Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals
Kovács, L., Sinibaldi, E., Gastmans, C., Carozza, S., Weston, G., Rhee, J. Y., Azab, S., Pegoraro, R., Hasse, A., & Lerner, R. M. (2026). Growing up with social robots: Scientific, ethical, and theological anthropological perspectives on social robots, AI companions, and child and adolescent development. Review of General Psychology.
Hasse, A., & Lerner, R. M. (2026). Empathy and prosocial behavior from childhood through adolescence: The role of video games [Manuscript in preparation]. Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University.
Abbasi-Asl, R., Keces, N., Mackin, M., Lerner, R. M., Tirrell, J. M., Dowling, E. M., Hasse, A., Olander, K., Larkan, A., Mashita, C., Msimango, R., Mkhithi, R., & Howard, T. (in preparation). Embraced and empowered: Nurturing resilience through belonging and hopeful future expectations.
Tirrell, J. M., Hasse, A., Mackin, M., Dowling, E. M., Olander, K., Abbasi-Asl, R., Kwela, T., Msimango, R., McCarthy-Martin, J., Howard, Y., Larkan, A., & Lerner, R. M. (2026). Fostering developmentally-nurturant relationships to promote character and thriving: Perspectives of program practitioners in rural South Africa. Journal of Youth Development, 21(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.34068/jyd.21.02.16
Lerner, R. M., Dowling, E. M., Buckingham, M. H., Abbasi-Asl, R., Lerner, J. V., Yu, D., Keces, N., Hasse, A., Dunham, Y. G., Johnson, S. E., Olander, K., & Mackin, M. (2026). Reject all splits: Revisiting dynamic, relational developmental systems-based approaches to conceptualizing quantitative and qualitative changes in human development. Human Development. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000550919
Abbasi-Asl, R., Keces, N., Lerner, R. M., Mackin, M., Yu, D., Dowling, E. M., Tirrell, J. M., Hasse, A., Olander, K., Larkan, A., Mashita, C., Msimango, R., Mkhithi, S., & Howard, T. (2025). Nomothetic, differential, and idiographic assessment of character development among South African youth. Child & Youth Care Forum, 54(1203-1234). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-025-09856-6
Abbasi-Asl, R., Keces, N., Mackin, M., Lerner, R. M., Dowling, E. M., Tirrell, J. M., Zhang, R., Olander, K., Hasse, A., Larkan, A., Mashita, C., Msimango, R., Mkhithi, R., & Howard, T. (2025). Trajectories of physiological and perceived stress among South African youth: The
role of developmentally nurturing relationships. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 30(1).
https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2025.2540057
Abbasi-Asl, R., Lerner, R. M., Keces, N., Yu, D., Tirrell, J. M., Dowling, E. M., Sim, A., Lerner, J. V., Mackin, M., Hasse, A., Olander, K., Douglas, K., Kibbedi, P. N., & Wanyama, J. (2025). Character attributes scale: An integrative idiographic and differential approach to measuring character. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 50(2), 186–199. https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254251324128
Abbasi-Asl, R., Yu, D., Hasse, A., Lerner, R. M., Tirrell, J. M., Dowling, E. M., Sim, A. T. R., Lerner, J. V., Zhang, R., Keces, N., Mackin, M., Olander, K., Douglas, K., Kibbedi, P. N., Wanyama, J. R., & VanderKlok, E. (2025). Using youth-specific approaches to illuminate character-well-being relations. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2025.2498053
Abbasi-Asl, R., Yu, D., Tirrell, J. M., Keces, N., Dowling, E. M., Hasse, A., Mackin, M., Olander, K., Douglas, K., Kibbedi, P. N., Wanyama, J. R., Sim, A. T. R., Lerner, J. V., & Lerner, R. M. (2025). Character development among Ugandan youth: A person-specific approach. Journal of Moral Education, 54(4), 570–602. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2025.2454737
