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Rollero C, Teresi M, Pagliaro S. The Role of Sexting on the Perception of Image-Based Sexual Abuse. J Interpers Violence 2023; 38:11727-11744. [PMID: 37461386 DOI: 10.1177/08862605231188131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Gender-based violence is a widespread phenomenon that significantly impacts many women around the world. Among the different forms that it might take, image-based sexual abuse represents one of the most common forms nowadays. According to the literature, sexting-the sharing of sexually explicit messages or images-is one of the most important risk factors for image-based sexual abuse because sexts can be forwarded or published without the authorization of the originator. Nevertheless, sexting can play a role in sexual and relational development and serve as a first step in experimenting with sexual contact in real life. In this study (N = 603 from the general population), we examined the relations between people's beliefs about sexting, attitudes toward it, and sexting behavior on the one hand, and reactions to a situation of nonconsensual dissemination of sexts on the other hand. Results showed that social pressure exerted by peers and partners to sext was associated with both positive attitudes toward sexting and sexting behaviors. Attitudes toward sexting, then, have a spillover effect on the reactions toward a victim of nonconsensual dissemination of sexts, in terms of empathy, victim blaming, and affective reactions. Implications for both research and policymaking regarding this form of gender-based violence are discussed.
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Martini M, Rollero C, Rizzo M, Di Carlo S, De Piccoli N, Fedi A. Educating Youth to Civic Engagement for Social Justice: Evaluation of a Secondary School Project. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:650. [PMID: 37622790 PMCID: PMC10451326 DOI: 10.3390/bs13080650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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The positive effects of youth civic engagement can be felt both at the individual level (e.g., better emotional regulation, a greater sense of empowerment) and at the community level (e.g., a greater likelihood of participation in civic and political activities). They may also be a protective factor for at-risk youth in the short and long term and a valuable element for positive identity development in general. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to assess the impact of an educational intervention implemented in secondary schools to promote youth civic engagement (N = 508 at Time 1, N = 116 at Time 2). The study is divided into two parts: first, it examines the changes stimulated by the project, and second, it uses a path analysis model to explain the intention to participate. Results show that after participation, hostile and benevolent sexism, classic and modern ethnic prejudice, and social dominance orientation decreased, while trust in institutions increased. In addition, the path analysis showed that policy control, social trust, and civic engagement increased the intention of civic engagement at time T1. Despite some limitations, this study may provide useful guidance for those designing and implementing civic education interventions for young people.
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- Mara Martini
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Torino, Italy; (C.R.); (M.R.); (N.D.P.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Torino, Italy; (C.R.); (M.R.); (N.D.P.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Torino, Italy; (C.R.); (M.R.); (N.D.P.); (A.F.)
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- “Spostiamo mari e monti” (“Let’s Move Seas and Mountains”) Social Promotion Association, 10145 Torino, Italy;
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Torino, Italy; (C.R.); (M.R.); (N.D.P.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Torino, Italy; (C.R.); (M.R.); (N.D.P.); (A.F.)
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Gattino S, Czepczor-Bernat K, Fedi A, Brytek-Matera A, Boza M, Lemoine JE, Sahlan RN, Wilson E, De Piccoli N, Rollero C. Self-objectification and its biological, psychological and social predictors: A cross-cultural study in four European countries and Iran. Eur J Psychol 2023; 19:27-47. [PMID: 37063692 PMCID: PMC10103054 DOI: 10.5964/ejop.6075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Although scholars started investigating self-objectification more than twenty years ago, only a few studies focused on men and even fewer have taken into account the cross-cultural dimension. Our study focused on the antecedents of self-objectification paying attention to the role of biological and sociodemographic variables (gender, BMI), psychological characteristics (self-esteem, perfectionism) together with social and cultural factors (internalization of media standards, influence of family and friends). Self-objectification was operationalized as Body Shame and Body Surveillance. A self-reported questionnaire was administered to 2165 adults living in four European countries (UK, Italy, Poland and Romania) and Iran. Ten regression models were performed (2 per country) to analyse the correlates of self-objectification. Overall, self-objectification emerged as a process affected by factors entrenched in psychological, biological, social and cultural domains, partially different for Body Shame and Body Surveillance. Findings showed the key role of self-esteem as a protective factor against Body Shame across countries. On the other hand, the internalization of media standards emerged as risk factor for both Body Shame and Body Surveillance in the five countries. Taken together, these results underline the complexity of self-objectification and the need to deepen research on this topic among non-Western countries.
