Wellbeing at school, bullying and cyberbullying, prevention programs

Research lines of the group documented by three-year publications 2019-2023

• Investigation of the dynamics of inclusion/exclusion, bullying and cyberbullying in preschools, primary and secondary schools through cross-national comparisons, developing common tools and methodologies.
• Analysis of factors promoting the positive use of technologies among teachers and distance education.
• Design and evaluation of the effectiveness of school interventions to prevent and contrast bullying and cyberbullying and promote psychological well-being.
• Design and evaluation of the effectiveness of mindful parenting in discovering skills and needs of parents and children for promoting psychological well-being.

Head

Annalisa Guarini, PhD, Full Professor

ERC Sectors

• SH3_3 Aggression and violence, antisocial behaviour, crime
• SH3_4 Social integration, exclusion, prosocial behaviour
• SH3_11 Social aspects of teaching and learning, curriculum studies, education and educational policies

 Scientific Disciplinary Sector: M-PSI/04 Developmental and Educational Psychology

Selected publications 2019-2023

1. Menabò, L., Skrzypiec, G., Slee, P., Guarini, A. (2023). What roles matter? An explorative study on bullying and cyberbullying by using the eye-tracker. British Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12604
2. Espino, E., Guarini, A., Menabò, L., Del Rey, R. (2023). Why are some victims also bullies? the role of peer relationship management and anger regulation in traditional bullying. Youth and Society, 55(6), 1056-1078. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221077712
3. Mameli, C., Menabò, L., Brighi, A., Menin, D., Culbert, C., Hamilton, L., Scheithauer, H., Smith, P.K., Völlink, T., Willems, R.A., Purdy, N., Guarini, A. (2022). Stay Safe and Strong: Characteristics, roles and emotions of student-produced Comics related to Cyberbullying. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 8776. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148776
4. Menabò, L., Skrzypiec, G., Sansavini, A., Brighi, A., Guarini, A. (2022). Distance education among Italian teachers: Differences and experiences. Education and Information Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11008-5
5. Menin, D., Guarini, A., Mameli, C., Skrzypiec, G., Brighi, A. (2021). Was that (cyber)bullying? Investigating the operational definitions of bullying and cyberbullying from adolescents’ perspective. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 21 (2), art. no. 100221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100221
6. Skrzypiec, G., Alinsug, E., Nasiruddin, U.A., Andreou, E., Brighi, A., Didaskalou, E., Guarini, A., Kang, S.-W., Kaur, K., Kwon, S., Ortega-Ruiz, R., Romera, E.M., Roussi-Vergou, C., Sandhu, D., Sikorska, I., Wyra, M., Yang, C.C. (2018). Self-reported harm of adolescent peer aggression in three world regions. Child Abuse and Neglect, 85, 101-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.07.030

Funding for the three-year period 2019-2023

International Projects

Erasmus + (2017-2019 2017-1-UK01-KA201-036554): “Blurred Lives Project – a cross-national, co-participatory exploration of cyberbullying, young people and socio-economic disadvantage”. Principal Investigator N. Purdy.

National Projects

• PRIN 2022 (2023-2025 2022P7WP37): “PAROLA. Parenting APP for promoting language acquisition”. Principal Investigator: A. Guarini
• Con i bambini (2018-2021): “Cantieri Comuni”. Investigator for the Department of Psychology A. Guarini.
• Con i bambini (2018-2021): “Educativa di casa- Trame educative per nuove comunità”. Investigator for the Department of Psychology A. Guarini.
• Scientific advice for the project PRIN 2017 (code PYCH2K): “At the Roots of Child Development: On the Role of Parental Beliefs, Preferences and Engagement". Principal Investigator: M. Bigoni. 

Commissioned Consultancy

• Ozzano (2018-2019): Regional School Center for the implementation of actions related to bullying and cyberbullying. Investigator for the Department of Psychology A. Guarini.
• Lions Club International - 108Tb (2020-2022): “Psychological Service PEERS”. Investigator for the Department of Psychology A. Guarini.
• Several consultations were commissioned by schools (Bologna and Emilia-Romagna Region).

Active National and International Collaborations for the three-year period 2019-2023

International Collaborations

• Phillip Slee e Grace Skrzypiec, Australia; Peter K. Smith, UK; Noel Purdy, Nothern Ireland; Hebert Scheithauer, Germany; Rosario del Rey, Spain.
• The research group is part of the “Joint Research Laboratory on Student Wellbeing & Prevention of Violence” (Università di Bologna, Free Univerity fo Bozen, Flinders University, Australia) and of the “Global Research Alliance”.

National Collaborations:

Antonella Brighi, Valentina Tobia. 

Editorial activities for the three-year period 2019-2023

• Annalisa Guarini is Guest Editor for the following Special Issue: Guarini, A., Brighi, A., Skrzypiec, G., Phillip, T.S. (2022-2023). Bullying and cyberbullying: definition, prevalence rates, risk/protective factors, and interventions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Fellow in scientific academies and / or executive committees of scientific associations for the three-year period 2019-2023

 - Annalisa Guarini is elected member of the National Ethic Committee, Associazione Italiana di Psicologia (AIP), Italy (2019 – present).