Ad Vingerhoets
Biographic Data
| ID | 5523929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ad Vingerhoets |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ad |
| FAMILY NAME | Vingerhoets |
| SIGNATURE | VINGERHOETS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychology University of Nijmegen The Netherlands |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cross-Cultural Examination of the Community Reinforcement Approach Happiness Scale (CRA-HS)
Tears evoke the intention to offer social support
Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and likely uniquely human phenomenon. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears are thought to act as a social glue by evoking social support intentions. Initial experimental studies supported this proposition across several methodologies, but these were conducted almost exclusively on participants from North America and Europe, resulting in limited generalizability. This project …
How Visible Tears Affect Observers’ Judgements and Behavioral Intentions
Psychological Aspects of Geographical Moves
Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction During Vacation Travel
OBJECTIVES: Medical emergencies occur increasingly outside the usual health care area as a result of increased leisure and professional travel. Acute coronary syndromes are the leading cause of mortality during vacation. Vacation activities include physical and emotional triggers for myocardial infarction (MI). This study examines characteristics of vacation travel as risk factors for MI. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with MI during vacation abroad…
Depressive Symptoms, Social Support, and Lipid Profile in Healthy Middle-Aged Women
OBJECTIVE: Several studies have reported an inverse relationship between cholesterol levels and death from violent causes, including suicide. Because depression and depressive symptoms are associated with suicide and trauma, the relation between cholesterol and depressive symptoms is of interest. The objective of the present study was to examine this relationship in a group of healthy women. The second main objective of the study was to investiga…
Attitudes Towards Nudist and Public Beaches
Attitudes towards recreation in bathing attire and nudist beach recreation were studied using a semantic differential encompassing 17 concepts. Respondents were 333 public beach visitors (166 males and 167 females) and 353 visitors to nudist beaches (187 males and 167 females). Two specific hypotheses were tested. (1) On the basis of cognitive dissonance theory it was predicted that visitors to nudist beaches would reduce dissonance by emphasizin…
Tears evoke the intention to offer social support
Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and likely uniquely human phenomenon. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears are thought to act as a social glue by evoking social support intentions. Initial experimental studies supported this proposition across several methodologies, but these were conducted almost exclusively on participants from North America and Europe, resulting in limited generalizability. This project …
Attitudes Towards Nudist and Public Beaches
Attitudes towards recreation in bathing attire and nudist beach recreation were studied using a semantic differential encompassing 17 concepts. Respondents were 333 public beach visitors (166 males and 167 females) and 353 visitors to nudist beaches (187 males and 167 females). Two specific hypotheses were tested. (1) On the basis of cognitive dissonance theory it was predicted that visitors to nudist beaches would reduce dissonance by emphasizin…
Attitudes Towards Nudist and Public Beaches
Attitudes towards recreation in bathing attire and nudist beach recreation were studied using a semantic differential encompassing 17 concepts. Respondents were 333 public beach visitors (166 males and 167 females) and 353 visitors to nudist beaches (187 males and 167 females). Two specific hypotheses were tested. (1) On the basis of cognitive dissonance theory it was predicted that visitors to nudist beaches would reduce dissonance by emphasizin…
Depressive Symptoms, Social Support, and Lipid Profile in Healthy Middle-Aged Women
OBJECTIVE: Several studies have reported an inverse relationship between cholesterol levels and death from violent causes, including suicide. Because depression and depressive symptoms are associated with suicide and trauma, the relation between cholesterol and depressive symptoms is of interest. The objective of the present study was to examine this relationship in a group of healthy women. The second main objective of the study was to investiga…
Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction During Vacation Travel
OBJECTIVES: Medical emergencies occur increasingly outside the usual health care area as a result of increased leisure and professional travel. Acute coronary syndromes are the leading cause of mortality during vacation. Vacation activities include physical and emotional triggers for myocardial infarction (MI). This study examines characteristics of vacation travel as risk factors for MI. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with MI during vacation abroad…
Psychological Aspects of Geographical Moves
How Visible Tears Affect Observers’ Judgements and Behavioral Intentions
Tears evoke the intention to offer social support
Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and likely uniquely human phenomenon. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears are thought to act as a social glue by evoking social support intentions. Initial experimental studies supported this proposition across several methodologies, but these were conducted almost exclusively on participants from North America and Europe, resulting in limited generalizability. This project …
Cross-Cultural Examination of the Community Reinforcement Approach Happiness Scale (CRA-HS)
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Crying (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Empathy (2 works) · Infant Health and Development (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works)