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!
MAY 2022
Peer Victimization, Internalizing Problems, and the Buffering Role of Friendship Quality: Disaggregating Between- and Within-Person Associations

Esther L. Bernasco, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Jolien van der Graaff, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Susan Branje, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Wim H. J. Meeus, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
MARCH 2022
Perceived Social Support from Different Sources and Adolescent Life Satisfaction Across 42 Countries/Regions: The Moderating Role of National-Level Generalized Trust

Shanshan Bi, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Gonneke W.J.M. Stevens, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Marlies Maes, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; KU Leuven, Belgium
Maartje Boer, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Katrijn Delaruelle, Ghent University, Belgium
Charli Eriksson, Stockholm University, Sweden
Fiona M. Brooks, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Riki Tesler, Ariel University, Israel
Winneke A. van der Schuur, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Catrin Finkenauer, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
JANUARY 2022
A Comparative Study of Health and Well-being Among Cisgender and Binary and Nonbinary Transgender Adolescents in Spain

Esther Ciria-Barreiro, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Concepción Moreno-Maldonado, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Francisco Rivera, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Carmen Moreno, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
DECEMBER 2021
Time Perspective and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy: A Longitudinal Examination Among Young Adult Students

Lucia Kvasková, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Carlos A. Almenara, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru
NOVEMBER 2021
Testing Sampling Bias in Estimates of Adolescent Social Competence and Behavioral Control

Matthijs Fakkel, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Margot Peeters, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Peter Lugtig, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Mariëlle Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Elisabet Blok, Erasmus Universiteit/Sophia Kinderziekenhuis/Generation R, The Netherlands
Tonya White, Erasmus Universiteit/Sophia Kinderziekenhuis/Generation R, The Netherlands
Mara van der Meulen, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Sofieke Kevenaar, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gonneke Willemsen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Meike Bartels, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Meike Bartels, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dorret Boomsma, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Heiko Schmengler, Utrecht University/University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Susan Branje, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Wilma Vollebergh, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
OCTOBER 2021
Mobile Application for Promoting Gluten-Free Diet Self-Management in Adolescents with Celiac Disease: Proof-of-Concept Study

Sonya Meyer, Department of Occupational Therapy, Ariel University, Israel.
Gali Nave, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel.
SEPTEMBER 2021
The relationship between academic motivation and basic psychological needs within the freshman year context: a longitudinal person-oriented approach

Chevrier Basilie, University of Paris, France
Lannegrand Lyda, University of Bordeaux, France
JULY & AUGUST 2021
Latino/a Young Adults’ Experiences of Acculturative Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Romantic Relationship Commitment: Ethnic Identity as Protective

Sahitya Maiya, Utah State University, USA
Sarah E. Killoren, University of Missouri, USA
J. Kale Monk, University of Missouri, USA
Gabrielle C. Kline, West Virginia University, USA
Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, University of Missouri, USA
JUNE 2021
Who Do You Want to be Like? Factors Influencing Early Adolescents’ Selection of Accessible and Inaccessible Role Models

Nora Strasser-Burke, University College Dublin, Ireland
Jennifer Symonds, University College Dublin, Ireland
MAY 2021
Relationships Between Volunteering Functions and Vocational Identity in Emerging Adult Volunteers

Bianca V. Marinica, Self and Identity Development Laboratory, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Oana Negru-Subtirica, Self and Identity Development Laboratory, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
APRIL 2021
School Burnout and Psychosocial Problems among Adolescents: Grit as a Resilience Factor

Xin Tang, University of Helsinki, Finland
Katja Upadyaya, University of Helsinki, Finland
Katariina Salmela-Aro, University of Helsinki, Finland
MARCH 2021
Not One Sexual Double Standard but Two? Adolescents’ Attitudes About Appropriate Sexual Behavior

Maud Hensums, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Geertjan Overbeek, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Terrence D. Jorgensen, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands