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BOLSTER project Collaborative Community Projects Survey
No full textThe data contains raw records of the two surveys related to the setup of Collaborative Community Projects (CCPs) within the research project BOLSTER - Bridging Organizations and marginalized communities for Local Sustainablity Transitions in EuRope. Within the scheme of CCPs, local stakeholders were allowed to pilot-test their ideas for bottom-up “green” community actions co-financed by BOLSTER up to EUR 10000. The CCPs were organised in seven regions: Halle (DE), Silesia (PL), Istria (HR), Prahova (RO), Leon (ES), Stara Zagora (BG), Hainaut (BE). One survey was targeting project partners in all seven regions – to receive CCPs descriptions. The other was addressed to the leaders of the CCPs, as BOLSTER researchers wanted to discover patterns that govern local leadership in environmental actions. Due to the sensitivity of the data, they are not stored in DataverseNL but in a secure location at Tilburg University. If you would like to request access to the data file(s), please use the Contact Owner button on the dataset’s landing page. Due to the sensitivity of the data, they are not stored in DataverseNL but in a secure location at Tilburg University. If you would like to request access to the data file(s), please use the Contact Owner button on the dataset’s landing page. Field researchers who supported in collecting data: • Halle – CGE (DE) Ammalia Podlaszewska, Zafar Saydaliev, Shauna Shanmugan, Daniela Schmitt • Silesia – UEKAT (PL) Adam Drobniak, Tomasz Ingram, Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala, Artur Ochojski, Adam Polko, Piotr Rykała • Istria – FTHM (HR) Sabina Hodžić, Tanja Fatur Šikić • Prahova – MKBT (RO) Marina Batog, Alexandra Lulache, Ana-Maria Elian • Leon - RMIT-EU (ES) Adriana Veran, Nevelina Pachova • Stara Zagora – UNWE (BG) Nadya Parpulova, Christina Nikolova • Hainaut – Uliege (BE) Jessica Clement, Maria Jose Ruiz Rivier
From diagnosis to dialogue:A call for support of older adults with a late autism diagnosis
No full textAlthough both in autism and gerontological research the attention for aging well with autism is growing, little attention has been paid to the impact of receiving an autism diagnosis in later life. This is unfortunate, as nowadays many of the older adults on the autism spectrum have spent most of their lives being unaware of their autism. Drawing on previous research, our combined personal and professional experiences, and the narratives of eighteen older adults diagnosed later in life (aged 60-77, 50% female), we argue that a late autism diagnosis necessitates a fundamental rethinking of aging, identity, personal relationships and appropriate support. Effective interventions must be tailored to the specific needs and strengths of this population, ensuring that late-diagnosed older adults with autism receive the recognition, understanding, and tools they require to navigate their lives with confidence and self-awareness. Our findings highlight the need for a conceptual shift in how gerontology understands and addresses autism among older adults. The narratives of the older adults informed the (co-)creation of a conversational tool designed to help older adults with autism articulate personal boundaries and aspirations. By fostering understanding and dialogue, this initiative extends beyond individual transformation to promote broader societal awareness and support
Het recht om te demonstreren in de democratische rechtstaat:Onderzoek naar het Nederlandse demonstratierecht vanuit internationaalrechtelijk, empirisch, rechtsvergelijkend en rechtstheoretisch perspectief
No full textIt's the middle that matters?:Income group coalitions in support of redistributive welfare reform
No full textMany well-established theories argue that welfare state policies create, and are created by, support coalitions between different income groups. Empirically, however, relatively little attention has been paid to the coalitions forged by the group that matters most according to these theories: middle-income earners. To address that gap, this article investigates the income differences underlying popular support for two radically opposing redistributive reforms, going in the direction of either a fully means-tested welfare state targeting the poor only or a universal basic income. Using data from the European Social Survey, we confirm the long-standing hypothesis that middle-income earners align with high-income earners against means-tested welfare. Regarding universal basic income, income differences prove considerably smaller. Furthermore, contrary to much prior research, our findings provide little evidence for the prediction from policy feedback theory that the support coalitions underlying these reforms are shaped by the progressivity of countries' tax-and-transfer systems
