Jelle Van Cauwenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 1743437 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jelle Van Cauwenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Cauwenberg |
| SIGNATURE | VAN CAUWENBERG J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1292-6241 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 40 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 40 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Do physical activity and sedentary behaviour have an effect on burnout risk in Flemish secondary school teachers? A prospective study
Burnout in secondary school teachers is an increasing concern. More physical activity (PA) and less sedentary behaviour (SB) may be beneficial to reduce burnout risk in this population. However, no longitudinal evidence on the role of PA-intensities across PA-domains and the role of SB-domains exists. Furthermore, the teaching population, characterized by high PA levels, needs to be studied, as literature showed that leisure PA was less effective…
Urban environment perceptions and mental well-being in Belgian older adults
In 2021, ~14% of older adults experienced mental health disorders within the past year. Socio-ecological models highlight the importance of neighborhood characteristics in shaping mental health, particularly for older adults who are often more dependent on their surrounding environment due to diminished physical abilities. Health inequities at the neighborhood level are well-documented, with living in low-income neighborhoods often associated wit…
Association of exposure to the temporary abstinence campaign ‘Tournée Minérale’ with alcohol consumption among male and female participants
Effects of park renovation on park use
Process evaluation of the Belgian one-month-without alcohol campaign ‘Tournée Minérale’
Future editions of TMC should try to decrease perceived adverse effects (e.g. by providing attractive non-alcoholic beverages) and can benefit from having a forum where people can share experiences
At risk or resilient? Examining the effects of having a migration background on mental and social wellbeing outcomes amongst adolescents
This study examines how different migration backgrounds-non-migrants, newly-arrived migrants, first-generation migrants, and second-generation migrants-affect the mental and social wellbeing of adolescents. Data from two cross-sectional surveys in 2022 in Flanders, Belgium, included 17,639 adolescents (52% boys; aged 11-19). We analysed the association between migration background and four outcomes: depression symptoms (WHO-5 Wellbeing Index), an…
Exploring emotions in relation to neighborhood environmental characteristics among older adults with low socioeconomic position
The association between the number of parks near home and levels of physical activity among community-dwelling older adults
Research investigating the association between park availability and older adults' physical activity levels using objective methods is scarce and mainly cross-sectional. This study examined the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the number of parks near home and levels of physical activity among older adults. At baseline, 431 older adults provided valid data. Three years later, 147 participants took part in the follow-up. Parti…
Relations of the neighbourhood socio-economic and physical environment with 3-year changes in health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in Belgium
Age-related differences in the associations of physical environmental factors and psychosocial factors with accelerometer-assessed physical activity
Objective neighbourhood attributes as correlates of neighbourhood dissatisfaction and the mediating role of neighbourhood perceptions in older adults from culturally and physically diverse urban envir…
E-bikes among older adults
Does Sleep Mediate the Association between School Pressure, Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Psychological Symptoms in Early Adolescents? A 12-Country Study
This study examines the mediating role of sleep duration and sleep onset difficulties in the association of school pressure, physical activity, and screen time with psychological symptoms in early adolescents. Data were retrieved from 49,403 children (13.7 ± 1.6 years old, 48.1% boys) from 12 countries participating in the World Health Organization (WHO) "Health Behaviour in School-aged Children" 2013/2014 study. A validated self-report questionn…
Population density is beneficially associated with 12-year diabetes risk marker change among residents of lower socio-economic neighborhoods
Relationships Between Neighbourhood Physical Environmental Attributes and Older Adults’ Leisure-Time Physical Activity
Evaluation of a Brief Intervention for Promoting Mental Health among Employees in Social Enterprises
Evidence on the effectiveness of workplace mental health promotion for people with disabilities is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief mental health promotion intervention in social enterprises. It had a non-blinded cluster randomized controlled trial design with follow-up one and four months after the intervention. In total 196 employees agreed to participate (86 intervention and 110 control). Empowerment was the m…
Data on Determinants Are Needed to Curb the Sedentary Epidemic in Europe. Lessons Learnt from the Dedipac European Knowledge Hub
Societal and technological changes have resulted in sitting being the dominant posture during most activities of daily living, such as learning, working, travelling and leisure time. Too much time spent in seated activities, referred to as sedentary behaviour, is a novel concern for public health as it is one of the key lifestyle causes of poor health. The European DEDIPAC (Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity) Knowledge Hub coordinated the…
Public open space characteristics influencing adolescents’ use and physical activity
Individual, social, and physical environmental factors related to changes in walking and cycling for transport among older adults
Differential influences of population densification and economic growth on Europeans' physical activity and sitting time
The neighbourhood physical environment and active travel in older adults
