Projects
The role of parental reflective functioning, stress reactivity and psychological control in the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology in early adolescence: A longitudinal experimental psychopathology approach KU Leuven
Research has amply shown that the prevalence of mental disorders increases substantially in adolescence. Hence, it is crucially important to investigate vulnerability factors implicated in the development of psychopathology in this developmental phase. Although research findings have clearly shown that that adolescence is a particularly stressful period for both parents and adolescents, stress reactivity and its role in the development of ...
Neuroendocrine, psychophysiological and psychological effects of gossip on stress. University of Antwerp
The role of parental reflective functioning, stress reactivity and psychological control in the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology in early adolescence: A longitudinal experimental psychopathology approach Ghent University
Research has amply shown that the prevalence of mental disorders increases substantially in adolescence Hence, it is crucially important to investigate vulnerability factors implicated in the development of psychopathology in this developmental phase Although research findings have clearly shown that that adolescence is a particularly stressful period for both parents and adolescents, stress reactivity and its role in the development of ...
Experimental studies on the evolutionary roots of gossip. Neuroendocrine, psychophysiological and psychological effects of gossip on stress. University of Antwerp
The impact of psychological stress on decision making at fertiliteitsbe operations: in-depth interviews and set up an intervention. KU Leuven
By in-depth interviews and the set up of an intervention to measure the impact of psychological stress on decision making at fertility treatments.
The interplay of psychological stress, increased intestinal permeability and low grade inflammation in the pathophysiology of functional and inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders. KU Leuven
In this project we will investigate whether similar abnormalities are present in the colon, which is of importance to study IBS, and whether the observed pathology also leads to hypersensitivity of the gut. In the second part of the project we will set up a treatment study with the antiinflammatory agent budesonide, first in the BB-rat and later also in patients with functional dyspepsia. From these results we will learn if inflammation is ...
The interplay between psychological stress, increased intestinal permeability and low grade inflammation in the pathophysiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders. KU Leuven
The use of online personal narratives to improve adolescents' coping with psychological distress. University of Antwerp
Non-suicidal self-injury in adolescence: Interplay between psychological distress and parenting. KU Leuven
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) represents a critical mental health concern with its high prevalence in adolescence and high risk for related psychopathological symptoms, suicide attempts, and completed suicide. Examining NSSI in nonclinical samples of adolescents is important to determine risk factors and intervene before NSSI reaches a severity requiring residential treatment. The overarching aim of this research program is to examine ...