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Papers by Guus van Heck
Swets & Zeitlinger eBooks, 1990
Social Science & Medicine, 1987
This article considers the study of stress in relation to the onset, course, and outcomes of dise... more This article considers the study of stress in relation to the onset, course, and outcomes of disease, and is divided into three parts. The first part describes the relationships between personality, environmental stressors, and disease. The second focuses specifically on the requirements that must be fulfilled to allow for the conclusion that there is a relationship between stress and the onset of disease. Finally, in the third part models describing the relationship between stress and the course of disease or medical outcome are presented and discussed.
Social Indicators Research, Apr 1, 2006
Demographic characteristics as predictors of quality of life in a population of psychiatric outpa... more Demographic characteristics as predictors of quality of life in a population of psychiatric outpatients. Social Indicators Research, 76(2), 165-184. General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.
A new text, this reference presents the main paradigms in current personality theory, interpreted... more A new text, this reference presents the main paradigms in current personality theory, interpreted by scholars in the field.
Psychosomatic Medicine, 2003
Objective: The main aim of this study was to examine the dimensionality and psychometric qualitie... more Objective: The main aim of this study was to examine the dimensionality and psychometric qualities of a new 10-item fatigue measure, the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS). Methods: As part of a longitudinal study, the respondents, all workers with at least 20 working hours per week, completed the FAS, four related fatigue measures, a depression questionnaire, and an emotional stability scale.
Personality and Mental Health, 2008
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2010
Chapter 1 General introduction Part A Categorical self-report screening instruments Chapter 2 The... more Chapter 1 General introduction Part A Categorical self-report screening instruments Chapter 2 The Self-report Standardized Assessment of Personality-abbreviated Scale: Preliminary results of a brief screening test for personality disorders.
Eur J Psychol Assess, 2010
European Journal of Social Psychology, Apr 1, 1985
Eur J Personality, 1997
A vast academic literature shows that personality significantly mediates and moderates relationsh... more A vast academic literature shows that personality significantly mediates and moderates relationships between environmental stress and the onset and progression of physical disease. In the psychological literature, several models have been proposed for such links between personality and ...
Eating Disorders, 2005
This study investigated the associations of appearance orientation and eating disorder symptoms w... more This study investigated the associations of appearance orientation and eating disorder symptoms with internal body awareness in an eating-disordered group of women and a general sample of women. In the eating-disordered group, appearance orientation was positively associated with internal body awareness. Eating disorders symptoms were negatively related to the awareness of bodily signals. No significant associations were found in the general sample of women. The results indicate that in eating-disordered individuals preoccupation with the body and eating-disordered behaviors are not only negatively associated with hunger, but with awareness of other bodily signals as well.
Psychologie Gezondheid, 2005
ABSTRACT
Psychologie Gezondheid, Aug 1, 2009
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Mar 6, 2015
This study scrutinizes the ability of the WHO quality of life assessment instrument (WHOQOL-100) ... more This study scrutinizes the ability of the WHO quality of life assessment instrument (WHOQOL-100) to discriminate (1) between psychiatric outpatients and the general population, and (2) between subgroups of psychiatric outpatients. A sample of Dutch adult psychiatric outpatients (N = 410) completed the WHOQOL-100. In addition, DSM-IV Axis-I and Axis-II diagnoses were obtained. Compared with the general population, psychiatric outpatients scored significantly lower on all aspects of self-reported quality of life (QOL). Within the group of outpatients, participants with DSM-IV diagnoses had lower scores than those without. Participants with diagnoses on both Axis-I and Axis-II of DSM-IV (comorbidity) had the lowest self-reported QOL. It is concluded that in psychiatric outpatients, outcome scores of self-reported QOL were negatively related to presence and degree of psychopathology. The WHOQOL-100 has good discriminant ability for psychiatric outpatients.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Mar 4, 2015
In this study, we examine the reliability and validity of a new quality-of-life (QoL) instrument,... more In this study, we examine the reliability and validity of a new quality-of-life (QoL) instrument, the Field Trial Version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument (WHOQOL-100). Two-hundred-and-twenty persons, 147 healthy individuals, and 73 chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients completed the WHOQOL-100 and a test battery of related measures. The WHOOQL-100 has a fairly good internal consistency and a good validity.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 10615809208248366, May 29, 2007
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms &
Swets & Zeitlinger eBooks, 1990
Social Science & Medicine, 1987
This article considers the study of stress in relation to the onset, course, and outcomes of dise... more This article considers the study of stress in relation to the onset, course, and outcomes of disease, and is divided into three parts. The first part describes the relationships between personality, environmental stressors, and disease. The second focuses specifically on the requirements that must be fulfilled to allow for the conclusion that there is a relationship between stress and the onset of disease. Finally, in the third part models describing the relationship between stress and the course of disease or medical outcome are presented and discussed.
