Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Location: BETA 2
Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025
10:30am
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12:00pm
S603: SYMPOSIUM: Voices, Behaviors, and Interventions: Comprehensive Insights into Bullying, Cyberbullying and Students’ Well-Being
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Laura Menabò
 

Voices, Behaviors, and Interventions: Comprehensive Insights into Bullying, Cyberbullying and Students’ Well-Being

Chair(s): Laura Menabò (University of Bologna, Italy)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Unpacking School Bullying: A Consensual Qualitative Study of What Matters to Students

Laura Menabò1, Debora Ginocchio2, Felicia Roga1, Eleonora Renda1, Annalisa Guarini1
1University of Bologna, 2University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

 

The Role of School Refusal in the Association Between Peer Victimization and School Dropout Risk

Federica Angelini, Gianluca Gini
University of Padua

 

Understanding Adolescents Bystanders’ Responses to Cyberbullying: Insights from a Web-Based Experimental Study

Olga Jiménez-Díaz,1, Esperanza Espino2, Joaquín A. Mora-Merchán1, Rosario Del Rey1
1Universidad de Sevilla, 2Universidad Loyola Andalucía

 

Big Talks for Little People: A Pilot Study of an Australian Classroom Based Digital Mental Health Program

Phillip Slee, Shane Pill, Deb Agnew
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work. Flinders university, South Australia

1:00pm
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2:30pm
S609: SYMPOSIUM: Peer Status as Predictor of Social Functioning in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Nathalie Hoekstra
 

Peer Status as Predictor of Social Functioning in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Chair(s): Nathalie Hoekstra (Radboud University, Netherlands, The)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Friendship and Popularity Network Effects on Adolescents’ Popularity Perceptions: Exploring the differences among students at secondary school levels

Ana Bravo1, Robert W Krause2, Rosario Ortega-Ruiz1, Eva M Romera1
1Universidad de Córdoba, 2University of Kentucky

 

Peer Status as Protective or Risk Factor for Cyberbullying: A Longitudinal Study among Italian Adolescents

Carlo Marinoni1, Simona C S Caravita2, Assunta Zanetti1
1University of Pavia, 2Mercatorum University, University of Stavanger

 

Peer Social Status in Emerging Adults’ Peer Groups

Nina S Chmielowice-Szymanski, Mallory A Millett, Antonius H N Cillessen
Radboud University

 

From Playground to Profession: A Developmental Tasks Perspective

Nathalie AH Hoekstra, Nina S Chmielowice-Szymanski, Mallory A Millett, William Burk, Yvonne H M van den Berg, Tessa A M Lansu, Antonius H N Cillessen
Radboud University

4:30pm
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6:00pm
S614: SYMPOSIUM: Risk and Protective Factors in Parenting and Their Impact on Children’s Development: Family Systems Considerations
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Carmen Berenguer
 

Risk and Protective Factors in Parenting and Their Impact on Children’s Development: Family Systems Considerations

Chair(s): Carmen Berenguer (University of Valencia)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Infant Triadic Emotion Regulation: Relations with coparenting and exploration of gender differences

Yana Segal Sirotkin1, Benedetta Ragni2, Carla Smith Stover3, James P. McHale1
1University of South Florida, Family Study Center, 2LUMSA University, Italy, 3Yale University Child Study Center

 

Online Psychosocial Intervention for Families of Children with Autism: Impact on Coping Strategies and Parental Stress

Carmen Berenguer
University of Valencia

 

The Mediating Role of Mindful Parenting in the Relationship Between Technoference and Child Development Outcomes

Ragni Benedetta, De Stasio Simona, Paoletti Daniela, Forentini Giulia
LUMSA University, Italy

Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025
10:30am
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12:00pm
S703: SYMPOSIUM: Exploring Emerging Adulthood: Navigating Challenges, Relationships, and Development
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Spyridon Tantaros
 

Exploring Emerging Adulthood: Navigating Challenges, Relationships, and Development

Chair(s): Spyridon Tantaros (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)

