Prof. dr. Wim Meeus

Martinus J. Langeveldgebouw
Heidelberglaan 1
3584 CS Utrecht

Prof. dr. Wim Meeus

Emeritus Professor
Youth and Family
+31 30 253 5779
w.meeus@uu.nl

Activities

2022

Personality development across adolescence and young adulthood: The role of life transitionsWim Meeus (Presenter)
16 Nov 2022
, Dutch Demography Day
Me and You in the 21st Century: Identity, Intimacy and Depression Across Adolescence into Young Adulthood. In The Road Ahead: Individual and Relational Factors Involved in the Transition to AdulthoodWim Meeus (Presenter)
Aug 2022
, EARA
Personality development across adolescence and young adulthood: The role of life transitionsWim Meeus (Presenter)
Jul 2022
, European Conference on Personality
A 6-Year Longitudinal Study of Adolescents and Mothers Depression Symptoms and their Perception of Support and ConflictWim Meeus (Presenter)
Jun 2022
, International Society for the Study of Behavioral Developmen
A 6-Year Longitudinal Study of Adolescents and Mothers Depression Symptoms and their Perception of Support and ConflictWim Meeus (Presenter)
Jun 2022
, International Society for the Study of Behavioral Developmen
Time alone will tell. Longitudinal links between social withdrawal and social relationsips across adolescence and early adulthoodWim Meeus (Primary supervisor)
May 2022
Young adult internalizing and externalizing symptoms and its relationship to young adults and their intimate partners’ experience of Expressed EmotionWim Meeus (Presenter)
Jan 2022
, EARA conference

2021

Bidirectionality in longitudinal associations of prosocial behavior, autonomy support, and emotional support from fathers, mothers, siblings, and best friends on adolescents' prosocial behaviorWim Meeus (Presenter)
9 Apr 2021
, Society for Research in Child Development

2020

Parent–Adolescent Conflict across Adolescence: Trajectories of Informant Discrepancies and Associations with Personality TypesW.H.J. Meeus (Speaker)
5 Sept 2020
, 17th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Friendship as a buffer for the effect of peer victimization on internalizing problemsW.H.J. Meeus (Presenter)
4 Sept 2020
, European Association for Research on Adolescence
Bidirectionality in longitudinal associations of prosocial behavior, autonomy support, and emotional support from fathers, mothers, siblings, and best friends on adolescents' prosocial behaviorW.H.J. Meeus (Presenter)
Sept 2020
, European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) 2020

2019

Externaliserend probleemgedrag in de adolescentieW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
21 Nov 2019
, Jaarlijks Congres-Externaliseren
On patterns and rules of adolescent developmentW.H.J. Meeus (Speaker)
Aug 2019
, European Conference on Developmental Psychology
Stressful life events and identity development in early and mid-adolescenceW.H.J. Meeus (Speaker)
May 2019
, International Society for Research on Identity
De adolescent is de vader van de millennialW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
May 2019
, Seminar ‘Millenials’
Day-to-Day and Long-term Spillover of Marital Conflict to Mother-Adolescent Conflict: The Role of MoodW.H.J. Meeus (Speaker)
Mar 2019
, SRCD
Adolescent development: Longitudinal models and researchW.H.J. Meeus (Speaker)
6 Feb 2019
, Colloquia Treverensia
ZonMw (External organisation)W.H.J. Meeus (Member)
1 Jan 201931 Dec 2021

