Article
Environmental Sciences
Teaghan L. Hogg, Samantha K. Stanley, Lean O'Brien, Marc S. Wilson, Clare R. Watsford
Summary: Anxiety relating to ecological crises, known as eco-anxiety, is a growing research topic. A new 13-item eco-anxiety scale was validated in Australia and New Zealand, capturing dimensions including affective symptoms, rumination, behavioral symptoms, and anxiety about personal impact on the planet. The study supports eco-anxiety as a quantifiable psychological experience distinct from stress, anxiety, and depression.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Belen Mesurado, Ricardo F. Crespo, Omar Rodriguez, Patricia Debeljuh, Sandra Idrovo Carlier
Summary: This paper aims to develop a Multidimensional Flourishing Scale and validate its psychometric properties through three different studies. The results show that the scale is psychometrically valid and exhibits strong internal consistency reliability across various countries.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anshul Mandliya, Jatin Pandey
Summary: Organizational compassion has the potential to reduce individual suffering and enhance positive emotions, wellbeing, and dignity in the workplace. However, there is a lack of a valid and reliable measure of workplace compassion. This research presents the development and validation of a new workplace compassion scale consisting of 12 items.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Aikaterini Palascha, Ellen van Kleef, Emely de Vet, Hans C. M. van Trijp
Summary: Internally regulated eating style, driven by internal bodily sensations, has gained attention in literature and health practice recently. However, attempts to conceptualize it have been fragmented, leading to a lack of clarity on its defining characteristics. This paper identifies and describes the full spectrum of characteristics necessary for internally regulated eating, introducing a new theoretical framework to explore the associations and mechanisms contributing to this eating style.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Daisy Gemayel, Karl K. K. Wiener, Anthony Saliba
Summary: The Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) was developed based on the paternal perinatal conceptual framework, with high content validity and inter-rater reliability. The scale targets fathers' emotional well-being during the antenatal and postnatal periods, successfully characterizing precursors of emotional well-being.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Obinna Osita Ike, Lawrence Ejike Ugwu, Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor, Ifeanyichukwu Chukwudi Eze, Obiageli Omeje, Ejike Okonkwo
Summary: This study aims to provide a more detailed instrument to measure employees' turnover intentions based on the planned behavior theory model. The questionnaire assesses five distinct aspects of turnover intentions, including subjective social status, organizational culture, personal orientation, expectations, and career growth. The study used a cross-sectional design with two studies, involving a diverse range of workers from universities, banks, hospitals, factories, and telecommunication companies. Exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha were used to assess the reliability in the first study, while confirmatory factor analysis was applied in the second study to establish the structural model of the dimensions.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ibolya Kotta, Kinga Kalcza-Janosi, Kinga Szabo, Eszter Eniko Marschalko
Summary: The CoVaH is a scale developed to assess COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, showing good reliability and validity. The study revealed that fear of COVID-19 vaccines is a significant component affecting vaccine hesitancy.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2022)
Article
Business
Wojciech Czakon, Patrycja Klimas, Arkadiusz Kawa, Sascha Kraus
Summary: This study develops a measurement scale for strategic myopia through two focus group interviews and validation on three samples of managers. The study confirms the dimensions of the construct, including competitive, cooperative, temporal, and learning myopia, and validates a parsimonious scale of 16 items. The scale can be useful for theory testing, self-evaluation of managers, and evaluation of management teams' myopia profiles, supporting decisions on how to shape team diversity.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Business
Xiaoming Zheng, Dan Ni, Xin Liu, Lindie H. Liang
Summary: Mindfulness in the workplace has received increasing attention, but few studies have developed a valid measurement for this construct. This research proposes a multidimensional model of workplace mindfulness and develops a psychometrically sound scale through seven phases of research. The results support the proposed model and demonstrate the reliability and validity of the developed scale, making it a valuable tool for assessing employees' mindfulness in working situations.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
J. Shin, M. Kim, J. Choi
Summary: This study developed a new multidimensional frailty scale and confirmed its effectiveness in predicting adverse health outcomes in Korean community-dwelling older adults.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Beatrice Adriana Balgiu, Ruxandra Sfeatcu, Ana Maria Cristina Tancu, Marina Imre, Ana Petre, Laura Tribus
Summary: This study tested the validity of the Multidimensional Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (MVHS) on a sample of Romanian adults. The results showed support for the 8-factor structure of the scale and identified health risk and healthy condition as the main predictors of vaccination hesitancy. The study concluded that MVHS is suitable for medical practice and research on vaccination behaviors and intentions.
