Projects
Wellbeing and mental health of early career researchers in Flanders Ghent University
The growing conversation about wellbeing and mental health of early career researchers has helped to raise awareness, but it has also underscored gaps in research and lack of consensus about how to respond. The current project addresses these gaps, focussing on the complex interplay between determinants at the organisational and individual level.
I(swyppe): Improving "sexual wellbeing of young people in times of widespread pornography consumption"proposal. University of Antwerp
Enhancing Mental Health, Counselling, and Wellbeing Support for University Students in Bhutan (Erasmus+ Key Action 2 – Capacity Building in Higher Education) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
By the end of this project, funded by Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education, a unique Happiness and Wellbeing Centre will have been established in all of the Royal University of Bhutan ...
The effect of intra- and intergenerational social mobility on subjective wellbeing and social isolation: a macro-sociological, cross-national comparative perspective Ghent University
This research project focuses on how intra- and intergenerational occupational social mobility affect individual subjective well-being and feelings of social isolation and how these relationships vary across countries in the European Union.
A quantitative, longitudinal study of the development of and relationship between perceived racism, oppositional school cultures and educational outcomes and wellbeing for native Belgian and Turkish and Moroccan minority students Ghent University
This quantitative, longitudinal research project focuses on the one hand on the development of racism and anti-school cultures and on the other hand on the relationship between perceived racism, oppositional school cultures and educational outcomes and wellbeing for native Belgian and Turkish and Moroccan minority students.
A time to care and to be cared for: the wellbeing of childbearing women and the organization of maternity care in a cross-national perspective Ghent University
In the post-doc phase of this research two goals are pursued: 1) the impact of the tension between the organisation of formal and informal care and work, for the wellbeing of mothers and fathers will be addressed. 2) The cross-national comparison of Flanders and the Netherlands will be extended with other countries in the preparation for a new data collection. The sociological background for the study of these matters is multi-fold: ...
A quantitative study of the development of an relationship between perceived racism, oppostional school and collective guilt culture and educational outcomes and wellbeing for native Flemish and Turkish and Moroccan minority students. Ghent University
This study employs longitudinal, multi-level modelling analyses technoques to investigate the development and inter-related nature of students' perceptions of racism, their adherence to an oppositional school and collective guilt culture and their educational and wider outcomes through a specifically designed longitudinal, random, selective survey of 7200 secondary native Flemish and Turkish and Moroccan minority students selected from 60 ...
BRIDGING THE MATERIAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WORLD BY EXPLORING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF SMART PRODUCTS IN HEALTHCARE SERVICE SYSTEMS Ghent University
Today, actors in healthcare service systems - like patients, healthcare providers and technology developers - are experimenting with smart products (i.e. physical products enhanced by digital components) to deliver better services. Despite their potential to improve service quality, research on the way in which smart products (material world) affect the social practices [i.e. routine patterns of action (social world)] and well-being [i.e. ...
Aspects of religious and spiritual meaning systems in late life psychological functioning KU Leuven
Religion and spirituality still are an important part of life for many people and as such function as a framework – the so-called meaning system – from which individuals perceive, interpret and adapt to the world (Reker & Wong, 1988; Silberman, 2005). Especially in late adulthood, religion and spirituality may provide direction and support for dealing with the challenges of later life. Studying religion and spirituality as part of an ...