Jesse Roest

Biographic Data

ID5019595
NAMEJesse Roest
GIVEN NAMESJesse
FAMILY NAMERoest
SIGNATUREROEST J
AFFILIATIONSLeiden University
ORCID0000-0003-1213-9440
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Academic Motivation of Incarcerated Juveniles From the Perspective of Self-Determination Theory

    Open AccessRita Selimi, Njomza Llullaku et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Offender…2025

    This qualitative (multiple case) study investigated incarcerated juveniles’ experiences of being enrolled in an educational institution outside the correctional facility, and how this impacted their motivation, well-being, life satisfaction, and future social integration. Self-determination theory was used to understand how youth experienced fulfillment of their psychological needs (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness). Results showed tha…

  • Safety First! Residential Group Climate and Antisocial Behavior

    Open AccessEllen Eltink, Jesse Roest et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Offender…2025

    A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis was performed (28 studies and 313 effect sizes) on the relation between residential group climate (i.e., safety, atmosphere, repression, support, growth, structure) and antisocial behavior, including aggression and criminal recidivism. A systematic search was conducted in PsychINFO, ERIC, and OVID Medline up to February 2023. Results showed a small but significant association ( r = .20) between res…

  • Group Climate in Residential Youth Care

    Open AccessPeer Van Der Helm, Jesse Roest et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Offender…2024

    Group climate in residential youth care is considered to be essential for treatment of youth and young adults. Various instruments exist to measure quality of living group climate, but some are lengthy, use complicated wording, which make them difficult to fill out by youth and individuals with a mild intellectual disability. The present study describes the development and rationale for the Group Climate Instrument—Revised (GCI-R). Construct vali…

  • Kosovo sexual minorities

    Njomza Llullaku, Rita Selimi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Gay & Lesbian Mental…2023

    Introduction This study examined self-reported levels of depression, anxiety, and stress and the correlation with social stigma in a sample of sexual minority people in Kosovo.Methods One hundred and three Kosovo sexual minority people (aged 18 to 50) completed questionnaires about social stigma (HHRDS), depression, stress, and anxiety (DASS-21). Descriptive statistics were calculated, a multivariate ANOVA examined differences between sexual mino…

  • Gender, Culture and the Living Group Climate

    Open AccessR Sevilir, Peer Van Der Helm et al.ARTICLEChild and Adolescent Social Work…2022

  • Measuring Aggression in German Youth Prison—A Validation of the German Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ) in a Sample of Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders

    Open AccessEvelyn Heynen, Peer Van Der Helm et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Offender…2022

    The aim of the present study was to examine construct validity and reliability of the German reactive proactive aggression questionnaire (RPQ) in a sample of delinquent boys ( N = 156). A confirmatory factor analysis with a two-factor model of reactive and proactive aggression showed a good fit to the data. The factor structure of the original RPQ could be fully replicated in the German translation, and Cronbach’s alphas were good for both subsca…

  • Differences between boys and girls in perceived group climate in residential youth care

    Open AccessJ Sonderman, Peer Van Der Helm et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2021Cited by: 2References: 50

    The aim of the present study was to examine differences in perceived living group climate between boys and girls in a sample of 344 youth (68.6% male, M age = 16, SD = 1.58) receiving residential youth care in the Netherlands. Participants filled out self-report measures on living group climate. Results of multilevel regression models indicated that girls in non-correctional facilities experienced living group climate most positively, and girls i…

  • Differences in perceived living group climate between youth with a Turkish/Moroccan and native Dutch background in residential youth care

    Open AccessR Sevilir, Peer Van Der Helm et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2020Cited by: 1References: 31

  • The impact of classroom climate on students' perception of social exclusion in secondary special education

    Open AccessM H M Beld, E G Van den Heuvel et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2019References: 23

  • Measuring Therapeutic Alliance With Children in Residential Treatment and Therapeutic Day Care

    Open AccessJesse Roest, Peer Van Der Helm et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2014Cited by: 4References: 2

    Purpose: This study examined the construct validity and reliability of a therapeutic alliance measure (Children’s Alliance Questionnaire [CAQ]) for children with psychosocial and/or behavioral problems, receiving therapeutic residential care or day care in the Netherlands. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis of a one-factor model “therapeutic alliance” was conducted on two samples of 115 and 116 children, aged 4–14 years. Reliability analysis a…