European Conference on Developmental Psychology
August 25-29, 2025 | Vilnius, Lithuania
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview | |
| Location: EPSILON |
| Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025 | |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
T603: THEMATIC SESSION: Foundations of Social and Emotional Adjustment in Early Childhood Location: EPSILON Chair: Katja Maarit Tervahartiala Participation in out-of-home childcare mitigates the association between maternal psychological distress and child behavioral problems at the age of 2 years 1: Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of Turku, Finland; 2: Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; 3: FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland; 4: Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland; 5: Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland; 6: Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland; 7: Department of Clinical Medicine, Unit of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland; 8: Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA Contributions of a professional development model on children engagement and development in childcare centers 1: ProChild CoLab Against Poverty and Social Exclusion – Association, Portugal; 2: Ispa; 3: Fundação Brazelton-Gomes Pedro; 4: Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa; 5: Universidade de Aveiro; 6: Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto; 7: Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa The emergence of children’s authoritarian and social dominance attitudes 1: Reichman University, Israel; 2: Max Stern College Young Children's Perception of Peers’ Social and Solitary Preferences in Italy 1: Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Smartphone use in young children: Associations with social competence and bullying 1: University of Udine, Italy; 2: University of Milano-Bicoca, Milan, Italy |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
T609: THEMATIC SESSION: Relational Foundations of Early Development: Parenting, Stress, and Support Systems Location: EPSILON Chair: Ramona Sandnes Attachment and parental psychological distress in the context of very preterm birth 1: Nantes Université, France; 2: Université d'Angers; 3: CHU de Rouen; 4: CHU d'Angers Preliminary Evidence for Parental Buffering Effect - Child Performance in an Emotional Go/No-Go Task at 9.5 Years of Age is Improved with Parental Presence 1: FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland; 2: Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of Turku, Finland; 3: Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland; 4: The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research (InterLearn), University of Turku and University of Jyväskylä, Finland; 5: Department of Psychology, Columbia University; 6: Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Finland; 7: Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland; 8: Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland INVESTIGATION OF THE BEHAVIOR OF MOTHERS WITH GIFTED CHILDREN IN THE PRESCHOOL PERIOD IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DOMAIN-SPECIFIC SOCIALIZATION APPROACH 1: Ankara University, Turkiye; 2: Ordu University, Turkiye; 3: Ankara University, Turkiye Child Temperament as a Moderator of the Link Between Parental Burnout and Violence: The Role of Sibling Temperament Similarity in Belgian Families Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Exploring an AI Parent Training System to Support Transition Preparation for Young Children with Special Needs in the Social-Emotional Domain Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Taiwan |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm |
T615: THEMATIC SESSION: Well-being and Identity Development in Diverse Cultural and Social Contexts Location: EPSILON Chair: Yan Li Early Life Stress, Peer Relationships in Middle Childhood, and Attachment in Adolescence 1: University of university, Finland; 2: University of Tampere, Finland Mental Health in Indigenous Children and Adolescents: The Contribution of Cultural Background Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile The Role of Maladaptive Perfectionism in Perceived Academic Failure of Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model of Gender and Academic Procrastination 1: Istanbul Medipol University, Turkiye; 2: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkiye The Meaning of Childhood: Gifted Children's Perceptions of Their Own Childhood Ankara University, Turkiye |
| Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025 | |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
T703: THEMATIC SESSION: Developmental Perspectives on Environmental Psychology: From Moral Reasoning to Pro-Environmental Action Location: EPSILON Chair: Riikka Hirvonen Adolescents’ motivational profiles, attitudes, and intentions regarding food waste reduction University of Eastern Finland, Finland Engaging in pro-environmental behaviors: a Daily Diary Study with adolescents. 1: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; 2: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Psicología, Santiago, Chile; 3: University of Glasgow, School of Social & Environmental Sustainability, Glasgow, UK; 4: University of Iceland, Faculty of Education and Diversity, Reykjavík, Iceland The Reciprocal Relationship Between Daily Pro-Environmental Behaviors and Environmental Self-Identity: A Daily Diary Study on Italian Adolescents 1: Department of Psychology Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2: School of Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; 3: School of Social & Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; 4: Faculty of Education and Diversity, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland Speciesism and the justification of food choices in Hungarian children, young adults, and adults 1: Institute of Education and Psychology at Szombathely, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; 2: Faculty of Psychotherapy Science, Sigmund Freud Private University, Vienna, Austria; 3: Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom The impact of perceived stress about Climate Crisis on Life Satisfaction: the mediating role of Future Orientation and Resilience University of Florence, Italy |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
