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The challenge of sustainable development and consumption is to meet current wants without impoverishing future generations and the planet in the long term. Therefore, new patterns of sustainable practices are increasingly promoted. The purpose of the present study is to realize a systematic review aimed to analyze the contents and features of articles dealing with new trends in consumers’ sustainable consumption. One hundred and four papers published in the last five years were retrieved and analyzed through a lexicographical analysis using the software T-LAB. The results show that, even if most of the current studies focus almost exclusively on the environmental impact of sustainability, the social perspective is also recently taking hold. Evidence suggests prevailing attention towards consumers’ appeal and consumption of eco-friendly food products, together with a growing interest in the last years in consumers’ practices in other key sectors, such as tourism, commerce, and clothing. Future research should spotlight the less explored frameworks, looking at the economic and social sides of sustainability in a variety of contextual settings. At the same time, consumer-focused research should not forget to look at consumers’ sustainable behavior as a whole and its impacts from the perspective of planet, people, and profit.
Giulia Sesini; Cinzia Castiglioni; Edoardo Lozza. New Trends and Patterns in Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5935 .
AMA StyleGiulia Sesini, Cinzia Castiglioni, Edoardo Lozza. New Trends and Patterns in Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (15):5935.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiulia Sesini; Cinzia Castiglioni; Edoardo Lozza. 2020. "New Trends and Patterns in Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda." Sustainability 12, no. 15: 5935.
Background: In January 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) started to spread in Italy. The Italian government adopted urgent measures to hold its spread. Enforcing compliance to such measures is crucial in order to enhance their effectiveness. Engaging citizens′ in the COVID-19 preventive process is today urgent in Italy and around the world. However, to the best of our knowledge, no previous studies have investigated the role of health engagement in predicting citizens compliance to health emergency containment measures. Method: An online survey was administered between February 28th and March 4th 2020 on a representative sample of 1000 Italians. The questionnaire included a measure of Health Engagement (PHE-S) and a series of ad hoc items intended to measure both affective and behavioral responses of the citizens to the emergency in terms of perceived susceptibility to and severity of the disease, orientation towards health management, change in habits and in purchases. To investigate the relationship between Health Engagement and these variables, a series of ANOVAs, Logistic regressions and crosstabs have been carried out. Results: Less engaged people show higher levels of perceived susceptibility to the virus and of severity of the disease; they trust less scientific and healthcare authorities, they feel less self-effective in managing their own health - both in normal conditions and under stress - and are less prone to cooperate with healthcare professionals. Low levels of Health Engagement are also associated with a change in the usual purchase behavior. Conclusions: The Patient Health Engagement Model (PHE) provides a useful framework for understanding how people will respond to health threats such as pandemics. Therefore, intervention studies should focus on particular groups and on raising their levels of engagement to increase the effectiveness of educational initiatives devoted to promote preventive behaviors.
Guendalina Graffigna; Serena Barello; Mariarosaria Savarese; Lorenzo Palamenghi; Greta Castellini; Andrea Bonanomi; Edoardo Lozza. Measuring Italian Citizens′ Engagement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic Containment Measures A Cross-sectional Study. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleGuendalina Graffigna, Serena Barello, Mariarosaria Savarese, Lorenzo Palamenghi, Greta Castellini, Andrea Bonanomi, Edoardo Lozza. Measuring Italian Citizens′ Engagement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic Containment Measures A Cross-sectional Study. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuendalina Graffigna; Serena Barello; Mariarosaria Savarese; Lorenzo Palamenghi; Greta Castellini; Andrea Bonanomi; Edoardo Lozza. 2020. "Measuring Italian Citizens′ Engagement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic Containment Measures A Cross-sectional Study." , no. : 1.
