Dr. Margot Peeters

Dr. Margot Peeters

Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary Social Science
+31 6 43 604 435
m.peeters1@uu.nl

Highlighted publications

Peeters, M., Laninga - Wijnen, L., & Veenstra, D. R. (2021). Differences in Adolescents’ Alcohol Use and Smoking Behavior between Educational Tracks: Do Popularity Norms Matter? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50(9), 1884–1895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01467-3
Peeters, M., Koning, I., Lemmens, J., & Eijnden, R. V. D. (2019). Normative, passionate, or problematic? Identification of adolescent gamer subtypes over time. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 8(3), 574-585. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.55
Peeters, M., Vollebergh, W. A. M., Wiers, R. W., & Field, M. (2014). Psychological Changes and Cognitive Impairments in Adolescent Heavy Drinkers. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 49(2), 182-186. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agt162
Peeters, M., & Vollebergh, W. (2020). Commentary on Mahedy et al. (2020): Cognitive impairments and heavy drinking - a hallmark of vulnerable groups. Addiction, 116(2), 303-304. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15215
Peeters, M., Oldehinkel, A. J., Veenstra, R., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2019). Unique developmental trajectories of risk behaviors in adolescence and associated outcomes in young adulthood. PLoS One, 14(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225088

Publications

2023

Scholarly publications

Schmengler, H., Oldehinkel, A. J., Vollebergh, W., Pasman, J. A., Hartman, C. A., Stevens, G., Nolte, I. M., & Peeters, M. (2023). Disentangling the interplay between genes, cognitive skills, and educational level in adolescent and young adult smoking – The TRAILS study. Social Science & Medicine, 336, 1-13. Article 116254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116254
Alexandridis, D., Nijhof, S. L., van der Rijst, V. G., van der Neut, D. Y., Spijkerman, R., Stevens, G. W. J. M., Bakkes, S. C. J., Lesscher, H. M. B., van den Eijnden, R. J. J. M., van der Ent, C. K., van den Berg, G., & Peeters, M. (2023). A cross-sectional study on gaming intensity and social vulnerability in adolescents that have a chronic condition. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1128156. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1128156
Schmengler, H., Peeters, M., Stevens, G., Hartman, C. A., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Vollebergh, W. (2023). ADHD Symptoms and Educational Level in Adolescents: The Role of the Family, Teachers, and Peers. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 51(7), 1051-1066. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-023-01047-y
Weinberg, D., Stevens, G. W. J. M., Peeters, M., Visser, K., Frankenhuis, W., & Finkenauer, C. (2023). The role of social cognitions in the social gradient in adolescent mental health: A longitudinal mediation model. Development and Psychopathology, 1-14. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579423000214
Schmengler, H., Peeters, M., Stevens, G., Kunst, A. E., Hartman, C. A., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Vollebergh, W. (2023). Educational level, attention problems, and externalizing behaviour in adolescence and early adulthood: the role of social causation and health-related selection—the TRAILS study. European child & adolescent psychiatry, 32(5), 809–824. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01913-4
Weinberg, D., Stevens, G. W. J. M., Peeters, M., Visser, K., Tigchelaar, J., & Finkenauer, C. (2023). The social gradient in adolescent mental health: mediated or moderated by belief in a just world? European child & adolescent psychiatry, 32(5), 773–782 . Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01905-4

2022

Scholarly publications

Pirrone, D., Van Den Eijnden, R., & Peeters, M. (2022). Problematic gaming in young adolescence: The role of in-game rewards and individual vulnerabilities. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 11(Supplement-1), 141-141. Article S-5D5. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00700
Schmengler, H., Peeters, M., Stevens, G., Kunst, A. E., Delaruelle, K., Dierckens, M., Charrier, L., Weinberg, D., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Vollebergh, W. (2022). Country-level social mobility and inequalities in adolescent health behaviours in 32 countries. Abstract from 15th European Public Health Conference, Berlin, Berlin, Germany. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac129.053
Peeters, M., Doornwaard, S., Leijerzapf, M., de Haas, J., Efat, A., & Kleinjan, M. (2022). Prestatiedruk en schoolstress bekeken vanuit verschillende perspectieven. Tijdschrift voor jeugdgezondheidszorg, 54, 127–133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12452-022-00289-4
Schmengler, H., Peeters, M., Stevens, G., Kunst, A. E., Delaruelle, K., Dierckens, M., Charrier, L., Weinberg, D., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Vollebergh, W. (2022). Socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent health behaviours across 32 different countries – The role of country-level social mobility. Social Science & Medicine, 310, Article 115289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115289
Schmengler, H., Peeters, M., Kunst, A. E., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Vollebergh, W. (2022). Educational level and alcohol use in adolescence and early adulthood—The role of social causation and health-related selection—The TRAILS Study. PLoS One, 17(1), 1-20. Article e0261606. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261606

