Amanda Nerini
Biographic Data
| ID | 225191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Nerini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Nerini |
| SIGNATURE | NERINI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florence |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0045-0231 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Societal mattering, self-esteem and life satisfaction in a group of Spanish and Italian university students: A cross-cultural study
Although societal mattering has been identified as a relevant contributor to students’ well-being, it remains largely underexplored. The present cross-cultural study examined the associations among societal mattering, self-esteem and life satisfaction in a group of Italian (N = 191) and Spanish (N = 192) university students. The findings revealed that the Spanish group reported higher societal mattering and life satisfaction than Italian students…
Gender Stereotypes and Professional Aspirations, Interests and Choices: A Systematic Review
This systematic literature review, following PRISMA 2020 guidelines and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024521082), examines the relationship between gender stereotypes and professional aspirations, interests and choices, identifying mediating variables. The review was conducted in three relevant databases in the field of social psychology (Scopus, Web of Science and PsycINFO) from January 2002 (the year of theorisation of the Stereotype Content Mod…
Sexual Assertiveness in Men and Women: The Role of Body Appreciation and Enjoyment of Sexualization
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
Pathways to Refugee Well-Being: The Effect of Positive and Negative Contact Among Refugees in Italy
This study involved 99 refugees in Italy to explore how positive and negative contact with Italians are associated with perceived discrimination, cultural adoption and well-being. Positive contact was associated with higher psychological and physical well-being and lower perceived discrimination, while negative contact was only associated with higher perceived discrimination. The positive x negative contact interaction effect showed that negative…
Feeling Important, Feeling Well. The Association Between Mattering and Well-being: A Meta-analysis Study
Perception of mattering, the feeling of being important to others (Rosenberg & McCullogh in Community Ment Health J 2:163–182, 1981), is receiving increasing attention as a factor that promotes well-being. Individual well-being has been defined in different ways, such as hedonic, as in a deep satisfaction with life (Diener & Lucas in Well-being: Foundations of Hedonic Psychology 213, 1999), eudaimonic, as in the realization of the true self (Ryff…
We both wanted it! The impact of contact meta-perceptions on the effectiveness of an imagined contact task
The present study examined if and how contact meta-perceptions might affect the impact of imagined contact on a wide range of intergroup outcomes. 260 Italian university students were randomly allocated to imagine an encounter with a Chinese immigrant (experimental group) or an ingroup member (control group). We then examined if believing that the encounter had been sought only by themselves or by both themselves and the outgroup member (i.e., co…
Instagram As A Digital Mirror: The Effects of Instagram Likes and Disclaimer Labels on Self-awareness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Social Physique Anxiety Among Young Italian Women
Perceived mattering in the face of Covid-19: Links with emotion regulation and psychological well-being
OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to examine the protective role of perceived mattering to family and friends on psychological well-being in the Italian context during the COVID-19 pandemic, considering the mediating role of emotion regulation. DESIGN: = 109). Main outcome measures. Participants were administered the Mattering to Others Questionnaire, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale and a short form of the Ryff's Psychological Well-…
Not All That Glitters Is Gold: Attractive Partners Provide Joys and Sorrows
Through a 2 × 2 experimental vignette design, we tested if partner perceived attractiveness in interaction with appearance-related comments from one's partner might affect women and men's body dissatisfaction, body shame, acceptance of cosmetic surgery, and perceived relationship quality. Participants were 154 women and 157 men living in Italy (mean age = 30.97; all of them were in a couple relationship), who read a vignette describing the purcha…
Containment measures against Covid-19 in Italy: The role of protection motivation and values
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the adherence to anti-contagion measures was the way to contain the pandemic and overwhelmed healthcare systems. Protection Motivation Theory might offer a valid framework to identify predictors of individuals' motivation to protect themselves from COVID-19. We examined the role of threat and coping appraisals, together with values, in predicting the intentions to follow anti-contagion measures among Italians. We use…
The Power of Words: Appearance Comments from One’s Partner Can Affect Men’s Body Image and Women’s Couple Relationship
Our findings highlight the importance of appearance-based comments from one's partner on men's body image and on women's perception of their couple relationship. Therefore, appearance comments might be addressed by interventions aimed at enhancing positive body image, reducing body dissatisfaction, and fostering couple relationships, carefully considering sex differences
Misurare le attività relative alle immagini su Instagram e il confronto relativo all'apparenza: Validazione della Instagram Image Activity Scale e della Instagram Appearance Comparison Scale
Recent research has shown the negative impact that social networks, especially Instagram, can have on body image. The present research aims to analyze factorial structure and psychometric properties of Instagram Image Activity Scale (IIAS) and Instagram Appearance Comparison Scale (IACS) in the Italian context. These instruments allow to detect the type of activities performed with images on Instagram and appearance comparison. 225 Italian women …
Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (Sataq-4).
The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) and its earlier versions are measures designed to assess societal and interpersonal aspects of appearance ideals. Correlational, structural equation modeling, and prospective studies of the SATAQ-3 have shown consistent and significant associations with measures of body image disturbance and eating pathology. In the current investigation, the SATAQ-3 was revised to improve u…
Drive for muscularity and sexual orientation: Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) in straight and gay men
This research aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS; McCreary & Sasse, 2000) among Italian men, distinguishing between heterosexual and gay men. Participants were 355, of whom 212 heterosexuals and 143 gays. A two-factor solution with a second order latent factor showed a good fit to the data for both the whole sample and for the two groups separately. The Muscle-oriented body image and the Muscle-o…
Containment measures against Covid-19 in Italy: The role of protection motivation and values
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the adherence to anti-contagion measures was the way to contain the pandemic and overwhelmed healthcare systems. Protection Motivation Theory might offer a valid framework to identify predictors of individuals' motivation to protect themselves from COVID-19. We examined the role of threat and coping appraisals, together with values, in predicting the intentions to follow anti-contagion measures among Italians. We use…
Drive for muscularity and sexual orientation: Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) in straight and gay men
This research aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS; McCreary & Sasse, 2000) among Italian men, distinguishing between heterosexual and gay men. Participants were 355, of whom 212 heterosexuals and 143 gays. A two-factor solution with a second order latent factor showed a good fit to the data for both the whole sample and for the two groups separately. The Muscle-oriented body image and the Muscle-o…
Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (Sataq-4).
The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) and its earlier versions are measures designed to assess societal and interpersonal aspects of appearance ideals. Correlational, structural equation modeling, and prospective studies of the SATAQ-3 have shown consistent and significant associations with measures of body image disturbance and eating pathology. In the current investigation, the SATAQ-3 was revised to improve u…
Drive for muscularity and sexual orientation: Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) in straight and gay men
This research aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS; McCreary & Sasse, 2000) among Italian men, distinguishing between heterosexual and gay men. Participants were 355, of whom 212 heterosexuals and 143 gays. A two-factor solution with a second order latent factor showed a good fit to the data for both the whole sample and for the two groups separately. The Muscle-oriented body image and the Muscle-o…
Misurare le attività relative alle immagini su Instagram e il confronto relativo all'apparenza: Validazione della Instagram Image Activity Scale e della Instagram Appearance Comparison Scale
Recent research has shown the negative impact that social networks, especially Instagram, can have on body image. The present research aims to analyze factorial structure and psychometric properties of Instagram Image Activity Scale (IIAS) and Instagram Appearance Comparison Scale (IACS) in the Italian context. These instruments allow to detect the type of activities performed with images on Instagram and appearance comparison. 225 Italian women …
The Power of Words: Appearance Comments from One’s Partner Can Affect Men’s Body Image and Women’s Couple Relationship
Our findings highlight the importance of appearance-based comments from one's partner on men's body image and on women's perception of their couple relationship. Therefore, appearance comments might be addressed by interventions aimed at enhancing positive body image, reducing body dissatisfaction, and fostering couple relationships, carefully considering sex differences
Perceived mattering in the face of Covid-19: Links with emotion regulation and psychological well-being
OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to examine the protective role of perceived mattering to family and friends on psychological well-being in the Italian context during the COVID-19 pandemic, considering the mediating role of emotion regulation. DESIGN: = 109). Main outcome measures. Participants were administered the Mattering to Others Questionnaire, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale and a short form of the Ryff's Psychological Well-…
