The goal of the Bubble Games consortium is to narrow the gap between opposing groups and bring back nuance, tolerance and empathy in debates on social issues. We believe, and previous projects indicate, that using Virtual Reality (VR) can help create - or bring back - understanding between opposing groups. …

This is the last of a series of 3 columns on uncertainty. A response to uncertainty can be radicalization, It is argued that confirmation bias plays a role in this initial “radicalization”: the tendency to prefer information that confirms one's belief as “facts” to contradictory information (“fake news”). …

This is the last of a series of 3 columns on uncertainty. A response to uncertainty can be radicalization, It is argued that confirmation bias plays a role in this initial “radicalization”: the tendency to prefer information that confirms one's belief as “facts” to contradictory information (“fake news”). …

Many contend that end-state planning is no longer either acceptable or feasible. However, outside the formal planning system, communities do conceive radical proposals for the places they live in. Our paper makes a plea for a renewed appreciation of Utopias by revealing the diversity of such imagined …

Background: In their research reports, scientists are expected to discuss limitations that their studies have. Previous research showed that often, such discussion is absent. Also, many journals emphasize the importance of avoiding overstatement of claims. We wanted to see to what extent editorial handling …

Background and Objectives This qualitative study applied a resilience perspective to socioeconomic inequalities in the functioning of older adults. We aimed to gain insight into how some older adults managed to age successfully despite having a low socioeconomic position (SEP) throughout their lives. …

Dit onderzoek geeft antwoord op de onderzoeksvraag; Op welke manier wordt informatie verschaft aan (toekomstige) studenten met Autistisch Spectrum Stoornis (ASS) bij de opleiding Veiligheid en Vakmanschap (VeVa) over de toegankelijkheid en het draagvlak van autisme bij Defensie? Er zijn verschillende …

In this study, the construction of rumour on Twitter during a specific crisis is analysed from a discursive psychological perspective. This perspective treats psychological concepts such as identities as discursive constructions. The selected case is the robbery of a jewellery store in Deurne, a village …

Na het opstellen van de probleemformulering is er literatuuronderzoek gedaan waar een theoretisch kader met conceptueel model uit voort is gekomen. De theorie die aansluit bij dit onderzoek naar ledentevredenheid is het Total Perceived Service Quality-model dat ontwikkeld is door Christian Grönroos in …

Al langere tijd bericht de Amsterdamse krant Het Parool over de liquidaties in die stad. Terecht. Die zijn immers een serieus probleem, een probleem dat nog eens wordt verergerd door de niets ontziende manier waarop die nogal eens worden uitgevoerd. Het lijkt echter alsof de toon van de berichtgeving …