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Lo Cricchio MG, Musso P, Lo Coco A, Inguglia C, Liga F, Bowker JC, Rubin KH. Peer Reputation Configurations and Associations with Friendship Adjustment. J Genet Psychol 2023; 184:339-355. [PMID: 37172136 PMCID: PMC10524753 DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2023.2205463] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Peer reputation (PR) refers to how peer groups collectively view an individual in terms of socio-behavioral characteristics, such as aggression, social withdrawal, leadership, and prosociality. Despite considerable research on PR, few studies have considered PRs in relation to indices of friendship, particularly with a person-centered approach. The goal of the current study was to adopt such an approach and identify peer reputation configurations and their defining characteristics, and to examine how such configurations are linked to friendship prevalence and quality. Four hundred and twenty-six Italian seventh-grade students (57.3% male, Mage = 12.07) completed peer nomination measures of PR and reported on their friendships. Their mutual best friends were subsequently determined, and a friendship quality measure was completed. Teachers rated participants' problem behaviors and competencies. Cluster analytic methods produced four PR configurations that were defined by the following characteristics: (1) Shy/Excluded/Victimized, (2) Normative, (3) Aggressive/Arrogant, and (4) Prosocial/Popular. Teacher ratings supported these configurations such that Prosocial/Popular students were rated the lowest in problem behaviors and Shy/Excluded/Victimized and Aggressive/Arrogant were the highest in learning problems. Additional analyses showed numerous linkages between the configurations and friendship. For instance, Prosocial/Popular students were more likely to have mutual and satisfying friendships relative to students in the other groups. These findings provide new insights into the complex linkages between group- and dyadic-level peer experiences during early adolescence and may inform prevention and intervention efforts aimed at Shy/Excluded/Victimized youth struggling with peers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio
- Department of Human Science, University of Studies of Basilicata, via N. Sauro 85 – 85100 Potenza (Italy)
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- Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Studies of Bari (Italy), Palazzo Chiaia – Napolitano, Floor 4 - Room 406, via Scipione Crisanzio, 42 70122 - Bari, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo (Italy), viale delle Scienze, Ed.15, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement. University of Palermo (Italy), viale delle Scienze, Ed.15, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Università di Messina, via Bivona, n. 6/7 - 98122 Messina (Italy)
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- Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Buffalo, 216 Park Hall, Buffalo NY, 14260-4110
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology (HDQM), 3942 Campus Drive, Benjamin Building (143), Suite 3304, College Park, MD 20742-1131
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Lo Cricchio MG, Musso P, Lo Coco A, Cassibba R, Liga F. The relation between empathy and aggression: The role of attachment style. Eur J Psychol 2022; 18:319-336. [DOI: 10.5964/ejop.4509] [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] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study aimed to examine the explaining and moderating role of attachment style profiles on the association between empathy and aggression. Participants were 548 Italian adults (M = 47.62 years, SD = 6.14) who completed a survey measuring attachment, empathy, and aggression. Using cluster analytic methods, initial results indicated two attachment style profiles to be considered (secure vs. insecure). However, we also extracted a more theoretically guided four-cluster solution including preoccupied, secure, fearful, and dismissing profiles. Moreover, structural equation modelling showed that higher levels of empathy linked to lower levels of aggression. Nonetheless, when introducing in the model the dichotomous or the multi-categorical attachment style profile variable as predictive of both empathy and aggression, their association became not significant, while secure attachment profile significantly presented higher levels of empathy and lower levels of aggression compared to the other profiles. Furthermore, attachment style profile moderated the link between empathy and aggression. Specifically, in the secure group empathy and aggression were negatively related, but no significant association was evidenced in the other groups. Findings are discussed in the light of the literature.
