Previous research largely supports the notion that mediated contact and engagement with minority characters can improve viewers’ real-life minority attitudes. However, it is unclear to what extent different forms of media engagement such as parasocial friendship and wishful identification are linked …

Abstract: Research in higher education has revealed a significant connection between executive functions (EFs) and study success. Previous investigations have typically assessed EFs using either neuropsychological tasks, which provide direct and objective measures of core EFs components such as inhibition, …

Background In a global effort to design better hospital buildings for people and organizations, some design principles are still surrounded by great mystery. The aim of this online study was to compare anxiety in an existing single-bed inpatient hospital room with three redesigns of this room in accordance …

In dit rapport doen we verslag van actieonderzoek dat uitgevoerd is bij drie Amsterdamse Familie Scholen vanuit de wens om meer te doen aan armoedebestrijding binnen en via school. Zo’n vijftien jaar geleden hadden leerkrachten het signaleren van en omgaan met armoede van leerlingen in hun klas nog niet …

This graduation report unveils the outcomes of a project aimed at enhancing OpusFlow, an ERP system by ProfitFlow B.V. The primary focus was to improve the process of gathering and managing customer feedback. The challenge stemmed from OpusFlow users lacking a direct feedback medium within the system, …

Arts and psychomotor therapies are often part of the multidisciplinary treatment for people diagnosed with Personality Disorders (PDs). Drama therapy is aimed at promoting emotion regulation and strengthening of interpersonal skills. The added value of drama therapy has not been sufficiently examined …

In het hoger onderwijs werken professionals die met elkaar zo goed mogelijk onderwijs en onderzoek verzorgen. Dat doen ze direct als docent of onderzoeker, of indirect door dat werk mogelijk te manen, bijvoorbeeld als beleidsmaker, hr-manager(human resources), roosteraar, ondersteuner of opleidingsmanager. …

Introduction Treatments such as eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing and (narrative) exposure therapies are commonly used in psychological trauma. In everyday practice, art therapy is also often used, although rigorous research on its efficacy is lacking. Patients seem to benefit from the indirect, …

Posttraumatic nightmares (PTN) are a frequent symptom after a traumatic event and often play part in the psychopathology of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) currently offers the best evidence for an effective treatment to reduce PTNs, although high …

Houtoogst heeft een langdurige invloed op bodemverdichting en daarmee indirect op andere abiotische en biotische eigenschappen van een bos. Hoewel de effecten van houtoogst op bodem en milieu veelvuldig in beeld zijn gebracht is de grootte van de invloedssfeer van zware machines op de verdichting van …