166 search results for “adolescence” in the Staff website
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Parental criticism hurts: a glimpse inside the adolescent brain
It may seem as though adolescents do as they please, but they are more sensitive to their parents’ opinions than they would appear. The adolescent brain reacts strongly to parental criticism or praise. These are the results of a study by an interdisciplinary research group of psychologists and neuroscientists…
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Aniek SiezengaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simone VogelaarFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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How do adolescents and parents experience parenting in daily life?
How adolescents perceive parenting is related to their mood. Differences between the perspectives of parents and adolescents are also of importance for adolescents’ mood. That is what research by Loes Janssen and her Leiden University colleagues in Clinical Psychology shows. Open Access publication…
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ESOF 2022: The effect of the online world on adolescents
In the online panel discussion of ESOF 2022 ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, together with Amy Orben, Professor Eveline Crone, Sterre van Riel, Professor Anne-Laura van Harmelen and Professor Jan Sleutels, Professor Ton Liefaard shared his research on adolescents and the online world…
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Best friends forever? How the adolescent brain reacts to good friends
During adolescence, some young people have stable best-friend relationships, while others change best friends frequently. Developmental psychologist Lisa Schreuders has studied the brains of young adolescents: ‘It seems that friendships in your early years can have consequences for your friendships…
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Music to our ears: How playing an instrument affects the adolescent brain
What impact does growing up in a musical environment or during the COVID-19 pandemic have on the brain development of teenagers? This was the focus of psychologist Lina van Drunen’s PhD research, which studied hundreds of twins. Her findings reveal that practising music slows brain development, presenting…
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Anke BlöteFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sara VelthuizenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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ESOF2022 Online mini-symposium: The effect of the online world on adolescents
How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with increasing rates of online crimes among adolescents? During the mini-symposium ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, presented by the interdisciplinary…
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der Laan appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime
André van der Laan has been appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime at Leiden University, a chair established by the Leiden University Fund (LUF) and the Dutch Research and Documentation Centre (WODC). It is the first time that a professorship by special appointment…
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Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands
BrainTrain: an initiative from Leiden University in which a team of students visit high schools to make adolescents more resilient against disinformation on the news and on their socials. In an interactive two-hour guest lesson, high school pupils discover how easily their brains can be tricked into…
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Eveline Crone
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Moji AghajaniFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Qijia CongFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dominik SiehFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elise KortinkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzanne van de GroepFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marieke BosFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anja van der Voort
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Depressed adolescents gain little benefit from eye contact with their parents (although connection is so very important)
Eye contact between parents and children improves their mood and increases feelings of connectedness on both sides; but not in the case of depressed adolescents, Mirjam Wever discovered. Where the parent-child bond has been disrupted, it can be strengthened not only with therapy for the child but also…
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Rafal Matuszewski awarded grant for workshop on adolescence and sexual maturity in historical and cross-cultural perspectives
When are you (sexually) mature? A KNAW grant will enable associate professor Rafal Matuszewski to organise an interdisciplinary workshop on this question.
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Iris KoeleFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Caroline Bokhorst
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simone DobbelaarFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Evelien Broekhof
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eva SchmidtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rehana DoleFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Renske van der CruijsenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Loes JanssenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eduard KlapwijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kyra VerboonFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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André van der LaanFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Myrthe VeenmanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Miranda SentseFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Veni grant for Neeltje Blankenstein for research to promote healthy online behaviour in youth
Taking part in TikTok challenges, online gambling, and forwarding nudes. ‘Why do adolescents take online risks?’, psychologist Neeltje Blankenstein wonders. Her research on online risk taking has been awarded a Veni grant by the Netherlands Research Council (NWO). Read her answers to five questions.
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Exploring the self in adolescent depression
PhD defence
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Programme to teach school pupils about stress proves effective
Recent studies have shown that Dutch secondary school pupils experience a great deal of stress from school work, and between 2001 and 2007 the number of adolescents experiencing school stress even doubled. The study carried out by Simone Vogelaar focuses on stress factors and the effectiveness of the…
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LUF grant for Neeltje Blankenstein: 'I want to study online risk behaviour of young people in it's full depth'
Neeltje Blankenstein receives an LUF grant to conduct research on online risk behaviour among young people. What risks do young people take online and why? 'With this research, we not only want to help prevent serious risk behaviour, but also understand what drives young people to it.'
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Developing your own self-image and choosing the right study programme
How you think about yourself is important for the choices you make. Adolescents are faced with choosing a study programme that will determine their future, while their self-image is still under development. Tough choice? Research by psychologist Laura van der Aar has shown that taking a training course…
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If your friends jump in the river…
Young people influence one another to take greater risks, although it's not quite that cut and dried. This is what development psychologist Jorien van Hoorn discovered. Peers also have a positive influence on one another, an aspect that has so far been under-researched. PhD defence 12 January.
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Lisa SchreudersFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kiki Zanolie
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anna van DuijvenvoordeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lisanne van HoutumFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anne MiersFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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David HeyneFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bianca BoyerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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15 million awarded for research into misinformation among youth
Developmental psychologist Ili Ma has been awarded an ERC grant to investigate misinformation among teenagers, aiming to bolster their resilience against its potentially severe consequences.