Sofie Lorijn will defend her thesis on July 11, 2024. In her dissertation she studied the (dis)continuation of peer relationships during the transition from elementary to secondary school, and how this affects students' adjustment. Specifically, her research focuses on how positive and negative peer relations affect school well-being, academic achievement, and problem behaviors in the transition from primary to secondary education.

Damian van der Neut recently started his PhD at the SOLID project. He will focus on antecedents and consequences of self-blame in victims of bullying. 

Alexandra Pior is a first-year PhD student at the GUTS project (University of Leiden). She will examine the development of self-regulation in young adults and how this contributes to goal setting and achievement. To this end, she will combine neuro-imaging and social network methods.

Xingna Qin (University of Groningen) investigated the role of parental practices and peer relationships in adolescents' mental health. She defended her thesis and currently works as postdoctoral fellow at Linköping University.

Zixuan Wang (University of Finland) defended her thesis in May, 2023. In her dissertation, she focused on antecedents and consequences of different types of defending in cases of bullying, such as bully-oriented defending and victim-oriented defending.