Sascha Y. Struijs

ORCID: 0000-0002-2668-5410
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Research Areas
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Health and Well-being Studies
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2019-2025

Leiden University
2019-2023

Leiden University Medical Center
2021

Amsterdam University Medical Centers
2019

Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc
2018

EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research
2017

University Medical Center Groningen
2013

Common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, often emerge in college students during the transition into early adulthood. Mental health problems can seriously impact students' functioning, interpersonal relationships, academic achievement. Actively reaching out to with offering them internet-based interventions may be a promising way of providing low-threshold access evidence-based treatment colleges. This randomized controlled trial aimed assess effectiveness guided web-based...

10.1016/j.brat.2021.104028 article EN cc-by Behaviour Research and Therapy 2022-01-04

Background Trait and automatic approach-avoidance (AA) tendencies are central concepts in research on affective disorders. We longitudinally examined the associations of trait AA with risk onset chronicity anxiety depressive Methods Participants were subdivided into those (n = 766) versus without 1,636) a current or depression diagnosis at baseline. Clinical diagnoses reassessed after 2-year follow-up. Automatic reaction to facial expressions assessed using Approach-Avoidance Task, whereas...

10.1002/da.22760 article EN Depression and Anxiety 2018-04-24

10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.016 article EN Journal of Psychiatric Research 2025-02-18

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> College students commonly struggle with procrastination, which is linked to mental health complaints and poor academic performance. Guided e-health interventions can be effective in reducing procrastination. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aims examine the feasibility acceptability of a new intervention targeting procrastination for college ('GetStarted') guidance by student e-coaches. <title>METHODS</title> We conducted single-arm study. Primary...

10.2196/preprints.72896 preprint EN 2025-02-20

More than half of university students have high levels stress. Stress management programs can help improve coping skills and prevent psychological distress. However, studies generally targeted all regardless whether they experience stress or not, thus more are needed to examine the feasibility acceptability e-health interventions for with elevated The present open trial aims a guided internet-based program In this study, participants recruited via e-mail, newsletters, flyers from four...

10.1016/j.invent.2021.100369 article EN cc-by Internet Interventions 2021-02-05

Psychological problems like procrastination, perfectionism, low self-esteem, test anxiety and stress are common among college students. There evidence-based interventions available for these that not only have direct effects on problems, but also indirect mental disorders such as depression disorders. Targeting psychological may offer new opportunities to prevent treat in a way is less stigmatizing In this study we examined the association of five with (panic, generalized anxiety, bipolar,...

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.573637 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychiatry 2021-09-27

Procrastination is a widespread problem that highly prevalent among the young adult population and associated with several negative consequences. However, current evidence on effectiveness of e-health interventions for procrastination either lack comparison to an inactive control, do not include student or are poor quality. This protocol describes design trial will overcome these limitations examine guided internet-based intervention (GetStarted) reduce problematic procrastinating behaviors...

10.1016/j.invent.2023.100612 article EN cc-by Internet Interventions 2023-03-03

Evidence-based psychological interventions exist for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but many OCD are unable to access them because of barriers, such as geographical isolation, treatment cost, and stigma etc. Unguided self-help intervention has emerged a potential solution this problem. However, there is limited research on its overall effectiveness. This study aimed address gap. Comprehensive searches from inception 1st Jan 2023 were conducted in both international...

10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152453 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Comprehensive Psychiatry 2024-01-21

Online mental health self-help services are of societal importance and increasingly popular. Therefore, we have developed an online platform offering free to the Turkish public with modules based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targeting depression, anxiety, stress respectively. The main purpose this study is describe user profile platform. A pre-intervention self-report assessment including general demographic information Brief Symptom Inventory questionnaire during October 2020 until...

10.1007/s12144-023-04787-8 article EN cc-by Current Psychology 2023-05-31

Academic procrastination is a widespread problem among college students. It linked to poor academic performance and increased dropout intentions, as well several mental health problems such depression, anxiety, stress. Guided web-based interventions can help reduce procrastination. However, guidance by professional clinicians draws upon valuable limited societal resources, more efficient, scalable form of needed. Guidance trained clinical psychology students has not yet been examined.The aim...

10.2196/44907 article EN cc-by JMIR Research Protocols 2023-06-15

Background Transitioning to adulthood and challenges in university life can result increased stress levels among students. Chronic severe is associated with deleterious psychological physiological effects. Digital interventions could succeed approaching helping students who might be at risk; however, the experiences of internet-based management are insufficiently understood. Objective This study aims explore feasibility; acceptability; changes perceived stress, depressive symptoms, quality...

10.2196/45725 article EN cc-by JMIR Formative Research 2023-11-10

Sleep problems occur in many university students which affects their mental health and daily functioning. Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been proven effective adults but research students, who struggle to maintain a 24-hour rhythm, is still limited. We hypothesize that guided digital CBT-I intervention, enriched with components on the biological clock (

10.1016/j.invent.2024.100763 article EN cc-by Internet Interventions 2024-08-03

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10.2139/ssrn.4790938 preprint EN 2024-01-01
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