Social Indicators Research, Apr 1, 2006
Demographic characteristics as predictors of quality of life in a population of psychiatric outpa... more Demographic characteristics as predictors of quality of life in a population of psychiatric outpatients. Social Indicators Research, 76(2), 165-184. General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.
A new text, this reference presents the main paradigms in current personality theory, interpreted... more A new text, this reference presents the main paradigms in current personality theory, interpreted by scholars in the field.
Psychosomatic Medicine, 2003
Objective: The main aim of this study was to examine the dimensionality and psychometric qualitie... more Objective: The main aim of this study was to examine the dimensionality and psychometric qualities of a new 10-item fatigue measure, the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS). Methods: As part of a longitudinal study, the respondents, all workers with at least 20 working hours per week, completed the FAS, four related fatigue measures, a depression questionnaire, and an emotional stability scale.
Personality and Mental Health, 2008
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2010
Chapter 1 General introduction Part A Categorical self-report screening instruments Chapter 2 The... more Chapter 1 General introduction Part A Categorical self-report screening instruments Chapter 2 The Self-report Standardized Assessment of Personality-abbreviated Scale: Preliminary results of a brief screening test for personality disorders.
Eur J Psychol Assess, 2010
European Journal of Social Psychology, Apr 1, 1985
Eur J Personality, 1997
A vast academic literature shows that personality significantly mediates and moderates relationsh... more A vast academic literature shows that personality significantly mediates and moderates relationships between environmental stress and the onset and progression of physical disease. In the psychological literature, several models have been proposed for such links between personality and ...
Eating Disorders, 2005
This study investigated the associations of appearance orientation and eating disorder symptoms w... more This study investigated the associations of appearance orientation and eating disorder symptoms with internal body awareness in an eating-disordered group of women and a general sample of women. In the eating-disordered group, appearance orientation was positively associated with internal body awareness. Eating disorders symptoms were negatively related to the awareness of bodily signals. No significant associations were found in the general sample of women. The results indicate that in eating-disordered individuals preoccupation with the body and eating-disordered behaviors are not only negatively associated with hunger, but with awareness of other bodily signals as well.
Psychologie Gezondheid, 2005
ABSTRACT
Psychologie Gezondheid, Aug 1, 2009
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Mar 6, 2015
This study scrutinizes the ability of the WHO quality of life assessment instrument (WHOQOL-100) ... more This study scrutinizes the ability of the WHO quality of life assessment instrument (WHOQOL-100) to discriminate (1) between psychiatric outpatients and the general population, and (2) between subgroups of psychiatric outpatients. A sample of Dutch adult psychiatric outpatients (N = 410) completed the WHOQOL-100. In addition, DSM-IV Axis-I and Axis-II diagnoses were obtained. Compared with the general population, psychiatric outpatients scored significantly lower on all aspects of self-reported quality of life (QOL). Within the group of outpatients, participants with DSM-IV diagnoses had lower scores than those without. Participants with diagnoses on both Axis-I and Axis-II of DSM-IV (comorbidity) had the lowest self-reported QOL. It is concluded that in psychiatric outpatients, outcome scores of self-reported QOL were negatively related to presence and degree of psychopathology. The WHOQOL-100 has good discriminant ability for psychiatric outpatients.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Mar 4, 2015
In this study, we examine the reliability and validity of a new quality-of-life (QoL) instrument,... more In this study, we examine the reliability and validity of a new quality-of-life (QoL) instrument, the Field Trial Version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument (WHOQOL-100). Two-hundred-and-twenty persons, 147 healthy individuals, and 73 chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients completed the WHOQOL-100 and a test battery of related measures. The WHOOQL-100 has a fairly good internal consistency and a good validity.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 10615809208248366, May 29, 2007
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms &