156 search results for “childhood” in the Public website
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Childhood precursors of adulthood psychosis
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Eye-contact in childhood and adolescence
Effects of age and social anxiety
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The social brain in middle childhood
A neurobiological perspective on individual differences in social competence
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Comorbidities, complications and treatment of childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is an increasing health issue. In the first part of this thesis comorbidities in children with obesity were studied, concerning the diagnostic process and dosing regimens.
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Improving PTSD treatment for adults with childhood trauma (IMPACT-study)
The aim of this project is to investigate the (cost)effectiveness of two innovative forms of trauma-focused therapy for patients with childhood abuse related PTSD. The ultimate goal is to improve quality of care and contribute to treatment innovation for this severely ill target population.
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Understanding delinquent development from childhood into early adulthood in early onset offenders
On 30 September 2021 Babette van Hazebroek defended her thesis 'Understanding delinquent development from childhood into early adulthood in early onset offenders'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. J.W. de Keijser and Prof. A. Popma (VUMC).
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The link between hearing loss, language, and social functioning in childhood
The aim of this thesis was to study the link between hearing loss, language skills, and social functioning in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children. Sufficient language skills are an essential prerequisite to develop appropriate communication skills, in order to join in conversations with others.…
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Early intervention and treatment prediction in childhood specific phobias: Combining one-session-treatment with app-based technology
Can a newly developed, app-based, personalized maintenance program enhance the effectiveness of the exposure-based one-session-treatment for children with a specific phobia?
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friendships in reducing brain responses to stress in adolescents exposed to childhood adversity: a pre-registered systematic review
Up to 50% of all children and adolescents growing up worldwide are exposed to at least one form of childhood adversity (CA), which is one of the strongest predictors for later-life psychopathology.
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Friendship strengthens mental resilience of adolescents with unpleasant childhood experiences
As young people’s friendships improve, their mental resilience also increases. This is according to research conducted by Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Professor of Brain, Safety and Resilience at Leiden University.
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Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health
Anne-Laura van Harmelen has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This talent programme will enable Van Harmelen to research the social and neurobiological mechanisms of resilience in young people with childhood trauma.
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Qijia Cong
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
q.cong@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |
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Jacqueline Guicherit-Dicke
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.a.guicherit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3499
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Marie-Louise Kullberg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.j.kullberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8482
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Evelien Walhout
Faculty of Humanities
e.c.walhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6412
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Leukemia treatment & cognitive development
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Like me or else...
Nature, nurture and neural mechanisms of social emotion regulation in childhood
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Individualized prognosis in childhood immune thrombocytopenia
PhD defence
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People and Projects
Our team consists of the following members.
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Publications
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Resilience Center Leiden
The Resilience Center Leiden investigates how stress impacts the mental health of young people. For that, the team studies a multitude of factors, such as childhood experiences, the social environment, psychological factors, and neurobiological factors. With this multidimensional approach, we aim to…
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Early diagnosis and management of celiac disease in childhood
PhD defence
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Born to be shy?
An international mega-analysis on the neurobiological link between inhibited temperament and social anxiety disorder
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Diagnosis and treatment of obese children with insulin resistance
Promotors: C.A.J. Knibbe, Anthonius de Boer, Co-promotor: M.M.J. van der Vorst
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Autism & Psychosis
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Mona Shahab
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.k.shahab@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marieke Tollenaar
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.s.tollenaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3454
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Sandrine Gallois
Faculteit Archeologie
s.l.gallois@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6086
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Maximilian König
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.konig@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6619
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Chris Hoeboer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.m.hoeboer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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REACT Study
The aim of the REACT Study is to examine whether baseline inflammation, and/or neuro-immune responses to stress in a sample of adolescents with experiences of childhood adversity predicts: the perception of stress, social behaviour and general mental and physical health during and after the COVID-19…
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Genetic risk & atypical development: 22q11 Syndrome
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Topic: Stress and stress-related disorders
The precise psychobiological mechanisms leading to chronic physiological stress responses have not been sufficiently explained, although stress is a major risk factor for disease and early death. A problem for conventional stress theory is that most of these responses seem to occur in situations without…
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Developmental Psychology (research) (MSc)
The Developmental Psychology specialisation of the Research Master’s in Psychology offers a strong theoretical background to provide the varied knowledge-base needed for a thorough understanding of emotional and cognitive development across childhood and adolescence.
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Sleep & ADHD
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Empathic or anxious mistakes?
Empathic or anxious mistakes? A neurocognitive investigation of the development of social performance monitoring in youth growing up in stressful versus non-stressful environments
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Abstracts
We warmly welcome late abstracts for Poster Communications! Late abstracts submission closes on the 1st of August 2022.
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Research
Central elements in the research activities of all programme group members are: attachment, sensitive caregiving, and prevention and intervention.
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Growing up to be fearful?
Social evaluative fears during adolescence
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Social Anxiety and Specific Phobia in Youth
From basic science to real-world interventions
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Brain and Education Lab
The Brain and Education lab is a research group in the Institute of Education and Child Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. We use a Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience approach to study the development of complex cognitive processes involved in learning and academic skills such as reading…
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Early Medieval English Life Courses: Cultural-Historical Perspectives
How did the life course, with all its biological, social and cultural aspects, influence the lives, writings, and art of the inhabitants of early medieval England?
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THRIVE Study
Towards Health and Resilience in Volatile Environments - People differ in how they are impacted by and respond to stressful experiences. Why is that?
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The team
Meet the people of the Resilience Center
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Programme
The programme of the 3rd International Workshop on Klinefelter Syndrome, Trisomy X, and XYY. International Workshop theme: 'A life-course perspective'
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Historical roots of educational thinking
What is the origin of educational ideas, e.g., the idea that intervention in infancy has long-lasting effects on development.
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RAISE Study
The aim of the RAISE study is to investigate how resilient people respond to stress. Specifically, we will study how key biological systems (HPA-axis, immune system) interact with the brain and social environment in order to facilitate resilient functioning after childhood adversities.
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Van Constantijntje tot Tonio. Het dode kind in de Nederlandse literatuur
The representation of death children in Dutch literature through time
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25 Years of Lethal Violence
How many men and women die per year at the hands of others? What are the motives behind these killings? Are there as many homicides today as years ago? How can we explain the rise and fall of homicides over time? And: What is the influence of (early) childhood and adolescence on the likelihood to commit…
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About us
All living creatures have to cope with environmental demands and threats that challenge their physical or emotional homeostasis.