Dr Angela Mazzone
Lecturer in Social Psychology
FHEA, PhD, MSc, BSc
Academic and research departments
School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Social Psychology Research Group.About
Biography
I obtained my PhD in Functional Neuroimaging (area of specialism: Developmental Psychology) from Gabriele D’Annunzio University, Italy. As part of my doctoral studies, I undertook a research stay at the University of Turku. Following the completion of my PhD, I held visiting researcher positions at various European universities and research institutes, including the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria in Linz, the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague and Linköping University. Prior to joining the University of Surrey, I was a post-doctoral researcher at Dublin City University (2018 to 2023) and the University of Florence (2016 to 2017).
Areas of specialism
Bullying; Peer relationships; Moral emotions; Bystander behaviour
University roles and responsibilities
- Senior Personal Tutor
- Member of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Previously: Member of the University Ethics Committee; Academic Integrity Officer; Voluntary Research Apprenticeship Scheme coordinator
My qualifications
2025
PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
University of Surrey
2015
PhD Functional Neuroimaging (area of specialism: Developmental Psychology)
Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Italy
2011
MSc Psychology (area of specialism: Developmental Psychology)
Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Italy
2009
BSc Psychological Sciences
Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Italy
Affiliations and memberships
Italian Association of Psychology (AIP)
Developmental Psychology section
British Psychological Society
Psychology of Women and Equalities Section
ResearchResearch interests
My primary line of research encompasses adolescent social development, peer relations and bullying. In particular, I am interested in identity-based bullying with a focus on the individual (e.g., moral emotions) and contextual variables (e.g., school climate) that sustain bullying and passive bystander behaviour. I am also interested in adolescents’ online experiences and the impact of social media usage on young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
My other line of research focuses on workplace bullying, employee silence, and emotional labour among employees who endure and witness bullying at work.
Research interests
My primary line of research encompasses adolescent social development, peer relations and bullying. In particular, I am interested in identity-based bullying with a focus on the individual (e.g., moral emotions) and contextual variables (e.g., school climate) that sustain bullying and passive bystander behaviour. I am also interested in adolescents’ online experiences and the impact of social media usage on young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
My other line of research focuses on workplace bullying, employee silence, and emotional labour among employees who endure and witness bullying at work.
Teaching
- PSY2016 - PSYM093 Social Psychology with Research Methods 2 / Fundamental concepts in Social Psychology with Research Methods (Module Convener)
- PSY3095 - General Psychology (Contributing Lecturer)
- PSY2015 - PSYM096 - Developmental Psychology with Research Methods 2 / Social and Cognitive Development with Research Methods (Contributing Lecturer)
- PSY1033 - The Psychology of Global Challenges (Contributing Lecturer)
- PSY3090 - Social and Moral Development (Contributing Lecturer)
- PSYM155 - Psychology and Game Design 2 (Contributing Lecturer)
Sustainable development goals
My research interests are related to the following:
Publications
Ioverno, S., Sherwood, S. H., Costa, S., Van Houtte, M., Dewaele, A., O’Higgins Norman, J., Gato, J., Mazzone, A.,... & Russell, S. T. (2025) Linking inclusive school practices and mental health in sexual and gender minority youth in Europe. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1-11.
Wachs, S., Mazzone, A., Schultze-Krumbholz, A., Wright, M. F., Döring, N., Espelage, D. L., ... & Hong, J. S. (2024) Online Hate Speech Among Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Recommendations. In Handbook of Children and Screens: Digital Media, Development, and Well-Being from Birth Through Adolescence (pp. 457-463). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Mazzone, A., Fülöp, M., Berkowitz, R., Nutman-Shwartz, O., Pozzoli, T., Schultze-Krumbholz, A., & Yirmibes, A. (2024) Exploring School Climate among First-and Second-Generation Immigrant Students and School Educators: A Qualitative Study. In International Perspectives on Migration, Bullying, and School (pp. 36-53). Routledge.
Sciacca, B., Mazzone, A., Loftsson, M., O'Higgins Norman, J., & Foody, M. (2024) Happy or Unhappy? Mental Health Correlates of Receiving Sexts and Unsolicited Sexual Images. Youth & Society
Sciacca, B., Mazzone, A., Loftsson, M., O’Higgins Norman, & Foody, M. (2023) Non-consensual dissemination of sexual images among adolescents: Associations with depression and self-esteem. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(15-16) 9438–9464
Mazzone, A., Karakolidis, A., Pitsia, V., Freeney, Y., & O’Higgins Norman, J. (2023) Witnessing Bullying at Work: Employee Silence in Higher Education Institutions. Higher Education Quarterly.
Foody, M. Kuldas, S., Sargioti, A., Mazzone, A. & O’Higgins Norman, J. (2023) Sexting Behaviour among Adolescents: Do Friendship Quality and Social Competence Matter? Computers in Human Behavior, 142, 1-8.
Sciacca, B., Mazzone, A., & O’Higgins Norman, J. (2022) The mental health correlates of cybervictimisation against ethnic minority young people: A systematic review. Aggression & Violent Behavior, 69, 1-20.