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- Silvia Gattino
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Iasi, Romania
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- School of Psychology, University of East London, London, United Kingdom
- ESCP Business School, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Rollero C, Czepczor-Bernat K, Fedi A, Boza M, Brytek-Matera A, Lemoine JE, Sahlan RN, Wilson E, De Piccoli N, Gattino S. Life satisfaction in Europe and Iran: the role of self-esteem, gender identification and ambivalent sexism. Curr Psychol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03381-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Life satisfaction is one of the most relevant indicators of psychological health. The present study aimed at extending previous research on life satisfaction by examining its antecedents for men and women in five countries (e.g., Italy, Poland, Romania, the UK, and Iran), with different levels of gender equality, according to the Global Gender Gap Index. Besides traditional variables (i.e., age, self-esteem and income), we also investigated the role of ambivalent sexism and gender identification. Participants were 2561 adults (54% female). Results showed the key role of self-esteem for both men and women and across countries. Gender identification was positively associated with life satisfaction, with the only exception of the more gender egalitarian country, i.e., the UK. Furthermore, in the less egalitarian countries, i.e., Italy and Iran, life satisfaction is also positively related to benevolent stereotypes toward men. Taken together, findings underline the interdependence between personal and contextual dimensions in sustaining life satisfaction, and the role of gender as a significant variable in terms of both the existence of different patterns for men and women and the effects of gender stereotypes across cultures.
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Rollero C, Bergagna E, Tartaglia S. What is Violence? The Role of Sexism and Social Dominance Orientation in Recognizing Violence Against Women. J Interpers Violence 2021; 36:NP11349-NP11366. [PMID: 31744362 DOI: 10.1177/0886260519888525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Violence against women represents a global public health issue of epidemic proportions, as well as a gross violation of women's human rights. It can take many forms, such as physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse, and controlling behaviors. The purpose of the study was to extend past research on recognition of violence against women within the framework of the ambivalent sexism theory and the social dominance orientation (SDO) theory. Specifically, we investigated the following: (a) to what extent different behaviors potentially harming women are recognized as a form of violence, and (b) whether gender, SDO, and sexist attitudes influence such recognition. Participants were 264 University students (43.1% males, M age = 23.09 years). They were asked to rate the extent to which several behaviors constituted violence against women. Participants' sexism was assessed by the short version of the Ambivalent Sexism (ASI) and Ambivalence toward Men Inventory (AMI) scales and the SDO by the SDO Italian scale. Through a factor analysis, we individuated three different groups of behaviors harming women: Physical violence, unequivocally recognized as a form of violence; Limitation of freedom, containing behaviors restraining women's action; and emotional abuse, encompassing verbally and emotionally aggressive behaviors. We tested the relations between variables through a structural equation model, finding that SDO and sexism had a direct effect on the recognition of violence, whereas the influence of gender was mediated by SDO and sexist attitudes. Thus, not gender per se, but gender-role attitudes that seem to affect recognition of some behaviors as a form of violence against women. Implications are discussed.
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Leon CM, Aizpurua E, Rollero C. None of My Business? An Experiment Analyzing Willingness to Formally Report Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women. Violence Against Women 2021; 28:2163-2185. [PMID: 34570614 PMCID: PMC9118599 DOI: 10.1177/10778012211025990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Although data show that intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a concealed phenomenon that is severely underreported, studies examining willingness to report episodes of IPVAW are limited. To contribute to this field of research, a factorial survey experiment was implemented in which each respondent (N = 1,007) received a unique vignette describing a hypothetical case of IPVAW. Slightly over one in four respondents (28.1%) indicated that they would report the aggression. It was also found that willingness to report was influenced by both the characteristics of the vignettes and certain personal ones of the respondents. Practical implications are proposed that may contribute to preventing IPVAW.
