GIULIA BALLAROTTO

Ricevimento
Il ricevimento si svolge il martedì dalle 9 alle 11.

Ricercatore Tenure-Track in Psicologia Clinica

Pubblicazioni:
• Reho, M., Ballarotto, G., Velotti, P., & Salvatore, S. (2026). Managing climate crisis through the affects: a semiotic cultural perspective on improving pro-environmental behaviors. Current Psychology, 45(1), 71.
• De Angelis, M., Ballarotto, G., Tarantino, V., Liguori, C., Speranza, A. M., & Trentini, C. (2025). Exploring the Link Between Insomnia and Personality Disorders: A Comprehensive Systematic Review. Psychology Hub, 42(3), 45-58.
• Ballarotto, G., Rogier, G., Beomonte Zobel, S., Simoni, D., Virdia, L., & Velotti, P. (2025). A Systematic Review of Literature on the Relationship Between Explicit Measurement of Sense of Agency and Body Perception. Psychological Reports, 00332941251363886.
• Ballarotto, G., & Velotti, P. (2025). Understanding the gap between pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours: a study on the acceptance of negative emotions in workers/Comprendiendo la brecha entre actitudes y conductas proambientales: un estudio sobre la aceptación de emociones negativas entre trabajadores. PsyEcology, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/21711976241309837 [Impact Factor: 0.8; Q4]
• Ballarotto, G., Ghezzi, V., & Velotti, P. (2025). Feeling the Nature to Foster Sustainability: The Mediating Role of (Self) Compassion. Sustainability, 17(1), 351. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17010351 [Impact Factor: 3.3; Q3]
• Ballarotto, G., Abate, R., Baiocco, R., & Velotti, P. (2024). The relationship between emotion regulation and sustainable leadership: The mediating role of social safeness. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 35(3), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2024.2302512 [Impact Factor: 1.2; Q2]
• Bruno, S., Andreassi, S., Ballarotto, G., Carola, V., Cimino, S., Ciocca, G., ... & Velotti, P. (2024). Suicide-Related Outcomes Among Adults in Custody: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Literature Reviews. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 51(10), 1570-1589. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548241260806 [Impact Factor: 1.7; Q2]
• Ballarotto, G., D’Anna, V., Stefàno, L., & Velotti, P. (2024). Does Mindfulness Mediate the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Pro-Environmental Behaviors Differently Based on Gender?. Mindfulness, 15(8), 1958-1971. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02405-7 [Impact Factor: 3.5; Q1]
• Ballarotto, G., & Zavattini, G. C. (2024). Video games and cyber-pornography addiction in adolescence: Response to the debate| La dipendenza dai videogiochi e dalla pornografia online in adolescenza Risposta al dibattito emerso. Psicologia Clinica dello Sviluppo, 28(3), 471-476. https://doi.org/10.1449/115279 [Impact Factor: 0.4; Q4]
• Ballarotto, G., Murray, L., Bozicevic, L., Marzilli, E., Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., & Tambelli, R. (2023). Parental sensitivity to toddler’s need for autonomy: An empirical study on mother-toddler and father-toddler interactions during feeding and play. Infant Behavior and Development, 73, 101892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2023.101892 [Impact Factor: 1.9; Q3]
• Ballarotto, G., & Zavattini, G. C. (2023). Video games and cyber-pornography addiction in adolescence| La dipendenza dai videogiochi e dalla pornografia online in adolescenza: un invito alla discussione. Psicologia Clinica dello Sviluppo, 27(3), 417-428. https://doi.org/10.1449/108781 [Impact Factor: 0.4; Q4]
• Trumello, C., Ballarotto, G., Ricciardi, P., Paciello, M., Marino, V., Morelli, M., ... & Babore, A. (2022). Mothers and fathers of pre-school children: a study on parenting stress and child’s emotional-behavioral difficulties. Current Psychology, 42, 25367–25378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03599-6 [Impact Factor: 2.8; Q2]
• Tambelli, R., Ballarotto, G., Trumello, C., & Babore, A. (2022). Transition to Motherhood: A Study on the Association between Somatic Symptoms during Pregnancy and Post-Partum Anxiety and Depression Symptoms. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12861. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912861
