In questa sezione sono elencati i prodotti della ricerca sul benessere dei componenti del Dipartimento di Psicologia, a partire dal 2020.

In particolare, i prodotti sono raggruppati in tre aree:

• la prima si focalizza in maniera più esplicita sui costrutti di benessere psicologico, soggettivo e interpersonale e i relativi dispositivi di benessere (tra cui emozioni positive e savoring, ottimismo, punti di forza del carattere, self-compassion, mindfulness e flow) in un’ottica sia di analisi che di intervento con popolazione sana;
• la seconda si rivolge allo studio e al potenziamento del funzionamento cognitivo, affettivo e sociale in specifici ambiti (ad esempio lo sport e il lavoro) e alla promozione di comportamenti positivi (quali ad esempio la tutela dell’ambiente e la prosocialità);
• la terza fa riferimento alla messa a punto di strumenti di assessment tradizionali e innovativi e protocolli di intervento per la promozione del benessere e della salute mentale in situazioni di disturbo e malattia (ad es. dipendenze, depressione, tumore, sclerosi multipla e Alzheimer)  

I prodotti sono distinti in articoli su rivista, contributi in volume e monografie.

Area 1: Benessere psicologico, soggettivo e interpersonale

Articoli su rivista

1. Pancini, E., Colombo, D., Folgado-Alufre, M., Morena^, A., Bernardelli^, L., Baños-Rivera^, R.M., Villani, D. (2025, in press). The role of VR-based transformative experience on positive emotions and savoring practice in emerging adults: preliminary results. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS), Springer  
2. Pancini, E., Di Natale, A.F., Villani, D. (2025, in press). Breathing in Virtual Reality for Promoting Mental Health: A Scoping Review. Virtual Reality
3. Allegretta, R.A., Rovelli, K. Balconi, M. (2024). The Role of Emotion Regulation and Awareness in Psychosocial Stress: An EEG-Psychometric Correlational Study, «Healthcare», 12(15), 1491.https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12151491
4. Malighetti, C., Bernardelli, L., Pancini, E., Riva, G., & Villani, D. (2023). Promoting emotional and psychological well-being during COVID-19 pandemic: A self-help virtual reality intervention for university students. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 26(4), 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2022.024
5. Pizzolante, M., Borghesi, F., Sarcinella, E., Bartolotta, S., Salvi, C., Cipresso, P., ... & Chirico, A. (2023). Awe in the metaverse: Designing and validating a novel online virtual-reality awe-inspiring training. Computers in Human Behavior, 148, 107876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107876  Villani, D., Sorgente, A., Antonietti, A., & Iannello, P. (2023). The contribution of meaning making and religiosity to individuals’ psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Prosocial orientation matters. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 19 (2), 192-206 https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.9389
6. Villani, D., Pancini, E., Pesce, F., & Scuzzarella, L. (2023). Savoring life during pandemic: an online intervention to promote well-being in emerging adults. BMC psychology, 11(1), 196. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01225-z
7. Chirico, A., Serafini, F., Pizzolante, M., Malvezzi, R., Gianotti, E., Micucci, C., ... & Gaggioli, A. (2022). Inspiring awe in high school teachers: Design and preliminary test of a virtual training on AltspaceVR. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 20(A), 31-35.
8. Lombardi, E., Valle, A., Bianco, F., Castelli, I., Massaro, D., Marchetti, A. (2022). Supporting mentalizing in primary school children: the effects of Thoughts in Mind Project for Children (TiM-C) on Metacognition, Emotion Regulation and Theory of Mind. Cognition and Emotion, 1-12, DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2022.2067521
9. Pancini, E., Villani, D., & Riva, G. (2022). The e-SaVoR Project: Savoring and Virtual Reality to Enhance Emerging Adults' Well-Being. CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 25(12). 1089/cyber.2022.29261.ceu  
10. Rizzato, M., Di Dio, C., Miraglia, L., Sam, C., D'Anzi, S., Antonelli, M., Donelli, D., Are You Happy? A Validation Study of a Tool Measuring Happiness, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 2022; 12 (8): 295-312. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12080295
11. Chirico, A., Shiota, M. N., & Gaggioli, A. (2021). Positive emotion dispositions and emotion regulation in the Italian population. Plos one, 16(3), e0245545.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245545
12. Chirico, A., Clewis, R. R., Yaden, D. B., & Gaggioli, A. (2021). Nature versus art as elicitors of the sublime: A virtual reality study. PloS one, 16(3), e0233628.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233628
13. Iannello, P., Sorgente, A., Lanz, M., & Antonietti, A. (2021). Financial well-being as predictor of subjective and psychological well-being among emerging adults: Testing the moderator effect of individual differences. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 1385-1411 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-020-00277-x).
14. Pagnini, F., Bonalda, E., Montrasi, E., Toselli, E., & Antonietti, A. (2021). Mindfully reframing the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak through a social media community for students: A pragmatic study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, article 566778, 1-7 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.566778).
15. Ranieri, S., Ferrari, L., Danioni, F., Canzi, E., Petra, B., Rosnati, R., & Roman, M. (2021). Adoptees facing adolescence: What accounts for their psychological well-being? Journal of Adolescence, 89(1) 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.03.005.
16. Rinaldi, T., Castelli, I., Greco, A., Greenberg D.M., Jurist, E., Valle, A., Marchetti, A. (2021), The Mentalized Affectivity Scale: Development and Validation of the Italian Version, PlosOne, 16(9), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257989
17. Liotti M, Spitoni GF, Lingiardi V, Marchetti A, Speranza AM, Valle A, Jurist, E., Giovanardi, G. (2021). Mentalized affectivity in a nutshell: Validation of the Italian version of the Brief-Mentalized Affectivity Scale (B-MAS). PLoS One 16(12): e0260678. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260678
18. Angioletti, L., Balconi, M. (2020). Interoceptive empathy and emotion regulation: the contribution of neuroscience, «Neuropsychological Trends», 27, 85-100.

