Leiden Psychology Blog

Peer pressure in adolescence: Choose your friends wisely

Remember that parental favorite: 'If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you follow them?' I’m sure many of you heard it at some point in your teenage years…

Jorien van Hoorn • 16-06-2015

Using brain scans to peer into the social world of adolescence

Peers serve an important function in social, emotional and cognitive development. The peer world provides unique and important opportunities for fundamental socialization experiences ranging from the very sweet to the extremely bitter. Video blog.

Geert-Jan Will • 04-06-2015

In Practice

Science should generate knowledge that can be used to address real-life problems. That’s what taxpayers believe, it’s what many scientist endorse, and it’s the thinking underlying the development of the new Dutch Science Agenda. So how do we go about it?

Naomi Ellemers • 03-06-2015

Are depressive and anxiety disorders visible in the adolescent brain?

Adolescence is a period in life during which many changes occur. For most adolescents these changes just happen and have no further detrimental implications for their daily live. However, for some adolescents this period is not without consequences. Video.

Bianca G. van den Bulk • 01-06-2015

Twins: similar and unique?

'Who are the Ultimate Twins?' With this slogan a Dutch TV programme set out to find the twins who were most similar in looks, personality, and behavior. One pair had defeated 229 pairs, leaving viewers wondering about how they can be so similar yet unique.

Mara van der Meulen • 21-05-2015

Gut feelings

The gut is rather a neglected organ in the human body and is mostly known for its role in digestion. However, scientists are increasingly becoming aware of the important influence of the gut system on emotions and related brain systems.

Jiska Peper • 11-05-2015

Within five minutes, Nico Frijda is there…

Nico Frijda, professor emeritus University of Amsterdam, passed away on April 11, just before his 87th birthday. His legacy is enormous. His book The Emotions (1986) radically changed perspectives on emotions. The amazing thing, it is still doing so today!

Carolien Rieffe • 20-04-2015

Equal Opportunities

At every step along their academic career development, more women than men fall by the wayside. The situation is not much different in other countries or in the business sector. Why?

Naomi Ellemers • 13-04-2015

Understanding risk-taking in adolescence

Whether adolescence was relatively peaceful or full of teenage angst, none of us is likely to forget it. A special time in life, when we begin discovering who we might become, exploring possibilities and taking risks that accompany experimenting with life.

Kiki Zanolie • 02-04-2015

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