Alessandro Maculan
Biographic Data
| ID | 933315 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alessandro Maculan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alessandro |
| FAMILY NAME | Maculan |
| SIGNATURE | MACULAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Padua |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3209-7663 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Neuropsychopedagogical Guidelines Based on the Sphere Model of Consciousness to Help Cope with Earthquakes
Natural disasters can have a profound impact on individuals’ mental health, particularly during developmental stages, with long-term effects. This qualitative study, which is part of the ‘Coping with Earthquakes with Children’ programme based on the ‘Sphere Model of Consciousness’, aims to assess the challenges and resources perceived following an earthquake. The survey involved 28 adult caregivers of school-age children (25 women; mean age = 39.…
Law as a weapon
Grounded in Bourdieu’s field theory and drawing from qualitative research conducted in a Northern Italy prison, this study aims to investigate how prisoners strategically utilize the law, rules, and regulations within the prison field. The law is conceptualized as a form of objectified cultural capital – a weapon wielded by prisoners to achieve specific objectives. Findings from this research reveal that despite the challenges and constraints pri…
Training Spherical Resilience in Educators of the Juvenile Justice System during Pandemic
This paper presents the results of a study investigating both predictors of resilience on a group of educators of the juvenile justice system and effects of group training on this construct. Results showed that (a) self-efficacy in managing positive and negative emotions and positive attitude are predictors of resilience and (b) the comparison of pre-post values revealed an impact of training affecting the balance between self-efficacy in managin…
The "left" and "right" arm of the prison
This contribution aims to explore the tension between the juridical dimension of the prison system and the everyday practices that take place within it. The article focus on prison officers’ and health professionals’ legal culture, drawing from ethnographic researches made by the authors in 4 correctional facilities in Northern Italy. Prison officers’ and health professionals’ working practices can be representative of two ideal-typical patterns …
Prison officers and esprit de corps. Ingroup and outgroup relationships in prison
This paper presents a qualitative study exploring the concept of esprit de corps in prison officers (POs), through the interpretative lens of Social Identity Theory. The study relies on semi-structured interviews conducted with 26 POs working in Italian correctional facilities. Thematic analyses on the resulting data enabled us to identify POs’ esprit de corps as a complex and multidimensional construct that influences both their social identific…
Asylum Seekers, Power Relations, and Everyday Resistance Practices
Prison officers and esprit de corps. Ingroup and outgroup relationships in prison
This paper presents a qualitative study exploring the concept of esprit de corps in prison officers (POs), through the interpretative lens of Social Identity Theory. The study relies on semi-structured interviews conducted with 26 POs working in Italian correctional facilities. Thematic analyses on the resulting data enabled us to identify POs’ esprit de corps as a complex and multidimensional construct that influences both their social identific…
Asylum Seekers, Power Relations, and Everyday Resistance Practices
The "left" and "right" arm of the prison
This contribution aims to explore the tension between the juridical dimension of the prison system and the everyday practices that take place within it. The article focus on prison officers’ and health professionals’ legal culture, drawing from ethnographic researches made by the authors in 4 correctional facilities in Northern Italy. Prison officers’ and health professionals’ working practices can be representative of two ideal-typical patterns …
Prison officers and esprit de corps. Ingroup and outgroup relationships in prison
This paper presents a qualitative study exploring the concept of esprit de corps in prison officers (POs), through the interpretative lens of Social Identity Theory. The study relies on semi-structured interviews conducted with 26 POs working in Italian correctional facilities. Thematic analyses on the resulting data enabled us to identify POs’ esprit de corps as a complex and multidimensional construct that influences both their social identific…
Training Spherical Resilience in Educators of the Juvenile Justice System during Pandemic
This paper presents the results of a study investigating both predictors of resilience on a group of educators of the juvenile justice system and effects of group training on this construct. Results showed that (a) self-efficacy in managing positive and negative emotions and positive attitude are predictors of resilience and (b) the comparison of pre-post values revealed an impact of training affecting the balance between self-efficacy in managin…
Law as a weapon
Grounded in Bourdieu’s field theory and drawing from qualitative research conducted in a Northern Italy prison, this study aims to investigate how prisoners strategically utilize the law, rules, and regulations within the prison field. The law is conceptualized as a form of objectified cultural capital – a weapon wielded by prisoners to achieve specific objectives. Findings from this research reveal that despite the challenges and constraints pri…
Neuropsychopedagogical Guidelines Based on the Sphere Model of Consciousness to Help Cope with Earthquakes
Natural disasters can have a profound impact on individuals’ mental health, particularly during developmental stages, with long-term effects. This qualitative study, which is part of the ‘Coping with Earthquakes with Children’ programme based on the ‘Sphere Model of Consciousness’, aims to assess the challenges and resources perceived following an earthquake. The survey involved 28 adult caregivers of school-age children (25 women; mean age = 39.…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Prison (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)