Bob C Mulder

Biographic Data

ID1561593
NAMEBob C Mulder
GIVEN NAMESBob C
FAMILY NAMEMulder
SIGNATUREMULDER B C
AFFILIATIONSWageningen University & Research
ORCID0000-0003-0357-1370
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS10
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Understanding metabolic bariatric surgery stigma through the lived experiences of Dutch women

    Open AccessFranshelis K Garcia, Bob C Mulder et al.ARTICLESSM - Qualitative Research in…2026

    Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is an effective treatment for severe obesity, yet patients often face stigma related to both obesity and MBS, complicating their treatment experience. Despite its significance, MBS stigma remains under-theorized in research. This study applies a socio-ecological stigma framework to explore how MBS stigma is experienced by patients in the Netherlands. Using qualitative methods, we conducted semi-structured intervi…

  • I care but it doesn't keep me up at night”

    Open AccessJulia Q Shen, Jonas House et al.ARTICLEAppetite2026References: 41

    Biodiversity, crucial for resilient agri-food systems, is declining at an unprecedented rate, partly due to changing food systems. Lack of consumer willingness has been identified as a barrier to adopt biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices, however, a consumer perspective remains underexplored. This paper presents findings from four focus group discussions in the Netherlands with a relatively environmentally-conscious sample (N = 24), expl…

  • Self-management and information needs of adults with seasonal allergic rhinitis in the Netherlands

    Open AccessBob C Mulder, Marise J Kasteleyn et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2025References: 23

    This focus group study explored the needs, preferences and beliefs of adults with seasonal allergic rhinitis regarding their self-management practices, and related information use and needs. Four focus groups were held, two online and two on location. The 20 participants (11 women); M age = 39.0 years (range: 21-56 years) were reluctant to identify themselves as patients, trivializing their complaints while avoiding being confronted too much with…

  • Public Views on Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Bariatric Surgery Patients

    Open AccessFranshelis K Garcia, Bob C Mulder et al.ARTICLECross-Cultural Research2024References: 58

    Bariatric surgery is globally stigmatized. There’s a lack of international comparative research on public perceptions of this procedure, and existing studies often overlook public perceptions of individuals undergoing it. Our cross-sectional survey investigated attitudes toward obesity, bariatric surgery, and individuals undergoing it in the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom. Of 1807 respondents, the UK displayed more negative attitudes…

  • The Experiences of Female IBS Patients Concerning Physical Activity as Treatment Modality

    Open AccessDaan W Groenendijk, Ben JM Witteman et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2022

    The purpose of this study is to investigate the patient's perspective on physical activity as treatment modality for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). An interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach was used to examine the experiences of IBS patients with physical activity, through in-depth interviews with 11 female IBS patients. Experiences with physical activity varied substantially among patients. Patients attributed negative experience…

  • Echo Chamber Effects in the Climate Change Blogosphere

    Open AccessChristel W Van Eck, Bob C Mulder et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Communication2021

    This research provides evidence for echo chamber effects by investigating blog consumption patterns of audiences in the climate change blogosphere. The aim of this research was to assess whether audiences with low climate change risk perceptions primarily consume climate sceptical blogs and audiences with high climate change risk perceptions primarily consume climate mainstream blogs. Audience members participated in a self-administered survey th…

  • Healthy eating beliefs and the meaning of food in populations with a low socioeconomic position

    Open AccessAmy van der Heijden, Hedwig Te Molder et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021

    Profound understanding of healthy eating beliefs in populations with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) can benefit attempts to improve diet quality in this population, but literature on this subject is fragmented. The purpose of this scoping review was to systematically map healthy eating beliefs and the meaning of food and eating in populations with a low SEP. Systematic search of electronic databases yielded 35 relevant publications that were …

  • Online Climate Change Polarization

    Open AccessChristel W Van Eck, Bob C Mulder et al.ARTICLEScience Communication2020Cited by: 6References: 6

    While increasingly more is known about how to reframe the relevance of climate change, much less is known about how people deal with situations in which they are confronted with frames that are incompatible with their own frames. The current research conducts an interactional framing analysis to investigate how users in climate change blog comments interactively construct the meaning of issues, identities and relationships, and their interactions…

  • The truth is not in the middle”

    Open AccessChristel W Van Eck, Bob C Mulder et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2019Cited by: 4References: 13

    Most traditional journalistic norms are also supported by climate change bloggers. • Climate change bloggers do not support the journalistic norm balance. • Climate change bloggers identify additional journalistic norms. • Truth, comprising objectivity, transparency and honesty, is a salient norm for these bloggers. • Climate sceptic and mainstream bloggers support similar journalistic norms. Climate change has often been presented in a biased wa…

  • Social-cognitive determinants of the tick check

    Open AccessAmy van der Heijden, Bob C Mulder et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    Our study is among the first to examine the determinants of systematic performance of the tick check, using an extended version of social cognitive theory to identify determinants. Based on the results, a number of practical recommendations can be made to promote the performance of the tick check

  • Stressors and resources mediate the association of socioeconomic position with health behaviours

    Open AccessBob C Mulder, Marijn De Bruin et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Lower educated groups are simultaneously affected by the presence of various stressors and absence of multiple resources, which partially explain socioeconomic differences in health behaviours. Compared to the direct associations of stressors and resources with health behaviours, the association with socioeconomic status was modest. Therefore, besides addressing structural inequalities, interventions promoting financial management, coping with ch…