- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Child Therapy and Development
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Infant Health and Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Sleep and related disorders
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
University of Amsterdam
2016-2025
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (Netherlands)
2024
Metropolitan University
2021
University of York
2019
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2012-2015
KU Leuven
2013
Virenze
2011
De Bascule
2008
Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health
2008
Utrecht University
2008
Abstract Mindfulness training was evaluated as a new treatment for attention and impulsivity problems in adolescents with variety of different externalizing disorders: deficit-hyperactivity disorder, oppositional-defiant and/or conduct autism spectrum disorder if characterized by problem behaviour. It argued that the large overlap between these three disorders may be partially explained common underlying behaviour control deficits. Fourteen clinically referred suffering from followed...
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness training for children aged 8-12 with ADHD and parallel mindful parenting their parents. Parents (N = 22) completed questionnaires on child's ODD symptoms, own stress, parental overreactivity, permissiveness awareness before, immediately after at follow-up. Teachers reported behavior child. A within-group waitlist was used to control effects time repeated measurement. Training delivered in group format. There were no significant...
The effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness training for adolescents aged 11-15 years with ADHD and parallel Mindful Parenting their parents was evaluated, using questionnaires as well computerized attention tests. Adolescents (N = 10), 19) tutors 7) completed measurements before, immediately after, 8 weeks after 16 training. reported on behavioral problems mindful awareness, were administered two sustained tasks. Parents adolescents' executive functioning. further own parenting, parenting...
The factor structure, internal consistency, construct validity, and predictive validity of the Dutch version Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-NL) were studied in a sample meditators ( n = 288) nonmeditators 451). A five-factor structure was demonstrated both samples, FFMQ-NL its subscales shown to have good consistencies. Meditators scored higher on all facets than participants nonmeditating sample. For expected negative correlations between most mindfulness (all except for...
Mindfulness is a form of meditation based on the Buddhist tradition, which has been used over last two decades to successfully treat multitude mental health problems. Bringing mindfulness into parenting (“mindful parenting”) one applications mindfulness. Mindful interventions are increasingly being help prevent and disorders in children, problems, intergenerational transmission from parents children. However, date, few studies have examined hypothesized mechanisms change brought about by...
In contemporary western societies stress is highly prevalent, therefore the need for stress-reducing methods great. This randomized controlled trial compared efficacy of self-help physical activity (PA), mindfulness meditation (MM), and heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-BF) in reducing its related symptoms. We randomly allocated 126 participants to PA, MM, or HRV-BF upon enrollment, whom 76 agreed participate. The interventions consisted psycho-education an introduction specific...
To investigate the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) in adolescents.
Abstract Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) are widely used to prevent mental ill health. Evidence suggests beneficial average effects but wide variability. We aimed confirm the effect of MBPs and understand whether how baseline distress, gender, age, education, dispositional mindfulness modify on distress among adults in non-clinical settings. conducted a systematic review individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis (PROSPERO CRD42020200117). Databases were searched December 2020 for...