Projects

Research in young delinquents, who exhibit persistent antisocial behaviour, has consistently revealed relatively high prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders (between 50% and 90%). Research and rehabilitation efforts have focused mainly on this population's criminogenic risk factors that are directly related to re-offending/recidivism, while other more general (non-criminogenic) needs (e.g., school or living situation) to increase ...

Some people are more skilled than others in how they understand and experience emotion: they have greater expertise in emotion. These individuals have better mental, physical, and relational well-being because they make emotional meaning that is context-specific and tailored to the situation at hand, helping them to regulate and cope in healthier ways. Language is a key means of gaining insight into emotional meaning-making. However, research ...

The current COVID-19 pandemic is likely to trigger more teleworking for a substantial share of employees in the coming years. However, existing studies have not yet come to a consensus on whether or not teleworking results in less overall travel, since fewer commute trips might be compensated for by more or longer trips for other purposes or even by relocating farther from work. Additionally, studies have not yet analysed how people might ...

Coaches are crucial in creating a climate in which athletes can socially and psychologically thrive, develop societal skills such as proactive behavior, and still ensure progression which is necessary to obtain long-term motivation. Surprisingly, research on both (unilateral) autonomy-providing and structuring coach behaviors shows mixed evidence regarding these outcomes. As both types of coach behaviors are not mutually exclusive, the aim of ...

Organizations are increasingly investing in the well-being and performance of their employees. Hereby, they recognize that feedback, provided by the manager, plays a crucial role. This claim is supported by empirical evidence, which shows that feedback greatly impacts employeesU+2019 well-being and performance. However, recent literature critiques this employee-sided dominance within current existing feedback research. Thus, in order to make ...

The last decennia, there has been a significant increase in the number of youngsters that develop mental health problems. Once children develop a disorder in middle childhood, they are at elevated risk for mental health problems throughout further childhood and adolescence. The best strategy to reduce children’s vulnerability to develop mental health problems is stimulating their resilience by targeting mechanisms that stimulate healthy ...

Research shows that adolescents nowadays do not exercise enough. This lack of physical activity has a great impact on their physical and mental health. Hence, the societal need is high to motivate adolescents to sport more often and adopt a healthy lifestyle. Since adolescents are excessively vulnerable for peer influence, using social media influencers might be an effective social marketing strategy to evoke behavioral change among ...

Residential and commercial buildings consume 40% of the total energy, 70% of the total electricity and are responsible for 41% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, it is important to eliminate any energy wastage in buildings. The dwellers of these buildings, i.e. the knowledge workers, spend 86% of their time indoors, so this building environment has a large impact on their well-being. The management of these buildings is today done ...

Dysregulation of affect is the core feature of mood disorders and, more generally, is associated with many mental disorders. That is, affective patterns, which describe the waxing and waning of our affect over time, are undeniably related to concurrent psychological well-being. Recently, researchers have theorized that affective patterns do also have a predictive value. Moreover, preliminary evidence shows that affective patterns may be able ...