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!

FEBRUARY 2021

Examining Intergenerational Transmission of Psychopathology: Associations between Parental and Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms Across Adolescence

Susanne Schulz, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Stefanie A. Nelemans, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Albertine J. Oldehinkel, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
Wim Meeus, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Susan Branje, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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JANUARY 2021

Changes in Adolescent Loneliness and Concomitant Changes in Fear of Negative Evaluation and Self-Esteem

Flore Geukens, KU Leuven, Belgium
Marlies Maes, KU Leuven, Research Foundation Flanders, Belgium; Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Annette Spithoven, KU Leuven, Belgium
J. Loes Pouwels, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sofie Danneel, KU Leuven, Belgium
Antonius H.N. Cillessen, Radboud University, The Netherlands
Yvonne H.M. van den Berg, Radboud University, The Netherlands
Luc Goossens, KU Leuven, Belgium

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DECEMBER 2020

Why do Youth Support their Families? A Person-Oriented Approach in Migrant and Native Families

Lara Aumann, University of Hanover, Germany
Peter F. Titzmann, University Hanover, Germany

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NOVEMBER 2020

Early motherhood: Voices from female adolescents in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana—a qualitative study utilizing Schlossberg’s Transition Theory

Sitsofe Gbogbo, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana; Institute of Education, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

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OCTOBER 2020

How can Adolescent Aggression be Reduced? A Multi-level Meta-analysis

Laura Castillo-Eito, University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Christopher J. Armitage, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Paul Norman, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Marianne R. Day, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Onur C. Doğru, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Richard Rowe, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

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SEPTEMBER 2020

Positive Youth Development and Being Bullied in Early Adolescence: A Sociocultural Analysis of National Cohort Data

Giulio D’Urso, University College Dublin
Jennifer Symonds, University College Dublin
Ugo Pace, Kore University of Enna

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JULY - AUGUST 2020

Environmental factors and daily functioning levels among adolescents with executive function deficits

Yael Fogel, Department of Occupational Therapy Ariel University, Israel
Sara Rosenblum, Department of Occupational Therapy University of Haifa, Israel
Naomi Josman, Department of Occupational Therapy University of Haifa, Israel

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JUNE 2020

Explaining Trajectories of Adolescent Drunkenness, Drug Use, and Criminality: A Latent Transition Analysis with Socio-Ecological Covariates

Russell Turner, Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Kristian Daneback, Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Anette Skårner, Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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MAY 2020

Social Withdrawal in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: Measurement Issues, Normative Development, and Distinct Trajectories

Stefania A. Barzeva, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Wim H. J. Meeus, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Albertine J. Oldehinkel, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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APRIL 2020

Gender Differences in Loneliness Across the Lifespan: A Meta-Analysis

Marlies Maes, KU Leuven, Research Foundation Flanders, Belgium
Pamela Qualter, University of Manchester, UK
Janne Vanhalst, Ghent University, Belgium
Wim van den Noortgate, KU Leuven, Belgium
Luc Goossens, KU Leuven, Belgium

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MARCH 2020

What Alters the Experience of Emerging Adulthood? How the Experience of Emerging Adulthood Differs According to Socioeconomic Status and Critical Life Events

Monique Landberg, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
Bora Lee, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Peter Noack, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany

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FEBRUARY 2020

Personality Traits as Predictors of Early Alcohol Inebriation Among Young Adolescents: Mediating Effects by Mental Health and Gender-Specific Patterns

Karin Boson, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Peter Wennberg, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Claudia Fahlke, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Kristina Berglund, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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