Contributi in volume

1. Pancini, E., Villani, D. Emozioni positive e savoring nello sport, in Psicologia dello sport. Nuove frontiere relazionali con l’atleta della generazione Z (Ed. Nascimbene, F.). Vita e Pensiero, Milano, 2024, pp. 191-203

Monografie

1. Balconi, M. (2025). Neuroscienze del benessere. Carocci, Milano                                                                             
2. Bellardita, L., Villani, D. (2024). Punti di forza del carattere. Le leve della personalità per il benessere psicologico. Maggioli Editore, Milano                                                                                                   
3. Balconi, M. (2020). Neuroscienze delle emozioni. Alla scoperta del cervello emotivo nell'era digitale. Franco Angeli, Milano

Area 2: Studio e potenziamento del funzionamento positivo

Articoli su rivista

1. Crivelli, D., Angioletti, L., Balconi, M., (2024). Neurocognitive empowerment, embodied practices, and peak performance in sports: case studies and future challenges, «Neuropsychological Trends», 35, 85-96.  https://dx.doi.org/10.7358/neur-2024-035-criv
2. Balconi, M.,  Angioletti, L., Rovelli, K. (2024). Neurophysiological response to social feedback in stressful situations, «European Journal of Neuroscience», 60(8), 6030–6045.https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.16528
3. Balconi, M.,  Rovelli, K. (2024). Does emotional valence affect cognitive performance and neurophysiological response during decision making? A preliminary study, «Frontiers in Neuroscience», 18, 1408526.https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2024.1408526
4. Balconi, M.,  Angioletti, L., Rovelli, K. (2024). Sensorimotor Simulation’s Influence on Stress: EEG and Autonomic Responses in Digital Interviews, «Brain Sciences», 14(6), 608.  https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060608
5. Balconi, M., Angioletti, L., & Crivelli, D. (2024). Integrating EEG biomarkers in the neurocognitive screening of executive functions in substance and behavioral addiction. «Frontiers in Psychiatry», 15, 1472565. [3.2] https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1472565
6. Galvani, C., Guastone, G., Villani, D., & Antonietti, A. (2024). Cronotipo, auto-efficacia, resilienza e motivazione al cambiamento a supporto dell’attività fisica durante l’emergenza sanitaria Covid-19. Psicologia della Salute, 17 (3), 123-134 (https://doi.org/10.3280/PDS2023-003006).
7. Rovelli, K., Angioletti, L., Acconito, C., Balconi, M. (2024). Neurosciences tell us how to be adaptable, creative, and proactive agents in decision-making: a pilot study, «Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics», 17(1), 30–45. 
8. Schiller, D., …, Balconi, M., …, Lowe, L. (2024). The human affectome, «Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews», 158, 105450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105450
9. Crivelli, D., Balconi, M. (2023). Shared emotions, interpersonal syntonization, and group decision-making: a multi-agent perspective, «Frontiers in Neuroscience», 17, 1251855. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1251855
10. Chirico, A., Pizzolante, M., Borghesi, F., Bartolotta, S., Sarcinella, E. D., Cipresso, P., & Gaggioli, A. (2023). “Standing up for earth rights”: Awe-inspiring virtual nature for promoting pro-environmental behaviors. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 26(4), 300-308.https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2022.0260
11. Lovati, C., Manzi, F., Di Dio, C., Massaro, D., Gilli, G., & Marchetti, A. (2023). Feeling connected to nature: validation of the connectedness to nature scale in the Italian context. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1242699.
12. Sorge, A., Balzarotti, S., Ruzzon, D., Burdese, C., & Saita, E. (2023). Understanding the impact of prison design on prisoners and prison staff through virtual reality: a multi-method approach. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-3808
13. Chirico, A., Pizzolante, M., Kitson, A., Gianotti, E., Riecke, B. E., & Gaggioli, A. (2022). Defining transformative experiences: A conceptual analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 790300. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.790300
14. Fronda, G., Balconi, M. (2022). What Hyperscanning and Brain Connectivity for Hemodynamic (fNIRS), Electrophysiological (EEG) and Behavioral Measures Can Tell Us About Prosocial Behavior, «Psychology and Neuroscience», 15(2), 147–162.
15. Bianco, F., Lombardi, E., Lecce, S., Marchetti, A., Massaro, D., Valle, A., Castelli, I. (2021). Supporting Children’s Second-order Recursive Thinking and Advanced ToM Abilities: A Training Study. Journal of Cognition and Development, 1-24, DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2021.1901712.
16. Chirico, A., & Gaggioli, A. (2021). Editorial: Toward a Science of Complex Experiences. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 775149. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.775149. 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.775149
17. Sorge, A., De Luca, L., Tamanza, G., & Saita, E. (2021). Ward staff as a tool to promote wellbeing among prison employees. Sustainability, 13(18), 10392.https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810392
18. Lombardi, E., Valle, A., Rinaldi, T., Massaro, D. & Marchetti, A. (2021). Learning to wait and be altruistic: testing a conversational training in economic education for primary school children. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 17(4), 306-318 http://dx.doi.org/ 10.5964/ejop.2453
19. Balconi, M., Angioletti, L., Crivelli, D. (2020). Neuro-empowerment of executive functions in the workplace: the reason why, «Frontiers in Psychology», 11, 1519.    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01519

