Silvia Testa
Biographic Data
| ID | 192822 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Silvia Testa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Silvia |
| FAMILY NAME | Testa |
| SIGNATURE | TESTA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Aosta Valley |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3753-3946 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Post-Covid-19 physical and mental quality of life
The long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection are increasingly recognized, with heterogeneous physical and psychological symptoms that may persist for months, significantly affecting Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), functional capacity, and psychosocial well-being. This study explores distinct profiles of HRQoL and psychological symptoms in former COVID-19 inpatients and assesses the impact of clinical variables at admission on long-term o…
Academic satisfaction among university students during the Covid-19 pandemic
Introduction Academic satisfaction (AS) is considered by researchers and educators as a key variable to explain both academic success and the main problems of university students. AS is a complex construct affected by a range of factors, both internal and external to the individual. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of certain individual (motivation and self-regulated learning), social (relationships with other students and with …
Self-efficacy, subjective well-being and positive coping in adolescents with regard to Covid-19 lockdown
Existencia Social Parcial Del Movimiento Ateo Brasileño
Partiendo del abordaje relacional de la no-religión propuesto por Johannes Quack (2014, 2020), este artículo se propone, en primer lugar, esbozar una descripción de las formas sociológicas asumidas por las tentativas de articular un movimiento ateo en Brasil y, en segundo lugar, partir de esas descripciones para elaborar algunas reflexiones de segunda orden sobre la forma y el estatuto de lo religioso en ese contexto específico. Estas elaboracion…
Religiously flexible
Factorial Invariance and Orthogonal Rotation
A large number of methods of factor rotation are available in the literature, but the development of formal criteria by which to compare them is an understudied field of research. One possible criterion is the Thurstonian concept of "factorial invariance", which was applied by Kaiser to the varimax rotation method in 1958 and has been subsequently neglected. In the present study, we propose two conditions for establishing whether a method satisfi…
É possível falar de vocação quando se fala de ateísmo organizado? Reflexões sobre a iniciativa ateísta no Brasil
Diversos agrupamentos ateístas emergiram no Brasil nos últimos anos. Trata-se de pequenas associações que surgem a partir de e são mantidas graças à iniciativa de atores individuais que investem uma quantidade considerável de tempo, esforço e, inclusive, dinheiro para sustentar uma causa que, nem se define facilmente além da negação da ideia de deus, nem oferece recompensas materiais ou simbólicas aparentes. Este artigo procura explorar os sentid…
Second-language learning difficulties in Italian children with reading difficulties
BackgroundChildren with dyslexia often show second-language reading and writing difficulties, but the cognitive mechanisms connected to this impairment need to be clarified.AimsThe present study examined the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying learning English as a foreign language in 4th- to the 8th-grade Italian students showing reading difficulties (RD) or typical development (TD). For this purpose, screening involving 901 students was ca…
Flashbulb memory
Since Brown and Kulik’s (1977. Flashbulb memories. Cognition, 5, 73–99. http://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0277(77)90018-X) seminal work, a central issue in memory literature is whether flashbulb memories (FBMs) hold a special status within autobiographical recalls. To address this issue, we refer back to Brown and Kulik’s definition of FBM as a snapshot of the reception context of an important public news and propose a method to identify the contents o…
Depressive Symptoms and Loneliness in Early Adolescence
Knowledge about the role of empathy, emotional self-efficacy, and loneliness on early adolescents’ depressive symptoms is scarce. The main aims of the study were to investigate the following: (a) the role of empathy and emotional self-efficacy (additive and interactive) on loneliness and depressive symptoms, taking into account gender differences and (b) the possible mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between emotional predictors an…
Assessing measurement invariance of MSQOL-54 across Italian and English versions
The Vancouver Index of Acculturation (Via)
"Communion and Liberation" Movement
This paper intends to describe how the general organization of the "Communion and Liberation" Movement is interpreted and operacionalized locally in South America. Communion and Liberation is an international catholic movement headquartered in Italy, where it enjoys a standing social and political influence. Previous studies tend to characterize the movement in terms of its general institutional structure and philosophy, based mostly on official …
The dimensions of emotional meaning in modern Greek
The aim of this study was to investigate the meaning structure of emotion terms from the Greek lexicon, and to assess commonalities and differences with the maps of emotional words obtained in a prior study of neo-Latin languages, a linguistic family sharing ancient roots with the Greek tongue. Twelve native speakers contributed to the selection of 33 Greek terms with a clear emotional meaning and an independent sample of 30 participants evaluate…
Muslim Acculturation in a Catholic Country