Tirrell, J. M., Geldhof, G. J., Abbasi-Asl, R., Dowling, E. M., Douglas, K., Kibbedi, P. N., Wanyama, J. R., Hasse, A., Keces, N., King, S., Mackin, M., Olander, K., Lerner, J. V., Sim, A. T. R., & Lerner, R. M. (2025). Using the orthogenetic principle to explore the ontogeny of the positive development of Ugandan youth. Applied Developmental Science, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2025.2474984
Tirrell, J. M., Keces, N., Abbasi-Asl, R., Dowling, E. M., Hasse, A., Mackin, M., Olander, K., Douglas, K., Kibbedi, P. N., Wanyama, J. R., Lerner, J. V., Sim, A. T. R., & Lerner, R. M. (2025). Character strengths and well-being: Establishing a measurement model and exploring the interrelations among youth in Uganda. Journal of Moral Education, 54(4), 632–663. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2025.2484038
Lerner, R. M., Yu, D., Abbasi-Asl, R., Keces, N., Goncalves, C., Buckingham, M. H., Dowling, E. M., Tirrell, J. M., Mackin, M., Olander, K., Hasse, A., & Dunham, Y. (2024). Towards a dynamic, idiographic approach to describing, explaining, and enhancing the development of SEL. Journal of Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, 4, Article 100050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sel.2024.100050
Liang, B., White, A., DeSilva Mousseau, A., Hasse, A., Knight, L., Berado, D., & Lund, T. J. (2016). The four Ps of purpose among College Bound students: People, propensity, passion, and pro-social benefits. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(3), 281-294. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1225118
Edited Books
Brossi, L., Cortesi, S. & Hasse, A. (2026). Handbook of communication, media and digital technologies in Iberoamerica. De Gruyter.
Research Reports
Cortesi, S., Hasse, A., Müller-Daubermann, K., & Gasser, U. (2026). Loved. Feared. And here to stay: How people in German- and French-Speaking Switzerland think, use, and talk about generative AI. Department of Communications and Media Research, University of Zurich. rb.gy/molf4l
Frontiers in Digital Child Safety Working Group. (2025). Frontiers in digital child safety: Designing a child-centered digital environment that supports rights, agency, and well-being (S. Cortesi & U. Gasser, Eds.). TUM Think Tank at the Munich School of Politics and Public Policy at the Technical University of Munich, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and Department of Communications and Media Research at the University of Zurich. rb.gy/dyznhh
Calvin, A., Lenhart, A., Hasse, A., Mann, S., & Robb, M. (2025). Research brief: Teens, trust, and technology in the age of AI. Common Sense Media. rb.gy/76joi0
Madden, M., Calvin, A., Hasse, A., & Lenhart, A. (2024). The dawn of the AI era: Teens, parents, and the adoption of generative AI at home and school. Common Sense Media. rb.gy/w9qole
Green, A., Tench, B., Weinstein, E., Bruehlman-Senecal, E., Parent, M., Stokesberry, J., Lenhart, A., Calvin, A., Hasse, A., Madden, M., Lara, E., & James, C. (2024). Teen and young adult perspectives on generative AI: Patterns of use, excitements, and concerns. Hopelab, Common Sense Media, & The Center for Digital Thriving. rb.gy/n1uwwf
Calvin, A., Hasse, A., & Madden, M. (2024). Getting help online: How young people find, evaluate, and use mental health apps, online therapy, and behavioral health information. Common Sense Media. rb.gy/ghp3we
Madden, M., Calvin, A., & Hasse, A. (2024). A double-edged sword: How diverse communities of young people think about the multifaceted relationship between social media and mental health. Common Sense Media. rb.gy/dq2502
Hasse, A., Cortesi, S., & Gasser, U. (2022). Transforming state-of-the-art offline approaches for the digital world: A methods guide for youth and well-being focus groups. Youth and Media, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. rb.gy/6ffy6d
