De rolstoel: het icoon voor handicap, dat ding waar je in ‘belandt’, meestal afgebeeld in zwaar roestvrijstalen uitvouwbare uitvoering, bedoeld om in voortgeduwd te worden. Die rolstoel, die interesseert ons niet! Welke dan wel? De rolstoel die de gebruiker zijn individuele vrijheid teruggeeft, en stimuleert …

Purpose: To study the relationship between actual motor competence (AMC) and perceived motor competence (PMC) in a large sample of 6- to 12-year-old children. Method: The AMC and PMC were measured (N = 1,669, 55% boys) with the Athletic Skills Track and the Physical Self-Confidence Scale, respectively. …

Cijfers verzamelen over sportparticipatie gebeurt volop. Dit leidt tot meer inzichten in wie wel en wie niet sport. Maar kloppen de conclusies die beleidsmakers trekken op basis van deze cijfers wel? In mijn onderzoek trek ik de buurt in om de verhalen achter de cijfers op te halen. En dat levert verassende …

The Sport Empowers Disabled Youth 2 (SEDY2) project encourages inclusion and equal opportunities in sport for youth with a disability by raising their sports and exercise participation in inclusive settings. This SEDY2 Inclusive (Online) Focus Group Guidance aimed to develop an easy-to-use guidance document …

Although many people have a positive intention to be more active, a key challenge remains to turn this intention into action. Social support as a motivational strategy can increase adherence in exercise and can be provided by relational agents as a substitute for human coaches. We first conducted an …

As an active form of meeting, walking meetings can be beneficial for office workers who often have a sedentary work routine. Despite their substantial benefits in terms of health, social interactions, and creativity, walking meetings are not yet widely adopted. Some key barriers limiting their social …

Background: In the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands, a highway crossing several deprived neighborhoods was tunneled in 2016. The vacant space on top of this tunnel was redesigned and prioritized for pedestrians and cyclists. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of this major infrastructural …

This research aims to gain insight into the structure and organisation of the sport cheerleading in the countries of Finland and the Netherlands to assess which factors in the environment of the sport and which factors in the organisational structure of the sport drive the development.

The WHEELS app was developed using the intervention mapping framework. Intervention goals were determined based on a needs assessment, after which behavior change strategies were selected to achieve these goals. These were applied in an app that was pretested on ease of use and satisfaction, followed …

Het onderzoek naar een uniek zakelijke dagarrangement die voor een stijging in de boekingen zal zorgen