Rita Zarbo
Biographic Data
| ID | 3513772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rita Zarbo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rita |
| FAMILY NAME | Zarbo |
| SIGNATURE | ZARBO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Università degli Studi di Enna Kore |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4111-8964 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Promoting well-being at school, university, and workplaces
This overview of reviews aimed to identify and describe existing learning paths and interventions to improve well-being and its dimensions in three contexts: secondary school, university, and workplaces. We searched four databases (APA PsycInfo, Proquest, Scopus, Web of Science), limiting the search to the years of publication 2009–2024 and English language. Using a priori inclusion and exclusion criteria, following PICOS scheme, we selected 13 r…
Psychosocial Resource Development for Sustainable Career in University Students
This study examined the effectiveness of a career counselling training program designed to promote sustainable career development among university students. Grounded in a multidimensional view of sustainable careers, the intervention aimed to enhance key personal and contextual resources for sustainable career and its domains: health, happiness, productivity and social empowerment. A quasi‐experimental pre‐post design with follow‐up and a control…
Assuming risks in sustainable behaviours
University Students' Sense of Community and Its Relationships With Well‐Being and Risk of Drop‐Out
Sense of community has emerged as a pivotal factor in enhancing well‐being. Universities are small communities where students develop academic skills and personal networks, and where the degree of integration and perceived support significantly influence various aspects of the educational experience. However, little consideration was given to the measure of the specific sense of community of university students. While existing instruments assess …
On the Construct of Subjective Risk Intelligence and Its Relationships with Personality, Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies
The complexity of today’s scenario has made it necessary to investigate the need for individuals to make choices that entail increasing exposure to risk and uncertainty. Among the individual resources that could help people to cope with situations of uncertainty, the new construct of subjective risk intelligence (SRI), known as a person’s ability to effectively weigh the pros and cons of a decision in situations where not all the outcomes are for…
Evaluating meaningful work
The Relationship between Subjective Risk Intelligence and Courage with Working Performance
Background: There is a growing attention toward the construct of courage from a psychological point of view; recently, courage has been related with numerous positive individual behaviors and outcomes, such as coping strategies and subjective wellbeing, and an increasing number of studies explore the role of courage in the working and organizational environments. The present study is aimed to analyze the effect that individual courage—together wi…
Courage as Mediator between Positive Resources and General/Domain-Specific Well-Being Indices
Background: the current post-pandemic situation has exacerbated the effects already present due to the recent socio-economic crises belonging to the first two decades of this century: perception of instability, fears, concern for the future, underemployment, undignified work. This situation has negatively impacted life in general, career paths, and perceived quality of life, especially for new generations. Positive resources such as optimism and …
The Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic Restrictions in Italy. The Mediating Role of the Fear of Covid-19 in the Relationship between Positive and Negative Affect with Positive and Negative O…
Italy was quickly hit hard by the coronavirus. ‘Lockdown’ has significantly impacted the psychological health, personal wellbeing and quality of life of the people. The study aims to explore the relationship between positive and negative affect, as well as positive (spiritual well-being and flourishing) and negative outcomes (psychological distress caused by a traumatic life event in terms of perception of PTSD symptoms) on Italian adults during …
Adaptation and Validation of the Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale for Italian Adolescents (SRIS-A)
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The Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic Restrictions in Italy. The Mediating Role of the Fear of Covid-19 in the Relationship between Positive and Negative Affect with Positive and Negative O…
Italy was quickly hit hard by the coronavirus. ‘Lockdown’ has significantly impacted the psychological health, personal wellbeing and quality of life of the people. The study aims to explore the relationship between positive and negative affect, as well as positive (spiritual well-being and flourishing) and negative outcomes (psychological distress caused by a traumatic life event in terms of perception of PTSD symptoms) on Italian adults during …
Adaptation and Validation of the Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale for Italian Adolescents (SRIS-A)
The Relationship between Subjective Risk Intelligence and Courage with Working Performance
Background: There is a growing attention toward the construct of courage from a psychological point of view; recently, courage has been related with numerous positive individual behaviors and outcomes, such as coping strategies and subjective wellbeing, and an increasing number of studies explore the role of courage in the working and organizational environments. The present study is aimed to analyze the effect that individual courage—together wi…
Courage as Mediator between Positive Resources and General/Domain-Specific Well-Being Indices
Background: the current post-pandemic situation has exacerbated the effects already present due to the recent socio-economic crises belonging to the first two decades of this century: perception of instability, fears, concern for the future, underemployment, undignified work. This situation has negatively impacted life in general, career paths, and perceived quality of life, especially for new generations. Positive resources such as optimism and …
Evaluating meaningful work
On the Construct of Subjective Risk Intelligence and Its Relationships with Personality, Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies
The complexity of today’s scenario has made it necessary to investigate the need for individuals to make choices that entail increasing exposure to risk and uncertainty. Among the individual resources that could help people to cope with situations of uncertainty, the new construct of subjective risk intelligence (SRI), known as a person’s ability to effectively weigh the pros and cons of a decision in situations where not all the outcomes are for…
Assuming risks in sustainable behaviours
University Students' Sense of Community and Its Relationships With Well‐Being and Risk of Drop‐Out
Sense of community has emerged as a pivotal factor in enhancing well‐being. Universities are small communities where students develop academic skills and personal networks, and where the degree of integration and perceived support significantly influence various aspects of the educational experience. However, little consideration was given to the measure of the specific sense of community of university students. While existing instruments assess …
Promoting well-being at school, university, and workplaces
This overview of reviews aimed to identify and describe existing learning paths and interventions to improve well-being and its dimensions in three contexts: secondary school, university, and workplaces. We searched four databases (APA PsycInfo, Proquest, Scopus, Web of Science), limiting the search to the years of publication 2009–2024 and English language. Using a priori inclusion and exclusion criteria, following PICOS scheme, we selected 13 r…
Psychosocial Resource Development for Sustainable Career in University Students
This study examined the effectiveness of a career counselling training program designed to promote sustainable career development among university students. Grounded in a multidimensional view of sustainable careers, the intervention aimed to enhance key personal and contextual resources for sustainable career and its domains: health, happiness, productivity and social empowerment. A quasi‐experimental pre‐post design with follow‐up and a control…
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies (4 works) · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (4 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (4 works) · Courage (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Flourishing (2 works) · Political science (2 works)