Daniela Becker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3771471 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniela Becker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniela |
| FAMILY NAME | Becker |
| SIGNATURE | BECKER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4105-7199 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The value and experience-based model of behaviour change (VEM-BC)
Many societal challenges, for example in the health and sustainability domain, involve human behaviour. The problem is often that unhealthy or environmentally harmful behaviours are perceived as more attractive than their healthy and pro-environmental alternatives, and that experiences with new healthy or pro-environmental behaviours are not always immediately pleasant. Here, we take a value-based decision making perspective and present a new psy…
High Self-Control Individuals Prefer Meaning Over Pleasure
The link between self-control and success in various life domains is often explained by people avoiding hedonic pleasures, such as through inhibition, making the right choices, or using adaptive strategies. We propose an additional explanation: High self-control individuals prefer spending time on meaningful activities rather than pleasurable ones, whereas the opposite is true for individuals with high trait hedonic capacity. In Studies 1a and 1b…
Trait hedonic capacity correlates with sexual pleasure and motives for sexualized drug use in young adults
Although pleasure is a primary motivator for sexual activity, research into the mechanisms facilitating pleasurable sexual experiences is limited. The present research adopts a self-regulatory perspective on sexual pleasure, investigating individuals’ capacity to shield hedonic activities from distracting thoughts ( trait hedonic capacity ) as a correlate of sexual pleasure and sexualized drug use. Study 1 ( N = 247) demonstrates that young adult…
Do you love your phone more than your child? The consequences of norms and guilt around maternal smartphone use
Previous research mainly linked smartphone use while parenting to adverse consequences. However, smartphones also offer helpful resources for parents, especially in stressful situations. We suggested that negative norms against maternal smartphone use and associated feelings of guilt may inhibit effective smartphone use for coping with stress. In a 1-week experience sampling study with mothers of young children (N = 158), we found that more negat…
Flexibility mindsets: Reducing biases that result from spontaneous processing
Spontaneous (i.e., heuristic, fast, effortless, and associative) processing has clear advantages for human cognition, but it can also elicit undesirable outcomes such as stereotyping and other biases. In the current article, we argue that biased judgements and behaviour that result from spontaneous processing can be reduced by activating various flexibility mindsets. These mindsets are characterised by the consideration of alternatives beyond one…
Beyond Self-Control: Mechanisms of Hedonic Goal Pursuit and Its Relevance for Well-Being
Self-control helps to align behavior with long-term goals (e.g., exercising to stay fit) and shield it from conflicting hedonic goals (e.g., relaxing). Decades of research have shown that self-control is associated with numerous positive outcomes, such as well-being. In the present article, we argue that hedonic goal pursuit is equally important for well-being, and that conflicting long-term goals can undermine it in the form of intrusive thought…
How can food choice best be trained? Approach-avoidance versus go/no-go training
Behavior toward appetitive stimuli can be changed by motor response training procedures in which participants approach or respond to some stimuli and avoid or inhibit behavior to other stimuli. There is discussion in the literature whether effects are different when participants approach versus avoid stimuli during approach-avoidance training compared to when they respond versus not respond to stimuli during go/no-go training. Here, we directly c…
The meaning of participative implementation processes for local energy balancing in a systemic approach
Spoiling the pleasure of success: Emotional reactions to the experience of self-control conflict in the eating domain
People often experience self-control conflicts (i.e., feel tempted to indulge while motivated to resist). But, how do people feel after making such conflicted self-control choices? Whereas previous research has focused almost exclusively on the influence of choice outcomes (healthy vs. unhealthy) on emotional reactions (e.g., pride vs. guilt), we propose that the experience of conflict during decision making could have a unique influence, possibl…
Approach avoidance training in the eating domain: Testing the effectiveness across three single session studies
Implicit Motivational Processes Underlying Smoking in American and Dutch Adolescents
Attentional bias, inhibition skills, and working memory might be important factors explaining smoking in adolescence. Cultural differences in approach-avoidance bias should be considered in future research
Veiled Emotions: The Effect of Covered Faces on Emotion Perception and Attitudes
