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ADRIANO ZAMPERINI

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Position

Professore Ordinario

Structure

Dipartimento di Filosofia, Sociologia, Pedagogia e Psicologia Applicata - FISPPA

Address

VIA VENEZIA, 14 - PADOVA

Telephone

0498276943

E-mail

adriano.zamperini@unipd.it

Notices

Office hours

  • Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30
    at Dipartimento FISPPA - Sezione Psicologia Applicata, Via Venezia 14, 4 piano, stanza n. 010
    INFORMAZIONI GENERALI Il ricevimento si svolge esclusivamente in presenza e su appuntamento. Studenti e studentesse dovranno inviare richiesta di ricevimento all’indirizzo email: adriano.zamperini@unipd.it, e riceveranno email di risposta con l'indicazione della data/orario di ricevimento. Si precisa che il ricevimento potrà svolgersi anche in giorni e in orari diversi dal ricevimento ufficiale previsto il giovedì dalle 9:30 alle 11:30. AVVISO Giovedì 17 Luglio 2025 sarà l'ultimo ricevimento prima della pausa estiva. Il ricevimento riprenderà nel mese di Settembre. Per chiedere un ricevimento su appuntamento studenti e studentesse dovranno inviare una email ai primi di Settembre seguendo le indicazioni riportate nelle "Informazioni generali".

Teachings

Publications

Selection of publications from the last years (2020-2025)

- Menegatto, M., Bobbio, A., Freschi, G., Zamperini, A. (2025). The Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Communities: The Role of Socio- Political Control and Impure Altruism. Climate, 13, 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13030055

- Freschi G., Menegatto M., Zamperini A. (2024). Conceptualising the Link between Citizen Science and Climate Governance: A Systematic Review. Climate, 12, 60, https://doi.org/ 10.3390/cli12050060

- Zamperini A., Freschi G., De Vincenzo C., Menegatto M. (2024). Exploring the Psychological Experiences of Afghanistan Refugees in Italy: A Qualitative Study. Community Psychology in Global Perspective, 10, 1/1, pp.65-88, https://doi.org/10.1285/i24212113v10i1p65

- Zamperini, A. (2023). Violenza invisibile. Anatomia dei disastri ambientali. Torino: Einaudi.

- Zamperini A., N’Guessan P., De Vincenzo C., Menegatto M. (2023). Role Conflicts and Management Strategies in Social Workers Working for Refugees. Ricerche di Psicologia-Psychological Research Journal, 46, pp.1-26, https://doi.org/10.3280/rip2023oa17126

- Freschi G., Menegatto M., Zamperini A. (2023). How Can Psychology Contribute to Climate Change Governance? A Systematic Review. Sustainability, 15, 14273, https://doi.org/10.3390 /su151914273

- Menegatto, M. & Zamperini, A. (2023). Health and Psychological Concerns of Communities Affected by Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances: The Case of Residents Living in the Orange Area of the Veneto Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 7056. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20227056

- Menegatto, M., Lezzi, S., Musolino, M., & Zamperini, A. (2022). The psychological impact of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in the Veneto Region, Italy: A qualitative study with parents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 14761. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph192214761

- Zamperini, A., & Menegatto, M. (2021). Cattive acque. Contaminazione ambientale e comunità violate. Padova: Padova University Press.

- Zamperini, A., Menegatto, M., Mostacchi, M., Barbagallo, S., Testoni, I. (2020). Loss of Close Relationships and Loss of Religious Belonging as Cumulative Ostracism: From Social Death to Social Resurrection. Behavioral sciences, 10, 99. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10060099

Research Area

Social Psychology of Health: poverty and human dignity; new health techniques and bioethics; moral distress and nursing; coercion, mechanical restraint and mental health; social distress and gender identity; trauma and psycho-social distress; social memories and collective mourning.

Social Psychology of Violence: indifference and ostracism; social injustice and human rights; interpersonal and collective conflicts, war and peace, state violence and torture; self-defence and violence.

Social Psychology of Immigration: discrimination and attitudes toward immigration and immigrants; construction of ethnic identity; narratives and social representations; cultural diversity; international students.

Environmental and Urban Psychology: urban psychology and violence; urban security and safety; urban decay and disorder; vulnerability to terrorism; urban populations and intergroup relations; gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered individuals; urban mental health; urban social issues; physical and social environments; environmental stigma; public risk perceptions; disaster; urban ecology.

Thesis proposals

Social psychology of responsibility and human conduct in emergency and conflict situations.

Indifference and ostracism in interpersonal relationships.

Memories of suffering and collective violence.

Environmental violence.

Urban security.

Climate crisis and psychosocial problems.