The literature suggests that religion may play an important role in the acculturation process of immigrants by contributing to the maintenance of the heritage culture and preventing identification with the mainstream. With few exceptions, studies on this topic have focused on religion as a whole by assessing specific aspects or dimensions (such as religious identification, beliefs, and practices) and creating a composite measure without analyzing…
Quality of life and patient preferences
Seis olhos, seis ouvidos e seis mãos. Do contexto da umbanda ao desafio da polifonia
Três antropólogos são desafiados a realizar uma inserção de campo pelo viés antropológico e descrever este processo a seis mãos, olhos e ouvidos. O cenário escolhido foi o universo da Umbanda representado através da Tenda Espírita de Umbanda Caboclo Tupiniquim em Florianópolis, cidade de Santa Catarina, região sul do Brasil. No desenrolar desta experiência o campo apresenta questionamentos e direcionamentos de pesquisa que levam os autores a se q…
The lexicon of emotion in the neo-Latin languages
This article represents the conclusion of a wide-ranging European project concerning the lexical structure of emotion in the neo-Latin languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian. Intended to bring to light common features in these languages, as well as any peculiarities, the research project selected representative samples of emotional terms from the dictionaries of the six languages studied and analysed the similarity …
Muslim Acculturation in a Catholic Country
The literature suggests that religion may play an important role in the acculturation process of immigrants by contributing to the maintenance of the heritage culture and preventing identification with the mainstream. With few exceptions, studies on this topic have focused on religion as a whole by assessing specific aspects or dimensions (such as religious identification, beliefs, and practices) and creating a composite measure without analyzing…
The Vancouver Index of Acculturation (Via)
The lexicon of emotion in the neo-Latin languages
This article represents the conclusion of a wide-ranging European project concerning the lexical structure of emotion in the neo-Latin languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian. Intended to bring to light common features in these languages, as well as any peculiarities, the research project selected representative samples of emotional terms from the dictionaries of the six languages studied and analysed the similarity …
Second-language learning difficulties in Italian children with reading difficulties
BackgroundChildren with dyslexia often show second-language reading and writing difficulties, but the cognitive mechanisms connected to this impairment need to be clarified.AimsThe present study examined the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying learning English as a foreign language in 4th- to the 8th-grade Italian students showing reading difficulties (RD) or typical development (TD). For this purpose, screening involving 901 students was ca…
Religiously flexible
Existencia Social Parcial Del Movimiento Ateo Brasileño
Partiendo del abordaje relacional de la no-religión propuesto por Johannes Quack (2014, 2020), este artículo se propone, en primer lugar, esbozar una descripción de las formas sociológicas asumidas por las tentativas de articular un movimiento ateo en Brasil y, en segundo lugar, partir de esas descripciones para elaborar algunas reflexiones de segunda orden sobre la forma y el estatuto de lo religioso en ese contexto específico. Estas elaboracion…
Depressive Symptoms and Loneliness in Early Adolescence
Knowledge about the role of empathy, emotional self-efficacy, and loneliness on early adolescents’ depressive symptoms is scarce. The main aims of the study were to investigate the following: (a) the role of empathy and emotional self-efficacy (additive and interactive) on loneliness and depressive symptoms, taking into account gender differences and (b) the possible mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between emotional predictors an…
The dimensions of emotional meaning in modern Greek
The aim of this study was to investigate the meaning structure of emotion terms from the Greek lexicon, and to assess commonalities and differences with the maps of emotional words obtained in a prior study of neo-Latin languages, a linguistic family sharing ancient roots with the Greek tongue. Twelve native speakers contributed to the selection of 33 Greek terms with a clear emotional meaning and an independent sample of 30 participants evaluate…
The lexicon of emotion in the neo-Latin languages
This article represents the conclusion of a wide-ranging European project concerning the lexical structure of emotion in the neo-Latin languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian. Intended to bring to light common features in these languages, as well as any peculiarities, the research project selected representative samples of emotional terms from the dictionaries of the six languages studied and analysed the similarity …
Seis olhos, seis ouvidos e seis mãos. Do contexto da umbanda ao desafio da polifonia
Três antropólogos são desafiados a realizar uma inserção de campo pelo viés antropológico e descrever este processo a seis mãos, olhos e ouvidos. O cenário escolhido foi o universo da Umbanda representado através da Tenda Espírita de Umbanda Caboclo Tupiniquim em Florianópolis, cidade de Santa Catarina, região sul do Brasil. No desenrolar desta experiência o campo apresenta questionamentos e direcionamentos de pesquisa que levam os autores a se q…
Quality of life and patient preferences
"Communion and Liberation" Movement
