Daniela Converso
Biographic Data
| ID | 3557489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniela Converso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniela |
| FAMILY NAME | Converso |
| SIGNATURE | CONVERSO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6780-4746 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond Neutrality, Normalization, and Complicity at Times of the Genocide
We have been witnessing the perpetuation of violent and cruel aggression against the Palestinian people by Israel. At the international level, there have been sparse individual or collective initiatives within the field of psychology to demonstrate solidarity with Palestine and against the genocide in Gaza, yet the question of Palestine remains ambiguous, and the possible stance of psychology as a research field and scientific institution on the …
Assessing the Perception of Academic Students’ Stress
The Perceived Academic Stress (PAS) scale is commonly used to assess academic stress among university students, but there is limited evidence on its accuracy and structure. This study investigated the reliability, validity and structure of the PAS scale in a large sample of Italian engineering students. A total of 5,499 participants (61.7% men; mean age = 22.9 years) completed the PAS. To ensure robust results, the sample was randomly divided int…
Doing gender in death care
Gendered norms in society can strongly influence the presence of men or women in professional contexts. This study examined the perceptions of 13 women working in the funeral directing services in order to better understand how they perform gender roles to play in a field that has long been considered male‐dominated. The findings suggest that women face many challenges to play a professional role in funeral directing and that they rely on their a…
The Perception of Workplace Safety and of Risk of Contagion among Preschool Teachers during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on early childhood educational contexts and on educators' working conditions. This study aims to examine the change over time in personal contribution to workplace safety and perception of risk of infection among preschool teachers after returning to in-person work during the third wave of the pandemic (spring 2021). Teachers' perceptions of workplace safety can influence their quality of work-life and, as…
A New Academic Quality at Work Tool (AQ@workT) to Assess the Quality of Life at Work in the Italian Academic Context
The present study provides evidence for a valid and reliable tool, the Academic Quality at Work Tool (AQ@workT), to investigate the quality of life at work in academics within the Italian university sector. The AQ@workT was developed by the QoL@Work research team, namely a group of expert academics in the field of work and organizational psychology affiliated with the Italian Association of Psychologists. The tool is grounded in the job demands-r…
Return to Work during the Covid-19 Outbreak
Insights for the development of targeted preventive measure for a more psychologically safe and productive return to work can be derived from these results
Exposure to Death and Bereavement
Confronting death and suffering represent central work-related contents in the funeral industry occupations. Despite past research evidence on the role of psychosocial risks, a positive side of the relationship with death exposure has also been highlighted. To expand research on these topics, the aim of the present study was to analyze the role of death exposure in affecting funeral and mortuary operators' wellbeing. Analysis of variance was perf…
The Show Must Go On
During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities worldwide have provided continuity to research and teaching through mandatory work from home. Taking into account the specificities of the Italian academic environment and using the Job Demand-Resource-Recovery model, the present study provides, through an online survey, for the first time a description of the experiences of a large sample of academics (N = 2365) and technical and administrative staff (N…
Funeral and Mortuary Operators
The funeral and mortuary sector, including funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoria, is a largely neglected sector in regard to the study of occupational factors that can affect the quality of working life. The present study aimed at overcoming this gap by investigating job demands and resources that may affect burnout levels. Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire involving funeral industry employees (N = 229) from cemetery, mor…
Working during a Pandemic between the Risk of Being Infected and/or the Risks Related to Social Distancing
The study evidenced the psychometric properties of the SAPH@W, a brief tool to monitor workers' experiences and safety perceptions regarding the COVID-19 risk in any organisational setting
Do Menopausal Symptoms Affect the Relationship between Job Demands, Work Ability, and Exhaustion? Testing a Moderated Mediation Model in a Sample of Italian Administrative Employees
(1) Background: The increasing presence of employed women undergoing menopause has stimulated a growing corpus of research highlighting the complex relationship between menopause and work. Nevertheless, little is known regarding the mechanism by which menopause affects work ability and work-related well-being. In order to fill this gap in the literature, the present study examines whether and how menopausal symptoms affect the relationship betwee…
The relationship between psychosocial characteristics of the work environment and job satisfaction in an Italian public ECE service
Work Ability among Italian Bank Video Display Terminal Operators
Bank employees, especially video display terminal (VDT) operators, are constantly exposed to various occupational risks, such as the adoption of awkward postures, repetitive finger movements, and utilization of software with poor usability, which may lead to computer visual syndrome, tension headache, lower back pain, and/or stress, which compromises their overall health and work ability (WA). Thus, in this cross-sectional study, we aimed to esta…
Organizational Wellbeing in CSOs in Morelos (Mexico)
In recent years, civil society organizations (CSOs) have become a significant aspect of Mexican reality given the number of people involved in them and their contribution to the services sector. These entities are organizations where voluntary and paid workers may experience wellbeing conditions that are inherent in empowerment processes, feelings of usefulness, and the satisfaction associated with participating in decision-making. At the same ti…
La traducción de los valores democráticos en la participación organizativa de la sociedad civil
En este artículo se aborda el tema de la participación democrática al interior de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (osc) desde el punto de vista de la psicología organizacional. En la primera parte se estudia la democracia como horizonte e imperativo en las osc. Además, se plantea la referencia al liderazgo transformacional y al fortalecimiento como dimensiones útiles para el estudio y la mejora de culturas organizativas democráticas en la…
The Show Must Go On
During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities worldwide have provided continuity to research and teaching through mandatory work from home. Taking into account the specificities of the Italian academic environment and using the Job Demand-Resource-Recovery model, the present study provides, through an online survey, for the first time a description of the experiences of a large sample of academics (N = 2365) and technical and administrative staff (N…
