Irini Mavrou
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1498697 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Irini Mavrou |
| PRENOMES | Irini |
| SOBRENOME | Mavrou |
| ASSINATURA | MAVROU I |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universidad Nebrija |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6612-1839 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
La lengua como refugio
Este estudio examina emociones de conexión, desconexión y pertenencia de adolescentes hablantes de herencia en un colegio internacional en los Países Bajos, y cómo configuran la relación entre lengua, identidad y bienestar. A partir de un corpus de narrativas, se explora cómo los hablantes de herencia negocian su identidad lingüística entre la lengua de instrucción (inglés) y la de herencia (español) en un entorno anglófono. Los hallazgos muestra…
Cognition and emotion in moral decision-making
Research on how cognitive and affective factors shape bilinguals’ moral judgments in their first (L1) and second (L2) languages remains limited. This study advances our understanding of both language-related variables (L2 proficiency, age of onset of L2 acquisition, length of L2 immersion) and nonlinguistic variables (emotional intelligence, executive functions) in relation to the moral judgments and emotional intensity experienced by 90 Chinese–…
Eye-tracking emotional responses and moral decisions in bilingual contexts
Research suggests that moral decision-making is influenced by whether individuals use their first language (L1) or second language (L2). However, little is known about how bilinguals allocate their attention when making moral choices. The present study addressed this gap. We collected data from 89 Chinese-English bilinguals, who responded to five moral dilemmas in their L1 or L2 and indicated the emotional intensity they experienced while their e…
The influence of guilt and shame on L1 and L2 apology speech acts in academic contexts
Guilt and shame play a key role in social interactions, guiding how people evaluate and respond to their own actions and those of others. This study examined whether the language used, specifically first language (L1) or second language (L2), influences perceived feelings of guilt and shame, and how these emotions guide the choice of pragmatic apology strategies. The participants were 58 L1 Korean speakers learning Spanish as an L2 and 57 L1 Span…
A surprise I will never forget ’
Aim: The affective valence of surprise depends on both individual and contextual factors. This study examined the role of language and cultural background in the linguistic and affective properties of written narratives of surprise produced by adolescent heritage language (HL) speakers and first language (L1) users. Methodology and Data Analysis: Quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to investigate the overall emotional valence, the …
Parents' views on Chinese young learners' foreign language learning attitudes and motivation
Young learners' attitudes and motivation are important indicators of foreign language learning success and have thus attracted increasing attention over the last decades. As a large country where English is taught as a foreign language (EFL) and children generally start learning English at an early age, China provides an ideal context to study the attitudes and motivation of young EFL learners. Drawing upon the socio-educational model, this study…
Longitudinal development and interrelations of motivation, ethnic identity, and self-perceived proficiency among adolescent Chinese heritage learners in Belgium
This study examines the longitudinal development and interrelations of motivation, ethnic identity, and self-perceived proficiency in Chinese among 46 adolescent Chinese heritage language learners attending Chinese language schools in Belgium. Using four waves of data collected over two academic years, the study first examined changes in the three constructs. Although group-level analyses showed overall stability, qualitative responses revealed m…
The Role of Working Memory, Emotional Intelligence, and Task Type in L2 Writing
This study aimed to investigate to what extent working memory capacity (WMC) and emotional intelligence (EI) contribute to second language (L2) writing as assessed through measures of syntactic and lexical complexity and linguistic accuracy. Seventy-seven adult learners of Spanish took part in the study and performed two writing tasks, one about an emotional topic and the other one about a non-emotional topic. They also completed a self-reported …
I can’t kill them, but I can throw them over the bridge
Previous research suggests that emotion words elicit lower emotional reactivity in languages acquired later in life (LX), prompting bilinguals to make less emotional decisions when responding to emotionally charged moral dilemmas in the LX compared to their first language (L1). This study investigated the influence of word emotionality on bilinguals’ moral judgements by manipulating the degree of emotiveness of the moral questions (i.e., emotive …
