Although disabled advocates influence debates around public disability representations through their personal and professional insights, the processes by which they manage these representations have been largely overlooked. This study explores how Dutch disabled advocates present themselves (i.e., impression …

The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a critical phase for young people living with perinatal HIV, who must navigate typical developmental milestones while managing a chronic illness and facing (fear of) societal stigma. This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of Dutch young adults …

Purpose Treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC), and especially brachytherapy, can be physically and psychologically demanding for patients. The IMPRaCC study (Impact of primary Radiotherapy on the psychosocial well-being of patients with LACC) aimed to investigate risk factors, peak moments …

Background and purpose Aphasia can profoundly affect an individual’s identity. Yet studying identity in people with aphasia presents methodological challenges, as language, our primary medium for self-expression, is disrupted. This study explored how people with aphasia experience and reshape identity …

Generatieve AI (GenAI) kent de afgelopen jaren een razendsnelle introductie in het hoger onderwijs. Werkveld, docenten, en studenten weten niet wat zij van elkaar en van de toekomst kunnen verwachten, wat het doelmatig organiseren van onderwijs bemoeilijkt. Het doel van dit onderzoek is daarom te verkennen …

WhatsApp-buurtpreventie wordt in de publieke en beleidsmatige verbeelding vaak in verband gebracht met meer veiligheid. In dit artikel in Tijdschrift voor Veiligheid wordt voor het eerst kwantitatief onderzocht of deelnemers de veiligheid in hun buurt inderdaad anders beleven dan niet-deelnemers. Waar …

Cardamonin is a natural chalcone that has been extensively investigated for its anticancer activity. However, its clinical relevance is still not explicit, limiting its progression into clinical trials and highlighting a persistent gap between preclinical evidence and practical application. This review …

This study aimed to gain insight into the sexual experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) and the support they receive from residential staff in expressing their sexuality. A semi-structured interview protocol, informed by existing literature was developed. Participants with ID, with …

Objectives The Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI) is a newly developed tool that assesses observed weight stigma across different sources (i.e., interpersonal and non-interpersonal sources). Although the WeSEI is considered a useful instrument for assessing observed weight stigma, it has not been …

In this study, we examined family resilience as a mediator in the relationship between family functioning and four types of well-being (overall life satisfaction, satisfaction with family life, flourishing, and positive mental health). This study was conducted among university students attending the …