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Dr. Stathis Grapsas is an Assistant Professor at the Youth and Family Section, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University. His research bridges developmental, clinical, personality, and social psychology, focusing on how nonnormative traits like narcissism and conspiracy beliefs serve adolescents' adaptive goals of social status and inclusion. He leads two major research lines: (1) psychological factors influencing pro-environmental engagement in adolescence (GREENTEENS project), and (2) determinants of distrust in science among youth.
- Research Themes: Dynamics of Youth, Resilience in Youth, Climate Change Engagement
- Methodologies: Cross-sectional, experimental, and longitudinal designs
His work intersects with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Climate Action (SDG 13) and Life on Land (SDG 15). He utilizes diverse frameworks including Self-Determination Theory to understand how motive alignment affects behavioral outcomes.
Recent publications analyze: narcissism and attentional biases, climate anxiety mechanisms, and motive-alignment interventions for sustainability. His 15 most recent works span topics from praise addiction in children to cross-cultural environmental interventions, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to adolescent psychology.
Dr. Grapsas maintains active collaborations with researchers like Dr. Eddie Brummelman (Developmental Psychology) and Dr. Stéphanie van de Wetering (Environmental Psychology), and his ORCID identifier is 0000-0002-3837-9701.
