Identities in interaction

Research lines of the group documented by publications in the period 2020-2024

• analysis of the dynamic processes through which identities are formed and changed over time, with variable-centered and person-centered approaches
• analysis of how adolescents’ identities are embedded in ecological contexts (e.g., family, peers, school contexts)
• analysis of the impact of identity pathways on adolescents’ psychosocial development
• analysis of the impact of migration processes on adolescents’ identities and adaptation

Head

Prof. Elisabetta Crocetti, PhD (Full Professor)

ERC Sectors

SH Social Sciences and Humanities

- SH3 The Social World, Diversity, Population 

          - SH3_6 Kinship; diversity and identities, gender, interethnic relations  

          - SH3_3 Social integration, exclusion, prosocial behaviour 

- SH4 The Human Mind and Its Complexity 

          - SH4_2 Personality and social cognition; emotion  

Scientific Disciplinary Sector: PSIC-03/A Social Psychology

Selected publications of the group indexed in Scopus/WOS in the period 2020-2024

1. Crocetti, E., Albarello, F., Meeus, W., & Rubini, M. (2023). Identities: A developmental social-psychological perspective. European Review of Social Psychology, 34(1), 161-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2022.2104987
2. Crocetti, E., Albarello, F., Prati, F., & Rubini, M. (2021). Development of prejudice against immigrants and ethnic minorities in adolescence: A systematic review with meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Developmental Review, 60, 100959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2021.100959
3. Hatano, K., Sugimura, K., Crocetti, E., Meeus, W. (2020). Diverse-and-dynamic pathways in educational and interpersonal identity formation during adolescence: Longitudinal links with psychosocial functioning. Child Development, 91, 1203-1218. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13301
4. Bobba, B., Thijs, J., & Crocetti, E. (2024). Us, them and we: How national and human identifications influence adolescents’ ethnic prejudice. British Journal of Social Psychology, 63(4), 1804-1827. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12755
5. De Lise, F., Luyckx, K. & Crocetti, E. (2024). Identity matters for well-being: The longitudinal associations between identity processes and well-being in adolescents with different cultural backgrounds. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 53, 910–926. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01901-8
6. Sugimura, K., Hihara, S., Hatano, K., & altri. (2024). The interplay between personal identity and social identity among vocational high school students: A three-wave longitudinal study. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-024-02073-9

Funding for the period 2020-2024

International Projects

-  ERC-Consolidator grant IDENTITIES “Managing Identities in Diverse Societies: A Developmental Intergroup Perspective with Adolescents” (GA n°101002163). Duration: from 1/05/2021-30/04/2026

- Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships project PROMIS “Promoting social inclusion skills in a post-truth world: A gamified online platform and curriculum” (Project number: 2019-1-RO01-KA203-063157). Duration: from 1/09/2019-31/08/2022

National Projects

- IDENTITIES through pandemic “Managing identities during the COVID-19 outbreak: A longitudinal study on long-term implications for adolescents’ psychosocial development” (R20CMJ9NHP), funded by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) within the scheme FARE. Duration: from 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2027.

Active National and International Collaborations for the period 2020-2024

 International collaborations

• Prof. Susan Branje, PhD (Full professor; Utrecht University, the Netherlands)   
• Prof. Kai Hatano, PhD (Associate Professor; Osaka Prefecture University, Japan)   
• Prof. Koen Luyckx, PhD (Associate Professor; KU Leuven, Belgio)  
• Prof. Wim Meeus, PhD (Emeritus professor; Utrecht University, the Netherlands)   
• Prof. Hihara Shogo, PhD (Associate Professor; Matsuyama University, Giappone)    
• Prof. Kazumi Sugimura, PhD (Full professor; Hiroshima University, Japan)   
• Prof. Jochem Thijs, PhD (Associate Professor; Utrecht University, the Netherlands) 

National collaborations

• Prof. Guido Alessandri, PhD (Full Professor; Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) 
• Prof. Fabrizia Giannotta, PhD (Associate Professor; University of Turin, Italy) 

Editorial activities in the period 2020-2024

Elisabetta Crocetti

- Editor-in-Chief, Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research

- Associate editor

European Journal of Personality

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

Psicologia Sociale

- Consulting editor

Journal of Research on Adolescence

- Member of journal editorial boards

Adolescent Research Review

Emerging Adulthood

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

European Review of Social Psychology

Valeria Bacaro 

- Member of journal editorial board, Behavioral Sleep Medicine 

Beatrice Bobba 

- Member of journal editorial board, Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research 

Fellow in scientific academies and / or executive committees of scientific associations for the period 2020-2024

Elisabetta Crocetti

- Institute of Advanced Studies (ISA), Member of the scientific council

- European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Secretary (till 2022), President elect (2022-2024), President (since 2024), member of the Executive committee

 Beatrice Bobba

- European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Deputy-Representative (2022-2024) and Representative (dal 2024) of the Early Career Researchers Committee, member of the Executive council

Fabio Maratia

- European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Deputy-Representative (since 2024) of the Early Career Researchers Committee