Elena Rinallo is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Education Sciences of Roma Tre University, within the EUFORICC project (Establishing Urban FORest based solutions In Changing Cities). She holds a Ph.D. in Social and Environmental Psychology from the Libera Università Maria Santissima Assunta (LUMSA) in Rome, part of which was carried out as a Visiting Ph.D. Student at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, in collaboration with the "Citizens, Environment, and Safety" research group. She holds teaching appointments at the European University of Rome, where she is Contract Lecturer in Community Psychology (Master's Degree Programme in Psychology, LM-51), and serves as Visiting Research Fellow at the Experimental and Applied Psychology Laboratory (EAPL) of the same institution. She also supervises post-graduate practical training internships (TPV) at LUMSA and the European University of Rome. She is a member of the Italian Association of Psychology (AIP), Social Psychology Section, and of the Italian Reproducibility Network (ITRN). She practices as a licensed clinical psychologist, registered with the Order of Psychologists of Lazio (Section A). She serves as a peer reviewer for international journals including Ecopsychology, Acta Psychologica, Psicologia Sociale, and the Journal of Environmental Psychology. She has participated in and continues to contribute to several national and international research projects, including studies on psychological well-being and contact with nature, intergenerational transmission of values and prejudice, smartphone addiction in adolescents, and applications of virtual reality in environmental psychology. She is the author of several publications in national and international scientific journals and edited volumes.
Elena Rinallo
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Scienze umane (Roma)
Corso di Laurea
Scienze e tecniche psicologiche
Elena Rinallo
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Wednesdays, from 12:00 to 18:00. Please send an email to the lecturer at least one day in advance, specifying your preferred meeting format (online or in person).
Didattica e insegnamenti
| Insegnamento | Anno accademico | Percorso di studi | CFU |
|---|---|---|---|
NEW DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH ON WELL-BEING: PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS IN EVERYDAY CONTEXTS | 2025 / 2026 | 12 | |
PLANNING INTERVENTIONS IN SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 1 | 2025 / 2026 | 2 | |
PLANNING INTERVENTIONS IN SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2 | 2025 / 2026 | 2 |
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JOURNAL ARTICLES
- Michelini, L., Rinallo, E., Scopelliti, M. & Pisoni, A. (2026). Can the usage of a food sharing app impact food waste behaviour? The application of TPB and TAM among generation Z. Business Strategy and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70501
- Rinallo, E., Barni, D., & Scopelliti, M. (2025). From Parents to Planet: Understanding the Link Between Parenting Styles and Pro-Environmental Behaviors of a Sample of Italian Young Adults. Environment and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/00139165251369272
- Zagrean, I., Rinallo, E., Russo, C., Scopelliti, M., & Barni, D. (2024). The family transmission of prejudice toward immigrants. The mediating role of adolescents' self-transcendence and conservation values. Journal of Family Studies, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2024.2445643
- Marchetti, V., Panno, A., Scopelliti, M., Romano, L., Angelini, G., Rinallo, E., ... Fiorilli, C. (2024). Trait emotional intelligence and ecological outcomes: the role of connectedness to nature. BMC Psychology, 12(1), 201. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01679-9
- Rinallo, E., Tiberio, L., & Scopelliti, M. (2023). The Mediating Role of Environmental Identity in the Relationship Between Biospheric Values, Connectedness to Nature, and Activism. Psicologia sociale, 18(3), 315-340. http://dx.doi.org/10.1482/108584
- Fornara, F., Rinallo, E., & Scopelliti, M. (2023). Contact with nature in social deprivation during COVID-19: the positive impact on anxiety. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(14), 6361. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146361
- Scopelliti, M., Barni, D., & Rinallo, E. (2022). My Parents Taught... Green Was My Growth! The Role of Intergenerational Transmission of Ecological Values in Young Adults' Pro-Environmental Behaviors and their Psychosocial Mechanisms. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031670
- Ansani, A., Marini, M., Cecconi, C., Dragoni, D., Rinallo, E., Poggi, I., & Mallia, L. (2021). Analyzing the Perceived Utility of Covid-19 Countermeasures: The Role of Pronominalization, Moral Foundations, Moral Disengagement, Fake News Embracing, and Health Anxiety. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294121102782
BOOK CHAPTERS
- Rinallo, E., Palagonia, C., Scopelliti, M., & Michelini, L. (2025). The role of the sharing economy in driving consumer behavior and addressing food sustainability challenges. In Food Science. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15976-3.00023-4