Verma, K., Popovic, M., Poulis, A., Cherkasova, Y., Ohobain, C., Mazzone, A., Milosevic, T., & Davis, B. (2022) Leveraging machine translation for cross-lingual fine-grained cyberbullying classification among pre-adolescents. Journal of Natural Language Engineering, 1-23.
Lysaght, Z., O’Leary, M., Mazzone, A. & Scully, C. (2022) Scale development: Identifying and addressing potential validity threats linked with online piloting using paid-for samples. SAGE: Research methods: Doing Research Online.
Mazzone, A., Wachs, S., Foody, M. & Blaya, C. (2022) A connected or isolated generation? The Impact of Positive and Harmful Online Communications on Children and Adolescents’ Wellbeing. Frontiers in Education, Educational Psychology section, 7, 1-3.
Mazzone A., Pitsia, V., Karakolidis, A., & O’Higgins Norman, J. (2022) Bullied, bystanders and perpetrators in the workplace: The role of empathy in teachers and school leaders’ experiences. Psychology in the Schools, 59(3), 515-534.
Mazzone, A., Yanagida, T., Camodeca, M. & Strohmeier, D. (2021) Information processing of Social Exclusion Cues: Links with Bullying, Moral Disengagement and Guilt. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 75, 1-10.
Wachs, S., Mazzone, A., Milosevic, T., Wright, M. F., Blaya, C., Gámez-Guadix, M. & O’Higgins Norman, J. (2021) Online Correlates of Cyberhate Involvement among Young People from Ten European Countries: An Application of the Routine Activity and Problem Behaviour Theory. Computers in Human Behavior 123, 1-10.
Sciacca, B., Mazzone, A., O’Higgins Norman, J. & Foody, M. (2021) Blame and responsibility in the context of youth produced sexual imagery: The role of teacher empathy and rape myth acceptance. Teaching & Teacher Education, 103, 1-9.
Foody, M., Mazzone, A., Laffan, D. A., Loftsson, M., & O’Higgins Norman, J. (2021) “It’s not just sexy pics”: An investigation into sexting behaviour and behavioural problems in adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior, 117, 1-8.
Pitsia, V. & Mazzone, A. ( (2020) The association of individual and contextual variables with bullying victimisation: a cross-national comparison between Ireland and Lithuania. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 36, 1095-1115.
Caravita, SCS., Stefanelli, S., Mazzone, A., Cadei, L., & Thornberg, R., & Ambrosini, B. (2020) When the bullied peer is native-born versus immigrant: A mixed-method study with a sample of native-born and immigrant adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 61, 97-107.
Mazzone A., Yanagida, T., Caravita, S., & Strohmeier, D. (2019) Moral emotions and moral disengagement: Concurrent and longitudinal associations with aggressive behavior among early adolescents. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 39(6), 839-863.
Mazzone, A., Camodeca, M. (2019) Bullying and moral disengagement in early adolescence: Do personality and family functioning matter? Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28 (8), 2120-2130
Mazzone, A., Nocentini, A., & Menesini, E. (2019) Bullying in institutional care for children: Qualitative findings from five European countries. Children & Youth Services Review, 100, 451-460
Kollerová, L., Yanagida, T., Mazzone, A., Soukup, P., & Strohmeier, D. (2018) “They think that I should defend”. Effects of peer and teacher injunctive norms on defending victimized classmates in early adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47, 2424-2439.
Mazzone, A., Thornberg, R., Stefanelli, S., Cadei, L., & Caravita, S.C.S. (2018) "Judging by the cover": A Grounded Theory study of bullying towards same-country and immigrant peers. Children & Youth Services Review, 91, 403-412
Mazzone, A., & Camodeca, M. (2018) Emotion awareness and somatic complaints in preadolescence: The mediating role of coping strategies. Infant & Child Development, 27(3), 1-13.
Mazzone, A., Nocentini, A., & Menesini, E. (2018) Bullying and peer violence among children and adolescents in residential care settings: A review of the literature. Aggression & Violent Behavior, 38, 101-112
Mazzone, A., Camodeca, M. & Salmivalli, C. (2018) Stability and change of outsider behavior in school-bullying: The role of shame and guilt in a longitudinal perspective. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 38, 164-177.
Mazzone, A., Camodeca, M., Cardone, D., & Merla, A. (2017) Bullying perpetration and victimization in early adolescence: Physiological response to social exclusion. International Journal of Developmental Science, 11, 121-130.
Strohmeier, D., Barrett, M., Bora, C., Caravita., S., Donghi, E., Dragoti, E,…Mazzone, A.,… & Viejo, C. (2017) Young people's engagement with the European Union: The importance of visions and worries for the future of Europe. Zeitschrift für Psychologie/Journal of Psychology, 225, 313–323.
Mazzone, A., Camodeca, M. & Salmivalli, C. (2016) Interactive effects of guilt and moral disengagement on bullying, defending and outsider behavior. Journal of Moral Education, 45, 419-432.
Pitsia, V., O’Higgins Norman, J., & Mazzone, A. (2025) Bullying in Higher Education Institutions: Are LGBQ+ Employees Bearing the Burden?. Higher Education Quarterly, 79(4), e70049.