Discussant(s): Marcel Van Acken (Utrecht University, Netherlands)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

The conscience background of prosocial behaviour in emerging adulthood: the role of family relationships

Elisavet Chrysochoou, Georgia Dedou, Vasiliki Sitzouki Sitzouki, Irini-Chrysovalantou Papadopoulou, Nantia Chokia, Panagiota Patriki, Maria Strataki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

 

A mixed-methods analysis of developmental crisis episodes in early adulthood: Comparing data from eight countries

Oliver Robinson1, Nikolay Petrov2, Georgios Vleioras3, Figen Çok4, Kübra Özdoğan4, Zehra Yeler5, Kübra Berber6, Katarina Millova7, Saba Sajjad8, Luciana Dutra-Thomé9, Maria Nugraheni Mardi Rahayu10, Afinnisa Rasyida11, Nindya Putri Aprodita12, Shefali Mishra13, Payal Sharma13, Akancha Srivastava14, Irini Dermitzaki3, Anastasia Spyrou3, Emmanouela Mante3, Ume Laila15, Amy Fisher16
1University of Greenwich, UK, 2University of Cambridge, UK, 3University of Thessaly, Greece, 4Başkent University, Turkey, 5TED University, Turkey, 6Ankara University, Turkey, 7University of Ostrava, Czechia, 8International Institute of Science Arts and Technology, Pakistan, 9Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil, 10Satya Wacana Christian University, Indonesia, 11University of Surabaya, Indonesia, 12Bunda Mulia University, Indonesia, 13CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, India, 14O.P. Jindal Global University, India, 15GIFT University, Pakistan, 16South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK

 

Intergenerational dynamics of self-esteem in emerging adulthood: exploring the role of parenting

Eirini-Spyridoula Mastellou, Spyridon Tantaros
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

 

The mediating role of optimism in the relationship between young adults’ emotional intelligence and climate anxiety

Alexandra Philotheou, Panayiotis Stavrinides
University of Cyprus, Cyprus

3:30pm
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5:00pm
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
 

Novel approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of intervention elements for improving the psychosocial functioning of children and adolescents.

Chair(s): Loes van Rijn - van Gelderen (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, The)

Discussant(s): Loes van Rijn - van Gelderen (University of Amsterdam)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Does feedback in parenting interventions improve parenting? A Multiple Case Study investigating the effects of the Family Check-Up

Brechtje de Mooij, Laura Wielemaker, Geertjan Overbeek, Loes van Rijn - van Gelderen
University of Amsterdam

 

Optimizing a Novel Transdiagnostic Parent Training Intervention to Prevent Childhood Mental Health Problems

Truls Tømmerås, Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, Andreas Høstmælingen
Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development

 

Optimizing an intervention to prevent mental health problems in adolescents using intensive longitudinal data

John Kjøbli1, Emily G. Vira2, Anneli Mellblom3, Thomas Engell3, Line S. Kvamme3, Siri S. Helland3
1Regional Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 2Promenta Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Division of Mental and Physical Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway., 3egional Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Oslo, Norway

Date: Thursday, 28/Aug/2025
10:30am
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12:00pm
S803: SYMPOSIUM: Are Highly Sensitive Individuals at Risk for Depression Across Different Developmental Stages? Longitudinal Perspectives on the Role of Environmental Sensitivity
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Laura Gorla
Chair: Francesca Lionetti
 

Are Highly Sensitive Individuals at Risk for Depression Across Different Developmental Stages? Longitudinal Perspectives on the Role of Environmental Sensitivity

Chair(s): Laura Gorla (Duke University, United States of America)

Discussant(s): Francesca Lionetti (University of Pavia, Italy)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Can the consequences of cyberbullying victimization differ based on children’s environmental sensitivity? A cross-lagged panel model longitudinal study

Ebru Ozbek1, Simona Carla Silvia Caravita1, Christina Salmivalli2
1Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education, University of Stavanger, Norway, 2INVEST Flagship, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

 

Effects of Environmental Sensitivity, Positive Parenting, and Psychological Control on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: A Longitudinal Perspective from Eight Countries

