Projects
Understanding emotional attention from an emotion regulation goal perspective. Ghent University
We examine the idea that emotion regulation goals cause and modulate attentional biases to emotional information. Based on this idea, we predict that what stimuli will be attended (e.g., positive or negative) and how attention might be deployed (i.e., towards or away) will depend on the emotion regulation goal at stake.
Emotions and Palliative Care: in search of new horizons Vrije Universiteit Brussel
How and when does job-related red tape affect teachers’ well-being and performance: The underlying role of emotions Ghent University
Teachers are overloaded with rules, regulations, and procedures. Unfortunately, many of these rules, regulations, and procedures turn out to be burdensome, while also lacking functionality, and can thus be classified as red tape. Past literature revealed that employees’ well-being and performance are both negatively affected by the presence of red tape. However, this past literature mainly focused on exploring the direct relationships between ...
Overwhelmed by the past. Understanding the emotions and experiences in heritage tourism KU Leuven
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 ...
(How) Do school inspections affect the professional identity of teachers: emotions as obstacle or catalyst? University of Antwerp
Perception and modulation of pain in vulvodynia: role of emotions, partners and oxytocin KU Leuven
Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD), i.e., chronic vulvar pain without an identifiable cause, is a prevalent disorder affecting about 5 to 19% of young women at reproductive age. The pain can be experienced during sexual as well as non-sexual activities (e.g., bicycling, wearing tight trousers) and negatively affects psychosexual and interpersonal functioning. To date, little is known about the causes of PVD and the factors that influence the ...
Unethical consumer behaviour: the effect of impulse buying on unethical consumer behavior and the role of moral emotions in in-store communication to prevent shoplifting: experimental studies Ghent University
Study 1. Experimental studies (in lab and in stores), about the negative impact of impulse buying stimulation by retailers on consumer unethical behavior, via the impact of temporary sensation seeking. Study 2. Experimental studies (in lab and stores) about the impact of fear appeals using fines versus social punishment on consumer shoplifting behavior.