Welcome to my website!
My name is Lydia Laninga-Wijnen. I am a researcher and university teacher, specialized in the role of social relationships (school, parents, peers) in youth mental health.
My work is driven by a clear mission: to create and strengthen social environments that promote well-being, resilience and equal opportunities for all youth.
I have successfully coordinated several international research projects and secured competitive funding to support them. One of my key initiatives is the SOLID project, funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Research Council of Finland. The project examines the Success factors that Optimize the Long-term Impact of Defending behaviour among students, with the aim of improving interventions that foster safe and supportive school climates.
Current Affiliations
My main position is at the University of Turku (Finland) at the department of INVEST Psychology. Here, I work as Senior Research Fellow on the SOLID project and the CHALLENGE project.
I am also affiliated with the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) at the department of Sociology, where I work on the Meaningful Roles project, fulfill several teaching tasks, and supervise PhD students. I am data manager of the SNARE Project of Utrecht University (The Netherlands), at the department of Interdisciplinary Social Science.
