Ottavia M. Epifania

PeerJ Editor & Reviewer

Summary

Dr. Ottavia Epifania is Assistant Professor at the University of Trento

Her research interests include Psychometrics, particularly in Item Response Theory.

Mental Health Psychiatry & Psychology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Padua

University of Trento

Work details

Research Assistant

University of Trento

Department of Psychology and Cognitive Scioence

Websites

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PeerJ Contributions

Edited 8

Academic Editor on

October 29, 2025

Effects of virtual reality exercise on fatigue, pain, and psychological status among cancer patients: a meta-analysis

Ruihan Wang, Yunwei Wang, Shiming Li, Shuoqi Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20196 PubMed 41180479

September 29, 2025

Robust statistical methods and the credibility movement of psychological science

Martina Sladekova, Andy P. Field

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20043 PubMed 41048396

August 29, 2025

Racialized bias in pediatric pain: the role of observers’ attentional processing and estimations of children’s pain

Ama Kissi, Dimitri Van Ryckeghem, Peter Mende-Siedlecki, Adam Hirsh, Ischa Van Alboom, Dries Debeer, Tine Vervoort

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19969 PubMed 40900752

May 23, 2025

Effects of a combined nature-based and audio-based virtual mindfulness intervention on stress and wellbeing of COVID-19 healthcare workers: a randomized controlled trial

Polycarpe Bagereka, Rezvan Ameli, Ninet Sinaii, Marcelli Cristine Vocci, Angelina Mangiardi Coulter, Michael Neustedter, Ann Berger

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19109 PubMed 40421373

December 11, 2024

Effects of defeat and entrapment on suicide risk in university population: the role of rumination and sex

Inmaculada Nayara Silvestre Vidal, Marta Nieto, Jorge Ricarte, María Dolores Vizcaíno Alcantud, David Hallford, Laura Ros

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18673 PubMed 39677953

October 9, 2024

Effects of video game immersion and task interference on cognitive performance: a study on immediate and delayed recall and recognition accuracy

Stefania Mancone, Beatrice Tosti, Stefano Corrado, Pierluigi Diotaiuti

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18195 PubMed 39399426

September 24, 2024

Validation and measurement invariance of the Chinese version of the academic self-efficacy scale for university students

Mengyuan Zhao, Garry Kuan, Vinh Huy Chau, Yee Cheng Kueh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17798 PubMed 39346084

June 26, 2024

The effects of occupational disruption during COVID-19 lockdowns on health: a cross-sectional study

Bernard Austin Kigunda Muriithi, R. Curtis Bay

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17594 PubMed 38948220