Below you can check out what we have been up to recently. We regularly update this section with ongoing activities, news from members of our association, and many more. If you want to look at an overview of our past activities, we refer you to our past newsletter archive. 

Do you want to contribute to our vibrant EADP community? The EADP council and ERU board are looking for new members! Deadline to submit your (self-)nominations: March 31st, 2025; multiple (self-)nominations are permitted. 

The EADP council

Open positions: President-elect and member-at-large.  

Nominations dossiers must include:

1)    Name and affiliation of the nominee

2)    Area of research

3)    Position for which is nominated (either president-elect or member-at-large of the council)

4)    Brief statement (about 50 to 100 words) on the nominee’s trajectory

5)    Short statement on reasons for the nomination

Dossiers can be send to secretary@eadp.info

ERU board

Open positions: President-elect and external communications officer.

Nominations from early career scholars (within 7 years of obtaining the PhD) and current PhD students in particular, are very much welcomed.

Nominations dossiers sent to the secretary must include:

1)    Name and affiliation of the nominee

2)    Area of research

3)    Position for which is nominated (either president-elect or member-at-large of the council)

4)    Brief statement (about 50 to 100 words) on the nominee’s trajectory

5)    Short statement on reasons for the nomination

Dossiers can be send to chiara.ceccon@unipd.it

Another paper from the ERU-EADP writing week 2021 has been published and can be read it in the British Journal of Developmental psychology via this link.

What did you find in this paper?

This registered report highlighted that fair and supportive relationships with teachers contributed to decreases in sense of academic futility at the individual (but not at the classroom) level for both adolescents with and without an immigrant background. Sense of class belonging did not mediate these associations. 

How did you experience the writing week?

The OSWW 2021 was a great collaborative and learning experience because everyone brought their own research interests and expertise to the table and we worked together to address important research gaps. We learned with and from each other and closely collaborated to see our registered report published. 

The Early Career Article Spotlight showcases research from early career researchers in our association. Want to be featured? Contact our communications officer Jessie Hillekens at J.P.M.Hillekens@tilburguniversity.edu or the ERU external communication officer Sophie Hölscher at sophie.hoelscher@paedagogik.uni-halle.de

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that submissions to the 5^th Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education conference to be held August 19 – August 21, 2025 in Potsdam, Germany is now open:

https://cdme-conference.de/

The theme this year is "Emphasizing Collective Research, Action, and Communication"

Submission deadline is Friday, April 25, 2025. Decision notification will be sent shortly after.

We have another exciting invited program with distinguished speakers working in the fields of education, psychology, sociology, and migration.

If you have any questions, please email us at info@cdme-conference.de.

Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research welcomes submissions for the special issue “Methods for Unraveling Identity: The Identity Researcher's Toolbox”. Guest Editors: Elisabetta Crocetti, Christin Camia, Theo Klimstra, & Joseph R. Schwab. Deadline for proposal submission: May 15, 2025.

You can find the call with all the info https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/methods-for-unraveling-identity-the-identity-researchers-toolbox/.

Elisabetta Crocetti is recruiting a PhD student for the project "IDENTITIES through pandemic - Managing identities during the COVID-19 outbreak: A longitudinal study on long-term implications for adolescents’ psychosocial development."

The position (no. 9) is included in the PhD call for the program in Psychology at the University of Bologna (Deadline: April 3, 2025). All the information about the call is available at the link: https://www.unibo.it/en/study/phd-professional-masters-specialisation-schools-and-other-programmes/phd/2025-2026/psychology-1

This project is a further development of the ERC-Consolidator project IDENTITIES (https://site.unibo.it/identities/en).

Kiusaamisväkivalta: Ymmärrä kiusaamisilmiö ja puutu oikein

Bullying as a form of violence: Understand the phenomenon and intervene properly

Christina Salmivalli

What is the mission of this book?

The book summarizes research on bullying and its evidence-based prevention and intervention, with an emphasis on research contributions of the past decade. 

Why is it important to highlight this book?

The book discusses how the understanding of bullying has changed across time, includes topics such as digital bullying, bias-based bullying, sibling bullying, teachers bullying students, between-country differences in bullying, the healthy context paradox, and the debate around the definition of bullying. Furthermore, it summarizes what is known (and what is not yet known) about effective prevention and intervention. 

The multilingual corner highlights research from our members in other languages than English to show the diversity in our association. Want to be featured? Contact our communications officer Jessie Hillekens at J.P.M.Hillekens@tilburguniversity.edu

This paper emerged from the ERU-EADP writing week in 2023 and can be read it in the International Journal of Transgender Health via this link.

What did you find in this paper?