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- 4895City, University of London, UK.,8809Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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Calandri E, Graziano F, Begotti T, Cattelino E, Gattino S, Rollero C, Fedi A. Adjustment to COVID-19 Lockdown Among Italian University Students: The Role of Concerns, Change in Peer and Family Relationships and in Learning Skills, Emotional, and Academic Self-Efficacy on Depressive Symptoms. Front Psychol 2021; 12:643088. [PMID: 34489777 PMCID: PMC8416775 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.643088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In Italy strict containment measures against COVID-19 pandemic were implemented from March to May 2020 with home confinement and schools and universities closed. Students shifted to remote learning, experienced a forced isolation from peers and an increased sharing of time and spaces with the family. The influence of these aspects on the psychological adjustment of university students is largely unexplored. This paper was aimed at investigating the role of some correlates of depressive symptoms specific to the lockdown condition experienced by young university students, namely contagion concern, perceived worsening of family, and peer relationships and perceived worsening of learning skills. Moreover, the possible mediating effects of emotional and academic self-efficacy in these relationships were examined. Data were collected from 296 Italian university students (aged 18–25 years; 83% female students) through an online survey by means of a snowball sampling methodology in May 2020. Significant depressive symptoms were reported by 67% of participants. Contagion concerns were related to depressive symptoms through the mediating effect of emotional self-efficacy. Worsening of learning skills was related to depressive symptoms through the mediating effect of academic self-efficacy. Depressive symptoms were directly related to worsening of family relationships but unrelated to worsening of peer relationships. Results are discussed in relation to the need of preventive interventions for this specific population in view of academic activities planning in the post-COVID 19 period.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Aosta Valley, Aosta, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Marzana D, Novara C, De Piccoli N, Cardinali P, Migliorini L, Di Napoli I, Guidi E, Fedi A, Rollero C, Agueli B, Esposito C, Marta E, González Leone F, Guazzini A, Meringolo P, Arcidiacono C, Procentese F. Community dimensions and emotions in the era of COVID-19. J Community Appl Soc Psychol 2021; 32:358-373. [PMID: 34518754 PMCID: PMC8427116 DOI: 10.1002/casp.2560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Following an ecological perspective, reactions to a disaster—such as the COVID‐19 pandemic—should be analysed in the interdependence between individual and community dimensions. The present study aims to analyse individual emotional dimensions (anxiety, joy, fear or depressive feelings) and their community dimensions (connectedness, emotional sharing and solidarity) with a longitudinal approach among university students from Italian universities. Participants were 746 university students at t1 (during the lockdown) and 361 at t2 (after the lockdown) recruited in six Italian universities from different areas of Italy. Comparing emotional dimensions in the two times, t2 is characterized by a generalized ambiguity: both happiness or joy because of the end of limitations and a kind of ‘post‐lockdown anxiety’ because of a sense of individual inadequacy in facing the return to normality, conducting daily activities and attending community spaces. Data confirms that after the so‐called ‘honeymoon phase’ in community dimensions (first phase of t1 time), a sort of ‘depressive reaction’ arises at t2: Italian university students seem more aware of the need for individual and social responsibility and that many events are not under their personal control. The reconstruction phase and exit from the emergency are perceived as necessary but also as a difficult and risky period. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.
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- Daniela Marzana
- Department of Psychology Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and CERISVICO Research Centre on Community Development and Organisational Quality of Life Brescia Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement University of Palermo Palermo Italy
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- Department of Education Science University of Genoa Genova Italy
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- Department of Education Science University of Genoa Genova Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultural studies, Literatures and Psychology, and Center for the Study of Complex Dynamics (CSDC) University of Florence Florence Italy
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- Department of Psychology University of Torino Torino Italy
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- Department of Psychology University of Torino Torino Italy
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- Department of Humanities University of Naples Federico II Napoli Italy
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- Department of Humanities University of Naples Federico II Napoli Italy
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- Department of Psychology Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and CERISVICO Research Centre on Community Development and Organisational Quality of Life Brescia Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultural studies, Literatures and Psychology, and Center for the Study of Complex Dynamics (CSDC) University of Florence Florence Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultural studies, Literatures and Psychology, and Center for the Study of Complex Dynamics (CSDC) University of Florence Florence Italy
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Cattelino E, Testa S, Calandri E, Fedi A, Gattino S, Graziano F, Rollero C, Begotti T. Self-efficacy, subjective well-being and positive coping in adolescents with regard to Covid-19 lockdown. Curr Psychol 2021; 42:1-12. [PMID: 34177208 PMCID: PMC8214713 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01965-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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The study is aimed at examining the relationship between emotional and self-regulated learning self-efficacy, subjective well-being (SWB) and positive coping among adolescents and youths, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. 485 Italian students (74% girls; mean age 19.3) filled in an online questionnaire during the lockdown period. The hypothesized model in which both the forms of self-efficacy were predictors of SWB and positive coping, and SWB partially mediated the relation between self-efficacy measures and positive coping was tested by means of Structural equation modeling. Results largely supported the hypothesized relationships and suggested paying special attention to adolescents' self-efficacy in regulating basic negative emotions, in order to promote positive coping strategies to face challenges coming from everyday life and from non-normative events.
