Miranda Sentse
Biographic Data
| ID | 4199222 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miranda Sentse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miranda |
| FAMILY NAME | Sentse |
| SIGNATURE | SENTSE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7915-0252 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 109 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Assessing the Affective Organizational Commitment Scale
Research in various occupational contexts has demonstrated the relevance of affective organizational commitment in generating beneficial outcomes for workers and organizations in terms of well-being, performance, and customer satisfaction. Findings from a small number of prison studies confirm the relevance of commitment for prison workers and prison agencies. Of the various existing measures, the affective organizational commitment scale is the …
A Taste of Prison
This study explored the relationship between prison food satisfaction and experienced severity of imprisonment (ESI). Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to verify distinct food satisfaction aspects, and regression analyses were estimated to examine their association with ESI. The findings revealed a negative relationship between food satisfaction and ESI, particularly for satisfaction with food choice and variety, highlighting food as a …
There’s (no) accounting for taste
BACKGROUND: In recent decades, research focus on prison climate and normalization has increased, highlighting food as a particularly important dimension of prison life. This has recently led to policy reforms in Western Europe, aimed at improving dietary quality, meeting incarcerated persons’ food needs, and supporting sustainability goals. Meeting food needs can benefit health, well-being, and the overall prison experience, however, little is kn…
Selective Rule Enforcement on Prison Units and Individual Misconduct
This study examined how selective rule enforcement on prison units is related to individual misconduct. Selective rule enforcement was operationalized as the unit-level discrepancy between self- and officially reported misconduct. Both survey and administrative data were used from 4,123 individuals incarcerated in 197 units in the Netherlands. Findings showed that the level of selective rule enforcement varied greatly across units, irrespective o…
Receiving visits in prison and aggressive and contraband misconduct among Dutch prisoners
Although scholars have emphasised the implications of social support for in-prison behaviour, and prison administrators worldwide use visitation as a correctional tool to manage prisoner behaviour, a few empirical studies have provided an articulate account of the visitation–misconduct relationship. This study expands research in this field by (a) addressing various features of visits, such as whether, from whom and how often prisoners receive vi…
Bullying perpetration and social status in the peer group
INTRODUCTION: Associations between bullying perpetration and social status vary, not only between different facets of social status but also between bullying in primary versus secondary school. The main aim of the present study was to meta-analyse existing evidence regarding the prospective associations between bullying perpetration and various facets of social status, that is, popularity, peer acceptance, peer rejection, and social preference. M…
The Role of Prison Climate and Work Climate in Understanding Subjective Safety Among Correctional Staff
To perform their work effectively, correctional officers should feel safe. Yet, research explaining officers’ subjective safety is scarce and overlooked the context in which these feelings arise. This study explores the impact of shared perceptions of prison climate and work climate. Survey and administrative data of incarcerated individuals and staff from the Dutch Life in Custody Study were used. Multilevel analyses on 1,427 correctional office…
Visitation patterns and post-release offending
Prior research and theory suggest that receiving visits in prison can reduce recidivism. However, recent scholarship shows that there is variability in whether, how often, and when individuals are visited while incarcerated which may affect post-release outcomes. This study therefore investigates how the frequency and timing of prison visits relate to post-release offending among individuals incarcerated in the Netherlands. Data were drawn from t…
A dyadic analysis of social network stability before and after incarceration
To examine tie stability from pre- to post imprisonment among incarcerated people focusing on 1) ties with core discussion and criminal network members, 2) ties measured before and after imprisonment, and 3) dyadic (tie)-level determinants while accounting for important individual characteristics. Our sample comprises 1180 network ties of 464 incarcerated males in the Netherlands participating in the Prison Project, interviewed three weeks upon e…
