Recent & Upcoming Presentations

For a complete list of all presentations download my CV.

2025

Optimism in the Daily Life of Children and Their Parents. Data Collection and Analysis of Family Data (poster presentation at SAA)

Background. Dispositional optimism is a relatively stable tendency to expect positive outcomes in life. Given ample evidence that …

May 27, 2025 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM

Charlotte Vrijen

Poster

Optimism and emotion dynamics. An attempt to better understand the advantages of optimism in daily life (poster presentation at SAA)

Background. There is ample evidence that, on a group level, optimists are happier and healthier than pessimists. Knowledge is still …

May 26, 2025 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM

Charlotte Vrijen, Lucie A. Ostendorf, Anne Margit Reitsema, Bertus F. Jeronimus, Eeske Van Roekel

Poster

2024

Parental Optimism and Dyadic Affective Flexibility During Interactions Between Parents and their 2.5-Year-Old Children (oral presentation)

There is evidence that optimists experience better physical and mental health and a higher quality of life compared to pessimists. The …

Jul 18, 2024 10:45 AM — 12:00 PM

Charlotte Vrijen, Albertine J. Oldehinkel, Catharina A. Hartman

2023

Optimism and emotion-regulation in daily life (oral presentation at SAA)

There is ample evidence that optimists lead happier and healthier lives than pessimists. The link between optimism and better …

Jun 5, 2023 9:00 AM — Jun 7, 2023 5:00 PM

Charlotte Vrijen, Eeske Van Roekel

2022

The Bright Side of Life. An Intergenerational Study into the Origins of Optimism (oral presentation of research plans)

Optimists have the general tendency to always look at the bright side of life. This attitude toward life seems quite beneficial, as …

Dec 12, 2022 9:00 AM — Dec 13, 2022 5:00 PM

Charlotte Vrijen

Slides

Genetic Confounding in Peer Bullying Research (oral presentation at LHRS)

Bullying research has provided ample evidence that victims of bullying have an increased risk for later internalizing problems and …

Jul 11, 2022 — Jul 13, 2022

Charlotte Vrijen, Ilja M. Nolte, Albertine J. Oldehinkel, René Veenstra, Tina Kretschmer

Slides

2021

Childhood and Adolescent Peer Bullying Perpetration and Later Substance Use - A Meta-analysis (poster presentation at WABF)

The aim of the present study was to review and meta-analyze existing evidence regarding the prospective association between bullying …

Nov 1, 2021 9:00 AM — Nov 3, 2021 5:00 PM

Charlotte Vrijen, Maria Wiertsema, Mégane Alice Ackermans, Rozemarijn van der Ploeg, Tina Kretschmer

Poster

Meta-analysis on childhood and adolescent peer bullying perpetration and later substance use (oral presentation at SRCD)

The aim of the present study was to review and meta-analyze existing evidence regarding the prospective association between bullying …

Apr 10, 2021 5:00 PM — 5:10 PM

Charlotte Vrijen, Maria Wiertsema, Mégane Alice Ackermans, Rozemarijn van der Ploeg, Tina Kretschmer

Video

Pre-registration Q&A session

The Open Science Community Groningen (OSCG) and the Young Enthusiastic Social Scientists of Behavioural and Social Sciences (YESS BSS) …

Jan 19, 2021 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM

Charlotte Vrijen, Maurits Masselink

Slides

2020

Meta-analysis on childhood and adolescent peer bullying perpetration and later substance use (oral presentation at VNOP-CAS)

The aim of the present study was to review and meta-analyze existing evidence regarding the prospective association between bullying …

Nov 20, 2020 11:10 AM — 12:00 PM

Charlotte Vrijen, Maria Wiertsema, Mégane Alice Ackermans, Rozemarijn van der Ploeg, Tina Kretschmer

Pre-registration kick-off session (oral presentation)

The Open Science Community Groningen (OSCG) and the Young Enthusiastic Social Scientists of Behavioural and Social Sciences (YESS BSS) …

Nov 3, 2020 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM

Daan Ornée, Charlotte Vrijen, Yoram Kunkels

Slides

2019

Like parent, like child? (public outreach)

At Noorderzon 2019 I co-organized the Noorderlichten activity ‘Like parent, like child?’. Noorderlichten is an event to bring …

Aug 17, 2019

Charlotte Vrijen, Jennifer Klop-Richards, Anoek Sluiter-Oerlemans

Like parent, like child? (public outreach)

Low Reward Responsiveness at age 16 Predicts Onset of Depression During 9 Years of Follow-up (poster presentation SRCD)

This study investigated whether low reward responsiveness marks vulnerability for developing depression in a large cohort of …

Mar 21, 2019 — Mar 23, 2020

Charlotte Vrijen, Catharina Hartman, Albertine J. Oldehinkel

Slides

Low Reward Responsiveness at age 16 Predicts Onset of Depression During 9 Years of Follow-up (poster presentation SRCD)

2018

Ghosts from the past. Consequences of Adolescent Peer Experiences across social contexts and generations (CAPE) (oral presentation)

Presentation of the project Ghosts from the past. Consequences of Adolescent Peer Experiences across social contexts and generations …

Dec 12, 2018 — Dec 14, 2018

Tina Kretschmer, Charlotte Vrijen