MARI SILVIA

Role
Associate professor  
Academic disciplines
Social Psychology (PSIC-03/A)
Scientific-Disciplinary Group:
SOCIAL, WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (11/PSIC-03)
Office phone
Room:
  • U06, Floor: 4, Room: 4081
Reception hours

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Research

  • Psychology of intergroup relationships: collective victimhood and structural inequalities; historical memories and collective emotions; acculturation processes and prejudice reduction
  • Attitude Psychology: social psychological processes of conspiracy theories; shared intentions and social action; attitude-behavior relationship
  • Psychology of media: digital influence and conspiracy theories; scientific disinformation; identity processes in virtual domains; media and sexual objectification
  • Marketing and organizational psychology: emotional and political identity processes and consumer behavior; organizational commitment

Publications

  • Schepisi, M., Gjoneska, B., Mari, S., Panasiti, M., Porciello, G., Imhoff, R. (2024). Conspiracy mentality differently shapes interpersonal trust when money or digital privacy is at stake. JOURNAL OF TRUST RESEARCH, 14(1), 78-95 [10.1080/21515581.2023.2248083]. Detail

  • Rupar, M., Bobowik, M., Sekerdej, M., Pastor, E., Kołeczek, M., Jamróz‐dolińska, K., et al. (2024). The link between anger and admiration toward governmental actions and self‐reported preventive behaviour in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 59(1), 172-183 [10.1002/ijop.12961]. Detail

  • Di Napoli, F., Mari, S., Đorđević, J., Kljajić, D. (2024). Examining the influence of information-related factors on vaccination intentions via confidence: Insights from adult samples in Italy and Serbia during the COVID-19 pandemic. SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY COMPASS, 18(2 (February 2024)) [10.1111/spc3.12929]. Detail

  • Tiozzo Pezzoli, B., Demasi, V., Ruzza, M., Giaretta, M., Ricci, A., Mari, S. (2024). Fridge storage for food safety: the role of psychosocial factors to improve food safety risk communication. Intervento presentato a: 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis – Europe (SRA-E), “Risk in time and space", Athens, Greece. Detail

  • Jolley, D., Mari, S., Schrader, T., Cookson, D. (2024). Sexism and Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs: Hostile Sexism Moderates the Link Between Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs and Rape Myth Acceptance. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [10.1177/10778012241234892]. Detail

Research projects

Biodivercity: una strategia per al tutela della biodiversità a Milano
Year: 2020
Call: Bando 57
Grantors: FONDAZIONE DI COMUNITA' DI MILANO CITTA', SUD EST, SUD OVEST E ADDA MARTESANA
Drivers of public responses toward Coronavirus outbreak and implications of social dynamics (COSD)
Year: 2020
Grantors: THE RESEARCH COUNCIL OF NORWAY (RCN)
Approccio etnografico e dei behavioural nudges per la definizione dei fattori che inducono il consumatore ad attuare comportamenti corretti durante la manipolazione domestica degli alimenti e relativo sviluppo di un’efficace strategia di comunicazione del rischio
Year: 2018
Grantors: MINISTERO DELLA SALUTE
The Psychology of Economic Inequality
Year: 2017
Call: PRIN 2017
Grantors: M.I.U.R. - MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE, DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA

Awards

Awards

  • 2019 International Travel Awards 2019 SPSSI, (Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues, 2019
  • European Association of Social Psychology - Full Member Travel Grant, European Association of Social Psychology, 2018
  • Teacher/Scholar Travel Award - Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2018, Society for Personality and Social Psychology http://www.spsp.org/, 2018
  • Premio S.I.P.CO, S.I.P.CO (Società Italiana di Psicologia di Comunità), 2012
  • Premio Miglior Poster Associazione Italiana di Psicologia - Sezione di Psicologia Sociale, Associazione Italiana di Psicologia - Sezione di Psicologia Sociale, 2007
  • Premio miglior tesi di dottorato - Associazione Italiana di Psicologia (sezione di psicologia sociale), AIP - Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, 2006

Scientific fellowships

  • Socio effettivo o corrispondente - Asian Association of Social Psychology, 2013
  • Socio effettivo o corrispondente - Society for Psychological Studies of Social Issues, 2012
  • Socio effettivo o corrispondente - Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2005
  • Socio effettivo o corrispondente - European Association of Social Psychology, 2005
  • Socio effettivo o corrispondente - International Society of Political Psychology, 2005
  • Socio effettivo o corrispondente - Associazione Italiana di Psicologia - Sezione di Psicologia Sociale, 2004

Editorial boards

  • Associate Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2019 - 2022
  • Guest Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2016
  • Membro del Comitato Editoriale - REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE PSYCHOLOGIE SOCIALE, 2016 - 2022
  • Guest Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE PSYCHOLOGIE SOCIALE, 2015
  • Membro del Comitato Editoriale - JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2012 - 2022

Research and teaching assignments

  • Attivita' didattica - Erasmus+ teaching experience - Panteion University, 2017
  • Visiting Researcher - Research projects' implementation in cultural neurosciences - University of Michigan, 2010
  • Attivita' didattica - Erasmus - University of Cyprus, 2020
  • Attivita' didattica - Erasmus+ - Teaching mobility - Keele University, 2019
  • Visiting Researcher - Visiting Scholar in collaboration with Prof. R.P. Bagozzi at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University, Houston (TX) - Rice University, 2005

Congresses/Conferences

  • Program chair - European Association of Social Psychology - Small Group Meeting on Psychological perspectives on collective victimhood and its consequences for intergroup relations - Co-President, 2014