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- Elena Cattelino
- Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Valle d’Aosta, strada Cappuccini 2a – 11100, Aosta, Italy
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- Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Valle d’Aosta, strada Cappuccini 2a – 11100, Aosta, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, via Verdi 10 - 10124, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, via Verdi 10 - 10124, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, via Verdi 10 - 10124, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, via Verdi 10 - 10124, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, via Verdi 10 - 10124, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Torino, via Verdi 10 - 10124, Torino, Italy
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Rollero C, De Piccoli N. Myths about Intimate Partner Violence and Moral Disengagement: An Analysis of Sociocultural Dimensions Sustaining Violence against Women. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:ijerph17218139. [PMID: 33158077 PMCID: PMC7662619 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17218139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue worldwide and a serious violation of human rights. Recognizing IPV as a form of violence is essential for both victims who need help and offenders who can join treatment programs. Furthermore, only a society able to identify violence can effectively deal with IPV. The present study is aimed at investigating the role of sociocultural dimensions (i.e., ambivalent sexism toward women, ambivalence toward men, and lay theories about gender differences) in sustaining myths about IPV and moral disengagement. The participants were 359 university students (76.5% female). The results show that hostile sexism toward women plays a key role in sustaining both myths and moral disengagement. Moreover, benevolence toward men and biological lay gender theories (i.e., “naïve” theories assuming that sex differences are a product of biology and genetics) significantly affected the endorsement of IPV myths. The implications are discussed.
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Gattino S, Tartaglia S, Rollero C, De Piccoli N. The Relationship between Local Identification, Urban Disorder Sensitivity, and Prejudice Toward Immigrants: The Role of Autochthony. Am J Community Psychol 2019; 64:231-240. [PMID: 31206710 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Autochthony is the belief that a place belongs to those who were born there and that they are more entitled. Autochthony and local identification can foster sensitivity to any source of disorder that threatens local stability. The aims of this study were to determine whether: (a) local identification is associated with a higher level of sensitivity to urban disorder and a higher level of prejudice toward immigrants; (b) higher city identifiers use autochthony (entitlement for first comers) as a justification for both of these attitudes. A self-report questionnaire was administered to 254 adult residents of Turin, Italy. Local identification was found related to autochthony and to urban disorder sensitivity, autochthony was positively associated with both urban disorder sensitivity and prejudice toward immigrants and it mediated the relationship between local identification and prejudice.
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- Silvia Gattino
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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Tartaglia S, Rollero C, Bergagna E. The two sides of Islamophobia and the perception of threat from Islamic terrorists. J Community Psychol 2019; 47:1772-1786. [PMID: 31374586 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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There is a heightened interest concerning the understanding of prejudice toward Muslims in Europe, steadily increasing since 2001. This study aimed at investigating whether the phenomenon of Islamophobia could have two different manifestations (i.e., Islamoprejudice and Secular Critique of Islam). In particular, we assessed whether two social attitudes, Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA, i.e., authoritarian aggression, and conservatism) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO), could predict differently the two dimensions. Moreover, we wanted to investigate the different influence of the two dimensions in relation to the perceived threat from terrorism. A sample of 366 Italian adults participated in the study completing a self-report questionnaire. Data were analyzed by means of a structural equation model. Results showed that RWA and SDO were differently related to Islamoprejudice and Secular Critique of Islam, suggesting that certain forms of critique of Islam should not be associated with individual prejudice, because motivated only by secular, democratic, and universalistic convictions, denoting the traces of cultural biases. However, the nonprejudicial and apparently less problematic dimension of Islamophobia, that is, Secular Critique, does not preserve people from perceiving the threat from terrorism, in the same way as Islamoprejudice. Implications are discussed.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Gattino S, De Piccoli N, Grosso M, Miozzo S, Tanturri G, Rollero C. Awareness of gender medicine among family doctors. A field investigation. J Prev Interv Community 2019; 48:147-160. [PMID: 31282786 DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2019.1624354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ample evidence has shown that gender is one of the key determinants of health and illness and that a better understanding of gender-specific determinants can contribute to greater equity and equality in health services, with better health for both women and men. Nonetheless, the androcentric bias prevalent in healthcare makes it difficult to address the needs of either women or men adequately. Strengthening research into gender medicine issues is, therefore, desirable. With the present study, we investigated awareness of gender medicine among practicing primary care physicians and doctors-in-training in primary care and whether sexism affects awareness of gender medicine. Our findings show that there is a need for training programs to enhance gender awareness among both practicing physicians and those in training. Implications for policies are discussed.
