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Negatively valenced thoughts are assumed to play a central role in the development and maintenance of anxiety. However, the role of positive thoughts in anxiety is rather unclear. In the current study we examined the role of negative and positive self-statements in the anxiety level of anxious and n
Although selective attention to threatening information is an adaptive mechanism, exaggerated attention to threat may be related to anxiety disorders. However, studies examining threat processing in children have obtained mixed findings. In the present study, the time-course of attentional bias for
Visual-spatial Working Memory (WM) is the most impaired executive function in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Some suggest that deficits in executive functioning are caused by motivational deficits. However, there are no studies that investigate the effects of motivati
Although the meta-cognitive model ( [Wells, 1997] and [Wells, 2000]) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has clearly influenced research and treatment of OCD, little research has been performed in youth samples. In the present study the psychometric properties of the Dutch Meta-Cognitions Questi
This study examined the benefits of adding game elements to standard computerized working memory (WM) training. Specifically, it examined whether game elements would enhance motivation and training performance of children with ADHD, and whether it would improve training efficacy. A total of 51 child
In dit onderzoek werd de effectiviteit onderzocht van een gedragstherapeutische training voor leerkrachten van kinderen met adhd. Achtentwintig leerkracht-leerling koppels in een experimentele behandelconditie en 25 in een wachtlijst-controleconditie werden in een quasi-experimenteel onderzoek met e
Steeds vaker wordt het afwijkend functioneren van kinderen en jongeren in verband gebracht met problemen in het executief functioneren. Executieve functies zoals het werkgeheugen, het vermogen gedrag te stoppen en cognitieve flexibiliteit zijn onmisbaar voor het aansturen van doelgericht gedrag. Kin
The present study first examined the links between reactive temperament (negative affectivity), regulative temperament (effortful control [EC]) and internalizing problems in adolescents (12-18 years) with anxiety disorders (ANX; N = 39) and without anxiety disorders (nANX; N = 35). Links differed be
Obesitas bij kinderen is de afgelopen decennia sterk toegenomen. Er is een aantal redenen om te interveniëren bij obesitas op de kinderleeftijd. Cardiovasculaire risicofactoren komen bij ernstige obese kinderen veel vaker voor dan bij kinderen zonder gewichtsproblemen en obesitas op de kinderleeftij
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