Junilla K Larsen

Biographic Data

ID	5678917
NAME	Junilla K Larsen
GIVEN NAMES	Junilla K
FAMILY NAME	Larsen
SIGNATURE	LARSEN J K
AFFILIATIONS	Radboud University Nijmegen
ORCID	0000-0001-6945-4519
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	38
TOTAL CITATIONS	241
AUTHOR COUNT	38
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	10

Current Nicotine use and the Development of Depressive Symptoms Across Adolescence and Adulthood
Open AccessKirsten J M van Hooijdonk, Nina van den Broek et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Mental…2025
Nicotine use is a risk factor for developing depressive symptoms among adults, though findings are mixed in younger samples. To shed new light on this, we examined temporal associations between current nicotine use and the development of depressive symptoms using structural equation models and existing 3-wave datasets from the Netherlands of adolescents ( n = 2.003, M age = 13.81, 48% female), young adults ( n = 8.545, M age = 21.57, 71% female),…
Clustering of adolescents’ health behaviors before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessNina van den Broek, Linnea Cederlund et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025
Adolescents at-risk for unhealthy behaviors may remain so during the pandemic. Adolescent demographics and parental (food intake) behaviors are relevant to consider as forms of screening adolescents who may be more at risk to show health-risk behaviors. Larger studies are needed to corroborate these findings
Friends' influence on Adolescents' loss of control eating
Open AccessDesi Beckers, William J Burk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2025Cited by: 1References: 8
Friends' influence may importantly contribute to the development of adolescent disordered eating behaviors. However, little is known about the influence of friends on loss of control eating. This study investigated whether friend-reported loss of control eating was associated with changes in adolescents' own loss of control eating 1 year later and tested whether adolescents with lower self-esteem, higher fear of negative evaluation, and higher bo…
The development of food addiction symptoms and the role of mental health and sex among Indonesian adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessEveline Sarintohe, Nina van den Broek et al.ARTICLEActa Psychologica2025References: 2
The effect of a multi-component school-based social network intervention on children’s body mass index
Open AccessMarloes A A Polman, Desi Beckers et al.ARTICLEPsychology & Health2024
Objective: Schools are considered an important setting for stimulating healthy weight. The current study is unique in examining effects of a multi-component school-based social network intervention on children’s body mass index z-scores (zBMI).Methods: Four schools were randomly allocated to one of four conditions: a social network intervention using influence agents focusing on water consumption, physical activity, a combination of the two, or a…
How can imaginal retraining for modifying food craving be improved
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Gareth J Hollands et al.ARTICLEAppetite2024References: 63
Heritability of adult picky eating in the Netherlands
Open AccessEmma A Koenders, Laura W Wesseldijk et al.ARTICLEAppetite2024Cited by: 1References: 54
Adult picky eating (APE), the rejection of familiar and unfamiliar foods leading to a diet with limited variety, is an understudied phenomenon which can have both physical and psychological negative consequences. The aetiology of individual differences in APE is understudied, although there is reason to believe that it is partly heritable. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the heritability of APE with data from the Netherlands Twin Register (n = 80…
Self-esteem and negative affectivity as mediators of the prospective links between adolescent interpersonal peer problems and disordered eating behaviors
Open AccessDesi Beckers, Junilla K Larsen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2023References: 52
The current prospective study examined whether both self-esteem and negative affectivity mediate subsequent associations between interpersonal peer problems (i.e., peer victimization, peer rejection, lack of friendships) and disordered eating behaviors (i.e., loss of control while overeating, emotional eating, restrained eating) in adolescents using secondary data. The sample included 2051 adolescents (Mage baseline = 13.81, SDage baseline = 0.72…
A longitudinal study on changes in food parenting practices during Covid-19 and the role of parental well-being
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Nina van den Broek et al.ARTICLEAppetite2023References: 40
The COVID-19 pandemic may negatively influence food parenting practices, also among parents of adolescents. Parental well-being (stress and depressive symptoms) may explain these COVID-19 related changes in food parenting practices (snack structure, healthy structure, modeling, autonomy support, and coercive control). However, most previous studies performed before or during the COVID-19 pandemic have been limited by cross-sectional designs. The …
Targeting food parenting practices to prevent early child obesity risk requires a different approach in families with a lower socioeconomic position
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Levie T Karssen et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022
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Process and effect evaluation of the app-based parenting program Samen Happie! on infant zBMI
Open AccessLevie T Karssen, Junilla K Larsen et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022
Background: Although energy balance-related parenting practices are regarded critical components in the prevention of childhood obesity, most programs targeting parenting practices with respect to a wide range of energy balance-related behaviors were not aimed at high-risk families with a lower socioeconomic position (SEP). Objective: app-based program aimed to stimulate healthy child weight development especially among families with a lower SEP,…
Examining food intake similarities in adolescent best friend dyads using longitudinal Actor-Partner Interdependence Models
Open AccessNina van den Broek, K De La Haye et al.ARTICLEAppetite2022References: 56
Little is known about how adolescent best friends may affect each other's food intake. This study explored whether friendship selection and socialization mechanisms explained potential food intake similarities in adolescent reciprocated best friend dyads. We also tested whether socialization processes were moderated by dyad member's relative zBMI. Members of 145 same-gender best friendship dyads (56% female; Mage = 12.79; SDage = 0.61) reported o…
Maternal stress and depressive symptoms and adolescents’ body mass index
Open AccessMaaike Koning, Jaqueline M Vink et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021
Results suggest that maternal general stress, but not depressive symptoms, may influence adolescents' weight development. Our findings warrant future investigation on whether and how general stress among mothers may predict weight increases of their adolescent offspring
Food parenting practices and children's weight outcomes
Open AccessDesi Beckers, Levie T Karssen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021
Development and preliminary validation of the Adolescent Food Parenting Questionnaire
Open AccessMaaike Koning, Jaqueline M Vink et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021Cited by: 1References: 66
Suitable instruments for measuring Food Parenting Practices (FPP) among adolescents and their parents that also measure the perception of adolescents about their parent's FPP are rare. The current study describes the development and preliminary testing of a short 16-item Adolescent Food Parenting Questionnaire (AFPQ) for parents (AFPQ-p) and adolescents (AFPQ-a) that may enable future large-scale research on potentially eminent parent-child FPP d…
The longitudinal link between mothers' and adolescents' snacking
Open AccessNina van den Broek, Junilla K Larsen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Cited by: 1References: 29
How to bridge the intention-behavior gap in food parenting
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Roel C J Hermans et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Cited by: 4References: 96
Causal associations between body mass index and mental health
Nina van den Broek, Jorien L Treur et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2018Cited by: 2References: 19
BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) is correlated negatively with subjective well-being and positively with depressive symptoms. Whether these associations reflect causal effects is unclear. METHODS: We examined bidirectional, causal effects between BMI and mental health with Mendelian randomisation using summary-level data from published genome-wide association studies (BMI: n=339 224; subjective well-being: n=204 966; depressive symptoms: n=161 4…
The prevalence of food addiction in a large sample of adolescents and its association with addictive substances
Open AccessGabry W Mies, Jorien L Treur et al.ARTICLEAppetite2017Cited by: 6References: 51
Direct effects of food cues seen during TV viewing on energy intake in young women
Open AccessRoselinde L van Nee, Junilla K Larsen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2016Cited by: 2References: 36
How parental dietary behavior and food parenting practices affect children's dietary behavior. Interacting sources of influence
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Roel C J Hermans et al.ARTICLEAppetite2015Cited by: 42References: 170
Emotion Regulation in Adolescence
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Ad A Vermulst et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence2012Cited by: 11References: 6
