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To be a freshman during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-lagged model of depression, mentalizing, and epistemic trust KU Leuven

David De Coninck, Koenraad Matthys, Jan Van Bavel, Patrick Luyten
Research has shown that severity of depression increased in freshmen during their first months at university due to increased social and academic pressures. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several cross-sectional studies have suggested that levels of depression in university students are higher than before the pandemic, but longitudinal data are largely lacking. This study investigated severity of depression and negative affect linked ...

How much does immigration contribute to national poverty rates? A decomposition analysis for 17 European welfare states. KU Leuven

David de Smalen, Jan Van Bavel, Wim Van Lancker
Over the past decades, many European welfare states failed to reduce poverty. We examine two coinciding trends: the inability to lower poverty rates, and the growth of immigrant populations. Immigrants have become the main contributor to population growth in Europe and have higher poverty risks than natives. This contribution quantifies to what extent national poverty rates were driven by population change. We present a Kitagawa–Blinder–Oaxaca ...

Parental perspectives on adolescent health-related confidentiality: Trust, responsibility, and disease etiology as key themes KU Leuven

Shauni Van Doren, David De Coninck, Jan Van Bavel, Peter de Winter, Jaan Toelen
PURPOSE: As children progress through adolescence, they become more independent and more responsible regarding their health. This shift in responsibility from the parents to the adolescent poses a challenge for healthcare professionals who must consider both parties. Pediatricians and other healthcare professionals may encounter problems regarding consent and confidentiality. This study aimed to investigate the opinions of Belgian parents of ...