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What is in populist voters' minds? An investigation of the social psychological correlates of populist attitudes among Italian voters

 Catellani, P., & Bertolotti, M. (2026). Frontiers in Political Science, 7, 1718881. 

Biases and debiasing in human and artificial intelligence

Catellani, P., & Piastra, M. (2025). Oñati Socio-Legal Series. 

Psychosocial predictors and framing effects in the acceptance of new genomic techniques-treated cheese

Castellini, G., Vezzoli, M., Carfora, V., Graffigna, G., & Catellani, P. (2025). Food Quality and Preference, 105675.

Promoting physical activity in middle-aged and older adults through digital intervention

Catellani, P., & Piastra, M. (2025). Cogent Psychology, 12(1), 2541720. 

The effects of disgust messages on plant-based food choice: Exploring underlying processes and boundary conditions

 Carfora, V., Festa, S., Pompili, S., Azzena, I., Scaglioni, G., Lenzi, M., ... & Guidetti, M. (2025). Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Link

Communication intervention to improve young adults’ food safety practices: The benefits of using congruent framing.


Vezzoli, M., Carfora, V. & Catellani, P. (2025). Nutrients, 17(5), 928. 

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.

Regulatory fit to enhance user engagement with an app promoting healthy and sustainable eating. An experimental study to match regulatory concern and anticipated emotions.

Carfora, V., Festa, S., Pompili, S., Azzena, I., Guidetti, M., Scaglioni, G., ... & Catellani, P. (2024). Sustainability, 16 (15), 6388. www.mdpi.com

Environmental messages to promote sustainable seafood choices: An explorative mobile app intervention.

Carfora, V. & Catellani, P. (2024). Journal of Environmental Psychology, 94, 102255.

Psychosocial drivers influencing local food purchasing: Beyond availability, the importance of trust in farmers.

Carfora, V. & Catellani, P. (2023). Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, 1204732. 

A theory-based and data-driven approach to promoting physical activity through message-based interventions.

Catellani, P., Carfora, V., Biella, M. Brischigiaro, L., Manera, M., Nardone, A., & Piastra M. (2023). Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1200304. 

A dual pathway to pro-environmental behavioural intention: Individual vs collective efficacy and their moderators.

Bertolotti, M., Valla, L.G., & Catellani, P. (2023). Psicologia Sociale, 18 (3), 291-310. Articolo

Counterfactual thinking as a prebunking strategy to contrast misinformation on COVID-19

Bertolotti, M. & Catellani, P. (2023). Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 104, 104404.

Legumes or meat? The effectiveness of recommendation messages towards a plant-based diet depends on people’s identification with flexitarians

Carfora, V., & Catellani, P. (2023). Nutrients, 15(1), 15. Online

Advertising innovative sustainable fashion: Informational, transformational, or sustainability appeal?

Carfora, V., & Catellani, P. (2022). Sustainability, 14(23), 16148. Online

“If it weren’t for COVID-19…”: Counterfactual arguments influence support for climate change policies via cross-domain moral licensing or moral consistency effects

Bertolotti, M., Valla, L. G., & Catellani, P. (2022). Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1005813. Online

Affective components in promoting physical activity: A randomized controlled trial of message framing

Carfora V., Biella M., & Catellani P. (2022). Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 968109.

The influence of message framing on consumers’ selection of local food

Carfora V., Morandi M., & Catellani P. (2022).
 Foods, 11, 1268.

The effect of message framing in promoting the Mediterranean diet: The moderating role of eating self-efficacy.

Carfora, V., Morandi, M., & Catellani, P. (2022).
Foods, 11, 1454.

Predicting and promoting the consumption of plant-based meat

Carfora V., Morandi M., & Catellani P. (2022). British Food Journal. 124, 4800-4822. 

Adding dynamic norm to environmental information in persuasive messages: The role of receivers’ intrinsic motivation

Carfora, V., Zeiske, N., van der Werff, E., Steg, L. & Catellani, P. (2022). Environmental Communication, 16, 900-919.

The psychosocial drivers of the adherence to the Mediterranean Diet

Carfora V., Morandi M., Jelić, A., & Catellani P. (2022). Public Health Nutrition, 25, 2742-2757.

Framing and tailoring prefactual messages to reduce red meat consumption: Predicting effects through a psychology-based graphical causal model

Catellani, P., Carfora, V., & Piastra, M. (2022). Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 825602.

Integrating personal and pro-environmental motives to explain women’s purchase of sustainable clothing

Carfora, V., Buscicchio, G. & Catellani, P. (2021). Sustainability, 13, 10841.

Think different? Populist attitudes, their antecedents and consequences on vote behaviour and outcome evaluation in the 2016 and 2020 Italian constitutional referenda

Bertolotti, M., Leone, C. & Catellani, P. (2021).  Italian Journal of Electoral Studies, 84, 65-78.

Framing prefactual affective posts about vegetable consumption

Carfora, V., Jelic, A., Bertolotti, M., & Catellani, P. (2021). In L. Pačić-Turk (Ed.), Brain and mind: Promoting individual and community well-being. Selected proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific Conference. Zagreb, Croatia, Catholic University of Croatia, pp. 197-210.

Explaining intention to reduce red and processed meat in the UK and Italy using the Theory of Planned Behaviour, meat-eater identity, and the Transtheoretical Model.

Wolstenholme, E., Carfora, V., Catellani, P., Poortinga, V. & Whitmarsh, L. (2021). Appetite, 166, 105467. 

Why do consumers intend to purchase natural food? Integrating theory of planned behavior, value-belief-norm theory, and trust.

Carfora, V., Cavallo, C., Catellani, P., Giudice, T.D., & Cicia, G. (2021). Nutrients, 13, 1904. 

Connecting social psychology and deep reinforcement learning: A probabilistic predictor on the intention to do home-based physical activity after message exposure.

Catellani, P., Carfora, V., & Piastra (2021). Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 696770. 

The effect of persuasive messages in promoting home-based physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic. 

Carfora, V., Catellani, P. (2021). Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 644050. 

A cognitive-emotional model to explain message framing effects: Reducing meat consumption. 

Carfora, V., Pastore, M. & Catellani, P. (2021). Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 583209. 

Framing messages on the economic impact of climate change policies: Effects on climate believers and climate skeptics

Bertolotti, M., Catellani, P., & Nelson, T. (2021). Environmental Communication, 15, 715-730. 

Going green but staying in the black: Framing effects in communication on the economic impact of environmental policies.

Bertolotti, M. & Catellani, P. (2021). Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 624001. 

Rational and moral motives to reduce red and processed meat consumption

Carfora, V., Conner, M., Caso, D., & Catellani, P. (2020). Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 50, 744-755.  

How expert witnesses’ counterfactuals influence causal and responsibility attributions of mock jurors and expert judges.

Catellani, P., Bertolotti, M., Vagni, M. e Pajardi, D. (in press). Applied Cognitive Psychology.

Hindsight bias and electoral outcomes: Satisfaction counts more than winner-loser status

Bertolotti, M. & Catellani, P. (in press). Social Cognition.

Dialogue management in conversational agents through psychology of persuasion and machine learning

Carfora, V., Di Massimo, F., Rastelli, R., Catellani, P., & Piastra, M. (2020). Multimedia Tools and Applications, 39, 35949-35971. 

Psicologia, voto e comunicazione politica: rischi e opportunità per la democrazia.

 Catellani, P. (2020). Politeia, 36, pp. 139-144. 

Regulatory focus and the effect of nutritional messages on health and well-being: The case of red meat intake.

Bertolotti, M., Carfora, V. & Catellani, P. (2020).
Applied Psychology: Health and Wellbeing, 12, 212-230. 

Different frames to reduce red meat intake: The moderating role of self-efficacy.

Bertolotti, M., Carfora, V. & Catellani, P. (2020).
Health Communication, 35, 475-482. 

Comunicazione politica online: un percorso a due velocità

Catellani, P. (2019). Echo. Rivista interdisciplinare di comunicazione, 1, 20-27. 

