Deze studie had als doel om na te gaan of de Fitkids Treadmill Test (FTT), een nieuwe maximale inspanningstest op een loopband met een maximale hellingshoek van 15%, een betrouwbaar meetinstrument is om de maximale inspanningscapaciteit van een gezond kind tussen de 13 en 18 jaar te bepalen.

Marokkaans-Nederlandse jongens worden als kind drie keer vaker thuis mishandeld, dan hun Nederlandse leeftijdsgenoten, blijkt uit het onderzoek 'Invisible Victims' van dr. Esmah Lahlah (Universiteit van Tilburg). Zij toont een verband aan tussen kindermishandeling en de oververtegenwoordiging van deze …

In dit onderzoek nemen 5 adolescenten uit de derde graad Kantoor (België - MBO Nederland) deel aan een oplossingsgericht traject met de intentie hun zelfbeeld en zelfvertrouwen te verhogen. Deze leerlingen zijn geselecteerd vanuit de wekelijkse bijeenkomsten van het Handelingsgericht werken. Tevens wordt …

Jocelyn Bergland developed a preparatory training program for adolescent dancers of which critical reflection is an important part in addition to daily technical training and creative work. Through reflection, the young dancers monitor their own growth and development. Jocelyn Bergland was asked to join …

Background Each teacher experiences a class to be 'difficult to manage' at a certain point in his or her career. The researcher, as a matter of fact, in person as well, but specifically a group of girls (16 – 20 years of age) with a pronounced rebellious, norm exceeding attitude is new to me. It takes …

AIMS: To assess the influence of peer alcohol use during adolescence on young adults' alcohol use and abuse, and to assess to what extent parents' perception of their adolescent child's friends and adolescent's self-control modify this influence. METHODS: We analyzed data from the first, third, and fourth …

BACKGROUND: The face is a frequent site of burn, but prevalence rates vary and reports are often limited to one healthcare setting. We examined the incidence of facial burns in the Netherlands in Emergency Departments (ED), hospitals and burn centres. Additionally, we identified which patient, injury …

Creating environments in physical education (PE) that foster perceived competence and physical activity during gender-mixed game play lessons is a challenge, especially with adolescent girls. This study is a small experiment in one PE lesson that aimed to increase the perceived competence and in-class …

Many children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) now reach adulthood. The aim of this study was to elicit parents’ experiences with the transfer from pediatric to adult medical care. A convenience sample of 131 Dutch parents of young people with PIMD (16–26 years) completed a …