Marieke Adriaanse

Selfregulation people

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Research
After finishing my Masters Degree in Social Psychology at Utrecht University in 2006, I started working on a PhD project on habits and implementation intentions at the Self-Regulation Lab under supervision of Prof. Dr. Denise de Ridder and Prof. Dr. John de Wit. The research conducted during my PhD centered around the question of whether implementation intentions (specific action plans specifying where, when, and how to act) can be used to overrule unwanted automatic behaviors (i.e., habits). Although much research has been done to demonstrate the efficacy of implementation intentions in promoting new behaviors, less evidence existed to show that this self-regulation strategy can also be used to break existing habits, such as unhealthy eating habits. In my dissertation, I investigated cognitive as well as behavioral effects of implementation intentions, and I compared different types of implementation intentions to identify the boundary conditions of implementation intentions’ effectiveness when aiming to break habits.

Currently, I am an Assistant Professor at the Self-Regulation Lab. I am still interested in implementation intentions and habits, and I supervise two PhD-projects on proactive coping/planning and eating behavior as well as a PhD-project on how to promote healthy food choices under conditions of low self-control. However, currently my main line of research, for which I received a VENI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) in 2011, involves exploring the immediate and long-term psychological consequences of unconscious (unhealthy) behavior instigation.

Teaching
I am the coordinator of and teacher in the undergraduate course Health Promotion. In the Research Master “Social and Health Psychology” (SHP) I am involved as a coordinator and teacher in the course Integrative Practicum I and as a teacher in Advances in Research in Behavioural Regulation II. Throughout the year, I also supervise students' Bachelor and (research) Master theses.


Publications

In press

Adriaanse, M. A., De Ridder, D. T. D., & Voorneman, I. M. M. (in press). Improving Diabetes Self-Management by Mental Contrasting. Psychology & Health.

Verhoeven, A.A.C., Adriaanse, M.A., Evers, C., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (in press). The power of habits: Unhealthy snacking behaviour is primarily predicted by habit strength. British Journal of Health Psychology.

2011

Adriaanse, M. A., De Ridder, D. T. D., & Evers, C. (2011). Emotional Eating: Eating when emotional or emotional about eating? Psychology & Health, 26, 23-39. pdf

Adriaanse, M. A., Gollwitzer, P. M., De Ridder, D. T. D., De Wit, J. B. F., & Kroese, F. M. (2011). Breaking habits with implementation intentions: A test of underlying processes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 502-513. pdf

Adriaanse, M.A., Van Oosten, J. M. F., De Ridder, D.T.D., De Wit, J. B. F., & Evers, C. (2011). Planning what not to eat: Ironic effects of implementation intentions negating unhealthy habits. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 69-81. pdf

Adriaanse, M.A., Vinkers. C. D. W., De Ridder, D. T. D., Hox, J. J., & De Wit, J. B. F. (2011). Do implementation intentions help to eat a healthy diet? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the empirical evidence. Appetite, 56, 183-193. pdf

Evers, C., Stok, F.M., Danner, U.N., Salmon, S.J., de Ridder, D.T.D., & Adriaanse, M.A. (2011). The shaping role of hunger on self-reported external eating status. Appetite, 57, 318-320. pdf

Fennis, B. M., Adriaanse, M. A., Stroebe, W, & Pol, B. (2011). Bridging the intention-behavior gap: Inducing implementation intentions through persuasive appeals. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 21, 302-311. pdf

Kroese, F. M., Adriaanse, M. A., Evers, C., & De Ridder, D. T. D. (2011). 'Instant Success': Turning temptations into cues for goal-directed behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 1389-1397. pdf

2010

Adriaanse, M. A., Oettingen, G., Gollwitzer, P. M., Hennes, E. P., De Ridder, D. T. D., & De Wit, J. B. F. (2010). When planning is not enough: Fighting unhealthy snacking habits by mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII). European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 1277-1293. pdf