Many governments and institutions are currently challenged with insecurity, economic instability, and ongoing turbulence which may undermine the quality of life of each human being and the sustainable development of civil society. As this kind of sustainable development is strictly related to the promotion of the ‘common good’, it is of paramount importance to understand the different motives that lead people to give their contribution to the common good, in order to sustainably align individual needs with the needs of the society. By adopting a psychological perspective for the promotion of the sustainable development, the aim of this study is to develop and validate a new metric, the Common Good Provision scale (CGP), to assess people’s orientation towards economic and social sustainability. Items were generated from a preliminary qualitative study investigating meaning and representations on the common good and its provision. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were undertaken to validate and improve the scale. The final scale, which consists of seven items, contains two dimensions: Accessibility (i.e., making the common good accessible to anyone and fulfilling people’s basic needs) and Personal Gain (i.e., getting a return and personal advantage in exchange for one’s contribution). In addition, we tested a model in relation to a specific form of contribution: Paying taxes and making charitable donations, that are two complementary ways to financially provide for the common good. It was found that when the Accessibility motive prevails, people are more willing to pay taxes and make donations, whereas when the Personal Gain motive prevails, people are more likely to commit tax evasion and less willing to make monetary donations. The study is novel in that it represents the first attempt to develop a metric to assess people’s motives towards the common good provision. Potentialities and further applications of the CGP scale to other contexts are discussed in relation to the promotion of people’s wellbeing and sustainable development.
Cinzia Castiglioni; Edoardo Lozza; Andrea Bonanomi. The Common Good Provision Scale (CGP): A Tool for Assessing People’s Orientation towards Economic and Social Sustainability. Sustainability 2019, 11, 370 .
AMA StyleCinzia Castiglioni, Edoardo Lozza, Andrea Bonanomi. The Common Good Provision Scale (CGP): A Tool for Assessing People’s Orientation towards Economic and Social Sustainability. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (2):370.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Castiglioni; Edoardo Lozza; Andrea Bonanomi. 2019. "The Common Good Provision Scale (CGP): A Tool for Assessing People’s Orientation towards Economic and Social Sustainability." Sustainability 11, no. 2: 370.
The financial contribution to the common good is a relevant issue to contemporary societies, especially in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. In the economic literature, taxes and monetary donations have been regarded as two complementary ways of financially providing for the common good. In the psychological literature, instead, they have not been studied in conjunction. In-depth interviews have been conducted using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach and a photo-elicitation technique to investigate the representations people share on the financial provision for the common good. Results suggest that both taxes and donations are seen as indirect, rather than direct, ways of providing for the common good. From a formal and cognitive level, paying taxes and making donations can be seen as two sides of the same coin, but they present differences at the affective level. When paying taxes, people are concerned mostly about the effects and expect a material exchange in return; when making a monetary donation, people are concerned mostly about the motivations and expect an emotional exchange in return.
Cinzia Castiglioni; Edoardo Lozza; Albino Claudio Bosio. Lay People Representations on the Common Good and Its Financial Provision. SAGE Open 2018, 8, 1 .
AMA StyleCinzia Castiglioni, Edoardo Lozza, Albino Claudio Bosio. Lay People Representations on the Common Good and Its Financial Provision. SAGE Open. 2018; 8 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Castiglioni; Edoardo Lozza; Albino Claudio Bosio. 2018. "Lay People Representations on the Common Good and Its Financial Provision." SAGE Open 8, no. 4: 1.
Given the inherently hidden nature of tax evasion, research on tax compliance can be challenging. By drawing on the ‘slippery slope’ framework, which suggests that the tax climate in a society can vary on a continuum between antagonistic and synergistic, we test a new tool in tax compliance research by comparing two areas that differ in terms of tax compliance but share the same language: Italy and the Canton of Ticino (Switzerland). After retrieving 3554 tax-related articles published between 2010 and 2016 from national newspapers with the highest circulation in the two considered countries, we performed a lexicographical analysis using the software T-LAB. The results show that the Italian and Swiss national presses depict their respective tax systems and tax authorities in very different ways. An antagonistic tax climate (coercive power of authorities and distrust in the tax system) appears to prevail in Italy, while a synergistic tax climate (legitimate power of authorities and trust in the tax system) prevails in the Canton of Ticino. The tool appears to be effective not only in detecting the tax climate of a country but also in monitoring changes over time, thus allowing policymakers to fine-tune their fiscal policies accordingly. The results also offer insights into the effects of the vicious cycle between the tax climate of a country and the way the press depicts it in terms of tax behaviour.
