• Framing Physical Activity

    Framing Physical Activity

    How to make communication aimed at promoting physical activity more effective.
  • Artificial Intelligence & Framing Effects

    Artificial Intelligence & Framing Effects

    The achievements of social psychology with those of artificial intelligence.
  • Framing Food Communication

    Framing Food Communication

    How to make food communication more effective, to promote purchasing and consumption choices in harmony with the health and well-being of people, as well as with the environment.
  • Framing Environment

    Framing Environment

    The effects of communication aimed at promoting public policies of mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
  • Counterfactuals and Political/Legal Communication

    Counterfactuals and Political/Legal Communication

    How people develop different alternative representations and explanations of events with political or legal significance, as well as the effects of attacks and defenses on people's reputations.
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On the emergent capabilities of ChatGPT 4 to estimate personality traits

 Piastra, M. & Catellani, P. (2025). Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 8, 1484260.

Psychosocial predictors of downloading a mobile app promoting healthy and sustainable eating

 Azzena, I., Festa, S, Pompili, S., Lenzi, M., Carraro, L., Guidetti, M., Cavazza, N., Carfora, V., & Catellani, P. (2025). Cogent Psychology, 12, 2464273.

Bridging the ideological divide: Communicating the positive economic impact of climate policy convinces the right

 Bertolotti, M. & Catellani, P. (2025). Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 35, 70058.

Did sexist voters bring Italy its first female Prime Minister?

 Bertolotti, M., Picciafoco, L., & Catellani, P. (2024). Italian Journal of Electoral Studies, 87, 45-57.

Proenvironmental self identity as a moderator of psychosocial predictors in the purchase of sustainable clothing

Carfora, V., Buscicchio, G., & Catellani, P. (2024). Proenvironmental self identity as a moderator of psychosocial predictors in the purchase of sustainable clothing. Scientific Reports, 14, 23968.

Populism and the effects of political attacks on male and female candidates.

Bertolotti, M., Catellani, P., & Picciafoco, L. (2024). Comunicazione Politica, 25, 195-218.

easpFrom 25 to 28 May 2017 I took part in the Small Group Meeting "Understanding psychological defese after failure", in Fyresdal, Norway. The meeting was supported by the European Association of Social Psychology and by Austre Nape.

Together with Mauro Bertolotti I presented the  paper “If…”: Counterfactuals in defensive communication and their effects”. We talked about the effects that various defensive communication strategies have on how we evaluate other people, and about how several personal and contextual factors can influence these effects.

It was really a beautiful meeting in a wonderful place!!!


 

Patrizia Catellani

Professore ordinario
di Psicologia Sociale
Dipartimento di Psicologia
Università Cattolica di Milano
Largo Gemelli, 1
I-20123 Milano
Tel: 02-72342906
Cell.: 3356741468
Fax: 02-72342280
E-mail: patrizia.catellani@unicatt.it