• Tambelli, R., Cimino, S., Marzilli, E., Ballarotto, G., & Cerniglia, L. (2021). Late Adolescents’ Attachment to Parents and Peers and Psychological Distress Resulting from COVID-19. A Study on the Mediation Role of Alexithymia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), 10649. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010649 [Impact Factor: 4.614; Q1]
• Ballarotto, G., Cerniglia, L., Bozicevic, L., Cimino, S., & Tambelli, R. (2021). Mother-child interactions during feeding: A study on maternal sensitivity in dyads with underweight and normal weight toddlers. Appetite, 166, 105438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105438 [Impact Factor: 5.016; Q1]
• Ballarotto, G., Volpi, B., & Tambelli, R. (2021). Adolescent Attachment to Parents and Peers and the Use of Instagram: The Mediation Role of Psychopathological Risk. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), 3965. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083965 [Impact Factor: 4.614; Q1]
• Marzilli, E., Tafà, M., Cerniglia, L., Ballarotto, G., Pascale, E., & Tambelli, R. (2021). Gene-Environment interaction and psychopathological risk in school-age: The role of child's DAT1 genotype and the affective family environment [Interazione gene-ambiente e rischio psicopatologico in età scolare Il ruolo del genotipo DAT1 del bambino e dell'ambiente affettivo familiare]. Psicologia clinica dello sviluppo, 25(3), 417-440. https://dx.doi.org/10.1449%2f100105 [Impact Factor: .11; Q4]
• Di Trani, M., Ballarotto, G., Renzi, A., Sogos, C., Romani, M., Vigilante, M., & Tambelli, R. (2020). From emotional mutual to self-regulation in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A pilot study on a sample of preschool-age children and their parents. Psychology Hub, 37(3), 55-62. https://doi.org/10.13133/2724-2943/17231
• Marzilli, E., Cerniglia, L., Ballarotto, G., & Cimino, S. (2020). Internet addiction among young adults of the general population: the complex interplay between family functioning, impulsivity, depression and anxiety. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 17(21), 8231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218231 [Impact Factor: 3.39; Q1]
• Trumello, C., Bramanti, S.M., Ballarotto, G., Candelori, C., Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Crudele, M., Lombardi, L., Pignataro, S., Viceconti, M.L., & Babore, A. (2020). Psychological adjustment of healthcare workers in Italy during the emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: a study on stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, secondary trauma and compassion satisfaction. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 17(22), 8358. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228358 [Impact Factor: 3.39; Q1]
• Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Bevilacqua, A., Ballarotto, G., Marzilli, E., Adriani, W., & Tambelli, R. (2020). Patterns of DNA methylation at specific loci of the dopamine transporter 1 gene and psychopathological risk in triplets of mothers, fathers and children. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 18(4), 545–572. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2020.1816166 [Impact Factor: 2.081; Q3]
• Paciello, M., Ballarotto, G., Cerniglia, L., & Muratori, P. (2020). Does the Interplay of Callous-Unemotional Traits and Moral Disengagement Underpin Disruptive Behavior? A Systematic Review. Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 11, 9-20. https://doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S151699 [Q1]
• Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., Tambelli, R., Ballarotto, G., Erriu, M., Paciello, M., ... & Koren-Karie, N. (2020). Dialogues about emotional events between mothers with anxiety, depression, anorexia nervosa, and no diagnosis and their children. Parenting-Science and Practice, 20(1), 69-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295192.2019.1642688 [Impact Factor: 1.265; Q4]
• Tafà, M., Cerniglia, L., Di Trani, M., Marzilli, E., & Ballarotto, G. (2020). Alexithymia and family functioning in adolescence: a study on family clusters / Difficoltà alessitimiche e funzionamento familiare in adolescenza: uno studio sui cluster familiari. Psicologia della salute: quadrimestrale di psicologia e scienze della salute: 2, 2020, 52-70.