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- Silvia Gattino
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Organization of Basic Health Services, Turin, Italy.,Italian Women's Medical Association, Section of Turin, Italy
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- Local Healthcare Services, Collegno and Pinerolo (Turin), Italy.,Italian Society of General Medicine and Primary Care, Section of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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The harmful effects of objectification and self-objectification have been widely investigated, but few studies have examined factors that may predict self-objectification. This research intends to assess the protective versus risk role of sociodemographic and physical characteristics (age, BMI), psychosocial variables (self-esteem; self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism), and social factors (influence of family and friends; internalization of media standards) on self-objectification in men and women. The selfobjectification was assessed with two subscales of the Objectified Body Consciousness Scale: Body Shame and Body Surveillance. Participants were 812 Italian adults of different age cohorts (age range 21?60 years; 50.7% females) recruited via a quota sampling method. Two regression models separately for males and females were performed. Results showed that mass media influence was the strongest predictor for body surveillance and body shame in both men and women, whereas gender-related patterns emerged for physical, psychological, and relational variables with age as moderator.
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- Chiara Rollero
- Università degli studi di Torino, Department of Psychology, Torino, Italy
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- Università degli studi di Torino, Department of Psychology, Torino, Italy
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- Università degli studi di Torino, Department of Psychology, Torino, Italy
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- Università degli studi di Torino, Department of Psychology, Torino, Italy
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Self-objectification occurs when individuals treat themselves as objects to be viewed and evaluated based upon appearance. Literature has largely elucidated links between self-objectification and damaging outcomes in both men and women. The purpose of the present study was to extend past research on the antecedents of self-objectification. We were interested in the role played by specific ideological components, i.e., higher order personal values (self-enhancement, conservation, self-transcendence, and openness to change), in influencing the degree to which individuals internalize the objectifying perspective of the Western cultural milieu, i.e., self-objectify. Undergraduate participants (N = 371, 76.8% women) completed measures of self-objectification (i.e., body surveillance and body shame), and endorsement of higher order values. Regression analyses demonstrated that self-enhancement is linked to higher self-objectification in both men and women, whereas conservation is related only to women’s body surveillance. Self-transcendence seemed to act as a buffer against men’s body surveillance, whereas openness to change resulted as a buffer against women’s body surveillance. Implications are discusses.
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- Chiara Rollero
- Facoltà di Psicologia, Università degli Studi eCampusNovedrate, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di TorinoTurin, Italy
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Fedi A, Rollero C. If Stigmatized, Self-Esteem Is not Enough: Effects of Sexism, Self-Esteem and Social Identity on Leadership Aspiration. Eur J Psychol 2016; 12:533-549. [PMID: 27872665 PMCID: PMC5114871 DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v12i4.984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ambivalent sexism has many pernicious consequences. Since gender stereotypes also affect leadership roles, the present research investigated the effects of ambivalent sexism on envisioning oneself as a leader. Our studies tested the influence of sexist attitudes (toward women - Study 1 - and men - Study 2) on leadership aspiration, taking into account the interaction among ambivalent attitudes, personal characteristics (e.g. self-esteem), and group processes (e.g. level of identification with gender). Specifically, the current study used a 3 (sexism: hostile, benevolent, control) x 2 (social identification: high, low) x 2 (self-esteem: high, low) factorial design. 178 women participated in Study 1. Results showed that, although sexism was not recognised as a form of prejudice and did not trigger negative emotions, in sexist conditions high-identified women increase their leadership aspiration. In Study 2 men (N = 184) showed to recognise hostility as a form of prejudice, to experience more negative emotions, but to be not influenced in leadership aspiration. For both men and women self-esteem had a significant main effect on leadership aspiration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Angela Fedi
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Faculty of Psychology, University eCampus, Novedrate, Italy
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Fedi A, Pucci L, Tartaglia S, Rollero C. Correlates of work-alienation and positive job attitudes in high- and low-status workers. CDI 2016. [DOI: 10.1108/cdi-03-2016-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
The concept of alienation boasts a long history in the academic literature. However, their empirical relations are not clear. The purpose of this paper is to test a model of predictors and outcomes of alienation. Since occupational status plays a key role in alienation processes, such model was tested with high- and low-status workers.
