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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
JANUARY 2020
Parent–Adolescent Conflict Across Adolescence: Trajectories of Informant Discrepancies and Associations with Personality Types

Stefanos Mastrotheodoros, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Jolien Van der Graaff, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Maja Deković, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Wim Meeus, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Susan Branje, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
DECEMBER 2019
Prejudice and Inclusiveness in Adolescence: The Role of Multiple Categorization and Social Dominance Orientation

Flavia Albarello, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
Elisabetta Crocetti, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
Monica Rubini, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
NOVEMBER 2019
Sensation Seeking’s Differential Role in Face-to-Face and Cyberbullying: Taking Perceived Contextual Properties Into Account

Daniel Graf, University of Vienna, Austria
Takuya Yanagida, University of Vienna, Austria
Christiane Spiel, University of Vienna, Austria
OCTOBER 2019
Family Functioning and Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: Disentangling Between-, and Within-family Associations

Stefanos Mastrotheodoros, Utrecht University, the Netherlands / University of Athens, Greece
Catarina Canário, University of Porto, Portugal
Maria Cristina Gugliandolo, University of Cassino and South Latium, Italy
Marina Merkas, Catholic University of Croatia, Croatia
Loes Keijsers, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
SEPTEMBER 2019
Perceived Parental Guan and School Adjustment Among Chinese Early Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Interdependent Self-Construal

Xiaoyu Lan, University of Padova, Italy
Sara Scrimin, University of Padova, Italy
Ughetta Moscardino, University of Padova, Italy
JULY - AUGUST 2019
Investigating the interplay between parenting dimensions and styles, and the association with adolescent outcomes

Filip Calders, KU Leuven, Belgium
Patricia Bijttebier, KU Leuven, Belgium
Guy Bosmans, KU Leuven, Belgium
Eva Ceulemans, KU Leuven, Belgium
Hilde Colpin, KU Leuven, Belgium
Luc Goossens, KU Leuven, Belgium
Wim Van Den Noortgate, KU Leuven, Belgium
Karine Verschueren, KU Leuven, Belgium
Karla Van Leeuwen, KU Leuven, Belgium