College contact person: prof. Federica Galli; Tutors: prof. Arnaldo Zelli, prof. Luca Mallia, prof. Francesca Romana Lenzi

The Laboratory focuses on the study of the motivational, cognitive and emotional processes that characterize and contribute to a scientific explanation of individual differences in sport experience and performance, as in the choices and efficacy of lifestyles also related to physical activity. The above interests are pursued according to established theoretical models in personality psychology, social psychology, sport psychology, and health psychology, with a focus on contextual differences (e.g., individual and team sports).

The Lab also focuses, on the sociological processes of sport, both from a micro-systemic (individual-action-structure) and macro-systemic (structure-individual-action) perspective, with specific attention to issues related to sport as a “total social fact” and its complexities-for example, the mind-body relationship, the role of sport in cultures and cultures in sport, sport and deviance, social phenomena related to health and prevention in sport, sport, peace and social inclusion, value dimensions conveyed by sport, the relationship between sport, territory, sustainability and symbolic and community spaces – and to all related socio-historical, socio-cultural and social identity processes.