Conveners
Methodology 1
- Pietro Cipresso (Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università di Torino)
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Rossella Caliciuri (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)9/11/25, 3:30 PMMethodologyMini-talks
Validating a scale across different cultural contexts is crucial for enhancing the construct's cross-national applicability and supporting its validity, especially regarding generalizability in varied administrative settings. Defining constructs is essential for developing psychological theories, as a reliable measurement is needed before empirical study can occur. Construct validation,...
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Dr Paola Pasca (Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, eCampus University, 22060 Novedrate, Italy)9/11/25, 3:50 PMMethodologyMini-talks
Introduction
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The Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) is a widely adopted tool for the psychometric analysis of language in psychological, social, and clinical contexts. The recently updated LIWC-22 English version introduces new psychological categories, a more flexible hierarchical structure, and an expanded dictionary. However, the last official Italian version dates back to 2007—prior... -
Massimo Nucci9/11/25, 4:00 PMMethodologyMini-talks
La stima dell’accordo tra valutatori su compiti di classificazione booleana si basa sul conteggio delle concordanze osservate, eventualmente aggiustato per la probabilità di accordo dovuto al caso. Una classificazione booleana, a sua volta, può essere considerata come il risultato di un modello a due costrutti. Il primo è la teoria del valutatore, ossia la soggettiva valutazione sul grado di...
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Dr Rosa Napoletano (Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari)9/11/25, 4:10 PMMethodologyMini-talks
Background: Active Ageing (AA) refers to the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation, and security in later life. The University of Jyväskylä Active Ageing Scale (UJACAS) is one of the few instruments that operationalizes AA across four dimensions: motivation (will to act), ability, opportunity to act, and activity frequency. However, questions remain regarding the...
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Angela Sorgente (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)9/11/25, 4:20 PMMethodologyMini-talks
Constructs are often measured using multi-item scales and item quality evaluation depends on the theoretical framework adopted. For instance, within Classical Test Theory, items are typically evaluated based on their factor loadings, whereas Item Response Theory emphasizes item difficulty and discrimination. This contribution introduces an alternative, person-centered approach to item...
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Dr Francesca Mottola (Department of Psychology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Department of Educational, Psychological and Communication Sciences, University “Suor Orsola Benincasa”)9/11/25, 4:30 PMMethodologyMini-talks
The emergence of the HEXACO model in personality studies and the lack of an adequate scale for the measurement of personality in adolescence according to this model have prompted some researchers to develop and validate a novel HEXACO scale for adolescents (10-14 years), named HEXACO Medium School Inventory Extended (MSI-E). The scale consists of 192 items and showed excellent psychometric...
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Ainzara Favini9/11/25, 4:40 PMMethodologyMini-talks
La letteratura sul temperamento in infanzia e adolescenza ha una tradizione molto forte e antica nel tempo. Sebbene dal punto di vista teorico ci sia un forte ancoraggio, a livello empirico i risultati sull’identificazione di profili temperamentali, che tengano conto di pattern specifici di funzionamento, risultano ad oggi inconsistenti ed ambigui. La presente proposta vuole contribuire al...
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Mrs Anastasia Galkina (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca), Giulio Costantini (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca)9/11/25, 4:50 PMMethodologyMini-talks
Background
Emotional linkage between romantic partners fosters intimacy, empathy, and relationship satisfaction. However, previous studies offer mixed evidence, with some highlighting interdependence and others revealing substantial variability across couples.Methods
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To investigate this further, we conducted a 30-day experience sampling study with 77 Italian romantic couples.... -
Dr Giulia Raimondi (Dipartimento di Psicologia dei Processi di Sviluppo e Socializzazione, Università La Sapienza di Roma)MethodologyMini-talks
Adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds often face greater challenges in maintaining psychological well-being at school. Within the school context, academic self-efficacy (ASE), defined as students’ belief in their ability to manage learning tasks, has been shown to foster adaptive emotional functioning, promoting positive emotions and protecting against negative ones. However, the extent...
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