The laboratory deals with different lines of research, which affect various stages of life and areas of study. The most studied topics concern the psychology of sport, the performance of athletes and the processes underlying it; doping and the use of substances to improve cognitive and sports performance; psycho-oncology, the application of virtual reality; tools for assessing the integration of migrants; skills in recognizing and critically evaluating media messages (media literacy); risky driving behaviors and the risk of road accidents.
Technological tools for the detection of physiological signals are available to the laboratory, such as biofeedback instruments and portable oculometers.

Research Team

The research team is composed of university researchers belonging to Sapienza, University of Rome, and the University of Rome “Foro Italico”

Fields of research

The main themes refer to sports psychology and health psychology New

Tools

technologies, such as virtual reality and tools for the detection of physiological measures, have proven to make a valid contribution to scientific research, with applications in clinical and health settings.

Collaborations

The laboratory draws on a large network of institutions and structures whose precious help allows research to grow. We collaborate with universities from all over the world, sports federations, schools and training institutes, institutions and structures on the national and international territory.

Sports Psychology Service

The first university service of psychological counseling aimed at the world of sport, offered by a network of scholars and professionals with significant experience in the world of sport and publications of international level.

Head: Prof. Fabio Lucidi

psicosport@uniroma1.it

https://web.uniroma1.it/dip38/psicologia-dello-sport

Sapienza University Headquarters, Rome

Department of Psychology of Development and Socialization Processes

Faculty of Medicine and Psychology – Sapienza, University of Rome

Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Roma, Italy

Operational headquarters of the University of Rome “Foro Italico”

Department of Sport, Humanities and Health Sciences

University of Rome Foro Italico.

Piazza Lauro De Bosis, 15 – 00135 Rome