Constance Vissers
Biographic Data
| ID | 4460044 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Constance Vissers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Constance |
| FAMILY NAME | Vissers |
| SIGNATURE | VISSERS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8773-7037 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Quality of Life in Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Background/Objectives: Developmental language disorder (DLD) has widespread and persistent consequences for children's development, extending beyond language. Quality of life (QoL) can also be affected, potentially related to difficulties with cognition (e.g., language ability), behaviour (e.g., social-emotional functioning), and/or environmental factors (e.g., multilingualism). This study set out to characterise changes in the QoL of children wi…
Screening for psychological problems in deaf and hard of hearing students
This paper reports upon an evaluation of a school-based screening program aimed at detecting psychological problems1 in 495 deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students. The first aim of the study was to evaluate the actual implementation of this program. Furthermore, the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing problems in a subset of 277 DHH students was analysed and subsequently how these problems vary as a function of age, gender, context, an…
Psychodrama for children and adolescents
In clinical practice, psychodrama is applied to children and adolescents with psychosocial problems. Psychodrama is an experiential approach grounded in theatrical methods and underlying processes of encounter, spontaneity and creativity, aimed at fostering psychological growth. Although psychodrama has been successfully applied in clinical settings, little is known about its specific therapeutic effects and changes and what in psychodrama contri…
Implicit Learning of Prepositions in Dutch Kindergartners with and without Developmental Language Disorder
It has been proposed that an implicit learning deficit explains the difficulties with grammar commonly observed in children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). The present study further investigates this link in two ways. Firstly, we investigate whether kindergartners with DLD have more difficulties with preposition understanding and production as compared to their typically developing peers because they have not (yet) learned to weigh im…
Virtual reality training to improve socio‐emotional functioning in adolescents with developmental language disorders
This study investigated whether interactive virtual reality (VR) training of social and emotional abilities (InterAction) improves socio‐emotional functioning of youth with developmental language disorders (DLD). To this end we conducted a multiple baseline intervention study, comparing participants’ social abilities during a baseline phase with their changes in abilities during the intervention and posttest phase. The training group consisted of…
Early intervention of language and behavior in monolingual and bilingual preschoolers with Developmental Language Disorders
In the present study, we investigated Dutch language and behavior progress in monolingual and bilingual preschoolers with developmental language disorders (DLD). All were enrolled in an early intervention program targeting language and communication in interaction. Following a pretest–posttest design, 100 monolingual children (MAGE = 3;5) and 50 bilingual children (MAGE = 3;6) were tested on receptive and expressive vocabulary, language comprehen…
Self-Regulation in Dual Diagnosis
Introduction: Self-regulatory actions direct the achievement of life goals. Awareness of one's state is needed to adequately self-regulate one's life. Methods: The self-regulatory actions of (cognitive/emotional) self-awareness and (error-)monitoring were assessed in patients with Dual Diagnosis and healthy controls. A multi-method approach was applied. Results: Patients with Dual Diagnosis reported lower capacity to identify, verbalize and inter…
Inhibitory Control and Craving in Dual Disorders and Recurrent Substance Use. Preliminary Findings
Objective: In Dual Disorders (DD), which involves the co-occurrence of a disorder in substance use and a mental disorder, recurrent struggles with addictive behavior are frequent. Neuropsychological knowledge concerning the profile of inhibitory control and the irresistible urge to use substances (craving) within the DD patient group may contribute to the prevention of this recurrent addictive behavior. Methods: Inhibitory control and craving wer…
The Effect of Alexithymia on Attentional Bias Toward Emotional Stimuli in Depression
Alexithymia-reflecting deficits in cognitive emotion processing-is highly prevalent in individuals with depressive disorders. Subsequently, mixed evidence for attentional bias is found in these individuals. Alexithymia may be a potential influencing factor for attentional bias in depression. In the current study, 83 currently depressed (CD) and 76 never-depressed (ND) controls completed an eye-tracker task consisting of valenced (non)-social pict…
Joint Attention in the Context of Hearing Loss
Joint attention is important for children’s language development. We report two meta-analyses that demonstrate that the congruency in hearing status between parent and child affects the establishment and maintenance of joint attention. Dyads consisting of hearing parents and children with hearing loss, achieve fewer and briefer moments of joint attention in comparison to dyads of hearing parents and hearing children and dyads of deaf parents and …
Self-Directedness Positively Contributes to Resilience and Quality of Life
Introduction: This study zoomed into the relation between self-regulation, resilience and quality of life (QOL) within a mixed psychiatric sample of patients with Dual-Diagnosis (DD) or an Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: Patients with DD or ASD participated and healthy control (HC) data were present. The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS), Shortened Temperament and Character Inventory and Manchester Short Assessment o…
Monitoring in Language Perception
Monitoring is an aspect of executive control that entails the detection of errors and the triggering of corrective actions when there is a mismatch between competing responses or representations. In the language domain, research of monitoring has mainly focused on errors made during language production. However, in language perception, for example while reading or listening, errors occur as well and people are able to detect them. A hypothesis th…
Monitoring in Language Perception
