Giovanna Axia
Biographic Data
| ID | 84347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giovanna Axia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giovanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Axia |
| SIGNATURE | AXIA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Padua |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Adaptive Behaviors in Young Children: A Unique Cultural Comparison in Italy
On account of a series of unique historical events, the present-day denizens of South Tyrol inhabit a cultural, political, and linguistic autonomous region that intercalates Italians and Austrian/ German Italians. The authors compared contemporary Italian and Austrian/German Italian girls' and boys' adaptive behaviors in everyday activities in this region. Using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, the authors first interviewed mothers about th…
Recognition of facial expressions of mixed emotions in school-age children exposed to terrorism
This exploratory study aims at investigating the effects of terrorism on children's ability to recognize emotions. A sample of 101 exposed and 102 nonexposed children (mean age = 11 years), balanced for age and gender, were assessed 20 months after a terrorist attack in Beslan, Russia. Two trials controlled for children's ability to match a facial emotional stimulus with an emotional label and their ability to match an emotional label with an emo…
Culture, Temperament, and the “Difficult Child”: A Study in Seven Western Cultures
This study explores parental ethnotheories of children's temperament through mothers' responses to McDevitt and Carey's Behavioral Style Questionnaire (1978) for 299 children aged 3 to 8 years and interviews with their parents, in Australia, Italy, t
Teachers' ethnotheories of the ‘ideal student’ in five western cultures
This paper explores teachers' ethnotheories of the ‘ideal student’ in five western societies: Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the US. Quantitative and qualitative methods are used to derive culture‐specific profiles of the ‘ideal student’ as described by kindergarten and primary school teachers in semi‐structured interviews (sample n's = 12 to 21). Discriminant function analysis shows that teachers' descriptor profiles can be correctly…
Narratives from caregivers of children surviving the terrorist attack in Beslan: Issues of health, culture, and resilience
Mixed Methods in International Collaborative Research: The Experiences of the International Study of Parents, Children, and Schools
The power of a mixed-methods approach combining anthropological and psychological theories and methods is demonstrated through the experiences of the International Study of Parents, Children, and Schools, a collaborative project involving teams of researchers from seven Western countries. The developmental niche framework of Super and Harkness proved useful for integrating multiple methods to understand the context of children’s early development…
Attention and reaction to distress in infancy: A longitudinal study
The primary aim of this study was to verify whether early individual differences in look duration are related to general mechanisms of the infant nervous system that draw together attention and emotion. Thirty-one infants were observed at 3, 5, and 11 months of age. Facial expressions of pain and distress were observed by means of C. Izard's (1979) Maximally Discriminative Facial Movement Coding System 90 s after routine pediatric vaccinations. S…
How to persuade mum to buy a toy
The main aim of this study was to investigate whether a developmental sequence can be found in spontaneous use of language when the child intends to influence other people's behaviour. Eighty-eight children (4, 6 and 8 years old) and their relatives were observed in the toy department of a big store. All subjects were unaware that an observer with a hidden tape- recorder was close to them. Children's spontaneous verbal behaviour aimed at persuadi…
Cultural influences on temperament: A comparison of Italian, Italo-Australian, and Anglo-Australian toddlers
The temperament of three groups of 1- to 3-year-old children from Italy and Australia was compared using Australian and Italian versions of the Toddler Temperament Scale (Fullard, McDevitt, & Carey, 1984). Italians, Australians, and Italo-Australians (Italian parent but living in Australia) differed on Intensity, Threshold, Approach, and Persistence dimensions of temperament, in ways which supported the stereotype of the sociable and “emotional” …
Children's meta-pragmatic abilities and the identification of polite and impolite requests
The present study investigates two aspects of 5- and 7-year-old chil dren's meta-pragmatic knowledge. The first is the ability to attribute polite and impolite requests according to degrees of perceived famil iarity among participants in a verbal exchange. The second is the representational explicitness of the pragmatic rule involved in the task. Thirty-two children of two age groups participated in the experi ment. Results showed a developmental…
Narratives from caregivers of children surviving the terrorist attack in Beslan: Issues of health, culture, and resilience
Teachers' ethnotheories of the ‘ideal student’ in five western cultures
This paper explores teachers' ethnotheories of the ‘ideal student’ in five western societies: Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the US. Quantitative and qualitative methods are used to derive culture‐specific profiles of the ‘ideal student’ as described by kindergarten and primary school teachers in semi‐structured interviews (sample n's = 12 to 21). Discriminant function analysis shows that teachers' descriptor profiles can be correctly…
Mixed Methods in International Collaborative Research: The Experiences of the International Study of Parents, Children, and Schools
The power of a mixed-methods approach combining anthropological and psychological theories and methods is demonstrated through the experiences of the International Study of Parents, Children, and Schools, a collaborative project involving teams of researchers from seven Western countries. The developmental niche framework of Super and Harkness proved useful for integrating multiple methods to understand the context of children’s early development…
Attention and reaction to distress in infancy: A longitudinal study
The primary aim of this study was to verify whether early individual differences in look duration are related to general mechanisms of the infant nervous system that draw together attention and emotion. Thirty-one infants were observed at 3, 5, and 11 months of age. Facial expressions of pain and distress were observed by means of C. Izard's (1979) Maximally Discriminative Facial Movement Coding System 90 s after routine pediatric vaccinations. S…