This paper intends to describe how the general organization of the "Communion and Liberation" Movement is interpreted and operacionalized locally in South America. Communion and Liberation is an international catholic movement headquartered in Italy, where it enjoys a standing social and political influence. Previous studies tend to characterize the movement in terms of its general institutional structure and philosophy, based mostly on official …
The dimensions of emotional meaning in modern Greek
The aim of this study was to investigate the meaning structure of emotion terms from the Greek lexicon, and to assess commonalities and differences with the maps of emotional words obtained in a prior study of neo-Latin languages, a linguistic family sharing ancient roots with the Greek tongue. Twelve native speakers contributed to the selection of 33 Greek terms with a clear emotional meaning and an independent sample of 30 participants evaluate…
Muslim Acculturation in a Catholic Country
The literature suggests that religion may play an important role in the acculturation process of immigrants by contributing to the maintenance of the heritage culture and preventing identification with the mainstream. With few exceptions, studies on this topic have focused on religion as a whole by assessing specific aspects or dimensions (such as religious identification, beliefs, and practices) and creating a composite measure without analyzing…
Assessing measurement invariance of MSQOL-54 across Italian and English versions
The Vancouver Index of Acculturation (Via)
Flashbulb memory
Since Brown and Kulik’s (1977. Flashbulb memories. Cognition, 5, 73–99. http://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0277(77)90018-X) seminal work, a central issue in memory literature is whether flashbulb memories (FBMs) hold a special status within autobiographical recalls. To address this issue, we refer back to Brown and Kulik’s definition of FBM as a snapshot of the reception context of an important public news and propose a method to identify the contents o…
Depressive Symptoms and Loneliness in Early Adolescence
Knowledge about the role of empathy, emotional self-efficacy, and loneliness on early adolescents’ depressive symptoms is scarce. The main aims of the study were to investigate the following: (a) the role of empathy and emotional self-efficacy (additive and interactive) on loneliness and depressive symptoms, taking into account gender differences and (b) the possible mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between emotional predictors an…
Factorial Invariance and Orthogonal Rotation
A large number of methods of factor rotation are available in the literature, but the development of formal criteria by which to compare them is an understudied field of research. One possible criterion is the Thurstonian concept of "factorial invariance", which was applied by Kaiser to the varimax rotation method in 1958 and has been subsequently neglected. In the present study, we propose two conditions for establishing whether a method satisfi…
É possível falar de vocação quando se fala de ateísmo organizado? Reflexões sobre a iniciativa ateísta no Brasil
Diversos agrupamentos ateístas emergiram no Brasil nos últimos anos. Trata-se de pequenas associações que surgem a partir de e são mantidas graças à iniciativa de atores individuais que investem uma quantidade considerável de tempo, esforço e, inclusive, dinheiro para sustentar uma causa que, nem se define facilmente além da negação da ideia de deus, nem oferece recompensas materiais ou simbólicas aparentes. Este artigo procura explorar os sentid…
Second-language learning difficulties in Italian children with reading difficulties
BackgroundChildren with dyslexia often show second-language reading and writing difficulties, but the cognitive mechanisms connected to this impairment need to be clarified.AimsThe present study examined the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying learning English as a foreign language in 4th- to the 8th-grade Italian students showing reading difficulties (RD) or typical development (TD). For this purpose, screening involving 901 students was ca…
Religiously flexible
Academic satisfaction among university students during the Covid-19 pandemic
Introduction Academic satisfaction (AS) is considered by researchers and educators as a key variable to explain both academic success and the main problems of university students. AS is a complex construct affected by a range of factors, both internal and external to the individual. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of certain individual (motivation and self-regulated learning), social (relationships with other students and with …
Self-efficacy, subjective well-being and positive coping in adolescents with regard to Covid-19 lockdown
Existencia Social Parcial Del Movimiento Ateo Brasileño
Partiendo del abordaje relacional de la no-religión propuesto por Johannes Quack (2014, 2020), este artículo se propone, en primer lugar, esbozar una descripción de las formas sociológicas asumidas por las tentativas de articular un movimiento ateo en Brasil y, en segundo lugar, partir de esas descripciones para elaborar algunas reflexiones de segunda orden sobre la forma y el estatuto de lo religioso en ese contexto específico. Estas elaboracion…
Post-Covid-19 physical and mental quality of life
The long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection are increasingly recognized, with heterogeneous physical and psychological symptoms that may persist for months, significantly affecting Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), functional capacity, and psychosocial well-being. This study explores distinct profiles of HRQoL and psychological symptoms in former COVID-19 inpatients and assesses the impact of clinical variables at admission on long-term o…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Statistics (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Structural equation modeling (4 works) · Acculturation (3 works)