How we are versus how we are feeling
Emotional vocabulary in immigrants’ L2 written discourse
Emotional vocabulary is an important element in daily conversations, and knowledge and teaching of this vocabulary in a second language (L2) should be a primary goal in migration contexts. This study aimed to identify the emotional words used in the written productions of 288 adult immigrants from different countries of origin who were beginner-level learners of Spanish and to analyse the affective dimensions of valence and arousal of these words…
The “emotional brain” of adolescent Spanish–German heritage speakers
Autobiographical memories (AMs) are partly influenced by people's ability to process and express their emotions. This study investigated the extent to which trait emotional intelligence (EI) contributed to the emotional vocabulary of 148 adolescents – 60 speakers of Spanish as a heritage language (HL) raised in Germany, 61 first-language (L1) German speakers and 27 L1 Spanish speakers – in their written AMs of anger and surprise. The results reve…
Emotion and moral stance in evaluations of impoliteness in L1 and L2 from video clips of workplace interactions
The role of foreign language in the experience and emotional expression of guilt
This study investigated the influence of language – first language (L1) versus second language (L2) – on the experience and the expression of the emotion of guilt. Fifty-two Greek – Spanish bilinguals read two moral scenarios that induced guilt in their L2 (Spanish) and rated the intensity with which they felt a series of emotions (moral scenario task). Then they were asked to recall and write about a real-life event that made them feel guilty in…
What Does Linguistic Distance Predict When It Comes to L2 Writing of Adult Immigrant Learners of Spanish
This study examined whether the linguistic distance between the first (L1) and second (L2) language is a significant determinant of L2 writing skills of 292 adult immigrants from 39 different source countries, who were beginner learners of Spanish L2. Gender, age, length of residence in Spain, education level as a proxy for literacy skills in L1, enrolment in Spanish language courses, and overall communicative competence in Spanish were also cons…
What language does your heart speak? The influence of foreign language on moral judgements and emotions related to unrealistic and realistic moral dilemmas
Emotional attenuation in a second language is believed to be one of the main causes of the Moral Foreign Language effect (MFLe). However, evidence on the mediating role of emotion in the relationship between language and moral judgements is limited and mainly derives from unrealistic moral dilemmas. We conducted two studies to investigate (1) whether the MFLe is present in both unrealistic (Study 1) and realistic (Study 2) moral dilemmas, and (2)…
The role of language and emotional intelligence in judgments of real‐life social and moral transgressions among Greek, Hungarian, and British users of English
Previous research suggests that people are more prone to commit moral transgressions when they face moral dilemmas in a second language (LX) as opposed to their first language(s) (L1). This study investigated the influence of language, emotional intelligence, and the degree of severity of real moral transgressions on bilinguals' judgments of offense seriousness, the intensity of the emotions they experienced, and the punishments they proposed for…
Moral judgements in a foreign language
Aim: Previous evidence suggests that language influences bilinguals’ moral judgements. One explanation for this phenomenon is that using a second language (L2) attenuates emotional arousal, thus leading to more rational decisions. This study examined whether bilinguals’ moral arguments and emotional vocabulary are influenced by the language – first language (L1) or L2 – in which a moral dilemma is presented. Methodology and data analysis: A mixed…
Análisis macroestructural de presentaciones académicas orales en español L2
Las exigencias del contexto universitario demandan el análisis y sistematización de los géneros textuales, escritos y orales. Esta circunstancia, unida a la importancia de atender a las necesidades de los estudiantes de educación terciaria, tanto en su lengua materna como en segundas lenguas, nos instan a la necesidad de agilizar la labor de caracterizar los textos académicos. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la estructura global de 20 p…
Problemas conductuales y disfunción ejecutiva
El presente estudio analizó los problemas ejecutivos, emocionales y conductuales de 148 niñas que residían en hogares de acogida de la Asociación Nuevo Futuro (España). Además, examinó si su perfil era diferente al de 170 varones que residían en los mismos hogares y en qué medida la edad puede estar relacionada con estos problemas. Para ello se utilizó el Sistema de Evaluación de Niños y Adolescentes y la Evaluación Conductual de la Función Ejecu…
