Projects
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in Couples Facing Perinatal Depression Ghent University
The proposal aims to examine (a) interpersonal emotion regulation strategies (IERS) in couples facing perinatal depression), (b) which of these IERS are (mal)adaptive, and (3) the interplay between IERS and other psychosocial risk factors. We will therefore use a combination of Multi-Family-Member Interviews, a questionnaire study, and a prospective ESM study, within samples of couples facing perinatal depression.
Boredom and smartphone use: a study linking boredom types with neurophysiological markers, media selection and resulting emotion regulation. University of Antwerp
Smartphone on, boredom gone? The regulation of different types of boredom through different types of mobile phone use. University of Antwerp
Alliance Research Group: Affective processing,emotion regulation Ghent University
One of the central goals of this research alliance is to define a functional approach to the underlying mechanisms within emotion processing and regulation in social interactions and daily life events and its effect on sleep, well-being, and the development and maintenance of psychopathology. A multidisciplinary perspective is thereby indicated, taking into account the expertise of the different partners. We aim to answer the following ...
Changes in the representation of traumatic experiences during psychodynamic psychotherapy and relations to subjective well-being, affect regulation and (inter-)personal functioning. Ghent University
Traumatic experiences often have a tremendeous impact on someone’s functioning and cannot easily be integrated within the narrative identity. In this study it is investigated by means of systematic case studies how representations of traumatic experiences are constructed and change during psychodynamic psychotherapy. Effects on general well-being, emotional and relational functioning are also investigated as are facilitating therapeutic ...
RECONNECT: Rethinking Emotional CONNECTedness across domains of life. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
When does interpretation bias go awry? A cognitive-interpersonal investigation of the nature, correlates, and consequences of interpretation inflexibility in depression. Ghent University
Improving our understanding of mechanisms underlying depression is vital to advance current
treatments. Cognitive-interpersonal theories postulate that a bias toward inferring negative
interpretations of social information plays a crucial role in vulnerability to depression. Yet, it
remains unclear how this interpretation bias exerts its toxic effects. In three research lines, this
project expands on the novel ...
RECONNECT: Researching Emotional CONNECTedness across domains of life Ghent University
The emotional connections that exist between people are central to human nature, and several challenges our society is facing, can be brought back to disruptions of this emotional connectedness. However, the current practice in behavioral science is not fully adept to address these challenges, as most research focuses on intra-personal processes, is static in nature, and/or does not take into account the broader social context or culture in ...