Chiara Rollero
Biographic Data
| ID | 201083 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chiara Rollero |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chiara |
| FAMILY NAME | Rollero |
| SIGNATURE | ROLLERO C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3194-4587 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 42 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 108 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 42 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Legitimizing Coercive Control in Teen Dating Relationships
Adolescent dating relationships represent a critical developmental context in which beliefs about intimacy, gender roles, and power are formed and consolidated. Within this stage, coercive control often emerges in subtle and normalized forms, contributing to the persistence of gender-based violence. The present research examines the psychosocial risk factors underlying the perception of coercive control in teen dating relationships. Participants …
Sexual Assertiveness in Men and Women
Restrained eating and energy-dense food consumption
The limitations of the study and the implications for intervention leveraging self-compassion and future research in the realm of eating habits are discussed
The relationship between hegemonic masculinity and the nonconsensual dissemination of intimate images
Shaping Views on the Regulation of Women’s Prostitution
In recent decades, prostitution has emerged a highly debated issue among policymakers and the general public. Given the limited research in this field, this study investigates public attitudes toward the regulation of women’s prostitution through latent class analysis. It also examines the factors that correlate with these attitudes, focusing on psychosocial factors (rape myth acceptance, sexist attitudes, and comfort with sexuality) and individu…
Do Emergencies Reward those in Favor of Gender Equality? The Role of Gender Essentialism on Household Workload and Happiness During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the stress of individuals, couples and families in terms of health, sexual functioning, job loss, and lost wages. However, less is known about how it has affected gender inequality in housework and its consequences in terms of psychological well-being. In this article, we aimed to deepen knowledge on this topic by conducting a secondary analysis of data collected as part of the ResPOnsE COVID-19 p…
From patriarchy to the battlefield
In This Situation, I Would do the Same”
The present research investigates the psychosocial factors influencing the enjoyment and proclivity to perpetrate nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) dissemination among 553 heterosexual, cisgender men living in Italy ( M age = 24.60, SD = 3.25). Overall, high levels of sexist beliefs were positively associated with rape myths endorsement and masculine gender role stress, which may contribute to women's sexual objectification. Women's objectific…
Understanding Rape Myth Acceptance Through the Lens of Sexual Objectification Theory
Sexual Objectification Theory posits that exposure to objectifying content, such as pornography, the purchase of sexual services, and adherence to traditional masculinity, can contribute to the acceptance of harmful beliefs about sexual violence. This study examined the relationship between rape myth acceptance and a range of attitudinal and personal factors using a sample of 1,603 internet users in Spain (51.6% women, M = 45.7 years old). The ou…
Differentiating emotions in the theory of planned behaviour
Purpose The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and its extensions are often used to explain intentions to perform sustainable behaviours. Emotions can provide the impetus for action and should be considered in high-involvement situations, such as sustainable food purchase decisions. Therefore, the aim of this research work was to investigate whether the addition of different types of emotions (self-related, social and pro-active) to the TPB main c…
Tackling Gender-Based Violence to Increase College Students’ Well-Being
One of the most recent forms of gender-based violence is non-consensual intimate images dissemination (NCII). This type of offense, popularly referred to as “revenge pornography”, consists of the nonconsensual creation, dissemination, or threat of dissemination of nude or sexually explicit images (photographs and videos) of individuals. NCII is considered a public health issue because of its damaging psychological consequences, especially among a…
From Non-Traditional Sexual Behavior to Non-Legitimate Victims
Image-based sexual abuse represents an increasingly common form of gender-based violence, consisting of the act of non-consensually capturing, distributing, or threatening to distribute sexually explicit material depicting another person. The purpose of the present study was to investigate how women victims’ noncompliance with traditional female sexuality influences bystanders’ perceptions of the phenomenon. Specifically, we experimentally examin…
Life satisfaction in Europe and Iran
