Enrica Donolato

Academic interests
- Dyslexia
- Resilience
- Test-anxiety and mathematics-anxiety
- Academic chievement
- Working Memory
- Meta-analysis
- Structure Equation Modeling (SEM)
Background
- 01/2022 – Present - Post-doc at the Department of Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- 01/2019 – 12/2021 - Researcher at the Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- 10/2015 - 09/2018 - PhD in Psychological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- a.y. 2014/2015 - Postgraduate degree in Psychopathology and Learning Disabilities, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Publications
Donolato, E., Cardillo, R., Mammarella, I. C., & Melby-Lervåg, M. (2021). Language and specific learning disorders in children and their co-occurrence with internalizing and externalizing problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13536
Gunnerud, H. L., ten Braak, D., Reikerås, E. K. L., Donolato, E., & Melby-Lervåg, M. (2020). Is bilingualism related to a cognitive advantage in children? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 146(12), 1059-1083. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000301
Donolato, E., Toffalini, E., Giofrè, D., Caviola, S., & Mammarella, I. C. (2020). Going beyond mathematics anxiety in primary and middle school students: The role of ego-resiliency in mathematics. Mind, Brain, and Education, 14(3), 255-266. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12251
Nordahl-Hansen, A., Donolato, E., Lervåg, A., Norbury, C.F., & Melby-Lervåg, M. (2019). PROTOCOL: Language interventions for improving oral language outcomes in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 15:e1062. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1062
Donolato, E., Marci, T., Altoè, G. & Mammarella, I. C. (2019). Measuring test anxiety in primary and middle-school children: Psychometric evaluation of the Test Anxiety Questionnaire for Children (TAQ-C). European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 36(5), 839–851. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000556
Donolato, E., Giofrè, D., & Mammarella, I.C. (2019). Working memory, negative affect and personal assets: How do they relate to mathematics and reading literacy? PLoS ONE 14(6): e0218921. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218921
Giofrè, D., Donolato, E., & Mammarella, I. C. (2018). The differential role of verbal and visuospatial working memory in mathematics and reading. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 12, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tine.2018.07.001
Mammarella, I. C., Donolato, E., Caviola, S., & Giofrè, D. (2018). Anxiety profiles and protective factors: A latent profile analysis in children. Personality and Individual Differences, 124, 201–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.12.017
Donolato, E., Giofrè, D., & Mammarella, I. C. (2017). Differences in verbal and visuospatial forward and backward order recall: A review of the literature. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:663. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00663
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Donolato, Enrica; Cardillo, Ramona; Mammarella, Irene C. & Melby-Lervåg, Monica (2021). Research Review: Language and specific learning disorders in children and their co-occurrence with internalizing and externalizing problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. ISSN 0021-9630. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13536. Full text in Research Archive
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Donolato, Enrica; Toffalini, Enrico; Giofrè, David; Caviola, Sara & Mammarella, Irene Cristina (2020). Going Beyond Mathematics Anxiety in Primary and Middle School Students: The Role of Ego-Resiliency in Mathematics. Mind, Brain, and Education. ISSN 1751-2271. 14(3), p. 255–266. doi: 10.1111/mbe.12251.
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Gunnerud, Hilde Lowell; ten Braak, Dieuwer; Reikerås, Elin Kirsti Lie; Donolato, Enrica & Melby-Lervåg, Monica (2020). Is bilingualism related to a cognitive advantage in children? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological bulletin. ISSN 0033-2909. doi: 10.1037/bul0000301.
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Donolato, Enrica; Marci, Tatiana; Gianmarco, Altoe' & Irene C., Mammarella (2019). Measuring Test Anxiety in Primary and Middle School Children: Psychometric Evaluation of the Test Anxiety Questionnaire for Children (TAQ-C) . European Journal of Psychological Assessment. ISSN 1015-5759. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000556. Full text in Research Archive
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Nordahl-Hansen, Anders; Donolato, Enrica; Lervåg, Arne; Norbury, Courtenay Frazier & Melby-Lervåg, Monica (2019). PROTOCOL: Language interventions for improving oral language outcomes in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review. Campbell systematic reviews. ISSN 1891-1803. 15:e1062(4), p. 1–21. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1062. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Donolato, Enrica; Giofrè, David & Mammarella, Irene Cristina (2019). Working memory, negative affect and personal assets: How do they relate to mathematics and reading literacy? PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 14(6), p. 1–17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218921. Full text in Research Archive