Arianna MUSCOLINO
Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Edificio 15, Palermo, 90128, Italy.
e-Mail: arianna.muscolino@unipa.it
Education
Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology (LM-51)
Current Positions
PhD Student in Health Promotion and Cognitive Sciences
PhD project title and a short abstract
"Digital Well-Being in Schools and Public Administration: Investigating Cyberbullying and Digital Stress"
The "Digital Well-Being in Schools and Public Administration" project aims to investigate the phenomena of cyberbullying and digital device-induced stress in public administration and high schools. Specifically, this study presents two parallel research lines: (1) The first research line explores the relationship between technostress, cyberbullying, and their impact on well-being and job satisfaction among Public Administration Workers (PAWs). The goal is to facilitate digital transition and technology adoption while gaining a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms of these phenomena to promote psychological well-being and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of public service delivery. (2) The second research line focuses on the validation of the Italian version of the Digital Stress Scale by Hall et al. (2021). This validation aims to investigate the relationship between digital stress and smartphone addiction among high school students in the municipalities of Bagheria (PA) and Bergamo (BG). The objective is to strengthen the administrative capacity of local governments in designing public policies for the school sector, enabling the early diagnosis of digital device-induced stress and its potential implications for smartphone addiction.The study employs a randomized controlled trial (RCT) two-arm design to examine the relationships between these
phenomena and their effects on the well-being of public administration employees and high school students. The project is planned over four time points within a three-year period to conduct a longitudinal assessment of primary and secondary outcomes. Statistical analyses will include group comparisons across all time points (T0–T3). Expected outcomes include a reduction in the bio-psychosocial negative implications associated with cyberbullying and technostress in public administration, as well as digital stress and smartphone addiction in the adolescent student population.
Supervisor: Prof. Gianluca Lo Coco
Main research areas of interest
public administration, technostress, cyberbullying, public policies, digital stress, smartphone
addiction.
Researcher ID
ResearchGate: Arianna Muscolino