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Lo Cricchio MG, Stefanelli F, Palladino BE, Paciello M, Menesini E. Development and Validation of the Ethnic Moral Disengagement Scale. Front Psychol 2022; 12:756350. [PMID: 35111099 PMCID: PMC8801567 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.756350] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Research has underlined that moral disengagement processes, by which people switch off their moral values and act aggressively without experiencing guilt, are highly connected with contextual factors. However, research on situational variations in moral disengagement is limited, especially considering the associations with characteristics such as the ethnic origin of potential victims. The general aim of the present study was to develop a brief, specific measure of ethnic moral disengagement able to catch individual justification used in the case of ethnic bullying and cyberbullying, and test its validity and reliability. An eight items scale was developed and administered in study 1, in a sample of 961students attending several Italian high schools (53.5% female; Mage 15 years). Considering the results of the CFA, we modified one of the items and the scale was administered again, in a second sample of 1,229 students (49.9% female; Mage 15.62 years) in study 2. A one-factor model of ethnic moral disengagement fit the data well and internal consistency showed to be good. As an additional step, we found that the model was invariant across Italian adolescents and youths with a different ethnic or culture of origin (having at least one parent born abroad) strengthened our confidence regarding the factorial integrity of the scale. Last, the scale showed to be positively associated with ethnic bullying and cyberbullying. Generally, findings suggested that the Ethnic Moral Disengagement scale can be a useful tool for those interested in measuring moral disengagement and evaluating how it impacts bullying and cyberbullying of minority groups.
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literature and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- *Correspondence: Federica Stefanelli,
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literature and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literature and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Lo Cricchio MG, Palladino BE, Eleftheriou A, Nocentini A, Menesini E. Parental Mediation Strategies and Their Role on Youths’ Online Privacy Disclosure and Protection. European Psychologist 2021. [DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Abstract. The amount of personal information shared online every day by youths without control has raised concerns about their vulnerability to privacy disclosure. Parental mediation strategies have been considered as important aspects that can contribute to the reduction of online-related risks. However, research on this field has shown puzzling results and there is not a consistent investigation of the specific role of parental mediation in youths’ online privacy management. Therefore, this systematic review was aimed at examining the evidence for associations between different parental mediation strategies and aspects of both privacy disclosure and protection. The search was conducted in December 2019 in the SCOPUS and Web of Science scientific databases and resulted in 17 studies that have been included in our review. Taken together, the results confirm that mediation practices can be considered as important variables for the reduction of information disclosure and for enhancing privacy protection. However, some specificities emerged. Restrictive forms of mediation showed clear negative associations with disclosing behaviors, whereas active strategies showed more contrasting results. Moreover, restrictive practices seemed to be less linked to attitudes and beliefs of privacy protection than active forms. More research is needed concerning the role of co-viewing strategies. Findings were discussed in terms of future research and intervention.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio
- Department of Science of Society and Education in the Mediterranean Area, University for Foreigners “Dante Alighieri” of Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology, University of Florence, Italy
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Lo Cricchio MG, Costa S, Liga F. Adolescents' well-being: The role of basic needs fulfilment in family context. Br J Dev Psychol 2020; 39:190-204. [PMID: 33108000 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Although there is an increasing interest in studying the relations between the satisfaction of basic psychological needs and well-being, this association for both parents and adolescents has been to some extent disregarded within the self-determination theory. The present study was aimed at testing a model of relations between father, mother, and adolescent's perception of basic needs fulfilment and well-being. Participants were 98 co-living family units of mother, father, and adolescents (54% males) aged from 12 to 18 years (M = 15.11, SD = 1.44). Results confirm that basic needs fulfilment was predictive of well-being in all participants. Moreover, the needs fulfilment of both parents seemed to play a relevant role directly on the perceived needs satisfaction of their adolescents, and indirectly on their well-being, through the adolescent's needs satisfaction. Results are discussed in terms of practical implications for the promotion of positive youth development.
