This thesis is about volunteer motivation and engagement. The research elaborates on the motivation and engagement of volunteers in the project InduS. Nowadays, a world without volunteers cannot be imagined. They get more and more important in every aspect of social life, for example volunteers are …

Achtergrond: Overgewicht en obesitas zijn belangrijke risicofactoren voor een aantal chronische ziekten. 40% van de mensen met een hoge sociaaleconomische status (SES) heeft overgewicht. Alhoewel er interventies ter bevordering van gewichtsverlies zijn die specifiek gericht zijn op mensen met een lage …

This thesis set out to research the mental health issues that students currently face and researched both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Furthermore, this thesis also set out to research self-regulation theories and how these could be implemented at universities and colleges. Self-regulation …

Background: The social identity approach proposes that the more older adults identify with the social group of “older adults,” the more they will conform to what they perceive as being normative exercising for their group. However, so far, it remains unclear why older adults adhere to these norms. Objective: …

Om inzicht te krijgen hoe en op welke manier het project `Ik ben Noaber` bijdraagt aan de kwaliteit van leven, zijn 12 noabers geïnterviewd die een al enige tijd aan iemand anders gekoppeld zijn. Deze interviews zijn gehouden op basis van een narratieve vragenlijst. Dit houdt in dat er open vragen zijn …

Western societies are quickly becoming less coherent (Giddens, 1991). As a result it is increasingly unclear how individuals should act in a range of situations or how they may understand themselves. To a certain extent this development towards more diverse perspectives and a broader range of ways to …

The increase of people living with chronic conditions has compelled society to develop and implement strategies that promote collaboration between patients and healthcare professionals, and which provide the patients with an active role in their care. In order to accomplish this, the World Health Organization, …

Treatment motivation in secure residential youth care is assumed to be a necessary condition for effective treatment, and is therefore a key element in the reduction of problem behavior and criminal recidivism. According to Self-Determination Theory (SDT) three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence …

De vorming van een kindcentrum is een uitdaging die steeds meer schoolbesturen en kinderopvangaanbieders, al dan niet in opdracht van de gemeente, samen aangaan in Nederland. Het gaat om integrale voorzieningen waar opvang, onderwijs en eventueel zorg intensief samenwerken vanuit één visie en met één …

Background: Despite the increasing labour market shortage of well-educated community nurses, few baccalaureate nursing students choose for a career in community care. Obtaining knowledge of how students perceive healthcare areas early in their education is important to take meaningful steps in counteracting …