Giulia Paganin

University of Bologna | UNIBO · Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche

Masculinities are defined as the repository of cultural and personal meanings attributed to men and boys. According to literature, masculinity ideals have an impact on how men behave. The present study aims at investigating how emerging adults interpret the concept of masculinity and embody and enact it. We were interested in understanding whether...

Work-related stress significantly jeopardizes employees' physical and mental health due to the considerable time they spend at work. Smartphone-based interventions provide a promising solution, eliminating traditional face-to-face interventions' barriers. However, the elements that influence workers' intentions to use this still remain unexplored....

Theoretical Background - Research in the vocational and career field has chiefly adopted self-report to measure one’s perceived employability (PE). However, many scholars have advocated using multi-source approaches that consider PE reported by significant others to minimise methodological issues. Goal. This study aims to provide evidence that two...

Teachers and educators are experiencing turmoil under the drastic changes in educational practices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to research, transformational leaders effectively facilitate organizational change by fostering teachers’ sense of belonging and boosting social identity in their team members, which can result in better team...

Italy is among the EU countries with the lowest rates of college graduates. Preventing dropout rates, promoting better educational achievement and improving adult population well-being can all be accomplished by discovering factors that promote higher academic success. Thus, the current study’s goal is to investigate personal factors that may have...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to several changes in academic teaching practices. Although educational digital technologies have been crucial during the initial phases of the pandemic, their forced adoption has led to negative consequences. In the present study, we aimed to integrate the Technology Acceptance Model theoretical framework (Dav...

Background: There is compelling evidence to suggest that leadership behaviour and teamwork are critical success factors in healthcare organisations facing increasingly complex demands and limited resources. Effective teamwork is essential to deliver high-quality care, requiring integrating different professionals in the healthcare sector. Leaders p...

Mental health problems have been rising in Europe recently (GBD, 2019), especially among the workforce (Hamman et al., 2022). The pandemic has impacted work overload and demands, leading to higher levels of burnout and symptoms of stress (Benfante et al., 2020). Most vulnerable organizational contexts include Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and...

Aim/Purpose: This study builds upon existing research by investigating the elements contributing to or buffering the onset of burnout symptoms. We examine the relationship between empowering leadership and burnout, considering the concurrent mediation effects of interpersonal workplace conflict, work-home conflict, and support from coworkers. Backg...

Aim/Purpose: The present study aims to frame the relationship between job and personal resources (namely, organizational identification and emotional intelligence), burnout, and musculoskeletal disorders (i.e., back pain, upper limb pain, lower limb discomfort), into the theoretical framework provided by the JD-R health model. Background: Empirical...

Stress represents a significant risk factor for several psychophysical diseases among college students, such as depression and anxiety, which may undermine their academic functioning, resulting in high drop rates from college. Nevertheless, university services for mental health promotion are typically underutilized. As a result, professionals and a...

Digital contact tracing apps have been introduced by governments as a strategy to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital contact tracking is an alternative to traditional contact tracing performed by human tracers who have to reconstruct each contact an infected person had in the recent past by means of interviews. The Italian governmen...

Organizations are interested in finding new and more effective ways to promote the well-being of their workers, to help their workers manage work-related stress. New technologies (e.g., smartphones) are cheaper, allow more workers to be reached, and guarantee their anonymity. However, not all employees agree on the use of new technological interven...

Occupational Psychology faces challenges concerning the promotion of employees' well-being and health. The use of emergent technologies (e.g. smartphone) has revealed new opportunities to deliver effective, cheap and early interventions. By following the international PRISMA statement guidelines, this systematic review aims to bring together workpl...

Introduzione. Nella letteratura scientifica sono presenti numerose ricerche sull’utilizzo di dispositivi mobili e applicazioni per la promozione della salute (mHealth): non così numerosi sono invece gli studi riguardanti l’utilizzo di app per la promozione del benessere dei lavoratori, nonostante quelle presenti mettano in rilievo l’efficacia di t...

Il volontariato è un’attività complessa, spontanea e gratuita, collegata empiricamente a esiti positivi individuali (benessere, salute) e sociali. Il Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model è uno dei principali modelli teorici utilizzati come base per lo studio del rischio psicosociale in ambito lavorativo. Sebbene tale modello abbia ricevuto finora num...

Employment is a fundamental human right with an important value in people's life. Participation in meaningful work activities is crucial for physical and psychological well-being, also for people with disabilities (PWDs). Employment plays a central role in the development of self-esteem as well as personal and cognitive skills. Furthermore, employm...

Although autism is often associated with social and communication difficulties, some individuals have normal intellectual abilities and high levels of skills in specific areas. Other traits, such as attention to detail and reliability, are also of potential value in the workplace. Despite this, the unemployment rate among individuals with autism is...

In workplaces, inequality is still a very sound issue for women with respect to their male colleagues. Multiple forms of discrimination concerning lack of opportunities at work and lower salary and status are reported. These aspects may significantly affect women’s psychological and physical well-being. We developed an anonymous self-reported quest...

L’inclusione lavorativa delle persone con neurodiversità è un tema rilevante sia sul piano della tutela dei diritti umani sia in termini di interessante risorsa, potenzialmente vantaggiosa per la collettività. D’altra parte, il basso numero di assunzioni tra le persone con queste caratteristiche dimostra quanto gli obiettivi da raggiungere siano an...