Lina Pezzuti

Biographic Data

ID6604652
NAMELina Pezzuti
GIVEN NAMESLina
FAMILY NAMEPezzuti
SIGNATUREPEZZUTI L
AFFILIATIONSSapienza University of Rome
ORCID0000-0001-5810-4185
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS39
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Evaluating Early Precursors of Academic Skills

    Open AccessDavide Apicerni, Paolo Stievano et al.ARTICLEJournal of Intelligence2026

    Early identification of cognitive precursors to literacy and numeracy is essential for promoting school readiness and preventing later learning difficulties. Digital assessment tools using touchscreen technology offer advantages of engagement, standardization, and efficiency. This study reports preliminary findings on the Digital Assessment for Preschoolers—Tool (DAP-T), a touchscreen-based battery for preschool children. A sample of 105 children…

  • Intellectual giftedness in elderly people assessed by Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition

    Lina Pezzuti, Clara Michelotti et al.ARTICLEEducational Gerontology2023

    The aim of the paper was to study the intellectual profile of 94 gifted elders aged 60–90 years old with an IQ equal to or higher than 130 on at least one of the four primary indexes of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition. Their performances in the 15 subtests, in the Full Scale Intelligence Quotient, in the primary, supplementary and Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory Indexes, were analyzed. This group exhibited a significantly highe…

  • Prolonged Social Withdrawal During Adolescence

    Open AccessBenedetta Bellini, Giuseppe Perrotti et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2023

  • Does mastering of abstract words decline with age

    Lina Pezzuti, James Dawes et al.ARTICLEEducational Gerontology2021

    The aim of this study is to focus on the verbal stimuli of the Vocabulary subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV). To our knowledge, this is the first research to examine whether the abstractness/concreteness and the lexical category of the words in the WAIS-IV vocabulary subtest influence the ability to explain their meaning. In the first step, we collected ratings of the degree of abstractness/concreteness an…

  • Intergenerational solidarity in triads of adult grandchild, parent, and grandparent

    Minou Mebane, Minou Ella Mebane et al.ARTICLEEducational Gerontology2020

    Introduction The remarkable growth of older adults represents a challenge for our societies.The population of aging requires adjustments that sometimes are difficult to achieve for already stressed welfare systems. In this context, intergenerational solidarity may play a central role. Demographic shifts over the past century have also increased the percentage of grandchildren who, as young adults, have living grandparents. Adult grandchildren cou…

  • Sexting, psychological distress and dating violence among adolescents and young adults

    Open AccessM Morelli, Dora Bianchi et al.ARTICLEPsicothema2016

    BACKGROUND: Sexting is the exchange of sexually explicit or provocative content (text messages, photos, and videos) via smartphone, Internet, or social networks. Recent evidence enlightened its relationships with several risk and aggressive behaviors. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the amount of sexting, psychological distress, and dating violence in adolescents and young adults. METHOD: The study involved 1,334 particip…

  • Sexting Behaviors and Cyber Pornography Addiction Among Adolescents

    Open AccessM Morelli, Dora Bianchi et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2016Cited by: 9References: 4

  • Attitudes of Italian Heterosexual Older Adults Towards Lesbian and Gay Parenting

    Open AccessRoberto Baiocco, Nicola Nardelli et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2013Cited by: 30References: 14