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Susan Branje is a researcher affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands, with a focus on psychology and social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including clinical psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, and education. The research addresses a variety of topics related to child and adolescent development.

The main topics covered in Susan Branje's research include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Susan Branje include:

  • Wim Meeus
  • Stefanie A. Nelemans
  • Jolien Van der Graaff
  • Elisabeth L. de Moor
  • Stefanos Mastrotheodoros

Publication venues where Susan Branje has commonly contributed are:

  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Journal of Research on Adolescence
  • Journal of Adolescence
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology

Selected recent papers authored by Susan Branje include:

  • Dynamics of Identity Development in Adolescence: A Decade in Review, 2021, Journal of Research on Adolescence
  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Emotional, Social, and Academic Adjustment, 2021, Journal of Research on Adolescence
  • Adolescent identity development in context, 2021, Current Opinion in Psychology

Susan Branje has contributed to book publications primarily with the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and Utrecht University. Titles include:

  • Uiting van centrale concepten, onderliggend aan de JIM-aanpak, in het handelen van professionals binnen de specialistische hulp: Het JIM-project fase 3 over trajecten bij Youké waarin met de JIM-aanpak wordt gewerkt. Zeist: Youké, 2020
  • Samenwerking tussen professionals in de specialistische hulp en informele mentoren binnen de JIM-aanpak: Het JIM-project fase 2 over trajecten bij Youké waarin met de JIM-aanpak wordt gewerkt. Zeist: Youké, 2020
  • Samenwerking tussen professionals in de basishulp en de specialistische hulp binnen de JIM-aanpak: Het JIM-project fase 1 over trajecten bij Youké waarin i.s.m. Lokalis met de JIM-aanpak wordt gewerkt. Zeist: Youké, 2020

Best Publications

  • Perspective taking and empathic concern in adolescence: Gender differences in developmental changes.

    Jolien Van der Graaff;Susan Branje;Minet De Wied;Skyler Hawk

  • Developmental Changes in Adolescents’ Perceptions of Relationships with Their Parents

    Irene H. A. De Goede;Susan J. T. Branje;Wim H. J. Meeus

  • Different types of Internet use, depression, and social anxiety: the role of perceived friendship quality.

    Maarten H.W. Selfhout;Susan J.T. Branje;M. Delsing;Tom F.M. ter Bogt

  • Emerging late adolescent friendship networks and Big Five personality traits: a social network approach.

    Maarten Selfhout;William Burk;Susan Branje;Jaap Denissen

  • On the progression and stability of adolescent identity formation: a five-wave longitudinal study in early-to-middle and middle-to-late adolescence.

    Wim Meeus;Rens Van De Schoot;Loes Keijsers;Seth J. Schwartz

  • Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence: Gender Differences in Development and Links with Empathy.

    Jolien Van der Graaff;Gustavo Carlo;Elisabetta Crocetti;Hans M. Koot

  • Identity Formation in Adolescence: Change or Stability?

    Theo A. Klimstra;William W. Hale;Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers;Susan J. T. Branje

  • GWAS of lifetime cannabis use reveals new risk loci, genetic overlap with psychiatric traits, and a causal influence of schizophrenia

    Joëlle A. Pasman;Karin J. H. Verweij;Karin J. H. Verweij;Zachary Gerring;Sven Stringer

  • Development of Parent–Adolescent Relationships: Conflict Interactions as a Mechanism of Change

    Susan Branje

  • Maturation of personality in adolescence

    Theo A. Klimstra;William W. Hale Iii;Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers;Susan J. T. Branje

  • Empathy and conflict resolution in friendship relations among adolescents

    Minet de Wied;Susan J.T. Branje;Wim H.J. Meeus

  • Reciprocal Effects Between Parental Solicitation, Parental Control, Adolescent Disclosure, and Adolescent Delinquency

    Loes Keijsers;Susan J. T. Branje;Inge E. VanderValk;Wim Meeus

  • Longitudinal associations between perceived parent-child relationship quality and depressive symptoms in adolescence.

    Susan J. T. Branje;William W. Hale;Tom Frijns;Wim H. J. Meeus

  • Dynamics of Identity Development in Adolescence: A Decade in Review.

    Susan Branje;Elisabeth L de Moor;Jenna Spitzer;Andrik I Becht;Andrik I Becht

  • Developmental links of adolescent disclosure, parental solicitation, and control with delinquency: moderation by parental support.

    Loes Keijsers;Tom Frijns;Susan J. T. Branje;Wim Meeus

  • Perceived support in sibling relationships and adolescent adjustment

    Susan J.T. Branje;Cornelis F.M. van Lieshout;Marcel A.G. van Aken;Gerbert J.T. Haselager

  • The role of music preferences in early adolescents' friendship formation and stability

    Maarten H. W. Selfhout;Susan J. T. Branje;Tom F. M. ter Bogt;Wim H. J. Meeus

  • Examining the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) Among Early and Late Adolescents and Their Mothers

    S.T. Hawk;L. Keijsers;S.T.J. Branje;J. van der Graaff

  • In the eye of the beholder: perceived, actual, and peer-rated similarity in personality, communication, and friendship intensity during the acquaintanceship process.

    Maarten Selfhout;Jaap Denissen;Susan Branje;Wim Meeus

  • Big Five personality stability, change, and codevelopment across adolescence and early adulthood.

    Jeroen Borghuis;Jaap J A Denissen;Daniel Oberski;Klaas Sijtsma

  • Big Five personality development in adolescence and adulthood

    Susan J.T. Branje;Cornelieus F.M. Van Lieshout;Jan R.M. Gerris

  • Identity in adolescence: change or stability

    Theo Klimstra;William W Hale;Quinten Raaijmakers;Susan Branje

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Meeus
Wim Meeus Utrecht University
Hans M. Koot
Hans M. Koot Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Loes Keijsers
Loes Keijsers Erasmus University Rotterdam
Pol A. C. van Lier
Pol A. C. van Lier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
William W. Hale
William W. Hale Utrecht University
Skyler T. Hawk
Skyler T. Hawk Chinese University of Hong Kong
Theo A. Klimstra
Theo A. Klimstra Tufts University
Elisabetta Crocetti
Elisabetta Crocetti University of Bologna
Albertine J. Oldehinkel
Albertine J. Oldehinkel University Medical Center Groningen
Maja Deković
Maja Deković Utrecht University

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