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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our next #ResearchSeminar features Iris Stornik, who will talk about “Whose Rules? Correcting Parental Misperceptions of Adolescent Preferences over Smartphone Use”. 📅 September 28th, 2:45 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 4.55/57. Everyone is welcome, no registration is needed.

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A new #zproso paper is out!

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Moritz M. Daum @moritzdaum.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Neue Studie «Männlichkeit im Wandel» von @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social und männer.ch: erstmals repräsentative Daten für die Schweiz. Dominante Männlichkeitsbilder sind besonders bei jungen Männern verbreitet – verbunden mit mehr Gewaltbereitschaft. www.news.uzh.ch/de/articles/...

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Carmen Villa @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

How does housing design affect local criminality? A short presentation of my work with coauthors at @cep-lse.bsky.social from this years' ⭐ Annual Research Night ⭐. Many thanks for having me. Proud to be a part of @econ.uzh.ch and @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju2p...

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"Does Housing Design Drive Gang Formation?" | Carmen Villa | Research Slam

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Looking back on our 2026 Jacobs Center Scientific Retreat at Schloss Marbach: three inspiring days of engaging discussions, insightful presentations, poster sessions, and roundtable exchanges that strengthened collaboration and sparked new ideas. Thank you to everyone involved!

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Carmen Villa @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

📖💰Can paying disadvantaged teenagers keep them in formal education? 📖💰 In England, 30£/week didn't bring long run benefits. Other policies (part-time edu, traineeships...) might better suit some pupils. New blog summary linked below. @theifs.bsky.social @iza.org wol.iza.org/opinions/whe...

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When paying students to stay in school falls short

Paying disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school slightly raises enrolment but does not improve qualifications or future job prospects

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Event tip for Baden 🧠 @rujoanna.bsky.social will be part of Pint of Science Baden and talk about: “Life is like a box of languages: growing up multilingual.” 📅 Tuesday, 19 May 🕕 Doors open: 6 PM 📍 Royal Baden Talk in English · Free entry

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Researchers from the Jacobs Center joined the 2026 LIFE Spring Academy at the University of Virginia, where LIFE Faculty and Fellows from the US, Germany, and Switzerland shared and discussed their research. #LIFESpringAcademy

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

In our next #ResearchSeminar, Prof. @kanske.bsky.social will discuss "The Social Brain - Empathy and Perspective Taking as Risky Strengths" 📅 May 18th, 2:30 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 4.55/57. Everyone is welcome, no registration is needed.

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

New #z-proso paper by Hanne Duindam et al. out! Our latest study shows: adolescents who experience persistent bullying, distress & distrust are more susceptible to conspiracy thinking & violent extremism by age 24. Developmental trajectories matter for understanding radicalisation.

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Shattered Safety? Developmental Trajectories for Conspiracy Mentality and Violent Extremist Attitudes - Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence - Violent extremism in the context of conspiracy belief poses growing societal challenges, yet developmental pathways remain poorly understood. Shattered...

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Join our next #ResearchSeminar with Prof. Sabine Seehagen on Sleep, Screens, and Science: A Contextual Approach to Early Development. 📅 April 27th, 2:30 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 4.55/57. Everyone is welcome, no registration is needed.

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Moritz M. Daum @moritzdaum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Student mental health is critical. Our new preprint (osf.io/preprints/ps...) shows how to strengthen it. We evaluated the effectiveness of the teaching module “Strengthening Mental Health Together”. The aim? Boost mental health literacy, insight orientation, study crafting and coping.

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Our next #ResearchSeminar features Prof. Björn Brey, who will talk about “The Death of King Coal and the Scars of Deindustrialization”. 📅 March 30th, 2:30 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 4.55/57. Everyone is welcome, no registration is needed.

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Join us for our next #ResearchSeminar with Prof. @jsoland.bsky.social on “How Measurement is Affecting Evaluation Results: Evidence from 100 Randomized Control Trials”. 📅 February 23rd, 2:30 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 4.55/57. Everyone is welcome, no registration is needed.