Cross-sectional studies have shown a positive association between expressive suppression and depressive symptoms. These results have been interpreted as reflecting the impact of emotion regulation efforts on depression. However, it is also possible that depression may alter emotion regulation tendencies. The goal of the present study was to prospectively examine the bidirectional association between habitual use of suppression and depressive symp…
Food intake in response to food-cue exposure. Examining the influence of duration of the cue exposure and trait impulsivity
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Roel C J Hermans et al.ARTICLEAppetite2012Cited by: 7References: 51
Social Coping by Masking? Parental Support and Peer Victimization as Mediators of the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Expressive Suppression in Adolescents
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Ad A Vermulst et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2012Cited by: 9References: 67
Expressive suppression is regarded as a generally ineffective emotion regulation strategy and appears to be associated with the development of depressive symptoms among adolescents. However, the mechanisms linking suppression to depressive symptoms are not well understood. The main aim of this study was to examine two potential mediators of the prospective relationship from depressive symptoms to expressive suppression among adolescents: parental…
BMI of Interviewer Effects
Rob Eisinga, Manfred Te Grotenhuis et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Public…2011Cited by: 7References: 10
This article considers the effect of the interviewer's relative body weight, as measured by the body mass index (BMI), on interviewees’ responses to questions on restrictive eating behaviors, such as skipping meals and fasting. Survey methodologists have devoted much effort to determine the extent to which interviewee responses are affected by personal characteristics of the interviewer. Various studies have found that readily visible interviewer…

How parental dietary behavior and food parenting practices affect children's dietary behavior. Interacting sources of influence
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Roel C J Hermans et al.ARTICLEAppetite2015Cited by: 42References: 170
Construct validation of the Restraint Scale in normal-weight and overweight females
Open AccessTatjana Van Strien, C Peter Herman et al.ARTICLEAppetite2007Cited by: 25References: 75
Similarity in depressive symptoms in adolescents' friendship dyads
Matteo Giletta, Ron H J Scholte et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2011Cited by: 23References: 10
This study examined friendship selection and socialization as mechanisms explaining similarity in depressive symptoms in adolescent same-gender best friend dyads. The sample consisted of 1,752 adolescents (51% male) ages 12-16 years (M = 13.77, SD = 0.73) forming 487 friend dyads and 389 nonfriend dyads (the nonfriend dyads served as a comparison group). To test our hypothesis, we applied a multigroup actor-partner interdependence model to 3 frie…
Peer influence on snacking behavior in adolescence
Open AccessEveline Wouters, Eveline J Wouters et al.ARTICLEAppetite2010Cited by: 21References: 53
Modeling of palatable food intake in female young adults. Effects of perceived body size
Open AccessRoel C J Hermans, Junilla K Larsen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2008Cited by: 19References: 22
Validity of self-reported weight and height and predictors of weight bias in female college students
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Machteld A Ouwens et al.ARTICLEAppetite2008Cited by: 17References: 17
Dietary restraint
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Tatjana Van Strien et al.ARTICLEAppetite2007Cited by: 12References: 41
Emotion Regulation in Adolescence
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Ad A Vermulst et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence2012Cited by: 11References: 6
Cross-sectional studies have shown a positive association between expressive suppression and depressive symptoms. These results have been interpreted as reflecting the impact of emotion regulation efforts on depression. However, it is also possible that depression may alter emotion regulation tendencies. The goal of the present study was to prospectively examine the bidirectional association between habitual use of suppression and depressive symp…
Effects of social modeling on young women's nutrient-dense food intake
Open AccessRoel C J Hermans, Junilla K Larsen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2009Cited by: 11References: 17
Modeling of palatable food intake. The influence of quality of social interaction
Open AccessRoel C J Hermans, Rutger C M E Engels et al.ARTICLEAppetite2009Cited by: 10References: 18
Social Coping by Masking? Parental Support and Peer Victimization as Mediators of the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Expressive Suppression in Adolescents