Differences in emotional reactions of Greek, Hungarian, and British users of English when watching television in English
We investigated differences in self‐reported Emotional Reactions (ER) of first (L1) and foreign (LX) language users of English when watching television in English and identified the predictors. Participants were 271 British citizens, 282 Greek, and 271 Hungarians living in their home country. English LX users had significantly lower values for ER compared to L1 users. Frequency of watching television in English and Trait Emotional Intelligence we…
Emotional intelligence, working memory, and emotional vocabulary in L1 and L2
Working memory, executive functions, and emotional intelligence in second language writing
Emotionality and pleasantness of mixed‐emotion stimuli
The study aimed to explore how 174 Spanish first language (L1) and foreign language (LX) users perceive emotionality and pleasantness in audiovisual and purely visual material eliciting blended emotions, and whether cultural background and Trait Emotional Intelligence (EI) are linked to emotion perception. Overall, LX users tended to provide higher ratings of emotionality and pleasantness than L1 users, suggesting that they might be aware of the …
Cognitive and behavioural profile of minors in residential care
The present study analysed the executive, emotional, and behavioural profile of 121 minors aged between 13 and 17, who were living in residential care homes funded by Asociación Nuevo Futuro (Spain). To this end, we used the Assessment System for Children and Adolescents (Fernández-Pinto et al., 2015) and the Spanish adaptation of the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function (Maldonado Belmonte et al., 2017). Data analysis was conducted u…
Differences in emotional reactions of Greek, Hungarian, and British users of English when watching television in English
We investigated differences in self‐reported Emotional Reactions (ER) of first (L1) and foreign (LX) language users of English when watching television in English and identified the predictors. Participants were 271 British citizens, 282 Greek, and 271 Hungarians living in their home country. English LX users had significantly lower values for ER compared to L1 users. Frequency of watching television in English and Trait Emotional Intelligence we…
Emotionality and pleasantness of mixed‐emotion stimuli
The study aimed to explore how 174 Spanish first language (L1) and foreign language (LX) users perceive emotionality and pleasantness in audiovisual and purely visual material eliciting blended emotions, and whether cultural background and Trait Emotional Intelligence (EI) are linked to emotion perception. Overall, LX users tended to provide higher ratings of emotionality and pleasantness than L1 users, suggesting that they might be aware of the …
Emotional intelligence, working memory, and emotional vocabulary in L1 and L2
Emotion and moral stance in evaluations of impoliteness in L1 and L2 from video clips of workplace interactions
The role of language and emotional intelligence in judgments of real‐life social and moral transgressions among Greek, Hungarian, and British users of English
Previous research suggests that people are more prone to commit moral transgressions when they face moral dilemmas in a second language (LX) as opposed to their first language(s) (L1). This study investigated the influence of language, emotional intelligence, and the degree of severity of real moral transgressions on bilinguals' judgments of offense seriousness, the intensity of the emotions they experienced, and the punishments they proposed for…
Factores determinantes de la competencia comunicativa en español de trabajadores inmigrantes residentes en Madrid
El objetivo del presente estudio fue examinar la influencia de una serie de variables individuales y sociodemográficas en la competencia comunicativa en español de adultos inmigrantes residentes en la Comunidad de Madrid. Para ello, se utilizaron las puntuaciones de estos informantes en el Diploma LETRA y se optó por un diseño mixto (correlacional y factorial intersujeto). Los principales resultados fueron los siguientes: (a) los informantes más …
Working memory, executive functions, and emotional intelligence in second language writing
Emotionality and pleasantness of mixed‐emotion stimuli
The study aimed to explore how 174 Spanish first language (L1) and foreign language (LX) users perceive emotionality and pleasantness in audiovisual and purely visual material eliciting blended emotions, and whether cultural background and Trait Emotional Intelligence (EI) are linked to emotion perception. Overall, LX users tended to provide higher ratings of emotionality and pleasantness than L1 users, suggesting that they might be aware of the …
Cognitive and behavioural profile of minors in residential care
