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| Gianluca GiniSummaryAffiliation: University of Padova Country: Italy Publications
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Social support, peer victimisation, and somatic complaints: a mediational analysisGianluca Gini
Developmental Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
J Paediatr Child Health 45:358-63. 2009..Specifically, we tested a model that posited a mediational role of peer victimisation on the association between low social support and somatic symptoms in three age groups...
Association between bullying and psychosomatic problems: a meta-analysisGianluca Gini
Universita di Padova, Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Via Venezia, 8, 35131 Padova, Italy
Pediatrics 123:1059-65. 2009..OBJECTIVE. We performed a meta-analysis to quantify the association between involvement in bullying and psychosomatic complaints in the school-aged population...
Determinants of adolescents' active defending and passive bystanding behavior in bullyingGianluca Gini
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia, 8, 35131 Padova, Italy
J Adolesc 31:93-105. 2008..Results are discussed in terms of theoretical and practical implications for researchers and educational practitioners...
Associations between bullying behaviour, psychosomatic complaints, emotional and behavioural problemsGianluca Gini
University of Padua, Padua, Italy
J Paediatr Child Health 44:492-7. 2008..The present study aimed at analysing psychosomatic, emotional and behavioural problems among Italian bullies, victims and bully victims...
Does empathy predict adolescents' bullying and defending behavior?Gianluca Gini
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
Aggress Behav 33:467-76. 2007..The current findings confirm and extend the literature on the relation between empathy, prosociality and aggressive behavior. Educational implications are also discussed...
The role of bystanders in students' perception of bullying and sense of safetyGianluca Gini
Department of Developmental and Socialization Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
J Sch Psychol 46:617-38. 2008..Bystanders' behavior influenced both participants' perceptions of the victims and their perceived sense of safety at school. Implications for anti-bullying programs based upon the group ecology are discussed...
The role of individual correlates and class norms in defending and passive bystanding behavior in bullying: a multilevel analysisTiziana Pozzoli
University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Child Dev 83:1917-31. 2012..These results significantly expand previous findings in this field, by demonstrating the need for a social-ecological approach to the study of the different aspects of bullying. Implications for antibullying programs are discussed...
Active defending and passive bystanding behavior in bullying: the role of personal characteristics and perceived peer pressureTiziana Pozzoli
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia, 8, 35131, Padova, Italy
J Abnorm Child Psychol 38:815-27. 2010..Finally, the perception of peer pressure for intervention buffered the negative influence of distancing on passive bystanding tendencies. Future directions are discussed...
Individual and class moral disengagement in bullying among elementary school childrenTiziana Pozzoli
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
Aggress Behav 38:378-88. 2012..Conversely, class disregarding/distorting the consequences was negatively associated with between-class variation in the outcome behavior. Implications for understanding the role of morality in children's bullying are discussed...
Different forms of bullying and their association to smoking and drinking behavior in Italian adolescentsAlessio Vieno
University of Padova, Italy
J Sch Health 81:393-9. 2011....
Brief report: adaptation of the Italian Version of the Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale to the adolescent populationGianluca Gini
Department of Developmental and Socialisation Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 8, 35131 Padova, Italy. gianluca.gini@ unipd.it
J Adolesc 29:307-12. 2006..Our analyses revealed the same factorial structure of the original scale and showed a good internal reliability. The items of the TSIS-IV were reasonably unbiased in terms of social desirability response bias...
'To define means to say what you know about things': the development of definitional skills as metalinguistic acquisitionBeatrice Benelli
University of Padua, Italy
J Child Lang 33:71-97. 2006..Results showed better performance on both tasks as a function of age and educational level; they also confirmed the important roles of metalinguistic ability and educational level in producing well-structured formal definitions...
