Publications
Assessment of implicit self-esteem in older adults : the role of actual and ideal self-esteem in negative mood Ghent University
Explicit self-esteem mediates the relationship between implicit self-esteem and memory biases in major depression Ghent University
Personality and self-esteem in emerging adults with Type 1 diabetes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The present study examined (1) mean-level differences in self-esteem and Big Five personality traits between individuals with and without diabetes; and (2) demographic, clinical, and psychological correlates of patients' self-esteem and Big Five.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:
A total of 478 emerging adults with Type 1 diabetes (18-35years old) were selected from the Belgian Diabetes Registry and ...
The role of self-esteem instability in the development of postnatal depression: a prospective study testing a diathesis-stress account Ghent University University of Antwerp
The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation of the prefrontal cortex on implicit self-esteem is mediated by rumination after criticism Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
It has been proposed that a crucial link between cognitive (i.e., self-schemas) and biological vulnerability is prefrontal control. This is because decreased control leads to impaired ability to inhibit ruminative thinking after the activation of negative self-schemas. However, current evidence is mainly correlational. In the current experimental study we tested whether the effect of neurostimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex ...
Self-esteem and illness self-concept in emerging adults with Type 1 diabetes: Long-term associations with problem areas in diabetes. Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven Ghent University
Self-efficacy and self-esteem in online learning environments of adult learners Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This study examines two psychological aspects of adult learners which are related to the learning processes associated with online learning. In particular, the relationship between specific self-efficacy (computer and internet self-efficacy and self-efficacy in terms of online learning environments) and self-esteem in online learning of adult learners were investigated. The participants included 260 adult learners in Belgium who were ...