Gianluca Gini

10.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
101 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Gianluca Gini is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Education and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gianluca Gini has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Social Psychology, 44 papers in Education and 42 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Gianluca Gini's work include Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (76 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (38 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (25 papers). Gianluca Gini is often cited by papers focused on Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (76 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (38 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (25 papers). Gianluca Gini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Sweden and United States. Gianluca Gini's co-authors include Tiziana Pozzoli, Alessio Vieno, Claudia Marino, Beatrice Benelli, Marcantonio M. Spada, Robert Thornberg, Gianmarco Altoè, Paolo Albiero, Shelley Hymel and Simona Carla Silvia Caravita and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PEDIATRICS and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Gianluca Gini

97 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Association Between Bullying and Psychosomatic Problems: ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2013 2017 2013 2018 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Association Between Bullying and Psychosomatic Problems: A Meta-analysis
    2009 632 citations Gianluca Gini, Tiziana Pozzoli profile →
  2. Moral disengagement among children and youth: A meta‐analytic review of links to aggressive behavior
    2013 432 citations Gianluca Gini, Tiziana Pozzoli et al. Aggressive Behavior profile →
  3. The associations between problematic Facebook use, psychological distress and well-being among adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2017 383 citations Claudia Marino, Gianluca Gini et al. profile →
  4. Bullied Children and Psychosomatic Problems: A Meta-analysis
    2013 307 citations Gianluca Gini, Tiziana Pozzoli profile →
  5. A comprehensive meta-analysis on Problematic Facebook Use
    2018 248 citations Claudia Marino, Gianluca Gini et al. profile →

Peers

Gianluca Gini
Jaana Juvonen United States
Maria M. Ttofi United Kingdom
Ersilia Menesini Italy
Michael J. Boulton United Kingdom
René Veenstra Netherlands
Rosario Ortega Ruiz Spain
Ernest V. E. Hodges United States
Shelley Hymel Canada
Jennifer K. Grotpeter United States
Dewey G. Cornell United States
Jaana Juvonen United States
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gianluca Gini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gianluca Gini

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Angelini, Federica & Gianluca Gini. (2025). Digital stress and friendship conflict in adolescence: the role of perceived norms and features of social media. Frontiers in Digital Health. 7. 1497222–1497222. 2 indexed citations
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Gini, Gianluca, Federica Angelini, & Tiziana Pozzoli. (2024). Peer victimization, internalizing problems, and satisfaction with friends: A two-wave analysis of individual and class-level associations in adolescence. Journal of School Psychology. 107. 101395–101395.
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Rambaran, Ashwin, Tiziana Pozzoli, & Gianluca Gini. (2022). Socio-Cognitive Processes and Peer-Network Influences in Defending and Bystanding. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 51(11). 2077–2091. 5 indexed citations
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Pozzoli, Tiziana, Gianluca Gini, & Sara Scrimin. (2021). Distance learning during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: The role of family, school, and individual factors.. School Psychology. 37(2). 183–189. 18 indexed citations
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Pozzoli, Tiziana & Gianluca Gini. (2020). Longitudinal Relations between Students’ Social Status and Their Roles in Bullying: The Mediating Role of Self-Perceived Social Status. Journal of School Violence. 20(1). 76–88. 21 indexed citations
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Pozzoli, Tiziana & Gianluca Gini. (2019). Behavior during cyberbullying episodes: Initial validation of a new self‐report scale. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 61(1). 22–29. 29 indexed citations
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Pozzoli, Tiziana, Gianluca Gini, & Gianmarco Altoè. (2017). Associations between facial emotion recognition and young adolescents’ behaviors in bullying. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0188062–e0188062. 19 indexed citations
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Kerr, David, Gianluca Gini, & Deborah M. Capaldi. (2017). Young men’s suicidal behavior, depression, crime, and substance use risks linked to childhood teasing. Child Abuse & Neglect. 67. 32–43. 17 indexed citations
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Kerr, David & Gianluca Gini. (2017). Prospective associations between peer teasing in childhood and young men’s obesity. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 11(6). 640–646. 3 indexed citations
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Gini, Gianluca, Claudia Marino, Tiziana Pozzoli, & Melissa K. Holt. (2017). Associations between peer victimization, perceived teacher unfairness, and adolescents' adjustment and well-being. Journal of School Psychology. 67. 56–68. 62 indexed citations
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Gini, Gianluca, Tiziana Pozzoli, & Kay Bussey. (2014). The Role of Individual and Collective Moral Disengagement in Peer Aggression and Bystanding: A Multilevel Analysis. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 43(3). 441–452. 147 indexed citations
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Gini, Gianluca, Tiziana Pozzoli, & Shelley Hymel. (2013). Moral disengagement among children and youth: A meta‐analytic review of links to aggressive behavior. Aggressive Behavior. 40(1). 56–68. 432 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lenzi, Michela, Alessio Vieno, Gianluca Gini, et al.. (2013). Perceived Teacher Unfairness, Instrumental Goals, and Bullying Behavior in Early Adolescence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 29(10). 1834–1849. 21 indexed citations
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Pozzoli, Tiziana & Gianluca Gini. (2010). Active Defending and Passive Bystanding Behavior in Bullying: The Role of Personal Characteristics and Perceived Peer Pressure. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 38(6). 815–827. 249 indexed citations
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Gini, Gianluca, et al.. (2009). Social support, peer victimisation, and somatic complaints: A mediational analysis. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 45(6). 358–363. 30 indexed citations
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Gini, Gianluca, Paolo Albiero, Beatrice Benelli, & Gianmarco Altoè. (2007). Does empathy predict adolescents' bullying and defending behavior?. Aggressive Behavior. 33(5). 467–476. 378 indexed citations
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Gini, Gianluca, Paolo Albiero, & Beatrice Benelli. (2005). Relazione tra bullismo, empatia ed autoefficacia percepita in un campione di adolescenti. Psicologia clinica dello sviluppo. 457–472. 7 indexed citations

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