Hasse, A. (2022). Coding as Another Language: A guide for international partners [Unpublished manuscript]. DevTech Research Group, Boston College Lynch School of Education. rb.gy/8lxs0x
Cortesi, S., Hasse, A., Eigen, M., Maddens Toscano, P., Malik, M., & Gasser, U. (2021). Youth and extended reality: An initial exploration of augmented, virtual, and mixed realities. Youth and Media, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. rb.gy/0tyipg
Wong, B. L., Smith, R. D., Siepmann, I., Hasse, A., & Tandon, S. (2021). Youth engagement in digital health: A critical perspective towards meaningful youth agency in governance. Medicus Mundi Schweiz, 157(10.6084), m9. rb.gy/edl3hb
Wong, B. L., Gray, W., Georges Stevens, E. A., Youcef Ali, M. E., Galban, D., Hasse, A., Siepmann, I., Tandon, S., Acosta-Gómez, J., Ainomugisha, A., Azelmat, M., Beslimane, Y., Marlene Bewa, J., Martine Blom, I., Chacón Retana, F. M., Chiu, Y., Clausin, M., Fagan, L., Francis, T. D. . . . Yi, W. (2021). Youth statement + call for action. The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030: Growing Up in a Digital World. rb.gy/cyymfo
Cortesi, S., Hasse, A., & Gasser, U. (2021). Youth participation in a digital world: Designing and implementing spaces, programs, and methodologies. Youth and Media, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. rb.gy/91cz6p
Participants in an Ethics of Digitalization Research Sprint. (2021). Digital ethics in times of crisis: COVID-19 and access to education and learning spaces. Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. rb.gy/nwc85b
Cortesi, S., Hasse, A., Lombana-Bermudez, A., Kim, S., & Gasser, U. (2020). Youth and digital citizenship+ (plus): Understanding skills for a digital world. Youth and Media, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. rb.gy/qsvdwc
Lombana-Bermudez, A., Cortesi, S., Fieseler, C., Gasser, U., Hasse, A., Newlands, G., & Wu, S. (2020). Youth and the digital economy: Exploring youth practices, motivations, skills, pathways, and value creation. Youth and Media, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. rb.gy/0zwtmu
Hasse, A., Cortesi, S., Lombana-Bermudez, A., & Gasser, U. (2019). Youth and cyberbullying: Another look. Youth and Media, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. rb.gy/hul0uy
Hasse, A., Cortesi, S., Lombana-Bermudez, A., & Gasser, U. (2019). Youth and artificial intelligence: Where we stand. Youth and Media, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. rb.gy/zqjhfo
Hasse, A., Cortesi, S., & Lombana-Bermudez, A. (2018). Ciudadanía Digital + (Plus): Hacia una noción fluida y holística de las habilidades para el siglo XXI. Revista Aprendizaje +. Fundación Ceibal, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Op-eds and Blog posts
Hasse, A. (2023, November 9). Preserving social connections against the backdrop of generative AI. Medium. rb.gy/ckmn6b
Hasse, A. (2021, June 7). How to help young people navigate life online post-pandemic. Newsweek. rb.gy/eqvx9s
Eigen, M., Cortesi, S., & Hasse, A. (2020, November 12). Extended reality: The potential of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality experiences for remote teaching and learning. Medium. rb.gy/d1hp0b
Lombana-Bermudez, A., Cortesi, S., Fieseler, C., Gasser, U., Hasse, A., Newlands, G., & Wu, S. (2020, June 29). How youth are contributing to the digital economy and why their participation is more important than ever. Medium. rb.gy/izbwkq
Kanchinadam, T., Sallick, S., Robinson, Q., Whitby, J., Kim, S., Hasse, A., Cortesi, S., & Lombana-Bermudez, A. (2018, November 2). How youth are reinventing Instagram and why having multiple accounts is trending. Medium. rb.gy/kxcjet
Cortesi, S., Lombana, A., & Hasse, A. (2018, August 2). Sharing learning tools for youth digital life. Medium. rb.gy/xzzwrh