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Researcher

Dorien Simons

Awards & Distinctions

12 Results

2018

A smartphone app to promote an active lifestyle in lower-educated working young adults : development, usability, acceptability, and feasibility study

Dorien SimonsIlse De BourdeaudhuijPeter ClarysKatrien De CockerCorneel VandelanotteBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in JMIR MHEALTH UHEALTH

Effect and process evaluation of a smartphone app to promote an active lifestyle in lower educated working young adults : cluster randomized controlled trial

Dorien SimonsIlse De BourdeaudhuijPeter ClarysKatrien De CockerCorneel VandelanotteBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH

Promoting physical activity among young blue-collar work- ers in the manufacturing industry : the effect and process evaluation of a smartphone application

Dorien SimonsKatrien De CockerIlse De BourdeaudhuijPeter ClarysCorneel VandelanotteBenedicte Deforche

The importance of an active lifestyle : understanding and promoting physical activity and active transport in emerging adults

Dorien SimonsBenedicte DeforcheIlse De BourdeaudhuijPeter Clarys

2017

Choice of transport mode in emerging adulthood : differences between secondary school students, studying young adults and working young adults and relations with gender, SES and living environment

Dorien SimonsIlse De BourdeaudhuijPeter ClarysBas de GeusCorneel VandelanotteJelle Van CauwenbergBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE

Psychosocial and environmental correlates of active and passive transport behaviors in college educated and non-college educated working young adults

Dorien SimonsIlse De BourdeaudhuijPeter ClarysKatrien De CockerBas de GeusCorneel VandelanotteJelle Van CauwenbergBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2016

Promoting active transport in older adolescents before they obtain their driving licence : a matched control intervention study

Hannah VerhoevenDorien SimonsJelle Van CauwenbergDelfien Van DyckCorneel VandelanotteBas de GeusIlse De BourdeaudhuijPeter ClarysBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Psychosocial and environmental correlates of walking, cycling, public transport and passive transport to various destinations in Flemish older adolescents

Hannah VerhoevenDorien SimonsDelfien Van DyckJelle Van CauwenbergPeter ClarysIlse De BourdeaudhuijBas de GeusCorneel VandelanotteBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2015

Psychosocial moderators of associations between life events and changes in physical activity after leaving high school

Dorien SimonsMichael RosenbergJo SalmonMatthew KnuimanJoanna GranichBenedicte DeforcheAnna Timperio

A1 Journal Article in PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

2014

Why do young adults choose different transport modes?: a focus group study

Dorien SimonsPeter ClarysIlse De BourdeaudhuijBas de GeusCorneel VandelanotteBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in TRANSPORT POLICY

2013

Factors influencing mode of transport in older adolescents: a qualitative study

Dorien SimonsPeter ClarysIlse De BourdeaudhuijBas de GeusCorneel VandelanotteBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

2012

Environmental factors influencing older adults' walking for transportation : a study using walk-along interviews

Jelle Van CauwenbergVeerle Van HolleDorien SimonsRiet DeridderPeter ClarysLiesbet GoubertJack NasarJo SalmonIlse De BourdeaudhuijBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY