A5039002334- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Family Support in Illness
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Social Media and Politics
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Health disparities and outcomes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Early Childhood Education and Development
Utrecht University
2016-2025
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2023
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2008-2020
Radboud University Nijmegen
2002-2020
De Kinderkliniek
2020
Wikimedia Nederland
2020
Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology
2020
Education University of Hong Kong
2018-2019
Amsterdam Neuroscience
2018
Amsterdam Public Health
2015-2017
The greater power of bad events over good ones is found in everyday events, major life (e.g., trauma), close relationship outcomes, social network patterns, interpersonal interactions, and learning processes. Bad emotions, parents, feedback have more impact than ones, information processed thoroughly good. self motivated to avoid self-definitions pursue ones. impressions stereotypes are quicker form resistant disconfirmation Various explanations such as diagnosticity salience help explain...
Cross-sectional data from 1359 boys and girls aged 10–14 years investigated whether parenting behaviours are directly or indirectly (through building self-control) associated with emotional (depression, stress, low self-esteem) behavioural (delinquency, aggression) problems among adolescents. Replicating existing findings, both types of were directly, negatively related to adaptive behaviour (high parental acceptance, strict control monitoring, little use manipulative psychological control)....
Social media have become increasingly integrated into the daily lives of adolescents. There are concerns about potential detrimental effects adolescents' social use (SMU) on their mental health. Using a three-wave longitudinal study among 2109 secondary school adolescents (Mage = 13.1, SDage 0.8), present examined whether high SMU intensity and addiction-like problems were bidirectionally associated with low health, these associations mediated by increased levels upward comparisons,...
The greater power of bad events over good ones is found in everyday events, major life (e.g., trauma), close relationship outcomes, social network patterns, interpersonal interactions, and learning processes. Bad emotions, parents, feedback have more impact than ones, information processed thoroughly good. self motivated to avoid self-definitions pursue ones. impressions stereotypes are quicker form resistant disconfirmation Various explanations such as diagnosticity salience help explain...
Young people learn from their interactions with parents how to initiate and maintain satisfying warm friendships. Attachment thereby plays an important role in adolescents' social emotional adjustment. The model tested this study proposes that the relation between parental attachment adjustment is mediated by skills relational competence. Structural equation modeling was used estimate models paths concepts using data a sample of 412 12-18-year-olds. In 12-14-year-old age group, no effects on...
The present research tested the hypothesis that perception of others' self-control is an indicator their trustworthiness.The authors investigated whether, in interactions between strangers as well established relationships, people detect another person's self-control, and whether this turn, affects trust.Results 4 experiments supported these hypotheses.The first 2 revealed participants detected trait self-control.Experiments 3 also temporary depletion self-control.Confirming authors'...
Abstract People want to be understood by others, yet their perceptions of being are only modestly related actually others. In this article, we provide an integrative theoretical model and review research on the processes that contribute feeling misunderstood The highlights situational, dispositional, relational factors influence underscores importance for relationship personal well‐being. We also clarify definitional measurement issues have impeded progress in prior research.
What combination of partners' trait self-control levels produces the best relationship outcomes? The authors tested three hypotheses—complementarity (large difference in scores), similarity (small and totality sum scores)—in diverse samples: friends, dating partners, married couples living United States Netherlands who were tracked cross-sectionally longitudinally. Results consistently favored model: more total self-control, better fared. Multiple benefits found for having mutually high...
Powerful people often act at will, even if the resulting behavior is inappropriate—hence famous proverb “power corrupts.” Here, we introduce reverse phenomenon—violating norms signals power. Violating a norm implies that one has power to according one’s own volition in spite of situational constraints, which fuels perceptions Four studies support this hypothesis. Individuals who took coffee from another person’s can (Study 1), violated rules bookkeeping 2), dropped cigarette ashes on floor...
This research examined the dual function of gratitude for relationship maintenance in close relationships. In a longitudinal study among married couples, authors tested dyadic effects over three time points approximately 4 years following marriage. They found that feelings toward partner stem from partner’s behaviors, partly because such behaviors create perception responsiveness to one’s needs. turn, motivates partners engage maintenance. Hence, present model emphasizes between (a)...
Cell phones are useful tools with both practical and social benefits. However, using them in the context of face-to-face conversations may be problematic. We consider this behavior a form ostracism test its effects on satisfaction basic psychological needs for belonging, self-esteem, control, meaningful existence. In Study 1 participants who recalled time which friend was checking cell phone during serious conversation reported feeling more ostracized (ignored excluded), greater pain, threat...
The present article examines the interpersonal and intrapersonal antecedents consequences of food offering. Food offering is one earliest biobehavioral regulatory interactions between parent child. It ensures survival child who fully dependent on provision by others. quality these early influences how people respond to situations later in life, particular may be closely related emotion regulation throughout lifespan. While research has examined other forms regulation, consumption been...
Childhood aggression and its resulting consequences inflict a huge burden on affected children, their relatives, teachers, peers society as whole. Aggression during childhood rarely occurs in isolation is correlated with other symptoms of psychopathology. In this paper, we aim to describe improve the understanding co-occurrence forms We focus behavioural emotional problems, including externalising attention problems anxiety–depression. The data were brought together within EU-ACTION...
Cross‐sectional research shows that adolescents’ social media use (SMU) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)‐symptoms are related, but it is unclear whether this relation explained by SMU intensity or addiction‐like problems. Also, due to the lack of longitudinal studies, direction remains unknown. This study aims disentangle which type related ADHD‐symptoms, in direction, using a three‐wave among Dutch adolescents aged 11–15 years ( n = 543). Findings suggest unidirectional...
Social networking sites (SNS) play an increasingly important role in maintaining geographically close romantic relationships (GCRR). However, knowledge about SNS use long-distance (LDRR) is still lacking. The present study examined the relative importance of LDRR compared to GCRR, particularly with regard express involvement (via relational maintenance behaviors) and gauge a partner's partner surveillance jealousy) relationship. An online survey was conducted among predominantly young adult...