Adriaanse, M. A. (2010). Planning to break habits. Efficacy, mechanisms, and boundary conditions of implementation intentions targeting unhealthy snacking habits. Doctoral Dissertation, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Evers, C., De Ridder, D. T. D., & Adriaanse, M. A. (2010). Adequately predicting emotional eating with self-reports: Not as easy as pie. Health Psychology, 29, 344-345. pdf

Stok, F. M., De Ridder, D. T. D., Adriaanse, M. A., & De Wit, J. B .F. (2010). Looking Cool or Attaining Self-Rule: Different Motives for Autonomy and Their Effects on Unhealthy Snack Purchase. Appetite, 54, 607-610. pdf

2009

Adriaanse, M. A., De Ridder, D. T. D., & De Wit, J. B. F. (2009). Finding the critical cue: Implementation intentions to change one’s diet work best when tailored to personally relevant reasons for unhealthy eating. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 60-71. pdf

De Ridder, D. T. D., De Wit, J. B. F., & Adriaanse, M. A. (2009). Making plans for healthy diet: The role of motivation and action orientation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 39, 622-630. pdf

Evers, C., De Ridder, D. T. D., & Adriaanse, M. A. (2009). Assessing yourself as an emotional eater: Mission Impossible? Health Psychology, 28, 717-725. pdf


Dutch publications / Nederlandstalige publicaties

 Salmon, S.J., Fennis, B.M., De Ridder, D.T.D., Adriaanse, M.A., & De Vet, E (in press). De impulsieve keuze voor gezondheid: Het positieve effect van heuristieken bij lage zelfcontrole. (The impulsive choice for health: The positive effect of heuristics in case of low selfcontrol). In M. Baas, L. Van Dillen, D. Lakens, A.M. Lokhorst, M. Strick en N. Van de Ven, Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2011. Groningen: ASPO pers.

Evers, C., De Ridder, D. T. D., & Adriaanse, M. A. (2011). In hoeverre kan iemand zichzelf inschatten als 'emotionele eter'? (To what extent can people classify themselves as 'emotional eater'?) Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Voeding & Diëtetiek, 66 (1), p. 29.

Adriaanse, M. A. (2010). Mental contrasting en implementatie intenties als effectieve strategie om ongewenste eetgewoontes te doorbreken (Mental contrasting and implementation intentions is an effective strategy for breaking unwanted eating habits). Psychologie en Gezondheid, Jaargang 36, nummer 4, p. 196-197.

Adriaanse, M. A. (2010). 'Als-dan plannen' helpen ongezond eetgedrag voorkomen ('If-then plans' help to prevent unhealthy eating behavior). Voeding Nu, Jaargang 12, juli/augustus 2008, p. 33.

Van Oosten, J. M. F., Adriaanse, M. A., & De Ridder, D. T. D. (2010). ‘Dan zal ik vermijding vermijden’. Onderzoek naar de effectiviteit van implementatie intenties gericht op het vermijden van ongezonde snacks (‘Then I will avoid avoidance’. Research on the efficacy of implementation intentions aimed at avoiding unhealthy snacks). In J.W. van Prooijen, R.J. Renes, B. Derks, M. Stel & M. M. Vliek (eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie, 2009, 321-328. Groningen, The Netherlands: ASPO-pers.

De Ridder, D. T. D., Evers, C., & Adriaanse, M. A. (2009). Emotioneel over eten (Emotional about eating). In W. Koops & M. Splinter (red.), Kijk op Karakter: Over de samenhang tussen persoonlijkheid en gedrag, 65-76. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: SWP. pdf

Adriaanse, M. A., Danner, U. N., & Aarts, H. (2008). De positieve gevolgen van negatief affect: Impliciete evaluatieve conditionering kan gewoontes beïnvloeden. (The positive consequences of negative affect: Implicit evaluative conditioning can alter habits). In J. Karremans, B. Beersma, R. Custers, F. van Harreveld, & W. van Rijswijk (eds.), Yearbook of Social Psychology 2007, 13-21. Groningen, The Netherlands: ASPO-pers. pdf