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Separation, Identity and Intimacy during Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Prospective Testing of Epigenetic Hypotheses Separation-individuation theory (Blos, 1967) and Erikson’s (1968) lifespan developmental theory claim that the developmental tasks of separation, identity and intimacy follow each other in a sequential order during adolescence and emerging adulthood. Using new conceptualizations and longitudinal research with adolescents aged 15 to 22 years, Stijn Van Petegem prospectively tests the central hypotheses (phasing and conditionality) of this epigenetic principle. More information here (Dutch page).

Home-Leaving and Separation-Individuation Processes in Emerging Adulthood In this research project Evie Kins (PhD student) is comparing a sample of emerging adults that are still living together with their parents to a matched group of emerging adults living on their own. The focus is on separation-individuation processes that guide home-leaving in this age group. More information here (Dutch page).

Do Collectivists Need Autonomy Too? An Investigation about Autonomy and Independence in a Cross-Cultural Context In this research project, PhD student Beiwen Chen is comparing Chinese and Belgian adolescents with respect to their autonomy (self-determination) and independence from parents. Special interest goes to the interaction between autonomy and independence, and the prediction of general well-being. In later phases, other countries and cultures will be included in the project.

Adolescents' Sexual Behavior: From Bad to Worse? The perception of sexual behavior during adolescence is not at all positive in our society. Often, sexual behavior during adolescence is considered an important aspect of problem behavior. In this project, we want to present a nuanced picture on youth's sex, through several cross-sectional and short-term longitudinal studies on sexual behavior, motivations for sex, sexual attitudes and a number of determinants and possible outcomes. Ultimately, we will follow 14 to 17 year olds four years in a longitudinal study, to distinguish various trajectories of psychosexual development, for example adolescents with a gradual versus very early versus non-stepwise sexual development. These trajectories are related to determinants (pubertal timing, relationships with parents and peers, motivations), correlates (relational and identity development), and consequences (self-esteem, externalizing) of variations in sexual development.

Parenting Explained: Mediating Variables in the Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Identity Formation in Late Adolescence In this research project we study the parenting as a source of successful individuation and identity formation in late adolescence. A mediator-model is examined, with mediators ranging from microlevel descriptors of the parent-late adolescent relationship (e.g., reciprocity) to aspects of late adolescents' personality. For this project I'm working together with my former colleagues at the Center for Developmental Psychology at the Catholic University of Leuven.

Family Environment, Attachment and Coping During Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood In this project, I'm working together with Dr. Inge Seiffge-Krenke from the Dept. of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz (Germany). Using longitudinal data from  228 adolescents and their parents, measured when these adolescents were 14, 15, 16, 17, 21 and 24 years, we try to capture individual developmental trajectories of for instance coping, family climate, and parent-adolescent relationships, and see how these are related to outcomes at Age 21 and 24. These measures in emerging adulthood include, among other things, the attachment state of mind (AAI), identity, and intimacy. An intruiging dataset...

Ph.D. Thesis: The Detachment Debate: The Separation-Adjustment Link in Adolescence The general theme of this research project, which finally resulted in my PhD, defended in 2001 at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), is the detachment debate. The core question in this debate is whether emotional separation from parents in adolescence serves an adaptive function. The Emotional Autonomy Scale (EAS; Steinberg & Silverberg, 1986) occupies a central place in this discussion. In our approach to this issue, we expanded the age boundaries and the measurement base of the debate. The core question was further approached in three different ways: (1) internal and external validity of the EAS, (2) moderators of the separation-adjustment link, and (3) developmental trajectories of separation from parents and adjustment. The full text of my Ph.D. thesis can be obtained by sending me a mail.

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• Luyckx, K., Klimstra, T. A., Duriez, B., Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Teppers, E., & Goossens, L. (in press). Personal identity processes and self-esteem: Temporal sequences in high school and college students. Journal of Research in Personality.

• Schwartz, S., Su Yeong, K., Whitbourne, S. K., Zambaonga, B. L., Weisskirch, R. S., Forthun, L. F., Vazsonyi, A. T., Beyers, W., & Luyckx, K. (in press). Converging identities: Dimensions of acculturation and personal identity status among immigrant college students. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

• Schwartz, S. J., Beyers, W., Luyckx, K., Soenens, B., Zamboanga, B. L., Forthun, L. F., Hardy, S. A., Vazsonyi, A. T., Ham, L. S., Kim, S. Y., Whitbourne, S. K., & Waterman, A. S. (2011). Examining the light and dark sides of emerging adults' identity: A study of identity status differences in positive and negative psychosocial functioning. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40, 839-859. 