T709: THEMATIC SESSION: Resilience and Developmental Growth in Emerging Adulthood Location: EPSILON Chair: Flora Koliouli Exploring Ecological Emotions in Relation to Prosocial Behavior and Resilience in Emerging Adulthood Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Developmental goals and their relevance for actively shaping development in emerging adulthood Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität, Austria How multicultural identity development and resilience processes interact over time: Socio-ecological perspectives on the resilience of international students 1: Karadeniz Technical University, Turkiye; 2: Bursa Uludag University, Turkiye Scientific theories of development reflected in subjective concepts of development: Implications for the actional design of one's own development Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria A Phenomenological Study of Sibling Non-Normative Death in Young Adulthood: Continuity, Change, Grief, and Growth Ariel University, Israel |
| Date: Thursday, 28/Aug/2025 | |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
T803: THEMATIC SESSION: Navigating Gendered Attitudes and Expectations: Between Tradition and Transformation Location: EPSILON Chair: Angela Mazzone Exploring Adolescents’ Experiences with Misogynistic Online Content, Male Role Norms and Romantic Competence School of Psychology, University of Surrey, United Kingdom Changing Gender-Role Attitudes among Adolescents across Two Ethnic Groups 1: University of Haifa, Israel; 2: Oranim College, Israel Knowledge and Comfort Predict Teaching about Sexism in School Teachers 1: University of Surrey, United Kingdom; 2: University of Kent, United Kingdom; 3: Education Endowment Fund, United Kingdom; 4: University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom Exploring Son Preference in Pakistan: Insights from Kağıtçıbaşı’s Family Change Model Bursa Uludağ Univeristiesi, Turkiye |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
T808: THEMATIC SESSION: Gendered Violence and Relational Risk: Developmental Perspectives from Adolescence to Adulthood Location: EPSILON Chair: Pin Chen Learning From the Past: Intergenerational Transmission of Aggressive Conflict Resolution Between Intimate Partners Predicts Harsh and Inconsistent Parenting 1: University of Oxford, United Kingdom; 2: Utrecht University, The Netherlands A Qualitative Study of Adolescents’ Attitudes and Experiences of Sexual Harassment in Organized Sports 1: Örebro University, Sweden; 2: University of Gothenburg, Sweden The Role of Resilience in Anxiety Linked to Sexual Harassment in Greek Universities University College Dublin, Ireland Intimate Partner Violence in Georgia: An Ecological Systems Analyses 1: Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, Georgia; 2: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Surviving Separation: The Factors and Challenges of Femicide Risk in Georgia 1: Tbilisi State University, Georgia; 2: Georgian Institute of Public affairs |
| Date: Friday, 29/Aug/2025 | |
| 9:00am - 10:30am |
T904: THEMATIC SESSION: Resilience and Emotional Development in Early and Middle Childhood Location: EPSILON Chair: Katerina Romanova Cognitive and Affective Empathy Predict Young Children's Involvement in Bullying One Year Later 1: University of Oxford, United Kingdom; 2: Bangor University; 3: University of Birmingham; 4: Warwick University To feel, understand, and help: Empathy on different emotions and its relation to prosocial behaviors University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines Family Resilience in Sibling Transition: A Longitudinal Study of Mother-Child Dyads in China University of cambridge, United Kingdom The Meaning of Home Among Bedouin Children from Unrecognized Villages in Israel 1: The Univrsity of Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2: Sakhnin College, Israel |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
T908: THEMATIC SESSION: Navigating Transitions: Health, Social Roles, and Relationships in Emerging Adulthood Location: EPSILON Chair: Miranda Kit-Yi Wong Fertility of adults born very preterm or very low birth weight 1: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom; 2: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; 3: School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; 4: Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; 5: Department of Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital Bonn, Germany; 6: Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom Longitudinal Analysis of Substance Use Across Emerging Adulthood 1: Universidad de Sevilla, Spain; 2: Universidad de Sevilla, Spain; 3: Universidad de Sevilla, Spain; 4: UPV/EHU, Spain; 5: Universidad de Sevilla, Spain The mediating role of authenticity in the relationship between identity processes and psychological well-being Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland Antenatal Predictors of Parental Gatekeeping Among First-Time Mothers and Fathers. SWPS University, Poland |
