Although the prevalence of cybercrime has increased rapidly, most victims do not report these offenses to the police. This is the first study that compares associations between victim characteristics and crime reporting behavior for traditional crimes versus cybercrimes. Data from four waves of a Dutch …

This article investigates the relationship between major life events and sport participation during the transition to adulthood. Two waves (2009 and 2013) of a Dutch panel study provided information on education, employment, relationship, civil/marital status, and parenthood for 2829 Dutch citizens (ages …

This research was conducted to be able to advise THE ORGANISATION on how to strategise its communications to accomplish its goals of creating more awareness for the problems and the solutions in the ocean. The starting questions of THE ORGANISATION were as follows: • Whom should we target and how should …

Music is being consumed by more people on a daily basis than ever before. Recreational noise exposure is the cause for a variety of preliminary hearing problems in young adults. Main factors are the use of earbuds as well as headphones and visiting venues such as festivals or clubs where, although …

This thesis provides insight into how shared decision-making proceeds within care networks of people with dementia. These insights are based on three waves of interviews with people with dementia, their informal carers, and professionals in a qualitative, prospective, multi-perspective study. This study …

A lot of industries in the world use water and produce waste, and with limited water resources and an increasing population, industrial development has grown, putting even more stress on resources. This issue of concern has been recognized and efforts into conserving these precious resources has been …

The report is dedicated to the study of the effects of a sand nourishment at the Roggenplaat in the Eastern Scheldt on the local wave climate. The effects are determined as the influence of the sand nourishment on the wave dampening effect of Roggenplaat. The wave heights over the nourishment have been …

BACKGROUND: Most studies on multiple health risk behaviors among adolescents have cross-sectionally studied a limited number of health behaviors or determinants. PURPOSE: To examine the prevalence, longitudinal patterns and predictors of individual and multiple health risk behaviors among adolescents. …

Since the 1960s, the structure of the German population has significantly changed as a result of a number of migration waves. This structural change, and the fact that is was rather ignored by German governments, created a democratic deficit. Large parts of the permanent population were structurally …

BACKGROUND: Shiftwork is a major job demand for nurses and has been related to various negative consequences. Research suggests that personal and job resources moderate the impact of work schedules on stress, health and well-being. OBJECTIVES: This longitudinal study examined whether the interactions …