• Tafà, M., Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Bracaglia, F., Ballarotto, G., & Marzilli, E. (2019). Finally the coparenting: the importance of coparenting for the well-being of their children. A research on adolescents with eating disorders. / Finalmente il coparenting: l'importanza della cogenitorialità per il benessere dei figli. Una ricerca su adolescenti con disturbi alimentari. Psicologia clinica dello sviluppo, 23(2), 201-220. https://doi.org/10.1449/94339
• Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., Ballarotto, G., Marzilli, E., Pascale, E., D’Addario, C., ... & Tambelli, R. (2019). Children’s DAT1 polymorphism moderates the relationship between parents’ psychological profiles, children’s dat methylation, and their emotional/behavioral functioning in a normative sample. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 16(14), 2567. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142567 [Impact Factor: 2.849; Q1]
• Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., Porreca, A., Ballarotto, G., Marzilli, E., & Simonelli, A. (2018). Impact of parental binge eating disorder: exploring children’s emotional/behavioral problems and the quality of parent-child feeding interactions. Infant Mental Health Journal, 39(5), 552-568. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21732 [Impact Factor: 1.267; Q4]
• Tafà, M., Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Ballarotto, G., Marzilli, E., & Tambelli, R. (2018). Predictive values of early parental loss and psychopathological risk for physical problems in early adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 922. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00922 [Impact Factor: 2.129; Q2]
• Porreca, A., Biringen, Z., Parolin, M., Saunders, H., Ballarotto, G., & Simonelli, A. (2018). Emotional Availability, Neuropsychological Functioning, and Psychopathology: The Context of Parental Substance Use Disorder. BioMed Research International, Article ID 5359037. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5359037 [Impact Factor: 2.197; Q3]
• Ballarotto, G., Marzilli, E., Volpi, B., & Tambelli, R. (2018). Adolescent Internet Abuse: a study on the role of attachment to parents and peers in a large community sample. BioMed Research International, Article ID 5769250. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5769250 [Impact Factor: 2.197; Q3]
• Cimino, S., Simonelli, A., Parolin, M., Ballarotto, G., Carbone, P., & Cerniglia, L. (2018). A theoretical and empirical linkage between road accidents and binge eating behaviors in adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(2), 355. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020355 [Impact Factor: 2.468; Q1]
• Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., Ballarotto, G., Marzilli, E., Pascale E., D’Addario, C., Adriani, W., & Tambelli, R. (2018). DNA methylation at the DAT promoter and risk for psychopathology: intergenerational transmission between school-age youths and their parents in a community sample. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8, 303. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00303 [Impact Factor: 3.161; Q2]
• Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Tafà, M., Marzilli, E., Ballarotto, G., & Bracaglia, F. (2017). Family profiles in eating disorders: family functioning and psychopathology. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 10, 305-312. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S145463 [Impact Factor: 1.952; Q2]
• Ballarotto, G., Porreca, A., Erriu, M., Ronconi, L., Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., & Tambelli, R. (2017). Does Alexithymia have a mediating effect between impulsivity and emotionl-behavioural functioning in adolescents with Binge eating disorder?. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 14(4).
• Tambelli, R., Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Ballarotto, G., Paciello, M., Lubrano, C., Marchitelli, S., Gnessi, L., & Lenzi, A. (2017). An Exploratory Study on the Influence of Psychopathological Risk and Impulsivity on BMI and Perceived Quality of Life in Obese Patients. Nutrients, 9(5), 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9050431 [Impact Factor: 4.196; Q1]
• Marzilli, E., Ballarotto, G., Cimino, S., & Cerniglia, L. (2017). Motor vehicle collisions in adolescence: The role of family support. Rassegna di psicologia, 34(1), 17-28.
