MARI SILVIA
- U06, Floor: 4, Room: 4081
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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
Demasi, V., Imhoff, R., Mari, S. (In corso di stampa). The Role of Conspiracy Beliefs and Populist Attitudes in Shaping Policy Support Within the Economic Context. In M.K. Miller, M.K. Cunius, T.S. Giannetta (a cura di), The Social Science of Conspiracy, Extremism, and Hate. Oxford University Press. Detail
Zogmaister, C., Fedeli, F., Albertoni, D., Alparone, F., Aquino, A., Talo, C., et al. (2026). Assessing spontaneous responses to insect-based foods using BIAT and manikin task. FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE, 142(August 2026) [10.1016/j.foodqual.2026.105914]. Detail
Tiozzo Pezzoli, B., Demasi, V., Ruzza, M., Calandra, U., Zinni, E., Giaretta, M., et al. (2026). Food storage in household refrigerators: Exploring the role of psychosocial factors to improve food risk communication. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 236(31 July 2026) [10.1016/j.foodres.2026.119163]. Detail
Bagozzi, R., Xie, C., Mari, S. (2026). Benefit Mediates the Gratitude-Morality Link and Political Ideology Moderates the Effect. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 36(2 (March/April 2026)) [10.1002/casp.70229]. Detail
Demasi, V., Tiozzo Pezzoli, B., Ruzza, M., Giaretta, M., Ricci, A., Mari, S. (2025). L’utilizzo di nudge comportamentali digitali per la promozione della sicurezza alimentare in ambito domestico: Uno studio longitudinale. In Convegno Nazionale Promuovere Diete Sane e Sostenibili: Dalla Teoria Alla Pratica Abstract Book (pp.37-37). Detail
Research projects
Awards
Awards
- 2019 International Travel Awards 2019 SPSSI, (Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues, 2019
- Teacher/Scholar Travel Award - Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2018, Society for Personality and Social Psychology http://www.spsp.org/, 2018
- European Association of Social Psychology - Full Member Travel Grant, European Association of Social Psychology, 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
- Componente del Consiglio/Comitato Direttivo - International Society for Political Psychology, 2024
- - Asian Association of Social Psychology, 2013
- - Society for Psychological Studies of Social Issues, 2012
- - European Association of Social Psychology, 2005
- - International Society of Political Psychology, 2005
- - Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2005
- - Associazione Italiana di Psicologia - Sezione di Psicologia Sociale, 2004
Editorial boards
- Membro del Comitato Editoriale - REVISTA DE PSICOLOGÍA SOCIAL, 2025
- Associate Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2024 - 2026
- Membro del Comitato Editoriale - BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2023 - 2025
- 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 - 2026
- 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
- 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
- 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
Congresses/Conferences
- Program committee - EASP General Meeting Krakow(Polonia), 2023
- Program committee - XIV European Congress of Psychology(Italia), 2015
- Program chair - European Association of Social Psychology - Small Group Meeting on Psychological perspectives on collective victimhood and its consequences for intergroup relations - Co-President(Italia), 2014