Life satisfaction is one of the most relevant indicators of psychological health. The present study aimed at extending previous research on life satisfaction by examining its antecedents for men and women in five countries (e.g., Italy, Poland, Romania, the UK, and Iran), with different levels of gender equality, according to the Global Gender Gap Index. Besides traditional variables (i.e., age, self-esteem and income), we also investigated the r…
Self-efficacy, subjective well-being and positive coping in adolescents with regard to Covid-19 lockdown
The Role of Sexual Consent and Past Non-consensual Sexual Experiences on Rape Supportive Attitudes in a Heterosexual Community Sample
The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between (a) sociodemographic variables, past non-consensual experiences and sexual consent and (b) the endorsement of rape supportive attitudes. A sample of 1042 heterosexual adults (42.4% men) was surveyed. A predictive model indicated that the most relevant predictors of rape supportive attitudes were gender (i.e., being male) and most dimensions from sexual consent such as (Lack of) perce…
Distance Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The study examined how 807 undergraduate Italian students coped with synchronous, asynchronous, and blended learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengths and weaknesses of online learning were collected via an electronic platform (SurveyMonkey) and then categorized by grounded theory analysis using ATLAS.ti 8.0 software. The results showed technical, practical, relational, organizational, and transformative features of online lear…
Dyadic Predictors of Child Body Shame in a Polish and Italian Sample
The present study aimed at assessing the predictors (related to the functioning of a parent-child dyad) of child body shame. Therefore, in the main analysis we examined relationships among child body shame, child perfectionism, child body dissatisfaction, parent body shame, parent perfectionism, and parent body dissatisfaction. In our main hypothesis we assumed that higher levels of the abovementioned parent functioning-related variables would be…
Mass Media Beauty Standards, Body Surveillance, and Relationship Satisfaction within Romantic Couples
As part of objectification processes, individuals engage in body surveillance, whereby they constantly assess the extent to which their external appearance conforms to culturally valued ideals. Mass media play a key role in fostering the objectification and internalization of media beauty standards and increases body surveillance. At the individual level, the literature has largely demonstrated that body surveillance leads to a variety of negativ…
Enjoyment of Sexualization in Men and Women
Enjoyment of sexualization (EoS) occurs when people find appearance-based sexual attention from others to be positive and rewarding. Scholars have not consistently established if enjoyment of being sexualized may be a form of sexual empowerment, promoting positive body acceptance, control, and self-care, or instead an endorsement of sexist ideologies, based on the idea that being sexually appealing to men is a component of the feminine gender rol…
Intention to adopt pro-environmental behaviors among university students of hard and soft sciences
Purpose The market of bottled water is one of the largest in the world. Paradoxically, the consumption of water in plastic bottles is highest in countries rich in the potable tap water of excellent quality. This paper aims to gain a better understanding of the factors that foster or hinder the intention to use refillable water bottles by university students and to determine whether their study program played a moderating role. Design/methodology/…
None of My Business? An Experiment Analyzing Willingness to Formally Report Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women
Although data show that intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a concealed phenomenon that is severely underreported, studies examining willingness to report episodes of IPVAW are limited. To contribute to this field of research, a factorial survey experiment was implemented in which each respondent ( N = 1,007) received a unique vignette describing a hypothetical case of IPVAW. Slightly over one in four respondents (28.1%) indicated …
Community dimensions and emotions in the era of Covid ‐19
Following an ecological perspective, reactions to a disaster-such as the COVID-19 pandemic-should be analysed in the interdependence between individual and community dimensions. The present study aims to analyse individual emotional dimensions (anxiety, joy, fear or depressive feelings) and their community dimensions (connectedness, emotional sharing and solidarity) with a longitudinal approach among university students from Italian universities.…
Intimate Partner Violence and Resilience
Research has largely documented the damaging consequences of intimate partner violence. However, the literature presents an important gap in the identification of factors that may strengthen resilience in the victims, especially in the case of mothers and pregnant women. The present study aimed at investigating the experience of abused mothers engaged in an educative path in a Mother-Child Assisted Living Center. A qualitative descriptive methodo…
