I am a psychologist trained in psychology of aging, and I obtained a PhD in Psychological Sciences from the University of Padova. My studies focus on metacognitive processes associated with sleep and quality of life in aging, and how these aspects can be implemented in applied practice to design
Ever since I can remember, I used to observe how people around me behaved and wondered what made them act that way. My studies in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science helped me answer some of those questions, but above all they have lit up my curiosity even more. Since my PhD, I started to
Using the arousal and mood hypothesis as a theoretical framework, we examined whether community-dwelling older adults (N = 132) exhibited cognitive benefits after listening to music. Participants listened to shorter (≈2.5 min) or longer (≈8 min) excerpts from recordings of happy- or sad-sounding
This study, published in Aging & Mental Health, examined whether emotions induced by reading before sleep influence sleep quality in young and older adults. Sixty older adults (64–75 years) and 60 young adults (18–35 years) were randomly assigned to three conditions: positive reading, neutral
Since I was a student, I have always been interested in psychological measurement. All my research interests, indeed, are linked to psychometrics from several points of view. Some of them strictly focus on the metrics in psychology: the development and the implementation of innovative methods for
