Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia"
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Academic stress: links with emotional problems and motivational climate among upper secondary school students
Tharaldsen, Kjersti Balle; Tvedt, Maren Stabel; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Bru, Lars Edvin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This study investigates the levels of and associations among academic stress, perceived motivational climate and emotional problems in students at Norwegian upper secondary schools. A structural equation model with a sample ... -
Bullying victimization among internationally adopted adolescents: Psychosocial adjustment and moderating factors
Ferrari, Laura; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Ranieri, Sonia; Canzi, Elena; Rosnati, Rosa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02)Bullying constitutes a serious risk factor for the psychosocial adjustment of young people in both the general population and minority groups. Among minorities, international adoptees are likely to show a specific vulnerability ... -
Challenge your Brain. Blogging during the COVID Lockdown as a Way to Enhance Well-Being and Cognitive Reserve in an Older Population
Colombo, Barbara; Fusi, Giulia; Pabla, Satinder; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06)Background: The lockdown linked with COVID-19 restrictions has been reported to have severe consequences at an emotional and cognitive level, this was especially true for vulnerable populations, such as the older adults. ... -
Contact with migrants and perceived school climate as correlates of bullying toward migrants classmates
Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Papotti, Noemi; Gutierrez Arvidsson, Elisa; Thornberg, Robert; Valtolina, Giovanni Giulio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)This study investigates whether the quantity and quality of contact with migrants and perceiving that cultural diversity is accepted at school (as a dimension of the perceived school climate) are associated with perpetrating ... -
Educating to democracy and critical thinking. The Norwegian kindergarten model
Granone, Francesca; Lund, Thomas Hammerø; Pollarolo, Enrico; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In order to educate children to become an active part of the society, it is necessary to help them to understand the importance of values and attitudes funding the democratic society. These include the sense of community, ... -
Feasibility and Early Outcomes of a Parent Training Intervention to Engage Parents in Children’s Media Education
Cavalini, Clara; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Fandrem, Hildegunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07)The importance of parents in mediating adolescents’ Internet use is documented by many studies in the literature. Very few, however, regard interventions to support parents in this role. We wanted to assess the feasibility ... -
Moral disengagement and bullying: Sex and age trends among Swedish students
Thornberg, Robert; Bjereld, Ylva; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-04)Despite the fact that bullying has been consistently linked to moral disengagement among schoolchildren, research that distinguishes among the four loci of moral disengagement (cognitive restructuring, minimizing one’s ... -
Prestige norms of moral disengagement, prejudice, and ethnic bullying: a study among Italian early adolescents
Papotti, Noemi; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study aimed to explore the association between prestige norms of moral disengagement and ethnic bullying among Italian early adolescents. Prestige norms of moral disengagement were also examined as possible moderator ... -
The protective role of cognitive reserve on sleeping disorders on an aging population. A cross-sectional study
Colombo, Barbara; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Hayes, Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Sleep disorders and depression have been identified as risk factors for aging-related problems. This cross-sectional studiy explored the protective role of the cognitive reserve on a sample of 377 healthy aging adults. ... -
The Relations of Teacher Use of Anti-bullying Components at Classroom and Individual Levels with Teacher and School Characteristics
Baraldsnes, Dziuginta; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025-01)In the literature about bullying prevention and intervention, still little is known about teacher and school characteristics possibly affecting an implementation of a whole-school approach anti-bullying programme. This ... -
SELMA - et verktøy for å forebygge mobbing i barnehagen?
Sørum, Sunniva Dornell (Master thesis, 2024)Formålet med denne studien var å undersøke om forskningsprosjektet SELMA kan bidra til å forebygge mobbing i barnehagen, gjennom den valgte problemstillingen «Opplever pedagogiske ledere arbeidet med SELMA som nyttig for ... -
Sex differences in cyberbullying behavior and victimization and perceived parental control before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Marinoni, Carlo; Zanetti, Maria Assunta; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study explores the associations between social media user sex and cyberbullying and victimization before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parental control was examined as a possible moderator of these associations, ... -
Social Anxiety and Bullying Victimization in Children and Early Adolescents: The Role of Developmental Period and Immigrant Status
Iannello, Nicolò Maria; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Papotti, Noemi; Gelati, Carmen; Camodeca, Marina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09)Research reveals that social anxiety may be predictive of bullying victimization, but it is not clear whether this relation stands for different groups of youth. The present study examines this association by employing a ... -
Social competencies, classroom relationships, and academic engagement: A latent change score modeling approach among lower secondary school student
Eriksen, Eli Vibeke; Vestad, Lene; Bru, Edvin; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This longitudinal study applied latent change score (LCS) modeling to examine individual changes in students’ (N = 1205) academic engagement (behavioral and emotional), social competencies (relationship skills and social ... -
Social-Ecological Resilience Moderates the Effectiveness of Avoidant Coping in Children Exposed to Adversity: An Exploratory Study in Lithuania
Giordano, Francesca; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Jefferies, Philip (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)Background: Against the high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in Lithuania, the government testified a lack of effective ways to address the problem. A crucial endeavor for intervention planners is to identify ... -
Social-Ecological Resilience Moderates the Effectiveness of Avoidant Coping in Children Exposed to Adversity: An Exploratory Study in Lithuania
Giordano, Francesca; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Jefferies, Philip (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Against the high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in Lithuania, the government testified a lack of effective ways to address the problem. A crucial endeavor for intervention planners is to identify ... -
Teacher evaluations of interethnic bullying of an Arab student: The role of perceiving refugees as a threat or benefit
Kollerová, Lenka; Strohmeier, Dagmar; Soukup, Petr; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Killen, Melanie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-06)Interethnic bullying that targets ethnic minority students has serious consequences for the lives of victimized students. Teachers’ evaluations of the bullying are critical because teacher intervention can stop bullying ... -
Two Dimensions of Moral Cognition as Correlates of Different Forms of Participation in Bullying
Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Finne, Johannes Nilsson; Fandrem, Hildegunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02)The present study investigated the extent to which moral disengagement and the tendency to consider moral rules as socio-conventional rules are distinct dimensions of morality, and their association with three different ...