Myths about Intimate Partner Violence and Moral Disengagement
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue worldwide and a serious violation of human rights. Recognizing IPV as a form of violence is essential for both victims who need help and offenders who can join treatment programs. Furthermore, only a society able to identify violence can effectively deal with IPV. The present study is aimed at investigating the role of sociocultural dimensions (i.e., ambivalent sexism toward women, ambivale…
Should I stay or should I go?” Exploring the influence of individual factors on attachment, identity and commitment in a post-socialist city
Health, Quality of Life and Population Density
Quality of Life and Sense of Community. A Study on Health and Place of Residence
The aim of the study is to assess the predictive role of the affective link with the place of residence (place attachment) and the perception of one's own community of residence (sense of community) on health and quality of life. Other variables were considered: size of place of residence, income, level of education, marital status, age, and gender. Participants included 344 adult subjects living in Piedmont, Italy. The instruments used were the …
Community dimensions and emotions in the era of Covid ‐19
Following an ecological perspective, reactions to a disaster-such as the COVID-19 pandemic-should be analysed in the interdependence between individual and community dimensions. The present study aims to analyse individual emotional dimensions (anxiety, joy, fear or depressive feelings) and their community dimensions (connectedness, emotional sharing and solidarity) with a longitudinal approach among university students from Italian universities.…
The Effect of Sexism and Rape Myths on Victim Blame
Public involvement in social and political participation processes
One interesting perspective from which to investigate participation processes is that of gender (Angelique & Culley, 2007). The disparity between male and female participation is evident, in particular when dealing with politics. The research reported here examines any differences between men and women in three different groups: non‐participants ( N = 201), social participants ( N = 167) and political participants ( N = 184). Two specific aspects…
A Gender Lens on Quality of Life
The Role of Sexual Consent and Past Non-consensual Sexual Experiences on Rape Supportive Attitudes in a Heterosexual Community Sample
The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between (a) sociodemographic variables, past non-consensual experiences and sexual consent and (b) the endorsement of rape supportive attitudes. A sample of 1042 heterosexual adults (42.4% men) was surveyed. A predictive model indicated that the most relevant predictors of rape supportive attitudes were gender (i.e., being male) and most dimensions from sexual consent such as (Lack of) perce…
Enjoyment of Sexualization in Men and Women
Enjoyment of sexualization (EoS) occurs when people find appearance-based sexual attention from others to be positive and rewarding. Scholars have not consistently established if enjoyment of being sexualized may be a form of sexual empowerment, promoting positive body acceptance, control, and self-care, or instead an endorsement of sexist ideologies, based on the idea that being sexually appealing to men is a component of the feminine gender rol…
None of My Business? An Experiment Analyzing Willingness to Formally Report Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women
Although data show that intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a concealed phenomenon that is severely underreported, studies examining willingness to report episodes of IPVAW are limited. To contribute to this field of research, a factorial survey experiment was implemented in which each respondent ( N = 1,007) received a unique vignette describing a hypothetical case of IPVAW. Slightly over one in four respondents (28.1%) indicated …
Understanding Rape Myth Acceptance Through the Lens of Sexual Objectification Theory
Sexual Objectification Theory posits that exposure to objectifying content, such as pornography, the purchase of sexual services, and adherence to traditional masculinity, can contribute to the acceptance of harmful beliefs about sexual violence. This study examined the relationship between rape myth acceptance and a range of attitudinal and personal factors using a sample of 1,603 internet users in Spain (51.6% women, M = 45.7 years old). The ou…
The Social Dimensions of Intimate Partner Violence
The Relationship between Local Identification, Urban Disorder Sensitivity, and Prejudice Toward Immigrants
Highlights Local identification is related to both autochthony and sensitivity to urban disorder. Local identification is directly and indirectly associated with ethnic prejudice. Autochthony is a powerful ideology that can trigger exclusionary responses
