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NAME:PhD defence R. van Rijn
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DTSTART:20260701T114500
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SUMMARY:PhD defence R. van Rijn
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <html> <body> <p><p>Standing Out and Sta
 nding Up: Social Vulnerabilities and Prosocial Risk-Taking in Adolesc
 ence</p></p> <h3><strong>Young people are vulnerable when they stand 
 out, but they also take risks to help others</strong></h3><p>The teen
 age years are a time of major changes. Young people develop physicall
 y, emotionally, and socially, while the influence of peers grows incr
 easingly strong. Research by developmental psychologist Rebecca van R
 ijn shows that this phase brings both risks and opportunities: young 
 people who differ from their peers appear to be more vulnerable to me
 ntal health issues, but at the same time, they are often willing to t
 ake personal risks to help others.<br>Read more in the <a data-item-i
 d="a03fd93e-e96a-487e-944b-0b01c956e29c" href="/en/news/2026/young-pe
 ople-vulnerable-when-they-stand-out-but-also-take-risks-to-help-other
 s">news item</a></p><p>More information about the <a href="https://hd
 l.handle.net/1871.1/7da06a80-99f0-436c-8320-9a51817bcd80" data-new-wi
 ndow="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">dissertation</a
 ></p> </body> </html>
DESCRIPTION: Standing Out and Standing Up: Social Vulnerabilities and 
 Prosocial Risk-Taking in Adolescence <h3><strong>Young people are vul
 nerable when they stand out, but they also take risks to help others<
 /strong></h3>The teenage years are a time of major changes. Young peo
 ple develop physically, emotionally, and socially, while the influenc
 e of peers grows increasingly strong. Research by developmental psych
 ologist Rebecca van Rijn shows that this phase brings both risks and 
 opportunities: young people who differ from their peers appear to be 
 more vulnerable to mental health issues, but at the same time, they a
 re often willing to take personal risks to help others.<br>Read more 
 in the <a data-item-id="a03fd93e-e96a-487e-944b-0b01c956e29c" href="/
 en/news/2026/young-people-vulnerable-when-they-stand-out-but-also-tak
 e-risks-to-help-others">news item</a>More information about the <a hr
 ef="https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/7da06a80-99f0-436c-8320-9a51817bcd8
 0" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">d
 issertation</a>
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