Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Location: ALPHA
Date: Monday, 25/Aug/2025
6:00pm
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7:45pm
OPENING CEREMONY, PREYER AWARD
Location: ALPHA

Welcome by Prof. Vilmantė Pakalniškienė and EADP president, Prof. Spyridon Tantaros
Greetings of the Vilnius University – Rector prof. Rimvydas Petrauskas
William Thierry Preyer Award presented by Prof. Willem Koops
William Thierry Preyer Awardee laudatio by Prof. Spyridon Tantaros
William Thierry Preyer Award Keynote by Prof. Luc Goosens

Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025
9:00am
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10:00am
PLENARY SESSION. KEYNOTE: Livio Provenzi "Into the Translational Parentome: From Developmental Psychobiology to Family-centered Care"
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Spyridon Tantaros
 

Into the Translational Parentome: From Developmental Psychobiology to Family-centered Care

Livio Provenzi

University of Pavia, Italy

10:30am
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12:00pm
S601: INVITED SYMPOSIUM: Centering Majority World in Developmental Science
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Peter F. Titzmann
 

Centering Majority World Research in Developmental Science

Chair(s): Peter Titzmann (Leibniz University Hannover)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Majority World Developmental Science Research: Challenges and Recommendations

Vaishali V. Raval, Philip Baiden, Graciela Espinosa-Hernandez, Lucia Magis-Weinberg, Amanda Nguyen, Peter Titzmann, Yao Zhang
Miami University

 

What can authors do to center Majority World research in Developmental Science?

Shanu Shukla1, Graciela Espinosa- Hernández2, Vaishali V. Raval2
1TBC, 2Miami University

 

What can reviewers and editors do to center the Majority World research in Developmental Science?

Graciela Espinosa- Hernández, Shanu Shukla, Vaishali V. Raval
Miami University

1:00pm
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2:30pm
S607: INVITED SYMPOSIUM: LGBTQ+ Youth and Families: Growing up in the Context of Stigma
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Susie Bower-Brown
 

LGBTQ+ Youth and Families: Growing up in the context of stigma

Chair(s): Susie Bower-Brown (University College London)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Social, familial, and psychological factors affecting wellbeing in bisexual father families

Maisie Matthews
Social Research Institute, University College London, UK

 

Nonbinary identities are not ‘elitist’ or ‘woke’: Demographic characteristics and social relationships of nonbinary youth in three community samples in the Netherlands and Belgium

Jessie Hillekens1, Fernando Salinas-Quiroz2, Lysanne te Brinke3
1Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands, 2Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development (EPCSHD), School of Arts and Sciences, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA, 3Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

 

A Trans Moral Panic? Exploring the media and policy backlash against gender-diverse youth in the UK

Susie Bower-Brown
Social Research Institute, University College London, UK

3:30pm
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4:30pm
PLENARY SESSION. KEYNOTE: Michael Pluess "The Effects of War and Displacement on Syrian Refugee Children: Risk and Resilience"
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Dagmar Strohmeier
 

The Effects of War and Displacement on Syrian Refugee Children: Risk and Resilience

Michael Pluess

University of Surrey, United Kingdom

4:30pm
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6:00pm
T611: THEMATIC SESSION: Sexual Identity Development and LGBTQ+: Diversity, Stigma, and Social Safety
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Rasa Katinaitė
 

The Impact of Theory of Mind Abilities on the Coming-Out Process in LGBTQ+ Teenagers

Christopher Osterhaus1, Salvatore Ioverno2

1: University of Vechta, Germany; 2: Roma Tre University, Italy



"You Feel Unsafe the Moment You Close Your Front Door": LGBTQ+ Individuals Experiences of Social Safety and Insecurity

Rasa Katinaitė, Kristina Žardeckaitė - Matulaitienė

Vytautas Magnus university, Lithuania



“It’s a lot of responsibility to be someone’s first time”: Exploring the Impact of Virginity Disclosure on Emerging Adults Using A Mixed-Methods Study of Reactions After a Hypothetical First-Date Disclosure

Marie-Aude Boislard, Mahshid Rahbari, Léa-May Burns

Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada



Camouflaging and Mental Health in Adults with Comorbid ASD and Gender Dysphoria: A Double-Minority Perspective

Yuria Demizu, Keiichiro Ishimaru

Ochanomizu University, Japan



The Intersection of Autism, Gender and Sexuality: Contemporary Perspectives on Identity Development

Ayşen Göncü2, Başak Gündoğan1

1: Middle East Technical University, Turkiye; 2: Haliç University, Turkiye

6:00pm
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7:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Location: ALPHA
7:00pm
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8:30pm
EADP BUSINESS MEETING
Location: ALPHA
Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025
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
 

Navigating the Complex Challenges of Adolescence: Emerging Personality Dysfunction and Its Outcomes

Rasa Barkauskienė

Vilnius University

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
 

Peer Relations and Empathy in Adolescence: Individual and Contextual Contributors

Chair(s): Carla Martins (School of Psychology, Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Empathy in adolescence: How do sociocognitive, emotional, and relational dimensions impact its development?