2018

The development of adolescent relationshipsW.H.J. Meeus (Primary supervisor)
20 Dec 2018
Gehoorzaamheid aan autoriteitW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Nov 2018
, Gastcollege Sociale Psychologie, Background Education
Day-to-Day and Long-term Spillover of Interparental Conflict to Mother-Adolescent Conflict: The Role of Mood.W.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
15 Sept 2018
, Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Parent-child relationship quality as a predictor of leaving home in emerging adulthoodW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
13 Sept 2018
, Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Polygenic risk for MDD interacts with maladaptive parenting to predict adolescent depressive symptom developmentW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Sept 2018
, Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Kwetsbare studenten en de universiteitW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Sept 2018
Intergenerational transmission of internalizing psychopathology in adolescence: A longitudinal cross-lagged analysisW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Sept 2018
, Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Identity and Depressive Symptoms Across Adolescence: A Multi-Sample Longitudinal Study Testing Within-Person LinkagesWim Meeus (Presenter)
Sept 2018
, EARA conference in Ghent
Clear self, better relationships: Adolescents' self-concept clarity and relationship quality with parents and peers across 5 yearsWim Meeus (Presenter)
Sept 2018
, EARA conference in Ghent
Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence W.H.J. Meeus (Chair)
Sept 2018
Best friends in adolescence: Empathy and the quality of friendship relationsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Sept 2018
, Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
A meta-analysis on the longitudinal associations between parent-adolescent relationships and adolescent peer and romantic relationshipsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Sept 2018
, Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Identiteit en andere problemen bij jongerenW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
29 May 2018
, ACT congress
Intergenerational transmission of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology in adolescence: A longitudinal cross-lagged analysisW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
May 2018
, Biennial meeting of the Dutch Society of Developmental Psychology
Mother-adolescent conflict interaction sequences: The role of maternal emotional functioningW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Apr 2018
, SRA Biennial meeting, Minneapolis
Longitudinal Transmission of Conflict Management Styles Across Inter-Parental and Adolescent RelationshipsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Apr 2018
, SRA Biennial meeting, Minneapolis
Goal-Directed Correlates and Neurobiological Underpinnings of Adolescent Identity: A Multi-Method Multi-Sample Longitudinal Approach: Familial and Neurobiological Underpinnings of Adolescent IdentityWim Meeus (Presenter)
Apr 2018
, Society for Research on Adolecence
Ontwikkeling en communicatie in de adolescentieW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
18 Jan 2018
, ECB Landelijke studiedag ‘Praten met pubers'

2017

Parent-Child Relationship Quality as a Predictor of Leaving Home in Emerging AdulthoodW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
2 Nov 2017
, Conference on Emerging Adulthood
Adolescent development in social context: Crisis or formation?W.H.J. Meeus (Keynote speaker)
27 Oct 2017
, Giornata di studio in onore di Augusto Palmonari
Love before first sightW.H.J. Meeus (Primary supervisor)
8 Sept 2017
Depressive symptoms across adolescence: Links with maternal empathy, psychological controlW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 Sept 2017
, 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology
Mother and adolescent expressed emotion and adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptom developmentW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
29 Aug 20171 Sept 2017
, European Conference on Developmental Psychology
The continuum of identity status in Marcia’s model and dual cycle modelsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Aug 2017
, 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology
Interparental Conflict and Parent-Adolescent Relationships: Disentangling between-person from within-person effectsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Aug 2017
, 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology
Anxiety trajectories across the middle school transition: Individual vulnerability and contextual stressorsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Aug 2017
, 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology
18th European Conference on Developmental PsychologyW.H.J. Meeus (Participant)
Aug 2017
Youth and terrorism. A six-step interdisciplinary explanationW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Jul 2017
, 18th Triennial Conference of the International Association of University Presidents
Adolescent development: Some key findingsW.H.J. Meeus (Keynote speaker)
5 May 2017
, Supereroi fragili
Supereroi fragiliW.H.J. Meeus (Participant)
May 2017
A developmental reinterpretation of longitudinal identity researchW.H.J. Meeus (Keynote speaker)
May 2017
, 24th Annual Conference of the International Society of Research on Identity
Adolescent social anxiety symptoms: Longitudinal measurement invariance of SAS-A and developmental trends in two community samplesW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Apr 2017
, SRCD Biennal Meeting
Adolescent social anxiety symptom development: A gene-environment interaction study using a novel polygenic approachW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Apr 2017
, SRCD Biennal Meeting

2016

Jeugd en terrorisme Een interdisciplinaire verklaring in zes stappenWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
Nov 2016
15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)Wim Meeus (Participant)
18 Sept 2016
Youth and terrorism. A six-step interdisciplinary explanation.Wim Meeus (Invited speaker)
Sept 2016
, 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Adolescent psychosocial development: Longitudinal models and findingsWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
Sept 2016
, The 29th Italian National Conference on Developmental and Educational Psychology
Youth and terrorism. A six-step interdisciplinary explanationWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
10 Jul 2016
, 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD
24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD
10 Jul 2016
, 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD
Jeugd en terrorisme Een interdisciplinaire verklaring in zes stappenWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
May 2016

2015

Ontwikkeling tot zelfstandigheid in de adolescentieWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
24 Nov 2015
Commentaar op: ‘Alles wat we wilden’Wim Meeus (Participant)
13 May 2015
Fast facts Wim Meeus (Participant)
May 2015

