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Michele Settanni

Michele Settanni

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Overview

Michele Settanni is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with an emphasis on clinical psychology, sociology and political science, education, social psychology, and communication. The scientist has contributed substantially to the understanding of the impact of technology on adolescents and the intersection between child development and digital technology.

Some of the main topics covered in their work include:

  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Early Childhood Education and Development

Michele Settanni's published papers include the following recent works:

  • Investigating the links between fear of missing out, social media addiction, and emotional symptoms in adolescence: The role of stress associated with neglect and negative reactions on social media (2020), published in Addictive Behaviors
  • Smartphone and social media use contributed to individual tendencies towards social media addiction in Italian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021), published in Addictive Behaviors
  • Follow or be followed: Exploring the links between Instagram popularity, social media addiction, cyber victimization, and subjective happiness in Italian adolescents (2020), published in Children and Youth Services Review
  • Examining the links between active Facebook use, received likes, self-esteem and happiness: A study using objective social media data (2020), published in Telematics and Informatics
  • Student-teacher relationship quality and prosocial behaviour: The mediating role of academic achievement and a positive attitude towards school (2020), published in British Journal of Educational Psychology

The scientist often collaborates with several frequent co-authors, among them are:

  • Davide Marengo
  • Claudio Longobardi
  • Matteo Angelo Fabris
  • Laura Elvira Prino
  • Christian Montag

Settanni's studies are frequently published in various academic venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • Research in Psychotherapy Psychopathology Process and Outcome
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

The body of work reflects a strong concentration on issues associated with adolescent psychology, social media influences, and psychosocial dynamics within educational contexts. These publications contribute to a broader understanding of how digital environments impact emotional and social development.

Best Publications

  • Disaster preparedness and perception of flood risk : A study in an alpine valley in Italy

    Renato Miceli;Igor Sotgiu;Michele Settanni

  • Predicting the Big 5 personality traits from digital footprints on social media: A meta-analysis

    Danny Azucar;Davide Marengo;Michele Settanni

  • Highly-visual social media and internalizing symptoms in adolescence: The mediating role of body image concerns

    Davide Marengo;Claudio Longobardi;M. A. Fabris;Michele Settanni

  • Student-Teacher Relationships As a Protective Factor for School Adjustment during the Transition from Middle to High School.

    Claudio Longobardi;Laura Elvira Prino;Davide Marengo;Michele Settanni

  • Investigating the links between fear of missing out, social media addiction, and emotional symptoms in adolescence: The role of stress associated with neglect and negative reactions on social media

    M.A. Fabris;D. Marengo;C. Longobardi;M. Settanni

  • Sharing feelings online: studying emotional well-being via automated text analysis of Facebook posts.

    Michele Settanni;Davide Marengo

  • Executive inhibitory control and cooperative behavior during early school years: a follow-up study.

    Silvia Ciairano;Laura Visu-Petra;Michele Settanni

  • Smartphone and social media use contributed to individual tendencies towards social media addiction in Italian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Davide Marengo;Matteo Angelo Fabris;Claudio Longobardi;Michele Settanni

  • Student-teacher relationships and bullying: The role of student social status

    C. Longobardi;N. O. Iotti;T. Jungert;M. Settanni

  • Examining the links between active Facebook use, received likes, self-esteem and happiness: A study using objective social media data

    Davide Marengo;Christian Montag;Cornelia Sindermann;Jon D. Elhai

  • Follow or be followed: Exploring the links between Instagram popularity, social media addiction, cyber victimization, and subjective happiness in Italian adolescents

    C. Longobardi;M. Settanni;M.A. Fabris;D. Marengo

  • Student–teacher relationship quality and prosocial behaviour: The mediating role of academic achievement and a positive attitude towards school

    Claudio Longobardi;Michele Settanni;Shanyan Lin;Matteo Angelo Fabris

  • Assessing personality using emoji: An exploratory study

    Davide Marengo;Fabrizia Giannotta;Michele Settanni

  • Muscle dysmorphia and psychopathology: Findings from an Italian sample of male bodybuilders

    Claudio Longobardi;Laura Elvira Prino;Matteo Angelo Fabris;Michele Settanni

  • Predicting Individual Characteristics from Digital Traces on Social Media: A Meta-Analysis

    Michele Settanni;Danny Azucar;Davide Marengo

  • Conflictual student–teacher relationship, emotional and behavioral problems, prosocial behavior, and their associations with bullies, victims, and bullies/victims

    Davide Marengo;Tomas Jungert;Nathalie O. Iotti;Michele Settanni

  • Development and psychometric analysis of the student–teacher relationship scale – short form

    Michele Settanni;Claudio Longobardi;Erica Sclavo;Michela Fraire

  • The interplay between ADHD symptoms and time perspective in addictive social media use: A study on adolescent Facebook users

    Michele Settanni;Davide Marengo;Matteo Angelo Fabris;Claudio Longobardi

  • Examining the Student-Teacher Relationship Scale in the Italian Context: A Factorial Validity Study

    Michela Fraire;Claudio Longobardi;Laura Elvira Prino;Erica Sclavo

  • Drivers' subtypes in a sample of Italian adolescents: Relationship between personality measures and driving behaviors

    Davide Marengo;Michele Settanni;Giulio Vidotto

  • The interplay between neuroticism, extraversion, and social media addiction in young adult Facebook users: Testing the mediating role of online activity using objective data.

    Davide Marengo;Ilaria Poletti;Michele Settanni

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Longobardi
Claudio Longobardi University of Turin
Wendy Kliewer
Wendy Kliewer Virginia Commonwealth University
Robert Thornberg
Robert Thornberg Linköping University
Christian Montag
Christian Montag University of Macau
Cornelia Sindermann
Cornelia Sindermann University of Ulm
Jon D. Elhai
Jon D. Elhai University of Toledo
Helen McConachie
Helen McConachie Newcastle University
Lorys Castelli
Lorys Castelli University of Turin
Lauren B. Adamson
Lauren B. Adamson Georgia State University

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