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
Di Napoli, F., Mari, S., Valtorta, R. (2025). Lo spreco alimentare attraverso la percezione di responsabilità e di ingiustizia sociale. Intervento presentato a: Nutrire il futuro: innovazione e sostenibilità per un’alimentazione consapevole, Chieti, Italia. Detail
Pfuhl, G., Prazeres, F., Kowal, M., Aavik, T., Abad-Villaverde, B., Afhami, R., et al. (2025). A preliminary study on the role of personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases on self-reported health across countries. PUBLIC HEALTH, 242(May 2025), 220-227 [10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.030]. 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
Valtorta, R., Vezzoli, M., Mari, S., Durante, F., Volpato, C. (2024). Measuring Subjective Inequality: Development and Validation of the Perceived Economic Inequality Scale (PEIS). THE SPANISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 27(6) [10.1017/SJP.2024.4]. 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
Research projects
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
- Componente del Consiglio/Comitato Direttivo - International Society for Political Psychology, 2024
- 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 - International Society of Political Psychology, 2005
- Socio effettivo o corrispondente - European Association of Social Psychology, 2005
- Socio effettivo o corrispondente - Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2005
- Socio effettivo o corrispondente - 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
- 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 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