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Laura Bechtiger

@laurabech.bsky.social
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Postdoc @UMCG | developmental psychologist interested in the development of mental health problems across the lifespan, intergenerational transmission, population-based cohort studies, longitudinal data analysis

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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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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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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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Laura Bechtiger @laurabech.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Finally sharing some news: I was awarded a Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship from @snsf.ch last year - since 1 June 2025, I’ve been @umcgroningen.bsky.social, working on a project exploring how mental health problems are transmitted across generations in the general population.
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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Our next #ResearchSeminar guest, Dr. @nivette.bsky.social, will talk about "Change in legal attitudes during adolescence and into young adulthood". 🗓️ May 5th, 2:30 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 3.46 This seminar is open to all participants - no registration required!
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Laura Bechtiger @laurabech.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Check out our new paper on childhood risk factors for violent ideations now in Criminal Behavior and Mental Health!
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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Join our first #ResearchSeminar of 2025, led by Dr. Guangyu Tong on "Moving toward best practice when using propensity score weighting in survey observational studies". 🗓️ March 3rd, 2:30 p.m, Andreasstrasse 15 in Zurich, AND 3.46 Everyone is welcome! No registration is needed.
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z-proso @z-proso.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
How do attitudes towards violence against women (VAW) differ among second-generation refugees, migrants, and native Swiss adolescents, and what factors are associated with higher support for VAW? A new paper led by Lana Ghuneim, using #zproso data, examines this issue. 👉 doi.org/10.1177/1477...
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Attitudes towards violence against women among second-generation refugee, migrant and native Swiss adolescents in Zurich, Switzerland - Lana Ghuneim, Manuel Eisner, Denis Ribeaud, 2025
Research on violence against women (VAW) attitudes among adolescent migrant communities is limited. This study examines VAW attitudes in second-generation refug...
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lillyshanahan.bsky.social @lillyshanahan.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
A great first day of our Zurich Population Research Conference with excellent keynotes by @melindacmills.bsky.social and @ezagheni.bsky.social!
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BOLD @boldinsights.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Adolescents are going through a period of rapid change to their bodies and brains. While a certain amount of stress can help teens navigate the challenges they face, too much can be detrimental. Insights from our article by David Bürgin and Mirjam Habegger.
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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Join our #ResearchSeminar held by Dr. Drew Rothenberg on "Investigating the intergenerational transmission of maladaptive family environments: Identifying developmental pathways and prevention strategies". 🗓️ December 16th, 2.30 p.m., Andreasstrasse 15, Zurich, room AND 3.48. 👐 Everyone is welcome!
Research Seminar with Dr. Drew Rothenberg, Research Scientist, Duke University Center for Child and Family Policy
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Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
High substance use prevalence among young adults in Switzerland's Zurich region causes public concern. The study "Words versus Strands: Reliability and Stability of Concordance Rates of Self-Reported and Hair-Analyzed Substance Use of Young Adults over Time"... www.tagesanzeiger.ch/studie-zu-dr...
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