European Conference on Developmental Psychology
August 25-29, 2025 | Vilnius, Lithuania
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview | |
| Location: ALPHA |
| Date: Monday, 25/Aug/2025 | |
| 6:00pm - 7:45pm |
OPENING CEREMONY, PREYER AWARD Location: ALPHA Welcome by Prof. Vilmantė Pakalniškienė and EADP president, Prof. Spyridon Tantaros |
| Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025 | |
| 9:00am - 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 University of Pavia, Italy |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
S601: INVITED SYMPOSIUM: Centering Majority World in Developmental Science Location: ALPHA Chair: Peter F. Titzmann Centering Majority World Research in Developmental Science Presentations of the Symposium Majority World Developmental Science Research: Challenges and Recommendations What can authors do to center Majority World research in Developmental Science? What can reviewers and editors do to center the Majority World research in Developmental Science? |
| 1:00pm - 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 Presentations of the Symposium Social, familial, and psychological factors affecting wellbeing in bisexual father families Nonbinary identities are not ‘elitist’ or ‘woke’: Demographic characteristics and social relationships of nonbinary youth in three community samples in the Netherlands and Belgium A Trans Moral Panic? Exploring the media and policy backlash against gender-diverse youth in the UK |
| 3:30pm - 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 University of Surrey, United Kingdom |
| 4:30pm - 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 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 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 Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada Camouflaging and Mental Health in Adults with Comorbid ASD and Gender Dysphoria: A Double-Minority Perspective Ochanomizu University, Japan The Intersection of Autism, Gender and Sexuality: Contemporary Perspectives on Identity Development 1: Middle East Technical University, Turkiye; 2: Haliç University, Turkiye |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Location: ALPHA |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm |
EADP BUSINESS MEETING Location: ALPHA |
| Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025 | |
| 9:00am - 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 Vilnius University |
| 10:30am - 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 Presentations of the Symposium Empathy in adolescence: How do sociocognitive, emotional, and relational dimensions impact its development? The impact of mentalization and emotion regulation on the quality of relationships with peers: from preschool to adolescence Emotion regulation and rejection sensitivity in adolescents: is there an impact of early life adversity? |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
PLENARY SESSION. KEYNOTE: Geertjan Overbeek "Youth Prevention in a Changing Society" Location: ALPHA Chair: Vilmantė Pakalniškienė Youth Prevention in a Changing Society University of Amsterdam |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
S706: INVITED SYMPOSIUM: Stress and Trauma in Adolescence: Current Perspectives Location: ALPHA Chair: Evaldas Kazlauskas Stress and trauma in adolescence: current perspectives Presentations of the Symposium New developments and challenges in the assessment of abuse in adolescence: Experience of the Vilnius STAR-A longitudinal study Recent developments in understanding the complexity of traumatic stress across the lifespan The role of resilience in mental health in the context of stress and trauma |
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
GEORGE BUTTERWORTH AWARD Location: ALPHA George Butterworth Award laudatio by Prof. Spyridon Tantaros; |
| Date: Thursday, 28/Aug/2025 | |
| 9:00am - 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 University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, The |
| 10:30am - 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. Presentations of the Symposium Do Chinese mothers’ mind-mindedness and mental state talk predict children’s theory-of-mind skills? Theory of mind and academic success: Meta-analytic findings 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? How differences shape our understanding of others: The role of theory of mind in understanding peers with and without disabilities |
| 1:30pm - 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? Masaryk University, Czech Republic |
| 3:30pm - 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 Presentations of the Symposium Parenthood Regret: Definition, Measurement, and the State of the Art Parental Burnout and Parenthood Regret: Differentiating Two Constructs and Mapping Their Global Prevalence Primary caregiving mothers who regret their decision to have children in the age of climate crisis Parenthood Regret as a Dyadic Experience: A Polish Longitudinal Study of Couples Transitioning into Parenthood (PL-STUDY) |
| 6:00pm - 10:00pm |
EARLY RESEARCHERS UNION SOCIAL EVENT Location: ALPHA Meeting point: Alpha room at the conference venue |
| Date: Friday, 29/Aug/2025 | |
| 9:00am - 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 Presentations of the Symposium Preschool Children's Sympathy, Prosocial Behavior, and Social Inclusion toward Non-Migrant and Migrant-Origin Peers in Italy Prosocial Giving of Irish Children: The Role of Empathy and Outgroup Attitudes Associations Between Self-Regulation During Ingroup Versus Outgroup Transgressions, Empathy, Parenting, and Prosocial Behaviors Across Childhood |
| 11:00am - 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 Presentations of the Symposium Can you help me friend? Measuring interactions between help-seeking and friendship networks from a developmental perspective Friends’ Influence on Adolescents’ Loss of Control Eating: The Moderating Role of Self-Esteem, Fear of Negative Evaluation, and Body Dissatisfaction Dwelling on negative affect with friends: The role of co-rumination in the effect of daily peer victimization on adolescents’ mood |
| 12:30pm - 12:45pm |
CLOSING CEREMONY Location: ALPHA |
