Simona De Stasio
Biographic Data
| ID | 3514293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simona De Stasio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simona |
| FAMILY NAME | De Stasio |
| SIGNATURE | DE STASIO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6300-5990 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Resilient and Engaged
This cross-sectional study explores the connections between resilience, work engagement, proactive strategies and personal resources among Italian kindergarten and primary school teachers. It specifically seeks to determine if and how personal resources can foster teachers’ work engagement, resilience, and proactive strategies at work. The study was conducted using a sample of 183 full-time, in-service kindergarten and primary teachers at public …
Development of the Nest program
Outdoor education (OE) is increasingly recognized as a key pedagogical approach to foster holistic child development, wellbeing, and sustainable attitudes. While well established in Northern European educational systems, its adoption in Southern Europe remains limited, often due to cultural and institutional barriers and insufficient teacher preparation. This study presents the design and development of the NEST program (Nature Education for Sust…
Comparing short versions of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (Dass)
Mental health disorders are a growing concern in Italy, where prevalence rates for anxiety and depression reach 5.1 % and 3.5 %, respectively (ESEMeD study), compounded by post-COVID-19 socioeconomic stressors. Validated, efficient tools for screening are urgently needed. This study compares the psychometric properties of the DASS-21 and its short forms, the DASS-12, DASS-10, and DASS-8, in the Italian general population. A total of 204 Italian a…
Psychometric Properties of the Nature Relatedness Scale (Nrs) in the Italian Context
Objectives. Nature Relatedness encompasses affective, cognitive, and experiential aspects of individuals’ connection with nature and refers to the appreciation and understanding of our interconnectedness with all other living things on Earth. This study aims to validate the Nature Relatedness Scale (NRS) in its Italian version, adapting and testing its reliability and validity in the Italian cultural context. A secondary objective is to analyze a…
Special needs teachers in emergency remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic
Background This cross-sectional study explores the connections between burnout, personal resources, and teaching motivation among Italian special needs teachers (SNTs) one year following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It specifically seeks to determine if and how personal resources and teaching motivation can help SNTs by buffering the effects of burnout symptoms. Methods The study was conducted using a sample of 837 full-time, in-service ki…
Executive Functioning Profiles in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Given the impact of EF deficits on the lives of children with ASD and ADHD and their families, it is crucial that studies like this enhance our understanding and inspire future interventions aimed at improving executive functions in children with ASD and ADHD. Such interventions could help reduce parental stress and improve daily functioning
Values and Coparenting
Objectives. The main purposes of this study were to: examine possible existing relationships between couple values and coparenting quality reported by both partners of cohabitants heterosexual couples; investigate whether couple values explain coparenting quality reported by both partners of cohabitants heterosexual couples. Material and methods. 94 Italian heterosexual couples with at least one child under the age of 13 years were enrolled. Both…
Adolescents’ School Burnout
This study aimed to analyze and compare students’ school burnout levels in Switzerland and Italy. Previous research has confirmed that female and older students in particular are highly exposed to burnout risk. Nevertheless, few studies have observed this phenomenon through a cross-national comparison. Data on burnout were collected from a sample of 840 adolescents (Italian students = 497; Swiss students = 343) (Mage = 14.98; SD = 1.06; Female = …
Predictive Factors of Toddlers’ Sleep and Parental Stress
The findings evidenced the bidirectional associations among the studied variables, highlighting the protective role of social support in reducing parenting stress and of paternal bedtime involvement in improving toddlers' sleep quality
Parental Involvement in Children’s Sleep Care and Nocturnal Awakenings in Infants and Toddlers
The main outcomes of this study point to the protective role of paternal involvement in children's sleep during the first years of life
The Interplay of Compassion, Subjective Happiness and Proactive Strategies on Kindergarten Teachers’ Work Engagement and Perceived Working Environment Fit
Based on these findings, we strongly advocate that educational policy makers and head teachers' pay close attention to the areas of personal and collective resources and work-related well-being, with a view to effectively address the promotion of early childhood teachers' work engagement and working environment fit
Protective Factors Contributing to Teacher-Working Environment Fit in Italian Teachers’ Sample
Objectives. Main purposes of our study were to examine in a sample of teachers involved in educational and scholastic services for children between 0 and 6 years old: a) the relationship between work environment fit and some dispositional and socio-contextual variables teachers age; b) the predictive role of subjective happiness, work engagement, collective efficacy and some socio-contextual variables (self/co-regulated proactive strategies) on t…
Parental stress and bedtime routines in toddlerhood
Objectives. Main purposes of our study were to explore: a) the relationship between paternal and maternal perceptions of their interactions with the child during bedtime routines; b) the possible relationship among context dimensions (social support, marital satisfaction, parenting stress and bedtime routines). We examined both parents’ subjective experience toward children's bedtime routines and their personal relationship with going to sleep. M…
