Associations between household dysfunction in childhood and school-to-work trajectories throughout young adulthood were examined along with the mediating role of adolescent mental health problems. Data from 1134 participants in the Dutch prospective cohort TRacking Adolescents’ Individual Lives Survey …

The approach to homelessness in the Netherlands is currently undergoing a paradigm shift, moving away from shelter-based systems toward direct and unconditional housing, as articulated in the National Action Plan on Homelessness Eerst een Thuis. However, the regular housing supply often fails to meet …

Although attitudes toward sustainable commuting have become more positive in many countries, actual behavioral change remains slow. Meanwhile, the transport sector remains a major source of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, with significant differences in sustainability efforts between governments …

BACKGROUND/AIMS Malnutrition is a common clinical problem causing poor outcomes, including longer hospital stays, complications, functional decline, and mortality. Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are a key component of medical nutrition therapy for patients who cannot meet their nutritional needs …

Abstract – Introduction: Depression is a common mental disorder with often persistent consequences. Even after adequate treatment, recovery may be far from optimal. To enhance outcomes, we aimed to identify and synthesize factors that depressed adults themselves perceived as facilitating or hindering …

In recent years, care for people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) has shifted from institutional to recovery-based treatment in which informal caregivers often have an important role. However, their increased involvement has elevated issues such as role strain or burden of care, which indicates that …

Studies into affective publics often involve textual communication. However, emotive communication is increasingly visual. This study zooms in on the representation of the suffering other in seven re-workings of the Alan Kurdi photographs that resonated significantly on Instagram. Chouliaraki’s concept …

De term ‘warmtewerend’ doet al geruime tijd de ronde binnen het werkveld van hittestress en stedelijke klimaatadaptatie, en is inmiddels in beleid van veel gemeenten en provincies opgenomen. Steeds vaker worden warmtewerende oppervlakken expliciet benoemd als belangrijk middel om hittestress in stedelijke …

Nederland werkt aan een volledig circulaire toekomst. Upcycling speelt daarin een steeds belangrijkere rol. Maar hoe ziet de dagelijkse praktijk van urban upcycling organisaties er uit, welke doelgroepen bereiken ze, en hoe waarderen consumenten geüpcyclede interieurartikelen? Binnen dit onderzoek hebben …

The purpose of this project was to improve exercise-friendliness of a low SES neighbourhood in the Netherlands. This neighbourhood was chosen because it scored below average on important health parameters like self-efficacy, resilience, and quality of life