Built environmental correlates of older adults’ total physical activity and walking
Is the Association between Park Proximity and Recreational Physical Activity among Mid-Older Aged Adults Moderated by Park Quality and Neighborhood Conditions
Previous studies have reported mixed findings on the relationship between park proximity and recreational physical activity (PA), which could be explained by park quality and the surrounding neighborhood environment. We examined whether park quality and perceptions of the neighborhood physical and social environment moderated associations between park proximity and recreational PA among mid-older aged adults. Cross-sectional self-reported data on…
Cross-Sectional Associations between Home Environmental Factors and Domain-Specific Sedentary Behaviors in Adults
Despite the negative health effects of too much sitting, the majority of adults are too sedentary. To develop effective interventions, insight is needed into home environmental correlates of adults' sedentary behaviors, and into the susceptibility of population subgroups to these home environmental cues. In total, 559 Flemish adults reported socio-demographics, weight and height, home environmental factors and domain-specific sedentary behaviors.…
Peer- and Coach-Created Motivational Climates in Youth Sport
The relationship between coach- and peer-created motivational climates and Positive Youth Development is largely unexplored. This is especially true for the latter and in particular with regard to disadvantaged girls. The present study was designed to examine the relationships between perceived coach- and peer-created climates and reported developmental gains among disadvantaged girls participating in sports programmes, and to determine whether t…
Relationships between the perceived neighborhood social environment and walking for transportation among older adults
Neighborhood walkability and health outcomes among older adults
Individual, social, and physical environmental factors related to changes in walking and cycling for transport among older adults
Objective neighbourhood attributes as correlates of neighbourhood dissatisfaction and the mediating role of neighbourhood perceptions in older adults from culturally and physically diverse urban envir…
Differential influences of population densification and economic growth on Europeans' physical activity and sitting time
An experimental study using manipulated photographs to examine interactions between micro-scale environmental factors for children's cycling for transport
The association between the number of parks near home and levels of physical activity among community-dwelling older adults
Research investigating the association between park availability and older adults' physical activity levels using objective methods is scarce and mainly cross-sectional. This study examined the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the number of parks near home and levels of physical activity among older adults. At baseline, 431 older adults provided valid data. Three years later, 147 participants took part in the follow-up. Parti…
Relations of the neighbourhood socio-economic and physical environment with 3-year changes in health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in Belgium
Age-related differences in the associations of physical environmental factors and psychosocial factors with accelerometer-assessed physical activity
Peer- and Coach-Created Motivational Climates in Youth Sport
The relationship between coach- and peer-created motivational climates and Positive Youth Development is largely unexplored. This is especially true for the latter and in particular with regard to disadvantaged girls. The present study was designed to examine the relationships between perceived coach- and peer-created climates and reported developmental gains among disadvantaged girls participating in sports programmes, and to determine whether t…
Do psychosocial factors moderate the association between objective neighborhood walkability and older adults' physical activity
Relationship between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults
Environmental factors influencing older adults’ walking for transportation
BACKGROUND: Current knowledge on the relationship between the physical environment and walking for transportation among older adults (≥ 65 years) is limited. Qualitative research can provide valuable information and inform further research. However, qualitative studies are scarce and fail to include neighborhood outings necessary to study participants' experiences and perceptions while interacting with and interpreting the local social and physic…
Relationship between the physical environment and different domains of physical activity in European adults
Physical environmental factors related to walking and cycling in older adults
Urban residents were more likely to walk for transportation daily compared to semi-urban and rural residents. Daily cycling for transportation was less prevalent among urban compared to semi-urban residents. Access to destinations appeared to be important for promoting both walking and cycling for transportation and recreation across all demographic subgroups. Additionaly, feelings of unsafety were associated with lower rates of walking for trans…
Understanding the relationships between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults
Older adults’ reporting of specific sedentary behaviors
Validity for older adults' self-reported total sitting time against accelerometer-derived sedentary time was not strong, but comparable to previous studies. However, underestimation of total sedentary time was lower compared to previous studies, possibly explained by the inclusion of additional specific sedentary behaviors. Further research is needed to develop self-report tools and objective criterion measures that accurately measure engagement …
Relationships between the perceived neighborhood social environment and walking for transportation among older adults
Assessment of physical activity in older Belgian adults
Criterion validity results suggest that IPAQ-L is more valid to measure older adults' weekly minutes of total PA than weekly MVPA minutes. Moreover, results might imply that content validity of IPAQ-L can be improved if specific light-intensity PA items are incorporated into IPAQ-L. Test-retest reliability of IPAQ-L was moderate to good, except for weekly minutes of transportation and recreational PA, probably due to week-to-week variability of t…
What Makes a Difference for Disadvantaged Girls? Investigating the Interplay between Group Composition and Positive Youth Development in Sport
It has been suggested that group composition can influence the experiences of individual group members in social programmes (Weiss, 1998). The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between peer group composition in sports programmes and positive youth development (PYD) in disadvantaged girls, as well as to determine whether it was moderated by personal characteristics. Two hundred young women aged between 10 and 24 complete…
Do psychosocial factors moderate the association between objective neighborhood walkability and older adults' physical activity
Neighborhood walkability and health outcomes among older adults
Interactions between Neighborhood Social Environment and Walkability to Explain Belgian Older Adults’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Time
This study examined associations between neighborhood social factors and physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in older adults. Furthermore, possible moderating effects of neighborhood walkability were explored. Data from 431 community-dwelling Belgian older adults (≥65 years) were analyzed. Neighborhood social factors included measures of neighboring, social trust and cohesion and social diversity. Neighborhood walkability was measu…
Active Use of Parks in Flanders (Belgium)
Parks have the potential to increase physical activity at the community level by providing opportunities to be active. In order to inform interventions to promote physical activity in parks, insight is needed concerning park user characteristics, the activity level of park users, the types of activities performed and associations between park areas and temporal variables with observed physical activity levels. Park user characteristics (sex, age,…
Differences in environmental preferences towards cycling for transport among adults
Results from the current study indicate that only negligible differences were found between the three subgroups. Therefore, it might be suggested that tailored environmental interventions are not required in this research context
The neighbourhood physical environment and active travel in older adults
Built environmental correlates of older adults’ total physical activity and walking
Is the Association between Park Proximity and Recreational Physical Activity among Mid-Older Aged Adults Moderated by Park Quality and Neighborhood Conditions
Previous studies have reported mixed findings on the relationship between park proximity and recreational physical activity (PA), which could be explained by park quality and the surrounding neighborhood environment. We examined whether park quality and perceptions of the neighborhood physical and social environment moderated associations between park proximity and recreational PA among mid-older aged adults. Cross-sectional self-reported data on…
Cross-Sectional Associations between Home Environmental Factors and Domain-Specific Sedentary Behaviors in Adults
Despite the negative health effects of too much sitting, the majority of adults are too sedentary. To develop effective interventions, insight is needed into home environmental correlates of adults' sedentary behaviors, and into the susceptibility of population subgroups to these home environmental cues. In total, 559 Flemish adults reported socio-demographics, weight and height, home environmental factors and domain-specific sedentary behaviors.…
Peer- and Coach-Created Motivational Climates in Youth Sport
The relationship between coach- and peer-created motivational climates and Positive Youth Development is largely unexplored. This is especially true for the latter and in particular with regard to disadvantaged girls. The present study was designed to examine the relationships between perceived coach- and peer-created climates and reported developmental gains among disadvantaged girls participating in sports programmes, and to determine whether t…
An experimental study using manipulated photographs to examine interactions between micro-scale environmental factors for children's cycling for transport
Relationships Between Neighbourhood Physical Environmental Attributes and Older Adults’ Leisure-Time Physical Activity
Evaluation of a Brief Intervention for Promoting Mental Health among Employees in Social Enterprises
Evidence on the effectiveness of workplace mental health promotion for people with disabilities is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief mental health promotion intervention in social enterprises. It had a non-blinded cluster randomized controlled trial design with follow-up one and four months after the intervention. In total 196 employees agreed to participate (86 intervention and 110 control). Empowerment was the m…
Data on Determinants Are Needed to Curb the Sedentary Epidemic in Europe. Lessons Learnt from the Dedipac European Knowledge Hub
Societal and technological changes have resulted in sitting being the dominant posture during most activities of daily living, such as learning, working, travelling and leisure time. Too much time spent in seated activities, referred to as sedentary behaviour, is a novel concern for public health as it is one of the key lifestyle causes of poor health. The European DEDIPAC (Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity) Knowledge Hub coordinated the…
Public open space characteristics influencing adolescents’ use and physical activity
Individual, social, and physical environmental factors related to changes in walking and cycling for transport among older adults
Medicine (27 works) · Psychology (22 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (19 works) · Environmental health (17 works) · Geography (17 works) · Gerontology (15 works) · Physical activity (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (10 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 works)