Edoardo Lozza; Cinzia Castiglioni. Tax climate in the national press: A new tool in tax behaviour research. Journal of Social and Political Psychology 2018, 6, 401 -419.
AMA StyleEdoardo Lozza, Cinzia Castiglioni. Tax climate in the national press: A new tool in tax behaviour research. Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 2018; 6 (2):401-419.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdoardo Lozza; Cinzia Castiglioni. 2018. "Tax climate in the national press: A new tool in tax behaviour research." Journal of Social and Political Psychology 6, no. 2: 401-419.
Edoardo Lozza. Review of “Economic Psychology: An Introduction”. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 2018, 76, 40 .
AMA StyleEdoardo Lozza. Review of “Economic Psychology: An Introduction”. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 2018; 76 ():40.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdoardo Lozza. 2018. "Review of “Economic Psychology: An Introduction”." Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 76, no. : 40.
Traditionally, research on job insecurity (JI) has focused on organizational consequences and employees’ psychophysical well-being. However, some recent studies explored potential extraorganizational outcomes of JI in relation to consumption and major life decisions. The present study, drawing on Conservation of Resource Theory, overcomes the limits of previous works by examining the effects of changes in JI through a simulation experiment design. Using a sequence of two different scenarios, 377 participants were asked to evaluate their JI and their inclination towards daily consumption and some major life decisions. Findings confirm that changes in JI affect such extraorganizational outcomes. It is also suggested that an improvement in job security leads to an increase in both consumption and major life decisions, which – in absolute values – is higher compared to the decrease that follows a reduction of job security.
Edoardo Lozza; Cinzia Castiglioni; Andrea Bonanomi. The effects of changes in job insecurity on daily consumption and major life decisions. Economic and Industrial Democracy 2017, 41, 610 -629.
AMA StyleEdoardo Lozza, Cinzia Castiglioni, Andrea Bonanomi. The effects of changes in job insecurity on daily consumption and major life decisions. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 2017; 41 (3):610-629.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdoardo Lozza; Cinzia Castiglioni; Andrea Bonanomi. 2017. "The effects of changes in job insecurity on daily consumption and major life decisions." Economic and Industrial Democracy 41, no. 3: 610-629.
Alejandro Magallares; Guendalina Graffigna; Serena Barello; Andrea Bonanomi; Edoardo Lozza. Patient Health Engagement Scale--Spanish Adaptation. PsycTESTS Dataset 2017, 1 .
AMA StyleAlejandro Magallares, Guendalina Graffigna, Serena Barello, Andrea Bonanomi, Edoardo Lozza. Patient Health Engagement Scale--Spanish Adaptation. PsycTESTS Dataset. 2017; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlejandro Magallares; Guendalina Graffigna; Serena Barello; Andrea Bonanomi; Edoardo Lozza. 2017. "Patient Health Engagement Scale--Spanish Adaptation." PsycTESTS Dataset , no. : 1.
The Patient Activation Measure (PAM13) is an instrument that assesses patient knowledge, skills, and confidence for disease self-management. This cross-sectional study was aimed to validate a culturally-adapted Italian Patient Activation Measure (PAM13-I) for patients with chronic conditions. 519 chronic patients were involved in the Italian validation study and responded to PAM13-I. The PAM 13 was translated into Italian by a standardized forward-backward translation. Data quality was assessed by mean, median, item response, missing values, floor and ceiling effects, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and average inter-item correlation), item-rest correlations. Rasch Model and differential item functioning assessed scale properties. Mean PAM13-I score was 66.2. Rasch analysis showed that the PAM13-I is a good measure of patient activation. The level of internal consistency was good (α = 0.88). For all items, the distribution of answers was left-skewed, with a small floor effect (range 1.7–4.5 %) and a moderate ceiling effect (range 27.6–55.0 %). The Italian version formed a unidimensional, probabilistic Guttman-like scale explaining 41 % of the variance. The PAM13-I has been demonstrated to be a valid and reliable measure of patient activation and the present study suggests its applicability to the Italian-speaking chronic patient population. The measure has good psychometric properties and appears to be consistent with the developmental nature of the patient activation phenomenon, although it presents a different ranking order of the items comparing to the American version. PAM13-I can be a useful assessment tool to evaluate interventions aimed at improving patient engagement in healthcare and to train doctors in attuning their communication to the level of patients’ activation. Future research could be conducted to further confirm the validity of the PAM13-I.
