Sara Costa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3882390 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sara Costa |
| PRENOMES | Sara |
| SOBRENOME | Costa |
| ASSINATURA | COSTA S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Roma Tre University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4294-6641 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Understanding Online Hate Toward Sexual and Gender Minorities
Online hate speech (OHS) refers to discriminatory or offensive content shared via digital platforms that targets social groups. Synthesizing evidence on OHS directed at sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) is crucial, given the disproportionate online discrimination experienced by SGM people and its implications for well-being and social norms. This PRISMA-based systematic review synthesized quantitative studies in which the target of OHS content …
Unmasking sentiments
The COVID-19 pandemic was marked by widespread uncertainty, and social media emerged as a dominant form of social interaction during lockdowns and physical distancing. These platforms have become powerful tools for assessing and monitoring macroscale trends in public discourse, offering valuable insights into societal dynamics during this time. This study contributes to the understanding of the evolving public sentiment in Italy during various ph…
Bystander intervention in bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression among cisgender and heterosexual students
Bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE) is a pervasive issue affecting sexual and gender minority (SGM) students and has profound adverse effects on mental health and academic performance. Promoting bystander interventions, where peers step in to stop SOGIE‐based bullying, may be a promising strategy to reduce such discriminatory behaviors. Yet, reliable cross‐linguistic measures tailored specifically to SO…
The Problem of Fit and National Leadership Needs in Transboundary Crises
Transboundary crises often create a problem of fit, where existing institutional structures are inadequate to meet the demands of the situation, requiring strategic adaptations. This study examines how Italy, Sweden, and Norway, in different ways, addressed national‐level leadership needs of decision‐making, coordination, and information flow during the early onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic, not only based on how the crisis unfolded but also on im…
Development and factor structure of the teaching approach scale
Introduction The study presents the development and validation of the Teaching Approach Scale (TAS), a tool aimed at assessing teaching approaches in educational settings. Literature emphasizes the significance of collaboration and a student-centered approach in enhancing learning environments. However, the translation of these approaches into daily practices faces challenges due to entrenched traditions and individual perspectives. The TAS addre…
Exploring the relations of executive functions with emotional, linguistic, and cognitive skills in preschool children
This study investigated the executive functions (EF) of preschool children and their associations with emotional, linguistic, and cognitive skills, using parent and teacher reports. A total of 130 children aged 34 to 71 months participated. The preschool version of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-P) was completed by both parents and teachers to assess behavioral difficulties in the use of EFs, while children were admini…
Discourses about grades and competency-based evaluation
Grades are the universal tool for measuring students’ performance at school. However, other competency-based evaluation methods have shown to have a stronger impact on the learning quality. We investigated how different methods are collectively represented and discursively constructed among students at an Italian high school class. Thematic analysis was applied to 4 focus groups of about one hour conducted with 18 students ( F = 12, M = 6) attend…
The effects of implicit ethnic expectations and burnout on teachers’ evaluations of students’ performance
This study explores the effects of teachers’ implicit ethnic expectations and burnout on their evaluation of student performance. Ethnic minority students frequently encounter disadvantages in education, which may be partly attributed to these factors related to teachers. During the academic year of 2021/2022, 55 teachers from a central region of Italy took part in the study, including 20 preservice teachers. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was use…
Mathematics self-concept moderates the relation between cognitive functions and mathematical skills in primary school children
In this paper, we investigated the contribution of both cognitive and affective factors to mathematical skills. In particular, we looked at the protective role of self-concept for mathematical learning and performance. In a field study, we tested the relation of math self-concept and short-term visuo-spatial working memory to the mathematical abilities of second- grade primary school children in Italy ( N = 105). Measures included the “Test for t…
Does teachers’ ethnic bias stress them out? The role of teachers’ implicit attitudes toward and expectations of ethnic minority students in teachers’ burnout
Teachers’ and preservice teachers’ implicit attitudes toward ethnic minority students and implicit expectations of their academic performance
Factor structure and proposed scoring revision of the Three-Dimensional Psychological Pain Scale