The present study explores the relative absence of expressive cues and the effect of contextual cues on the perception of emotions and its effect on attitudes. The visibility of expressive cues was manipulated by showing films displaying female targets whose faces were either fully visible, covered by a niqab, or partially visible (control condition). Targets expressed anger, shame, and happiness in the three different face conditions. Results sh…
When curiosity kills no cat—but mediates the relation between distant future thoughts and global processing across sensory modalities
Four studies examined the effect of primed temporal distance on global versus local perception, using auditory, haptic, gustatory, and olfactory stimuli. The studies show that thinking of the more distant (versus proximal) future facilitated Gestalt perception and impaired perception of details across all four modalities: Participants thinking about the distant future listened more to the Gestalt than to the details of an artificial poem, they gr…
Análise espacial da mortalidade neonatal no Vale do Paraíba, 1999 a 2001
OBJETIVO: Analisar os padrões de distribuição espacial da mortalidade neonatal. MÉTODOS: Estudo ecológico e exploratório, utilizando técnicas de análise espacial dos dados de mortalidade neonatal no Vale do Paraíba paulista, nos anos 1999-2001. A análise estatística espacial utilizou uma base de dados georreferenciados de 35 municípios e rotinas de estatística espacial. Os dados de mortalidade foram obtidos na Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São…
The yield of cholesterol screening in an urban black community
BACKGROUND: While the distribution of cholesterol levels have been well studied in the general population, little is known about cholesterol and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in screenings held in an urban Black community. This study was designed to determine the yield of cholesterol screening in this community. METHODS: Screening took place in eight community sites. Serum total cholesterol was measured using a rapid capillary techniq…
Approach avoidance training in the eating domain: Testing the effectiveness across three single session studies
How can food choice best be trained? Approach-avoidance versus go/no-go training
Behavior toward appetitive stimuli can be changed by motor response training procedures in which participants approach or respond to some stimuli and avoid or inhibit behavior to other stimuli. There is discussion in the literature whether effects are different when participants approach versus avoid stimuli during approach-avoidance training compared to when they respond versus not respond to stimuli during go/no-go training. Here, we directly c…
Análise espacial da mortalidade neonatal no Vale do Paraíba, 1999 a 2001
OBJETIVO: Analisar os padrões de distribuição espacial da mortalidade neonatal. MÉTODOS: Estudo ecológico e exploratório, utilizando técnicas de análise espacial dos dados de mortalidade neonatal no Vale do Paraíba paulista, nos anos 1999-2001. A análise estatística espacial utilizou uma base de dados georreferenciados de 35 municípios e rotinas de estatística espacial. Os dados de mortalidade foram obtidos na Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São…
The yield of cholesterol screening in an urban black community
BACKGROUND: While the distribution of cholesterol levels have been well studied in the general population, little is known about cholesterol and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in screenings held in an urban Black community. This study was designed to determine the yield of cholesterol screening in this community. METHODS: Screening took place in eight community sites. Serum total cholesterol was measured using a rapid capillary techniq…
Análise espacial da mortalidade neonatal no Vale do Paraíba, 1999 a 2001
OBJETIVO: Analisar os padrões de distribuição espacial da mortalidade neonatal. MÉTODOS: Estudo ecológico e exploratório, utilizando técnicas de análise espacial dos dados de mortalidade neonatal no Vale do Paraíba paulista, nos anos 1999-2001. A análise estatística espacial utilizou uma base de dados georreferenciados de 35 municípios e rotinas de estatística espacial. Os dados de mortalidade foram obtidos na Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São…
Veiled Emotions: The Effect of Covered Faces on Emotion Perception and Attitudes
The present study explores the relative absence of expressive cues and the effect of contextual cues on the perception of emotions and its effect on attitudes. The visibility of expressive cues was manipulated by showing films displaying female targets whose faces were either fully visible, covered by a niqab, or partially visible (control condition). Targets expressed anger, shame, and happiness in the three different face conditions. Results sh…
When curiosity kills no cat—but mediates the relation between distant future thoughts and global processing across sensory modalities