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Recently accepted by #QJE: “(Not) Thinking About the Future: Financial Information and Maternal Labor Supply,” by Costa-Ramón (@anacostaramon), Slotwinski, Schaede (@ursina), and Brenøe: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

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(Not) Thinking About the Future: Financial Information and Maternal Labor Supply*

Abstract. Does information about the long-run financial costs of reduced labor supply increase mothers’ working hours? We document descriptively that long-

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

A new #zproso paper led by @laurabech.bsky.social examines youth-to-parent physical aggression (PYPA) and childhood behavioral and interpersonal risk and protective factors. Findings include a cumulative prevalence of 32.5% (across ages 11-24), with a peak at age 13.

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Physical aggression toward parents from ages 11 to 24: prevalence trajectory and risk and protective factors - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Physical youth-to-parent aggression (PYPA) is among the most understudied forms of family aggression in the general population. This study examined the prevalence and developmental course of PYPA from...

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Using ecological momentary assessment data from the #zproso add-on study D2M, research led by Aja Murray tests how social media use relates to negative emotion and depression: use and negative affect co-occur, but do not predict each other. Moreover, social media inertia is linked to depression.

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Nora Maria Raschle @noramraschle.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Made by the www.growingbrains.ch Team @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social at the University of Zurich. Big thanks to everyone! 🌱 UZH psychology students: Lena Götz und Gian Andri Bamert (UZH Psychology), directed and cut by Leon Junge, supported by Jasmin Wyss, including doctoral student Elena Federici

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Das Gehirn fasziniert Euch? Ihr fragt Euch, wie Gehirn und Gesundheit zusammenhängen? Ihr interessiert Euch für lebenslanges Lernen? Ihr rätselt manchmal über das Verhalten von Teenagern? All diese Ph...

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Nora Maria Raschle @noramraschle.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Ever wondered how MRI creates images from inside the body? We made a child-friendly explainer video (german) 🎥👇 youtu.be/k-KCyoUP9vA #scicomm

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Wie wir mit Magnetresonanztomographie (MRT) das Gehirn sichtbar machen

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

A new study using #zproso data led by Aja Murray tests the link between reading frequency and adolescent mental health. Using counterfactual and random-intercept cross-lagged panel models, results show no association, indicating reading frequency isn’t a protective factor without further context.

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Moritz M. Daum @moritzdaum.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

#wearehiring We have vacancies @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social: * Stabmitarbeiter:in, Swiss EdLab 80 - 100% * Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in, Swiss EdLab (2 Stellen) 80 - 100% * Mitarbeit bei der z-proso-Studie (20–50%) Visit: www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/jobs.html

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A new #zproso paper led by Clarissa Janousch examines how adolescent cannabis use relates to cognitive performance in young adulthood: cannabis use is linked to reduced attention and declarative memory at age 24, whereas it is not associated with spatial working memory.

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A Fine-Grained Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Cannabis Use and Its Relation to Cognitive Performance in Young Adulthood - International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Cannabis use in adolescence has been linked to lower adult cognitive function, but the specific contributions of age of onset and usage frequency remain unclear. This study analyzed data from the Zuri...

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Using criminal justice data from the #zproso study, new research led by Gian Ege examines how offences shape prosecutorial decisions in Swiss juvenile justice: while individual factors influence who faces legal proceedings and how often, sanction severity is driven by offence type and recidivism.

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Sanctions Against Juvenile Offenders: Do Stronger Offences Result in Harsher Penalties?

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

In our next #ResearchSeminar, Prof. Dr. Izumi Matsudaira will discuss “From Parents to Offspring: Unlocking Brain Development Through the “TRIO Study”. 📅 December 15th, 2:30 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 3.46. Everyone is welcome, no registration is needed.

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Our next #ResearchSeminar features Prof. Dr. Fernanda Marquez-Padilla, who will talk about “Rolling Back Progresa: School and Work After the End of a Landmark Anti-Poverty Program”. 📅 November 24th, 2:30 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 3.46. Everyone is welcome, no registration is needed.

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Carmen Villa @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Our article 🍷📚 Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Educational Outcomes (with Manuel Bagues) 📚🍷 is forthcoming at the Journal of Health Economics 🎉 The open-access article is linked below. @warwickecon.bsky.social @econ.uzh.ch @theifs.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

A new #zproso paper by Marta Codina and colleagues found that adolescents with learning disabilities reported more suicidal ideation and self-injury, and lower levels of protective factors, highlighting the need for early identification and tailored prevention strategies. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

We recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Jacobs Center at the @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social in Zurich - with a keynote, research insights, and a roundtable on how research can inform policy and practice. Thanks to everyone who joined us! Here’s to the next decade! 🎉

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LEARN EU @learnineq.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Fantastic LEARN Workshop at The University of Zurich, focusing on consolidating our scientific outcomes to inform education policy and the wider community. Thank you to Andreas Edel, to our speakers, all participants, and the @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social team for an inspiring, engaging programme!

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Join us for our next #ResearchSeminar with @jessdaik.bsky.social on "From Data Quality to Publication Bias: Challenges for Trustworthy Social Science". 🗓️ October 27th, 2:30 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 3.46. Everyone is welcome, no registration is needed.

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Join our #ResearchSeminar, led by Dr. @yikang-zhang.bsky.social on "BFF in the Making: Examine peer selection and influence process in the context of cheating behaviour". 🗓️ September 29th, 2:30 p.m, Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 3.46. Everyone is welcome, no registration is needed.

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BOLD @boldinsights.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

“Despite needing more sleep at this stage of life, many teenagers don’t get enough.” Chiara Staub, Alessia Colacino, Sarah Zurmühle, & David Bürgin explain that working with teenagers’ body clocks can yield academic and emotional benefits. @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social boldscience.org/how-schools-...

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How schools can adapt to teens’ sleep rhythms

Working with, not against, teenagers’ body clocks can yield academic and emotional benefits

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

At the #SLLS2025 of @popres-uk.bsky.social, Dr. Doris Hanappi from the Jacobs Center shared insights on how research can be translated into policy in Switzerland, highlighting approaches how research institutions can transform evidence to inform decision-making and support better outcomes.

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Department of Economics @Universität Zürich🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · 01/09/2025

A warm welcome on board 😀 to: Martina Pons, as an 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞. And Carmen Villa (@carmenvillaecon.bsky.social), as an 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The 7th #zproso International Research Network (zIReN) Meeting in Cambridge welcomed researchers from nine universities. New papers using #zproso data were presented, examining human development from different perspectives. The event brought researchers closer and fostered new collaborations.

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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Few studies have yet explored how cannabis use influences changes in psychopathology and functional well-being in young adults. Using #zproso data, a new study led by @lydiafjf.bsky.social examines this matter through self-reports and hair THC analyses to track changes from age 20 to 24. 👇

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Cannabis use is associated with changes in psychological and functional well-being during young adulthood: evidence from self-reports and hair analyses | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core

Cannabis use is associated with changes in psychological and functional well-being during young adulthood: evidence from self-reports and hair analyses - Volume 55

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lillyshanahan.bsky.social @lillyshanahan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

📢 Bitte weitersagen: Stellenausschreibung für Co-Fieldwork Management und Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit an der neuen Befragungswelle des Zürcher Projekts zur sozialen Entwicklung von der Kindheit ins Erwachsenenalter (z-proso)! www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/de/jobs/co-f...

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UZH: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit und Co-Fieldwork Management, befristet auf 12 Monate, verlängerbar bis Ende 2028

Das Zürcher Projekt zur sozialen Entwicklung von der Kindheit ins Erwachsenenalter (z-proso) untersucht seit 2004 die lebensgeschichtliche Entwicklung von Gewalt, Delinquenz und psychischer Gesundheit...

