109 search results for “adolescence” in the Student website
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Aniek SiezengaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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How Adolescents Can Become Resilient to Digital Misinformation
Young people are particularly susceptible to misleading information on social media. Yet insights from developmental psychology show that they also have unique strengths to build resilience. In new research led by developmental psychologist Ili Ma, scientists, schools, parents and policy makers are…
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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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Neeltje BlankensteinSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Sara VelthuizenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Simone VogelaarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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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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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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Qijia CongSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Elise KortinkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Suzanne van de GroepSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Simone DobbelaarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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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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Eveline Crone
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Jiayin ZhaoSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Moji AghajaniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Anja van der Voort
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Iris KoeleSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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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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Rehana DoleFaculty of Law
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Loes JanssenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Eduard KlapwijkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Kyra VerboonSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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André van der LaanFaculty of Law
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Miranda SentseFaculty of Law
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Evelien Broekhof
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Caroline Bokhorst
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Eva SchmidtFaculty of Law
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Myrthe VeenmanSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Lisa SchreudersSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Kiki Zanolie
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Lisanne van HoutumSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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David HeyneSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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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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Esther van den Bos
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Marieke BosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Anna van DuijvenvoordeSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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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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Bianca BoyerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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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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Anne MiersSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Social Sciences & Humanities Labs
The Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) Labs at Leiden University are where innovative behavioural science research takes place in the domains of psychology, digital technology, language and the development of children and adolescents. We are always looking for participants for various research studi…
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Berna GürogluSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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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.
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Geert-Jan WillSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Wilma WentholtSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Carolien RieffeSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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TikToking in the name of science
What makes young people susceptible to misinformation? And how do their friends influence this? Psychologist Jiemiao Chen aims to find out by using eye-tracking to monitor where young people focus their attention while watching TikTok videos.
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Depressed teens appear to be extra sensitive to parental criticism
Teens with depression appear to be more sensitive to criticism from their parents than their healthy peers are.