• Tafà, M., Cimino, S., Ballarotto, G., Bracaglia, F., Bottone, C. & Cerniglia, L. (2016). Female Adolescents with Eating Disorders, Parental Psychopathological Risk and Family Functioning. Journal of Child and Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0531-5 [Impact Factor: 1.386; Q3]
• Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Ballarotto, G., & Tambelli, R. (2016). Do parental traumatic experiences have a role on the psychological functioning of early adolescents with Binge Eating Disorder? A research on a clinical Italian sample. Eating and Weight Disorders, 21, 635–644. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-016-0303-7 [Impact Factor: 1.784; Q3]
• Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., Porreca, A., Simonelli, A., Ronconi, L., & Ballarotto, G. (2016). Mothers and fathers with Binge Eating Disorder and their 18-36 months old children: a longitudinal study on parent-infant interactions and offspring’s emotional-behavioral profiles, Frontiers in Psychology, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00580 [Impact Factor: 2.321; Q2]
• Ballarotto, G., Marzilli, E., Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., & Carbone, P. (2016). Parent-infant interactions during feeding: the role of mothers and fathers. Rassegna di psicologia, 33(3), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.13133/1974-4854/16660
• Tambelli, R., Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., & Ballarotto, G. (2015). Parent-infant interactions in families with women diagnosed with postnatal depression: a longitudinal study on the effects of a psychodynamic treatment. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 1210. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01210 [Impact Factor: 2.463; Q1]
• Tambelli, R., Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., & Ballarotto, G. (2015). Early maternal relational traumatic experiences and psychopathological symptoms: a longitudinal study on mother-infant and father-infant interactions. Scientific Reports, 5, 13984. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep13984 [Impact Factor: 5.228; Q1]
• Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Ballarotto, G., Casini, E., Ferrari, A., Carbone, P., & Cersosimo, M. (2015). Motor vehicle accidents and adolescents: an empirical study on their emotional and behavioral profiles, defense strategies and parental support, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 35, 28-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2015.09.002 [Impact Factor: 1.444; Q2]
• Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Ballarotto, G. & Monniello, G. (2014). Parental Loss During Childhood and Outcomes on Adolescents’ Psychological Profiles: A Longitudinal Study. Current Psychology, 33(4), 545-556. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-014-9228-3 [Impact Factor: .429; Q4]
• Cerniglia, L, Cimino, S., & Ballarotto, G. (2014). Mother-child and father-child interaction with their 24-month-old children during feeding, considering paternal involvement and the child’s temperament in a community sample. Infant Mental Health Journal, 35 (5), 473-481. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21466 [Impact Factor: 1.071; Q4]*

*L’Impact factor di ogni articolo, e conseguentemente quello totale e quello medio per pubblicazione è tratto dal Journal Citation Reports- Clarivate- i cui aggiornamenti sono fino all’anno 2024 (alla data di presentazione della domanda), quindi per le pubblicazioni dell’anno 2025 è stato fatto riferimento all’ultimo aggiornamento disponibile al momento ovvero il 2024.

National Publications

• Casini, E., Ferrari, A., Ballarotto, G., Camoirano, M., & Messina, G. (2020). Quando l’adolescente approda al pronto soccorso. Adolescenza e psicoanalisi, Approdi, Anno 2020, n.1
• Erriu, M., Ballarotto, G., Cimino, S., & Cerniglia, L. (2019). Il comportamento delinquenziale in adolescenza: contributo empirico e implicazioni cliniche. Rivista di Psicoterapia Relazionale, 49, 45-71. https://doi.org/10.3280/PR2019-049003
• Aloisi, A., Ambrisino, A., Ballarotto, G., Biagioli, B., Carbonara, C., Cardarelli, B., Di Gioacchino, A., Evangelisti, E., Giusti, M., & Hernich, A.N. (2017). Menti adolescenti “attraverso” e “attraversate” dal mondo digitale: una prospettiva gruppale. Adolescenza e Psicoanalisi, Giustizia, Anno XII, n.1, 151-166.
• Tafà, M., Cerniglia, L. Cimino, S., & Ballarotto, G. (2017). Famiglia e disturbi alimentari: evidenze empiriche. Psicobiettivo, 1, 131-150. https://doi.org/10.3280/PSOB2017-001010
• Fenu, M.A., Aloisi, A., Ambrosino, A., Ballarotto, G., Biagioli, B., Carbonara, C., Cardarelli, B., Di Gioacchino, A., Evangelisti, E., Giusti, M., & Hernich, A.N. (2016). Dal sé ai Selfie. Identità e Relazioni nell’era del virtuale. Adolescenza e Psicoanalisi, Istituzioni, Anno XI, n.1.
• Cerniglia, L., Ballarotto, G., Rocco, A. & Cimino, S. (2014). Interazioni madre-bambino e padre-bambino durante l’alimentazione in un campione non riferito: uno studio empirico sul rischio psicopatologico genitoriale. Infanzia e Adolescenza, 13(3): 138-147. https://doi.org/10.1710/1750.19022
• Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., Ballarotto, G., Campanelli, M. (2014), Il ruolo di esperienze traumatiche e di vissuti dissociativi nello sviluppo di disturbi del comportamento alimentare in adolescenza: uno studio empirico, Rassegna di Psicologia, 1, 39-56. https://doi.org/10.7379/76447
• Monniello, G., Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., Ballarotto, G., & Polito, L. (2013), L’adolescenza e la perdita di un genitore in età evolutiva: uno studio longitudinale in un campione di ragazzi dagli 11 ai 16 anni, Psichiatria dell'infanzia e dell'adolescenza, 80, 86-104.