Dr Marianna Bottiglieri is a Lecturer in Exercise and Health Psychology and researcher for the Physical Activity Exchange group at LJMU. Qualified psychologist in Italy, with a specialisation in Sport Psychology, Marianna has worked in the past as an applied practitioner both in sport and clinical organisations (e.g., residential care communities).
Marianna teaches across the Sport Psychology programme as well as the MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology, and is the current module leader for the Level 5 module Exercise and Health Psychology. Marianna also supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, and has been awarded the Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
Integrating different parts of her background, Marianna's research include two main areas of interest:
1) The psychological effect of motivationally-challenging environments and psychosocial factors that are protective or detrimental in these environments. In particular, her doctoral research investigated the influence of personality factors on stress under performance.
2) The relationship between exercise/sport and mental health, and how mental health can be promoted through exercise/sport-based interventions in high-risk populations (e.g., people affected by severe mental health disorders).
Languages
Italian
English
Degrees
2024, Durham University, United Kingdom, Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Sciences
2016, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, MSc Clinical, Developmental Psychology and Neuropsychology
2013, University of Messina, Italy, BSc Psychological Sciences
Academic appointments
Lecturer in Exercise and Health Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - present
Journal article
Hind K, Konerth N, Entwistle I, Hume P, Theadom A, Lewis G, King D, Goodbourn T, Bottiglieri M, Ferraces-Riegas P, Ellison A, Chazot P. 2021. Mental Health and Wellbeing of Retired Elite and Amateur Rugby Players and Non-contact Athletes and Associations with Sports-Related Concussion: The UK Rugby Health Project Sports Medicine, 52 :1419-1431 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Conference presentation:
Oral presentation, Orlando, Florida, 8th International Self-Determination Theory Conference, Simulating connection: a critical scoping review of relatedness manipulations in experimental paradigms. 2023
“Gimme 5” Oral presentation, Padua, Italy, FEPSAC 16th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Appraising frustration: personality as a moderator between basic psychological needs and stress appraisals. 2022
Poster presentation, Online, BPS conference “Positive adaptations: psychological strengths”, The protective role of personality factors in challenging environments: a moderator between needs thwarting and stress appraisals. 2021
Science Slam Oral Presentation, Online, 23rd National Congress of AIPS (Italian Sport Psychology Association), Il ruolo dei fattori di personalità nella moderazione della reazione allo stress durante la performance. 2021
Oral presentation, Online, 35th Annual PsyPAG Conference, A transtheoretical model exploring how personality factors moderate the effect of environmental stressors on appraisals.
Membership of professional bodies:
Order of Psychologists of Lombardy, Accredited Psychologist. 2018
Fellowships:
Higher Education Academy, Associate Fellowship.