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Moritz M. Daum @moritzdaum.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Es zahlreiche Mythen, Legenden und seltsamen Vorstellungen über das Thema #Mehrsprachigkeit. In diesem Video deckt Soraya klug auf, was denn stimmt, was nicht, und wo es noch ein wenig mehr Forschung braucht. Viel Spass beim Reinschauen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXjL...

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Mythen der mehrsprachigen Entwicklung

YouTube video by Kleine Weltentdecker*innen

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Moritz M. Daum @moritzdaum.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

#PositionAlert: The @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social and the Department of Sociology at the University of Zurich are inviting applications for a Professorship in the Sociology of Child and Youth development, starting on 1 February 2027: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

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UZH: Professorship in the Sociology of Child and Adolescent Development

The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in the sociology of child and adolescent development, starting on 1 February 2027. The future holder of the position will be affiliate...

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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

🇨🇭 How do we connect research with real-world teaching? The Swiss EdLab, launched in 2024, is putting evidence at the heart of education in Switzerland. 📘 Learn more in our 2024 Annual Report: jacobsfoundation.org/annual-repor... #EdLab #Switzerland #Education

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

A meta-analysis led by M. Löffler examined early language development in preterm children compared to full-term peers. The results show that preterm children score lower in receptive and expressive language during the first 18 months, with receptive language differences moderated by several factors.

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Early Expressive and Receptive Language Development in Preterm vs Full-Term Children: A Meta-Analysis

10.1542/6373660895112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2024-0704776373660895112CONTEXT. Although studies suggest that preterm children are more likely to develop speech or language disorders later in life, langua...

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Studying children often comes with challenges such as high data variance, data loss, and sample attrition. A new study by Dr. Stephanie Wermelinger, @moritzdaum.bsky.social, and Marco Bleiker examined person- and situation-level factors that affect data quality in developmental research. Link👇

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LEARN EU @learnineq.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

We are excited to share our new LEARN policy brief; "Protecting Adolescents' Wellbeing in Europe: Mitigating the Impact of Parental Unemployment Through Educational Policies." Please download, read, and share. You can read the full brief here: zenodo.org/records/1530...

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Soziologisches Institut SUZ - Universität Zürich @sociology-uzh.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Professur für Soziologie der Entwicklung von Kindern und Jugendlichen (100 %) An der Universität Zürich ist auf den 1. Februar 2027 eine Professur für Soziologie der Entwicklung von Kindern und Jugendlichen zu besetzen.

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Professur für Soziologie der Entwicklung von Kindern und Jugendlichen (100 %)

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

A new study with @moritzdaum.bsky.social explored the neural correlates between slapstick humour recognition and face processing in young children. The findings suggest that humour recognition development is associated with the development of emotional face recognition in early childhood. Link👇

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Can you spot the funny face? An EEG study on slapstick humour processing in children

This study investigated the neural correlates of slapstick humour recognition in 4- to 5-year-old children using electroencephalography (EEG). We aske…

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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🇨🇭We’re proud to support @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social as it advances youth development through science. The 2024 Annual Report highlights actionable findings on education, mental health, digital life & more. 🔗 www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/aboutus/a... #YouthDevelopment #Evidence

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

We are looking for a German-speaking research associate and co-fieldwork manager (60–100%) with a background in the social sciences for the @z-proso.bsky.social project! #zproso has been investigating the life course development of violence, delinquency and mental health since 2004. Link👇

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Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit und Co-Fieldwork Management (60-100%, nach Vereinbarung), befristet bis September 2026, verlängerbar bis mind. Ende 2028

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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

A new paper by @xshan.bsky.social and @ulfzoelitz.bsky.social presents evidence from a randomised field experiment showing that peer groups can influence students’ conscientiousness, openness, and competitiveness - but have no spillover effects on extraversion, agreeableness, or neuroticism. Link👇

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Peers Affect Personality Development

Abstract. Do people around us influence our personality? We investigate this question through a field experiment where we randomly assign university students to study groups. We find personality spill...

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