Four studies examined the effect of primed temporal distance on global versus local perception, using auditory, haptic, gustatory, and olfactory stimuli. The studies show that thinking of the more distant (versus proximal) future facilitated Gestalt perception and impaired perception of details across all four modalities: Participants thinking about the distant future listened more to the Gestalt than to the details of an artificial poem, they gr…
Implicit Motivational Processes Underlying Smoking in American and Dutch Adolescents
Attentional bias, inhibition skills, and working memory might be important factors explaining smoking in adolescence. Cultural differences in approach-avoidance bias should be considered in future research
Approach avoidance training in the eating domain: Testing the effectiveness across three single session studies
Spoiling the pleasure of success: Emotional reactions to the experience of self-control conflict in the eating domain
People often experience self-control conflicts (i.e., feel tempted to indulge while motivated to resist). But, how do people feel after making such conflicted self-control choices? Whereas previous research has focused almost exclusively on the influence of choice outcomes (healthy vs. unhealthy) on emotional reactions (e.g., pride vs. guilt), we propose that the experience of conflict during decision making could have a unique influence, possibl…
Beyond Self-Control: Mechanisms of Hedonic Goal Pursuit and Its Relevance for Well-Being
Self-control helps to align behavior with long-term goals (e.g., exercising to stay fit) and shield it from conflicting hedonic goals (e.g., relaxing). Decades of research have shown that self-control is associated with numerous positive outcomes, such as well-being. In the present article, we argue that hedonic goal pursuit is equally important for well-being, and that conflicting long-term goals can undermine it in the form of intrusive thought…
How can food choice best be trained? Approach-avoidance versus go/no-go training
Behavior toward appetitive stimuli can be changed by motor response training procedures in which participants approach or respond to some stimuli and avoid or inhibit behavior to other stimuli. There is discussion in the literature whether effects are different when participants approach versus avoid stimuli during approach-avoidance training compared to when they respond versus not respond to stimuli during go/no-go training. Here, we directly c…
The meaning of participative implementation processes for local energy balancing in a systemic approach
Flexibility mindsets: Reducing biases that result from spontaneous processing
Spontaneous (i.e., heuristic, fast, effortless, and associative) processing has clear advantages for human cognition, but it can also elicit undesirable outcomes such as stereotyping and other biases. In the current article, we argue that biased judgements and behaviour that result from spontaneous processing can be reduced by activating various flexibility mindsets. These mindsets are characterised by the consideration of alternatives beyond one…
Do you love your phone more than your child? The consequences of norms and guilt around maternal smartphone use
Previous research mainly linked smartphone use while parenting to adverse consequences. However, smartphones also offer helpful resources for parents, especially in stressful situations. We suggested that negative norms against maternal smartphone use and associated feelings of guilt may inhibit effective smartphone use for coping with stress. In a 1-week experience sampling study with mothers of young children (N = 158), we found that more negat…
Trait hedonic capacity correlates with sexual pleasure and motives for sexualized drug use in young adults
Although pleasure is a primary motivator for sexual activity, research into the mechanisms facilitating pleasurable sexual experiences is limited. The present research adopts a self-regulatory perspective on sexual pleasure, investigating individuals’ capacity to shield hedonic activities from distracting thoughts ( trait hedonic capacity ) as a correlate of sexual pleasure and sexualized drug use. Study 1 ( N = 247) demonstrates that young adult…
The value and experience-based model of behaviour change (VEM-BC)
Many societal challenges, for example in the health and sustainability domain, involve human behaviour. The problem is often that unhealthy or environmentally harmful behaviours are perceived as more attractive than their healthy and pro-environmental alternatives, and that experiences with new healthy or pro-environmental behaviours are not always immediately pleasant. Here, we take a value-based decision making perspective and present a new psy…
High Self-Control Individuals Prefer Meaning Over Pleasure
The link between self-control and success in various life domains is often explained by people avoiding hedonic pleasures, such as through inhibition, making the right choices, or using adaptive strategies. We propose an additional explanation: High self-control individuals prefer spending time on meaningful activities rather than pleasurable ones, whereas the opposite is true for individuals with high trait hedonic capacity. In Studies 1a and 1b…
Psychology (11 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Cognitive psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Population (3 works) · Self-control (3 works) · Cognition (2 works)