Monitoring is an aspect of executive control that entails the detection of errors and the triggering of corrective actions when there is a mismatch between competing responses or representations. In the language domain, research of monitoring has mainly focused on errors made during language production. However, in language perception, for example while reading or listening, errors occur as well and people are able to detect them. A hypothesis th…
Monitoring in Language Perception
Monitoring is an aspect of executive control that entails the detection of errors and the triggering of corrective actions when there is a mismatch between competing responses or representations. In the language domain, research of monitoring has mainly focused on errors made during language production. However, in language perception, for example while reading or listening, errors occur as well and people are able to detect them. A hypothesis th…
Self-Directedness Positively Contributes to Resilience and Quality of Life
Introduction: This study zoomed into the relation between self-regulation, resilience and quality of life (QOL) within a mixed psychiatric sample of patients with Dual-Diagnosis (DD) or an Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: Patients with DD or ASD participated and healthy control (HC) data were present. The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS), Shortened Temperament and Character Inventory and Manchester Short Assessment o…
Self-Regulation in Dual Diagnosis
Introduction: Self-regulatory actions direct the achievement of life goals. Awareness of one's state is needed to adequately self-regulate one's life. Methods: The self-regulatory actions of (cognitive/emotional) self-awareness and (error-)monitoring were assessed in patients with Dual Diagnosis and healthy controls. A multi-method approach was applied. Results: Patients with Dual Diagnosis reported lower capacity to identify, verbalize and inter…
Inhibitory Control and Craving in Dual Disorders and Recurrent Substance Use. Preliminary Findings
Objective: In Dual Disorders (DD), which involves the co-occurrence of a disorder in substance use and a mental disorder, recurrent struggles with addictive behavior are frequent. Neuropsychological knowledge concerning the profile of inhibitory control and the irresistible urge to use substances (craving) within the DD patient group may contribute to the prevention of this recurrent addictive behavior. Methods: Inhibitory control and craving wer…
The Effect of Alexithymia on Attentional Bias Toward Emotional Stimuli in Depression
Alexithymia-reflecting deficits in cognitive emotion processing-is highly prevalent in individuals with depressive disorders. Subsequently, mixed evidence for attentional bias is found in these individuals. Alexithymia may be a potential influencing factor for attentional bias in depression. In the current study, 83 currently depressed (CD) and 76 never-depressed (ND) controls completed an eye-tracker task consisting of valenced (non)-social pict…
Joint Attention in the Context of Hearing Loss
Joint attention is important for children’s language development. We report two meta-analyses that demonstrate that the congruency in hearing status between parent and child affects the establishment and maintenance of joint attention. Dyads consisting of hearing parents and children with hearing loss, achieve fewer and briefer moments of joint attention in comparison to dyads of hearing parents and hearing children and dyads of deaf parents and …
Early intervention of language and behavior in monolingual and bilingual preschoolers with Developmental Language Disorders
In the present study, we investigated Dutch language and behavior progress in monolingual and bilingual preschoolers with developmental language disorders (DLD). All were enrolled in an early intervention program targeting language and communication in interaction. Following a pretest–posttest design, 100 monolingual children (MAGE = 3;5) and 50 bilingual children (MAGE = 3;6) were tested on receptive and expressive vocabulary, language comprehen…
Implicit Learning of Prepositions in Dutch Kindergartners with and without Developmental Language Disorder
It has been proposed that an implicit learning deficit explains the difficulties with grammar commonly observed in children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). The present study further investigates this link in two ways. Firstly, we investigate whether kindergartners with DLD have more difficulties with preposition understanding and production as compared to their typically developing peers because they have not (yet) learned to weigh im…
Virtual reality training to improve socio‐emotional functioning in adolescents with developmental language disorders
This study investigated whether interactive virtual reality (VR) training of social and emotional abilities (InterAction) improves socio‐emotional functioning of youth with developmental language disorders (DLD). To this end we conducted a multiple baseline intervention study, comparing participants’ social abilities during a baseline phase with their changes in abilities during the intervention and posttest phase. The training group consisted of…
Screening for psychological problems in deaf and hard of hearing students
This paper reports upon an evaluation of a school-based screening program aimed at detecting psychological problems1 in 495 deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students. The first aim of the study was to evaluate the actual implementation of this program. Furthermore, the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing problems in a subset of 277 DHH students was analysed and subsequently how these problems vary as a function of age, gender, context, an…
Psychodrama for children and adolescents
In clinical practice, psychodrama is applied to children and adolescents with psychosocial problems. Psychodrama is an experiential approach grounded in theatrical methods and underlying processes of encounter, spontaneity and creativity, aimed at fostering psychological growth. Although psychodrama has been successfully applied in clinical settings, little is known about its specific therapeutic effects and changes and what in psychodrama contri…
Quality of Life in Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Background/Objectives: Developmental language disorder (DLD) has widespread and persistent consequences for children's development, extending beyond language. Quality of life (QoL) can also be affected, potentially related to difficulties with cognition (e.g., language ability), behaviour (e.g., social-emotional functioning), and/or environmental factors (e.g., multilingualism). This study set out to characterise changes in the QoL of children wi…
Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Cognition (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Intervention (counseling (4 works) · Language Development and Disorders (4 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works)