on food labels before purchasing food for children. Participants included 311 Italian mothers who c…
Navigating women’s cancer prevention: Two cross-sectional studies to investigate psychosocial antecedents of cervical and breast cancer screening attendance
Despite population-based cancer screening programmes effectively decreasing mortality, participation rates are unsatisfactory for both cervical and breast screening. This research tested an integrated theory of planned behaviour model applied to cervical cancer screening (CCS; Study 1) and breast cancer screening (BCS; Study 2) attendance. Women residing in Campania (Italy) and belonging to each screening target population joined two independent …
Variable Definition and Independent Components
In the causal modeling literature, it is well known that ill-defined variables may give rise to ambiguous manipulations. Here, we illustrate how ill-defined variables may also induce mistakes in causal inference when standard causal search methods are applied. To address the problem, we introduce a representation framework, which exploits an independent component representation of the data, and demonstrate its potential for detecting ill-defined …
Industrial Dynamics and Economic Geography
Capasso M., Stam E. and Cefis E. Industrial dynamics and economic geography, Regional Studies. How do industries emerge and evolve over space? In this special issue the fields of industrial dynamics and economic geography are brought together in order to achieve a richer and more fundamental understanding of the organization of industries over time and space than each of these fields could do separately. Firm heterogeneity at the micro-level and …
The Determinants of Outsourcing and Offshoring Strategies in Industrial Districts: Evidence from Italy
Capasso M., Cusmano L. and Morrison A. The determinants of outsourcing and offshoring strategies in industrial districts: evidence from Italy, Regional Studies. Outsourcing has increasingly become a distinguished feature of the recent evolution of industrial districts and it constitutes the object of this study. The study focuses on the industrial district of Castel Goffredo in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy, which is the largest European…
Reconciling quantile autoregressions of firm size and variance–size scaling
Industrial Dynamics and Economic Geography
Capasso M., Stam E. and Cefis E. Industrial dynamics and economic geography, Regional Studies. How do industries emerge and evolve over space? In this special issue the fields of industrial dynamics and economic geography are brought together in order to achieve a richer and more fundamental understanding of the organization of industries over time and space than each of these fields could do separately. Firm heterogeneity at the micro-level and …
The medium-term effect of R&D on firm growth
This study analyses the effect of R&D expenditure on firm employment growth in the medium term, using six cross-sectional waves of an innovation survey conducted in the Netherlands in all sectors. The analysis is focused on firms having positive R&D expenditure and investigates whether higher investments in R&D (in proportion to firm turnover) translate into higher medium-term growth rates. Comparisons with growth on a shorter term are conducted …
Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth
Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth. Regional Studies. This paper studies the causal relations between regional employment growth in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and overall regional employment growth using German labour-market data for 1999–2012. Adopting a recently developed technique, it uses a structural vector autoregressive model in which the causal directions between…
Green growth – A synthesis of scientific findings
Governments in countries across the world increasingly adopt the “green growth” discourse to underline their ambition for the greening of their economies. The central tenet of this narrative is the economic opportunities rather than challenges arising from the pursuit of environmental sustainability. Our paper synthesises insights from 113 recent scientific articles, dealing with both environmental issues and economic growth, as well as innovatio…
Understanding conditions for path development after path exhaustion
This paper focuses on path development processes after a sudden path exhaustion. We analyse the decline, the closure and the attempts at the re-orientation of a forestry-based industry agglomeration in Southern Norway, located around the municipality of Hønefoss. In particular, this paper focuses on the Treklyngen holding company in Hønefoss. This paper explores how policy may be influenced by and built upon regional capabilities to support new p…
Variable Definition and Independent Components
In the causal modeling literature, it is well known that ill-defined variables may give rise to ambiguous manipulations. Here, we illustrate how ill-defined variables may also induce mistakes in causal inference when standard causal search methods are applied. To address the problem, we introduce a representation framework, which exploits an independent component representation of the data, and demonstrate its potential for detecting ill-defined …
Anticipating pride or regret? Effects of anticipated affect focused persuasive messages on intention to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Understanding the psychosocial determinants of Italian parents’ intentions not to vaccinate their children: An extended theory of planned behaviour model
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify the psychosocial factors involved in Italian parents' intentions not to vaccinate their children. For this purpose, we used an extended version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, which included both proximal and distal factors influencing intention not to vaccinate children. DESIGN: Participants included 447 Italian parents, each completed an online questionnaire, which measured intention not to vaccinate …
Exploring the roles of online moral disengagement, body esteem, and psychosexual variables in predicting sexting motivations and behaviours
The dark side of #bodypositivity: The relationships between sexualized body-positive selfies on Instagram and acceptance of cosmetic surgery among women
Only the best for my kids: An extended TPB model to understand mothers’ use of food labels
Despite the evidence that mothers' food purchasing behavior impacts the quality of children's diet, few studies have explored psycho-social factors influencing how mothers choose the food to buy for their children. To fill this gap, this study tested an extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model to predict mothers' tendency to seek information on food labels before purchasing food for children. Participants included 311 Italian mothers who c…
No more than “half prevention”: A qualitative study on psychosocial determinants of Covid-19 vaccination acceptance
Vaccine hesitancy represents a major barrier to achieving Covid-19 vaccination coverage, including in Italy, where the vaccination rates suggest that Covid-19 vaccination has not been fully integrated into people's routine immunization schedules. While quantitative studies have generated ample data on factors influencing vaccination decisions, rarely was an overall picture of people's actual views and experiences with Covid-19 vaccines provided. …
Navigating women’s cancer prevention: Two cross-sectional studies to investigate psychosocial antecedents of cervical and breast cancer screening attendance
Despite population-based cancer screening programmes effectively decreasing mortality, participation rates are unsatisfactory for both cervical and breast screening. This research tested an integrated theory of planned behaviour model applied to cervical cancer screening (CCS; Study 1) and breast cancer screening (BCS; Study 2) attendance. Women residing in Campania (Italy) and belonging to each screening target population joined two independent …
Meat, without meat: A TPB and VBN integration to understand intention to consume new generation of plant-based meat alternatives
Purpose New generation of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) offers a sustainable alternative for mitigating the environmental strain associated with conventional meat production by offering a substitute that mimics the sensory properties of meat itself. However, the success of a novel food depends on consumer acceptance. Psychosocial literature has already shown that the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and the value-belief-norm (VBN) model …
Restrained eating and energy-dense food consumption: The moderating effect of self-compassion
The limitations of the study and the implications for intervention leveraging self-compassion and future research in the realm of eating habits are discussed
From motivation to mediterranean diet intention and behavior: A combined self-determination theory and theory of planned behavior approach
OBJECTIVE: The Mediterranean diet (MD) is recognized as one of the healthiest and most sustainable dietary patterns worldwide. This study combines the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT) alongside past MD adherence behavior to predict MD adherence among young and adult Italians. METHODS AND MEASURES: Using a two-wave prospective design, 706 participants (Women = 60.5%, mean age = 31.82) completed measures of past …
The Effectiveness of Tailored Messaging Interventions to Promote Cancer Screening Adherence: A Systematic Review
Promoting adherence to cancer screenings through effective communication campaigns is critical for the prevention and early detection of cancer, significantly enhancing patients' health outcomes. This systematic review aims to assess the effectiveness of tailored messaging interventions in promoting screenings for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer. Randomized controlled trials conducted between January 2000 and August 2025, which personaliz…
Psychology (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Theory of planned behavior (5 works) · Econometrics (4 works) · Firm Innovation and Growth (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works)