The present study analysed the executive, emotional, and behavioural profile of 121 minors aged between 13 and 17, who were living in residential care homes funded by Asociación Nuevo Futuro (Spain). To this end, we used the Assessment System for Children and Adolescents (Fernández-Pinto et al., 2015) and the Spanish adaptation of the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function (Maldonado Belmonte et al., 2017). Data analysis was conducted u…
Análisis macroestructural de presentaciones académicas orales en español L2
Las exigencias del contexto universitario demandan el análisis y sistematización de los géneros textuales, escritos y orales. Esta circunstancia, unida a la importancia de atender a las necesidades de los estudiantes de educación terciaria, tanto en su lengua materna como en segundas lenguas, nos instan a la necesidad de agilizar la labor de caracterizar los textos académicos. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la estructura global de 20 p…
Problemas conductuales y disfunción ejecutiva
El presente estudio analizó los problemas ejecutivos, emocionales y conductuales de 148 niñas que residían en hogares de acogida de la Asociación Nuevo Futuro (España). Además, examinó si su perfil era diferente al de 170 varones que residían en los mismos hogares y en qué medida la edad puede estar relacionada con estos problemas. Para ello se utilizó el Sistema de Evaluación de Niños y Adolescentes y la Evaluación Conductual de la Función Ejecu…
Differences in emotional reactions of Greek, Hungarian, and British users of English when watching television in English
We investigated differences in self‐reported Emotional Reactions (ER) of first (L1) and foreign (LX) language users of English when watching television in English and identified the predictors. Participants were 271 British citizens, 282 Greek, and 271 Hungarians living in their home country. English LX users had significantly lower values for ER compared to L1 users. Frequency of watching television in English and Trait Emotional Intelligence we…
Emotional intelligence, working memory, and emotional vocabulary in L1 and L2
Moral judgements in a foreign language
Aim: Previous evidence suggests that language influences bilinguals’ moral judgements. One explanation for this phenomenon is that using a second language (L2) attenuates emotional arousal, thus leading to more rational decisions. This study examined whether bilinguals’ moral arguments and emotional vocabulary are influenced by the language – first language (L1) or L2 – in which a moral dilemma is presented. Methodology and data analysis: A mixed…
What Does Linguistic Distance Predict When It Comes to L2 Writing of Adult Immigrant Learners of Spanish
This study examined whether the linguistic distance between the first (L1) and second (L2) language is a significant determinant of L2 writing skills of 292 adult immigrants from 39 different source countries, who were beginner learners of Spanish L2. Gender, age, length of residence in Spain, education level as a proxy for literacy skills in L1, enrolment in Spanish language courses, and overall communicative competence in Spanish were also cons…
What language does your heart speak? The influence of foreign language on moral judgements and emotions related to unrealistic and realistic moral dilemmas
Emotional attenuation in a second language is believed to be one of the main causes of the Moral Foreign Language effect (MFLe). However, evidence on the mediating role of emotion in the relationship between language and moral judgements is limited and mainly derives from unrealistic moral dilemmas. We conducted two studies to investigate (1) whether the MFLe is present in both unrealistic (Study 1) and realistic (Study 2) moral dilemmas, and (2)…
The role of language and emotional intelligence in judgments of real‐life social and moral transgressions among Greek, Hungarian, and British users of English
Previous research suggests that people are more prone to commit moral transgressions when they face moral dilemmas in a second language (LX) as opposed to their first language(s) (L1). This study investigated the influence of language, emotional intelligence, and the degree of severity of real moral transgressions on bilinguals' judgments of offense seriousness, the intensity of the emotions they experienced, and the punishments they proposed for…
The role of foreign language in the experience and emotional expression of guilt
This study investigated the influence of language – first language (L1) versus second language (L2) – on the experience and the expression of the emotion of guilt. Fifty-two Greek – Spanish bilinguals read two moral scenarios that induced guilt in their L2 (Spanish) and rated the intensity with which they felt a series of emotions (moral scenario task). Then they were asked to recall and write about a real-life event that made them feel guilty in…
The Role of Working Memory, Emotional Intelligence, and Task Type in L2 Writing
