Dr. S.A. (Stefanie) Nelemans

Martinus J. Langeveldgebouw
Heidelberglaan 1
Kamer E2.24
3584 CS Utrecht

Dr. S.A. (Stefanie) Nelemans

Associate Professor
Youth and Family
+31 30 253 8855
s.a.nelemans@uu.nl

Publications

2023

Scholarly publications

Schulz, S., Nelemans, S., Hadiwijaya, H., Klimstra, T., Crocetti, E., Branje, S., & Meeus, W. (2023). The future is present in the past: A meta‐analysis on the longitudinal associations of parent–adolescent relationships with peer and romantic relationships. Child Development, 94(1), 7-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13849

2022

Scholarly publications

Boele, S., Nelemans, S. A., Denissen, J. J. A., Prinzie, P., Bülow, A., & Keijsers, L. (2022). Testing transactional processes between parental support and adolescent depressive symptoms: From a daily to a biennial timescale. Development and Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579422000360
Nelemans, S., Mastrotheodoros, S., Çiftçi, L., Meeus, W., & Branje, S. (2022). Do You See What I See? Longitudinal Associations Between Mothers’ and Adolescents’ Perceptions of Their Relationship and Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-022-00975-5
Bonapersona, V., Born, F. J., Bakvis, P., Branje, S., Elzinga, B., Evers, A., van Eysden, M., Fernandez, G., Habets, P. C., Hartman, C. A., Hermans, E. J., Meeus, W., van Middendorp, H., Nelemans, S., Oei, N. Y., Oldehinkel, A. J., Roelofs, K., de Rooij, S. R., Smeets, T., ... Vinkers, C. H. (2022). The STRESS-NL database: A resource for human acute stress studies across the Netherlands. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 141, 1-9. [105735]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105735
Doornweerd, A. M., Branje, S., Nelemans, S. A., Meeus, W. H. J., Montoya, E. R., Engelhard, I. M., Baas, J. M. P., & Gerritsen, L. (2022). Stable Anxiety and Depression Trajectories in Late Adolescence for Oral Contraceptive Users. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 1-10. [799470]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.799470
de Moor, L., Nelemans, S., Becht, A., Meeus, W., & Branje, S. (2022). Personality Development Across Adolescence and Young Adulthood: The Role of Life Transitions and Self-Concept Clarity. European Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070221119782
Branje, S., Kaufman, T., & Nelemans, S. (2022). Leefomgeving: gezin, school en vriendenkring. In R. Lindauer , & W. Staal (Eds.), Handboek kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie Boom Uitgevers Amsterdam.
Joosten, D. H. J., Nelemans, S. A., Meeus, W., & Branje, S. (2022). Longitudinal Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Romantic Relationships in Late Adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51(3), 509-523. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01511-2
Christiaens, A., Nelemans, S., de Moor, L., Erentaite, R., Vosylis, R., & Branje, S. (2022). Psychometric Qualities of the Educational Identity Processes Scale (EIPS). Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1-15. [861220]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.861220

2021

Scholarly publications

Bernasco, E. L., Nelemans, S. A., van der Graaff, J., & Branje, S. (2021). Friend Support and Internalizing Symptoms in Early Adolescence During COVID‐19. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 31(3), 692-702. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12662
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. [100910]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2021.100910
Schulz, S., Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, M., Nelemans, S. A., Veen, D., Oldehinkel, A. J., Branje, S., & Meeus, W. (2021). Systematically Defined Informative Priors in Bayesian Estimation: An Empirical Application on the Transmission of Internalizing Symptoms Through Mother-Adolescent Interaction Behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, [620802]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.620802
Schulz, S., Nelemans, S. A., Oldehinkel, A. J., Meeus, W., & Branje, S. (2021). Examining intergenerational transmission of psychopathology: Associations between parental and adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms across adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 57(2), 269-283. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001144
Becht, A. I., Nelemans, S. A., Branje, S. J. T., Vollebergh, W. A. M., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2021). Daily Identity Dynamics in Adolescence Shaping Identity in Emerging Adulthood: An 11-Year Longitudinal Study on Continuity in Development. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50(8), 1616-1633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01370-3
Nelemans, S. A., Boks, M., Lin, B., Oldehinkel, T., Van Lier, P., Branje, S., & Meeus, W. (2021). Polygenic Risk for Major Depression Interacts with Parental Criticism in Predicting Adolescent Depressive Symptom Development. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50(1), 159-176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01353-4

