A5061060681- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Statistical Methods and Inference
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Forecasting Techniques and Applications
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Community Health and Development
- Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Data Analysis with R
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Optimal Experimental Design Methods
Utrecht University
2015-2024
University of California, Merced
2017
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This article demonstrates the usefulness of Bayesian estimation with small samples. In estimation, prior information can be included, which increases precision posterior distribution. The distribution reflects likely parameter values given current state knowledge. An issue that has received little attention, however, is acquisition information. study provides general guidelines to collect knowledge and formalize it in distributions. Moreover, this an empirical application how acquired...
The COVID-19 lockdown has significantly disrupted the higher education environment within Netherlands and led to changes in available study-related resources study demands of students. These , uncertainty confusion about educational activities, developing fear anxiety disease, implementation measures may have a significant impact on mental health As such, this aimed investigate trajectory patterns, rate change, longitudinal associations between resources–demands 141 university students from...
Many researchers face the problem of missing data in longitudinal research. Especially, high risk samples are characterized by which can complicate analyses and interpretation results. In current study, our aim was to find most optimal best method deal with a specific study many on outcome variable. Therefore, different techniques handle were evaluated, solution efficiently substantial amounts provided. A simulation conducted determine data. Results revealed that multiple imputation (MI)...
Longitudinal data from multiple cohorts may be analyzed by Bayesian research synthesis. Here, we illustrate this approach investigating the development of self-control between age 13 and 19 role sex therein in a multi-cohort, longitudinal design. Three Dutch supplied data: Netherlands Twin Register (NTR; N = 21,079), Research on Adolescent Development Relationships-Young (RADAR-Y; 497), Tracking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey (TRAILS; 2229). Self-control was assessed one measure NTR...
To examine the contributions of maternal and paternal age on offspring externalizing internalizing problems, this study analyzed problem behaviors at 10-12 years from four Dutch population-based cohorts (N = 32,892) by a multiple informant design. Bayesian evidence synthesis was used to combine results across with 50% data for discovery confirmation. There robust negative linear relation between parental problems as reported parents. In teacher-reports, largely explained socio-economic...
In 5 of the 6 large Dutch developmental cohorts investigated here, lower SES adolescents are underrepresented and higher overrepresented. With former studies clearly revealing differences between strata in adolescent social competence behavioral control, this misrepresentation may contribute to an overestimation normative competence. Using a raking procedure, we used national census statistics weigh be more representative population. Contrary our expectations, all cohorts, little no were...
Elicitation is a commonly used tool to extract viable information from experts. The that held by the expert extracted and probabilistic representation of this knowledge constructed. A promising avenue in psychological research incorporated experts' prior statistical analysis. Systematic reviews on elicitation literature however suggest it might be inappropriate directly obtain distributional representations qualifies performance estimating elements distribution as unsatisfactory, thus...
The purpose of the current study was to apply and evaluate a procedure elicit expert judgments about correlations, update this information with empirical data. result is face-to-face group elicitation as its central element trial roulette question that elicits experts' expressed distributions. During procedure, concordance probability used provide feedback experts on their judgments. We evaluated in terms validity reliability by means an application small sample experts. Validity elicited...
Previous research has shown links between parenting and externalizing behavior problems in young children over time. Associations inhibitory control, one of the executive functions, are widely established as well. Yet, role control maintenance change time remains unclear. We examined whether could explain link mother-child interactions measured on a moment-to-moment timescale preschoolers' reported by teachers. With sample 173 predominantly clinically referred preschoolers (76.9% boys) we...
Safety behaviors can prevent or minimize a feared outcome. However, in relatively safe situations, they may be less adaptive, presumably because people will misattribute safety to these behaviors. This research aimed investigate whether situations lead increased threat beliefs. In Study 1, we replicate fear conditioning study (N = 68 students) which the experimental, but not control group, received opportunity perform behavior an innocuous stimulus. From before after availability of...
Objective Advanced parenthood increases the risk of severe neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, Down syndrome and schizophrenia. Does advanced also negatively impact offspring's general neurodevelopment?Method We analyzed child-, father-, mother- teacher-rated attention-problems (N = 38,024), standardized measures intelligence 10,273) educational achievement 17,522) children from four Dutch population-based cohorts. The mean age over cohorts varied 9.73–13.03. Most participants were...
OPINION article Front. Psychol., 14 May 2021Sec. Positive Psychology https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706447
Prior studies have indicated that prosocial behavior might be a protective factor for developing internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems. However, little research has been conducted on within-person changes of problems over time. With random-intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs), the current study analyzed longitudinal associations between in two twin cohorts (98% Western European): early childhood (age M = 4.77, SD .58, 52% girls, N 440) middle 7.94, .67, 51% 512). To...
Abstract. Longitudinal developmental research is often focused on patterns of change or growth across different (sub)groups individuals. Particular to some contexts, inquiries may involve one more that are small in nature and therefore difficult properly capture through statistical analysis. The current study explores the lower-bound limits subsample sizes a multiple group latent modeling by means simulation study. We particularly focus how maximum likelihood (ML) Bayesian estimation...
The 4th Industrial Revolution has provided several digital platforms through which to disseminate scalable and cost-effective interventions (e.g. Apps Social media). Instagram, a popular visual-ethnographic social media platform, could be employed implement scale aimed at aiding individuals in discovering meaning life gratitude capturing reflecting upon photographs of meaningful moments. purpose this study was evaluate the long-term effectiveness brief photo-ethnographic meaningful-moments...
In the current study, we introduce prior predictive p-value as a method to test replication of an analysis variance (ANOVA). The is based on distribution. If use original study compose distribution, then distribution contains datasets that are expected given results.To determine whether new data resulting from deviate in need calculate statistic for each dataset. We propose F-bar, which measures what degree results dataset inequality constrained hypothesis capturing relevant features study:...
The trend toward large-scale collaborative studies gives rise to the challenge of combining data from different sources efficiently. Here, we demonstrate how Bayesian evidence synthesis can be used quantify and compare support for competing hypotheses aggregate this over studies. We applied method study ordering multi-informant scores on ASEBA Self Control Scale (ASCS), employing a multi-cohort design with four Dutch cohorts. Self-control reports were collected mothers, fathers, teachers...
The outbreak of COVID-19 has turned out to be a major challenge societies all over the globe. Curbing pandemic requires rapid and extensive behavioural change limit social interaction, including physical distancing. In this study, we tested notion that inducing empathy for people vulnerable virus may result in actual distancing behaviour beyond mere motivation do so. large field experiment with sequential case-control design, found (a) prompts increase as assessed by camera recordings (b)...