Experiences of migrant and intercultural couples with marriage preparation, faith and spirituality, church community and integration into the Netherlands
No full textResults from survey among migrant and intercultural couples (n = 223) on experiences with marriage preparation, faith and spirituality, church community and integration into the Netherlands. Main research question: To what extent can Marriage and Relationship Education (MRE) and pastoral accompaniment before and after marriage within the Catholic Church contribute to a higher relationship quality among migrant and intercultural couples in the Netherlands? Ethical clearance by by Ethical Review Board TST, ID-code: ERB-TST # 2020/7 Universe: Migrant couples and intercultural couples of various nationalities, married between 1995 and 2021 in the Catholic Church, living in the Netherlands. Data files Pastoral accompaniment total pseudonymised.xlsx Church visit and ethnicity.xlsx Personal prayer and ethnicity.xlsx Prayer together and ethnicity.xlsx Speaking about prayer life and ethnicity.xlsx Religious and spiritual activities and ethnicity.xlsx Voluntary work and ethnicity.xlsx Sunday rest and ethnicity.xlsx Forgiveness and ethnicity.xlsx Course hours and evaluation.xlsx Course material and evaluation.xlsx Welcoming and evaluation.xlsx Cooperation and evaluation.xlsx Reconciliation and relationship quality_2.sav Reconciliation and relationship quality.spv Forgiveness and relationship quality.sav Forgiveness and relationship quality.spv Frequency church visit and relationship quality_1.sav Frequency church visit and relationship quality.spv Personal prayer and relationship quality.sav Personal prayer and relationship quality.spv Praying together and relationship quality_1.sav Praying together and relationship quality.spv Speaking about prayer life and relationship quality.sav Speaking about prayer life and relationship quality.spv Sunday rest and relationship quality.sav Sunday rest and relationship quality.spv Cultural transition and defence and ethnicity.xlsx Relationship quality and ethnicity.xlsx All files contain cleaned data. Names and locations of participants and church communities have been removed, as well as number of children and educational level. Supplemental material Survey English 3.docx (questionnaire). Structure data package Table 1 in article Family Forum 2023: file no. 1 Table 2: files no. 2 to 9 Table 3: files no. 10 to 13 Table 4: files no. 14 to 27 Table 5: files no. 28 and 2
Enhancing Voter Decision-Making: The Impact of Proactive and Reactive Chatbots in Voting Advice Applications
No full textPrevious research has shown that voters often struggle to understand political statements in Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) and tend to make minimal efforts to resolve these comprehension difficulties. Conversational Agent Voting Advice Applications (CAVAAs) present a promising solution by incorporating chatbots that provide users with additional information at low cognitive cost. This study investigates an experiment conducted in the lead-up to the Dutch National Elections on November 22, 2023, comparing a standard VAA without supplementary information to two CAVAA versions: one with a proactive chatbot that initiates interactions and one with a reactive chatbot that responds to user queries. A total of 148 university students were randomly assigned to one of the three conditions. Results revealed that information options in the two CAVAA conditions were used extensively, with information being requested in about 45% of the cases. Participants primarily sought opinion-based information, followed by details on the status quo, and lastly, semantic clarification of terms. This suggests that voters are not just searching for objective facts but also for argumentative insights. Comparing the two CAVAA conditions to the regular VAA, both CAVAA versions showed a reduced proportion of non-directional responses, indicating that chatbots effectively help users resolve comprehension issues. Furthermore, while all tools were rated similarly in terms of ease of use and playfulness, CAVAA users found the tool more useful and they also felt better informed. These improvements were largely consistent across both proactive and reactive chatbot versions, suggesting that CAVAAs can enhance the quality of voter decision-making, regardless of the chatbot’s engagement style. Please ask permission from the first author before accessing the data. Data files SPSS Qualtrics_surveydata_Dataverse.sav Cleaned dataset of the relevant survey data. Chatbot_gedrag.sav The registration of the clicks in the CAVAA MLWIN Model_nietdirectioneleantwoorden.wsz en Model_semantisch_Infomratie.wsz File with the model used to analyzed the % of non-directional responses in MLWIN and the % of semantic information requested (please keep this file in the Dataverse as it contains examples of the exact statistical models reported; the information in these files is also available in chatbot_gedrag.sav so contains no new information) Supplemental material Materials A Word-version of the experimental materials used Clip Three video clips demonstrating the chatbot can be found at this SURF Research Drive folder. Structure of the data package In the package we have included the experimental materials (pdf file), a video in which the tools are demonstrated (included in the metadata), the survey data and the data related to the behavior in the tool itself (.sav files). We also like to include wsz-files including the statistical models we constructed in MLWIN. These files offer the same information as the .sav-files but researchers with an MLWIN account can open the statistical models used for analyzing the response data. Method: Data were collected through an experimental study Universe: The population consisted of theoretically educated students from Tilburg University Data sources: Qualtrics and the data of the conversations have been collected through the chatbot developer (genius voice) Country / Nation: the Netherland
Replication data for: Online news commenting as a means for social listening? A thematic analysis on the AstraZeneca vaccine suspension as case study
No full textNu.nl discussion data on the topic of the final halt of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in the Netherlands, coded for thematic analysis. The data are original comments posted in a discussion on NU.nl about the final halt of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for those below the age of 60. These comments are coded for thematic analysis and additional information such as agreement with the decision, the commenters age, and vaccination intention for AstraZeneca’s vaccine, if mentioned
Questionnaire data and code for a cross-cultural study on awe
No full textThe data was recorded using a positive and negative awe recall assignments, as well as 360 VR video available on Youtube. Questionnaire data includes demographics, Dispositional Positive Emotions Scale for awe, Trait Respect Related Emotions Scale for awe, the recall assignments for positive and negative awe, emotion ratings, the Awe Experience Scale, the Ego Dissolution Inventory, Agency and Presence questions. Qualtrics Demographics questions, and Dispositional and Trait questionnaires were administered before any other assignment. The recall assignments and questionnaires belonging to these were administered in counterbalanced order for positive and negative valence. The recall assignment always preceded the 360 degrees video assignments to avoid priming effects. A practice video containing imagery of rabbits was played in between these two assignment types. The 360 video experiences and questionnaires were counterbalanced for positive and negative awe as well. The positive video showed a balloon flight to the edge of space, and the negative video showed a tornado. Videos were viewed on participants’ own mobile phones through Google Cardboard headsets to ensure 3D representation. No sound was played
Cynical, but useful? A lay beliefs perspective on cynical leaders’ ability to prevent antisocial behavior at work
No full textThis data package contains (meta) data, analysis scripts, and relevant documents for the project: “Cynical, but useful? A lay beliefs perspective on cynical leaders’ ability to prevent antisocial behavior at work”. The project investigated whether lay people consider cynicism - the belief that people are driven primarily by self-interest - to be helpful in preventing antisocial behavior in organizations, and whether this results in an increased preference for cynical leaders. Across three studies, participants read descriptions of a cynical (vs. trusting) leader and judged the leader's (perceived) ability to detect, punish, and prevent antisocial behavior (and encourage prosocial behavior) in their subordinates, in a between-subjects design
Exploring the Reward System: A Dual Investigation into Substance Use and OvereatingMaster Thesis Project ReMa-IDA 2023-2024
No full textWhen the reward systems are dysregulated, some individuals may turn to the excessive use of natural rewards, such as eating, while others may resort to artificially rewarding activities, such as substance use (Barson et al, 2012). While substance use and overeating have been both identified as maladaptive coping mechanisms employed to alleviate negative emotional states, the role of positive emotions remains an understudied domain. This project aimed to investigate: the role of positive urgency - higher impulsivity in response to positive emotions - and sensation-seeking in the degree of substance use in university students, employing heart rate variability as a reward sensitivity biomarker; the role of the positive emotion of joy in food