School burnout, depressive symptoms and engagement
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School burnout, depressive symptoms and engagement
Parental stress and bedtime routines in toddlerhood
Objectives. Main purposes of our study were to explore: a) the relationship between paternal and maternal perceptions of their interactions with the child during bedtime routines; b) the possible relationship among context dimensions (social support, marital satisfaction, parenting stress and bedtime routines). We examined both parents’ subjective experience toward children's bedtime routines and their personal relationship with going to sleep. M…
Protective Factors Contributing to Teacher-Working Environment Fit in Italian Teachers’ Sample
Objectives. Main purposes of our study were to examine in a sample of teachers involved in educational and scholastic services for children between 0 and 6 years old: a) the relationship between work environment fit and some dispositional and socio-contextual variables teachers age; b) the predictive role of subjective happiness, work engagement, collective efficacy and some socio-contextual variables (self/co-regulated proactive strategies) on t…
Predictive Factors of Toddlers’ Sleep and Parental Stress
The findings evidenced the bidirectional associations among the studied variables, highlighting the protective role of social support in reducing parenting stress and of paternal bedtime involvement in improving toddlers' sleep quality
Parental Involvement in Children’s Sleep Care and Nocturnal Awakenings in Infants and Toddlers
The main outcomes of this study point to the protective role of paternal involvement in children's sleep during the first years of life
The Interplay of Compassion, Subjective Happiness and Proactive Strategies on Kindergarten Teachers’ Work Engagement and Perceived Working Environment Fit
Based on these findings, we strongly advocate that educational policy makers and head teachers' pay close attention to the areas of personal and collective resources and work-related well-being, with a view to effectively address the promotion of early childhood teachers' work engagement and working environment fit
Adolescents’ School Burnout
This study aimed to analyze and compare students’ school burnout levels in Switzerland and Italy. Previous research has confirmed that female and older students in particular are highly exposed to burnout risk. Nevertheless, few studies have observed this phenomenon through a cross-national comparison. Data on burnout were collected from a sample of 840 adolescents (Italian students = 497; Swiss students = 343) (Mage = 14.98; SD = 1.06; Female = …
Values and Coparenting
Objectives. The main purposes of this study were to: examine possible existing relationships between couple values and coparenting quality reported by both partners of cohabitants heterosexual couples; investigate whether couple values explain coparenting quality reported by both partners of cohabitants heterosexual couples. Material and methods. 94 Italian heterosexual couples with at least one child under the age of 13 years were enrolled. Both…
Special needs teachers in emergency remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic
Background This cross-sectional study explores the connections between burnout, personal resources, and teaching motivation among Italian special needs teachers (SNTs) one year following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It specifically seeks to determine if and how personal resources and teaching motivation can help SNTs by buffering the effects of burnout symptoms. Methods The study was conducted using a sample of 837 full-time, in-service ki…
Executive Functioning Profiles in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Given the impact of EF deficits on the lives of children with ASD and ADHD and their families, it is crucial that studies like this enhance our understanding and inspire future interventions aimed at improving executive functions in children with ASD and ADHD. Such interventions could help reduce parental stress and improve daily functioning
Development of the Nest program
Outdoor education (OE) is increasingly recognized as a key pedagogical approach to foster holistic child development, wellbeing, and sustainable attitudes. While well established in Northern European educational systems, its adoption in Southern Europe remains limited, often due to cultural and institutional barriers and insufficient teacher preparation. This study presents the design and development of the NEST program (Nature Education for Sust…
Comparing short versions of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (Dass)
Mental health disorders are a growing concern in Italy, where prevalence rates for anxiety and depression reach 5.1 % and 3.5 %, respectively (ESEMeD study), compounded by post-COVID-19 socioeconomic stressors. Validated, efficient tools for screening are urgently needed. This study compares the psychometric properties of the DASS-21 and its short forms, the DASS-12, DASS-10, and DASS-8, in the Italian general population. A total of 204 Italian a…
Psychometric Properties of the Nature Relatedness Scale (Nrs) in the Italian Context
Objectives. Nature Relatedness encompasses affective, cognitive, and experiential aspects of individuals’ connection with nature and refers to the appreciation and understanding of our interconnectedness with all other living things on Earth. This study aims to validate the Nature Relatedness Scale (NRS) in its Italian version, adapting and testing its reliability and validity in the Italian cultural context. A secondary objective is to analyze a…
Resilient and Engaged
This cross-sectional study explores the connections between resilience, work engagement, proactive strategies and personal resources among Italian kindergarten and primary school teachers. It specifically seeks to determine if and how personal resources can foster teachers’ work engagement, resilience, and proactive strategies at work. The study was conducted using a sample of 183 full-time, in-service kindergarten and primary teachers at public …
Psychology (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Burnout (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Infant Development and Preterm Care (3 works)