His main research interests are social and cognitive factors affecting human social behavior in two main areas: group processes in terms of socialization, leadership emergence, intergenerational transmission, and interpersonal perceptions in romantic relationships and attitude-behavior consistency in applied settings (e.g. marketing, medical, and information communication technology.) Livi has published in national and international journals, including Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Leadership Quarterly, and Personality and Individual Differences.