2014

Meeus, W. H. J. (2014, September). Adolescent development: We know some things. Key note at 14th EARA Biennial Meeting, Izmir/Çeşme, Turkey.Wim Meeus (Keynote speaker)
3 Sept 2014
, 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Meeus, W. H. J. (2014, June). Identity development in adolescence: Theoretical overview and longitudinal extensions. Invited address at 2nd International Congress of Educational Sciences and Development, Granada, Spain.Wim Meeus (Invited speaker)
16 Jun 2014
, 2nd International Congress of Educational Sciences and Development
Meeus, W. H. J. (2014, March). Adolescent development: Processes and principles. Invited address at 15th SRA Biennial Meeting, Austin, Texas.Wim Meeus (Invited speaker)
21 Mar 2014
, 15th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)& the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)(External organisation)Wim Meeus (Member)
20142015
the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)& the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)(External organisation)Wim Meeus (Member)
20142015
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijke Onderzoek (NWO)(External organisation)Wim Meeus (Chair)
20142015

2013

Developmental process in adolescence: Four propositionsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
13 Nov 2013
, Invited presentation at the conference at the honorary doctorate of prof. A. Caspi at Tilburg University
Identity and well-being: A cross-cultural comparison of Italian and Japanese emerging adultsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Oct 2013
, 6th Conference on Emerging Adulthood
Adolescent development in contextW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Oct 2013
, International Congress of Educational Sciences and Development
Obedience to Authority ConferenceW.H.J. Meeus (Participant)
Aug 2013
Obedience to Authority ConferenceW.H.J. Meeus (Participant)
Aug 2013
Administrative obedience thirty years later: Rethinking the Utrecht StudiesW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Aug 2013
, Obedience to Authority Conference
The Utrecht-Management Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS): Psychometric Properties in Various Cultural ContextsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Jul 2013
, European Conference on Psychological Assessment
Assessing children and adolescents anxiety in a cross-cultural perspective: Applications of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)W.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Jul 2013
, European Conference on Psychological Assessment
Social anxiety symptoms in adolescents from the general population: Normal development and the influence of pubertal statusW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Apr 2013
, SRCD Biennial meeting
Links between facial mimicry and the development of empathic concern and perspective taking in adolescenceW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Apr 2013
, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Empathy-related responding and externalizing behavior in adolescence: A multi‐measure studyW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Apr 2013
, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Identity Formation in Emerging Adulthood: A Nine-Nation Cross-Cultural StudyW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Feb 2013
, 13th Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research

2012

Over 30 jaar adolescentie onderzoek en 40 jaar universiteit. Een terugblikWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
12 Dec 2012
, Afscheidscollege (Utrecht)
Studiare l’identità nell’emerging adulthood in un’ottica cross-culturale: Evidenze da nove Paesi europei e asiatici [Studying identity in emerging adulthood in a cross-cultural perspective: Evidence from nine European and Asian countries].W.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Sept 2012
, National Congress of Social Psychology
Percorsi identitari in adolescenti a rischio: Uno studio longitudinale [Identity paths in at risk adolescents: A longitudinal study]W.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Sept 2012
, National Congress of Social Psychology
Pals, problems, and personality: The moderating role of personality in adolescents’ and best friends’ delinquencyW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
29 Aug 2012
, Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Development of Dyadic Variability in Mother-adolescent Interactions: Developmental Pathways and Associations with Psychosocial FunctioningW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
29 Aug 2012
, Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Unraveling links between anxiety and identity in adolescents from North and South European countries, Middle East, and ChinaW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 Aug 2012
, Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
The moderating role of empathy in the association between parental support and adolescent antisocial behaviorW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Aug 2012
, Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Studying identity cross-culturally: A nine-nation study with adolescents and emerging adults from European and Asian countriesW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Aug 2012
, Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Political attitudes in adolescence and emerging adulthood: Developmental patterns and the role of social cleavages and genderW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Aug 2012
, Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Cortisol Elevation in Specific DSM-IV-TR Anxiety Disorder Symptom Dimensions: a 3-year Longitudinal StudyW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Aug 2012
, Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Positive and Negative Affect During Parent-Adolescent Interactions: Associations With Adolescents’ Conflict ResolutionW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Mar 2012
, biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Heterogeneity of Developmental Trajectories of Flexibility in Parent- Adolescent InteractionsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Mar 2012
, biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Developmental Trajectories and Heterogeneity in Developmental Trajectories of Adolescent Anxiety Disorder Symptoms in an 8-year Longitudinal Community StudyW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Mar 2012
, biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Developmental links between adolescent empathy and relationships with parents and friendsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Mar 2012
, biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Characterizing the Self-System over Time in Adolescence: Internal Structure and Associations with Internalizing SymptomsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Mar 2012
, biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
A longitudinal study of mother-to-adolescent empathy transmissionW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Mar 2012
, biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Adolescents’ facial EMG responses to dynamic emotional expressionsW.H.J. Meeus (Invited speaker)
Mar 2012
, biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)