Instrumental Mentoring for Young Adults
Closeness between mentor and mentee is previously defined as an important indicator of relationship quality in youth mentoring, but whether this is the case in instrumental mentoring for young adults remains unclear. This is an exploratory study examining how instrumental mentoring serves young adults in their instrumental needs and how relational closeness develops. We applied a mixed-methods design, using quantitative data from a study of an in…
An Examination of the Role of Mentees’ Social Skills and Relationship Quality in a School‐Based Mentoring Program
Research on youth mentoring highlights the importance of the relationship quality between mentor and mentee; mentoring results in more positive outcomes when the mentee perceives the relationship as satisfying and trustworthy. Research on relationship quality shows that social skills are important for constructing new relationships. However, whereas improved social skills are often one of the main goals of youth mentoring, little is known about t…
I Need to Do This on My Own' Resilience and Self-Reliance in Urban At-Risk Youths
This qualitative study investigates urban at-risk youths’ perspectives on their multiproblem situations and explores their needs for support. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 at-risk youths with varied (externalizing) problems and risk factors. The data analysis was carried out using an inductive thematic approach. Four main themes emerged: desistance from delinquent behavior, need for self-reliance, negative experiences in socia…
At-risk youths' self-sufficiency
Conduct Problem Trajectories Between Age 4 and 17 and Their Association with Behavioral Adjustment in Emerging Adulthood
Individual heterogeneity exists in the onset and development of conduct problems, but theoretical claims about predictors and prognosis are often not consistent with the empirical findings. This study examined shape and outcomes of conduct problem trajectories in a Belgian population-based sample (N = 682; 49.5 % boys). Mothers reported on children's conduct problems across six waves (age 4-17) and emerging adults reported on their behavioral adj…
The Longitudinal Interplay between Bullying, Victimization, and Social Status
The current study examined the longitudinal interplay between bullying, victimization, and social status (acceptance, rejection, and perceived popularity) over the course of 1 year. Cross‐lagged path models were estimated for two cohorts, covering grades 3–6 (N = 3904, M age = 11.2 years) and grades 7–9 (N = 4492, M age = 14.4 years). Comparisons between cohorts and by gender were conducted. The results of this study corroborate the complexity of…
Configurations of Adolescents' Peer Experiences
Adolescents' peer experiences embrace behavior, relationship quality, status, and victimization, but studies that account for multiple dimensions are rare. Using latent profile modeling and measures of peer behavior, relationship quality, peer status, and victimization assessed from 1,677 adolescents, four profiles were identified: High Quality, Low Quality, Low Quality Victimized, and Deviant Peers. Multinomial logistic regressions showed that n…
A Social Network Approach to the Interplay Between Adolescents’ Bullying and Likeability over Time
The Dynamics of Friendships and Victimization in Adolescence
This study investigated the development of relational and physical victimization in adolescent friendship networks over time. Using longitudinal social network analysis (SIENA) it was simultaneously tested whether similarity in victimization contributed to friendship formation (selection effects) and whether victimization of friends contributed to changes in victimization (influence effects). This was done for peer-reported relational and physica…
Where It's At! The Role of Best Friends and Peer Group Members in Young Adults' Alcohol Use
We examined the hypothesis that best friends and members from a broader peer group would not differ in the amount of influence they have on young adults' alcohol consumption and that what counts would be the mere presence of drinking peers in a given context—irrespective of the type of relationship such peers would have with the target young adult. Data were used from a naturalistic observation study that was conducted in a “bar-lab” among 221 yo…
Revisiting Parental Monitoring
Buffers and risks in temperament and family for early adolescent psychopathology
This study examined the possible risk-buffering and risk-enhancing role of family characteristics on the association between temperament and early adolescent externalizing and internalizing problems, adjusted for familial vulnerability for psychopathology and early childhood problem behavior. Furthermore, it explored whether these effects were specific or conditional for either internalizing or externalizing problems or more generic for psychopat…
The Longitudinal Interplay between Bullying, Victimization, and Social Status