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- Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio
- Department of Science of Society and Education in the Mediterranean Area, University for Foreigners 'Dante Alighieri', Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Studies of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy
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Lo Cricchio MG, García-Poole C, te Brinke LW, Bianchi D, Menesini E. Moral disengagement and cyberbullying involvement: A systematic review. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2020.1782186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio
- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (FORLILPSI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Universidad De La Laguna, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain
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- Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (FORLILPSI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Musso P, Lo Cricchio MG, Lo Coco A, Tani F, Ingoglia S, Rubin KH. A Revised Short Form of the Extended Class Play Among Italian Early Adolescents. Psychol Rep 2019; 123:1986-2016. [PMID: 31648609 DOI: 10.1177/0033294119884009] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Among the measures assessing peer reputation, the Extended Class Play (ECP) is now used extensively in North American settings. Little information is available in other cultural contexts. Furthermore, practical considerations suggest developing a shorter form of the ECP to be used in socio-educational environments. This study examined the ECP dimensions of peer assessment in Italy as well as developed a shorter form of the measure. We revised the ECP using factor analyses according to an explorative-confirmatory approach. The original 37-item ECP was shortened to a 22-item version and, subsequently, the properties of the revised measure were evaluated. We performed two studies comprising, respectively, 643 (55% male; 97% Italian; Mage = 12.20, SD = 0.60) and 652 (58% male; 94% Italian; Mage = 12.26, SD = 0.66) seventh-grade young adolescents living in southern and central Italy. Results revealed a clear and consistent seven-factor structure and acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Factors included constructs such as Shyness-Withdrawal, Prosociality-Leadership, Aggression, Popularity-Sociability, Victimization, Rejection-Exclusion, and Boastfulness. Correlations between the dimensions of the 22-item ECP and teacher ratings of young adolescents' behaviors further confirmed the validity of the solution. Findings suggest the importance of culturally revised measures of social reputation and indicate that the short form of the ECP has considerable promise to be considered a valuable measure to assess the multidimensional aspects of peer relationships.
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- Pasquale Musso
- Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, Università degli Studi di Bari, Palazzo Chiaia-Napolitano, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Educational, Physical Exercise and Training Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Educational, Physical Exercise and Training Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Liga F, Lo Coco A, Musso P, Inguglia C, Costa S, Lo Cricchio MG, Ingoglia S. Parental psychological control, autonomy support and Italian emerging adult’s psychosocial well-being: a cluster analytic approach. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2018.1532887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Francesca Liga
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy
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Liga F, Ingoglia S, Inguglia C, Lo Coco A, Lo Cricchio MG, Musso P, Cheah C, Rose L, Gutow MR. Associations Among Psychologically Controlling Parenting, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Problem Behaviors During Emerging Adulthood. J Psychol 2017; 151:393-415. [PMID: 28388337 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2017.1305323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate the relations among perceived parental psychological control (PPC), autonomy and relatedness, and negative outcomes during emerging adulthood in two cultural contexts: Italy and the USA. More specifically, we explored the mechanisms through which dependency-oriented PPC (DPPC) and achievement-oriented PPC (APPC) are associated with both internalizing and externalizing difficulties, focusing on the mediating role of autonomy and relatedness. Participants were 418 European-American and 359 Italian college students. Results indicated that the expressions of PPC with regard to dependency and achievement were related to emerging adults' negative outcomes through different pathways, and these effects were moderated by the cultural group. The implications of the findings for future related empirical investigations and clinical interventions were discussed.
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Liga F, Ingoglia S, Lo Cricchio MG, Lo Coco A. Mothers’ Parenting Stress and Adolescents’ Emotional Separation: The Role of Youngsters’ Self Orientation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.3233/dev-150169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Francesca Liga
- Department of Human and Social Sciences, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Inguglia C, Ingoglia S, Liga F, Lo Coco A, Lo Cricchio MG. Autonomy and Relatedness in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Relationships with Parental Support and Psychological Distress. J Adult Dev 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10804-014-9196-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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