Gender or Occupational Status
Should I stay or should I go?” Exploring the influence of individual factors on attachment, identity and commitment in a post-socialist city
Sense of Community in Adolescents from Two Different Territorial Contexts
The relationship between hegemonic masculinity and the nonconsensual dissemination of intimate images
In This Situation, I Would do the Same”
The present research investigates the psychosocial factors influencing the enjoyment and proclivity to perpetrate nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) dissemination among 553 heterosexual, cisgender men living in Italy ( M age = 24.60, SD = 3.25). Overall, high levels of sexist beliefs were positively associated with rape myths endorsement and masculine gender role stress, which may contribute to women's sexual objectification. Women's objectific…
The influence of coping strategies on quality of life in a community facing environmental and economic threats
The study investigated the quality of life in a community facing a technological disaster causing environmental and economic damages. For years, the Italian city of Taranto has based its economy on a big steel plant. The industrial plant caused severe environmental pollution, negatively affecting the health of residents living in an area of the city. The steel mill is now under judicial investigation and may be closed in the future, causing the l…
A Cross-cultural Study of Biological, Psychological, and Social Antecedents of Self-objectification in Italy and Romania
Gender Stereotyping in Newspaper Advertisements
The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence of gender stereotypes concerning occupational roles and sexualization in newspaper advertisements of two European countries very different for cultural values and gender equality, that is, Italy and the Netherlands. The top three newspapers by circulation in each country were selected. We included all the issues of these newspapers published in 1 month. We selected all the adverti…
Public involvement in social and political participation processes
One interesting perspective from which to investigate participation processes is that of gender (Angelique & Culley, 2007). The disparity between male and female participation is evident, in particular when dealing with politics. The research reported here examines any differences between men and women in three different groups: non‐participants ( N = 201), social participants ( N = 167) and political participants ( N = 184). Two specific aspects…
Does place attachment affect social well-being?
Place attachment, identification and environment perception
Quality of Life and Sense of Community. A Study on Health and Place of Residence
The aim of the study is to assess the predictive role of the affective link with the place of residence (place attachment) and the perception of one's own community of residence (sense of community) on health and quality of life. Other variables were considered: size of place of residence, income, level of education, marital status, age, and gender. Participants included 344 adult subjects living in Piedmont, Italy. The instruments used were the …
Health, Quality of Life and Population Density
Sense of Community in Adolescents from Two Different Territorial Contexts
A Gender Lens on Quality of Life
Gender Stereotyping in Newspaper Advertisements
The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence of gender stereotypes concerning occupational roles and sexualization in newspaper advertisements of two European countries very different for cultural values and gender equality, that is, Italy and the Netherlands. The top three newspapers by circulation in each country were selected. We included all the issues of these newspapers published in 1 month. We selected all the adverti…
Gender or Occupational Status
A Cross-cultural Study of Biological, Psychological, and Social Antecedents of Self-objectification in Italy and Romania
The Effect of Sexism and Rape Myths on Victim Blame
The influence of coping strategies on quality of life in a community facing environmental and economic threats
The study investigated the quality of life in a community facing a technological disaster causing environmental and economic damages. For years, the Italian city of Taranto has based its economy on a big steel plant. The industrial plant caused severe environmental pollution, negatively affecting the health of residents living in an area of the city. The steel mill is now under judicial investigation and may be closed in the future, causing the l…
Do men post and women view? The role of gender, personality and emotions in online social activity
According to Nadkarni and Hofmann’s model (2012), a major motivator of social networking sites (SNS) use is the need to belong, i.e., the basic drive to form and maintain relationships. This need can be fulfilled through two kinds of belongingness-related behaviours: information-seeking (using SNS to learn about others) and communication (using SNS to communicate with others). The present study aimed at examining the role of gender, personality t…
