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Katrijn Brenning

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62 Results

2026

Vroege regulatieproblemen

Katrijn BrenningMarie-Lotte Van BeverenEline MöllerOona Janssens

Bookchapter in Handboek klinische ontwikkelingspsychologie

2025

How to support college students’ pro-active search for psychological need satisfaction? Testing an online intervention that fosters need crafting

Daphne van den BogaardBart SoenensKatrijn BrenningValérie Van HeesBerdien VrijdersLowie BradtPatrick LuytenMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

The maternal support framework studying mothers’ perceived understanding and support during excessive infant crying : exploratory qualitative study

Oona JanssensAnna GalleIneke De KruijffKatrijn Brenning

A2 Journal Article in JMIR PEDIATRICS AND PARENTING

What makes for a vitalizing day in adolescence? Antecedents and outcomes of daily need crafting

Daphne van den BogaardBart SoenensKatrijn BrenningMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE

2024

Basic psychological needs and suicidal ideation : testing an integrative model in referred and non-referred adolescents

Francisco J. Nieto-CasadoMaarten VansteenkisteKatrijn BrenningAlfredo OlivaAna Rodriguez-MeirinhosLucia Antolin-Suarez

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY

Can students learn to optimize their need-based experiences and mental health during a stressful period? Testing a need-crafting intervention in higher education

Daphne van den BogaardBart SoenensKatrijn BrenningNele FlamantMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES

Fostering mental health and resilience by training and mobilizing need crafting skills : an intervention and diary-based approach

Daphne van den BogaardMaarten VansteenkisteBart SoenensKatrijn Brenning

Testing an online program to foster need crafting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nele LaporteDaphne van den BogaardKatrijn BrenningBart SoenensMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY

The role of mothers’ and fathers’ perfectionistic concerns and emotional dysregulation in the co-occurrence between work-family conflict and parental burnout

Katrijn BrenningBarbara De ClercqBart Soenens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES

2023

Emotion regulation in times of COVID-19 : a person-centered approach based on self-determination theory

Joachim WaterschootSofie MorbéeBranko VermoteKatrijn BrenningNele FlamantMaarten VansteenkisteBart Soenens

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY

The role of emotion regulation in mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak : a 10-wave longitudinal study

Katrijn BrenningJoachim WaterschootLisa DielemanSofie MorbéeBranko VermoteBart SoenensJolene Van der Kaap-DeederDaphne van den BogaardMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in STRESS AND HEALTH

Work-family conflict and toddler parenting : a dynamic approach to the role of parents’ daily work–family experiences in their day-to-day parenting practices through feelings of parental emotional exhaustion

Katrijn BrenningElien MabbeBart Soenens

A2 Journal Article in COMMUNITY WORK & FAMILY

Zorg voor eetstoornissen op diensten pediatrie van algemene ziekenhuizen : praktijkgericht stappenplan

Katrijn BrenningBarbara De ClercqJella DeleeTaaike DebeufRozemarijn Jeannin

2022

Emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic risk factor for (non)clinical adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing psychopathology : investigating the intervening role of psychological need experiences

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensMaarten VansteenkisteBarbara De ClercqInge Antrop

A1 Journal Article in CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

People as active managers of their own psychological needs : the role of need crafting in need-based experiences and mental health

Nele LaporteBart SoenensKatrijn BrenningMaarten Vansteenkiste

The role of daily need crafting in daily fluctuations in adolescents' need-based and affective experiences

Nele LaporteBart SoenensNele FlamantMaarten VansteenkisteElien MabbeKatrijn Brenning

A1 Journal Article in MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

2021

Adolescents as active managers of their own psychological needs : the role of psychological need crafting in adolescents’ mental health

Nele LaporteBart SoenensKatrijn BrenningMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE

Emotion regulation and borderline personality features : the mediating role of basic psychological need frustration

Jolene Van der Kaap-DeederKatrijn BrenningBart Neyrinck

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Hoe een ABC-mindset de klinische praktijk kan verrijken : inzichten en concrete handvatten vanuit de zelfdeterminatietheorie

Katrijn BrenningNathalie CoorevitsJolene Van der Kaap-DeederMaarten Vansteenkiste

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT KLINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE

Parental identity as a resource for parental adaptation during the COVID-19 lockdown

Charlotte SchrooyenBart SoenensJoachim WaterschootBranko VermoteSofie MorbéeWim BeyersKatrijn BrenningLisa DielemanJolene Van der Kaap-DeederMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY

Unraveling prospective reciprocal effects between parental invalidation and pre-adolescents’ borderline traits : between- and within-family associations and differences with common psychopathology-parenting transactions

Raissa FranssensLoes AbrahamsKatrijn BrenningKarla Van LeeuwenBarbara De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in RESEARCH ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

2020

A bright and a dark path to adolescents’ functioning : the role of need satisfaction and need frustration across gender, age, and socioeconomic status

Ana Rodríguez-MeirinhosLucía Antolin-SuárezKatrijn BrenningMaarten VansteenkisteAlfredo Oliva

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES

A longitudinal examination of the interplay between personality vulnerability and need‐based experiences in adolescents' depressive symptoms

Beatrijs VandenkerckhoveMaarten VansteenkisteKatrijn BrenningMichiel BoncquetNele FlamantPatrick LuytenBart Soenens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY

Psychologically controlling parenting during toddlerhood : the role of mothers’ perceived parenting history and emotion regulation style

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensJolene Van der Kaap-DeederLisa DielemanMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES

The intergenerational continuity of parental conditional regard and its role in mothers’ and adolescents’ contingent self‐esteem and depressive symptoms

Nantje OtterpohlSarah Teresa SteffgenJoachim Stiensmeier‐PelsterKatrijn BrenningBart Soenens

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

The role of maternal emotion regulation in controlling parenting during toddlerhood : an observational study

Katrijn BrenningJean-Michel RobichaudNele FlamantMaarten VansteenkisteNathalie CoorevitsBarbara De ClercqBart Soenens

A1 Journal Article in MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Towards a fine-grained analysis of the link between borderline personality pathology and job burnout : investigating the association with work-family conflict

Katrijn BrenningBarbara De ClercqBart WilleJasmine Vergauwe

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

When is parental monitoring effective? : A person-centered analysis of the role of autonomy-supportive and psychologically controlling parenting in referred and non-referred adolescents

Ana Rodríguez-MeirinhosMaarten VansteenkisteBart SoenensAlfredo OlivaKatrijn BrenningLucía Antolín-Suárez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE

2019

Adolescents as active managers of their own psychological needs : the role of need crafting in adolescence

Nele LaporteBeatrijs VandenkerckhoveKatrijn BrenningMaarten VansteenkisteBart Soenens

De ene dag is de andere niet : een dynamische kijk op autonomieondersteunend opvoeden

Jolene Van der Kaap-DeederElien MabbeLisa DielemanKatrijn BrenningMaarten VansteenkisteBart Soenens

A2 Journal Article in KIND EN ADOLESCENT

Do astronauts benefit from autonomy? : investigating perceived autonomy-supportive communication by Mission Support, crew motivation and collaboration during HI-SEAS 1

Sophie GoemaereKatrijn BrenningWim BeyersAngelo CJ VermeulenKim BinstedMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in ACTA ASTRONAUTICA

I won’t obey! : psychologically controlling parenting and (non)-clinical adolescents’ responses to rule-setting

Katrijn BrenningInge AntropStijn Van PetegemBart SoenensJan De MeulenaereAna Rodríguez-MeirinhosMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Say hi to need crafting : the pro-active side of need based functioning in adolescence : the introduction of need crafting in a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Nele LaporteKatrijn BrenningMaarten VansteenkisteBeatrijs VandenkerckhoveBart Soenens

The effects of partners’ helping motivation on chronic pain patients’ functioning over time

Sara KindtMaarten VansteenkisteKatrijn BrenningLiesbet Goubert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN

The explanatory role of basic psychological need experiences in the relation between dependency, self-criticism and psychopathology in adolescence

Beatrijs VandenkerckhoveKatrijn BrenningMaarten VansteenkistePatrick LuytenBart Soenens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

The moderating role of adolescent personality in associations between psychologically controlling parenting and problem behaviors: A longitudinal examination at the level of within-person change.