The current study examined the longitudinal interplay between bullying, victimization, and social status (acceptance, rejection, and perceived popularity) over the course of 1 year. Cross‐lagged path models were estimated for two cohorts, covering grades 3–6 (N = 3904, M age = 11.2 years) and grades 7–9 (N = 4492, M age = 14.4 years). Comparisons between cohorts and by gender were conducted. The results of this study corroborate the complexity of…
Revisiting Parental Monitoring
The Dynamics of Friendships and Victimization in Adolescence
This study investigated the development of relational and physical victimization in adolescent friendship networks over time. Using longitudinal social network analysis (SIENA) it was simultaneously tested whether similarity in victimization contributed to friendship formation (selection effects) and whether victimization of friends contributed to changes in victimization (influence effects). This was done for peer-reported relational and physica…
I Need to Do This on My Own' Resilience and Self-Reliance in Urban At-Risk Youths
This qualitative study investigates urban at-risk youths’ perspectives on their multiproblem situations and explores their needs for support. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 at-risk youths with varied (externalizing) problems and risk factors. The data analysis was carried out using an inductive thematic approach. Four main themes emerged: desistance from delinquent behavior, need for self-reliance, negative experiences in socia…
An Examination of the Role of Mentees’ Social Skills and Relationship Quality in a School‐Based Mentoring Program
Research on youth mentoring highlights the importance of the relationship quality between mentor and mentee; mentoring results in more positive outcomes when the mentee perceives the relationship as satisfying and trustworthy. Research on relationship quality shows that social skills are important for constructing new relationships. However, whereas improved social skills are often one of the main goals of youth mentoring, little is known about t…
A Social Network Approach to the Interplay Between Adolescents’ Bullying and Likeability over Time
Where It's At! The Role of Best Friends and Peer Group Members in Young Adults' Alcohol Use
We examined the hypothesis that best friends and members from a broader peer group would not differ in the amount of influence they have on young adults' alcohol consumption and that what counts would be the mere presence of drinking peers in a given context—irrespective of the type of relationship such peers would have with the target young adult. Data were used from a naturalistic observation study that was conducted in a “bar-lab” among 221 yo…
Buffers and risks in temperament and family for early adolescent psychopathology
This study examined the possible risk-buffering and risk-enhancing role of family characteristics on the association between temperament and early adolescent externalizing and internalizing problems, adjusted for familial vulnerability for psychopathology and early childhood problem behavior. Furthermore, it explored whether these effects were specific or conditional for either internalizing or externalizing problems or more generic for psychopat…
At-risk youths' self-sufficiency
Conduct Problem Trajectories Between Age 4 and 17 and Their Association with Behavioral Adjustment in Emerging Adulthood
Individual heterogeneity exists in the onset and development of conduct problems, but theoretical claims about predictors and prognosis are often not consistent with the empirical findings. This study examined shape and outcomes of conduct problem trajectories in a Belgian population-based sample (N = 682; 49.5 % boys). Mothers reported on children's conduct problems across six waves (age 4-17) and emerging adults reported on their behavioral adj…
Configurations of Adolescents' Peer Experiences
Adolescents' peer experiences embrace behavior, relationship quality, status, and victimization, but studies that account for multiple dimensions are rare. Using latent profile modeling and measures of peer behavior, relationship quality, peer status, and victimization assessed from 1,677 adolescents, four profiles were identified: High Quality, Low Quality, Low Quality Victimized, and Deviant Peers. Multinomial logistic regressions showed that n…
Visitation patterns and post-release offending
Prior research and theory suggest that receiving visits in prison can reduce recidivism. However, recent scholarship shows that there is variability in whether, how often, and when individuals are visited while incarcerated which may affect post-release outcomes. This study therefore investigates how the frequency and timing of prison visits relate to post-release offending among individuals incarcerated in the Netherlands. Data were drawn from t…
Instrumental Mentoring for Young Adults