Contributi in volume

1. Bordo, S., Villani, D. (2024). APP mobile per il benessere dell’atleta. Dall’accettazione all’intervento, in Psicologia dello sport. Nuove frontiere relazionali con l’atleta della generazione Z (Ed. Nascimbene, F.). Vita e Pensiero, Milano, pp. 205-2015
2. Balconi, M., Bove, M., Bossola, M., Angioletti, L., Fronda, G., Crivelli, D. Monitoring strategies and intervention policies for the enhancement and protection of advanced neuroscientific research post COVID-19 in Italy: preliminary evidence, in Health service management and leadership: COVID-style (S.C. Buttigieg, A. Dadich, G. Macassa, T. West, Eds.). Frontiers Media, Lausanne, 2023, pp. 13-16.  
3. Crivelli, D., Balconi, M., Neuroassessment in Sports: An Integrative Approach for Performance and Potential Evaluation in Athletes, in Evaluating performance (G. Waddell, R. Antonini Philippe, M. Biasutti, A. Williamon, Eds.). Frontiers Media, Lausanne, 2023, pp. 69-73.
4. Donato, S., Ferrari, L. (2023). Supportare la famiglia con anziani: i Percorsi di Enrichment Familiare. In F. Morganti, G. Castelnuovo (2023). Psicologia dell’invecchiamento. Ambiti, prospettive, interventi, p. 167-174.
5. Ranieri, S., Ferrari, L., Iafrate, R. (2022). Prendersi cura dei legami familiari per promuovere la tutela dei minori. In A. Giaffreda e C. Griffini (a cura di). Accountability e tutela nella Chiesa. Proteggere i minori dagli abusi oggi. Soveria Mannelli (CZ): Rubbettino, p. 139-147.
6. Crivelli, D., Fronda, G., Angioletti, L., Spinosa, C., Balconi, M. (2021). Wearable neurotechnologies for neurocognitive empowerment in applied contexts, in Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation IV (D. Torricelli, M. Akay, J.L. Pons, Eds.), Springer, Cham, pp. 649-653.
7. Iafrate, R., Bertoni, A., Donato, S., Ferrari, L. (2020). Accompagnare la povertà relazionale: la proposta dei Percorsi di Enrichment Familiare. In D. Bramanti, E. Carrà (a cura di), Famiglia e povertà relazionale, Studi Interdisciplinari, n. 27, Vita e Pensiero, Milano, p. 151-170.
8. Ranieri, S., Rosnati, R., Ferrari, L., Canzi, E., Danioni, F. (2020). L’alleanza genitoriale: una risorsa per il benessere in famiglie con figli in età scolare. In D. Barni (Ed.), Transizioni familiari: Affrontare i compiti di sviluppo, p. 10-35. Edizioni Studium Srl. ISBN: 9788838248900

Monografie

1. Astori (2022). Lessico resiliente, San Paolo Edizioni, Cinisello B.
2. Astori (2020). Parole Buone. Pillole di resilienza per superare la crisi, San Paolo Edizioni, Cinisello B..
3. Cairo M. e Milani L.(2020). Green Care e Interventi assistiti con gli animali, Educatt, Milano.
4. Balconi, M., Nava, B., Salati, E. (2020). Il neuromanagement tra cambiamento, tecnologia e benessere. LED, Milano.

