Biography
Sophie Sweijen is a PhD candidate in the [SYNC lab][] at the ESSB department Developmental Neuroscience in Society. She focuses on the behavioral and neural developmental trajectories of prosocial behavioral and societal contributions during adolescence. Her work is part of the longitudinal ERC consolidator 'Brainlinks' project, in which 142 adolescents are followed over the course of three years. The project focuses on the development of prosocial behavior in young individuals, using a variety of techniques (e.g. fMRI, laboratory tasks and questionnaires). She also works on the new Urban Rotterdam Project, in which we longitudinally monitor the development, wellbeing and societal engagement among young people in the Rotterdam region. Sophie completed her research master ‘Developmental Psychology’ at Leiden University in 2019. Her main interests lie in the social world of young individuals. During her studies, she assisted in multiple behavioral and fMRI studies investigating social learning, peer relations and risk taking in adolescence. For her master thesis, she focused on the developmental changes and individual differences in learning through social interactions. Research interests: *adolescence - neural development - prosocial behavior - societal contributions - young adulthood* Onderzoeksinteresses: *adolescentie - maatschappelijke bijdragen - neurale ontwikkeling - prosociaal gedrag - jongvolwassenheid* [SYNC lab]: http://erasmus-synclab.nl/
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- sweijen@essb.eur.nl
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Work
- Suzanne van de Groep, Sophie W. Sweijen, Erik de Water & Eveline A. Crone (2025) - Corrigendum to “Temporal discounting for self and friends in adolescence: A fMRI study” [Dev. Cogn. Neurosci. 60 (2023) 1–11: 101204] (Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2023) 60, (S1878929323000099), (10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101204)) - Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 72 - doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101511 - [link]
- Sophie W. Sweijen, Suzanne van de Groep, Lysanne W. Te Brinke, Andrew J. Fuligni & Eveline A. Crone (2023) - Neural Mechanisms Underlying Trust to Friends, Community Members, and Unknown Peers in Adolescence - Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 35 (12), 1936-1959 - doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_02055 - [link]
- Sophie W. Sweijen, Lysanne W. te Brinke, Suzanne van de Groep & Eveline A. Crone (2023) - Adolescents' trust and reciprocity toward friends, unknown peers, and community members - Journal of Research on Adolescence, 33 (4), 1422-1434 - doi: 10.1111/jora.12888 - [link]
- Kayla H. Green, Andrik I. Becht, Suzanne van de Groep, Renske van der Cruijsen, Sophie W. Sweijen & Eveline A. Crone (2023) - Socioeconomic hardship, uncertainty about the future, and adolescent mental wellbeing over a year during the COVID-19 pandemic - Social Development, 32 (3), 1092-1114 - doi: 10.1111/sode.12674 - [link]
- Suzanne van de Groep, Sophie W. Sweijen, Erik de Water & Eveline A. Crone (2023) - Temporal discounting for self and friends in adolescence: A fMRI study - Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 60, 1-11 - doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101204 - [link]
- Marjolein E. A. Barendse, Jessica Flannery, Caitlin Cavanagh, Melissa Aristizabal, Stephen P. Becker, Estelle Berger, Rosanna Breaux, Nicole Campione-Barr, Jessica A. Church, Eveline A. Crone, Ronald E. Dahl, Tracy A. Dennis-Tiwary, Melissa R. Dvorsky, Sarah L. Dziura, Suzanne van de Groep, Tiffany C. Ho, Sarah E. Killoren, Joshua M. Langberg, Tyler L. Larguinho, Lucia Magis-Weinberg, Kalina J. Michalska, Jordan L. Mullins, Hanna Nadel, Blaire M. Porter, Mitchell J. Prinstein, Elizabeth Redcay, Amanda J. Rose, Wendy M. Rote, Amy K. Roy, Sophie W. Sweijen, Eva H. Telzer, Giana I. Teresi, April Gile Thomas & Jennifer H. Pfeifer (2023) - Longitudinal change in adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic - Journal of Research on Adolescence, 33 (1), 74-91 - doi: 10.1111/jora.12781 - [link]
- Rebecca N. H. de Leeuw, Thabo J. van Woudenberg, Kayla H. Green, Sophie W. Sweijen, Suzanne van de Groep, Mariska Kleemans, Sanne L. Tamboer, Eveline A. Crone & Moniek Buijzen (2023) - Moral Beauty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents and the Inspiring Role of the Media - Communication Research, 50 (2), 131-156 - doi: 10.1177/00936502221112804 - [link]
- Sophie W. Sweijen, Suzanne van de Groep, Kayla H. Green, Lysanne W. te Brinke, Moniek Buijzen, Rebecca N.H. de Leeuw & Eveline A. Crone (2022) - Daily prosocial actions during the COVID-19 pandemic contribute to giving behavior in adolescence - Scientific Reports, 12 (1) - doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-11421-3 - [link]
- Eveline A Crone, Sophie W Sweijen, Lysanne W Te Brinke & Suzanne van de Groep (2022) - Pathways for engaging in prosocial behavior in adolescence - Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 63, 149-190 - doi: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2022.03.003 - [link]
- Kayla Green, Suzanne Groep, Sophie Sweijen, Andrik Becht, Moniek Buijzen, Rebecca de Leeuw, Danielle Remmerswaal, R van der Zanden, RCME (Rutger) Engels & Eveline Crone (2021) - Mood and emotional reactivity of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: short-term and long-term effects and the impact of social and socioeconomic stressors - Scientific Reports, 11 (1) - doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90851-x - [link]