This study aimed to investigate to what extent working memory capacity (WMC) and emotional intelligence (EI) contribute to second language (L2) writing as assessed through measures of syntactic and lexical complexity and linguistic accuracy. Seventy-seven adult learners of Spanish took part in the study and performed two writing tasks, one about an emotional topic and the other one about a non-emotional topic. They also completed a self-reported …
I can’t kill them, but I can throw them over the bridge
Previous research suggests that emotion words elicit lower emotional reactivity in languages acquired later in life (LX), prompting bilinguals to make less emotional decisions when responding to emotionally charged moral dilemmas in the LX compared to their first language (L1). This study investigated the influence of word emotionality on bilinguals’ moral judgements by manipulating the degree of emotiveness of the moral questions (i.e., emotive …
How we are versus how we are feeling
Emotional vocabulary in immigrants’ L2 written discourse
Emotional vocabulary is an important element in daily conversations, and knowledge and teaching of this vocabulary in a second language (L2) should be a primary goal in migration contexts. This study aimed to identify the emotional words used in the written productions of 288 adult immigrants from different countries of origin who were beginner-level learners of Spanish and to analyse the affective dimensions of valence and arousal of these words…
The “emotional brain” of adolescent Spanish–German heritage speakers
Autobiographical memories (AMs) are partly influenced by people's ability to process and express their emotions. This study investigated the extent to which trait emotional intelligence (EI) contributed to the emotional vocabulary of 148 adolescents – 60 speakers of Spanish as a heritage language (HL) raised in Germany, 61 first-language (L1) German speakers and 27 L1 Spanish speakers – in their written AMs of anger and surprise. The results reve…
Emotion and moral stance in evaluations of impoliteness in L1 and L2 from video clips of workplace interactions
La lengua como refugio
Este estudio examina emociones de conexión, desconexión y pertenencia de adolescentes hablantes de herencia en un colegio internacional en los Países Bajos, y cómo configuran la relación entre lengua, identidad y bienestar. A partir de un corpus de narrativas, se explora cómo los hablantes de herencia negocian su identidad lingüística entre la lengua de instrucción (inglés) y la de herencia (español) en un entorno anglófono. Los hallazgos muestra…
Cognition and emotion in moral decision-making
Research on how cognitive and affective factors shape bilinguals’ moral judgments in their first (L1) and second (L2) languages remains limited. This study advances our understanding of both language-related variables (L2 proficiency, age of onset of L2 acquisition, length of L2 immersion) and nonlinguistic variables (emotional intelligence, executive functions) in relation to the moral judgments and emotional intensity experienced by 90 Chinese–…
Eye-tracking emotional responses and moral decisions in bilingual contexts
Research suggests that moral decision-making is influenced by whether individuals use their first language (L1) or second language (L2). However, little is known about how bilinguals allocate their attention when making moral choices. The present study addressed this gap. We collected data from 89 Chinese-English bilinguals, who responded to five moral dilemmas in their L1 or L2 and indicated the emotional intensity they experienced while their e…
The influence of guilt and shame on L1 and L2 apology speech acts in academic contexts
Guilt and shame play a key role in social interactions, guiding how people evaluate and respond to their own actions and those of others. This study examined whether the language used, specifically first language (L1) or second language (L2), influences perceived feelings of guilt and shame, and how these emotions guide the choice of pragmatic apology strategies. The participants were 58 L1 Korean speakers learning Spanish as an L2 and 57 L1 Span…
A surprise I will never forget ’
Aim: The affective valence of surprise depends on both individual and contextual factors. This study examined the role of language and cultural background in the linguistic and affective properties of written narratives of surprise produced by adolescent heritage language (HL) speakers and first language (L1) users. Methodology and Data Analysis: Quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to investigate the overall emotional valence, the …
Parents' views on Chinese young learners' foreign language learning attitudes and motivation
Young learners' attitudes and motivation are important indicators of foreign language learning success and have thus attracted increasing attention over the last decades. As a large country where English is taught as a foreign language (EFL) and children generally start learning English at an early age, China provides an ideal context to study the attitudes and motivation of young EFL learners. Drawing upon the socio-educational model, this study…
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