Guendalina Graffigna; Serena Barello; Andrea Bonanomi; Edoardo Lozza; Judith Hibbard. Measuring patient activation in Italy: Translation, adaptation and validation of the Italian version of the patient activation measure 13 (PAM13-I). BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2015, 15, 1 -13.
AMA StyleGuendalina Graffigna, Serena Barello, Andrea Bonanomi, Edoardo Lozza, Judith Hibbard. Measuring patient activation in Italy: Translation, adaptation and validation of the Italian version of the patient activation measure 13 (PAM13-I). BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2015; 15 (1):1-13.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuendalina Graffigna; Serena Barello; Andrea Bonanomi; Edoardo Lozza; Judith Hibbard. 2015. "Measuring patient activation in Italy: Translation, adaptation and validation of the Italian version of the patient activation measure 13 (PAM13-I)." BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 15, no. 1: 1-13.
In neoclassical economics the decision to evade tax is analysed in the same way as the decision to commit benefit fraud. Both decisions depend on the net expected utility that a ‘representative individual’ will derive from the gamble. If the financial loss a community experiences when there is tax evasion is equal to the financial loss experienced when there is benefit fraud, there is no reason to expect any difference in individuals' attitudes towards these crimes. However, in practice, individuals are far more condemnatory of benefit fraud than of tax evasion. Prospect theory is applied to explain this difference of attitude as well as why individuals are more likely to commit tax evasion than benefit fraud. Moreover, when comparing attitudes and behaviour towards public finance crimes in different countries, the salience of the public finances in individuals' lives, together with the perceived prevalence of illegal behaviours, is important. A comparison of attitudes in Italy and in the UK indicates that Italians are more likely to more heavily punish these crimes and to commit these crimes. The present study sheds insight when explaining why ‘gamekeepers’ who call for the harshest punishments are the individuals who are more likely to act as ‘poachers’ themselves. There is a distinction between what individuals wish for themselves in a ‘private-person’ role and what they wish for others in a ‘public-citizen’ role – would-be poachers are harsh gamekeepers.
John Cullis; Philip Jones; Alan Lewis; Cinzia Castiglioni; Edoardo Lozza. Do poachers make harsh gamekeepers? Attitudes to tax evasion and to benefit fraud. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 2015, 58, 124 -131.
AMA StyleJohn Cullis, Philip Jones, Alan Lewis, Cinzia Castiglioni, Edoardo Lozza. Do poachers make harsh gamekeepers? Attitudes to tax evasion and to benefit fraud. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 2015; 58 ():124-131.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohn Cullis; Philip Jones; Alan Lewis; Cinzia Castiglioni; Edoardo Lozza. 2015. "Do poachers make harsh gamekeepers? Attitudes to tax evasion and to benefit fraud." Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 58, no. : 124-131.
A. Claudio Bosio; Edoardo Lozza. Articolo bersaglio. Psicologi: quale formazione per quale professione? Target article. RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA 2015, 459 -475.
AMA StyleA. Claudio Bosio, Edoardo Lozza. Articolo bersaglio. Psicologi: quale formazione per quale professione? Target article. RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA. 2015; (3):459-475.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. Claudio Bosio; Edoardo Lozza. 2015. "Articolo bersaglio. Psicologi: quale formazione per quale professione? Target article." RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA , no. 3: 459-475.