The development of psychometrically sound measures to assess mental pain are important because research has consistently demonstrated a robust relationship to suicide risk. The current research evaluated the Three-Dimensional Psychological Pain Scale (TDPPS) structure, a suicide-relevant measure intended to articulate pain into affective, cognitive, and behavioral facets. As the first Western study to evaluate the TDPPS structure with non-Chinese…
The multidimensionality of suicide risk factors and criteria in a nonclinical population
Across two countries and two languages, this research examined the multidimensional associations between suicidality (e.g., past ideation/attempts, communication of intent) and empirically important psychological risk factors (e.g., mental pain, perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness). For samples of 228 Canadian and 331 Portuguese university undergraduates, four dimensions emerged in each sample with two of these, intrapersonal and int…
Psychological pain and suicidal ideation in undergraduates
In the present study, the first with a Western sample, we tested the relationship between three dimensions of psychological pain and suicidal ideation in a sample of 331 Portuguese college students. When controlling for the effect of depressive symptoms, the avoidance dimension, but not the cognitive and affective dimensions of psychological pain, made a significant contribution in predicting the three indicators of suicidal ideation. According t…
O impacto dos acontecimentos significativos no processo terapêutico
A investigação sobre os acontecimentos significativos tem como objetivo identificar e analisar os momentos mais produtivos em terapia, que contribuem para o avanço do cliente durante o processo terapêutico. O presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever os impactos associados aos acontecimentos significativos, identificados pelo cliente e pelo terapeuta, ao longo de um caso de sucesso clínico. Utilizamos a metodologia de estudo de caso, procedend…
Survey into the seafood consumption preferences and patterns in the portuguese population. Gender and regional variability
Teachers’ and preservice teachers’ implicit attitudes toward ethnic minority students and implicit expectations of their academic performance
Survey into the seafood consumption preferences and patterns in the portuguese population. Gender and regional variability
The effects of implicit ethnic expectations and burnout on teachers’ evaluations of students’ performance
This study explores the effects of teachers’ implicit ethnic expectations and burnout on their evaluation of student performance. Ethnic minority students frequently encounter disadvantages in education, which may be partly attributed to these factors related to teachers. During the academic year of 2021/2022, 55 teachers from a central region of Italy took part in the study, including 20 preservice teachers. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was use…
Does teachers’ ethnic bias stress them out? The role of teachers’ implicit attitudes toward and expectations of ethnic minority students in teachers’ burnout
Psychological pain and suicidal ideation in undergraduates
In the present study, the first with a Western sample, we tested the relationship between three dimensions of psychological pain and suicidal ideation in a sample of 331 Portuguese college students. When controlling for the effect of depressive symptoms, the avoidance dimension, but not the cognitive and affective dimensions of psychological pain, made a significant contribution in predicting the three indicators of suicidal ideation. According t…
Survey into the seafood consumption preferences and patterns in the portuguese population. Gender and regional variability
O impacto dos acontecimentos significativos no processo terapêutico
A investigação sobre os acontecimentos significativos tem como objetivo identificar e analisar os momentos mais produtivos em terapia, que contribuem para o avanço do cliente durante o processo terapêutico. O presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever os impactos associados aos acontecimentos significativos, identificados pelo cliente e pelo terapeuta, ao longo de um caso de sucesso clínico. Utilizamos a metodologia de estudo de caso, procedend…
Psychological pain and suicidal ideation in undergraduates
In the present study, the first with a Western sample, we tested the relationship between three dimensions of psychological pain and suicidal ideation in a sample of 331 Portuguese college students. When controlling for the effect of depressive symptoms, the avoidance dimension, but not the cognitive and affective dimensions of psychological pain, made a significant contribution in predicting the three indicators of suicidal ideation. According t…
The multidimensionality of suicide risk factors and criteria in a nonclinical population
Across two countries and two languages, this research examined the multidimensional associations between suicidality (e.g., past ideation/attempts, communication of intent) and empirically important psychological risk factors (e.g., mental pain, perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness). For samples of 228 Canadian and 331 Portuguese university undergraduates, four dimensions emerged in each sample with two of these, intrapersonal and int…
Factor structure and proposed scoring revision of the Three-Dimensional Psychological Pain Scale