2020

Scholarly publications

Endedijk, H. M., Nelemans, S. A., Schür, R. R., Boks, M. P. M., Lier, P. V., Meeus, W., Branje, S., & Vinkers, C. H. (2020). The Role of Stress and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Haplotypes in the Development of Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety During Adolescence. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 1-10. [367]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00367
Branje, S., Geeraerts, S., de Zeeuw, E. L., Oerlemans, A. M., Koopman-Verhoeff, M. E., Schulz, S., Nelemans, S., Meeus, W., Hartman, C. A., Hillegers, M. H. J., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Boomsma, D. I. (2020). Intergenerational transmission: Theoretical and methodological issues and an introduction to four Dutch cohorts. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 45, 1-12. [100835]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100835
Hale, W. W., Nelemans, S. A., Meeus, W. H. J., & Branje, S. J. T. (2020). A 6-Year Longitudinal Study of Adolescents and Mothers Depression Symptoms and their Perception of Support and Conflict. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 51, 407–415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-019-00952-y
Nelemans, S. A., Keijsers, L., Colpin, H., Leeuwen, K., Bijttebier, P., Verschueren, K., & Goossens, L. (2020). Transactional Links Between Social Anxiety Symptoms and Parenting Across Adolescence: Between‐ and Within‐Person Associations. Child Development, 91(3), 814-828. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13236
De La Torre-luque, A., Fiol-veny, A., Balle, M., Nelemans, S. A., & Bornas, X. (2020). Anxiety in Early Adolescence: Heterogeneous Developmental Trajectories, Associations with Risk Factors and Depressive Symptoms. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 51, 527–541. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-019-00936-y
Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, M. A. J., Veldkamp, S. A. M., Neumann, A., Barzeva, S. A., Nelemans, S. A., van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M., Branje, S. J. T., Hillegers, M. H. J., Meeus, W. H. J., Tiemeier, H., Hoijtink, H. J. A., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Boomsma, D. I. (2020). Parental Age and Offspring Childhood Mental Health: A Multi-Cohort, Population-Based Investigation. Child Development, 91(3), 964-982. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13267

2019

Scholarly publications

Maes, M., Nelemans, S. A., Danneel, S., Fernández-castilla, B., Van Den Noortgate, W., Goossens, L., & Vanhalst, J. (2019). Loneliness and social anxiety across childhood and adolescence: Multilevel meta-analyses of cross-sectional and longitudinal associations. Developmental Psychology, 55(7), 1548-1565. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000719
Danneel, S., Nelemans, S., Spithoven, A., Bastin, M., Bijttebier, P., Colpin, H., Van Den Noortgate, W., Van Leeuwen, K., Verschueren, K., & Goossens, L. (2019). Internalizing Problems in Adolescence: Linking Loneliness, Social Anxiety Symptoms, and Depressive Symptoms Over Time. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47(10), 1691-1705. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-019-00539-0
Becht, A. I., Luyckx, K., Nelemans, S. A., Goossens, L., Branje, S. J. T., Vollebergh, W. A. M., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2019). Linking Identity and Depressive Symptoms Across Adolescence: A Multisample Longitudinal Study Testing Within-Person Effects. Developmental Psychology, 55(8), 1733-1742. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000742
Endedijk, H. M., Nelemans, S. A., Schür, R., Boks, M., Van Lier, P., Meeus, W. H. J., Vinkers, C., Sarabdjitsingh, A., & Branje, S. J. T. (2019). The Role of Stressful Parenting and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Haplotypes on Social Development During Adolescence and Young Adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48(6), 1082-1099. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-019-00988-2
Nelemans, S. A., Van Assche, E., Bijttebier, P., Colpin, H., Van Leeuwen, K., Verschueren, K., Claes, S., Van Den Noortgate, W., & Goossens, L. (2019). Parenting Interacts with Oxytocin Polymorphisms to Predict Adolescent Social Anxiety Symptom Development: A Novel Polygenic Approach. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47, 1107-1120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-018-0432-8

2018

Scholarly publications

Hiemstra, J. M., Nelemans, S. A., Branje, S. J. T., van Eijk, K., Hottenga, J. J., Vinkers, CH., Van Lier, P., Meeus, W. H. J., & Boks, M. (2018). Genetic vulnerability to schizophrenia is associated with cannabis use patterns during adolescence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 190, 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.024
Becht, A. I., Bos, M. G. N., Nelemans, S. A., Peters, S., Vollebergh, W. A. M., Branje, S. J. T., Meeus, W. H. J., & Crone, E. (2018). Goal-Directed Correlates and Neurobiological Underpinnings of Adolescent Identity: A Multimethod Multisample Longitudinal Approach. Child Development, 89(3), 823-836. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13048
Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W., Branje, S. J. T., Meeus, W. H. J., & Rudolph, K. D. (2018). Individual differences in anxiety trajectories from grades 2 to 8: Impact of the middle school transition. Development and Psychopathology, 30, 1487-1501. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579417001584
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/379993/individual_differences_in_anxiety_trajectories_from_grades_2_to_8_impact_of_the_middle_school_transition.pdf?sequence=1