This paper explores how nonbinary children (5-8 years old) actively shape their identities, demonstrating agency within a cisnormative society. Their narratives challenge traditional gender norms and affirm their role as active participants in defining their own identities. 

How did you experience the writing week?

The OSWW was an incredible opportunity to come together as a team, not just to align on our work but to truly connect with one another. The intensity of those writing days created a space where we could deeply engage with the topic and with each other, building a foundation of trust and shared purpose. 

The Early Career Article Spotlight showcases research from early career researchers in our association. Want to be featured? Contact our communications officer Jessie Hillekens at J.P.M.Hillekens@tilburguniversity.edu or the ERU external communication officer Sophie Hölscher at sophie.hoelscher@paedagogik.uni-halle.de

The submission deadline for the European Conference on Developmental Psychology is extended until February 14th, 2025. Make sure to submit your abstract before then and join us in Vilnius, Lithuania!

To submit or for more information, you can visit the conference website: https://www.ecdp2025vilnius.eu/

Do you know someone who is internationally recognized for a substantial contribution to our field? Or do you know or are you an early career researcher who already made a valuable contribution to developmental psychology? Submit your (self-)nominations for our EADP awards before February 28th! Please visit the William Thierry Preyer and George Butterworth Young Scientist awards pages for the call for nominations and more information on how to apply. 

Are you a doctoral student passionate about adolescent development? Join us for an incredible research training experience with world-renowned scholars in Anupriškės, Lithuania from August 21–25, 2025! You will get exposure to cutting-edge research, attend workshops on professional skills, and collaborate with experts and peers. The summer school is intended for doctoral students with ongoing research in adolescent development who want to enhance their expertise and connect with a global community. 

To apply, combine your CV, dissertation description, recommendation letter, and proof of membership in EARA/EADP/SRA into a single PDF entitled 'firstname_surname_application.pdf' and send it to EARAdolescence@gmail.com before March 31, 2025.

More information about the content of the summer school and application process can be found here. 

We’re excited to announce the EADP-EARA-SRA Summer School 2025, taking place in Anupriškės, Lithuania, from August 21st to 25th, 2025! Mark your calendars and more details about applications, program highlights, and speakers are coming soon! We can’t wait to see you there!

The 2024 EARA-EADP-SRA summer school was held in Larnaca, Cyprus from September 21st to 24th, 2024. A total of 22 junior scholars travelled from all over the world (e.g., Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, UK, USA). They presented their ongoing doctoral work to gain valuable input on their research. They were supported by 7 senior scholars, namely Christy Buchanan, Marlis Buchmann, Steven Eggermont, Kostas Fanti, Susan Branje, Lysanne te Brinke, and Lisa Kiang. These leading scholars gave inspiring presentations about their research as well as engaged in roundtable discussions on open science, youth participation, science communication, and crafting your career. And of course there was also time for fun, such as sunrise swims, walks on the beach, drinks, and Zumba!

More information on the 2025 edition coming soon!

The next paper of the ERU-EADP writing week 2021 edition is published and can be read in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence! 

What did you find in this paper?

This paper showed the differential interplay between identity commitments and school value for ethnic minority and ethnic majority adolescents. Specifically, stronger identity commitments related to lower school value among minority adolescents, but were unrelated among majority adolescents over time. Additionally, higher school value increased identity commitments among minority youth, yet it decreased identity commitments among majority youth over time. 

How did you experience the writing week?

The experience to work with and learn from other junior scholars was invaluable. It helped to gain new collaboration skills and academic independence from our PhD supervisors. Although the publication process turned out challenging, it was so rewarding to have this paper published and see our names together in print - and to celebrate this publication together during the next conference. 

The Early Career Article Spotlight showcases research from early career researchers in our association. Want to be featured? Contact our communications officer Jessie Hillekens at J.P.M.Hillekens@tilburguniversity.edu or the ERU external communication officer Sophie Hölscher at sophie.hoelscher@paedagogik.uni-halle.de

Abstract submission is now open for the European Conference on Developmental Psychology! You can submit the following proposal types:

• Symposium
• Roundtable discussion
• Oral presentation
• Poster presentation
• 5-minutes thesis presentation

The submission deadline is January 31st, 2025, so mark this date to contribute to our vibrant conference. You can submit and find more information at https://www.ecdp2025vilnius.eu/

Will we see you in Vilnius, Lithuania this summer?