2021

Scholarly publications

Weinberg, D., stevens, G., Peeters, M., Visser, K., Frankenhuis, W., & Finkenauer, C. (2021). The role of social cognitions in the social gradient in adolescent mental health: A longitudinal mediation model. (pp. 1-18). OSFPREPRINTS. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3wp28
Schmengler, H., Peeters, M., Stevens, G., Kunst, A. E., Hartman, C. A., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Vollebergh, W. (2021). Educational level, attention problems, and externalizing behaviour in adolescence – Social causation versus health-related selection. i206-i207. Abstract from World Congress of Epidemiology 2021. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.586
Peeters, M., Laninga - Wijnen, L., & Veenstra, D. R. (2021). Differences in Adolescents’ Alcohol Use and Smoking Behavior between Educational Tracks: Do Popularity Norms Matter? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50(9), 1884–1895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01467-3
Kemner, C., van Duijvenvoorde, A., Nelemans, S., Peeters, M., Sarabdjitsingh, A., & de Zeeuw, E. (2021). Teaming up to understand individual development. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 48, 1-3. Article 100910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2021.100910
Kevenaar, S. T., Zondervan - Zwijnenburg, M. A. J., Blok, E., Schmengler, H., Fakkel, M., de Zeeuw, E., van Bergen, E., Onland-Moret, N. C., Peeters, M., Hillegers, M. H. J., Boomsma, D. I., & Oldehinkel, A. J. (2021). Bayesian evidence synthesis in case of multi-cohort datasets: An illustration by multi-informant differences in self-control. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 47, Article 100904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100904

2020

Scholarly publications

Schmengler, H., Peeters, M., Kunst, A. E., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2020). Education and alcohol use in adolescence – The role of social causation and health-related selection. European Journal of Public Health, 30(Supplement 5), Article ckaa165.240. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.240
Sijbrandij, J. J., Hoekstra, T., Almansa, J., Peeters, M., Bültmann, U., & Reijneveld, S. A. (2020). Variance constraints strongly influenced model performance in growth mixture modeling: a simulation and empirical study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20(1), Article 276. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-01154-0
Fakkel, M., Peeters, M., Lugtig, P., Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, M. A. J., Blok, E., White, T., van der Meulen, M., Kevenaar, S. T., Willemsen, G., Bartels, M., Boomsma, D. I., Schmengler, H., Branje, S., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2020). Testing sampling bias in estimates of adolescent social competence and behavioral control. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 46, Article 100872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100872
van Halem, S., Peeters, M., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2020). Is the Development of Family Functioning Dependent on Trajectories of Antisocial Behavior? A TRAILS Study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(10), 2734-2744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01758-6
Peeters, M., & Vollebergh, W. (2020). Commentary on Mahedy et al. (2020): Cognitive impairments and heavy drinking - a hallmark of vulnerable groups. Addiction, 116(2), 303-304. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15215
Peeters, M. (2020). Alcohol use: Biology, Neurology, and Cognition in Adolescence Adolescent Health. In The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119171492.wecad383

2019

Scholarly publications

Peeters, M., Oldehinkel, A. J., Veenstra, R., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2019). Unique developmental trajectories of risk behaviors in adolescence and associated outcomes in young adulthood. PLoS One, 14(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225088
Peeters, M., Koning, I., Lemmens, J., & Eijnden, R. V. D. (2019). Normative, passionate, or problematic? Identification of adolescent gamer subtypes over time. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 8(3), 574-585. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.55
Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, M., Depaoli, S., Peeters, M., & Van De Schoot, R. (2019). Pushing the Limits: The Performance of Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Estimation with Small and Unbalanced Samples in a Latent Growth Model. Methodology, 15, 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-2241/a000162