Closeness between mentor and mentee is previously defined as an important indicator of relationship quality in youth mentoring, but whether this is the case in instrumental mentoring for young adults remains unclear. This is an exploratory study examining how instrumental mentoring serves young adults in their instrumental needs and how relational closeness develops. We applied a mixed-methods design, using quantitative data from a study of an in…
Buffers and risks in temperament and family for early adolescent psychopathology
This study examined the possible risk-buffering and risk-enhancing role of family characteristics on the association between temperament and early adolescent externalizing and internalizing problems, adjusted for familial vulnerability for psychopathology and early childhood problem behavior. Furthermore, it explored whether these effects were specific or conditional for either internalizing or externalizing problems or more generic for psychopat…
Where It's At! The Role of Best Friends and Peer Group Members in Young Adults' Alcohol Use
We examined the hypothesis that best friends and members from a broader peer group would not differ in the amount of influence they have on young adults' alcohol consumption and that what counts would be the mere presence of drinking peers in a given context—irrespective of the type of relationship such peers would have with the target young adult. Data were used from a naturalistic observation study that was conducted in a “bar-lab” among 221 yo…
Revisiting Parental Monitoring
The Dynamics of Friendships and Victimization in Adolescence
This study investigated the development of relational and physical victimization in adolescent friendship networks over time. Using longitudinal social network analysis (SIENA) it was simultaneously tested whether similarity in victimization contributed to friendship formation (selection effects) and whether victimization of friends contributed to changes in victimization (influence effects). This was done for peer-reported relational and physica…
A Social Network Approach to the Interplay Between Adolescents’ Bullying and Likeability over Time
The Longitudinal Interplay between Bullying, Victimization, and Social Status
The current study examined the longitudinal interplay between bullying, victimization, and social status (acceptance, rejection, and perceived popularity) over the course of 1 year. Cross‐lagged path models were estimated for two cohorts, covering grades 3–6 (N = 3904, M age = 11.2 years) and grades 7–9 (N = 4492, M age = 14.4 years). Comparisons between cohorts and by gender were conducted. The results of this study corroborate the complexity of…
Configurations of Adolescents' Peer Experiences
Adolescents' peer experiences embrace behavior, relationship quality, status, and victimization, but studies that account for multiple dimensions are rare. Using latent profile modeling and measures of peer behavior, relationship quality, peer status, and victimization assessed from 1,677 adolescents, four profiles were identified: High Quality, Low Quality, Low Quality Victimized, and Deviant Peers. Multinomial logistic regressions showed that n…
Conduct Problem Trajectories Between Age 4 and 17 and Their Association with Behavioral Adjustment in Emerging Adulthood
Individual heterogeneity exists in the onset and development of conduct problems, but theoretical claims about predictors and prognosis are often not consistent with the empirical findings. This study examined shape and outcomes of conduct problem trajectories in a Belgian population-based sample (N = 682; 49.5 % boys). Mothers reported on children's conduct problems across six waves (age 4-17) and emerging adults reported on their behavioral adj…
At-risk youths' self-sufficiency
Instrumental Mentoring for Young Adults
Closeness between mentor and mentee is previously defined as an important indicator of relationship quality in youth mentoring, but whether this is the case in instrumental mentoring for young adults remains unclear. This is an exploratory study examining how instrumental mentoring serves young adults in their instrumental needs and how relational closeness develops. We applied a mixed-methods design, using quantitative data from a study of an in…
An Examination of the Role of Mentees’ Social Skills and Relationship Quality in a School‐Based Mentoring Program
Research on youth mentoring highlights the importance of the relationship quality between mentor and mentee; mentoring results in more positive outcomes when the mentee perceives the relationship as satisfying and trustworthy. Research on relationship quality shows that social skills are important for constructing new relationships. However, whereas improved social skills are often one of the main goals of youth mentoring, little is known about t…
I Need to Do This on My Own' Resilience and Self-Reliance in Urban At-Risk Youths
