John Dierx

Biographic Data

ID6685627
NAMEJohn Dierx
GIVEN NAMESJohn
FAMILY NAMEDierx
SIGNATUREDIERX J
AFFILIATIONSAvans University of Applied Sciences
ORCID0000-0001-7435-0183
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS4
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • The broad positive health perspective on health as common ground for tackling current and future interdisciplinary health challenges

    Open AccessJohn Dierx, John A J Dierx et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    In the past decades, many developments on economy, demography and technology amongst others have directly or indirectly influenced population health both in a positive and negative way. Consequently, the population is aging with accompanying demand for care while the workforce in health care and wellbeing is decreasing. A so-called infarction in health care and wellbeing is pending. This calls for a shift in perspective on health as care can be p…

  • Managing international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary collaboration in health and well-being capacity building

    Open AccessR A G Teunissen, John Dierx et al.ARTICLEStudies in Higher Education2023

    In defining successful collaborative international projects within the theory of change or logic model, focus is often on ‘outcome’ and ‘impact’. Less empirical information is available regarding the ‘input’ and ‘activities’ aspects of this model. To address this knowledge gap and to offer insight into pivotal elements for management, this study focused on the lessons learned from the development and management of the international, intercultural…

  • The magnitude and importance of perceived health dimensions define effective tailor-made health-promoting interventions per targeted socioeconomic group

    Open AccessJohn Dierx, John A J Dierx et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Recent insights and developments on health and society urge a critical look at the positive relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and health. We challenge the notions that it is sufficient to distinguish only between two groups of SES (low and high) and that only overall health is taken into account. A new grouping of SES was developed based on both income and education, resulting in six SES groups. Health was defined in terms of a new …

  • Shaping Physical Activity through Facilitating Student Agency in Secondary Schools in the Netherlands

    Open AccessG Boonekamp, John Dierx et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Schools can enable students' capability for lifelong physical activity (PA) by providing a physical, social and pedagogical context fostering students' agency. This entails allowing them to develop their autonomy and ability to shape PAs according to what they value. This paper explores whether , and, if so, how, school practices provide the conditions for developing and employing PA-related student agency. We followed a multiple case study desig…

  • Motivating students for physical activity

    Open AccessG Boonekamp, John Dierx et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2020Cited by: 4References: 4

    Regular physical activity (PA) contributes to lifelong health and well-being. Adolescents in the Netherlands do not engage in sufficient PA, leading to serious health risks. The purpose of this study is to inform PA-enhancing strategies. This paper offers a unique method for analysing students’ perspectives about opportunities for PA in their school environments. The research method combines two approaches: a Health Promoting Schools (HPS) approa…