Adaptive Behaviors in Young Children: A Unique Cultural Comparison in Italy
On account of a series of unique historical events, the present-day denizens of South Tyrol inhabit a cultural, political, and linguistic autonomous region that intercalates Italians and Austrian/ German Italians. The authors compared contemporary Italian and Austrian/German Italian girls' and boys' adaptive behaviors in everyday activities in this region. Using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, the authors first interviewed mothers about th…
Cultural influences on temperament: A comparison of Italian, Italo-Australian, and Anglo-Australian toddlers
The temperament of three groups of 1- to 3-year-old children from Italy and Australia was compared using Australian and Italian versions of the Toddler Temperament Scale (Fullard, McDevitt, & Carey, 1984). Italians, Australians, and Italo-Australians (Italian parent but living in Australia) differed on Intensity, Threshold, Approach, and Persistence dimensions of temperament, in ways which supported the stereotype of the sociable and “emotional” …
Recognition of facial expressions of mixed emotions in school-age children exposed to terrorism
This exploratory study aims at investigating the effects of terrorism on children's ability to recognize emotions. A sample of 101 exposed and 102 nonexposed children (mean age = 11 years), balanced for age and gender, were assessed 20 months after a terrorist attack in Beslan, Russia. Two trials controlled for children's ability to match a facial emotional stimulus with an emotional label and their ability to match an emotional label with an emo…
Children's meta-pragmatic abilities and the identification of polite and impolite requests
The present study investigates two aspects of 5- and 7-year-old chil dren's meta-pragmatic knowledge. The first is the ability to attribute polite and impolite requests according to degrees of perceived famil iarity among participants in a verbal exchange. The second is the representational explicitness of the pragmatic rule involved in the task. Thirty-two children of two age groups participated in the experi ment. Results showed a developmental…
Cultural influences on temperament: A comparison of Italian, Italo-Australian, and Anglo-Australian toddlers
The temperament of three groups of 1- to 3-year-old children from Italy and Australia was compared using Australian and Italian versions of the Toddler Temperament Scale (Fullard, McDevitt, & Carey, 1984). Italians, Australians, and Italo-Australians (Italian parent but living in Australia) differed on Intensity, Threshold, Approach, and Persistence dimensions of temperament, in ways which supported the stereotype of the sociable and “emotional” …
How to persuade mum to buy a toy
The main aim of this study was to investigate whether a developmental sequence can be found in spontaneous use of language when the child intends to influence other people's behaviour. Eighty-eight children (4, 6 and 8 years old) and their relatives were observed in the toy department of a big store. All subjects were unaware that an observer with a hidden tape- recorder was close to them. Children's spontaneous verbal behaviour aimed at persuadi…
Attention and reaction to distress in infancy: A longitudinal study
The primary aim of this study was to verify whether early individual differences in look duration are related to general mechanisms of the infant nervous system that draw together attention and emotion. Thirty-one infants were observed at 3, 5, and 11 months of age. Facial expressions of pain and distress were observed by means of C. Izard's (1979) Maximally Discriminative Facial Movement Coding System 90 s after routine pediatric vaccinations. S…
Mixed Methods in International Collaborative Research: The Experiences of the International Study of Parents, Children, and Schools
The power of a mixed-methods approach combining anthropological and psychological theories and methods is demonstrated through the experiences of the International Study of Parents, Children, and Schools, a collaborative project involving teams of researchers from seven Western countries. The developmental niche framework of Super and Harkness proved useful for integrating multiple methods to understand the context of children’s early development…
Teachers' ethnotheories of the ‘ideal student’ in five western cultures
This paper explores teachers' ethnotheories of the ‘ideal student’ in five western societies: Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the US. Quantitative and qualitative methods are used to derive culture‐specific profiles of the ‘ideal student’ as described by kindergarten and primary school teachers in semi‐structured interviews (sample n's = 12 to 21). Discriminant function analysis shows that teachers' descriptor profiles can be correctly…
Narratives from caregivers of children surviving the terrorist attack in Beslan: Issues of health, culture, and resilience
Culture, Temperament, and the “Difficult Child”: A Study in Seven Western Cultures
This study explores parental ethnotheories of children's temperament through mothers' responses to McDevitt and Carey's Behavioral Style Questionnaire (1978) for 299 children aged 3 to 8 years and interviews with their parents, in Australia, Italy, t
Recognition of facial expressions of mixed emotions in school-age children exposed to terrorism
This exploratory study aims at investigating the effects of terrorism on children's ability to recognize emotions. A sample of 101 exposed and 102 nonexposed children (mean age = 11 years), balanced for age and gender, were assessed 20 months after a terrorist attack in Beslan, Russia. Two trials controlled for children's ability to match a facial emotional stimulus with an emotional label and their ability to match an emotional label with an emo…
Adaptive Behaviors in Young Children: A Unique Cultural Comparison in Italy
On account of a series of unique historical events, the present-day denizens of South Tyrol inhabit a cultural, political, and linguistic autonomous region that intercalates Italians and Austrian/ German Italians. The authors compared contemporary Italian and Austrian/German Italian girls' and boys' adaptive behaviors in everyday activities in this region. Using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, the authors first interviewed mothers about th…
Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Personality (3 works) · Temperament (3 works)