Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025
8:00am
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4:30pm
REGISTRATION
Location: LOBBY OF THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN RADISSON BLU HOTEL LIETUVA (Konstitucijos av. 20)
9:00am
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10:00am
PLENARY SESSION. KEYNOTE: Rasa Barkauskienė "Navigating the Complex Challenges of Adolescence: Emerging Personality Dysfunction and Its Outcomes"
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Vilmantė Pakalniškienė
10:00am
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10:30am
COFFEE BREAK
Location: LOBBY OF THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN RADISSON BLU HOTEL LIETUVA (Konstitucijos av. 20)
10:30am
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12:00pm
S701: INVITED SYMPOSIUM: Peer Relations and Empathy in Adolescence: Individual and Contextual Contributors
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Carla Martins
S702: SYMPOSIUM: Individual Differences in Environmental Sensitivity Across Different Perspectives and Contexts: From its Assessment to its Role in Youths’ Adjustment
Location: BETA 1
Chair: Sofie Weyn
S703: SYMPOSIUM: Exploring Emerging Adulthood: Navigating Challenges, Relationships, and Development
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Spyridon Tantaros
S704: SYMPOSIUM: Screen-Based Media Use and Cognitive Development in Preschool Age
Location: ZETA 1
Chair: Roma Jusienė
S705: SYMPOSIUM: Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample (FMSS) to capture individual differences in parent-child relationship quality: An exploration of diverse approaches and applications.
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: Efrat Sher-Censor
T701: THEMATIC SESSION: Biological foundations of cognitive and socio-emotional development
Location: GAMMA
Chair: Vera Mateus
T702: THEMATIC SESSION: Child Cognition and in School and Peer Contexts
Location: ETA
Chair: Susanne Koerber
T703: THEMATIC SESSION: Developmental Perspectives on Environmental Psychology: From Moral Reasoning to Pro-Environmental Action
Location: EPSILON
Chair: Riikka Hirvonen
M701: 5 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS: Parents and Children Growing Together: Insights into Early Relationships, Development, and Intervention
Location: THETA
Chair: Willem Koops
Chair: Vilmantė Pakalniškienė
T704: THEMATIC SESSION: Relational Worlds of Adolescents: Attachment, Belonging, and Mental Health in School Contexts
Location: IOTA
Chair: Sophie Walsh
T705: THEMATIC SESSION: Supporting Positive Youth Development: Social-Emotional and Contextual Resources in Adolescence
Location: OMEGA
Chair: Vjollce Mustafa
T706: THEMATIC SESSION: Aging and Wellbeing: Psychological Resilience and Modern Challenges in Later Life
Location: OMIKRON
Chair: Rūta Sargautytė
     
12:00pm
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1:30pm
LUNCH BREAK
Location: RESTAURANT "RIVERSIDE" IN RADISSON BLU HOTEL LIETUVA
1:30pm
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2:30pm
PLENARY SESSION. KEYNOTE: Geertjan Overbeek "Youth Prevention in a Changing Society"
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Vilmantė Pakalniškienė
2:30pm
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3:30pm
COFFEE BREAK
Location: LOBBY OF THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN RADISSON BLU HOTEL LIETUVA (Konstitucijos av. 20)
POSTER SESSION 2
Location: LOBBY OF THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN RADISSON BLU HOTEL LIETUVA (Konstitucijos av. 20)
 
3:30pm
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5:00pm
S706: INVITED SYMPOSIUM: Stress and Trauma in Adolescence: Current Perspectives
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Evaldas Kazlauskas
S707: SYMPOSIUM: Minoritized youth and (social) media – exploring elevated risks and context-sensitive interventions.
Location: BETA 1
Chair: Hildegunn Fandrem
S708: SYMPOSIUM: Novel approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of intervention elements for improving the psychosocial functioning of children and adolescents.
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Loes van Rijn - van Gelderen
S709: SYMPOSIUM: Aspects of Parenting Linked to Youths’ Social-Emotional Development
Location: ZETA 1
Chair: Yentl Koopmans
S710: SYMPOSIUM: The Role of Hope and Attitudes Toward Time Across Developmental Periods
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: Frank C Worrell
T707: THEMATIC SESSION: Childhood Adversity and Intervention: Pathways to Health and Wellbeing
Location: GAMMA
Chair: Tjeerd Rudmer de Vries
T708: THEMATIC SESSION: Cognition and Adjustment from Middle Childhood to Early Adulthood
Location: ETA
Chair: Serena Maria Stagnitto
T709: THEMATIC SESSION: Resilience and Developmental Growth in Emerging Adulthood
Location: EPSILON
Chair: Flora Koliouli
S711: SYMPOSIUM: Virtual Reality Tools as New Path for Research and Intervention with Children and Adolescents
Location: THETA
Chair: Simona Carla Silvia Caravita
T710: THEMATIC SESSION: Adolescent Mental Health Across Time: Trends and Risk Factors
Location: IOTA
Chair: Benjamin Claréus
T711: THEMATIC SESSION: Parenting and Family Dynamics Across the Lifespan: From Early Childhood to Adulthood
Location: OMEGA
Chair: Ezgi Aydoğdu Sözen
T712: THEMATIC SESSION: Career Development in Complex Social Contexts
Location: OMIKRON
Chair: Olga Kirejeva
     
5:00pm
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6:00pm
GEORGE BUTTERWORTH AWARD
Location: ALPHA

George Butterworth Award laudatio by Prof. Spyridon Tantaros; 
George Butterworth Award certificate by Prof. Simona Caravita; 
George Butterworth Award keynote by Dr. Dr Savannah Boele.  

7:00pm
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10:00pm
CONFERENCE DINNER
Location: PALACE OF GRAND DUKES (Katedros sq. 4)