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Andrik Becht is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University specializing in Youth and Family department. He obtained his PhD (Cum Laude) in pedagogical sciences in 2019 and has established an interdisciplinary research line focused on the psychological, social, and neurobiological processes that contribute to identity development in adolescence and young adulthood. His research examines the psychosocial consequences of ongoing identity uncertainty during adolescence and aims to answer how adolescents can thrive amidst these challenges. A significant aspect of his work is embedded in the gravitation program Consortium Individual Development (CID), where he investigates how young people can develop an ecological identity and adopt pro-environmental lifestyles to promote sustainable behavior. He has received master's degrees in Developmental Socialisation Childhood Adolescence (DaSCA, Cum Laude) and Orthopedagogics (Cum Laude) from Utrecht University. Andrik is also involved in various funded projects addressing climate stress among students, further contributing to the field of identity and socialization during formative years.
Department of Psychology