2017

Scholarly publications

Goossens, L., Maes, M., Danneel, S., Vanhalst, J., & Nelemans, S. (2017). Differential Loneliness Scale (DLS). In Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences Springer.
Goossens, L., Maes, M., Danneel, S., Vanhalst, J., & Nelemans, S. A. (2017). Differential Loneliness Scale. In V. Zeigler-Hill, & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences (pp. 1-4). [23-1] Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_23-1
Brummelman, E., Nelemans, S. A., Thomaes, S., & Orobio De Castro, B. (2017). When Parents’ Praise Inflates, Children's Self-Esteem Deflates. Child Development, 88(6), 1799-1809. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.2017.88.issue-6
Missotten, L., Luyckx, K., Vanhalst, J., Nelemans, S. A., & Branje, S. J. T. (2017). Adolescents' and mothers' conflict management constellations: Links with individual and relational functioning. Personal Relationships, 24(4), 837-857. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12216
Becht, A. I., Nelemans, S. A., Van Dijk, M. P. A., Branje, S. J. T., Van Lier, P. A. C., Denissen, J. J. A., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2017). Clear Self, Better Relationships: Adolescents’ Self-Concept Clarity and Relationship Quality With Parents and Peers Across 5 Years. Child Development, 88(6), 1823–1833. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12921
Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W., Branje, S. J. T., Van Lier, P., Koot, H. M., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2017). The Role of Stress Reactivity in the Long-term Persistence of Adolescent Social Anxiety Symptoms. Biological Psychology, 125, 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.03.003
Becht, A. I., Nelemans, S. A., Branje, S. J. T., Vollebergh, W. A. M., Koot, H. M., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2017). Identity uncertainty and commitment making across adolescence: Five-year within-person associations using daily identity reports. Developmental Psychology, 53, 2103-2112. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000374

2016

Other output

Nelemans, S. A. (2016). Parenting interacts with oxytocin polymorphisms to predict adolescent social anxiety symptoms: A novel polygenic approach. Paper presented at 5th international meeting of the scientific research network Temperamental and cognitive vulnerability to the dysregulation of affect and behavior, Leuven, Belgium.
Nelemans, S. A. (2016). Anxiety development in adolescence [keynote]. Paper presented at 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Spain.
Nelemans, S. A., Branje, S. J. T., Hale, W. W., Goossens, L., Koot, H. M., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2016). Discrepancies in adolescent and parent perceptions of the parent-adolescent relationship and early adolescent depressive symptoms. Paper presented at 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Spain.

Presentations at International Conferences:

Nelemans, S. A. (2014, December). The development of adolescent social anxiety: Physiological and cognitive vulnerabilities. Presented at the international meeting of the scientific research network Temperamental and Cognitive Vulnerability to the Dysregulation of Affect and Behavior, Leuven, Belgium.

Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W. III, Branje, S. J. T., Hawk, S. T., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2014, March). Adolescent Generalized Anxiety Disorder symptoms and adolescent and mother perceptions of parental criticism: Direction of effects. In S. A. Nelemans (Chair), New insights into adolescent anxiety symptoms: Associations with parent-child interactions and perceived family functioning. Symposium conducted at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Austin, TX, USA.

Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W. III, Branje, S. J. T., Hawk, S. T., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2015, March). Adolescent anxiety symptoms and the parent-adolescent relationship: Direction of effects. In H. Gazelle (Chair), Direction of effects in the relation between child and adolescent anxiety and parenting. Symposium conducted at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W. III, Branje, S. J. T., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2012, March). There is more stress involved in adolescent anxiety than you might think: Cortisol and anxiety disorder symptom development. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W. III, Branje, S. J. T., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2012, September). Cortisol elevation in specific DSM-IV-TR anxiety disorder symptom dimensions: A three-year longitudinal study. In W. W. Hale III & E. Crocetti (Chairs), New insights into adolescent anxiety disorders development: Longitudinal, biological, and cross-sectional multi-cultural perspectives. Symposium conducted at the biennial conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Spetses, Greece.

Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W. III, Branje, S. J. T., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2013, April). Adolescent worrying and rumination: Bidirectional associations with parental criticism in a 6-longitudinal community study. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA, USA.

Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W. III, Branje, S. J. T., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2013, April). Social anxiety symptoms in adolescents from the general population: Normal development and the influence of pubertal status. In P. M. Westenberg (Chair), Normal development of social anxiety and physiological responses to social stressors in adolescence. Symposium conducted at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA, USA.

Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W. III, Branje, S. J. T., Raaijmakers, Q. A. W., Frijns, T., Van Lier, P. A. C., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2012, March). Developmental trajectories and heterogeneity in developmental trajectories of adolescent anxiety disorder symptoms in an 8-year longitudinal community study. In W. W. Hale III (Chair), Adolescent anxiety symptoms: Developmental trajectories and relationship to adolescent identity and personality. Symposium conducted at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W. III, Branje, S. J. T., Raaijmakers, Q. A. W., Frijns T., Van Lier, P. A. C., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2012, September). Heterogeneity in development of specific anxiety disorder symptom dimensions: An 8-year longitudinal community study. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Spetses, Greece.

Nelemans, S. A., Hale, W. W. III, Raaijmakers, Q. A. W., Branje, S. J. T., Van Lier, P. A. C., Koot, H. M., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2015, March). The role of stress-reactivity in the persistence of adolescent social anxiety symptoms over time. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Nelemans, S. A., Raaijmakers, Q. A. W., Hale, W. W. III., Branje, S. J. T., & Meeus, W. H. J. (2014, March). Too scared to get involved? Longitudinal relations between adolescent social anxiety symptoms, peer involvement, and cannabis use. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Austin, TX, USA.