Each month, the emerging scholar spotlight presents a recent publication authored by an EARA Early Career Researcher, which appeared in an international journal. The best way to know how our vibrant community of young scholars is contributing to the study of adolescence!

MARCH 2025

Social Goals and Gains of Adolescent Bullying and Aggression: A Meta-Analysis

Maud Hensums, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eddie Brummelman, University of Amsterdam
Helle Larsen, University of Amsterdam
Wouter van den Bos, University of Amsterdam
Geertjan Overbeek, University of Amsterdam

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FEBRUARY 2025

What Makes for a Vitalizing Day in Adolescence? Antecedents and Outcomes of Daily Need Crafting

Daphne van den Bogaard, Ghent University, Belgium
Bart Soenens, Ghent University, Belgium
Katrijn Brenning, Ghent University, Belgium
Maarten Vansteenkiste, Ghent University, Belgium

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JANUARY 2025

Promoting Adolescents’ Heritage Cultural Identity Development: Exploring the Role of Autonomy and Relatedness Satisfaction in School-Based Interventions

Sophie I. E. Hölscher, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Maja K. Schachner, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Linda P. Juang, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Gianmarco Altoè, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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DECEMBER 2024

Becoming European: Mid- and Short-Term Development of a European Identity among Adolescents

Anna-Maria Mayer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Elisabetta Crocetti, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
Katharina Eckstein, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
Peter Noack, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
Philipp Juger, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

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NOVEMBER 2024

Supraordinate Identity Integration in Childhood: Intergroup Implications of Ethno-National and Supraordinate Identification in Three Divided Societies

Isabelle Nic Craith, University College Dublin, Ireland
Bethany Corbett, Ulster University, Northern Ireland
Jasmina Tomašić Humer, University of Osijek, Croatia
Ana Tomovska Misoska, University American College Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Edona Maloku, Ministry of Education, Kosovo
Jocelyn B. Dautel, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Laura K. Taylor, University College Dublin, Ireland

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OCTOBER 2024

The Role of Cumulative Risk and Armed Conflict Exposure in Adolescent Psychological Symptoms in Turkey

Buket Kara, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Bilge Selcuk, MEF University, Turkey

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SEPTEMBER 2024

The association between social/legal and perceptual aspects of ethnicity and ethnic bullying and victimization

Maria Chiara Basilici, University of Florence, Italy
Benedetta Emanuela Palladino, University of Florence, Italy
Ersilia Menesini, University of Florence, Italy

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JULY & AUGUST 2024

An Umbrella Review of Reviews on Challenges to Meaningful Adolescent Involvement in Health Research

Azza Warraitch, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Maria Lee, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Delali Bruce, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Paul Curran, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Qusai Khraisha, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Ciara Wacker, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Joshua Hernon, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Kristin Hadfield, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

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JUNE 2024

Parents’ and Classmates’ Influences on Adolescents’ Ethnic Prejudice: A Longitudinal Multi-Informant Study

Beatrice Bobba, University of Bologna, Italy
Susan Branje, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Elisabetta Crocetti, University of Bologna, Italy

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MAY 2024

Differences in Perceived Online Communication and Disclosing E-Motions among Adolescents and Young Adults: The Role of Specific Social Media Features and Social Anxiety

Federica Angelini, University of Padova, Italy
Gianluca Gini, University of Padova, Italy

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APRIL 2024

Identity Matters for Well-Being: The Longitudinal Associations Between Identity Processes and Well-Being in Adolescents with Different Cultural Backgrounds

Francesca De Lise, University of Bologna, Italy
Koen Luyckx, KU Leuven, Belgium
Elisabetta Crocetti, University of Bologna, Italy

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MARCH 2024

Teachers, Loosen up! How Teachers can Trigger Interpersonally Cooperative Behavior in Students at Risk of Academic Failure

Lian van Vemde, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Monika H. Donker, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Tim Mainhard, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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