Abstract

Data were collected by a consortium of partners (Università di Napoli Federico II, Università del Salento, Università di Torino, Università Cattolica Milano, SIPCO, Società Italiana di Psicologia di Comunità) coordinated by the University of Bologna to understand the psychosocial factors underlying civic and precautionary behaviour related to the COVID emergency; understanding the psychosocial impact of the emergency in terms of perspective on the future and the factors of resilience. Female = 69.5%; mean age = 39.82 ± standard deviation [SD] 14.25; range 18-84; two respondents were missing on this variable and were excluded from data analyses due to this. Of the participants, 32.3% had a high school diploma, 15.7% a bachelor’s degree, 24.3% a master’s degree, and 15.9% a post-degree title (e.g., post-graduate specialization, Ph.D.); only 3.9% of the respondents had a vocational diploma and 7.9% an education title lower than secondary school ones. Participants’ employment status was 46.5% employees (of which the majority were in smart working), 16.1% self-employed, 16.1% students, 4.9% researchers, 3.3% seasonal workers; 7.5% unemployed, and 6.1% retired; 2.8% of the respondents declared other occupations.