• Beyers, W., & Seiffge-Krenke, I. (2010). Does identity precede intimacy? Testing Erikson's theory on romantic development in emerging adults of the 21st century. Journal of Adolescent Research, 25, 387-415.

• Luyckx, K., Schwartz, S. J., Goossens, L., Soenens, B., & Beyers, W. (2008). Developmental typologies of identity formation and adjustment in female emerging adults: A Latent Class Growth Analysis approach. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 18, 595-619.

• Beyers, W., & Çok, F. (2008). Adolescent self and identity development in context. Journal of Adolescence, 31, 147-150.

• Beyers, W., Luyckx, K. Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2007). Identiteitsontwikkeling in de adolescentie. In A. Vyt, M. A. G. van Aken, J. Bijstra, P. P. M. Leseman & B. Maes (Red.), Jaarboek Ontwikkelingspsychologie, Orthopedagogiek en Kinderpsychiatrie, 7 (pp. 145-167). Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum.

• Luyckx, K., Goossens, L., Beyers, W., & Soenens, B. (2006). Brief report: The Ego Identity Process Questionnaire: Factor structure, reliability, and convergent validity in Dutch-speaking late adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 153- 159.

• Luyckx, K., Goossens, L., Soenens, B., & Beyers, W. (2006). Unpacking commitment and exploration: Validation of an integrative model of adolescent identity formation. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 361-378.

• Luyckx, K., Goossens, L., Soenens, B., Beyers, W., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2005). Identity statuses based on 4 rather than 2 identity dimensions: Extending and refining Marcia’s paradigm. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 34, 605-618.

• Soenens, B., Berzonsky, M., Vansteenkiste, M., Beyers, W., & Goossens, L. (2005). Identity styles and causality orientations: In search for the motivational underpinnings of the identity exploration process. European Journal of Personality, 19, 427-442.

• Duriez, B., Soenens, B., & Beyers, W. (2004). Personality, identity styles, and religiosity: An integrative study among late adolescents in Flanders (Belgium). Journal of Personality, 72, 877-910.

• Kins, E., Beyers, W., Soenens, B. (2013). When the separation-individuation process goes awry: Distinguishing between dysfunctional dependence and dysfunctional independence. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 37, 1-12.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Brenning, K., & Vansteenkiste, M. (in press). Exploring the association between insecure attachment styles and adolescent autonomy in family decision making: A differentiated approach. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

• Van Petegem, S., Vansteenkiste, M., & Beyers, W. (in press). The jingle–jangle fallacy in adolescent autonomy in the family: In search of an underlying structure. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

• Kins, E., Soenens, B., & Beyers, W. (2012). Parental psychological control and dysfunctional separation-individuation: A tale of two different dynamics. Journal of Adolescence, 35, 1099-1109.
  

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2012). On the association between adolescent autonomy and psychosocial functioning: Examining decisional independence from a Self-Determination Theory perspective. Developmental Psychology, 48, 76-88.
  

• Kins, E., Soenens, B., & Beyers, W. (2011). "Why do they have to grow up so fast?" Parental separation anxiety and emerging adults' pathology of separation-individuation. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67, 1-18.

• Beyers, W., Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2010). Ontwikkeling van autonomie. In W. Slot & M. van Aken (Red.), Psychologie van de adolescentie: Basisboek (pp.82-98). Baarn: ThiemeMeulenhoff.

• Kins, E., & Beyers, W. (2010). Failure to launch, failure to achieve criteria for adulthood? Journal of Adolescent Research, 25, 743-777.

• Kins, E., Beyers, W., Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2009). Patterns of home leaving and subjective well-being in emerging adulthood: The role of motivational processes and parental autonomy support. Developmental Psychology, 45, 1416-1429.

• Beyers, W., Goossens, L., Van Calster, B., & Duriez, B. (2005). An alternative substantive factor structure of the Emotional Autonomy Scale. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 21, 147-155.

• Beyers, W. (2004). Emotioneel loskomen van de ouders tijdens de adolescentie. In L. Goossens, D. Hutsebaut, & K. Verschueren (Reds.), Ontwikkeling en levensloop. Liber amicorum Alfons Marcoen (pp. 171-190). Leuven: Universitaire Pers.

