Marcel A. G. van Aken

ORCID: 0000-0003-3656-4003
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Research Areas
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth

Utrecht University
2016-2025

GGz centraal
2021-2022

Ghent University Hospital
2018

Reinier van Arkel
2015-2018

Tilburg University
2018

Wikimedia Nederland
2017

The University of Texas at Austin
2017

Ghent University
2015

University Medical Center Groningen
2015

Radboud University Nijmegen
1989-2005

Replicability of findings is at the heart any empirical science. The aim this article to move current replicability debate in psychology towards concrete recommendations for improvement. We focus on research practices but also offer guidelines reviewers, editors, journal management, teachers, granting institutions, and university promotion committees, highlighting some emerging existing practical solutions that can facilitate implementation these recommendations. challenges improving...

10.1002/per.1919 article EN European Journal of Personality 2013-03-01

Bayesian statistical methods are becoming ever more popular in applied and fundamental research. In this study a gentle introduction to analysis is provided. It shown under what circumstances it attractive use estimation, how interpret properly the results. First, ingredients underlying introduced using simplified example. Thereafter, advantages pitfalls of specification prior knowledge discussed. To illustrate explained study, second example series studies that examine theoretical framework...

10.1111/cdev.12169 article EN Child Development 2013-10-09

The current study focuses on the emergence of friendship networks among just-acquainted individuals, investigating effects Big Five personality traits selection processes. Sociometric nominations and self-ratings were gathered from 205 late adolescents (mean age=19 years) at 5 time points during first year university. SIENA, a novel multilevel statistical procedure for social network analysis, was used to examine selection. Results indicated that between individuals became increasingly more...

10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00625.x article EN Journal of Personality 2010-03-15

We tested the hypothesis that there are three major prototypic patterns of personality description (resilient, overcontrolled, and undercontrolled) in a series studies including adults' self‐descriptions on Big Five parents' Q‐Sort judgments their children, using both replicated cluster analyses Q‐factor analyses. The consistency prototypes across ages, judges, methods was quantitatively measured. results confirmed all studies. Personality, social relationship, interaction correlates...

10.1002/per.408 article EN European Journal of Personality 2001-05-01

Personality effects on perceived support from social relationships and vice versa were longitudinally studied over adolescence. Within personality, core (Big Five personality traits) surface characteristics (global self-worth, peer acceptance, loneliness) distinguished. Core, but not surface, at age 12 predicted both parents peers 17 after controlling for 12. Support core, These findings are interpreted within a dual model of personality-relationship transaction. Core relatively stable...

10.1111/1467-6494.7104005 article EN Journal of Personality 2003-06-26

The present study examines the effects of six weather parameters (temperature, wind power, sunlight, precipitation, air pressure, and photoperiod) on mood (positive affect, negative tiredness). Data were gathered from an online diary (N = 1,233), linked to station data, analyzed by means multilevel analysis. Multivariate univariate analyses enabled distinction between unique shared effects. results revealed main temperature, sunlight affect. Sunlight had a effect tiredness mediated...

10.1037/a0013497 article EN Emotion 2008-01-01

Abstract A meta‐analysis of 41 studies was conducted to examine the strength relation between parenting (positive control, negative control and responsiveness) self‐regulation in preschoolers. Results revealed significant associations both types parental self‐regulation, with effect sizes being small magnitude. There no association responsiveness. The varied different conceptualizations self‐regulation; positive were associated child compliance, but not inhibition emotion regulation....

10.1002/icd.478 article EN Infant and Child Development 2006-11-01

In this article, we describe the translation and validation of Dutch Big Five Inventory (BFI; John & Srivastava, 1999 Costa, P. T. McCrae, R. 1992. Revised NEO Personality (NEO P–R) Five-Factor (NEO–FFI): Professional manual, Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources. [Google Scholar]), a short instrument designed to measure factors personality. We obtained evidence instrument's good psychometric properties in terms factorial equivalence English original other BFI translations relative...