This qualitative study investigates urban at-risk youths’ perspectives on their multiproblem situations and explores their needs for support. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 at-risk youths with varied (externalizing) problems and risk factors. The data analysis was carried out using an inductive thematic approach. Four main themes emerged: desistance from delinquent behavior, need for self-reliance, negative experiences in socia…
The Role of Prison Climate and Work Climate in Understanding Subjective Safety Among Correctional Staff
To perform their work effectively, correctional officers should feel safe. Yet, research explaining officers’ subjective safety is scarce and overlooked the context in which these feelings arise. This study explores the impact of shared perceptions of prison climate and work climate. Survey and administrative data of incarcerated individuals and staff from the Dutch Life in Custody Study were used. Multilevel analyses on 1,427 correctional office…
Visitation patterns and post-release offending
Prior research and theory suggest that receiving visits in prison can reduce recidivism. However, recent scholarship shows that there is variability in whether, how often, and when individuals are visited while incarcerated which may affect post-release outcomes. This study therefore investigates how the frequency and timing of prison visits relate to post-release offending among individuals incarcerated in the Netherlands. Data were drawn from t…
A dyadic analysis of social network stability before and after incarceration
To examine tie stability from pre- to post imprisonment among incarcerated people focusing on 1) ties with core discussion and criminal network members, 2) ties measured before and after imprisonment, and 3) dyadic (tie)-level determinants while accounting for important individual characteristics. Our sample comprises 1180 network ties of 464 incarcerated males in the Netherlands participating in the Prison Project, interviewed three weeks upon e…
Receiving visits in prison and aggressive and contraband misconduct among Dutch prisoners
Although scholars have emphasised the implications of social support for in-prison behaviour, and prison administrators worldwide use visitation as a correctional tool to manage prisoner behaviour, a few empirical studies have provided an articulate account of the visitation–misconduct relationship. This study expands research in this field by (a) addressing various features of visits, such as whether, from whom and how often prisoners receive vi…
Bullying perpetration and social status in the peer group
INTRODUCTION: Associations between bullying perpetration and social status vary, not only between different facets of social status but also between bullying in primary versus secondary school. The main aim of the present study was to meta-analyse existing evidence regarding the prospective associations between bullying perpetration and various facets of social status, that is, popularity, peer acceptance, peer rejection, and social preference. M…
Selective Rule Enforcement on Prison Units and Individual Misconduct
This study examined how selective rule enforcement on prison units is related to individual misconduct. Selective rule enforcement was operationalized as the unit-level discrepancy between self- and officially reported misconduct. Both survey and administrative data were used from 4,123 individuals incarcerated in 197 units in the Netherlands. Findings showed that the level of selective rule enforcement varied greatly across units, irrespective o…
Assessing the Affective Organizational Commitment Scale
Research in various occupational contexts has demonstrated the relevance of affective organizational commitment in generating beneficial outcomes for workers and organizations in terms of well-being, performance, and customer satisfaction. Findings from a small number of prison studies confirm the relevance of commitment for prison workers and prison agencies. Of the various existing measures, the affective organizational commitment scale is the …
A Taste of Prison
This study explored the relationship between prison food satisfaction and experienced severity of imprisonment (ESI). Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to verify distinct food satisfaction aspects, and regression analyses were estimated to examine their association with ESI. The findings revealed a negative relationship between food satisfaction and ESI, particularly for satisfaction with food choice and variety, highlighting food as a …
There’s (no) accounting for taste
BACKGROUND: In recent decades, research focus on prison climate and normalization has increased, highlighting food as a particularly important dimension of prison life. This has recently led to policy reforms in Western Europe, aimed at improving dietary quality, meeting incarcerated persons’ food needs, and supporting sustainability goals. Meeting food needs can benefit health, well-being, and the overall prison experience, however, little is kn…
Psychology (18 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Prison (7 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works)