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Luca Cerniglia

Luca Cerniglia

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2025

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D-Index
36
Citations
3802
World Ranking
810
National Ranking
17

Psychology

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38
Citations
4377
World Ranking
8982
National Ranking
192

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  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Luca Cerniglia is affiliated with UniNettuno University in Italy and has an extensive research portfolio spanning psychology, social sciences, and medicine. Their work primarily focuses on clinical psychology, sociology and political science, psychiatry and mental health, public health, environmental and occupational health, and education.

The scientist has contributed to the understanding of various topics including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Child Development and Digital Technology

Their recent publications highlight research on mental health, family dynamics, and the influence of technology on youth development. Notable papers include:

  • What are the effects of screen time on emotion regulation and academic achievements? A three-wave longitudinal study on children from 4 to 8 years of age (2020), Journal of Early Childhood Research
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Families' Mental Health: The Role Played by Parenting Stress, Parents' Past Trauma, and Resilience (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Internet Addiction among Young Adult University Students: The Complex Interplay between Family Functioning, Impulsivity, Depression, and Anxiety (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • The Role of Family Relationships in Eating Disorders in Adolescents: A Narrative Review (2020), Behavioral Sciences
  • Psychological Adjustment of Healthcare Workers in Italy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differences in Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Secondary Trauma, and Compassion Satisfaction between Frontline and Non-Frontline Professionals (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent coauthors collaborating with the scientist include Silvia Cimino, Eleonora Marzilli, Renata Tambelli, and Giulia Ballarotto.

Luca Cerniglia's research is published predominantly in the following journals:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Children
  • Brain Sciences

Best Publications

  • Internet Addiction in adolescence: Neurobiological, psychosocial and clinical issues.

    L. Cerniglia;F. Zoratto;S. Cimino;G. Laviola

  • Psychological Adjustment of Healthcare Workers in Italy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differences in Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Secondary Trauma, and Compassion Satisfaction between Frontline and Non-Frontline Professionals.

    Carmen Trumello;Sonia Monique Bramanti;Giulia Ballarotto;Carla Candelori

  • High cost helping scenario: The role of empathy, prosocial reasoning and moral disengagement on helping behavior

    Marinella Paciello;Roberta Fida;Luca Cerniglia;Carlo Tramontano

  • Mothers' Depression, Anxiety, and Mental Representations After Preterm Birth: A Study During the Infant's Hospitalization in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

    Carmen Trumello;Carla Candelori;Marika Cofini;Silvia Cimino

  • A qualitative report on exploratory data on the possible emotional/behavioral correlates of Covid-19 lockdown in 4-10 years children in Italy.

    Pisano L;Galimi D;Cerniglia L

  • Depressive Symptoms, Self-Esteem and Perceived Parent-Child Relationship in Early Adolescence.

    Alessandra Babore;Carmen Trumello;Carla Candelori;Marinella Paciello

  • A narrative review of binge eating disorder in adolescence: prevalence, impact, and psychological treatment strategies.

    Eleonora Marzilli;Luca Cerniglia;Silvia Cimino

  • Family profiles in eating disorders: family functioning and psychopathology

    Luca Cerniglia;Silvia Cimino;Mimma Tafà;Eleonora Marzilli

  • When emotions enhance students’ engagement in e-learning processes

    Francesca D'Errico;Marinella Paciello;Luca Cerniglia

  • Behavioral Phenotyping of Dopamine Transporter Knockout Rats: Compulsive Traits, Motor Stereotypies, and Anhedonia

    Stefano Cinque;Francesca Zoratto;Anna Poleggi;Damiana Leo

  • The Role of Family Relationships in Eating Disorders in Adolescents: A Narrative Review

    Michela Erriu;Silvia Cimino;Luca Cerniglia

  • Moral dilemma in adolescence: The role of values, prosocial moral reasoning and moral disengagement in helping decision making

    Marinella Paciello;Roberta Fida;Carlo Tramontano;Ellie Cole

  • Internet Addiction among Young Adult University Students: The Complex Interplay between Family Functioning, Impulsivity, Depression, and Anxiety.

    Eleonora Marzilli;Luca Cerniglia;Giulia Ballarotto;Silvia Cimino

  • Mothers with Depression, Anxiety or Eating Disorders: Outcomes on Their Children and the Role of Paternal Psychological Profiles

    Silvia Cimino;Luca Cerniglia;Marinella Paciello

  • Mother-child and father-child interaction with their 24-month-old children during feeding, considering paternal involvement and the child's temperament in a community sample.

    Luca Cerniglia;Silvia Cimino;Giulia Ballarotto

  • A Six-year Prospective Study on Children of Mothers with Eating Disorders: The Role of Paternal Psychological Profiles

    Silvia Cimino;Luca Cerniglia;Marinella Paciello;Stefania Sinesi

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Families' Mental Health: The Role Played by Parenting Stress, Parents' Past Trauma, and Resilience.

    Eleonora Marzilli;Luca Cerniglia;Renata Tambelli;Elena Trombini

  • What are the effects of screen time on emotion regulation and academic achievements? A three-wave longitudinal study on children from 4 to 8 years of age:

    Luca Cerniglia;Silvia Cimino;Massimo Ammaniti

  • A latent profile approach for the study of internet gaming disorder, social media addiction, and psychopathology in a normative sample of adolescents.

    Luca Cerniglia;Mark D Griffiths;Mark D Griffiths;Silvia Cimino;Silvia Cimino;Valeria De Palo;Valeria De Palo

  • The Use of Digital Technologies, Impulsivity and Psychopathological Symptoms in Adolescence.

    Luca Cerniglia;Marco Guicciardi;Maria Sinatra;Lucia Monacis

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Cimino
Silvia Cimino Sapienza University of Rome
Renata Tambelli
Renata Tambelli Sapienza University of Rome
Marinella Paciello
Marinella Paciello UniNettuno University
Icro Maremmani
Icro Maremmani University of Pisa
Giovanni Laviola
Giovanni Laviola Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Roberta Fida
Roberta Fida Aston University
Giulio Perugi
Giulio Perugi University of Pisa
Mark D. Griffiths
Mark D. Griffiths Nottingham Trent University
David Oppenheim
David Oppenheim University of Haifa
Hagop S. Akiskal
Hagop S. Akiskal University of California, San Diego

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