Young People and Emotions in Actions. the Role of Emotions in Prosocial Behaviours Among the Young Generations

Tuesday, 8 July 2025: 09:00-10:45
Location: ASJE015 (Annex of the Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences)
RC34 Sociology of Youth (host committee)

Language: English and Spanish

Emotions are not merely individual and fleeting feelings but interindividual phenomena that drive social actions and structure society. In contemporary society, emotions play a crucial role in the lives of youth, profoundly influencing their behaviour and social interactions.

This session aims to investigate the emotions that facilitate or hinder action among young people, including altruism, cooperation, empathy and engaging in volunteering. It will showcase work on how emotions shape social relationships, including supporting prosocial behaviours and expressions of social love on the one hand and isolation or rivalry on the other.

We invite presentations that address these areas from the standpoint of the social and cultural contexts influence and are in turn shaped by these emotional dynamics, including family, school, and community environments. We also welcome presentations that offer practical insights, contributing to a deeper understanding of how emotions can foster a more inclusive, compassionate, and equitable world.

Session Organizers:
Maurizio MERICO, University of Salerno, Italy and Gennaro IORIO, University of Salerno, Italy
Oral Presentations
Engaging Emotions through Art: Young People Tackling Different Learning Environments
Ilenya CAMOZZI, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy; Zenia SIMONELLA, Italy
(Celebr)Emotions in Social Media: The Prosocial Role of Young Sports Celebrities on Their (Young) Publics
Simona CASTELLANO, University of Salerno, Italy; Mario TIRINO, University of Salerno, Italy
The Transformative Capacity of Urban Spaces: From Cultural Experiences and Negative Emotions to Activation Competencies
teresa Ester CICIRELLI, Italy; Domenico EMILIANO, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy
Youth, Emotions and Daily Life: Comparing the Pandemic and the Post Covid Era
Sonia BERTOLINI, University of Turin, Italy; Eleonora VANDONI, University of Florance, Italy; Veronica ALLEGRETTI, University of Turin, Italy
Distributed Papers
Juventud En Crisis: Perspectiva De Género En La Salud Mental Tras La Erupción Volcánica En La Palma.
Ana PADRON ARMAS, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain; Esther TORRADO, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain; Juan TRUJILLO, Spain
Youth Mobility and Social Bonds: Towards Relational Elasticity?
Alessandra POLIDORI, Switzerland; Giulia SALZANO, Università Perugia, Italy
Comments on Authoritarianism: Youtube Mediated Feelings of the Young Citizens in Turkey
Mehmet MUTLU, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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