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Yuhosua Ryoo, Heeseung Yu, Eunkyoung Han
Summary: This research identified factors that impact YouTube users' reputation perception of political channels and developed a scale. The Political YouTube Channel Reputation (PYCR) scale comprises four distinctive dimensions: news credibility, political ideology, user-oriented communication, and quality management. The reliability and validity of the scale were assessed, providing a theoretical framework for future empirical research.
TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Kimberly Carriere, Syeda Huma Shireen, Nellie Siemers, Christian Erik Prei ssner, Joshua Starr, Carl Falk, Barbel Knauper
Summary: The study aimed to develop and evaluate a multifaceted mindful eating scale that assesses several domains of eating-specific mindfulness. Through a series of studies, a final scale consisting of 29 items with 4 factors was determined, showing good internal consistency and validity. Future research should continue to investigate the differential effects of various aspects of eating-specific mindfulness in preventing and treating obesity and its comorbidities.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Martin S. Andersen, Guido Makransky
Summary: Cognitive load theory is widely used in learning processes and teaching designs. The expansion of the Cognitive Load Scale to include multidimensional conceptualization of extraneous load for physical and online lectures provides evidence of validity, reliability, and sensitivity for future research directions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Elyse O'Loghlen, Roslyn Galligan, Sharon Grant
Summary: This study aimed to develop a scale to measure a wide range of functions of binge eating within binge-eating disorder (BED), and investigate the relationship between these functions and adverse childhood experiences. The results revealed that the functions of binge eating include emotion regulation, hedonic hunger, compensatory eating, numbness/dissociation, emotion expression, self-punishment, control, and self-protection. The scale demonstrated good reliability and validity, highlighting the predictive role of childhood maltreatment in binge eating functions.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Rachelle de Vries, Sanne Boesveldt, Emely de Vet
Summary: The high-calorie bias in human spatial memory exists across different countries and populations, and is not influenced by cultural differences.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sofie van Rongen, Michel Handgraaf, Maaike Benoist, Emely de Vet
Summary: Growing evidence suggests that relative disadvantage is more relevant than absolute socioeconomic factors in explaining disparities in healthfulness of diet. A series of experiments found that personal relative deprivation (PRD) leads to choosing more palatable, rewarding foods. The results indicate that efforts to reduce societal disparities in healthfulness of diet may need to focus on perceptions of injustice beyond objective inequalities.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Linda M. Hengeveld, Janette de Goede, Lydia A. Afman, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Joline W. J. Beulens, Ellen E. Blaak, Eric Boersma, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Johannes (Hans) B. van Goudoever, Maria T. E. Hopman, Jolein A. Iestra, Stef P. J. Kremers, Ronald P. Mensink, Nicole M. de Roos, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Janneke Verkaik-Kloosterman, Emely de Vet, Marjolein Visser
Summary: There is debate about whether older adults need more protein than younger adults. A systematic review conducted by the Health Council of the Netherlands found that increased protein intake may have a beneficial effect on lean body mass and muscle strength in older adults, but the impact on other health outcomes is unclear.
ADVANCES IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hanneke van Heijster, Jantien van Berkel, Cecile R. L. Boot, Tineke Abma, Emely de Vet
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the perceived changes of an innovative workplace health promotion intervention and evaluation. A bottom-up approach was taken to define the central themes and relevant outcomes of the intervention. The intervention involved structured stakeholder dialogues to discuss health issues identified by employees in a male-dominated workplace. The results showed that the dialogue intervention contributed to changes at individual, team, and organizational levels, advancing the understanding of factors contributing to high workload and mental health. The evaluation of the intervention also led to actions being taken at an organizational level.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Rachelle de Vries, Sanne Boesveldt, Alejandra Sotomayor Sainz, Joyce Copier, Emely de Vet
Summary: Human memory automatically prioritizes the locations of high-calorie foods, which is likely an adaptation for foraging in harsh ancestral food environments. However, in present-day food-abundant settings, this memory bias may have unhealthy implications for individual eating behavior.
FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Angeliek Verdonschot, Berit M. Follong, Clare E. Collins, Emely de Vet, Annemien Haveman-Nies, Tamara Bucher
Summary: School-based nutrition interventions, including fruit and vegetable provision, gaming/computer-delivery, curriculum, experiential learning, rewards/incentives, nudging, and caregiver involvement, have a positive impact on children's fruit and vegetable consumption and nutrition knowledge.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Isaura Y. A. Wayop, Emely de Vet, Jaap A. Wagenaar, David C. Speksnijder
Summary: The Netherlands has achieved great success in reducing antimicrobial use in animals in the last decade, but there is still a relatively high usage rate of antimicrobials in weaned pigs on a quarter of farms. A specific veterinary guideline was developed to control Streptococcus suis (S. suis) infections, but veterinarians seem to have low adoption of this guideline. This study identified determinants influencing veterinarians' adherence to the guideline and found that factors such as knowledge, skills, beliefs, social influences, and environmental context play a role.
Article
Psychology, Social
Jurriaan L. Tekoppele, Ilona E. De Hooge, Hans C. M. van Trijp
Summary: Situation perception and appraisal, two independent research fields, show considerable overlap in their effects on emotions and behaviors, as evidenced by empirical studies.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sanne E. Verra, Maartje P. Poelman, Andrea L. Mudd, Emely de Vet, John de Wit, Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis
Summary: This study examined the impact of daily hassles on the perceived importance of health and how it affects self-assessed health and food consumption. The results found that daily hassles explained income inequalities in self-assessed health and fruit and vegetable consumption, while the perceived importance of health explained educational inequalities in self-assessed health.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Janine Benjamins, Jan-Gerrit Duinkerken, Gerlinde Den Hamer-Jordaan, Romay Canfijn, Rianne Koster, Emely De Vet, Annemien Haveman-Nies
Summary: Three Dutch organizations developed a client-accessible electronic patient record called EPR-Youth, which aims to enhance collaboration and clients' involvement in care. The implementation of EPR-Youth was evaluated through a mixed methods design and found to be successful, but barriers and facilitators were identified that need to be addressed for better adoption and utilization.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ayla Schwarz, Laura H. H. Winkens, Emely de Vet, Dian Ossendrijver, Kirsten Bouwsema, Monique Simons
Summary: This systematic review identified various design features that are associated with engagement in mobile health (mHealth) physical activity (PA) interventions among youth. These features include a clear interface, rewards, multiplayer game mode, social interaction, variety of challenges with personalized difficulty level, self-monitoring, and variety of customization options among others. However, some features, such as sounds, competition, instructions, notifications, virtual maps, or self-monitoring, facilitated by manual input, need to be carefully considered during the design process.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Hanneke van Heijster, Jantien van Berkel, Minne Bakker, Cecile Boot, Emely de Vet
Summary: This study aimed to understand the limited participation in workplace health promotion and find opportunities to adapt the program to better meet the needs of employees. Interviews with employees, supervisors, and managers were conducted, and discussions with employees were held to identify barriers and opportunities for improving participation. The findings suggest that organizing activities in a way that encourages collaboration, tailoring activities to individual needs, and connecting them to employees' daily lives can increase participation in workplace health promotion.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Social
Merije van Rookhuijzen, Emely de Vet, Marieke A. Adriaanse
Summary: Previous research has shown that the effects of non-transparent nudges can spill over to later similar decisions. This study aimed to investigate whether making nudges transparent would affect these temporal spillover effects. Two experiments were conducted, involving participants being nudged to complete a longer survey. The results of both experiments showed a temporal spillover effect in the group with disclosed nudges, indicating that transparency does not negatively influence this effect.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Merije van Rookhuijzen, Emely de Vet, Gerrit Gort, Marieke A. Adriaanse
Summary: This study aimed to explore the immediate and prolonged effects of self-nudges promoting fruit intake in the home environment, as well as the potential temporal spillover effect and the role of healthy eating habits. The results showed a positive effect of self-nudges on fruit consumption and an increase in fruit intake habit strength during the 8-week implementation period. However, the temporal spillover effect was uncertain and there was no evidence to support the mediation effect of habit strength.
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-HEALTH AND WELL BEING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lean L. Kramer, Lex van Velsen, Bob C. Mulder, Silke ter Stal, Emely de Vet
Summary: This article reports on a study that aims to identify the effect of a match between a health topic and the ECAs' appearance on ratings of personality characteristics, persuasiveness, and intention to use. The study found that older adults prefer an ECA that has an appearance matching a certain health topic, resulting in higher ratings on persuasiveness and intention to use.
HEALTH INFORMATICS JOURNAL
(2023)
