Roberto Cattivelli

Roberto Cattivelli is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari" within the University of Bologna. His work focuses on fostering healthy lifestyles and psychological well-being through evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral and Behavioral interventions. He is a member of the Psychosomatics and Clinimetrics laboratory led by Prof. Silvana Grandi and participates in national and international scientific associations with a focus on Behavior Analysis.

Research interests include:

• Promoting intentional change through cognitive-behavioral approaches
• Developing sustainable scientific methods for improving human conditions
• Psychosomatics and clinimetrics research methodologies
• Behavioral analysis applications in clinical psychology
• Intervention strategies for psychological well-being

His recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on clinical psychology interventions, with strong emphasis on:

• Psychological flexibility and acceptance-based therapies
• Chronic illness management (fibromyalgia, obesity, cardiac conditions)
• Pandemic-related mental health impacts
• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of psychosocial interventions
• Advanced statistical modeling in clinical research

Dr. Cattivelli is actively involved in laboratory research through the Psychosomatics and Clinimetrics group, collaborating on projects examining psychological factors in physical health conditions.