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dr. V.E. (Vera) Heininga

Assistant Professor of Youth Studies

Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences

Telephone:

+31 50 36 33722 3

E-mail:

v.e.heininga rug.nl

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Research interests

Youths' mental health and well-being
Resilience in youth
Emotion regulation
Experience-sampling (ESM)/ Ecological momentary assessment (EMA)
Open Science

Publications

Positive affective functioning in anhedonic individuals' daily life: Anything but Flat and Blunted

Heininga, V. E., Van Roekel, E., Ahles, J. J., Oldehinkel, A. J. & Mezulis, A. H., 15-Aug-2017, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 218, p. 437-445 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

I just ran a thousand analyses: benefits of multiple testing in understanding equivocal evidence on gene-environment interactions

Heininga, V. E., Oldehinkel, A. J., Veenstra, R. & Nederhof, E., 27-May-2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 5, 16 p., e0125383.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Reward and punishment learning in daily life: A replication study

Heininga, V. E., van Roekel, E., Wichers, M. & Oldehinkel, A. J., 4-Oct-2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 10, 18 p., e0180753.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

An exploratory randomized controlled trial of personalized lifestyle advice and tandem skydives as a means to reduce anhedonia

Van Roekel, E., Vrijen, C., Heininga, V. E., Masselink, M., Bos, E. H. & Oldehinkel, A. J., Jan-2017, In: Behavior Therapy. 48, 1, p. 76-96 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The effects of a personalized lifestyle advice and tandem skydive on pleasure in anhedonic young adults

van Roekel, E., Vrijen, C., Heininga, V. E., Masselink, M., Nederhof, E. & Oldehinkel, A. J., Jul-2016, In: Bipolar Disorders. 18, p. 171-172 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic

Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to explore the effects of personalized lifestyle advices and tandem skydives on pleasure in anhedonic young adults

van Roekel, E., Masselink, M., Vrijen, C., Heininga, V. E., Bak, T., Nederhof, E. & Oldehinkel, A. J., 4-Jun-2016, In: BMC Psychiatry. 16, 16 p., 182.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

From anticipation to action: A RCT on mental imagery exercises in daily life as a motivational amplifier for individuals with depressive symptoms

Bär, A., Heininga, V. E., Lemmens, L. H. J. M. & Renner, F., 3-Jul-2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Predictors, daily correlates, and effects on future functioning of resilience in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Heininga, V. E. & Oldehinkel, A. J., Apr-2024, In: Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 16, 10 p., 100703.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

A multi-informant, multi-method study into the mental health and well-being of Dutch children and adolescents: Ieder Kind Is Anders

Reitsema, A. M., Jeronimus, B. F., van Dijk, M., Heininga, V. E., Emerencia, A. & de Jonge, P., 11-Sept-2023.

Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic

Effect of Daily Life Reward Loop Functioning on the Course of Depression

Heininga, V. E., Ornee, D. A., Oldehinkel, A. J. & Bastiaansen, J. A., Sept-2023, In: Behavior Therapy. 54, 5, p. 734-746 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

All (29) publications

Press/media

Academy Ter Meulen Grants Awards 2017

Heininga, V.

23/06/2017

Press/Media: Research › Popular

Van ‘gesloten’ wetenschap naar Open Science

Heininga, V.

14/06/2021

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Open Science, preprints, ethical boards and fast research in “the COVID era”

Heininga, V. & Kretschmer, T.

08/07/2020

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Academic

Big study to understand the experience of happiness in Dutch children and adolescents

Reitsema, A. M., Jeronimus, B., Emerencia, A., Heininga, V., Dijk, van, M. & Jonge, de, P.

29/04/2020

Press/Media: Research › Academic

RUG start onderzoek naar geluksgevoel Nederlandse kinderen en jongeren

Emerencia, A. C., Reitsema, A. M., Jeronimus, B., van Dijk, M., de Jonge, P. & Heininga, V.

29/04/2020

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

RUG start onderzoek naar psychisch welzijn Nederlandse jeugd

Emerencia, A. C., Reitsema, A. M., Jeronimus, B., van Dijk, M., de Jonge, P. & Heininga, V.

29/04/2020

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Government be transparent in the fight against coronavirus

Van Lisse, C., Derksen, M., Heininga, V. & Jeronimus, B.

27/04/2020

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Academic

Too much work, too little time: The laborious transition to open access

Heininga, V.

26/02/2020

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Professional

IN LOVE WITH A COLLEAGUE: No kissing in the workplace

Heininga, V.

11/02/2020

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular

Cheerleaders van de wetenschap

Bastiaansen, J., Masselink, M. & Heininga, V.

15/10/2019

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular

All (21) press/media

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