2018

Scholarly publications

Koning, I., Peeters, M., & Van den Eijnden, R. (2018). Problematic Practice of Physical Exercise: A Case Study in France. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7, 94-95.
Koning, I., Peeters, M., & Van Den Eijnden, R. (2018). Can we reliably assess Social Media Disorder and should subgroups of adolescent social media users be distinguished? Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7, 94-94.
Peeters, M., Koning, I., & Van den Eijnden, R. (2018). Investigating validity and stability of Internet Gaming Disorder symptoms among young adolescents. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7, 124-124.
Koning, I. M., Peeters, M., Finkenauer, C., & van den Eijnden, R. J. J. M. (2018). Bidirectional effects of Internet-specific parenting practices and compulsive social media and Internet game use. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(3), 624-632. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.68
Peeters, M., Boendermaker, W. J., Veltkamp, R. C., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2018). Trajectories of alcohol and cannabis use from early to late adolescence and important determinants for intervention purposes. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 42(S1). https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13748
Peeters, M., Koning, I., & van den Eijnden, R. (2018). Predicting Internet Gaming Disorder symptoms in young adolescents: A one-year follow-up study. Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 255-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.11.008
Boendermaker, W. J., Gladwin, T. E., Peeters, M., Prins, P. J. M., & Wiers, R. W. (2018). Training working memory in adolescents using serious game elements: Pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 6(2), Article e10. https://doi.org/10.2196/games.8364

2017

Scholarly publications

Koning, I., Van den Eijnden, R., Peeters, M., & Finkenauer, C. (2017). Social media and internet gaming disorder: The role of internet-specific parenting. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6, 24-25.
Peeters, M., Koning, I., & Van den Eijnden, R. (2017). Predicting Internet Gaming Disorder Symptoms in young adolescents: A one-year follow-up study. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6, 69-69.
de Boer, A., Peeters, M., & Koning, I. (2017). An Experimental Study of Risk Taking Behavior Among Adolescents: A Closer Look at Peer and Sex Influences. Journal of Early Adolescence, 37(8), 1125-1141. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431616648453
Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, M., Peeters, M., Depaoli, S., & Van de Schoot, R. (2017). Where Do Priors Come From? Applying Guidelines to Construct Informative Priors in Small Sample Research. Research in Human Development, 14(4), 305-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2017.1370966
Boendermaker, W. J., Veltkamp, R. C., & Peeters, M. (2017). Training behavioral control in adolescents using a serious game. Games for health journal, 6(6), 351-357. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2017.0071
Boendermaker, W. J., Peeters, M., & Wiers, R. W. (2017). Serious games inzetten bij drinkende jongeren. Verslaving, 13, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12501-017-0125-y
Peeters, M., Oldehinkel, T., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2017). Behavioral control and reward sensitivity in adolescents’ risk taking behavior: A longitudinal TRAILS study. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1-11. Article 231. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00231
Boendermaker, W. J., Peeters, M., Prins, P. J. M., & Wiers, R. W. (2017). Using Serious Games to (re)train Cognition in Adolescents. In M. Ma, & A. Oikonomou (Eds.), Serious Games and Edutainment Applications: Volume II (Vol. 2, pp. 307-321). Springer-Verlag UK. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51645-5_14

Other output

Peeters, M., van den Eijnden, R. J. J. M., & Koning, H. M. (2017). SH-16: Predicting internet gaming disorder symptoms in adolescents: a one year follow-up study. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6(S1), 69.

2016

Scholarly publications

Boendermaker, W. J., Veltkamp, R. C., Beun, R. J., van der Schoot, R., & Peeters, M. (2016). Introducing The Fling – An innovative serious game to train behavioral control in adolescents: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial. In Games and Learning Alliance: 5th International Conference, GALA 2016, Utrecht, The Netherlands, December 5–7, 2016, Proceedings (pp. 120-129). ( Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 10056). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50182-6_11
Peeters, M., Koning, H. M., Monshouwer, K., Vollebergh, W. A. M., & Wiers, R. W. (2016). Context effects of alcohol availability at home: Implicit alcohol associations and the prediction of adolescents' drinking behavior. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 77(5), 749-756. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2016.77.749

Other output

Peeters, M. (Author), Boendermaker, W. J. (Author), Veltkamp, R. C. (Author), van de Schoot, R. (Author), & Beun, R. J. (Author). (2016). the Fling: serious game for the training of behavioral control . Software
Peeters, M., Janssen, T., Monshouwer, K., Boendermaker, W., Pronk, T., Wiers, R., & Vollebergh, W. (2016). Executive functions and predicting the onset of drinking and heavy drinking in young adolescents. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 40(51), 254A. Article 025. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13085