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Ad A Vermulst et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2012Cited by: 9References: 67
Expressive suppression is regarded as a generally ineffective emotion regulation strategy and appears to be associated with the development of depressive symptoms among adolescents. However, the mechanisms linking suppression to depressive symptoms are not well understood. The main aim of this study was to examine two potential mediators of the prospective relationship from depressive symptoms to expressive suppression among adolescents: parental…
Social modeling effects on snack intake among young men. The role of hunger
Open AccessRoel C J Hermans, C Peter Herman et al.ARTICLEAppetite2010Cited by: 9References: 27
Food intake in response to food-cue exposure. Examining the influence of duration of the cue exposure and trait impulsivity
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Roel C J Hermans et al.ARTICLEAppetite2012Cited by: 7References: 51
BMI of Interviewer Effects
Rob Eisinga, Manfred Te Grotenhuis et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Public…2011Cited by: 7References: 10
This article considers the effect of the interviewer's relative body weight, as measured by the body mass index (BMI), on interviewees’ responses to questions on restrictive eating behaviors, such as skipping meals and fasting. Survey methodologists have devoted much effort to determine the extent to which interviewee responses are affected by personal characteristics of the interviewer. Various studies have found that readily visible interviewer…
The prevalence of food addiction in a large sample of adolescents and its association with addictive substances
Open AccessGabry W Mies, Jorien L Treur et al.ARTICLEAppetite2017Cited by: 6References: 51
How to bridge the intention-behavior gap in food parenting
Open AccessJunilla K Larsen, Roel C J Hermans et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Cited by: 4References: 96
Causal associations between body mass index and mental health
Nina van den Broek, Jorien L Treur et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2018Cited by: 2References: 19
BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) is correlated negatively with subjective well-being and positively with depressive symptoms. Whether these associations reflect causal effects is unclear. METHODS: We examined bidirectional, causal effects between BMI and mental health with Mendelian randomisation using summary-level data from published genome-wide association studies (BMI: n=339 224; subjective well-being: n=204 966; depressive symptoms: n=161 4…
Direct effects of food cues seen during TV viewing on energy intake in young women
Open AccessRoselinde L van Nee, Junilla K Larsen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2016Cited by: 2References: 36
Friends' influence on Adolescents' loss of control eating
Open AccessDesi Beckers, William J Burk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2025Cited by: 1References: 8
Friends' influence may importantly contribute to the development of adolescent disordered eating behaviors. However, little is known about the influence of friends on loss of control eating. This study investigated whether friend-reported loss of control eating was associated with changes in adolescents' own loss of control eating 1 year later and tested whether adolescents with lower self-esteem, higher fear of negative evaluation, and higher bo…
Heritability of adult picky eating in the Netherlands
Open AccessEmma A Koenders, Laura W Wesseldijk et al.ARTICLEAppetite2024Cited by: 1References: 54
Adult picky eating (APE), the rejection of familiar and unfamiliar foods leading to a diet with limited variety, is an understudied phenomenon which can have both physical and psychological negative consequences. The aetiology of individual differences in APE is understudied, although there is reason to believe that it is partly heritable. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the heritability of APE with data from the Netherlands Twin Register (n = 80…
Development and preliminary validation of the Adolescent Food Parenting Questionnaire
Open AccessMaaike Koning, Jaqueline M Vink et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021Cited by: 1References: 66
Suitable instruments for measuring Food Parenting Practices (FPP) among adolescents and their parents that also measure the perception of adolescents about their parent's FPP are rare. The current study describes the development and preliminary testing of a short 16-item Adolescent Food Parenting Questionnaire (AFPQ) for parents (AFPQ-p) and adolescents (AFPQ-a) that may enable future large-scale research on potentially eminent parent-child FPP d…
The longitudinal link between mothers' and adolescents' snacking
Open AccessNina van den Broek, Junilla K Larsen et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Cited by: 1References: 29