Carolina Aparício Araújo1, Carla Martins1, Jean-Louis Nandrino2
1School of Psychology, Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, 2Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, F-59000 Lille, France

 

The impact of mentalization and emotion regulation on the quality of relationships with peers: from preschool to adolescence

Carla Martins1, Carolina Aparício Araújo1, Ana Osório2, Joana Baptista3, Liliana Capitão4, Karyn Doba5, Jean-Louis Nandrino5
1School of Psychology, Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, 2Graduate Program on Human Developmental Sciences and Mackenzie Center for Research in Childhood and Adolescence, Center for Biological and Health Sciences – Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil, 3Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 4Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), University of Minho, Braga Portugal, 5Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, F-59000 Lille, France

 

Emotion regulation and rejection sensitivity in adolescents: is there an impact of early life adversity?

Natividade S. Couto Pereira1, Inês Carvalho2, Marlene Nogueira1, Sónia Sousa1, Isabel Soares3, Adriana Sampaio1, Ana Raquel Mesquita4
1Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), University of Minho, Braga Portugal, 2School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, 3School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal ; ProChild CoLAB, Portugal, 4ProChild CoLAB, Portugal

1:30pm
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2:30pm
PLENARY SESSION. KEYNOTE: Geertjan Overbeek "Youth Prevention in a Changing Society"
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Vilmantė Pakalniškienė
 

Youth Prevention in a Changing Society

Geertjan Overbeek

University of Amsterdam

3:30pm
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5:00pm
S706: INVITED SYMPOSIUM: Stress and Trauma in Adolescence: Current Perspectives
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Evaldas Kazlauskas
 

Stress and trauma in adolescence: current perspectives

Chair(s): Evaldas Kazlauskas (Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University.)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

New developments and challenges in the assessment of abuse in adolescence: Experience of the Vilnius STAR-A longitudinal study

Paulina Zelviene1, Evaldas Kazlauskas2
1Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University, 2Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University.

 

Recent developments in understanding the complexity of traumatic stress across the lifespan

Evaldas Kazlauskas1, Paulina Zelviene2, Agniete Kairyte1
1Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University, 2Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University.

 

The role of resilience in mental health in the context of stress and trauma

Agniete Kairyte1, Evaldas Kazlauskas1, Paulina Zelviene2
1Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University, 2Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University.

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.  

Date: Thursday, 28/Aug/2025
9:00am
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10:00am
PLENARY SESSION. KEYNOTE: Eddie Brummelman "Children’s Unequal Selves: A Developmental-Psychological Perspective on Achievement Inequality"
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Willem Koops
 

Children’s Unequal Selves: A Developmental-Psychological Perspective on Achievement Inequality

Eddie Brummelman

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, The

10:30am
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12:00pm
S801: INVITED SYMPOSIUM: Origins and Consequences of Individual Differences in Mentalizing among School-aged Children: International Findings.
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Claire Hughes
 

Origins and Consequences of Individual Differences in Mentalizing among School-aged Children: International Findings.

Chair(s): Claire Hughes (University of Cambridge, UK)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Do Chinese mothers’ mind-mindedness and mental state talk predict children’s theory-of-mind skills?

Chengyi Xu, Tianyi Pei, Zhen Wu, Claire Hughes
University of Cambridge, UK

 

Theory of mind and academic success: Meta-analytic findings

Serena Lecce1, Serena Stagnitto1, Valentina Lampis2, Sara Mascheretti1, Rory Devine3
1University of Pavia, Italy, 2IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy, 3University of Birmingham, UK

 

Are individual differences in theory of mind and executive function equally salient as predictors of early gains in academic and social success for children living in England and Hong Kong?

Claire Hughes1, Rory Devine2, Laure Lu Chen3, Siu Ching Wong1, Chengyi Xu1
1University of Cambridge, UK, 2University of Birmingham, UK, 3The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

 

How differences shape our understanding of others: The role of theory of mind in understanding peers with and without disabilities

Joanna Smogorzewska1, Grzegorz Szumski1, Serena Lecce2
1University of Warsaw, Poland, 2University of Pavia, Italy

1:30pm
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2:30pm
PLENARY SESSION.KEYNOTE: Lukas Blinka "Children, Adolescents, and Excessive Digital Engagement: Beyond Panic and Complacency"
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Roma Jusienė
 

Youth Digital Gaming: Excessive or Expected?