Exciting news! The call for applications for the ERU-EADP Open Science Writing Week 2025 is officially open! Join us for an incredible opportunity to work on a scientific paper alongside senior mentors and fellow early career researchers! The writing week will take place from March 31st until April 4th in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto, Portugal. We have six confirmed mentors this year who will collaborate with 18 early career scholars on a pre-registered paper with datasets provided:

• Relational and sexual development, education, and health with prof. Daphne van de Bongardt
• Evaluation strategies and open science practices in parenting intervention research with prof. Ana Catarina Canário
• Intergenerational transmission of self-esteem with prof. Spyridon Tantaros
• Outgroup prosocial behavior, civic engagement, and peacebuilding in childhood and adolescence with prof. Laura K. Taylor
• Parental, occupational, and academic well-being: possible spillover effects, antecedents, and outcomes with prof. Katja Upadyaya
• Prosocial functioning and well-being in everyday life using intensive longitudinal data with prof. Antonio Zuffianò 

The costs are 120€ + 70€ EADP membership fee (includes accommodation, meals & coffee breaks). Travel costs are not covered.

How to apply? Send your motivation letter, CV, and preferred topic(s) to chiara.ceccon@unipd.it by November 30th, 2024. If you have any questions, feel free to email Chiara at chiara.ceccon@unipd.it.

Don’t miss out! Spread the word among other early career researchers, and we hope to see you in Portugal!

Stärkenorientierte Schulsozialarbeit: Grundlagen, Methoden und Handlungskonzepte

Strength-based school social work: Basic assumptions, methods, and practical applications

Petra Wagner & Dagmar Strohmeier

What is the mission of this book?

Based on the assumption that adolescents have plenty of strengths to build on, this book has been written for school social workers to encourage them to put the main ideas of positive youth development theories into their daily practice.

Why is it important to highlight this book?

We believe that a strength-based approach is highly needed in schools and that a positive youth development perspective has a transformative power in educational system when applied. 

The multilingual corner highlights research from our members in other languages than English to show the diversity in our association. Want to be featured? Contact our communications officer Jessie Hillekens at J.P.M.Hillekens@tilburguniversity.edu

 We are already working hard behind the scenes for our biennial conference next year! The conference will take place at the Radisson Blu hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania from August 25th - 29th. The call for submissions will be out soon, so stay tuned! 

The ERU-EADP open science writing week 2025 will take place from March 31st to April 4th in Porto, Portugal. There will be 6 topics & mentors in developmental science involved and there will be place for 18 early career researchers. More updates will follow in October!

Another paper of the ERU-EADP writing week 2021 edition is published! You can read the full paper in Emerging Adulthood via this link. Congratulations!

What did you find in this paper?

This preregistered study found no associations between overt discrimination and psychological well-being, but participants experiencing more subtle discrimination during their transition to college reported more depressive symptoms after four months. Ethnic-racial identity did not explain the relation between discrimination and psychological well-being or influence the strength of the relation. 

How did you experience the writing week?

Highlights: Collaborating with an international team independent from their supervisors is a precious experience for a Ph.D. student. Thus, it was very informative and enriching working together with other early career researchers with different interests and theoretical backgrounds and learning from a senior researcher, whose work we highly value, who guided us both in the content and methodology of the paper. Also, despite OSWW 2021 being held online, we quickly created a team spirit through ERU's support and structure during this process. Most importantly, it was also great fun!

Challenges: For some members of the group, it was a bit of a challenge to figure out their role in the project because it was the first time they were involved in a project where the expected contributions were not already clear from the start (e.g., who leads the paper, who contributes in what way). 

The Early Career Article Spotlight showcases research from early career researchers in our association. Want to be featured? Contact our communications officer Jessie Hillekens at J.P.M.Hillekens@tilburguniversity.edu or the ERU external communication officer Sophie Hölscher at sophie.hoelscher@paedagogik.uni-halle.de

Educación para el desarrollo sostenible: del proyecto cosmopolita a la ciberconvivencia

Education for Sustainable Development: from the cosmopolitan project to cyber coexistence

Rosario Ortega Ruiz

What is this paper about?

The paper underlines the importance of social, emotional and moral education. Including morality as a construct that has to be taken into account in all its complexity especially to understand social processes as bullying and cyberbullying.

Why is it important to you to highlight this paper?

The article presents a reflection on the role of education to face the Sustainable Development Goals suggested by the 2030 Agenda, and underlines the new challenges of education and society to promote not only convivencia but also cyberconvivencia among children and teens.

The multilingual corner highlights research from our members in other languages than English to show the diversity in our association. Want to be featured? Contact our communications officer Jessie Hillekens at J.P.M.Hillekens@tilburguniversity.edu

We are extremely proud to share the progress made so far during the ERU-EADP writing week 2023. Here are the current statuses of the projects:

• One project is about to be pre-registered
• One project has been pre-registered
• One project has been pre-registered and has a finished manuscript
• One project has been submitted
• One project is in the 'revise-resubmit' stage
• One project has been published

We look forward to hearing more about these projects in the coming months! For more information on the open science writing week 2025, check out this part of the website.