Marcella Floris

Education

In 2021, I obtained a Master's degree in School and Community Psychology.

In 2021-2022, I completed the professional internship required for the State Exam (Albo A-Psychologist) at both private and public entities in the Cesena area, which provide psychological and educational services to children and adolescents aged 3 to 18, their families, and schools.

In 2022, I obtained the qualification to practice as a Psychologist.

Academic and Scientific Activities

In February 2022, I was awarded a 5-month post-graduate training grant for the project: "Orientation Operations for Educational Success” PO Fse 2014/2020 Emilia-Romagna, Province of Modena. I was involved in designing evidence-based orientation programs aimed at promoting self-awareness and educational success for secondary school students and as a lecturer in training seminars. I was responsible for evaluating interventions and actively contributed to the coordination and monitoring of project activities.

From July 2022 to November 2023, I was a Research Fellow at the "G.M. Bertìn" Department and worked within the research group in Work Psychology and Orientation (scientific supervisor Prof. Dina Guglielmi). I collaborated with the university’s orientation services (AFORM) for the design, implementation, and evaluation of various orientation projects (DM 752/2021):

• Guidance Service, which aims to promote academic well-being and encourage a positive academic experience for students enrolled at Unibo.
• PCTO at Unibo, aimed at secondary school students.
• Training programs for secondary school teachers aimed at co-constructing inclusive orientation pathways and tools.

I am currently a PhD candidate in Educational Sciences at the "G.M. Bertìn" Department (SSD M-PSI/06 - Supervisor: Prof. Dina Guglielmi and Co-supervisor: Prof. Ira Vannini). The doctoral research primarily aims to develop a new theoretical formulation of the concept of academic success, understood as a multidimensional construct. Additionally, it seeks to analyze, from a longitudinal perspective, the determining factors for promoting the well-being and academic success of university students, with particular attention to the relationship between the development of students’ career resources and their educational outcomes.

Other Collaborations in Projects and Teaching

• Collaborator in the EXCELSIOR 23-25 project (CUP. E56I23000010007) Excelsior Information System, funded by ANPAL under the PN Young Women and Work, FSE+ 2021-27. Main activities: Design, development, and enhancement and dissemination of the new version of Excelsiorienta, the web app dedicated to guiding students through school and training transitions up to their entry into the job market.

• Collaborator in the POT-SISSA3EFG 23-25 (Orientation and Tutoring Plan; coordinated by Prof. Angelo Belliggiano, University of Molise and Prof. Roberta Spadoni, University of Bologna). I am involved in training university referents and tutors, designing tools for analyzing student needs, analyzing and interpreting collected data, and implementing personalized interventions aimed at promoting educational success.

• Collaboration in the OPEN G.ENDER project aimed at exploring conditions that favor the creation of female leadership in work environments (scientific supervision: Prof. Greta Mazzetti).

• Trainer in the RER-UNIBO "Sentire" l'inglese nella fascia d'età 0-3-6 anni (scientific supervision Prof. Licia Masoni).

• Trainer for public and private entities on theories and techniques for orientation and active labor policies (Centro Studi Pluriversum S.r.l., Fond.E.R., AlmaDiploma).

• During the academic years 21/22-22/23-23/24, and currently, I am serving as a co-lecturer in the Psychological Area of the Second-Level Master’s in Leadership and Strategic Management of Schools.
  

Contributions to National and International Conferences

National

• Floris M., Petruzziello G., Mazzetti G., Guglielmi D., Paganin G. "Success Profiles: Autonomous Motivation and Career Resources in University Students." September 4-6, 2024: XX National AIP Congress in the Section of Psychology for Organizations (Bergamo).
• Floris M., Floris F., Mazzetti G., Guglielmi D. "TOO PRESENT: Effects of Helicopter Parenting on Career Decisions and the Well-Being of Young Adults." September 4-6, 2024: XX National AIP Congress in the Section of Psychology for Organizations (Bergamo).
• Floris M., Sanseverino D., Mazzetti G., Guglielmi D., Ghislieri C. "Soft Skills Really Matter? Preliminary Evidence from Two Studies Conducted in the University Context" September 6-8, 2023: XIX National Congress of the Section of Psychology for Organizations (Cagliari)
• Floris M., Guglielmi D., Mazzetti G. "Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Institutional Integration Scale: Preliminary Results of Its Validity" September 6-8, 2023: XIX National Congress of the Section of Psychology for Organizations (Cagliari)
• Mazzetti G., Floris M., Guglielmi D. "Are the Kids Alright? On the Association Between Students’ Resources and Objective Indicators of Academic Success." (Accepted for) July 3-6, 2023: 18th European Congress of Psychology (Brighton).
• Floris M., Paganin G., Mazzetti G., Guglielmi D. "Burn Bright, Not Out: An Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Burnout and Musculoskeletal Symptoms" (poster presentation). May 25-27, 2023: XIV National SIPSA Congress (Cagliari).
• Guglielmi D., Floris M., Fabbri E., Guerriero A., Preti P. "High Dropout Rates and Fewer Graduates: A Study of Motivations and Intervention Design." January 20-21, 2023: XXII SIO Congress – Italian Society for Guidance. Guidance 5.0: Towards New Futures (Rome).
• Floris M., Mazzetti G., & Guglielmi D. "Preventing University Drop-Out: Factors Influencing Academic Success and Intention to Leave Studies." September 27-30, 2022: XXX National AIP Congress in the Section of Psychology for Organizations (Padua).

International

1. Floris M., Mazzetti G., Guglielmi D. “Too present!”. Impact of Helicopter Parenting on Students' Well-Being and Career Development: The Role of Career Resources". 25 to 29 July 2025. (accepted for) 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (Copenhagen)
2. Floris M., Petruzziello G., Paganin G., Mazzetti G., Hirschberger S., Kauffeld S., Guglielmi D. "Profiles of Success” in a Sustainable way: The Role of Personal and Contextual Resources. 21st-24th May 2025: 22ndEuropean Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology (Prague)
3. Mazzetti G., Alessandri G., Floris M., Filosa L.,Guglielmi D. "Tracking Academic Outcomes Over Time: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Motivation". 21st-24th May 2025: 22ndEuropean Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology (Prague)
   
4. Mazzetti, G., Floris M., Guglielmi, D. "Are the kids alright? On the association between students’ resources and objective indicators of academic success." 3-6 July 2023. 18h European Congress of Psychology (Brighton)