Applying psychology of persuasion to conversational agents through reinforcement learning: An exploratory study

Di Massimo, F., Carfora, V., Catellani, P., & Piastra, M. (2019). CEUR – Workshop Proceedings, 2481, 27.  

Informational and emotional daily messages to reduce red and processed meat consumption.

Carfora, V., Bertolotti, M., & Catellani, P. (2019). Appetite, 141,  

How to reduce red and processed meat consumption by daily text messages targeting environment or health benefits. 

Carfora, V., Catellani, P., Caso, D., & Conner, M. (2019). Journal of Environmental Psychology, 65, 

The effects of counterfactual attacks on the morality and leadership of different professionals.

Bertolotti, M. & Catellani, P. (2018). Social Psychology, 49, 154-167.  

Promoting change in meat consumption among the elderly

Bertolotti, M., Chirchiglia, G. & Catellani, P. (2016). Appetite, 106, 37-47. 

Salute o benessere? Effetti di framing nella comunicazione alimentare rivolta agli anziani

Bertolotti, M. e Catellani, P. (2016). Ricerche di Psicologia, 39, 79-92. 

Agreement with climate change policies: Framing the future and national versus supra-national identity.

Bertolotti, M. & Catellani, P. (2015). European Journal of Social Psychology, 45, 847-857.  

The effects of counterfactual defences on social judgements

Catellani, P. & Bertolotti, M. (2014). European Journal of Social Psychology, 44, 82-92. 

The Effects of message framing in policy communication on climate change.

Bertolotti, M. & Catellani, P. (2014). European Journal of Social Psychology, 44, 474–486.   

Tra Facebook e i TG. Esposizione mediale e percezione dei leader nella campagna elettorale italiana del 2013.

Barisione, M., Catellani, P. & Garzia, D. (2014). Comunicazione Politica, 6, 187-210.  

Introduzione allo special issue su moralità e psicologia sociale


Catellani, P. (2014). Introduzione allo special issue su moralità e psicologia sociale: percorsi di ricerca e direzioni future. 
In-Mind, 7, 1-2. » Link

The effects of factual and counterfactual attacks on social judgments

Catellani, P. e Bertolotti, M. (2014). Social Psychology, 45, 371-381.        

Counterfactuals, the national economy, and voting choice

Catellani, P., Milesi, P. e Alberici, A.I. (2014). Current Psychology, 33, pp. 47-63. 

The strategic use of counterfactual communication in politics

Catellani, P. & Covelli, P. (2013). Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 32, 495-504. 

The “Big Two” in political communication: The effects of attacking and defending politicians’ leadership or morality

Bertolotti, M., Catellani, P., Douglas, K.M., & Sutton R.M. (2013). Social Psychology, 44, 117-128. 

The day after an electoral defeat: Counterfactuals and collective action

Milesi, P. e Catellani, P. (2011). British Journal of Social Psychology, 50, 690-706. 

Does the candidate matter? Comparing the voting choice of early and late deciders

Catellani, P. & Alberici, A.I. (2012). Political Psychology, 33, 619-634. 

Fatti e controfatti nel ragionamento giudiziario

Catellani, P. (2010). Sistemi Intelligenti, 22, 209-220. 

Soggetti, strategie ed efficacia della comunicazione politica

Catellani, P. (2009). Comunicazione Politica, 1, 75-84. 

Il salotto e la scena: il conflitto politico in Porta a Porta

Colombo, F. e Catellani, P. (2006). Comunicazione Politica, 7, 343-355.

Experiences in working life and the attraction of the extreme right. Empirical findings of a European study

Flecker, J., De Witte, H., Hentges, G., Catellani, P., De Weerdt, Y, e Milesi, P. (2005). Ethical Perspectives, 12, 141-170.

Counterfactual thinking and stereotypes: The nonconformity effect

Catellani, P., Alberici, A.I. e Milesi, P. (2004). European Journal of Social Psychology, 34, 421-436.

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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

 

 

 

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