• Beyers, W., & Goossens, L. (2003). Psychological separation and adjustment to university: Moderating effects of gender, age and perceived parenting style. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18, 363-382.

• Beyers, W., Goossens, L., Vansant, I., & Moors, E. (2003). A structural model of autonomy in middle and late adolescence: Connectedness, Separation, Detachment, and Agency. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 32, 351-365.

• Beyers, W., & Goossens, L. (1999). Emotional autonomy, psychosocial adjustment, and parenting: Interactions, moderating, and mediating effects. Journal of Adolescence, 22, 753- 769.

• Beyers, W., & Seiffge-Krenke, I. (2007). Are friends and romantic partners 'the best medicine'? How the quality of other close relations mediates the impact of changing family relationships on adjustment. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 31, 559-568.

• Ciairano, S., Rabaglietti, E., Roggero, A., Bonino, S., & Beyers, W. (2007). Patterns of adolescent friendships, psychological adjustment and antisocial behavior: The moderating role of family stress and friendship reciprocity. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 31, 539-548.

• Seiffge-Krenke, I., & Beyers, W. (2007). Changes in close relationships during the transition to adulthood and their impact on adaptation: Longitudinal approaches. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 31, 537-538.

• Delhaye, M., Beyers, W., Klimstra, T. A., Linkowski, P., & Goossens, L., (in press). The Leuven Adolescent Perceived Parenting Scale (LAPPS): Reliability and validity with French-speaking adolescents in Belgium. Psychologica Belgica.

• Vansteenkiste, M., Sierens, E., Goossens, L., Soenens, B., Dochy, F., Mouratidis, A., Aelterman, N., Haerens, L., & Beyers, W. (2012). Identifying configurations of perceived teacher autonomy support and structure: Associations with self-regulated learning, motivation and problem behavior. Learning and Instruction, 22, 431-439.

• Soenens, B., & Beyers, W. (2012). The cross-cultural significance of control and autonomy in parent-adolescent relationships. Journal of Adolescence, 35, 243-248.

• Bosmans, G., Braet, C., Beyers, W., Van Leeuwen, K., & Van Vlierberghe, L. (2011). Power assertive discipline and internalizing problems in adolescents: The role of attachment. Parenting: Science & Practice, 11, 34-55.
  

• Beyers, W., & Goossens, L. (2008). Dynamics of perceived parenting and identity formation in late adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 31, 165-184.

• Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Lens, W., Luyckx, K., Goossens, L., Beyers, W., & Ryan, R. M. (2007). Conceptualizing parental autonomy support: Adolescent perceptions of promotion of independence versus promotion of volitional functioning. Developmental Psychology, 43, 633- 646.

• Bosmans, G., Braet, C., Van Leeuwen, K., & Beyers, W. (2006). Do parenting behaviours predict externalizing behaviour, or is attachment the neglected third factor? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35, 373-383.

• de Graaf, H., Beyers, W., & van Acker, J. (2012). De seksuele carrière van Nederlandse en Vlaamse jongeren. Kind en Adolescent, 33, 179-187.

• Beyers, W., & Goossens, L. (2002). Concurrent and predictive validity of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) in a sample of European freshmen students. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 62, 527-538.

• Goossens, L., & Beyers, W. (2002). Comparing measures of childhood loneliness: Internal consistency and confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 31, 252- 262.

• Goossens, L., Beyers, W., Emmen, M., & van Aken, M. A. G. (2002). The imaginary audience and personal fable: Factor analyses and concurrent validity of the “New Look” measures. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 12, 193- 215.

• Wille, B., Beyers, W., & De Fruyt, F. (in press). A transactional approach to person-environment fit: Reciprocal relations between personality development and career role growth across young to middle adulthood. Journal of Vocational Behavior.

• De Bolle, M., Beyers, W., De Clercq, B., & De Fruyt, F. (in press). General personality and psychopathology in referred and non-referred children and adolescents: An investigation of continuity, pathoplasty, and complication models. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

• Cabral, J., Matos, P. M., Soenens, B., & Beyers, W. (2012). Attachment, emotion regulation and coping in Portuguese emerging adults: A test of a mediation hypothesis. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 15, 1000-1012.

