Emely de Vet

Selfregulation people

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Biography

I graduated in Health Sciences at Maastricht University in 2001, where I received my PhD in 2005 at the Department of Health Promotion. After working shortly as a postdoc at the Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, I started working at the VU University in 2006. I work at the Department of Health Sciences as an assistant professor in disease prevention and health promotion. As of May 2009, I reduced my position at the VU University to 0.2 fte and started working as a postdoc researcher with Clinical and Health Psychology at Utrecht University.


Research

My research is centered around explaining and changing health behavior from different theoretical perspectives (e.g., stage theories, goal theories, self-regulation). I am mostly interested in health behaviours related to overweight prevention, i.e. eating and physical activity. Currently, I am working on the TEMPEST project. TEMPEST is funded by the FP7 research program, theme health, of the European Community and will run for four years (2009-2013). TEMPEST is an acronym for ‘Temptations to Eat Moderated by Personal and Environmental Self-regulatory Tools’. A team of researchers from nine European countries is trying to find out what children and adolescents themselves can do about their eating patterns and their weight status. Given that our food environment is ‘obesogenic’ (that is, it contributes to the development of obesity) and full of opportunities to eat palatable foods anywhere and any time of day, taking responsibility for food intake is a big challenge. In my studies, I aim to disentangle how the environment is related to self-control and abilities for self-regulation.

Teaching
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Publications

2010 & in press

Nelissen, R.M.A., De Vet, E., Zeelenberg, M. (in press). Anticipated emotions and effort allocation in weight goal striving. British Journal of Health Psychology

2009

De Vet, E., Oenema, A,. Sheeran, P., & Brug, J. (2009). Should implementation intentions interventions be implemented in obesity prevention? The impact of if-then plans on daily physical activity in Dutch adults. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity,6:11 doi:10.1186/1479-5686-6-11.

Waterlander, W.E., Steenhuis, I.H.M., De Vet, E., Schuit, A.J., Seidell, J.C. (2009). Expert views on most suitable monetary incentives on food to stimulate healthy eating. European Journal of Public Health. Published ahead on December 15 as doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckp198

2008

De Vet, E., De Nooijer, J., De Vries, N. K., & Brug, J. (2008). Do the Transtheoretical processes of change predict transitions in stages of change for fruit intake? Health Education & Behavior, 35, 603-618.

De Vet, E., De Nooijer, J., De Vries, N.K., & Brug, J. (2008). Testing the Transtheoretical model for fruit intake: comparing web-based tailored stage-matched and stage-mismatched feedback. Health Education Research. 23, 218-227.

De Vet, E., De Nooijer, J., Oenema, A., De Vries, N. K., & Brug, J. (2008). Predictors of stage transitions in the Precaution Adoption Process Model. American Journal of Health Promotion, 22, 282-290.

2007

De Bruijn, G.J., Kremers, S.P.J. De Vet, E., De Nooijer, J., Van Mechelen, W., Brug, J. (2007). Does habit strength moderate the intention-behaviour relationship? The case of fruit consumption. Psychology and Health, 22, 899-916.

De Vet, E. (2007). Implementation intentions and diet. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 63, 499–500.

De Vet, E., De Nooijer, J., De Vries, N. K., & Brug, J. (2007). Comparing stage of change and behavioral intention to understand fruit intake. Health Education Research, 22, 599-608

2006

Brug, J., De Vet, E., De Nooijer, J., & Verplanken, B. (2006). Predicting fruit consumption:
cognitions, intention and habits. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 38, 73-81.

De Nooijer, J., De Vet, E., Brug, J. & De Vries, N. K. (2006). Do implementation intentions help to turn good intentions into higher fruit intakes? Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 38, 25-29

De Vet, E., De Nooijer, J., De Vries, N. K., & Brug, J. (2006). The Transtheoretical model for fruit, vegetable and fish consumption: associations between intakes, stages of change and stage transition determinants? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 3:13 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-3-13

2005

De Nooijer, J., Van Assema, P., De Vet, E., & Brug, J. (2005). How stable are stages of change for nutrition behaviors. Health Promotion International, 20, 27-34.

De Vet, E., Brug, J., De Nooijer, J., Dijkstra, A., & De Vries, N. K. (2005). Determinants of forward stage transitions: a Delphi study. Health Education Research, 20, 195-205.

De Vet, E., De Nooijer, J., De Vries, N. K., & Brug, J. (2005). Determinants of forward stage transition from precontemplation and contemplation for fruit consumption. American Journal of Health Promotion, 19, 275-285.

De Vet, E., De Nooijer, J., De Vries, N. K. & Brug, J. (2005). Stages of Change in fruit intake: a longitudinal examination of stability, stage transitions and transition profiles. Psychology and Health, 20, 415-428.

2003

Reubsaet, A., Brug, J., De Vet, E., & Van den Borne, B. (2003). The effects of practicing registration of organ donation preference on self-efficacy and registration intention: an enactive mastery experience. Psychology and Health, 18, 585-594.