Luigia Simona Sica
Biographic Data
| ID | 643183 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luigia Simona Sica |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luigia Simona |
| FAMILY NAME | Sica |
| SIGNATURE | SICA L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Naples Federico II |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5587-8097 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The teacher reflective functioning questionnaire
Identity Map
The aim of this methodological paper is to introduce the Identity Map as an approach to studying identity through the graphic production of self-portraits. I outline key principles of the identity map to ensure the fidelity of the methodological approach and offer a step-by-step guide to its analytic stages. I provide a worked example for illustration that demonstrates how identity maps can be used to study identity content, and the temporal leve…
Persistence In Optimal Vocational Identity
Personal and Sexual Identity
Attachment to others and callous-unemotional traits in a sample of high school students
Although several evidences suggested the importance to consider the quality of relationships with others as a key element for the understanding of callous-unemotional traits in youths, to date few studies investigated the specific role of youths’ attachment. The aim of the present study was to explore the association between attachment styles and callous-unemotional traits within a community sample of 786 high school students (41.48% females, M a…
The effects of a non-adaptive school-to-work transition on transition to adulthood, time perspective and internalizing and externalizing problems
Grasping Creative Valences
Forming an optimal identity is a complex task for young people because it requires distinctive personal resources that are flexible and sensitive to their context. One of these resources, creativity, has been explored in recent psychological literature showing ambiguous relationships with identity development. The present study aims to investigate if and when creativity can be a resource for individual well-being during late adolescence and young…
Experiencing the Covid-19 Emergency
The experience linked to the COVID-19 emergency constituted a turning point in the biography of most Italians. The suspension of usual activities, the redefinition of life contexts and the restriction of relationships have opened up wide spaces and time for thinking and reflecting on oneself, which may have triggered processes of redefinition of personal identity. The general aim of this study was to explore the impact of pandemic on daily life i…
The Covid-19 Experience
The study focuses on identifying the impacts of the COVID experience on young people and exploring whether, during the pandemic period, adolescents and young adults resorted to flexible and creative coping strategies, which may have served as resources. The participants consisted of 70 Italian freshmen (18 males and 52 females) aged 18 to 21, attending their first year of university. Adopting a narrative approach, we identified seven creativity f…
I became adult when … Pathways of identity resolution and adulthood transition in Italian freshmen’s narratives
Defining and consolidating identity in order to acquire fulfilling adult roles may be more difficult than in the past for a significant proportion of youth cohorts, especially for youth in ‘post-industrial’ countries. This study was focused on the intersection between processes and contents of both identity and adulthood through the narrative approach in the Italian context. Participants were 105 Italian freshmen aged 18–21, attending the first y…
Future-oriented or present-focused? The role of social support and identity styles on ‘futuring’ in Italian late adolescents and emerging adults
Late adolescence and emerging adulthood are periods in the life cycle when individuals are involved in anticipating and planning for the future (futuring). However, in the last five or six years, as the effects of the recession have made themselves felt in Southern Europe, the situation that young people face has deteriorated dramatically. As a consequence, contemporary young people’s relationship with the future is strongly marked by these socia…
Personal identity in Italy
This chapter discusses specifics of identity formation in Italian adolescents and emerging adults. We review consistent evidence illustrating that, in Italy, a progressive deferral of transition to adulthood strongly impacts youth identity development by stimulating identity exploration and postponement of identity commitments. We also consider the influence of ecological contexts and specific Italian groups (i.e., immigrant adolescents and those…
Correlates of Identity Configurations
Correlates of Identity Configurations
Future-oriented or present-focused? The role of social support and identity styles on ‘futuring’ in Italian late adolescents and emerging adults
Late adolescence and emerging adulthood are periods in the life cycle when individuals are involved in anticipating and planning for the future (futuring). However, in the last five or six years, as the effects of the recession have made themselves felt in Southern Europe, the situation that young people face has deteriorated dramatically. As a consequence, contemporary young people’s relationship with the future is strongly marked by these socia…
Personal identity in Italy
This chapter discusses specifics of identity formation in Italian adolescents and emerging adults. We review consistent evidence illustrating that, in Italy, a progressive deferral of transition to adulthood strongly impacts youth identity development by stimulating identity exploration and postponement of identity commitments. We also consider the influence of ecological contexts and specific Italian groups (i.e., immigrant adolescents and those…
Correlates of Identity Configurations
Future-oriented or present-focused? The role of social support and identity styles on ‘futuring’ in Italian late adolescents and emerging adults
Late adolescence and emerging adulthood are periods in the life cycle when individuals are involved in anticipating and planning for the future (futuring). However, in the last five or six years, as the effects of the recession have made themselves felt in Southern Europe, the situation that young people face has deteriorated dramatically. As a consequence, contemporary young people’s relationship with the future is strongly marked by these socia…
I became adult when … Pathways of identity resolution and adulthood transition in Italian freshmen’s narratives
Defining and consolidating identity in order to acquire fulfilling adult roles may be more difficult than in the past for a significant proportion of youth cohorts, especially for youth in ‘post-industrial’ countries. This study was focused on the intersection between processes and contents of both identity and adulthood through the narrative approach in the Italian context. Participants were 105 Italian freshmen aged 18–21, attending the first y…
Experiencing the Covid-19 Emergency
The experience linked to the COVID-19 emergency constituted a turning point in the biography of most Italians. The suspension of usual activities, the redefinition of life contexts and the restriction of relationships have opened up wide spaces and time for thinking and reflecting on oneself, which may have triggered processes of redefinition of personal identity. The general aim of this study was to explore the impact of pandemic on daily life i…
The Covid-19 Experience
The study focuses on identifying the impacts of the COVID experience on young people and exploring whether, during the pandemic period, adolescents and young adults resorted to flexible and creative coping strategies, which may have served as resources. The participants consisted of 70 Italian freshmen (18 males and 52 females) aged 18 to 21, attending their first year of university. Adopting a narrative approach, we identified seven creativity f…
The effects of a non-adaptive school-to-work transition on transition to adulthood, time perspective and internalizing and externalizing problems
Grasping Creative Valences
Forming an optimal identity is a complex task for young people because it requires distinctive personal resources that are flexible and sensitive to their context. One of these resources, creativity, has been explored in recent psychological literature showing ambiguous relationships with identity development. The present study aims to investigate if and when creativity can be a resource for individual well-being during late adolescence and young…
Attachment to others and callous-unemotional traits in a sample of high school students
Although several evidences suggested the importance to consider the quality of relationships with others as a key element for the understanding of callous-unemotional traits in youths, to date few studies investigated the specific role of youths’ attachment. The aim of the present study was to explore the association between attachment styles and callous-unemotional traits within a community sample of 786 high school students (41.48% females, M a…
Persistence In Optimal Vocational Identity
Personal and Sexual Identity
The teacher reflective functioning questionnaire
Identity Map
The aim of this methodological paper is to introduce the Identity Map as an approach to studying identity through the graphic production of self-portraits. I outline key principles of the identity map to ensure the fidelity of the methodological approach and offer a step-by-step guide to its analytic stages. I provide a worked example for illustration that demonstrates how identity maps can be used to study identity content, and the temporal leve…
Developmental psychology (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Identity (music (6 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (5 works) · Family Support in Illness (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works)