Laura Gorla1, Francesca Lionetti2, Jennifer Lansford1, Andrew William Rothenberg1
1Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, USA, 2Department of Brain and Behavioural Studies, University of Pavia, Italy

 

The impact of Maternal Depression during the Perinatal Period on Infant Emotional Adjustment and the contributing role of Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Social Support

Melba Emilia Persico1, Alessandra Sperati2, Ilenia Passaquindici2, Odette Nardozza1, Mirco Fasolo1, Maria Spinelli1
1Department of Psychology, University G. d’Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, 2Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara

3:30pm
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5:00pm
S808: SYMPOSIUM: Young environmentalists: who are they, and how do they develop?
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Stathis Grapsas
 

Young environmentalists: who are they, and how do they develop?

Chair(s): Stathis Grapsas (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

Discussant(s): Maya Benish-Weisman (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Becoming Green: Development and Validation of the ECO-SELF Questionnaire

Annabelle H.T. Christiaens, Jenna Spitzer, Sander Thomaes, Andrik I. Becht
Utrecht University, The Netherlands

 

A Longitudinal Exploration of Adolescents' Moral Obligation to Conserve the Environment and Pro-Environmental Actions

Audra Balundė, Goda Kaniušonytė
Mykolas Romeris University

 

Identifying developmental trajectories of pro-environmental behaviors: a cross-cultural study

Stathis Grapsas, Sander Thomaes
Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Date: Friday, 29/Aug/2025
9:00am
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10:30am
T903: THEMATIC SESSION: Identity Development Across Contexts and Lifespan
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Dalia Nasvytienė
 

Who am I? Analyzing Self-Descriptions Across the Lifespan

Dalia Nasvytienė, Tomas Lazdauskas

Vilnius University, Lithuania



Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment and Identity Development in Adolescence: A Dynamic Systems Perspective on Developmental Trajectories and Contextual Influences

Olga Veryvaki, Spyridon Tantaros

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece



The Role of Narrative Processing of Self-Defining Events for Identity Development in Emerging Adults: Results from Two Randomized Controlled Trials

Kamil Janowicz1, Emilia Soroko2

1: SWPS University, Poland; 2: Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland



The ReSearching Identity Podcast Project: Developing a Brief and Inclusive Professional Identity Intervention for Higher Education

Jana Vietze1, Marieke Meeuwisse1, Amaranta de Haan1, Rick Wolff1,2, Bjorn B. de Koning1

1: Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands; 2: Hogeschool Inholland, the Netherlands



Narrative Identity Interventions: A scoping review

Aleksandra Gukovskaia, Liselotte den Boer, Hend Eltanamly, Jaap J.A. Denissen, Sander Thomaes

Utrecht University, Netherlands, The

11:00am
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12:30pm
T910: THEMATIC SESSION: Understanding Children’s Adjustment in Complex Contexts
Location: BETA 2
Chair: Goda Gegieckaitė
 

Longitudinal Associations Between Emotion Regulation Strategies and Life Satisfaction in Early Adolescence

Marija Džida1, Andreja Brajša-Žganec1, Gordana Keresteš2, Marina Kotrla Topić1, Maja Kućar1

1: Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia; 2: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia



The psychological impact of ability grouping in primary school: How does it impact children’s thinking about learning?

Jellie Sierksma, Astrid M. G. Poorthuis, Hanna Schleihauf

Utrecht University, Netherlands, The



The importance of parental involvement in the relationship between children's leisure time and socioemotional well-being in middle childhood

Ana - Marija Čango1, Marina Kotrla Topić1, Marina Merkaš2, Marija Džida1, Andreja Brajša-Žganec1, Lana Lučić1

1: Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia; 2: Catholic University of Croatia



Awareness of Institutional Discrimination and its Psychological Consequences for Young Arab-Palestinian Citizens of Israel

Ghadir Zreik1, Michal Reifen-Tagar2

1: The Max Stern College; 2: Reichman University, Israel