The Social Dimensions of Intimate Partner Violence
The experience of male soldiers during peacekeeping missions
The Relationship between Local Identification, Urban Disorder Sensitivity, and Prejudice Toward Immigrants
Highlights Local identification is related to both autochthony and sensitivity to urban disorder. Local identification is directly and indirectly associated with ethnic prejudice. Autochthony is a powerful ideology that can trigger exclusionary responses
The two sides of Islamophobia and the perception of threat from Islamic terrorists
There is a heightened interest concerning the understanding of prejudice toward Muslims in Europe, steadily increasing since 2001. This study aimed at investigating whether the phenomenon of Islamophobia could have two different manifestations (i.e., Islamoprejudice and Secular Critique of Islam). In particular, we assessed whether two social attitudes, Right‐Wing Authoritarianism (RWA, i.e., authoritarian aggression, and conservatism) and Social…
Intimate Partner Violence and Resilience
Research has largely documented the damaging consequences of intimate partner violence. However, the literature presents an important gap in the identification of factors that may strengthen resilience in the victims, especially in the case of mothers and pregnant women. The present study aimed at investigating the experience of abused mothers engaged in an educative path in a Mother-Child Assisted Living Center. A qualitative descriptive methodo…
Myths about Intimate Partner Violence and Moral Disengagement
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue worldwide and a serious violation of human rights. Recognizing IPV as a form of violence is essential for both victims who need help and offenders who can join treatment programs. Furthermore, only a society able to identify violence can effectively deal with IPV. The present study is aimed at investigating the role of sociocultural dimensions (i.e., ambivalent sexism toward women, ambivale…
Should I stay or should I go?” Exploring the influence of individual factors on attachment, identity and commitment in a post-socialist city
Intention to adopt pro-environmental behaviors among university students of hard and soft sciences
Purpose The market of bottled water is one of the largest in the world. Paradoxically, the consumption of water in plastic bottles is highest in countries rich in the potable tap water of excellent quality. This paper aims to gain a better understanding of the factors that foster or hinder the intention to use refillable water bottles by university students and to determine whether their study program played a moderating role. Design/methodology/…
None of My Business? An Experiment Analyzing Willingness to Formally Report Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women
Although data show that intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a concealed phenomenon that is severely underreported, studies examining willingness to report episodes of IPVAW are limited. To contribute to this field of research, a factorial survey experiment was implemented in which each respondent ( N = 1,007) received a unique vignette describing a hypothetical case of IPVAW. Slightly over one in four respondents (28.1%) indicated …
Community dimensions and emotions in the era of Covid ‐19
Following an ecological perspective, reactions to a disaster-such as the COVID-19 pandemic-should be analysed in the interdependence between individual and community dimensions. The present study aims to analyse individual emotional dimensions (anxiety, joy, fear or depressive feelings) and their community dimensions (connectedness, emotional sharing and solidarity) with a longitudinal approach among university students from Italian universities.…
Distance Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The study examined how 807 undergraduate Italian students coped with synchronous, asynchronous, and blended learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengths and weaknesses of online learning were collected via an electronic platform (SurveyMonkey) and then categorized by grounded theory analysis using ATLAS.ti 8.0 software. The results showed technical, practical, relational, organizational, and transformative features of online lear…
Dyadic Predictors of Child Body Shame in a Polish and Italian Sample
The present study aimed at assessing the predictors (related to the functioning of a parent-child dyad) of child body shame. Therefore, in the main analysis we examined relationships among child body shame, child perfectionism, child body dissatisfaction, parent body shame, parent perfectionism, and parent body dissatisfaction. In our main hypothesis we assumed that higher levels of the abovementioned parent functioning-related variables would be…
Psychology (35 works) · Social Psychology (30 works) · Sociology (22 works) · Social Psychology (20 works) · Medicine (15 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Perception (8 works) · Poison control (8 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (8 works)