Dr Anthony Mangiacotti


NameDr Anthony Mangiacotti
Job titleVisiting Researcher
Research institute
Primary appointmentPsychology
Email addressa.mangiacotti@mdx.ac.uk
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1535-4974
Contact categoryAcademic staff

Research outputs

Empathy, prosociality and sustainable consumer behavior as statistical predictors of attitudes toward sustainable development in teacher education

Biasutti, M., Mannion, G., Evans, N.S., Elliott, P., Concina, E. and Mangiacotti, A.M.A. 2026. Empathy, prosociality and sustainable consumer behavior as statistical predictors of attitudes toward sustainable development in teacher education. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2026.2684981

A randomized controlled trial comparison of three music therapy formats on cognitive function and psychological well-being in normal aging

Mangiacotti, A., Ward, E.V., Williams, S., Barone, C., Ataye, K., Asue, M.L., Behram, A., Hsu, M.H., Lovato, E., Zandona, A. and Franco, F. 2026. A randomized controlled trial comparison of three music therapy formats on cognitive function and psychological well-being in normal aging. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences . 81 (6). https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag070

Music for displaced dyads: a mixed methods feasibility study on the impact of music therapy on the mental health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugee families

Slabu, L., Coombes, E., Mangiacotti, A., Hadar, T and Franco, F. 2025. Music for displaced dyads: a mixed methods feasibility study on the impact of music therapy on the mental health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugee families. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1707023

Music for displaced dyads (M4DD): a music therapy feasibility study for displaced Ukrainian parents and their pre-school children

Coombes, E., Slabu, L., Mangiacotti, A., Hadar, T. and Franco, F. 2025. Music for displaced dyads (M4DD): a music therapy feasibility study for displaced Ukrainian parents and their pre-school children. in: Coombes, E., Gracida, S. and Maclean, E. (ed.) Music Therapy with Displaced Persons: Trauma, Transformations and Cultural Connections London, UK Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 212-232

Digital skills infusion in curriculum development: investigating instructors’ perspectives

Salhab, R., Jazzar, M., Hamad, N., Aubsaa, J., Arouri, Y., Hamaidi, D., Al‐Salaymeh, A., Dumitrache, A., Nedelcu, A., Firuta Tanacea, A., Farag, M.M.S., AboZaid, S.A., AboTalep, R.A., Shehadeh, A., Sholi, I., Marmash, F., Khalil, N.L., Abdelghany, B., Ramzy, O., Sameh, A., Biasutti, M., Concina, E., Mangiacotti, A., Barata, A., Carvalho, C., Nawaf Maaitah, O., Azzam Aljarrah, A., Bani Domi, H.A., Al‐khasawneh, A., Edwan, E. and Makrakis, V. 2025. Digital skills infusion in curriculum development: investigating instructors’ perspectives. Italian Journal of Educational Research. 34, pp. 175-190. https://doi.org/10.7346/sird-012025-p175

Effects of one-to-one music therapy in older adults with cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial

Mangiacotti, M.A., Hsu, M.H., Barone, C., Van Puyvelde, M., Zandonà, A., Gabai, G., Biasutti, M. and Franco, F. 2024. Effects of one-to-one music therapy in older adults with cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial. Psychology and Aging. 39 (8), pp. 960-982. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000861

The impact of community music therapy intervention in older adults' care home communities: assessing community music therapists' views

Mangiacotti, A., Masotti, A. and Biasutti, M. 2024. The impact of community music therapy intervention in older adults' care home communities: assessing community music therapists' views. International Journal of Community Music. 17, pp. 37-60. https://doi.org/10.1386/ijcm_00096_1

Musicamente: musicoterapia nel contesto dei centri residenziali per anziani

Mangiacotti, A. and Biasutti, M. 2023. Musicamente: musicoterapia nel contesto dei centri residenziali per anziani. in: Musica e musicoterapia nella terza età: Indicazioni per la prevenzione e la cura delle sindromi involutive FrancoAngeli. pp. 93-114

The impact of temporal synchronisation imprecision on TRF analyses

Carta, S., Mangiacotti, A., Lopez Valdez, A., Reilly, R., Franco, F. and Di Liberto, G. 2023. The impact of temporal synchronisation imprecision on TRF analyses. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2022.109765

Development and validation of the Music Cognitive Test: A music-based cognitive screening test

Mangiacotti, A., Cipriani, G., Ward, E., Franco, F. and Biasutti, M. 2023. Development and validation of the Music Cognitive Test: A music-based cognitive screening test. Psychology of Music. 51 (2), pp. 373-394. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356221100851

Evaluating a continuing professional development course on cognitive functions for Music Therapists working in care homes

Mangiacotti, A., Franco, F., Hsu, M. and Biasutti, M. 2021. Evaluating a continuing professional development course on cognitive functions for Music Therapists working in care homes. Arts in Psychotherapy. 74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2021.101800

The effective music teacher: a model for predicting music teacher's self-efficacy

Biasutti, M., Concina, E., Deloughry, C., Frate, S., Konkol, G., Mangiacotti, A., Pance, B.R. and Vidulin, S. 2021. The effective music teacher: a model for predicting music teacher's self-efficacy. Psychology of Music. 49 (6), pp. 1498-1514. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735620959436

L’importanza della valutazione del paziente. Apporti e contributi nella musicoterapia.

Mangiacotti, A. 2020. L’importanza della valutazione del paziente. Apporti e contributi nella musicoterapia. in: Stefani, M.D., Guadagnini, M. and Schön, A. (ed.) Le libere improvvisazioni. La regola e l'eccezione dai percorsi musicali ai percorsi di cura Cleup.

Attività musicali per contrastare il declino cognitivo negli anziani

Mangiacotti, A. 2020. Attività musicali per contrastare il declino cognitivo negli anziani. in: Coppi, A. (ed.) Donare-Donarsi: Relazioni, Iterdipendenze e Inclusione nella Pedagogia della Community Music Libreria Musicale Italiana. pp. 207

Music training improves depressed mood symptoms in elderly people: a randomized controlled trial

Biasutti, M. and Mangiacotti, A. 2021. Music training improves depressed mood symptoms in elderly people: a randomized controlled trial. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 92 (1), pp. 115-133. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415019893988

Assessing a cognitive music training for older participants: a randomised controlled trial

Biasutti, M. and Mangiacotti, A. 2018. Assessing a cognitive music training for older participants: a randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 33 (2), pp. 271-278. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4721
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