Projects
Social Media and Young People's Intimacies: A Digital Ethnography into the Breakdown of Public Trust in Social Media Platforms. University of Antwerp
Justice needs 'justice needs': understanding the justice interests of sexually harmed young people and moving towards a victim sensitive model of restorative justice. KU Leuven
Young people who are sexually harmed may experience a plethora of negative consequences that can endure into adulthood. By virtue of their young age and the nature of the harm, such young people are considered to bevulnerable. An important step in helping them to move beyond their victimisation experience is gaining knowledge about how they interpret theirvictimisation experiences, and understanding what they perceive to be appropriate and ...
Ecosystem for young entrepreneurship in Leuven KU Leuven
The aim of this project is to reach as many young people from Leuven, between 18 and 25 years old - inside and outside education -, stimulate their entrepreneurial spirit and introduce them to entrepreneurship as a possible career choice. LE (J) ON also bundles all kinds of start-up initiatives and offers a complete overview of the many possibilities for young starters in Leuven. Specifically, LE (J) ON offers young people from Leuven ...
Prevention of suicide in young people in Nigeria: Research towards an encultured training and prevention model for Nigerian chaplains KU Leuven
In Nigeria suicide is surrounded by taboos and hits the group of young people hard. Religion plays a major role in the lives of Nigerians, yet cultural research on the relationship between religion and suicide is lacking. Effective methods of training and prevention are consequently absent within the Nigerian Catholic Church. Within the Nigerian culture and Catholic religion research will be done on what it means to young people to have a ...
Unraveling the impact of online peer interactions on young individuals’ peer relationship quality and mental health KU Leuven
An exploratory monitoring study on the role of the Missing Link in ensuring culturally sensitive psychosocial care for young people from refugee backgrounds HOGENT
Free time of young people in migration Ghent University
This research project addresses the call for research into leisure activities among young people in migration, as issued by the Agency for Socio-Cultural Work, Department of Youth. The project call focuses on both the perspective of the young people and that of other actors involved, and wishes to answer questions such as how much free time young people in migration have, what they expect, to what extent these young people find a suitable ...
Young children with language difficulties: A dimensional approach KU Leuven
Young children with language difficulties form a heterogeneous group. These children do not only differ with respect to the nature and severity of their language difficulties but also with respect to their abilities in other domains of functioning and their development over time. Early language difficulties can signal the presence of a neurodevelopmental disorder. Diagnostic criteria for these disorders are outlined in the DSM-5 and ICD-10. ...