Federica Zava

Biographic Data

ID6251692
NAMEFederica Zava
GIVEN NAMESFederica
FAMILY NAMEZava
SIGNATUREZAVA F
AFFILIATIONSRoma Tre University
ORCID0000-0003-4007-535X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Gender stereotypes and biases in primary students

    Open AccessSara Gabrielli, Federica Zava et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Psychology of…2026

    This study evaluated the impact of a school-based pilot program designed to reduce gender stereotypes and biases in fourth-grade school children. The program used multiple strategies to reduce gender stereotypes and biases relating to social roles and to the agency-communion paradigm. It also aimed to improve egalitarian attitudes. One hundred and seventeen students, divided into two groups (control and intervention), were subjected to implicit a…

  • Promoting Sympathy, Empathic Self‐Efficacy, and Prosocial Behaviours Among Primary School Children

    Open AccessFederica Zava, Flavia Cirimele et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Psychology2025

    The present study investigated the efficacy of the CEPIDEAS Junior program, a universal intervention promoting prosocial behaviours and social adjustment in schools, on sympathy, empathic self‐efficacy, and prosocial behaviour among primary school children. The longitudinal intervention was conducted in 18 schools in the metropolitan area of Rome, involving students from second, third, and fourth grades. Using a quasi‐experimental design, a sampl…

  • Exploring Links Between Social Competence, Immigrant Background, and Children’s Preschool Adjustment

    Federica Zava, Stefania Sette et al.ARTICLEEarly Education and Development2025

    Research Findings: In the present study, we investigated the roles of children’s social competence and immigrant background in the prediction of the quality of children’s relationships with peers and teachers and school adjustment. Participants were N = 212 children (Mage = 58.32 months, SD = 10.72; n = 98 with an immigrant background) and their teachers (two per class). One teacher in each class assessed children’s social competence and behavior…

  • When do prosocial persons become civic activists? Intergroup trust as a moderator of the relationship between prosocial behaviors and civic participation

    Alejandra Marinovic, Federica Zava et al.ARTICLEPeace and Conflict Journal of…2025

  • Enhancing prosocial behaviors, reducing aggression

    Open AccessGiovanni Maria Vecchio, Federica Zava et al.ARTICLEJournal of Applied Developmental…2025References: 67

    Prosocial behavior is crucial for positive development, protecting against negative outcomes throughout childhood and adolescence. The CEPIDEAS Junior program (Emotional and Prosocial Competence: An Idea for School) is a school-based intervention based on Social Cognitive Theory, which promotes prosocial behaviors in primary school by integrating its contents into the regular curriculum. Adopting a quasi-experimental design, this study evaluated …

  • Childcare Providers and Covid-19

    Giovanni Maria Vecchio, Federica Zava et al.ARTICLEEarly Education and Development2023

    Research Findings: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the education system faced unprecedented challenges, including global school closures, the cancellation of face-to-face teaching, and ultimately school step-wise or partial reopening. Childcare providers have faced additional significant stressors from the beginning of the outbreak. The present study aimed at investigating the effect of childcare providers’ regulatory emotional self-efficacy on the…

  • Exploring the Role of Play Behaviors in the Links between Preschoolers’ Shyness and Teacher-Child Relationships

    Stefania Sette, Federica Zava et al.ARTICLEEarly Education and Development2022

    Research Findings: The goal of this study was to investigate the role of play behaviors in the links between child shyness and teacher-child relationship quality in preschool. Participants were 212 (102 girls) young children (M = 58.32 months, SD = 10.72) recruited from 10 classrooms in three preschools in central Italy. Parents evaluated children’s shyness and teachers rated their relationships with children as well as play behaviors at preschoo…

  • Peer Victimization, Social Functioning, and Temperament Traits in Preschool Children

    Open AccessJessica Pistella, Federica Zava et al.ARTICLEChild Indicators Research2020References: 13

  • Young children's perceptions and beliefs about hypothetical shy, unsociable, and socially avoidant peers at school

    Open AccessFederica Zava, Lori K Watanabe et al.ARTICLESocial Development2019Cited by: 2References: 10

    The aim of this study was to explore young children's perceptions, beliefs, and anticipated outcomes about different types of social withdrawal (shyness, unsociability, social avoidance). Participants were N = 212 children ( n = 110 boys) aged 2.55–6.37 years ( M = 4.86, SD = 0.89) recruited from three preschools and kindergartens in Italy. Children were interviewed individually and asked about hypothetical peers displaying different types of soc…

  • Shame on me? Shyness, social experiences at preschool, and young children’s self-conscious emotions

    Open AccessStefania Sette, Danielle Baldwin et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2019Cited by: 6References: 12