Beyond the rhetorical call for increasing patients’ engagement, policy makers recognize the urgency to have an evidence-based measure of patients’ engagement and capture its effect when planning and implementing initiatives aimed at sustaining the engagement of consumers in their health. In this paper, authors describe the Patient Health Engagement Scale (PHE-scale), a measure of patient engagement that is grounded in rigorous conceptualization and appropriate psychometric methods. The scale was developed based on our previous conceptualization of patient engagement (the PHE-model). In particular, the items of the PHE-scale were developed based on the findings from the literature review and from interviews with chronic patients. Initial psychometric analysis was performed to pilot test a preliminary version of the items. The items were then refined and administered to a national sample of chronic patients (N=382) to assess the measure’s psychometric performance. A final phase of test-retest reliability was performed. The analysis showed that the PHE Scale has good psychometric properties with good correlation with concurrent measures and solid reliability. Having a valid and reliable measure to assess patient engagement is the first step in understanding patient engagement and its role in health care quality, outcomes, and cost containment. The PHE Scale shows a promising clinical relevance, indicating that it can be used to tailor intervention and assess changes after patient engagement interventions.
Guendalina Graffigna; Serena Barello; Andrea Bonanomi; Edoardo Lozza. Measuring patient engagement: development and psychometric properties of the Patient Health Engagement (PHE) Scale. Frontiers in Psychology 2015, 6, 274 .
AMA StyleGuendalina Graffigna, Serena Barello, Andrea Bonanomi, Edoardo Lozza. Measuring patient engagement: development and psychometric properties of the Patient Health Engagement (PHE) Scale. Frontiers in Psychology. 2015; 6 ():274.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuendalina Graffigna; Serena Barello; Andrea Bonanomi; Edoardo Lozza. 2015. "Measuring patient engagement: development and psychometric properties of the Patient Health Engagement (PHE) Scale." Frontiers in Psychology 6, no. : 274.
Research on tax behaviour or attitudes towards tax evasion has rarely taken into account the political preferences of taxpayers. The present research aimed to explore the relationship between political ideology and attitudes toward tax compliance within the “slippery slope framework” (Kirchler, Hoelzl, & Wahl, 2008). We conducted a quantitative survey (N = 272) and two online focus groups with self-employed taxpayers in Italy, and found significant differences between left-leaning and right-leaning taxpayers. These two groups were characterized by two different pathways that lead to greater tax compliance, and attached different meanings and values to tax behaviours. In particular, left-leaning taxpayers expressed higher levels of voluntary cooperation and showed reactance to the coercive power of authorities, whereas right-leaning taxpayers expressed higher levels of enforced tax compliance and were more averse to tax evasion with increased trust in authorities and institutions. Although further research on this topic is advisable, these results bear relevant theoretical and practical implications.
Edoardo Lozza; Barbara Kastlunger; Semira Tagliabue; Erich Kirchler. The Relationship Between Political Ideology and Attitudes Toward Tax Compliance: The Case of Italian Taxpayers. Journal of Social and Political Psychology 2013, 1, 51 -73.
AMA StyleEdoardo Lozza, Barbara Kastlunger, Semira Tagliabue, Erich Kirchler. The Relationship Between Political Ideology and Attitudes Toward Tax Compliance: The Case of Italian Taxpayers. Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 2013; 1 (1):51-73.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdoardo Lozza; Barbara Kastlunger; Semira Tagliabue; Erich Kirchler. 2013. "The Relationship Between Political Ideology and Attitudes Toward Tax Compliance: The Case of Italian Taxpayers." Journal of Social and Political Psychology 1, no. 1: 51-73.
The Slippery Slope Framework of tax compliance postulates that citizens’ compliance depends on the power of the authorities to enforce compliance and/or trust in the authorities and voluntary cooperation. While trust is widely recognized as a strong determinant of cooperation, empirical evidence is less clear on power: severe fines may lead towards compliance or even have the opposite effect. We propose a thorough investigation of the nature of power (coercive versus legitimate) within the theoretical framework of tax compliance to shed light on the ambiguous results and to clarify the complex relation between power and trust. We use structural equation modeling to test the assumptions of the Slippery Slope Framework by taking into account coercive power and legitimate power on a sample of N = 389 self-employed Italian taxpayers and entrepreneurs. We found evidence that trust is positively related to voluntary tax compliance. Trust was found to be negatively related to coercive power and positively related to legitimate power. Both coercive power and legitimate power were correlated with enforced compliance. However, the effect of enforced compliance leads to increased evasion. The results evidence the multifaceted nature of power and trust and their relation with tax compliance, and the importance of power and trust in political regulatory strategies.