Area 3: Assessment e intervento in condizioni di disturbo e malattia

Articoli su rivista

1. Crivelli D., Balena A., Losasso D., Balconi M. (2024). Screening Executive Functions in Substance-Use Disorder: First Evidence from Testing of the Battery for Executive Functions in Addiction (BFE-A), «International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction», 22, 1315–1332. 
2. Vagnini, D., Sorge, A., Acquati, C., Colafemmina, F. A., & Saita, E. (2024). Implementing the framed portrait experience with Italian breast cancer survivors: a pilot study assessing short term effects of an existential approach to body image, coping skills, and self-efficacy. Journal of cancer survivorship: research and practice, 18(6), 1998–2007. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-023-01438-6
3. Vagnini, D., Grassi, M. M., Valenti, F., Bombardieri, E., & Saita, E. (2024). Beauty Therapy to Support Psychosocial Recovery from Oncological Care: A Qualitative Research on the Lived Experience of Women with Breast Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy. Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 31(5), 2527–2541.
4. Vagnini, D., Natalucci, V., Moi, S., Vallorani, L., Pietrelli, A., Panico, A. R., Ferri Marini, C., Lucertini, F., Annibalini, G., Sisti, D., Rocchi, M. B. L., Catalano, V., Saita, E., Emili, R., & Barbieri, E. (2024). Home-based lifestyle intervention for breast cancer survivors: A surprising improvement in the quality of life during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic. PloS one, 19(1), e0296163. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296163
5. Balconi, M., Angioletti, L. Crivelli, D. (2023). Neurofeedback as neuroempowerment technique for affective regulation and interoceptive awareness in adolescence: preliminary considerations applied to a psychogenic pseudosyncope case, «Frontiers in Rehabilitation», 4, 1056972.https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2023.1056972
6. Balconi, M., Losasso, D., Balena, A., Crivelli, D. (2023). La Batteria per le Funzioni Esecutive nell’Addiction - BFE-A: un nuovo tool digitalizzato per lo screening neurocognitivo, «Mission. Italian Quarterly Journal of Addiction», 61, 14-19.
7. Balconi, M., (2023). Il disturbo del neurosviluppo come processo dinamico e l’approccio hyperscanning, «Ricerche di Psicologia», 4, 19-25 
8. d'Arma, A., Valle, A., Massaro, D., Baglio, G., Isernia, S., Di Tella, S., Rovaris, M., Baglio, F., Marchetti, A. (2023). A cultural training for the improvement of cognitive and affective Theory of Mind in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a pilot randomized controlled study. Frontiers in Psychology, 14:1198018, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1198018| https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1198018
9. d’Arma, A., Valle, A., Di Tella, S., Massaro, D., Rovaris, M., Baglio, F., & Marchetti, A. (2023). A theory of mind training for people with multiple sclerosis: Development of a scale to assess the treatment acceptability. Current Psychology, 42(14), 11586-11596.
10. Figliano, G., Manzi, F., Tacci, A. L., Marchetti, A., & Massaro, D. (2023). Ageing society and the challenge for social robotics: a systematic review of socially assistive robotics for mci patients. Plos one, 18(11), e0293324. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293324