2015

Scholarly publications

Peeters, M. (2015). Weaknesses in cognitive control predict the onset of adolescents drinking behavior. Lisbon Addictions 2015. Unpublished. In Weaknesses in cognitive control predict the onset of adolescents drinking behavior.
Janssen, T., Wood, M., Larsen, H., Peeters, M., Vollebergh, W. A. M., & Wiers, R. W. (2015). Investigating the joint development of approach bias and adolescent alcohol use. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39(12), 2447-2454. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.12899
Peeters, M., Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, M. A. J., Vink, G., & van de Schoot, R. (2015). How to handle missing data: A comparison of different approaches. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 12(4), 377-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2015.1049526
Peeters, M., Janssen, T., Monshouwer, K., Boendermaker, W., Pronk, T., Wiers, R., & Vollebergh, W. (2015). Weaknesses in executive functioning predict the initiating of adolescents’ alcohol use. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 16, 139-146. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2015.04.003
Janssen, T., Larsen, H., Peeters, M., Boendermaker, W., Vollebergh, W., & Wiers, R. (2015). Do online assessed self-report and behavioral measures of impulsivity-related constructs predict onset of substance use in adolescents? Addictive Behavior Reports, 1, 12-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2015.01.002

Other output

Peeters, M. (2015). Behavior in context: a neuro-cognitive and behavioral perspective on cognition and adolescent substance use.. Abstract from International Conference Psychological Sciences.

2014

Scholarly publications

Peeters, M., Vollebergh, W. A. M., Wiers, R. W., & Field, M. (2014). Psychological Changes and Cognitive Impairments in Adolescent Heavy Drinkers. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 49(2), 182-186. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agt162
Janssen, T., Larsen, H., Peeters, M., Pronk, T., Vollebergh, W. A. M., & Wiers, R. W. (2014). Interactions between Parental Alcohol-Specific Rules and Risk Personalities in the Prediction of Adolescent Alcohol Use. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 49(5), 579-585. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu039
Peeters, M., Monshouwer, K., Janssen, T., Wiers, R. W., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2014). Working Memory and Alcohol Use in At-Risk Adolescents: A 2-Year Follow-Up. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38(4), 1176-1183. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.12339
Peeters, M., Monshouwer, K., van de Schoot, R., Janssen, T., Vollebergh, W., & Wiers, R. (2014). Personality and the Prediction of High-Risk Trajectories of Alcohol Use During Adolescence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 75(5), 790-798. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2014.75.790
Peeters, M. (2014). Rethink your drink... The bidirectional relation between automatic and controlled processes and the development of drinking behavior in at-risk adolescents . [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/301685/Peeters.pdf?sequence=1

2013

Scholarly publications

Fernie, J., Peeters, M., Gullo, M., Christiansen, P., Cole, P. M., Sumnall, H., & Field, M. (2013). Multiple components of impulsivity predict prospective alcohol involvement in adolescents. Addiction, 108, 1916-1923. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12283
Wiers, R. W., Peeters, M., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2013). A prospective high-risk study on neurocognitive predictors of and neurocognitive effects of binge-drinking in early adolescence. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 48, 23-23.
Peeters, M., Monshouwer, K., van de Schoot, R., Janssen, T., Vollebergh, W. A. M., & Wiers, R. W. (2013). Automatic processes and the drinking behavior in early adolescence: A prospective study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 37(10), 1737-1744. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.12156

Other output

Peeters, M., Monshouwer, K., Vollebergh, W. A. M., & Wiers, R. W. (2013). The prospective relation between alcohol use and working memory in young adolescents. Abstract from 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Peeters, M., & Boelema, S. R. (2013). “Every sip kills a braincell”.. Keynote lecture by prof. dr. Mark Wood (Rhode Island University, USA)., Utrecht.
Peeters, M., & Koning, I. M. (2013). Avoiding excessive drinking: Behavioral control, alcohol use and parenting from early adolescence to emerging adulthood. Paper presented at 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Wiers, R. W., Peeters, M., Vollebergh, W. A. M., Maurage, P., Doallo, S., Crego, A., & Verbanck, P. (2013). Binge drinking in youths: are induced neuro-cognitive impairments a first step towards alcohol dependence. Paper presented at Unknown event.

2012

Scholarly publications

Peeters, M., Wiers, R. W., Monshouwer, K., Van de Schoot, R., Janssen, T., & Vollebergh, W. A. M. (2012). Automatic Processes in At-Risk Adolescents: The role of Alcohol-Approach Tendencies and Response Inhibition in Drinking Behavior. Addiction, 107(11), 1939-1946. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03948.x

Other output

Peeters, M., & Wiers, R. W. (2012). Alcohol-related cognitions, reward sensitivity and prospective prediction of alcohol use and problems. Paper presented at Organisers symposium, San Francisco, USA. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01801.x

2010

Scholarly publications

Peeters, M., Cillessen, A. H. N., & Scholte, R. H. (2010). Clueless or powerful? Identifying subtypes of bullies in adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39(9), 1041-1052. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-009-9478-9