• Erentaitė, R., Žukauskienė, R. Beyers, W., & Pilkauskaitė-Valickienė, R. (2012). Is news media related to civic engagement? The effects of interest in and discussions about the news media on current and future civic engagement of adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 35, 587-598.
  

• Flanagan, C., Beyers, W., & Žukauskienė, R. (2012). Political and civic engagement development in adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 35, 471-473.

• Duriez, B., Klimstra, T. A., Luyckx, K., Beyers, W., & Soenens, B. (2012). Right-wing authoritarianism : Protective factor against or risk factor for depression? European Journal of Personality, 26, 536-549.

• Braet, C., Beyers, W., Goossens, L., Verbeken, S., & Moens, E. (2012). Subtyping children and adolescents who are overweight based on eating pathology and psychopathology. European Eating Disorders Review, 20, 279-286.

• De Schuymer, L., De Groote, I., Beyers, W., Striano, T., & Roeyers, H. (2011). Preverbal skills as mediators for language outcome in preterm and full term children. Early Human Development, 87, 265-272.

• Ogden, T., Beyers, W., & Ciairano, S. (2009). Intervention and prevention with adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 32, 1343-1345.

• Braet, C., & Beyers, W. (2009). Subtyping children and adolescents who are overweight: Different symptomatology and treatment outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 814-824.
  

• Vansteenkiste, M., Soenens, B., Beyers, W., & Lens, W. (2008). Waarom we doen wat we niet graag doen: Het internalisatieproces toegelicht. Kind en Adolescent, 2, 64-79.

• Raes, F., Hermans, D., Williams, J. M. G., Beyers, W., Brunfaut, E., & Eelen, P. (2006). Reduced autobiographical memory specificity and rumination in predicting the course of depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 115, 699-704.

• Seiffge-Krenke, I., & Beyers, W. (2005). Coping trajectories from adolescence to young adulthood: Links to attachment state of mind.Journal of Research on Adolescence, 15, 561-582.

• Marcoen, A., Van Cotthem, K., Billiet, K., & Beyers, W. (2002). Dimensies van subjectief welbevinden bij ouderen.Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, 33, 156-165.

• Schellingerhout, R., Beyers, W., Smitsman, A. W., & van Galen, G. P. (1995). Influence of surface texture on the reproduction of distance and location on surfaces. In B. G. Bardy, R.J. Bootsma, & Y. Guiard (Eds.), Studies in perception and action III (pp. 311-314). Mahwah, NY: Erlbaum.

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• Chen, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Beyers, W., Ryan, R., Deci, E., Sheldon, K., Van Assche, J., Soenens, B., & Matos, L. (2012, July). Development and validation of the Questionnaire of Basic Psychological Needs across 5 countries. Paper presented at the 21st congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), Stellenbosch,  South Africa.

• Kins, E., & Beyers, W. (2012, July). A longitudinal study on separation-individuation and interpersonal functioning in emerging adults in the process of home-leaving. In W. Beyers & J. Tanner (Chairs), Independence, love and work: Developmental challenges in the transition to adulthood. Invited symposium conducted at the 22nd biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Edmonton, AL, Canada.

• Luyckx, K., Goossens, L., Duriez, B., Klimstra, T., Van Petegem, S., & Beyers, W. (2012, July). Identity processes and self-esteem in high school and college students: Temporal sequences within a developmental-contextual framework. Poster presented at the 22nd biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Edmonton, AL, Canada.

• Schwartz, K. D., Bremner, D., & Beyers, W. (2012, July). Positive youth development: Exploring developmental strengths in three countries. Poster presented at the 22nd biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Edmonton, AL, Canada.

• Beyers, W., & De Meyer, S. (2012, March). Are virgins happier? Sexual behavior and sexual subjectivity predicting romantic attachment in adolescent girls and boys. In M. A. Boislard-Peppin & M. Zimmer-Gembeck (Chairs), Sexual subjectivity in late adolescence and emerging adulthood in Australia, Belgium and the United States: An examination of cultural and gender specificities. Symposium conducted at the 14th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Vancouver, Canada.