Lukas Blinka

Masaryk University, Czech Republic

3:30pm
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5:00pm
S806: INVITED SYMPOSIUM: Regretting the Decision to Have Children: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Konrad Piotrowski
 

Regretting the Decision to Have Children: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences

Chair(s): Konrad Piotrowski (SWPS University, Poland)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Parenthood Regret: Definition, Measurement, and the State of the Art

Konrad Piotrowski1, Moïra Mikolajczak2, Isabelle Roskam2
1Center for Research on Personality Development, SWPS University, Warsaw/Poznań, Poland, 2Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

 

Parental Burnout and Parenthood Regret: Differentiating Two Constructs and Mapping Their Global Prevalence

Isabelle Roskam1, Moïra Mikolajczak1, Konrad Piotrowski2, the IIPB consortium1
1Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2Center for Research on Personality Development, SWPS University, Warsaw/Poznań, Poland

 

Primary caregiving mothers who regret their decision to have children in the age of climate crisis

Nicola Carone1, Jacopo Tracchegiani2
1Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 2Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

 

Parenthood Regret as a Dyadic Experience: A Polish Longitudinal Study of Couples Transitioning into Parenthood (PL-STUDY)

Konrad Piotrowski1, Jakub Duras1, Nina Jasiek1, Moïra Mikolajczak2, Isabelle Roskam2
1Center for Research on Personality Development, SWPS University, Warsaw/Poznań, Poland, 2Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

6:00pm
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10:00pm
EARLY RESEARCHERS UNION SOCIAL EVENT
Location: ALPHA

Meeting point: Alpha room at the conference venue

Date: Friday, 29/Aug/2025
9:00am
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10:30am
S902: SYMPOSIUM: Children’s Prosocial Behaviors Toward Various Ingroup and Outgroup Members in Different Countries
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Laura K. Taylor
 

Children’s Prosocial Behaviors Toward Various Ingroup and Outgroup Members in Different Countries

Chair(s): Laura Taylor (University College Dublin)

Discussant(s): Linda Juang (University of Potsdam)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Preschool Children's Sympathy, Prosocial Behavior, and Social Inclusion toward Non-Migrant and Migrant-Origin Peers in Italy

Daniele Di Tata1, Stefania Sette1, Gabrielle Coppola2, Federica Bianco3, Lucia Silvia Lillo2, Aurora Rinaldi3, Federica Zava4, Marina Camodeca5, Ilaria Castelli3, Fiorenzo Laghi1, Tracy L. Spinrad6
1Sapienza University of Rome, 2Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 3Università degli Studi di Bergamo, 4Università Roma Tre, 5Università degli Studi di Udine, 6Arizona State University

 

Prosocial Giving of Irish Children: The Role of Empathy and Outgroup Attitudes

Laura K. Taylor1, Serengeti Ayhan2, Vivian Liu1, Dearbhaile Counihan1, Mary-Jane Emmett1
1University College Dublin, 2Bilkent University

 

Associations Between Self-Regulation During Ingroup Versus Outgroup Transgressions, Empathy, Parenting, and Prosocial Behaviors Across Childhood

Jennifer J. Phillips1, Ruth Speidel1, Marc Jambon2, Tyler Colasante3, Tina Malti4
1University of Toronto Mississauga, 2Wilfrid Laurier University, 3Leipzig University, 4University of Toronto Mississauga; Leipzig University

11:00am
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12:30pm
S904: SYMPOSIUM: Is it just important to be friends? Friendship as a protective and risk factor for well-being and the type of behavior developed during adolescence
Location: ALPHA
Chair: Ana Bravo
 

Is it just important to be friends? Friendship as a protective and risk factor for well-being and the type of behavior developed during adolescence

Chair(s): Ana Bravo (University of Cordoba, Spain)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Can you help me friend? Measuring interactions between help-seeking and friendship networks from a developmental perspective

Ana Bravo1, Dorothy L. Espelage2, Rosario Ortega-Ruiz1, Eva M, Romera1
1Universidad de Córdoba, 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Friends’ Influence on Adolescents’ Loss of Control Eating: The Moderating Role of Self-Esteem, Fear of Negative Evaluation, and Body Dissatisfaction

Desi Beckers, William J. Burk, Junilla K. Larsen, Antonius H. N. Cillessen
Radboud University

 

Dwelling on negative affect with friends: The role of co-rumination in the effect of daily peer victimization on adolescents’ mood

Sarah Malamut, Lydia Laninga-Wijnen
Univeristy of Turku

12:30pm
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12:45pm
CLOSING CEREMONY
Location: ALPHA