11. Vagnini, D., Grassi, M. M., & Saita, E. (2023). Evaluating Somatic Experiencing^® to Heal Cancer Trauma: First Evidence with Breast Cancer Survivors. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(14), 6412. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146412
12. Vagnini, D., Lamperti, N., Molgora, S., Barile, F., Facchin, F., Mazza, U., & Saita, S. (2023). Mental Health Issues as a Consequence of the Pandemic: Group Psycho-Educational Intervention to Support Patients  Recovered from COVID-19 Infection. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(12), 6105. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126105
13. Angioletti, L., Balconi, M. (2022). Binge Drinking and Problem Gambling Association in Adolescents and Young Adults, «Frontiers in Human Neuroscience», 16, 845505.https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.845505
14. Balconi, M., Angioletti,L. (2022). Neurophysiology of Gambling Behavior and Internet Use Vulnerability: A Comparison Between Behavioral and EEG Measures, «Clinical EEG and Neuroscience», 53(4), 268–277. https://doi.org/10.1177/15500594211038469
15. Balconi, M., Losasso, D., Balena, A., Crivelli, D. (2022). Neurocognitive impairment in addiction: a digital tool for Executive Function assessment, «Frontiers in Psychiatry»,13, 955277.   https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.955277
16. Marchetti, A., Di Dio, C., Manzi, F., & Massaro, D. (2022). Robotics in clinical and developmental psychology. Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, 12:121–140. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818697-8.00005-4
17. Chirico, A., & Gaggioli, A. (2021). The potential role of awe for depression: Reassembling the puzzle. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 617715.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.617715
18. Balconi, M. (2020). Brain-body interaction in explaining emotional behavior: Some highlights in interoception and syncopal phenomena, «Maltrattamento e Abuso all'Infanzia», 22(1), 7-8.
19. d’Arma A., Isernia S., Di Tella S., Rovaris M., Valle A., Baglio F. & Marchetti A. (2020). Social Cognition Training for Enhancing Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Schizophrenia: a Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis, The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 1-34, DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2020.1818671
20. Savazzi, F., Isernia, S., Farina, E., Fioravanti, R., D’Amico, A., Saibene, F. L., Rabuffetti, M., Gilli,G., Alberoni, M., Nemni, R., & Baglio, F. (2020). “Art, Colors, and Emotions” Treatment (ACE-t): A Pilot Study on the Efficacy of an Art-Based Intervention for People With Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1467. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2001467   

Contributi in volume

1. Angioletti, L., Balconi, M., Binge drinking and problem gambling association in adolescents and young adults, in Binge Drinking in the Adolescent and Young Brain, Volume II. (E. López-Caneda, C. Carbia, S. Campanella, S. Lanno, Eds.). Frontiers Media, Lausanne, 2024, pp. 36-42.
2. Balconi, M., Angioletti, L., ERP as biomarkers of early selective attentional bias, reward sensitivity, and vulnerability to excessive internet use, in 2023 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE). IEEE, Dayton, 2024, pp. 265-271.