• Kins, E., Beyers, W., & Soenens, B. (2012, March). (2012, March). When the separation-individuation process goes awry: Distinguishing between dysfunctional dependence and dysfunctional independence. In D. Lapsley (chair) & K. C. McLean (Discussant), Functional and dysfunctional individuation: International perspectives. Symposium conducted at the 14th Biennal Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Vancouver, BC, Canada.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W. Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2012, March). Psychological control and the development of internalizing and externalizing problems: Psychological reactance as an explaining mechanism? In M. Scharf (Chair), Mom! Dad! Give me a break! Parental psychological control and adjustment in different cultures: The role of mediating variables. Symposium conducted at the 14th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Vancouver, Canada.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W. Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2012, March). Exploring the safe haven and the secure base: New insights in the relation between parenting, attachment and adolescent autonomy. Poster presented at the 14th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Vancouver, Canada.

• Kins, E., De Mol, J., & Beyers, W. (2011, October). "Why should I leave? It's easy and I don't have to pay for anything": A qualitative analysis of emerging adults' motives to live with the parents or to reside independently. In Kins E. (convenor), Dealing with uncertainty in the transition to adulthood: The role of the social network. Quantitative and qualitative data from Central and Southern Europe. Paper symposium conducted at the 5th Conference on Emerging Adulthood (CEA), Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2011, August). Clarifying the meaning and measurement of autonomy in adolescence: In search of an underlying structure. Poster presented at the 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (ECDP), Bergen, Norway.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2011, August). Psychological reactance as an explaining mechanism for adolescent rebellion: Associations with autonomy, parenting, and psychosocial functioning. Paper presented at the 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (ECDP), Bergen, Norway.

• Chen, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Beyers, W., Duriez, B., & Soenens, B. (2011, June). Beneficial effects of basic psychological needs not moderated by values, desires and financial satisfaction. Poster presented at the 6th Self Biennial International Conference (CSELF), Quebec, Canada.

• Beyers, W., & Van Acker, L. (2011, April). "Stop spoiling your kids!" A one-sided message to parents? Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.

• Chen, B., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2011, April). Beyond (in)dependence of adolescents' daily decision making: Motivations behind and effects on need satisfaction and well-being. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.

• Chen, B., Beyers, W., Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2011, April). Motivational underpinnings of identity styles in Chinese adolescents. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2011, April). When separation-individuation theory meets self-determination theory: A person-oriented study on adolescent autonomy. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2011, April). On the interplay between intrusive parenting and adolescent problem behavior: Psychological reactance as an explaining mechanism? Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.

• De Bolle, M., Beyers, W., & De Fruyt, F. (2011, April). Do personality traits shape the development of behavioral and emotional problems in children, or is it the other way around? In F. Motti & A. S. Masten (Chairs), Personality, vulnerability, and resilience in development: international perspectives. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Montréal, Canada.

• Roeyers, H., De Schuymer, L., Beyers, W., & De Groote, I. (2011, April). The impact of preterm birth on early social growth and its relatedness with maternal intrusiveness.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2010, July). Integrating diverging viewpoints on adolescent autonomy: Preliminary empirical evidence. Poster presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lusaka, Zambia.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2010, July). Adolescent rebellion against the parents: Associations with dependent and independent functioning and psychosocial adjustement. Poster presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lusaka, Zambia.

• Beyers, W., De Cock, S., Brabant, H., Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2010, May). Meaning and consequences of sexual motivations and sexual behavior in middle adolescence: Moderating mechanisms. In W. Beyers (Chair), What leads to more positive sexual experiences? Factors that moderate the outcomes of sex during adolescence. Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennal Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Vilnius, Lithuania.

• Kins, E., & Beyers, W. (2010, May). Healthy separation-individuation or separation anxiety? Who is the driving force in the family of emerging adults? In W. Beyers & P. Macek (Chairs), Dynamics of separation-individuation during emerging adulthood: Evidence from four countries. Invited symposium conducted at the  13th Biennal Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Vilnius, Lithuania.

• Kins, E., Beyers, W., Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2010, May). Home leaving and subjective well-being in emerging adulthood: The role of motivation. Poster presented at the 4th Self-Determination Theory (SDT) Conference, Ghent, Belgium.

