Opinion:
Wellbeing and cookbook recipes

The second corona wave, this time in the dark months of the year, makes the need for professional psychological help indispensable for some, writes the working group "psychology and corona". Read the article here: opinie__kookboekrecepten-VRT

Opinion:
What cyclists can teach us to motivate ourselves and each other

What can cyclists like Wout Van Aert, Mathieu Van der Poel or Philippe Gilbert teach us not to give up now that we have started another steep climb and the end of the stage seems further away than ever?' writes the expert group 'psychology and corona'. They compare the efforts required of citizens with a bicycle race. ... Read More

Opinion:
The motivating and social connecting power of the barometer

The De Croo government has taken the bull by the horns with its stricter measures and the appointment of a corona commissioner. One link is still missing: the corona barometer, according to the working group "psychology and corona". Read the article here: opinie_Why-coronabarometer_VRT

Opinion:
The new measures are bothering us and how to deal with them

Some people become discouraged and resigned, others react with incomprehension and are angry and resentful', write the researchers of the inter-university working group 'Psychology & Corona'. 'How can we understand these intense emotional reactions?' Read the article here: opinion_'Strict measures are hard on us' - Knack

Opinion:
Freedom must not become a licence for your own desires

Repression is not the right answer to the partying crowds in Brussels and Flanders that caused a commotion last weekend, say behavioural scientists Omer van den Berg and Maarten Vansteenkisten. However, the government should provide a better framework for the coronation measures that stimulates civic-mindedness, such as making mouth masks compulsory at all locations. Read the article here: opinie_'burgerzin'-VRT

Opinion:
Freedom must not become a licence for your own desires

We miss a good framework for this regained freedom in order to prevent the population from doing its own "thing"', write Maarten Vansteenkiste and Omer Van den Bergh of the Psychology and Corona Working Group on the recent relaxation of the corona measures. Read the article here: opinion_'free pass' - Knack

Opinion:
Need to highlight bubble logic more

The exact interpretation of this social relaxation is still confusing and the underlying logic is not clear either', writes a group of scientists from the department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology at Ghent University. Read the article here: opinion_'bubble logic' - Knack

Opinion:
Keys to motivational communication

A group of scientists from the department of Developmental, Personal and Social Psychology at UGent have listed ten keys for motivating communication, now that it looks like the measures to combat the spread of the new coronavirus will continue for some time. Read the article here: opinion_'measures_will_be_a_marathon_effort' - Knack

Opinion:
the difference between knowing and doing

"Don't get excited about the stupidity or stubbornness of some," says Omer Van den Bergh. "Look at what determines desirable 'corona behavior' the most, and plan accordingly." Read the article here: Opinion_16_April