Not All That Glitters Is Gold: Attractive Partners Provide Joys and Sorrows
Through a 2 × 2 experimental vignette design, we tested if partner perceived attractiveness in interaction with appearance-related comments from one's partner might affect women and men's body dissatisfaction, body shame, acceptance of cosmetic surgery, and perceived relationship quality. Participants were 154 women and 157 men living in Italy (mean age = 30.97; all of them were in a couple relationship), who read a vignette describing the purcha…
Containment measures against Covid-19 in Italy: The role of protection motivation and values
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the adherence to anti-contagion measures was the way to contain the pandemic and overwhelmed healthcare systems. Protection Motivation Theory might offer a valid framework to identify predictors of individuals' motivation to protect themselves from COVID-19. We examined the role of threat and coping appraisals, together with values, in predicting the intentions to follow anti-contagion measures among Italians. We use…
Instagram As A Digital Mirror: The Effects of Instagram Likes and Disclaimer Labels on Self-awareness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Social Physique Anxiety Among Young Italian Women
Feeling Important, Feeling Well. The Association Between Mattering and Well-being: A Meta-analysis Study
Perception of mattering, the feeling of being important to others (Rosenberg & McCullogh in Community Ment Health J 2:163–182, 1981), is receiving increasing attention as a factor that promotes well-being. Individual well-being has been defined in different ways, such as hedonic, as in a deep satisfaction with life (Diener & Lucas in Well-being: Foundations of Hedonic Psychology 213, 1999), eudaimonic, as in the realization of the true self (Ryff…
We both wanted it! The impact of contact meta-perceptions on the effectiveness of an imagined contact task
The present study examined if and how contact meta-perceptions might affect the impact of imagined contact on a wide range of intergroup outcomes. 260 Italian university students were randomly allocated to imagine an encounter with a Chinese immigrant (experimental group) or an ingroup member (control group). We then examined if believing that the encounter had been sought only by themselves or by both themselves and the outgroup member (i.e., co…
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
Pathways to Refugee Well-Being: The Effect of Positive and Negative Contact Among Refugees in Italy
This study involved 99 refugees in Italy to explore how positive and negative contact with Italians are associated with perceived discrimination, cultural adoption and well-being. Positive contact was associated with higher psychological and physical well-being and lower perceived discrimination, while negative contact was only associated with higher perceived discrimination. The positive x negative contact interaction effect showed that negative…
Societal mattering, self-esteem and life satisfaction in a group of Spanish and Italian university students: A cross-cultural study
Although societal mattering has been identified as a relevant contributor to students’ well-being, it remains largely underexplored. The present cross-cultural study examined the associations among societal mattering, self-esteem and life satisfaction in a group of Italian (N = 191) and Spanish (N = 192) university students. The findings revealed that the Spanish group reported higher societal mattering and life satisfaction than Italian students…
Gender Stereotypes and Professional Aspirations, Interests and Choices: A Systematic Review
This systematic literature review, following PRISMA 2020 guidelines and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024521082), examines the relationship between gender stereotypes and professional aspirations, interests and choices, identifying mediating variables. The review was conducted in three relevant databases in the field of social psychology (Scopus, Web of Science and PsycINFO) from January 2002 (the year of theorisation of the Stereotype Content Mod…
Sexual Assertiveness in Men and Women: The Role of Body Appreciation and Enjoyment of Sexualization
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (6 works) · Geography (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (3 works) · Affect (linguistics (2 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Cartography (2 works)