Elien MabbeMaarten VansteenkisteKatrijn BrenningSarah De PauwWim BeyersBart Soenens

A1 Journal Article in DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

The role of weekly need-based experiences and self-criticism in predicting weekly academic (mal)adjustment

Beatrijs VandenkerckhoveBart SoenensJolene Van der Kaap-DeederKatrijn BrenningPatrick LuytenMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Ups and downs in the joy of motherhood : maternal well-being as a function of psychological needs, personality, and infant temperament

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensElien MabbeMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES

2018

Adolescents as active managers of their own psychological needs : examining the role of need crafting and integrative need regulation in adolescence

Nele LaporteBeatrijs VandenkerckhoveKatrijn BrenningBart SoenensMaarten Vansteenkiste

Intimacy development in late adolescence : longitudinal associations with perceived parental autonomy support and adolescents’ self-worth

Stijn Van PetegemKatrijn BrenningSophie BaudatWim BeyersMelanie Zimmer-Gembeck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE

The moderating role of vertical collectivism in South-Korean adolescents’ perceptions of and responses to autonomy-supportive and controlling parenting

Bart SoenensSeong-Yeon ParkElien MabbeMaarten VansteenkisteBeiwen ChenStijn Van PetegemKatrijn Brenning

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

2017

A self-determination theory perspective on postpartum depressive symptoms and early parenting behaviors

Katrijn BrenningBart Soenens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Antecedents of provided autonomy support and psychological control within close friendships : the role of evaluative concerns perfectionism and basic psychological needs

Jolene Van der Kaap-DeederLiesbet BooneKatrijn Brenning

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Does general parenting context modify adolescents' appraisals and coping with a situation of parental regulation? The case of autonomy-supportive parenting

Stijn Van PetegemMelanie J Zimmer-GembeckBart SoenensMaarten VansteenkisteKatrijn BrenningElien MabbeJanne VanhalstGrégoire Zimmermann

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES

Searching for the roots of overprotective parenting in emerging adulthood : investigating the link with parental attachment representations using an actor partner Interdependence model

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensStijn Van PetegemEvie Kins

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES

Testing the incremental value of a separate measure for secure attachment relative to a measure for attachment anxiety and avoidance in middle childhood and early adolescence

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

The role of separation anxiety in mothers’ use of autonomy support : an observational study

Dorien WuytsBart SoenensMaarten VansteenkisteStijn Van PetegemKatrijn Brenning

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES

2016

Dependency, self-criticism and depressive symptoms in adolescence: the mediating role of psychological need frustration

Beatrijs VandenkerckhoveBart SoenensKatrijn BrenningMaarten Vansteenkiste

2015

Perceived maternal autonomy-support and early adolescent emotion regulation: a longitudinal study

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensStijn Van PetegemMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Raising trophy kids: the role of mothers' contingent self-esteem in maternal promotion of extrinsic goals

Bart SoenensDorien WuytsMaarten VansteenkisteGeneviève MageauKatrijn Brenning

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE

What's your motivation to be pregnant? Relations between motives for parenthood and women's prenatal functioning

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY

2014

Hechtingsangst en -vermijding bij kinderen en adolescenten

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensCaroline BraetGuy Bosmans

A4 Journal Article in PSYCHOPRAKTIJK

The psychometric qualities of a short version of the experiences in close relationships scale: revised child version

Katrijn BrenningStijn Van PetegemJanne VanhalstBart Soenens

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

2013

Exploring the association between insecure attachment styles and adolescent autonomy in family decision making: a differentiated approach

Stijn Van PetegemWim BeyersKatrijn BrenningMaarten Vansteenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE

Longitudinal dynamics of depressogenic personality and attachment dimensions in adolescence: an examination of associations with changes in depressive symptoms

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensCaroline BraetWim Beyers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE

The emotion regulation model of attachment: an emotion-specific approach

Katrijn BrenningCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

2012

Attachment and depressive symptoms in middle childhood and early adolescence: testing the validity of the emotion regulation model of attachment

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensCaroline BraetGuy Bosmans

A1 Journal Article in PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Gender differences in cognitive schema vulnerability and depressive symptoms in adolescence

Katrijn BrenningGuy BosmansCaroline BraetLotte Theuwis

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIOUR CHANGE

The role of attachment in understanding children’s and adolescents’ depressive symptoms: an examination of associations with depressogenic personality, parenting and emotion regulation

Katrijn BrenningCaroline BraetBart Soenens

The role of parenting and mother-adolescent attachment in the intergenerational similarity of internalizing symptoms

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensCaroline BraetSarah Bal

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE

2011

An adaptation of the experiences in close relationships scale-revised for use with children and adolescents

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensCaroline BraetGuy bosmans

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

The role of depressogenic personality and attachment in the intergenerational similarity of depressive symptoms: a study with early adolescents and their mothers

Katrijn BrenningBart SoenensCaroline BraetGuy Bosmans

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN