Luigi Leone
Biographic Data
| ID | 226145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luigi Leone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luigi |
| FAMILY NAME | Leone |
| SIGNATURE | LEONE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3397-8016 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Exploring the Joint Role of Outgroup Identification and Empathic Concern in Reducing Perceived Immigrant Threat and Motivating Pro-Immigrant Collective Action
The research explored the role of outgroup identification and empathic concern in reducing perceived outgroup threat and favoring collective action against social inequality. We implemented two distinct correlational Studies focused on the issue of the racial pay gap in Italy. Study 1 (N = 604) highlighted that Italian natives' identification with immigrants related to a reduced perceived immigrant threat through enhanced empathic concern toward …
Employment, collective action, and satisfaction
The present work proposes that the relation of employment conditions (i.e., unemployment and precarious work vs. permanent employment) with participation in collective action and satisfaction with life depends on the extent to which acceptance of inequality is high or low, and that collective action mediates the association between employment conditions and satisfaction with life. We analyzed data from the European Social Survey (Round 8, 2016) a…
The mindful way out of materialism
Conspiracy beliefs of Italian voters for populist parties
Grounded in the theoretical framework of the dual-process motivational model of ideology and politics, we investigated the mediational role of RWA and SDO on the relationship between voting for populist parties and conspiracy beliefs; the moderation of political interest was also explored. Collapsing different convenience samples gathered after the European election (2014/2015) and the General National Election (2018/2019) allowed us to analyse t…
Proud to support social equality
Previous research has demonstrated that low social dominance orientation (social equality orientation) promotes empathy with disadvantaged group members. In three studies, we tested a model relating preference for egalitarianism to positive attitudes towards immigrants through emotional experiences (pride, guilt, moral anger/ anger, disgust). Studies 1 and 2 showed that social equality orientation was positively related to proimmigrant attitudes …
Assessing social dominance orientation and system justification as psychological pathways from practicing meditation to tax evasion intentions and support for tax progressivity
Recent research showed that trait mindfulness might reduce tax evasion intentions and increase support for tax progressivity. The present study proposed that these beneficial effects of being mindful can be explained theoretically by different associations with inequality‐related constructs: social dominance orientation and system justification. Specifically, we tested our predictions by comparing meditation practitioners to nonpractitioners. Res…
Social Exclusion and Anti-Immigration Attitudes in Europe
Managing immigration is a challenge at the political, economic, and social levels. Clarifying the social psychological antecedents behind the onset of negative attitudes towards immigrants might help overcome this challenge. The present study investigates the relationships between people’s experience of social exclusion, feelings of generalized interpersonal trust, and anti-immigrant attitudes across 23 European countries. We used data from the E…
Attitudes towards Trump Policies and Climate Change
Both psychological and political science researchers have pointed out that Trump policies embrace right wing and authoritarian dispositions. In turn, such dispositions have been related to climate change denial and aversion to wealth redistribution. Nevertheless, little is known about the mechanisms underlying the relationship between individuals’ favorable attitude towards Trump and climate change skepticism. We aimed to understand two cruxes in…
Power Moderates the Effects of Social Dominance Orientation on Punishment
In this study, it was hypothesized that experimentally manipulated levels of power would moderate the association of dispositional social dominance orientation (SDO) with preferences for harsh punishment. In particular, we expected to detect a stronger effect for dispositional SDO in the low-power condition, relying on the notion that low power enhances sensitivity to threats to the status quo, and that high SDO individuals are particularly motiv…
The Moderating Role of Interest in Politics on the Relations between Conservative Political Orientation and Denial of Climate Change
Although shared consensus in the scientific community confirms the reality of climate change and the likelihood of its anthropogenic causes, denial of this phenomenon, its anthropogenic causes, and its consequences still is widespread. This denial consistently has been associated with conservative ideology and related individual differences at the psychological level, but little is known about the mechanisms that explain this relationship. We aim…
Tea Party Support, Racial Resentment and Evaluations of Obama
Applying the Implicit Association Test to Measure Intolerance of Uncertainty
Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) is a key trans-diagnostic personality construct strongly associated with anxiety symptoms. Traditionally, IU is measured through self-report measures that are prone to bias effects due to impression management concerns and introspective difficulties. Moreover, self-report scales are not able to intercept the automatic associations that are assumed to be main determinants of several spontaneous responses (e.g., emot…
Political involvement moderates the impact of worldviews and values on SDO and RWA
The Dual Process Model (DPM) of social attitudes and prejudice proposes that Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) and Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) reflect two distinct motivational processes. In two studies, we investigated how political involvement moderates the impact of social worldviews and value‐based dimensions on SDO and RWA. We proposed that political involvement constrains SDO, RWA and their antecedents into a tighter left–right ideol…
Individual differences affecting caffeine intake. Analysis of consumption behaviours for different times of day and caffeine sources
Appetitive and impulsive components in the Appetitive Motivation Scale
Components of the Behavioral Activation System and Functional Impulsivity
Implicit self-concept and moral action
Conservatism as motivated avoidance of affect
Parenting, Peer Orientation, Drug Use, and Antisocial Behavior in Late Adolescence
A comparison of three models of attitude-behavior relationships in the studying behavior domain
The theory of reasoned action (TRA; Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975), the theory of planned behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 1985) and the theory of self-regulation (TSR; Bagozzi, 1992) were applied to Italian undergraduate students' studying behavior. The main focus of the research was to ascertain the predictive power of past behavior on intention and behavior and thus test for the sufficiency of the theories. For theory sufficiency to be demonstrated, past behavi…
Social Exclusion and Anti-Immigration Attitudes in Europe
Managing immigration is a challenge at the political, economic, and social levels. Clarifying the social psychological antecedents behind the onset of negative attitudes towards immigrants might help overcome this challenge. The present study investigates the relationships between people’s experience of social exclusion, feelings of generalized interpersonal trust, and anti-immigrant attitudes across 23 European countries. We used data from the E…
The Moderating Role of Interest in Politics on the Relations between Conservative Political Orientation and Denial of Climate Change
Although shared consensus in the scientific community confirms the reality of climate change and the likelihood of its anthropogenic causes, denial of this phenomenon, its anthropogenic causes, and its consequences still is widespread. This denial consistently has been associated with conservative ideology and related individual differences at the psychological level, but little is known about the mechanisms that explain this relationship. We aim…
Implicit self-concept and moral action
Conservatism as motivated avoidance of affect
Parenting, Peer Orientation, Drug Use, and Antisocial Behavior in Late Adolescence
Components of the Behavioral Activation System and Functional Impulsivity
Proud to support social equality
Previous research has demonstrated that low social dominance orientation (social equality orientation) promotes empathy with disadvantaged group members. In three studies, we tested a model relating preference for egalitarianism to positive attitudes towards immigrants through emotional experiences (pride, guilt, moral anger/ anger, disgust). Studies 1 and 2 showed that social equality orientation was positively related to proimmigrant attitudes …
Attitudes towards Trump Policies and Climate Change
Both psychological and political science researchers have pointed out that Trump policies embrace right wing and authoritarian dispositions. In turn, such dispositions have been related to climate change denial and aversion to wealth redistribution. Nevertheless, little is known about the mechanisms underlying the relationship between individuals’ favorable attitude towards Trump and climate change skepticism. We aimed to understand two cruxes in…
Tea Party Support, Racial Resentment and Evaluations of Obama
Individual differences affecting caffeine intake. Analysis of consumption behaviours for different times of day and caffeine sources
A comparison of three models of attitude-behavior relationships in the studying behavior domain
The theory of reasoned action (TRA; Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975), the theory of planned behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 1985) and the theory of self-regulation (TSR; Bagozzi, 1992) were applied to Italian undergraduate students' studying behavior. The main focus of the research was to ascertain the predictive power of past behavior on intention and behavior and thus test for the sufficiency of the theories. For theory sufficiency to be demonstrated, past behavi…
Parenting, Peer Orientation, Drug Use, and Antisocial Behavior in Late Adolescence
Conservatism as motivated avoidance of affect
Components of the Behavioral Activation System and Functional Impulsivity
Implicit self-concept and moral action
Appetitive and impulsive components in the Appetitive Motivation Scale
Individual differences affecting caffeine intake. Analysis of consumption behaviours for different times of day and caffeine sources
Applying the Implicit Association Test to Measure Intolerance of Uncertainty
Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) is a key trans-diagnostic personality construct strongly associated with anxiety symptoms. Traditionally, IU is measured through self-report measures that are prone to bias effects due to impression management concerns and introspective difficulties. Moreover, self-report scales are not able to intercept the automatic associations that are assumed to be main determinants of several spontaneous responses (e.g., emot…
Political involvement moderates the impact of worldviews and values on SDO and RWA
The Dual Process Model (DPM) of social attitudes and prejudice proposes that Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) and Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) reflect two distinct motivational processes. In two studies, we investigated how political involvement moderates the impact of social worldviews and value‐based dimensions on SDO and RWA. We proposed that political involvement constrains SDO, RWA and their antecedents into a tighter left–right ideol…
Power Moderates the Effects of Social Dominance Orientation on Punishment
In this study, it was hypothesized that experimentally manipulated levels of power would moderate the association of dispositional social dominance orientation (SDO) with preferences for harsh punishment. In particular, we expected to detect a stronger effect for dispositional SDO in the low-power condition, relying on the notion that low power enhances sensitivity to threats to the status quo, and that high SDO individuals are particularly motiv…
The Moderating Role of Interest in Politics on the Relations between Conservative Political Orientation and Denial of Climate Change
Although shared consensus in the scientific community confirms the reality of climate change and the likelihood of its anthropogenic causes, denial of this phenomenon, its anthropogenic causes, and its consequences still is widespread. This denial consistently has been associated with conservative ideology and related individual differences at the psychological level, but little is known about the mechanisms that explain this relationship. We aim…
Tea Party Support, Racial Resentment and Evaluations of Obama
Attitudes towards Trump Policies and Climate Change
Both psychological and political science researchers have pointed out that Trump policies embrace right wing and authoritarian dispositions. In turn, such dispositions have been related to climate change denial and aversion to wealth redistribution. Nevertheless, little is known about the mechanisms underlying the relationship between individuals’ favorable attitude towards Trump and climate change skepticism. We aimed to understand two cruxes in…
Social Exclusion and Anti-Immigration Attitudes in Europe
Managing immigration is a challenge at the political, economic, and social levels. Clarifying the social psychological antecedents behind the onset of negative attitudes towards immigrants might help overcome this challenge. The present study investigates the relationships between people’s experience of social exclusion, feelings of generalized interpersonal trust, and anti-immigrant attitudes across 23 European countries. We used data from the E…
The mindful way out of materialism
Conspiracy beliefs of Italian voters for populist parties
Grounded in the theoretical framework of the dual-process motivational model of ideology and politics, we investigated the mediational role of RWA and SDO on the relationship between voting for populist parties and conspiracy beliefs; the moderation of political interest was also explored. Collapsing different convenience samples gathered after the European election (2014/2015) and the General National Election (2018/2019) allowed us to analyse t…
Proud to support social equality
Previous research has demonstrated that low social dominance orientation (social equality orientation) promotes empathy with disadvantaged group members. In three studies, we tested a model relating preference for egalitarianism to positive attitudes towards immigrants through emotional experiences (pride, guilt, moral anger/ anger, disgust). Studies 1 and 2 showed that social equality orientation was positively related to proimmigrant attitudes …
Assessing social dominance orientation and system justification as psychological pathways from practicing meditation to tax evasion intentions and support for tax progressivity
Recent research showed that trait mindfulness might reduce tax evasion intentions and increase support for tax progressivity. The present study proposed that these beneficial effects of being mindful can be explained theoretically by different associations with inequality‐related constructs: social dominance orientation and system justification. Specifically, we tested our predictions by comparing meditation practitioners to nonpractitioners. Res…
Employment, collective action, and satisfaction
The present work proposes that the relation of employment conditions (i.e., unemployment and precarious work vs. permanent employment) with participation in collective action and satisfaction with life depends on the extent to which acceptance of inequality is high or low, and that collective action mediates the association between employment conditions and satisfaction with life. We analyzed data from the European Social Survey (Round 8, 2016) a…
Exploring the Joint Role of Outgroup Identification and Empathic Concern in Reducing Perceived Immigrant Threat and Motivating Pro-Immigrant Collective Action
The research explored the role of outgroup identification and empathic concern in reducing perceived outgroup threat and favoring collective action against social inequality. We implemented two distinct correlational Studies focused on the issue of the racial pay gap in Italy. Study 1 (N = 604) highlighted that Italian natives' identification with immigrants related to a reduced perceived immigrant threat through enhanced empathic concern toward …
Psychology (19 works) · Social Psychology (17 works) · Political science (10 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (10 works) · Politics (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Social dominance orientation (6 works)