Projects
Overwhelmed by the past. Understanding the emotions and experiences in heritage tourism KU Leuven
Uncovering the dynamics of academic engagement and emotions across ability levels: The role of crossover processes and real-time interactions with peers and teachers KU Leuven
Academic engagement and emotions have consistently been related to important student outcomes such as higher academic achievement and better socio-emotional adjustment (Skinner et al., 2008). In particular for high-ability students, promoting engagement has been suggested to be key in order to avoid underachievement and let these students excel and flourish (Siegle & McCoach, 2005; Snyder & Linnenbrink-Garcia, 2015). According to ...
‘Knocking on Heaven’s Doors’. Free will, Money, and Emotions in the Theological Systems of Leonard Lessius and Luis de Molina (late 1500s-early 1600s) KU Leuven
This project considers the relationship between God and mankind in the theological systems of two of the most preeminent early modern Jesuit theologians, Leonard Lessius and Luis de Molina. Whereas most studies have depicted their views as being largely similar, this project aims to delve deeper into the subtleties of their views on predestination, grace, and free will, differences that urged the highest authorities within the Order to ...
Emotions, Belonging and Collective Identity Formation in Education: Balancing Between Unity and Diversity in Flanders University of Antwerp
Beyond Sentimentality: A Theological-Ethical Contribution to the Debate on Public and Political Emotions KU Leuven
Beyond Sentimentality: A Theological-Ethical Contribution to the Debate on Public and Political Emotions KU Leuven
The project aims to offer an original and interdisciplinary contribution to the increasing scientific and societal attention to the role and meaning of emotions in the public and political spheres. In dialogue with, among others, social sciences and philosophy (especially feminist theory and the model of 'care ethics'), it seeks to develop a systematic theological-ethical contribution. This research’s underlying hypotheses are, firstly, that ...
The DSM-5 "With Limited Prosocial Emotions" Specifier for Conduct Disorder: A Comprehensive Test of Theory and Gender Differences in Criminal Justice-Involved Adolescents Ghent University
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM–) added a specifier for the diagnosis of conduct disorder (CD), labelled ‘ith Limited Prosocial Emotions (LPE) According to theory, CD + LPE and CD Only youth differ in etiological features underlying their conduct problems (ie emotion processing and levels of fearlessness), in severity of antisocial behavior, and in risk of future maladjustment Unfortunately, ...
The Promise of Mobile Sensing for Predicting Momentary Emotions KU Leuven
Understanding the intricate dynamics of emotions in daily life is crucial, both from a scientific and clinical perspective. Yet, obtaining a good picture of these emotion dynamics is challenging due to their contextual and person-dependent nature, and because it places a significant burden on participants. Mobile sensing, which involves analysing behavioural and contextual information that is automatically collected by smartphones, offers ...