Publications of Nicole Casali

Casali, N., & Feraco, T. (2024). Which character strengths may build organizational well-being? Insights from an international sample of workers. PLOS ONE, 19(10), e0312934. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0312934

Feraco, T., Casali, N., Carbone, E., Meneghetti, C., Borella, E., Carretti, B., & Muffato, V. (2024). Soft skills and their relationship with life satisfaction and cognitive reserve in adulthood and older age. European Journal of Ageing, 21, 25. doi:10.1007/s10433-024-00820-2

Casali, N., Metselaar, C., & Thielmann, I. (2024). Personality feedback as an intervention to encourage positive changes on moral traits. Identity. doi:10.1080/15283488.2024.2340488

Feraco, T., Casali, N., Pellegrino, G., Soto, C. J., Napolitano, C. M., Carretti, B., & Meneghetti, C. (2024). The Italian behavioral, emotional, and social skills inventory (BESSI-I). Journal of Personality Assessment. doi:10.1080/00223891.2024.2335912

Casali, N., Filippi, S., & Feraco, T. (2024). Does Inequality Shape Human Character? Cross-Cultural Associations between Character Strengths and the Gini Index in 68 Countries. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25, 37. doi:10.1007/s10902-024-00751-w

Pellegrino, G., Casali, N., Meneghetti, C., Tinti, C., Re, A. M., Sini, B., … Carretti, B. (2023). Universal and Specific Services for University Students with Specific Learning Disabilities: The Relation to Study Approach, Academic Achievement, and Satisfaction. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 38(4), 274–284. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12323

Feraco, T., Casali, N., Meneghetti, C., Greiff, S., & Cona, G. (2023). Is Good Character All that Counts? A Comparison Between the Predictive Role of Specific Strengths and a General Factor of “Good Character” Using a Bifactor Model. Journal of Happiness Studies, 24, 2353–2376. doi:10.1007/s10902-023-00686-8

Casali, N., Feraco, T., & Meneghetti, C. (2023). Keep going, keep growing: A longitudinal analysis of grit, posttraumatic growth, and life satisfaction in school students under COVID-19. Learning and Individual Differences, 105, 102320. doi:doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2023.102320

Casali, N., & Meneghetti, C. (2023). Soft Skills and Study-Related Factors: Direct and Indirect Associations with Academic Achievement and General Distress in University Students. Education Sciences, 13(6), 612. doi:10.3390/educsci13060612

Feraco, T., Casali, N., & Meneghetti, C. (2023). Adaptability and Grit: Foundations for Their Joint Contribution to Students' Academic and Nonacademic Outcomes. Mind, Brain, and Education. doi:10.1111/mbe.12367

Feraco, T., Casali, N., Ganzit, E., & Meneghetti, C. (2023). Adaptability and emotional, behavioural and cognitive aspects of self-regulated learning: Direct and indirect relations with academic achievement and life satisfaction. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(1), 353–367. doi:10.1111/bjep.12560

Casali, N., Meneghetti, C., Tinti, C., Re, A. M., Sini, B., Passolunghi, M. C., … Carretti, B. (2023). Academic Achievement and Satisfaction Among University Students With Specific Learning Disabilities: The Roles of Soft Skills and Study-Related Factors. Journal of Learning Disabilities. doi:10.1177/00222194221150786

Casali, N., Feraco, T., & Meneghetti, C. (2022). Character strengths sustain mental health and post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. A longitudinal analysis. Psychology & Health, 37(12), 1663–1679. doi:10.1080/08870446.2021.1952587

Casali, N., Ghisi, M., Rizzato, R., Meneghetti, C., & De Beni, R. (2022). Validation of the “Study-Anxiety” Questionnaire: a scale for the initial assessment of university students seeking psychological help. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44, 1158–1168. doi:10.1007/s10862-022-09982-8

Casali, N., Ghisi, M., Jansen, P., Feraco, T., & Meneghetti, C. (2022). What Can Affect Competition Anxiety in Athletes? The Role of Self-Compassion and Repetitive Negative Thinking. Psychological Reports, 125(4), 2009–2028. doi:10.1177/00332941211017258

Casali, N., Ghisi, M., & Meneghetti, C. (2022). The Role of General and Study-Related Intraindividual Factors on Academic Learning Outcomes under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis. Education Sciences, 12, 101. doi:10.3390/educsci12020101

Cerea, S., Pecunioso, A., Casali, N., Moro, T., Paoli, A., & Ghisi, M. (2022). How COVID-19 lockdown affected physical activity levels and wellbeing: an Italian Survey. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 21(6), 1054–1069. doi:10.1080/1612197X.2022.2098358

Feraco, T., Casali, N., & Meneghetti, C. (2022). Adaptability favors positive academic responses and posttraumatic growth under COVID-19: a longitudinal study with adolescents. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 38, 1771–1789. doi:10.1007/s10212-022-00667-0

Feraco, T., Casali, N., & Meneghetti, C. (2022). Do Strengths Converge into Virtues? An Item-, Virtue-, and Scale-Level Analysis of the Italian Values in Action Inventory of Strengths-120. Journal of Personality Assessment, 104(3), 395–407. doi:10.1080/00223891.2021.1934481

Casali, N., Cerea, S., Moro, T., Paoli, A., & Ghisi, M. (2021). Just do it: high intensity physical activity preserves mental and physical health in elite and non-elite athletes during COVID-19. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 757150. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.757150