Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Location: ZETA 2
Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025
10:30am
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12:00pm
S605: SYMPOSIUM: Self-Regulation in Preschoolers: Embodied Approaches to Early Development
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: Silvia Ampollini
 

Self-Regulation in Preschoolers: Embodied Approaches to Early Development

Chair(s): Silvia Ampollini (University of Parma, Italy)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

From the Bottom to the Top: Enhancing Preschoolers’ Executive Functions and Self-Regulation through Daily Intersensory Synchrony Experiential Practice

Silvia Ampollini, Ada Cigala
University of Parma

 

The Impact of a Musical Intervention on Preschool Children’s Executive Functions

Alice Bowmer1, Kathryn Mason1, Julian Knight2, Graham Welch1
1University College London, 2Creative Futures

 

Rhythm and movement for self-regulation, executive function, social, and behavioural skills in the preschool years: The RAMSR program

Kate Williams
University of the Sunshine Coast

1:00pm
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2:30pm
S611: SYMPOSIUM: Biobehavioral dynamics of family interactions: socioemotional development in children taking into account synchrony, attachment and family resilience
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: Michel Sfeir
 

Biobehavioral dynamics of family interactions: socioemotional development in children taking into account synchrony, attachment and family resilience

Chair(s): Michel Sfeir (Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Mons, Belgium)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Family resilience among the “ribeirinhas” in the Amazon region

Julia Scarano de Mendonça, Ryan Lucas de Souza Linard, Bruna Jamilly Carvalho de Assis Mattos, Jonas Carvalho e Silva, Simone Souza de Costa Vila
Behavior Theory and Research Center, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil

 

Triadic stress resilience transmission: the role of attachment and synchrony

Michel Sfeir1, Mélanie De Leener2, Mandy Rossignol2, Sarah Galdiolo1
1Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Mons, Belgium, 2Department of Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium

 

Cooperative, conflictual, or disordered family alliance: Influence on infants’ physiological regulation during family interactions

Valentine Rattaz1, Nicolas Favez1, Nilo Puglisi1, Hervé Tissot2
1Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, 2Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland

 

Individual differences in the developmental trajectories of joint attention: a 5-waves longitudinal study in the first years of life

Eliala Alice Salvadori, Sara Congiu, Loredana Lucarelli, Roberta Fadda
Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Italy

4:30pm
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6:00pm
S616: SYMPOSIUM: Novel insights into adolescent gaming: Focusing on the individual and parental contexts
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: Stefanie A. Nelemans
 

Novel insights into adolescent gaming: Focusing on the individual and parental contexts

Chair(s): Stefanie A. Nelemans (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)

Discussant(s): Sabina Kapetanovic (University West, Trollhättan, Sweden)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Gaming and adolescent mental health: Gender differences and the role of motives for gaming

Sa Qieer, Margot Peeters, Susan Branje, Stefanie Nelemans
Utrecht University, the Netherlands

 

Gender differences in parenting adolescent gaming behaviours: The role of parent-adolescent fit on adolescent mental health

Russell Turner1, Sabina Kapetanovic2, Sabina Vlasman3, Sevtap Gurdal2
1University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 2University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, 3University West, Trollhättan, Sweden / University of Gothenburg, Sweden

 

Are parental behaviors driving problematic gaming, or the other way around? Longitudinal and reciprocal associations between changes in parental restrictive mediation and problematic gaming behaviors

Lowie Bradt1, Eva Grosemans2, Rozane De Cock2, Bart Soenens1
1Ghent University, Belgium, 2KU Leuven, Belgium

Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025
10:30am
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12:00pm
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
 

Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample (FMSS) to capture individual differences in parent-child relationship quality: An exploration of diverse approaches and applications.

Chair(s): Efrat Sher-Censor (University of Haifa, Israel)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Father's Voices: Do prenatal experiences and expectations differ by child gender

Or Perah Midbar Alter1, Rosie Michaelson1, Sarah Foley2, Claire Hughes1
1University of Cambridge, UK, 2University of Edinburgh, UK

 

Using the FMSS to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention programs for parents: Evidence from “Orim” National Project in Israel

Efrat Sher-Censor, Rinat Feniger-Schaal, Michal Slonim, Nina Koren-Karie
University of Haifa, Israel

 

Using the FMSS in a cross-cultural study to investigate whether maternal mind-mindedness attenuates associations between parental mental health problems and child internalizing problems

Chengyi Xu1, Laure Lu Chen2, Zhenlin Wang3, Claire Hughes1
1University of Cambridge, UK, 2The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 3Massey University, New Zealand

 

Narrative Coherence in Parental Five Minute Speech Samples in the Context of Early Rapid Genomic Testing and Diagnosis

Helen Dolling, Madeleine Freeman, Ilana Cope, Mishika Mehrotra, Claire Hughes
University of Cambridge, UK

3:30pm
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5:00pm
S710: SYMPOSIUM: The Role of Hope and Attitudes Toward Time Across Developmental Periods
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: Frank C Worrell
 

The Role of Hope and Attitudes Toward Time Across Developmental Periods

Chair(s): Frank C Worrell (University of California, Berkeley, United States of America)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Profiles of Academic Hope in American Adolescents

Dante D. Dixson
Michigan State University

 

Differences in Ethnic Identity and Time Attitude Profiles in Early and Middle Adolescents in the United States

Frank C Worrell1, James R. Andretta2
1University of California, Berkeley, 2Bridgetown Psychological

 

Time Attitude Profiles in High School and University Students in Iran

James R. Andretta1, Khosro Rashid2, Frank C Worrell3
1Bridgetown Psychological, 2Bu-Ali Sina University, 3University of California, Berkeley

 

Change and Stability in Time Attitude Profiles Across Adolescence in the United Kingdom: Associations with Mental Well-Being and Physical Health

Michael T. McKay1, Noah Padgett2, James R. Andretta3
1Ulster University, 2Harvard University, 3Bridgetown Psychological

Date: Thursday, 28/Aug/2025
10:30am
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12:00pm
S805: SYMPOSIUM: Youth Future Orientation: The Role of Psychological Factors and the Impact of Collective Stressful Events
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: Federica Stefanelli
 

Youth Future Orientation: The Role of Psychological Factors and the Impact of Collective Stressful Events

Chair(s): Federica Stefanelli (University of Florence, Italy)

Discussant(s): Ersilia Menesini (University of Florence, Italy)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Motivational and achievement related factors associated with immigrant adolescents’ educational and occupational aspirations

Dagmar Strohmeier1, Marlene Kollmayer2, Selma Korlat2, Barbara Schober2, Christiane Spiel2
1University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, University of Stavanger, 2University of Vienna

 

Collective Stressful Events and Adolescents’ Future-Thinking: A Qualitative Study

Maria Chiara Basilici, Federica Stefanelli, Ersilia Menesini
University of Florence

 

Perceived demands of social change and youths’ future orientation: the mediating role of self-efficacy beliefs

Chiara Remondi, Maria Gerbino, Eriona Thartori, Fiorenzo Laghi, Concetta Pastorelli
Sapienza University of Rome

3:30pm
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5:00pm
S810: SYMPOSIUM: Exploring Parental Influences on Child Development Across Socio-Economic and Cultural Contexts in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: Feyza Çorapçı
 

Exploring Parental Influences on Child Development Across Socio-Economic and Cultural Contexts in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Chair(s): Feyza Corapci (Sabanci University)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Inhibiting Impulses: Socioeconomic and Parenting Influences on Early Self-Regulation

Gizem Samdan, Sabina Pauen
Heidelberg University

 

The Roles of Parental Reflective Functioning and Power-Assertion on Infant Emotional Reactivity

Feyza Corapci1, Kivilcim Degirmencioglu2, Duygu Yildiz Akay3
1Sabanci University, 2The Pennsylvania State University, 3Bogazici University

 

Parental soothing strategies and infant state temperament: Results from a daily diary study

Tilman Reinelt, Giancarlo Natalucci
Zurich University Hospital, University of Zurich

Date: Friday, 29/Aug/2025
9:00am
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10:30am
T901: THEMATIC SESSION:Young People Navigating Modern Challenges: Digital Relationships, Social Attitudes, and Risk Behaviors
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: Inga Truskauskaite
 

Mental Health Patterns Amid Global Crises: Evidence from a Four-Wave Study of Lithuanian and German Young Adults

Inga Truskauskaite1, Monika Kvedaraite1, Julia Brailovskaia2, Evaldas Kazlauskas1, Jürgen Margraf2

1: Vilnius University, Lithuania; 2: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Geremany



 Defining and Designing Disinformation: A Qualitative Exploration of Dutch Youths’ Perceptions and Experiences of Disinformation

Sophie Morosoli, Aqsa Farooq, Elske van den Hoogen, Maud Hensums

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands



Evolution of dating violence: latent transition analysis at two points in time.

María Sánchez Zafra, Rosario Ortega Ruiz, Carmen Viejo Almanzor

Universidad de Córdoba, Spain



Dating and relationship abuse in young adults: Relational and individual correlates of mutual abuse

Lamprini PSYCHOGIOU, Andrew GIBBS

University of Exeter, United Kingdom

11:00am
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12:30pm
S903: SYMPOSIUM: Virtual Reality and online games to assess and prevent risk behaviors during childhood and adolescence
Location: ZETA 2
Chair: ANNALAURA NOCENTINI
 

Virtual Reality and online games to assess and prevent risk behaviors during childhood and adolescence

Chair(s): ANNALAURA NOCENTINI (UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE, Italy)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Virtual Reality as a Tool for Understanding Psychopathic Traits and Behavioral Patterns in Children

Silvija Ručević1, Dino Krupić1, Sandra Brezetić1, Tijana Borovac2
1University of J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2University of J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Faculty of Education, Cara Hadrijana

 

TArgeting Bullying behaviors using Virtual Reality (TAB-VR): an Italian selective intervention

Lisa De Luca, Ersilia Menesini, ANNALAURA NOCENTINI
Department of Education, Languages, Interculture, Literature and Psychology, University of Florence

 

GoByst!-VR for preventing adolescent sexual harassment: Key findings from the second edition

Virginia Sánchez-Jiménez, Mª Luisa Rodríguez de Arriba, Estrella Durán Guerrero, Javier Ortega-Rivera
Universidad de Sevilla, España

 

What Do Adolescents Think? Insights from a Thematic Analysis of (Cyber)Bullying Narratives

Elena Serritella, Irene Traversi, Andrea Guazzini, Ersilia Menesini
University of Florence