Publicaties
Exploring the stable practices of everyday life: A multi-day time-diary approach. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Everyday life is neither the result of mundane, common-sense, habitual human behaviour as theorized by the agency-centred approach of methodological individualism nor the sheer result of the conformation to temporal norms of the structural approach of social holism. In fact, everyday life is marked by a rhythmic, temporal structure that is brought into effect by the modality of repetitive action. In this article, a praxeological approach is ...
Testing compliance to WHO guidelines for physical activity in Flanders: insights from time-use diaries Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background: Regular physical activity decreases the risk for numerous non-communicable diseases. The World Health Organization has suggested physical activity (PA) guidelines that, based on previous research, would provide health benefits to those who comply. The first guideline for health benefits suggests 150 min of moderate PA or equivalent per week. The guideline for additional health benefits suggests 300 min of PA or equivalent per ...
Teachers’ working time from time-use data: Consequences of the invalidity of survey questions for teachers, researchers, and policy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Methods, modes, and measurement errors Vrije Universiteit Brussel
methodology in the social sciences. One of the most influential recent technological
developments that has changed both society and research methodology in the social
sciences is digitisation. Digitisation also changed time-use research, that has experienced
a shift from telephone and paper-and-pencil time-diaries to online time-diaries. It ...
Transportation habits: Evidence form time-use data. Transportation Research Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The impact of work and family responsibilities on healthy sleep habits Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Reducing working hours: shorter days or fewer days per week? Insights from a 30-hour workweek experiment Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Recently, more and more experiments with a reduction in working time are taking place. Most experiments and introductions of shorter workweeks do not leave the choice of the type/form of reduction up to employees, but to employers. An experiment with a 30-hour workweek in a women’s organisation in Belgium was rather unique in the sense that employees were free to choose how to reduce their working hours on a weekly basis. Based on ...