The relationship between psychosocial characteristics of the work environment and job satisfaction in an Italian public ECE service
La traducción de los valores democráticos en la participación organizativa de la sociedad civil
En este artículo se aborda el tema de la participación democrática al interior de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (osc) desde el punto de vista de la psicología organizacional. En la primera parte se estudia la democracia como horizonte e imperativo en las osc. Además, se plantea la referencia al liderazgo transformacional y al fortalecimiento como dimensiones útiles para el estudio y la mejora de culturas organizativas democráticas en la…
Organizational Wellbeing in CSOs in Morelos (Mexico)
In recent years, civil society organizations (CSOs) have become a significant aspect of Mexican reality given the number of people involved in them and their contribution to the services sector. These entities are organizations where voluntary and paid workers may experience wellbeing conditions that are inherent in empowerment processes, feelings of usefulness, and the satisfaction associated with participating in decision-making. At the same ti…
Work Ability among Italian Bank Video Display Terminal Operators
Bank employees, especially video display terminal (VDT) operators, are constantly exposed to various occupational risks, such as the adoption of awkward postures, repetitive finger movements, and utilization of software with poor usability, which may lead to computer visual syndrome, tension headache, lower back pain, and/or stress, which compromises their overall health and work ability (WA). Thus, in this cross-sectional study, we aimed to esta…
The relationship between psychosocial characteristics of the work environment and job satisfaction in an Italian public ECE service
Funeral and Mortuary Operators
The funeral and mortuary sector, including funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoria, is a largely neglected sector in regard to the study of occupational factors that can affect the quality of working life. The present study aimed at overcoming this gap by investigating job demands and resources that may affect burnout levels. Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire involving funeral industry employees (N = 229) from cemetery, mor…
Working during a Pandemic between the Risk of Being Infected and/or the Risks Related to Social Distancing
The study evidenced the psychometric properties of the SAPH@W, a brief tool to monitor workers' experiences and safety perceptions regarding the COVID-19 risk in any organisational setting
Do Menopausal Symptoms Affect the Relationship between Job Demands, Work Ability, and Exhaustion? Testing a Moderated Mediation Model in a Sample of Italian Administrative Employees
(1) Background: The increasing presence of employed women undergoing menopause has stimulated a growing corpus of research highlighting the complex relationship between menopause and work. Nevertheless, little is known regarding the mechanism by which menopause affects work ability and work-related well-being. In order to fill this gap in the literature, the present study examines whether and how menopausal symptoms affect the relationship betwee…
A New Academic Quality at Work Tool (AQ@workT) to Assess the Quality of Life at Work in the Italian Academic Context
The present study provides evidence for a valid and reliable tool, the Academic Quality at Work Tool (AQ@workT), to investigate the quality of life at work in academics within the Italian university sector. The AQ@workT was developed by the QoL@Work research team, namely a group of expert academics in the field of work and organizational psychology affiliated with the Italian Association of Psychologists. The tool is grounded in the job demands-r…
Return to Work during the Covid-19 Outbreak
Insights for the development of targeted preventive measure for a more psychologically safe and productive return to work can be derived from these results
Exposure to Death and Bereavement
Confronting death and suffering represent central work-related contents in the funeral industry occupations. Despite past research evidence on the role of psychosocial risks, a positive side of the relationship with death exposure has also been highlighted. To expand research on these topics, the aim of the present study was to analyze the role of death exposure in affecting funeral and mortuary operators' wellbeing. Analysis of variance was perf…
The Show Must Go On
During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities worldwide have provided continuity to research and teaching through mandatory work from home. Taking into account the specificities of the Italian academic environment and using the Job Demand-Resource-Recovery model, the present study provides, through an online survey, for the first time a description of the experiences of a large sample of academics (N = 2365) and technical and administrative staff (N…
The Perception of Workplace Safety and of Risk of Contagion among Preschool Teachers during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on early childhood educational contexts and on educators' working conditions. This study aims to examine the change over time in personal contribution to workplace safety and perception of risk of infection among preschool teachers after returning to in-person work during the third wave of the pandemic (spring 2021). Teachers' perceptions of workplace safety can influence their quality of work-life and, as…
Doing gender in death care
Gendered norms in society can strongly influence the presence of men or women in professional contexts. This study examined the perceptions of 13 women working in the funeral directing services in order to better understand how they perform gender roles to play in a field that has long been considered male‐dominated. The findings suggest that women face many challenges to play a professional role in funeral directing and that they rely on their a…
Assessing the Perception of Academic Students’ Stress
The Perceived Academic Stress (PAS) scale is commonly used to assess academic stress among university students, but there is limited evidence on its accuracy and structure. This study investigated the reliability, validity and structure of the PAS scale in a large sample of Italian engineering students. A total of 5,499 participants (61.7% men; mean age = 22.9 years) completed the PAS. To ensure robust results, the sample was randomly divided int…
Beyond Neutrality, Normalization, and Complicity at Times of the Genocide
We have been witnessing the perpetuation of violent and cruel aggression against the Palestinian people by Israel. At the international level, there have been sparse individual or collective initiatives within the field of psychology to demonstrate solidarity with Palestine and against the genocide in Gaza, yet the question of Palestine remains ambiguous, and the possible stance of psychology as a research field and scientific institution on the …
Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Work (physics (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Applied Psychology (4 works) · Applied Psychology (4 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (4 works)