Projects
Relationships, sexuality, and health: a multimethod assessment of individual- and dyad-based sexual and relationship processes. KU Leuven
Being in a long-term relationship (e.g., marriage, cohabitation) is associated with lower morbidity and mortality rates. However, a growing research literature shows that not being in a relationship per se, but the quality of that relationship is most relevant to predicting health effects. Although sexuality is part of most long-term relationships, surprisingly little is known about its effects on relationship quality and health. The proposed ...
The power of perceiving: exploring the relationships between empathic accuracy, performance, and relationship satisfaction at work Vrije Universiteit Brussel
leaders’ “soft skills”, with the view that these skills are critical to
effective leadership. Consequently, the construct of emotional
intelligence (EI) has enjoyed significant prominence. However, EI has
been criticized for demonstrating poor construct and predictive
validity. To address these issues, the present project proposes
...
Triangle relationships in mass sport provision. Analysing similarities, differences and interorganisational relationships across civic, public and market sectors. KU Leuven
The impact of the changing employment relationship on the well-being and job performance of public servants: a multilevel study of the mediating mechanisms and boundary conditions of the employment relationship Ghent University
This research examines how the changing employment relationship has an impact on the wellbeing and performance of public servants. On the one hand, we examine self-efficacy, motivation and distributive justice as mediating mechanisms. On the other hand, we examine public service
motivation, red tape and the leader’s employment relationship as boundary conditions of this linkage.
Assessing spatio-temporal relationships between respiratory health and biodiversity using individual wearable technology KU Leuven
The Relationality of Feelings: A cultural comparison of affective patterns in Western and East-Asian relationships KU Leuven
Western and East-Asian cultures appear to emphasize different ideas about how to build and maintain relationships with others around us: Close relationships in Western cultures are marked by a strong focus on the individual, and are supposed to offer partners a space to foster self-esteem and meet their personal needs. In contrast, close relationships in East-Asian cultures are marked by an emphasis on the relatedness and social harmony ...
Understanding Dynamic Interpersonal Emotional Processes in Romantic Relationships KU Leuven
The quality of romantic relationships predicts a variety of health outcomes, ranging from mortality over psychopathology to the speed of wound healing (see e.g., Robles, Slatcher, Trombello, & McGinn, 2014). One key mechanism underlying these associations is the emotions that are experienced in the relationship (Sbarra & Coan, 2018). Romantic partners are thought to influence each other’s emotions often, intensely, and in many ...
Inside out: The role of teachers’ mental representations in relationships with individual students KU Leuven
Teachers interact daily with students of their class and internalize these experiences into mental representations of relationships with individual students (Pianta et al., 2003). Teachers’ mental representation of the relationships with individual students may automatically impact teachers’ affective and cognitive social information processing thereby influencing their emotions, cognitions, and behavioral responses toward individual students ...
Student mental health and relationships with teachers and peers: Unravelling their interplay. KU Leuven
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the key role of social relationships for children’s and adolescents’ mental health. Hence, promoting positive relationships may be a low-threshold, yet crucial lever for the prevention of youth mental problems in the pandemic’s aftermath. This project focuses on social relationships at school. More specifically, it digs into the understudied interplay among different dimensions of teacher-student and peer ...