10.1080/00223890701845229 article EN Journal of Personality Assessment 2008-02-25

Abstract In this article, we present an integrative perspective on temperament and personality development. Personality are conceptualized as regulatory systems that start physiological reactivity to environmental features early in life, but increasingly supplemented by regulation efforts oriented toward reference values such personal goals social norms. These change during development society expects mature behaviors, it takes resources incremental practice before people can conform these...

10.1111/cdep.12050 article EN Child Development Perspectives 2013-10-18

This article addresses the question of causal ordering self-concept ability and academic achievement during elementary school.The questions were (a) Do influence each other?and (b) Does it make a difference whether is assessed by marks or tests?The sample consisted 697 students from 54 German school classes.The design study allowed 3 measurement waves Grade 2 to 4. Mathematics was measured both tests.The results structural equation modeling analyses show that makes (as usually) with only one...

10.1037/0022-0663.87.4.624 article EN Journal of Educational Psychology 1995-12-01

The perceived relational support from four key providers (father, mother, special sibling, and best friend) on five provisions (quality of information, respect for autonomy, emotional support, convergence goals, acceptance) was examined 2,262 adolescents (aged 12 – 18 years). In a variable‐centered approach, factor analyses yielded dimensions support: three specific to (parent, friend, sibling support) two (convergence goals autonomy). Only parental found change (decrease) across age....

10.1111/1532-7795.00004 article EN Journal of Research on Adolescence 2001-03-01

This study investigated the relations among parenting, coparenting, and effortful control in preschoolers. The sample included 89 families with 2 parents their firstborn 36-month-old children. Information was obtained by means of observation parent-report questionnaires. In general, maternal paternal coparenting were related to control. Effortful more strongly predicted from parenting when same measurement method (observation or parent reports) used. For both reports, contributed over above...

10.1037/0893-3200.22.1.30 article EN Journal of Family Psychology 2008-01-01

People have a fundamental need to belong that motivates them seek out social interactions with close others (Baumeister & Leary, 1995). Leary and Baumeister's (2000) sociometer theory (SMT) poses people who succeed in satisfying this higher self-esteem (SE). This prediction was tested across three hierarchical levels: intraindividual, interindividual, international. Indicators of interaction quantity, quality, the between quality quantity were collected for relationships friends, family...

10.1037/0022-3514.95.1.181 article EN Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2008-01-01

In a 19-year longitudinal study, the 15% most inhibited and aggressive children at ages 4-6 years were followed up until age 23 compared with controls who below average in preschool inhibition or aggressiveness. As adults, boys girls judged as by their parents showed delay establishing first stable partnership finding full-time job. However, only upper 8% terms of tended to show internalizing problems, including self-rated inhibition. Aggressive an externalizing personality profile parental...

10.1037/0012-1649.44.4.997 article EN Developmental Psychology 2008-07-01

The authors investigated the longitudinal relations between family members' Big Five personality factors and perceived support.Members of 285 two-parent families with 2 adolescent children judged their own other support from members on 3 occasions at 12-month intervals.The factor Agreeableness was particularly related to support.Changes in individuals' were linked changes they themselves but even more that them.Results are consistent parallel continuities hypothesis: Individual...

10.1037/0022-3514.86.4.615 article EN Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2004-01-01

Background: Siblings may support each other, but also reveal fierce rivalry and mutual aggression. Supportive sibling relationships have been linked to the development of psychosocial competence children. In present longitudinal study, we will focus on perceived in dyads influence problem behavior adjustment adolescence. Method: a three‐wave sample 285 Dutch families with two adolescent children (11‐ 15‐year‐olds), these siblings judged from other. addition, they themselves their parents...

10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00332.x article EN Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2004-11-01

In this longitudinal multiinformant study negative emotionality and sensory processing sensitivity were compared as susceptibility markers among kindergartners. Participating children (N = 264, 52.9% boys) Dutch kindergartners (Mage 4.77, SD 0.60), followed across three waves, spaced seven months apart. Results show that associations between parenting child behavior did not depend on children's emotionality. Sensory sensitivity, however, interacted with both (changes in) positive in...

10.1037/dev0000431 article EN Developmental Psychology 2017-11-20
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