27 search results for “adolescence” in the Staff website
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Aniek SiezengaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.m.siezenga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Simone VogelaarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
s.vogelaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3830
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Neeltje BlankensteinSocial & Behavioural Sciences
n.e.blankenstein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Best friends forever? How the adolescent brain reacts to good friends
During adolescence, some young people have stable best-friend relationships, while others change best friends frequently. Developmental psychologist Lisa Schreuders has studied the brains of young adolescents: ‘It seems that friendships in your early years can have consequences for your friendships…
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Music to our ears: How playing an instrument affects the adolescent brain
What impact does growing up in a musical environment or during the COVID-19 pandemic have on the brain development of teenagers? This was the focus of psychologist Lina van Drunen’s PhD research, which studied hundreds of twins. Her findings reveal that practising music slows brain development, presenting…
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Elise KortinkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
e.d.kortink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Suzanne van de GroepSocial & Behavioural Sciences
s.w.van.de.groep@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Simone DobbelaarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
s.dobbelaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eveline Crone
Social & Behavioural Sciences
ecrone@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Moji AghajaniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.aghajani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6030
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Anja van der Voort
Social & Behavioural Sciences
avoort@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4036
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Iris KoeleSocial & Behavioural Sciences
i.j.koele@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eduard KlapwijkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
e.t.klapwijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Miranda SentseFaculty of Law
m.sentse@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6263
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Caroline Bokhorst
Social & Behavioural Sciences
bokhorst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4044
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Veni grant for Neeltje Blankenstein for research to promote healthy online behaviour in youth
Taking part in TikTok challenges, online gambling, and forwarding nudes. ‘Why do adolescents take online risks?’, psychologist Neeltje Blankenstein wonders. Her research on online risk taking has been awarded a Veni grant by the Netherlands Research Council (NWO). Read her answers to five questions.
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Lisa SchreudersSocial & Behavioural Sciences
e.schreuders@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kiki Zanolie
Social & Behavioural Sciences
c.k.k.zanolie@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3838
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Esther van den Bos
Social & Behavioural Sciences
bosejvanden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6868
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Marieke BosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6624
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Anna van DuijvenvoordeSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.c.k.van.duijvenvoorde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273853
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Bianca BoyerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
b.e.boyer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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If your friends jump in the river…
Young people influence one another to take greater risks, although it's not quite that cut and dried. This is what development psychologist Jorien van Hoorn discovered. Peers also have a positive influence on one another, an aspect that has so far been under-researched. PhD defence 12 January.
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Anne MiersSocial & Behavioural Sciences
acmiers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3688
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Geert-Jan WillSocial & Behavioural Sciences
g.j.will@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Can extreme antisocial behaviour be traced back to the brain?
The brain structure of young people with conduct disorder differs significantly from that of their typically developing peers. This is the conclusion of an international study that analysed more than two thousand MRI scans, recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Dr Moji Aghajani, one of the principal…
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Why good friends are essential for your health
Laughing, crying or even having a moan together: close friends are worth their weight in gold in good and bad times. Researcher Lisa Schreuders explains the effects on body and mind. Can we give that magical click a helping hand? And what advice does she have for first-years in their new city?