intake in university students, using skin conductance as the potential underlying mechanism. Method Procedure All data was collected during one in-person laboratory session in the GO-Lab, Tilburg University. Participants were recruited via the SONA system used at Tilburg University from the English-speaking student population of BSc Psychology. At the beginning of the laboratory session, participants provided anthropometric information by standing on the weight scale and under the stadiometer. Further, participants filled in questionnaires and watched an emotion induction video in Qualtrics and completed the probabilistic reward task in Inquisit, on the GO-Lab’s computer. During the resting baseline, emotion induction video, and Inquisit task, the participants’ physiological data (electrocardial and electrodermal activity) was recorded. Prior and after the bogus taste task, food intake was measured by weighing all four the food items in separate bowls on a kitchen scale – before and after the task (see Codebook for used food items). After the laboratory session, physiological data was pre-processed in AcqKnowledge (v.5.0) on Go-Lab’s computers. Measures Overview Questionnaires included: Demographic information (age, assigned sex at birth); Anthropometric information (weight and height); Use of prescription medication; Lifestyle information (alcohol and substance use); DEBQ (eating styles; Van Strien et al., 1986); PHQ9 (depressive symptoms); Positive Urgency Subscale of UPPS-P Scale (Whiteside, & Lynam, 2001); Brief Sensation-Seeking Scale (BSSS; Hoyle et al., 2002); Current mood items; Bogus Taste Task items. Pre-processed physiology data included: mean RMSSD (electrocardial activity) during resting baseline and the probabilistic reward task in Inquisit; number / count of NSSCR (electrodermal activity; non-specific skin conductance responses) during resting baseline and emotion induction task; mean SCL (electrodermal activity; skin conductance level) during resting baseline and emotion induction task. Bogus Taste Task measurements included: Weight of all four food items before and after the task; Caloric intake of all food items before and after the task; Food intake (total caloric consumption of all food items). Probabilistic reward task included: logD (measure of Discriminability); logB (measure of Response Bias); mean response latencies; proportion correct (in)frequently rewarded mouth trials; number of rewards given out. NB: Please refer to Codebook (file name: “Codebook_Reward-System_Substance-Use_Overeating”) and “Qualtrics Materials: Instructions & Survey” for a complete overview of the used measurements. Universe: Sample of 74 individuals (English-speaking students of BSc Psychology at Tilburg University; 72 and 71 with complete data, respectively, per research aim) who completed the questionnaires, anthropometric measures, cognitive and behavioral experiments and provided physiological data. Country / Nation: the Netherlands Data files Excel dataset file: “Substance-Use_Overeating_Dataset_Anonymized.xlsx” Description: This anonymized Excel data file contains all variables used for the project, obtained by merging outputs from multiple sources of data collection: Qualtrics, preprocessing of physiological measures, imputed anthropometric measures, and generated output from Inquisit, food intake variables. The variable names are detailed in the Codebook (see Supp. materials). SPSS syntax file: Substance-Use_Analysis.sps Description: This file contains the data analysis of the first research question of the project, related to substance use, sensation-seeking, positive urgency and two indices of heart rate variability. R (v.2022.12.0) syntax file: Overeating_Analysis.R Description: This file contains the data analysis on the second research question of the project, related to joy induction, food intake and two indices of electrodermal activity. Supplemental material File name: “Codebook_Reward-System_Substance-Use_Overeating.pdf” This file contains the overview of all the variables in the Excel data file. “Qualtrics Materials: Instructions & Survey.pdf” This file contains the instructions and wording of all the items and questionnaires in the order presented to the participants, as well as the informed consent forms (empty), and the information letter. Probabilistic Reward Task (Inquisit task): see https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/probabilisticrewardtask “Data Collection Protocol.pdf” This file contains the step-by-step protocol for laboratory visit data collection. “Protocol Pre-Processing AcqKnowledge.pdf” This file contains the step-by-step protocol for physiological data pre-processing. Structure data package The data package contains two separate folders. A “Data and analyses” folder containing the data files and a “Supplementary materials” folder containing the supplementary materials