2010

Psychometric characteristics of Carver and White’s BIS/BAS Scales in Dutch adolescents and their mothersWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
14 May 2010
, Presentation at The 12th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA 2010)

2008

The Contribution of Social Psychology to Adolescent ResearchWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
2008 → …
, Invited Lecture at Giornate di studio Il contributo della Psicologia Sociale allo studio dell’ Adolescenza e della Giovinezza: Traguardi aggiunti e nuove sfide da affrontare, University of Macerata
Haske: Praemium Erasmianum 08Wim Meeus (Invited speaker)
2008 → …
, Masterclass at EFCAP met Rolf
Advances in the Study of Identity Formation in AdolescenceWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
2008 → …
, Presentation at The EARA – SRA Summer School 2008

2006

Longitudinal transmission of conflict resolution styles from marital relationships to adolescent-parent relationshipsWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 May 2006
, Biennal Meetings of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Doing longitudinal researchWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 May 2006
, Invited Lecture University of Macerata
A 4-wave longitudinal study on the relation between personality and problem behaviour in adolescenceWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 May 2006
, Paper presented at the meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Identity formation processesWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
2006
, Invited Lecture Department of Social Psychology
Identity formation processesWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
2006
, Invited Lecture

2005

Identity formation processesWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
2005 → …
, International Conference Identity Development - Towards an Integration of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

2003

Developmental patterns in delinquency and partner support from ages 12-29Wim Meeus (Invited speaker)
30 Aug 2003
, Paper presented at the XIth European Conference on Developmental Psychology

2002

Parental and partner support in adolescence: developmental patterns and moderating models over timeWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 Sept 2002
, Paper presented at the IIXth Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Parental and peer attachment and identity development in adolescenceWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 Jul 2002
, Paper presented at the XIV International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology Congress

2001

Exploration, commitment and delinquency in adolescenceWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 Sept 2001
, Paper presented at the First Annual meeting ot the European Society of Criminology
Studies of parent and peer relations, identity and psychological well-being in adolescenceWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 May 2001
, Paper presented at the Eight Annual Conference of the Society for Research on Identity Formation

2000

Vlaamse jeugd op de drempel van het millenniumWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 Dec 2000
, Lezing op de studiedag Jongeren in Vlaanderen (Brussel, Belgie)
The pains and gains of growing up: Autonomy in adolescenceWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 Jun 2000
, Paper presented at the 7th Biennal Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Tools for coping with different sets of values: Psychological competencies of Turkish and Moroccan youth in The NetherlandsWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
31 May 2000
, Paper presented at the 7th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Parental goals, identity, bicultural competence, and well-being of Turkish and Moroccan adolescents in The NetherlandsWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
31 May 2000
, Paper presented at the 7th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Adolescent well-being in Europe: Interventions and policyWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
1 May 2000
, Plenary address at the Conference on research and youth policy of the European Commission

1996

Emotional and behavioral problems in Dutch adolescents: Time trends in the eighties and ninetiesWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
21 Sept 1996
, Paper presented at the international conference Youth at Risk
Studies on identity development in adolescence. An overview of researchWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
11 May 1996
, Paper presented at the 5th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
Unemployment and identity in adolescence: A social comparison perspectiveWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
9 Mar 1996
, Paper presented at the Sixth Biennal Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence

1995

Parents and peers in adolescence: From conflict to connectedness.Wim Meeus (Invited speaker)
23 Nov 1995
, Paper presented at the International Conference on Conflict and Development in Adolescence.
Identity development and emotional problems in adolescence.Wim Meeus (Invited speaker)
21 Jul 1995
, Invited lecture held at the Department of Social Psychology of the University of Bologna. (Bologna, Italy)
Obedience in modern society: The Utrecht studies.Wim Meeus (Invited speaker)
20 Jul 1995
, Invited lecture held at the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Bologna. (Bologna, Italy)
Psychological well-being and identity development in adolescence.Wim Meeus (Invited speaker)
13 May 1995
, Invited lecture at the conference 'Psychological and social determinants of health promotion'.
Wendingen in de levensloopWim Meeus (Invited speaker)
16 Feb 1995
, Lezing Faculteit der Pedagogische en Onderwijskundige Wetenschappen, UvA. (Amsterdam)