The development of psychometrically sound measures to assess mental pain are important because research has consistently demonstrated a robust relationship to suicide risk. The current research evaluated the Three-Dimensional Psychological Pain Scale (TDPPS) structure, a suicide-relevant measure intended to articulate pain into affective, cognitive, and behavioral facets. As the first Western study to evaluate the TDPPS structure with non-Chinese…
Teachers’ and preservice teachers’ implicit attitudes toward ethnic minority students and implicit expectations of their academic performance
Mathematics self-concept moderates the relation between cognitive functions and mathematical skills in primary school children
In this paper, we investigated the contribution of both cognitive and affective factors to mathematical skills. In particular, we looked at the protective role of self-concept for mathematical learning and performance. In a field study, we tested the relation of math self-concept and short-term visuo-spatial working memory to the mathematical abilities of second- grade primary school children in Italy ( N = 105). Measures included the “Test for t…
Does teachers’ ethnic bias stress them out? The role of teachers’ implicit attitudes toward and expectations of ethnic minority students in teachers’ burnout
Development and factor structure of the teaching approach scale
Introduction The study presents the development and validation of the Teaching Approach Scale (TAS), a tool aimed at assessing teaching approaches in educational settings. Literature emphasizes the significance of collaboration and a student-centered approach in enhancing learning environments. However, the translation of these approaches into daily practices faces challenges due to entrenched traditions and individual perspectives. The TAS addre…
Exploring the relations of executive functions with emotional, linguistic, and cognitive skills in preschool children
This study investigated the executive functions (EF) of preschool children and their associations with emotional, linguistic, and cognitive skills, using parent and teacher reports. A total of 130 children aged 34 to 71 months participated. The preschool version of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-P) was completed by both parents and teachers to assess behavioral difficulties in the use of EFs, while children were admini…
Discourses about grades and competency-based evaluation
Grades are the universal tool for measuring students’ performance at school. However, other competency-based evaluation methods have shown to have a stronger impact on the learning quality. We investigated how different methods are collectively represented and discursively constructed among students at an Italian high school class. Thematic analysis was applied to 4 focus groups of about one hour conducted with 18 students ( F = 12, M = 6) attend…
The effects of implicit ethnic expectations and burnout on teachers’ evaluations of students’ performance
This study explores the effects of teachers’ implicit ethnic expectations and burnout on their evaluation of student performance. Ethnic minority students frequently encounter disadvantages in education, which may be partly attributed to these factors related to teachers. During the academic year of 2021/2022, 55 teachers from a central region of Italy took part in the study, including 20 preservice teachers. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was use…
Unmasking sentiments
The COVID-19 pandemic was marked by widespread uncertainty, and social media emerged as a dominant form of social interaction during lockdowns and physical distancing. These platforms have become powerful tools for assessing and monitoring macroscale trends in public discourse, offering valuable insights into societal dynamics during this time. This study contributes to the understanding of the evolving public sentiment in Italy during various ph…
Bystander intervention in bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression among cisgender and heterosexual students
Bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE) is a pervasive issue affecting sexual and gender minority (SGM) students and has profound adverse effects on mental health and academic performance. Promoting bystander interventions, where peers step in to stop SOGIE‐based bullying, may be a promising strategy to reduce such discriminatory behaviors. Yet, reliable cross‐linguistic measures tailored specifically to SO…
The Problem of Fit and National Leadership Needs in Transboundary Crises
Transboundary crises often create a problem of fit, where existing institutional structures are inadequate to meet the demands of the situation, requiring strategic adaptations. This study examines how Italy, Sweden, and Norway, in different ways, addressed national‐level leadership needs of decision‐making, coordination, and information flow during the early onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic, not only based on how the crisis unfolded but also on im…
Understanding Online Hate Toward Sexual and Gender Minorities
Online hate speech (OHS) refers to discriminatory or offensive content shared via digital platforms that targets social groups. Synthesizing evidence on OHS directed at sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) is crucial, given the disproportionate online discrimination experienced by SGM people and its implications for well-being and social norms. This PRISMA-based systematic review synthesized quantitative studies in which the target of OHS content …
Psychology (13 obras) · Clinical Psychology (6 obras) · Social Psychology (6 obras) · Social Psychology (5 obras) · Clinical Psychology (4 obras) · Cognition (4 obras) · Developmental psychology (3 obras) · Ethnic group (3 obras) · Mathematics education (3 obras) · Medicine (3 obras)