Barbara Kastlunger; Edoardo Lozza; Erich Kirchler; Alfred Schabmann. Powerful authorities and trusting citizens: The Slippery Slope Framework and tax compliance in Italy. Journal of Economic Psychology 2013, 34, 36 -45.
AMA StyleBarbara Kastlunger, Edoardo Lozza, Erich Kirchler, Alfred Schabmann. Powerful authorities and trusting citizens: The Slippery Slope Framework and tax compliance in Italy. Journal of Economic Psychology. 2013; 34 ():36-45.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarbara Kastlunger; Edoardo Lozza; Erich Kirchler; Alfred Schabmann. 2013. "Powerful authorities and trusting citizens: The Slippery Slope Framework and tax compliance in Italy." Journal of Economic Psychology 34, no. : 36-45.
The prevalence of mental illness and psychological suffering is greater than the availability of primary care services in Europe and, in particular, in Italy. The main barriers that hinder the access to these services are economic, the lack of proximity of services and some prejudices that may promote stigma and shame.
Enrico Molinari; Francesco Pagnini; Gianluca Castelnuovo; Edoardo Lozza; Claudio Albino Bosio. A new approach for psychological consultation: the psychologist at the chemist's. BMC Public Health 2012, 12, 501 -501.
AMA StyleEnrico Molinari, Francesco Pagnini, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Edoardo Lozza, Claudio Albino Bosio. A new approach for psychological consultation: the psychologist at the chemist's. BMC Public Health. 2012; 12 (1):501-501.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEnrico Molinari; Francesco Pagnini; Gianluca Castelnuovo; Edoardo Lozza; Claudio Albino Bosio. 2012. "A new approach for psychological consultation: the psychologist at the chemist's." BMC Public Health 12, no. 1: 501-501.
Research on job insecurity has traditionally focused on organizational consequences. The present study explores potential extraorganizational outcomes (employees’ consumption and life projects) of job insecurity in terms of both subjective perception and objective condition. Results are based on the secondary analysis of two large data sets: a tracking study with representative samples and a survey, both conducted on Italian employees. The findings suggest that job insecurity (especially the subjective perception, rather than the objective condition) may be associated with sacrifices of daily consumption (e.g. buying groceries, apparel, or entertainment) and life projects (e.g. buying a home, marrying, or having children).
Edoardo Lozza; Chiara Libreri; Albino Claudio Bosio. Temporary employment, job insecurity and their extraorganizational outcomes. Economic and Industrial Democracy 2012, 34, 89 -105.
AMA StyleEdoardo Lozza, Chiara Libreri, Albino Claudio Bosio. Temporary employment, job insecurity and their extraorganizational outcomes. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 2012; 34 (1):89-105.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdoardo Lozza; Chiara Libreri; Albino Claudio Bosio. 2012. "Temporary employment, job insecurity and their extraorganizational outcomes." Economic and Industrial Democracy 34, no. 1: 89-105.
Starting from a review of current dominant points of view about online focus groups, the authors outline the results of a research project in which they compared face-to-face discussion groups with different formats of online focus groups (forum; chat; forum plus chat) in order to identify their methodological specificities. The comparison was conducted with young adults on three health-related topics with different levels of social sensitivity. Systematic analysis of the conversational and thematic characteristics of all discussion transcripts revealed interesting characteristics of the four focus group techniques considered. The results corroborate the view that the research setting influences the findings production process in qualitative research, and might be the basis for a theory of online focus group techniques that can orient the researcher in choosing the online focus group technique best suited to his or her study aims and topics.
Albino Claudio Bosio; Guendaline Graffigna; Edoardo Lozza. Toward Theory and Technique for Online Focus Groups. Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies 2011, 193 -213.
