Researcher
Benedicte Deforche
- Keywords (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Physical education and physiotherapy
- Keywords (Ghent University):health promotion
- Disciplines (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Social medical sciences not elsewhere classified, Epidemiology, Public health sciences not elsewhere classified
- Disciplines (Ghent University):Health promotion and policy
Affiliations
- Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance (Research group)
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From12 Mar 2020 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Jan 2024 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Jan 2023 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From8 Apr 2019 → Today - Department of Public Health and Primary Care (Department)
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From1 Oct 2018 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Sep 2015 → 20 Oct 2022 - Department of Public health (Department)
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From1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2018 - Biomechanics and Human Biometry (Department)
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From1 Oct 2008 → 31 Aug 2015 - Biomechanics and Human Biometry (Department)
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From15 Sep 2008 → 14 Sep 2009 - Department of Movement and Sports Sciences (Department)
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From1 Apr 1998 → 30 Sep 2014
Projects
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- Experiences of loneliness amongst newly-arrived adolescent migrants in Flanders: Creating more visibility and understandingFrom1 Jun 2024 → TodayFunding: BOF - various
- Research in health promotionFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Physically distant but socially close: how to prevent (inequalities in) loneliness and social isolation in times of crisis? Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic - DistantButCloseFrom1 Dec 2023 → TodayFunding: BELSPO - POST-COVID project
- Later-life loneliness in Europe: a life-course and comparative study on the role of social and intergenerational mobilityFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Evaluation of a workplace intervention for the promotion of wellbeing on physical, mental and social wellbeing of employees and employersFrom1 Feb 2023 → TodayFunding: Department of Work and Social Economy
- Cascading an intervention to promote healthy sleep among adolescents following vocational education via a participatory approachFrom1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- A multidisciplinary approach to design active, safe and inclusive parks in the Andean region of EcuadorFrom1 Sep 2022 → TodayFunding: VLIR-UOS TEAM
- Walk- and cycle friendly environments: how do we start?From1 Dec 2021 → 30 Nov 2022Funding: BOF - various
- Physical Activity for CognitivE health: investigating the Underlying causal Pathways (PACE-UP project)From1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- Citizen science on park accessibility and park visitation among older adultsFrom1 Oct 2021 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
Publications
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- Associations of habitual sedentary time with executive functioning and short-term memory in 7th and 8th grade adolescents(2024)
Authors: Veerle Van Oeckel, Louise Poppe, Benedicte Deforche, Ruben Brondeel, Marijke Miatton, Maïté Verloigne
- Home-delivered meal boxes in a family setting : a qualitative study investigating reasons for use and perceived impact on meal practices(2024)
Authors: Marjolijn Vos, Benedicte Deforche, Wendy Van Lippevelde
- Process evaluation of the Belgian one-month-without alcohol campaign ‘Tournée Minérale’ : a mixed method approach(2024)
Authors: Annelies Thienpondt, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Joris Van Damme, Benedicte Deforche
- Psychosocial determinants of sleep behavior and healthy sleep among adolescents : a two-wave panel study(2024)
Authors: Lea Delfmann, Maïté Verloigne, Benedicte Deforche, Simon C. Hunter, Greet Cardon, Janneke de Boer, Anneke Vandendriessche
Pages: 360 - 373 - Country-level sociocultural context and socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent dietary behaviours : a multilevel analysis in 21 European countries(2024)
Authors: Maxim Dierckens, Benedicte Deforche, Bart De Clercq, Dominic Weinberg, Gonneke W.J.M. Stevens, Angeline Chatelan, Manon Rouche, Els Clays, Katrijn Delaruelle
- Exploring emotions in relation to neighborhood environmental characteristics among older adults with low socioeconomic position : a qualitative study using walk-along interviews(2024)
Authors: Noortje Jacobs, Benedicte Deforche, Amber Van Puyvelde, Delfien Van Dyck, Lieze Mertens, Jenny Veitch, Jelle Van Cauwenberg
- Process and outcome evaluation of a social norms approach intervention on alcohol use among Flemish university students : a quasi-experimental study(2024)
Authors: Hanna van Roozendaal, Katleen Derickx, Koen Ponnet, Benedicte Deforche, Annelies Thienpondt, Inge Glazemakers, Jozef De Dooy, Nico van der Lely, Guido Van Hal
- Facilitating co-research : lessons learned from reflection forms within three participatory action research projects(2024)
Authors: Helga Emke, Anneke Vandendriessche, Mai Chinapaw, Benedicte Deforche, Maïté Verloigne, Teatske Altenburg, Manou Anselma
- Combining participatory action research with intervention mapping to develop and plan the implementation and evaluation of a healthy sleep intervention for adolescents(2023)
Authors: Anneke Vandendriessche, Benedicte Deforche, Karlien Dhondt, Teatske M. Altenburg, Maïté Verloigne
Pages: 316 - 329 - The impact of renewal of an urban park in Belgium on park use, park-based physical activity, and social interaction : a natural experiment(2023)
Authors: Louise Poppe, Delfien Van Dyck, Emma De Keyser, Amber Van Puyvelde, Jenny Veitch, Benedicte Deforche