Dario Bacchini PhD

Dario Bacchini is a full professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Naples “Federico II”. From 2011 to 2015, he was the Chief of the Degree Course in “Psychology Applied to Institutional Contexts” at the University of Campania. Research interests include moral development, bullying at school, antisocial and prosocial behavior, parental disciplinary styles, and the effects of exposure to violent environments on child and adolescent adjustment. He has developed specific competencies in monitoring and evaluating interventions aimed to prevent the negative effects of exposure to violence (e.g., school bullying, living in neighborhoods with high crime levels, harsh discipline, and child maltreatment). He is also the author of a great number of scientific papers published in books or scientific journals on moral development, involvement in antisocial and prosocial behavior, parental disciplinary styles, academic achievement, and the psychological correlates of organic diseases. He was the Scientific Coordinator of the Research Unit in “Relevant Research National Project” (PRIN) in 2000 (Stability and change of self-image in adolescence), 2002 (Different perspectives in self-and other representations during adolescence and their influence upon the development of self-concept), 2005 (Personal and socio-cultural determinants concerning civic and moral behavior during transition from adolescence to adulthood), and 2007 (The influence of personal values on prosocial and antisocial behaviors during adolescence: The role of family and of the socio-cultural context). He was a consultant for the Regione Campania for monitoring and evaluating the school interventions on law-related education, and for the Ministry of Public Education for planning projects on “Bullying and Legality.” He serves on the editorial board of the Italian journals: Psychology of Education and Health Psychology. He has been a member of the following Scientific Societies: AIP (Italian Association of Psychologists), ESDP (European Society of Developmental Psychology), and CIMPA (Interuniversitary Center for the Study of Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior). He has been an elective member of the professional association of psychologists in Campania.