Invited symposia at the ECDP-2013 Congress:
K. Salmela-Aro: Motivation and wellbeing during life transitions: Life-span - life-course development
Prof. Katariina Salmela-Aro, University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
Christian Staerklé, Véronique Eicher, Mouna Bakouri, Marlène Carvalhosa Barbosa and Alain Clémence (Switzerland): “Vulnerability and life course regulation: A psychosocial approach“
Kaisa Haverinen, Noona Kiuru, Esko Leskinen, Hannu Savolainen, Leena Holopainen and Katariina Salmela-Aro (Finland): “Trajectories of depressive symptoms across two educational transitions: Examination of stage-environment fit in two Finnish longitudinal studies“
Ingrid Schoon (UK): “Pathways to adulthood: Slow and fast transitions“
Bettina S. Wiese, Thorana Grether and Johannes O. Ritter (Germany): “Mothers’ return to paid work after childbirth: Antecedents and consequences of leave length“
Tomasik, M. J. (Switzerland) and R.K. Silbereisen (Germany): “Comparing Demands of Social Change in Those Still in Training and Education and Those Beyond“
M. Barrett & D. Lackland Sam: New Directions for the Study of Minority Youth Acculturation
Prof. Martyn Barrett, University of Surrey, UK, and Prof. David Lackland Sam, University of Bergen,Norway
David L. Sam (Norway): “Acculturation and development of young people with immigrant background: A theoretical perspective“
Peter F. Titzmann (Switzerland): “Delinquent behavior of immigrants: Immigrant-specific or normative behavior?“
Jochem Thijs and Maykel Verkuyten (The Netherlands): “Acculturation strategies in ethnic minority children: A contextual approach“
Martyn Barrett (UK): “Complexities in the cultural positionings of ethnic minority youth“
Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı (Turkey), discussant
R. Rueda: Behavioral and neural benefits of cognitive training across the life span
Prof. Rosario Rueda, University of Granada, Spain
Sam Wass (UK): “Improving key learning skills at early stages of development: training attentional control and working memory during infancy“
Adam Moore (UK): “Facilitating healthy ageing: The Neuro-protective effects of cognitive training“
Dietsje Jolles (USA): “Training-related changes in attention and memory circuits supporting the development of mathematical skills in children“
Joan Paul Pozuelos (Spain): “Genetic modulation of cognitive training in preschool-aged children“
K. Verschueren: Teacher-child relationships as context for development: Launching the second generation of research
Prof. Karine Verschueren, University of Leuven, Belgium
Bridget K. Hamre and Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch (USA): “Improving the Quality of Teacher-Child Relationships: Efficacy of an Online Course for Early Childhood Teachers“
Caroline Vancraeyveldt, Karine Verschueren, Sofie Wouters, Sanne Van Craeyevelt, Wim Van den Noortgate and Hilde Colpin (Belgium): “Improving Teacher-Child Relationship Quality and Behavioral Adjustment Amongst Externalizing Preschoolers: Effect of a Two-Component Intervention“
Debora L. Roorda, Helma M.Y. Koomen, Jantine L. Spilt, Jochem T. Thijs and Frans J. Oort (The Netherlands): “Interpersonal behaviors and complementarity in interactions between teachers and kindergartners with a variety of externalizing and internalizing behaviors“
Linda Harrison, Susan Walker and Donna Berthelsen (Australia): “Predictors of Teacher-Child Relationship Trajectories for Australian Primary School Children“
Jan N. Hughes (USA): Discussant
S. Thomaes: Moving From “What?” and “When?” to “Why?”: How Experimental Methods Benefit Social Developmental Research
Prof. Sander Thomaes, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Patty Leijten, Sander Thomaes, Geertjan Overbeek, Maartje Raaijmakers, Bram Orobio de Castro, Walter Matthys (The Netherlands) and Thomas J. Dishion (US): “How Experimental Methods Can Inform Parenting Intervention Theory and Development“
Sander Thomaes and Eddie Brummelman (The Netherlands): ““I Can Do It!…Right?” Positive Self-Statements and Children’s Task Performance“
Dorien Wuyts, Bart Soenens and Maarten Vansteenkiste (Belgium): “Why Are Some Parents More Controlling? An Experimental Investigation“
David Yeager (US): “Bullying Your Way to the Top: Does a Fixed Mindset Create a Need for Social Hierarchy?“
T. Malti: Morality, Emotions, and the Development of Antisocial Behavior
Prof. Tina Malti, University of Toronto, Canada
Marina Camodeca & Gabrielle Coppola (Italy): “Observed Morality in Preschool Children: Association with Bullying Roles“
Tobias Krettenauer (Canada), Jens B. Asendorpf and G. Nunner-Winkler (Germany): “Moral Emotion Attributions and Personality Traits as Long-Term Predictors of Antisocial Conduct in Early Adulthood: Findings from a 20-Year Longitudinal Study“
Denis Ribeaud (Switzerland) and Manuel Eisner (UK): “Moral Neutralization and Self-Control as Key Predictors of Aggression in Early Adolescence“
Bram Orobio de Castro (The Netherlands): “Hostile Intent Attribution and Aggression Revisited“
A. Borghini & M. Debbané: Mentalizing in life transitions
Ayala Borghini, Lausanne University, Switzerland and Martin Debbané, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Carole Kapp-Joel (Switzerland): “Shifts of mentalization in clinical sample during an attachment interview“
Deborah Badoud (Switzerland): “Cognitive and affective mentalizing capacities from early adolescence to young adulthood in relation to borderline traits“
Martin Debbané (Switzerland): “Mentalizing and antisocial behaviours in a sample of youth offenders“
Ayala Borghini (Switzerland): “Parent’s posttraumatic symptoms after a premature birth and mentalizing processes in their children 11 years after the event“
C. Kagitcibasi & B. Pierrehumbert: Attachment and Autonomy/Relatedness: What is Universal, What is Cultural ?
Prof. Cigdem Kagitcibasi, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey and Blaise Pierrehumbert (Switzerland)
Beiwen Chen, Wim Beyers, Stijn Van Petegem, Bart Soenens & Maarten Vansteenkiste (The Netherlands): “Where Do the Cultural Differences Lie? Adolescents as Active Agents in the Perception of and Coping with Parental Control“
Nebi Sümer (Turkey): “Is Attachment Avoidance a Predominant Risk for Parenting in Relational Cultures? Comparing the US and Turkey“
Heidi Keller (Germany): “Different Faces of Attachment“
Cigdem Kagitcibasi (Turkey): “Autonomous-Related Self and Attachment: Overview and Discussion“
C. Moro & N. Müller Mirza: Learning, development and contexts. Historico-cultural approaches
Prof. Christiane Moro and Nathalie Müller Mirza, Lausanne University, Switzerland
L. Goossens, Presidential Symposium: Gene-Environment Interaction and Methylation in Human Development
Prof. Luc Goossens, University of Leuven, Belgium, EADP President
Alain Malafosse (Switzerland) : “Gene-Environment Interaction and Epigenetic Variations in Impulsivity-Related Disorders“
Michael Pluess (UK) : “Genetic Moderation of Positive Experiences: The Concept of Vantage Sensitivity“
Luc Goossens, Karine Verschueren, Hilde Colpin, Karla Van Leeuwen, Wim van den Noortgate and Stephan Claes (Belgium) : “STRATEGIES: Gene-Environment Interactions and Problem Behaviors in Early Adolescence“
Geertjan Overbeek (The Netherlands) : “ORCHIDS: A Randomized Trial of Gene-Based Differential Susceptibility in Childhood“
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