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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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