AMA StyleAlbino Claudio Bosio, Guendaline Graffigna, Edoardo Lozza. Toward Theory and Technique for Online Focus Groups. Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies. 2011; ():193-213.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlbino Claudio Bosio; Guendaline Graffigna; Edoardo Lozza. 2011. "Toward Theory and Technique for Online Focus Groups." Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies , no. : 193-213.
Is presenting a fiscal bonus as an income increase (a gain) the same as presenting it as a tax rebate (a loss reduction)? This paper aims to answer this question with two studies. Study 1 is a survey carried out in Italy to explore citizens’ perceptions of a fiscal reform introduced in 2005. It shows both effects imputable to the methods used to describe the bonus and differences between respondents belonging to different occupational groups. But it does not allow disentangling these factors. Study 2 aims to investigate whether and how (1) the frame used to describe a fiscal bonus and (2) taxpayers’ occupational status, influence their evaluation of this tax reduction and the uses they intend to make of it. To this end, 252 participants belonging to different occupational groups were submitted to two between-subject framing conditions (the bonus being described as a reduced loss or as a gain). They were then asked to evaluate the bonus’ importance for their personal wealth and to state how they intended to use it. Results demonstrate that the frame, rather than the occupational status of the respondent, influences taxpayers’ responses to the bonus. Respondents attached a higher importance to the bonus and were keener to save it when it was described as a loss reduction, compared to it being presented as a gain. These results are interpreted with reference to Prospect Theory, producing new insights into the processes through which framing can affect fiscal policy evaluations. The study is also relevant from a pragmatic perspective, as it shows that the way fiscal policy is communicated can be decisive for the achievement of economic and political goals.
Edoardo Lozza; Sonia Carrera; Claudio Albino Bosio. Perceptions and outcomes of a fiscal bonus: Framing effects on evaluations and usage intentions. Journal of Economic Psychology 2010, 31, 400 -404.
AMA StyleEdoardo Lozza, Sonia Carrera, Claudio Albino Bosio. Perceptions and outcomes of a fiscal bonus: Framing effects on evaluations and usage intentions. Journal of Economic Psychology. 2010; 31 (3):400-404.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdoardo Lozza; Sonia Carrera; Claudio Albino Bosio. 2010. "Perceptions and outcomes of a fiscal bonus: Framing effects on evaluations and usage intentions." Journal of Economic Psychology 31, no. 3: 400-404.
Edoardo Lozza; Sonia Carrera; A. Claudio Bosio. Fiscal Bonus Survey. PsycTESTS Dataset 2010, 1 .
AMA StyleEdoardo Lozza, Sonia Carrera, A. Claudio Bosio. Fiscal Bonus Survey. PsycTESTS Dataset. 2010; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdoardo Lozza; Sonia Carrera; A. Claudio Bosio. 2010. "Fiscal Bonus Survey." PsycTESTS Dataset , no. : 1.
Innovative strategies in inquiry-based learning are recognized as improving the quality of higher education learning, but there is a need to explore whether and how these strategies promote the development of professional identity among undergraduates. In this article we describe an inquiry-based course, situated in a European context, which is designed to support students’ professional identity development through reflective practice; and we present the assessment of students’ learning outcomes. Results highlight the key roles of field research, peer groups, and a narrative approach in promoting positive student attitudes toward reflecting on their production of knowledge and in developing their professional identity.
Silvia Gilardi; Edoardo Lozza. Inquiry-Based Learning and Undergraduates’ Professional Identity Development: Assessment of a Field Research-Based Course. Innovative Higher Education 2009, 34, 245 -256.
AMA StyleSilvia Gilardi, Edoardo Lozza. Inquiry-Based Learning and Undergraduates’ Professional Identity Development: Assessment of a Field Research-Based Course. Innovative Higher Education. 2009; 34 (4):245-256.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilvia Gilardi; Edoardo Lozza. 2009. "Inquiry-Based Learning and Undergraduates’ Professional Identity Development: Assessment of a Field Research-Based Course." Innovative Higher Education 34, no. 4: 245-256.