Wellbeing at school, bullying and cyberbullying, prevention programs

Research lines of the group documented by publications 2020-2024 

- Investigate 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 evaluate the effectiveness of school interventions to prevent and contrast bullying and cyberbullying and promote psychological well-being. 

- Design and evaluate the effectiveness of mindful parenting in discovering the skills and needs of parents and children to promote psychological well-being. 

Head

Annalisa Guarini

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: PSIC-02/A Developmental and Educational Psychology

Selected publications 2020-2024

1.  Menabò, L., Skrzypiec, G., Slee, P., Guarini, A. (2024). Victimization and cybervictimization: The role of school factors. Journal of Adolescence, 96(3), 598-611. DOI: 10.1002/jad.12284
2. Menabò, L., Skrzypiec, G., Slee, P., & Guarini, A. (2023). What roles matter? An explorative study on bullying and cyberbullying by using the eye-tracker. The British journal of educational psychology, e12604. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12604
3.  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. DOI: 10.1177/0044118X221077712
4.  Menabò, L., Skrzypiec, G., Sansavini, A., Brighi, A., Guarini, A. (2022). Distance education among Italian teachers: Differences and experiences. Education and Information Technologies, 27(7), 9263-9292. DOI: 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. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100221.
6. Skrzypiec, G., Alinsug, E., Amri Nasiruddin, U., Andreou, E., Brighi, A., Didaskalou, E., Guarini, A., Heiman, T., Kang, S.-W., Kwon, S., Olenik-Shemesh, D., Ortega-Ruiz, R., Romera, E.M., Roussi-Vergou, C., Sandhu, D., Sikorska, I., Wyra, M., Xi, J., Yang, C.-C. (2021). Harmful peer aggression in four world regions: Relationship between aggressed and aggressor. Journal of School Violence, 20(1), 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2020.1808789

Funding for the period 2020-2024 

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”. Responsabile principale: 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 period 2020-2024 

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.

Collaborations with UNIBO colleagues:

• Consuelo Mameli, Maria Bigoni, Margherita Fort, Chiara Monfardini, Daniela Iorio.

Editorial activities for the three-year period 2020-2024 

 - Annalisa Guarini was the 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. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/bullying_interventions 

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

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