Be pandemic prepared: let's make lifestyle part of our society's DNA

Undeniably, the coronavirus has had a huge impact on our lives over the past two years. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic is a perfect illustration of the importance of prevention and of a healthy lifestyle...

Andrea Evers • April 19, 2022

COVID-19 and student mental health: A secondary crisis of the pandemic?

Even under normal circumstances students experience higher levels of mental health issues, but this became worse during the pandemic. International students may be especially at risk, due to travel constraints and inability to form a social life during lockdowns.

Liia Kivelä • February 17, 2022

No need to be scared; appealing to fear to change behavior

Showing gory pictures of cancerous lungs, videos of forest fires, and graphs of exponentially increasing infection rates are familiar tactics to scare people into different behavior. But how effective are fear appeals? Six decades of research provides some answers.

Lotte van Dillen • December 14, 2020

Pandemics: Survival of the ‘most anxious’?

When people in movies shake hands or crowd into elevators, do you think 'No! Keep back!'? I do. And it’s not just me. Apparently the Corona-induced fear of human contact is already wired in our brains. In this pandemic, will it be a case of survival of the most anxious?

Marieke Tollenaar • November 09, 2020

Putting the numbers to the COVID test

A proper assessment of test results involves the consideration of the test’s reliability in light of the prevalence (risk) of Covid-19 in the population. This leads to some surprising insights.

Lotte van Dillen • July 02, 2020

Family Fears: 'Stay at home! If you leave the house you will catch COVID-19'

Children are exposed not only to a novel virus but also to their parents’ fears of the virus. Parents’ fears can easily be passed on to their children. How does this happen and can we prevent it?

Cosima Nimphy • June 25, 2020

The importance of coffee breaks

Coffee breaks with colleagues – what a blast! In the midst of the corona crisis and having to work from home, I realize again how important these small moments are. But why is it so important to have breaks with our colleagues?

Susanne Asscheman • June 22, 2020

Government, media and people: it’s time to shift our attention to the Corona placebo effect!

All of us have spent recent months tackling the crisis and steeling ourselves to deal within the struggle against Corona. Some people have called it a war; many have classed it as the most serious crisis we have ever had to face, and one that is likely to have disastrous and unpredictable effects.

Andrea Evers • June 10, 2020

Blessing or Curse? Staying social when you’re a socially anxious teen during Covid-19

Covid-19 presents a unique conundrum for socially anxious teenagers. To reduce anxiety symptoms, exposure to social situations is recommended; yet these situations have moved predominantly into the online sphere. Is this a blessing or a curse for these teens?

Anne Miers • June 08, 2020

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