Design/methodology/approach
Participants were 340 workers holding high-status (n=98) and low-status (n=242) positions. Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire. The authors verified the hypothesized relationships by means of a structural equation modelling, simultaneously tested on high- and low-status workers.
Findings
Results showed that individual determinants of alienation, i.e. locus of control, appear to play a more relevant role for high-status professionals, whereas organizational dimensions, i.e. perception of decision making, have an impact only for low-status workers. Relational variables, i.e. work-family conflict, fostered alienation, regardless the status. Concerning outcomes, alienation decreased both job satisfaction and job involvement.
Research limitations/implications
The specificities of the cultural context have to be considered. Generalizing the results to other cultural contexts requires caution.
Practical implications
Work alienation has a negative influence on work attitudes that can be better managed by the knowledge of alienation’s correlates and peculiarities.
Originality/value
The study confirms the relevance of alienation for workers’ satisfaction and involvement highlighting the difference between high- and low-status workers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chiara Rollero
- Assistant Professor; Faculty of Psychology; University eCampus; Italy
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Objectification has been found to have negative consequences on how women are
perceived by others. However in an even more sexualized world being a sexual
object has become a standard of physical attractiveness for women and
objectification could foster a positive evaluation increasing attractiveness.
Although Objectification Theory was originally grounded in women?s
experiences, some research points to the promise of Objectification Theory
for understanding men?s experiences as well. The aim of the paper was
investigating the effects of objectification on gender stereotypes and
perceived attractiveness. Two experimental studies were conducted. Study 1
(N=139) investigated the effects of objectification on female targets. Study
2 (N=146) investigated the effects on male targets. In both studies three
dependent variables were considered: communality, agency, and attractiveness.
Results of Study 1 revealed that objectified women were considered less
communal and more attractive. Moreover, men perceived objectified women less
agentic than the non-objectified ones, whereas women showed the opposite
perception. Concerning men, objectification has a limited impact, as it
interacted with participants? gender only on communality: men considered
objectified males more communal than the non-objectified ones, while women
revealed the opposite perception.
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Research on personality has shown that perceiving a person as attractive fosters positive expectations about his/her personal characteristics. Literature has also demonstrated a significant link between personality traits and occupational achievement. Present research examines the combined effects of attractiveness, occupational status, and gender on the evaluation of others’ personality, according to the Big Five model. The study consisted of a 2 (Attractiveness: High vs. Low) x 2 (occupational Status: High vs. Low) x 2 (Target gender: Male vs. Female) between-subjects experimental design (N = 476). Results showed that attractive targets were considered more positively than unattractive targets, and this effect was even stronger for male targets. Occupational status influenced perceived agreeableness (lower for high-status targets) and perceived conscientiousness (higher for high-status targets).
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- Faculty of Psychology, University eCampus, Novedrate, Italy
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The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence of gender stereotypes concerning occupational roles and sexualization in newspaper advertisements of two European countries very different for cultural values and gender equality, that is, Italy and the Netherlands. The top three newspapers by circulation in each country were selected. We included all the issues of these newspapers published in 1 month. We selected all the advertisings of a quarter a page in size or larger containing at least one adult human. Using content analysis, 1,666 characters depicted in the selected advertisings were coded by independent judges. Results demonstrated that men were primarily featured in playing professional roles, whereas women were more frequently presented as decorative. Compared with males, female characters were also more frequently sexualized, and this phenomenon was stronger in the more gender-unequal country, that is, Italy. Because of the role of advertising in shaping the cultural values, policy makers and cultural promoters should try to further with some kind of incentive a more equalitarian representation of genders in advertisings.
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De Piccoli N, Rollero C. Public involvement in social and political participation processes: A gender perspective. J Community Appl Soc Psychol 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/casp.1027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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