Social Psychology of Morality

Study of the role of morality in social judgment and group relations. Head: Silvia Moscatelli

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

  • Morality and gender bias in social judgment   
  • The consequences of perceived morality on impression formation and behaviour 
  • Gender discrimination and collective action 
  • Ingroup morality and social identification 

Head

Silvia Moscatelli, Associate Professor 

Members

Stefano Ciaffoni

Adjunct professor

Borsista di Ricerca - Post

Michela Menegatti

Associate Professor

Silvia Moscatelli

Associate Professor

Francesca Prati

Associate Professor

Monica Rubini

Full Professor

Dongxin Zhang

PhD Student

ERC Sectors  

SH Social Sciences and Humanities 

  • SH4 The Human Mind and its complexity: cognition, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and education 
  • SH4_4 Cognitive and experimental psychology: perception, action, and higher cognitive processes 
  • SH2 Institutions, values, beliefs and behaviour: sociology, social anthropology, political science, law, communication, social studies of science and technology 
  • SH2_1 Social structure, inequalities, social mobility, interethnic relations 

Scientific Disciplinary Sector: PSIC-03/A

Selected publications of the group for the period 2020-2024

  1. Ciaffoni, S., Rubini, M., & Moscatelli, S. (2024). Turning ingroup wounds into bonds: Perceptions of gender inequalities predict attitudes toward other minorities. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1327262. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1327262 
  2. Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Bosson, J. K., Jurek, P., Besta, T., Olech, M., Vandello, J. A., Bender, M., Dandy, J., Hoorens, V., Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., (...) Moscatelli, S. (...) & Żadkowska, M. (2023). Gendered self-views across 62 countries: A test of competing models. Social Psychology and Personality Science, 14(7), 808-824. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221129687  
  3. Moscatelli, S., Graziani, A.R., Botindari, L., Ciaffoni, S., Menegatti, M. (2023). Do we need a strong captain to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic? Social identification, conspiracy theory beliefs, and the wish for a strong leader. Frontiers in Psychology, 14: 1100519. https://doi.org/ 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1100519 
    1. Moscatelli, S., Golfieri, F., Tomasetto, C., & Bigler, R. (2021). Women and #MeToo in Italy: Internalized sexualization is associated with tolerance of sexual harassment and negative views of the #MeToo movement. Current Psychology, 40(12), 6199-6211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01350-1 
    2. Moscatelli, S., Menegatti, M., Ellemers, N., Mariani, M., & Rubini, M. (2020). Men should be competent, women should have it all: Multiple criteria in the evaluation of female job candidates. Sex Roles, 83, 269-288. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-019-01111-2 
    3.  Menegatti, M., Moscatelli, S., Brambilla, M., & Sacchi, S. (2020). The honest mirror: Morality as a moderator of spontaneous behavioral mimicry. European Journal of Social Psychology, 50(7), 1394-1405. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2670 

    Funding for the period 2020-2024

    National Projects 

    •  PRIN Project Prot. 2017924L2B: "The psychology of economic inequality”; Funding responsible M. Rubini 

    Active National and International Collaborations documented by publications/ funding/ scientific agreements for the period 2020-2024

     International collaborations 

    • N. Ellemers, University of Utrecht 
      • N. Kosakowska-Berezecka, University of Gdańsk 
        • R. Bigler, University of Texas at Austin 

         National collaborations 

        •  S. Sacchi and M. Brambilla, University of Milano Bicocca; 
        • G. Pacilli, University of Perugia; 
        • F. Guizzo, University of Padova 
        • A.R. Graziani, University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia 

         Unibo collaborations 

        •  C. Tomasetto, Department of Psychology 

        Editorial activities in the period 2020-2024

        Member of the Editorial Board of:

        • Journal of Language and Social Psychology
        • Frontiers in Psychology
        • Psicologia Sociale