• Kins, E., & Beyers, W. (2010, March). Trajectories of separation-individuation and well-being in emerging adults in the middle of the home leaving process. In W. Beyers (Chair) & J. J. Arnett (Discussant), Socialization in emerging adulthood: Evidence for diversity and instability from longitudinal studies on three continents. Symposium conducted at the 13th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2010, March). Why adolescents act dependently or independently: Integrating diverging viewpoints on autonomy and its psychosocial consequences. In C. S. L. Cheah & S. Ingoglia (Chairs), Understanding the development of autonomy and relatedness across diverse cultural contexts. Symposium conducted at the 13th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

• Van Petegem, S., Beyers, W., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2010, March). Autonomy during adolesence: Another step towards conceptual clarity. Poster presented at the 13th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

• Kins, E., & Beyers, W. (2009, October). Why do they have to grow up so fast? The role of parental separation anxiety in emerging adults' pathology of separation-individuation during the process of home-leaving. In I. Seiffge-Krenke (Chair) & N. Galambos (Discussant), She's leaving home: Parents' and emerging adults perceptions of autonomy-related developmental tasks and links to adaptation. Symposium conducted at the 4th Conference on Emerging Adulthood (CEA), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

• Kins, E., & Beyers, W. (2009, October). Failure to launch, failure to achieve criteria for adulthood? Poster presented at the 4th Conference on Emerging Adulthood (CEA), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

• Beyers, W. (2009, September). Cohesion and independence in the family environment: The combined role of common family variance and individual perceiver variance in the prediction of adolescents' adjustment. Poster presented at the 10th European Conference on Psychological Assessment (ECPA), Ghent, Belgium.

• Beyers, W., & Seiffge-Krenke, I. (2008, May). Changing relationships with parents and peers during adolescence, and their moderating impact on adolescents' internalizing and externalizing problems. In I. De Goede (Chair) and R. Scholte (Discussant), Adolescent relationships with parents and peers: Development, dynamics and adjustment. Symposium conducted on the 12th Biennal Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Turin, Italy.

• Kins, E., & Beyers, W. (2008, May). Living with your parents during emerging adulthood: Impact on subjective well-being and role of motivational processes. In Beyers, W. (convenor) & Goossens, L.  (discussant), Delayed home leaving in European emerging adults: Determinants, correlates and consequences. Symposium conducted on the 12th Biennal Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Turin, Italy.

• Beyers, W., & Seiffge-Krenke, I. (2008, March). Does identity precede intimacy? An Eriksonian approach to romantic development in emerging adulthood. In I. Seiffge-Krenke (Chair), Why, how, and when? Factors predicting romantic involvement in emerging adulthood: An international perspective. Invited symposium conducted at the 12th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Chicago, IL, USA.

• Beyers, W., De Meyer, S., & Degryse, S. (2008, March). Intimacy, sexual subjectivity and sexual behavior in middle adolescence: Mediating and moderating mechanisms. In R. V. Galliher (Chair), Exploring romantic or sexual experiences in adolescence: Direct or interacting influences of individual psychological functioning. Symposium conducted at the 12th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Chicago, IL, USA.

• Beyers, W., & De Wilde, T. (2008, March). The Power of Music: Listening to heavy metal music and reckless behavior in late adolescents, an experimental study. Poster presented at the 12th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Chicago, IL, USA.

• Beyers, W., Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Luyckx, K., & Duriez, B. (2007, April). Clarifying the link between parental psychological control and adolescents' depressive feelings: Uni- or bi-directional? In W. W. Hale (Chair), Bi-directional effects of parents and adolescents on adolescent psychosocial problems in longitudinal studies from three countries. Symposium conducted at the 2007 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Boston, MA, USA.

• Beyers, W., & Goossens, L. (2006, May). Dynamics of perceived parenting and identity formation in late adolescence. In W. Beyers & J. Kroger (Chairs), The dynamics of identity formation during adolescence: Variations across time and domain. Symposium conducted at the 10th Biennial Conference of the European Assocation for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Antalya, Turkey.

• Seiffge-Krenke, I., & Beyers, W. (2006, May). Are friends 'the best medicine'? How the quality of peer relations mediate the changing impact of parent adolescent relationships on adjustment. In W. Beyers & I. Seiffge-Krenke (Chairs), Changing relationships in adolescence and their impact on adaptation: Longitudinal approaches. Symposium conducted at the 10th Biennial Conference of the European Assocation for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Antalya, Turkey.

• Beyers, W., Goossens, L., & Luyckx, K. (2006, March). Parenting predicting changes in identity formation: Mediating variables. Poster presented at the 11th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), San Francisco, CA, USA.

• Luyckx, K., Soenens, B., Goossens, L., & Beyers, W. (2006, March). Naturally occurring trajectory classes of parenting and adolescent adjustment: A latent class growth approach. Poster presented at the 11th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), San Francisco, CA, USA.