About me
My name is Elisabetta Crocetti. I am a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Macerata, Italy.
I completed a Master’s in Psychology at the University of Bologna (Italy), and I received my PhD on Educational Sciences from the University of Macerata.
Currently, I am teaching Social Psychology at the University of Macerata.
My primary scholarly interest concerns the processes of identity formation in adolescence and emerging adulthood. In particular, I am interested in examining how identity is formed and revised over time and which individual (i.e., personality, social-cognitive strategies, anxiety) and relational (i.e., family and peer relationships) factors influence this dynamic.
I am also strongly interested in statistical issues related to psychological research, such as testing for factorial validity of measurement instruments, structural equation modeling. I am currently teaching courses on meta-analysis.
In 2009 I received the SRIF (Society for Research on Identity Formation) Biennial Best Doctoral Student Research Award.
I am a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence