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Giulia Fioravanti

Giulia Fioravanti

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Psychology

D-Index
35
Citations
4042
World Ranking
9975
National Ranking
222

Overview

Giulia Fioravanti is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and specializes in the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their research spans a variety of subfields including clinical psychology, sociology and political science, social psychology, education, and experimental and cognitive psychology. The primary focus areas of their work include the impact of technology on adolescents, eating disorders and behaviors, child development and digital technology, as well as perfectionism, procrastination, and anxiety studies. Other significant topics covered in their research are digital mental health interventions, social media and politics, and sexuality, behavior, and technology.

Fioravanti has contributed to multiple scientific papers, with notable publications including:

  • Fear of missing out and social networking sites use and abuse: A meta-analysis, 2021, Computers in Human Behavior
  • How the Exposure to Beauty Ideals on Social Networking Sites Influences Body Image: A Systematic Review of Experimental Studies, 2022, Adolescent Research Review
  • Examining the impact of daily exposure to body-positive and fitspiration Instagram content on young women's mood and body image: An intensive longitudinal study, 2021, New Media & Society

Fioravanti frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors including Silvia Casale, Sara Bocci Benucci, Francesco Rotella, Simon Ghinassi, and Valdo Ricca. This collaborative network has contributed to a significant number of joint publications.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several key venues such as The Journal of Sexual Medicine, PsycTESTS Dataset, Addictive Behaviors, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and Current Psychology.

With a substantial body of work covering 78 publications in psychology and 66 in social sciences, Fioravanti's research demonstrates a strong interdisciplinary approach. Their contributions have addressed both theoretical and applied aspects, particularly focusing on how technology and social media influence psychological well-being, body image, and behavioral patterns among adolescents and young adults.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Life Events and HPA Axis in Anxiety Disorders: A Review

    Carlo Faravelli;Carolina Lo Sauro;Lorenzo Lelli;Francesco Pietrini

  • Fear of missing out and social networking sites use and abuse: A meta-analysis

    Giulia Fioravanti;Silvia Casale;Sara Bocci Benucci;Alfonso Prostamo

  • Exploring the role of positive metacognitions in explaining the association between the fear of missing out and social media addiction

    Silvia Casale;Laura Rugai;Giulia Fioravanti

  • Childhood stressful events, HPA axis and anxiety disorders

    Carlo Faravelli;Carolina Lo Sauro;Lucia Godini;Lorenzo Lelli

  • Adolescent Internet addiction: testing the association between self-esteem, the perception of Internet attributes, and preference for online social interactions.

    Giulia Fioravanti;Davide Dèttore;Silvia Casale

  • Why narcissists are at risk for developing Facebook addiction: The need to be admired and the need to belong.

    Silvia Casale;Giulia Fioravanti

  • Positive metacognitions about Internet use: The mediating role in the relationship between emotional dysregulation and problematic use.

    Silvia Casale;Scott E. Caplan;Giulia Fioravanti

  • Emotional eating in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

    Valdo Ricca;Giovanni Castellini;Giulia Fioravanti;Carolina Lo Sauro

  • How the Exposure to Beauty Ideals on Social Networking Sites Influences Body Image: A Systematic Review of Experimental Studies

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  • Satisfying needs through Social Networking Sites: A pathway towards problematic Internet use for socially anxious people?

    Silvia Casale;Giulia Fioravanti

  • Psychometric evaluation of the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 in an Italian sample.

    Giulia Fioravanti;Caterina Primi;Silvia Casale

  • The Effects of the Fear of Missing Out on People's Social Networking Sites Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Online Relational Closeness and Individuals' Online Communication Attitude

    Francesca Gioia;Giulia Fioravanti;Silvia Casale;Valentina Boursier

  • Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Italian version of the fear of missing out scale in emerging adults and adolescents.

    Silvia Casale;Giulia Fioravanti

  • Psychosocial correlates of internet use among Italian students

    Silvia Casale;Giulia Fioravanti

  • Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissists: Who Is at Higher Risk for Social Networking Addiction?

    Silvia Casale;Giulia Fioravanti;Laura Rugai

  • Taking a Short Break from Instagram: The Effects on Subjective Well-Being.

    Giulia Fioravanti;Alfonso Prostamo;Silvia Casale

  • Examining the impact of daily exposure to body-positive and fitspiration Instagram content on young women’s mood and body image: An intensive longitudinal study:

    Giulia Fioravanti;Andrea Svicher;Giulia Ceragioli;Viola Bruni

  • Multiple exposure to appearance-focused real accounts on Instagram: Effects on body image among both genders

    Silvia Casale;Gabriele Gemelli;Chiara Calosi;Barbara Giangrasso

  • Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Italian Internet Addiction Test.

    Giulia Fioravanti;Silvia Casale

  • The Association Between Psychological Well-Being and Problematic Use of Internet Communicative Services Among Young People

    Silvia Casale;Stefano Lecchi;Giulia Fioravanti

  • Social support and self-efficacy in patients with Myasthenia Gravis: a common pathway towards positive health outcomes.

    Alberto Raggi;Matilde Leonardi;Renato Mantegazza;Silvia Casale

  • Preference for online social interactions among young people: Direct and indirect effects of emotional intelligence

    Silvia Casale;Lisa Tella;Giulia Fioravanti

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Casale
Silvia Casale University of Florence
Valdo Ricca
Valdo Ricca University of Florence
Gordon L. Flett
Gordon L. Flett York University
Paul L. Hewitt
Paul L. Hewitt University of British Columbia
Marcantonio M. Spada
Marcantonio M. Spada London South Bank University
Stefano Pallanti
Stefano Pallanti Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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