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Researcher

Leentje Vervoort

Awards & Distinctions

98 Results

2025

Het meten van emotieregulatie bij kinderen en jongeren

Marie-Lotte Van BeverenHeleen GoemaereLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Bookchapter in Emotieregulatie bij kinderen en adolescenten in de praktijk

2023

Self-control training supplementing inpatient multidisciplinary obesity treatment in children and adolescents

Tiffany NaetsEline VermeirenLeentje VervoortAnnelies Van EyckMarijke YsebaertStijn VerhulstBenedicte De WinterKim Van HoorenbeeckLuc BruyndonckxAnn Tanghe et al.

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY

2022

Subtyping youngsters with obesity : a theory-based cluster analysis

Leentje VervoortTiffany NaetsLien GoossensSandra VerbekenL. ClaesA. TangheCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in APPETITE

The predictive value of adipokines and metabolic risk factors for dropouts and treatment outcomes in children with obesity treated in a pediatric rehabilitation center

Eline VermeirenAnnelies Van EyckKarolien van de MaeleMarijke YsebaertSanae MakhoutAnn De GuchtenaereMaria Van HelvoirtAnn TangheTiffany NaetsLeentje Vervoort et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

2021

A pictorial dot probe task to assess food-related attentional bias in youth with and without obesity : overview of indices and evaluation of their reliability

Leentje VervoortMaya BraunMaarten De SchryverTiffany NaetsErnst KosterCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Improving treatment outcome in children with obesity by an online self-control training : a randomized controlled trial

Eline VermeirenAnnelies Van EyckMarijke YsebaertTiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortNele BaeckAnn DeguchtenaereMaria Van HelvoirtAnn TangheLuc Bruyndonckx et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS

The Dual Pathway model in weight problems : challenges in enhancing treatment for children and adolescents with obesity

Tiffany NaetsCaroline BraetLeentje Vervoort

2020

Adherence and barriers in e‐health self‐control training for enhancing childhood multidisciplinary obesity treatment

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortAnn TangheCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHOTHERAPY

Brain fitness : een blended-care zelfcontroleprogramma voor de behandeling van overgewicht bij kinderen en adolescenten

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortSandra VerbekenCaroline Braet

Bookchapter in Protocollaire behandelingen voor kinderen en adolescenten met psychische klachten

Can parenting practices moderate the relationship between reward sensitivity and adolescents' consumption of snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages?

Wendy Van LippeveldeLeentje VervoortJolien VangeelLien Goossens

A1 Journal Article in NUTRIENTS

Evidence for enhancing childhood obesity treatment from a dual-process perspective : a systematic literature review

Eva KempsLien GoossensJasmine PetersenSandra VerbekenLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW

Maladaptive eating in children and adolescents with obesity : scrutinizing differences in inhibition

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortAnn TangheAnn De GuchtenaereCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

Training adaptive emotion regulation skills in early adolescents : the effects of distraction, acceptance, cognitive reappraisal, and problem solving

Brenda VolkaertLaura WanteMarie-Lotte Van BeverenLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH

Using confidence interval-based estimation of relevance to explore bottom-up and top-down determinants of problematic eating behavior in children and adolescents with obesity from a dual pathway perspective

Leentje VervoortTiffany NaetsAnn De GuchtenaereAnn TangheCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in APPETITE

2019

A dual process models approach to understanding and treating eating and weight disorders

Leentje Vervoort

A systematic review of the evidence for enhancing childhood obesity treatment from a dual-process perspective

Eva KempsLien GoossensJasmine PetersenSandra VerbekenLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Adherence and treatment barriers in an executive function intervention for childhood obesity

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Adherence in childhood obesity treatment : barriers to treatment

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Caroline BraetElisa BoelensInez BuyckTaaike DebeufWim De MeyLien GoossensNathalie HaeckEls MerlevedeTiffany NaetsMarie-Lotte Van Beveren et al.

Bookchapter in Emotieregulatietraining bij kinderen en adolescenten : therapeutenboek

Disposition-content congruency in adolescents' alcohol-related social media (self-) effects : the role of the five-factor model

Femke GeusensJolien VangeelLeentje VervoortWendy Van LippeveldeKathleen Beullens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

Exploring the effectiveness of a self-control training on top of inpatient treatment, for improving weight loss and eating behavior in obese youngsters

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Het meten van emotieregulatie bij kinderen en jongeren

Marie-Lotte Van BeverenLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Bookchapter in Emotieregulatietraining bij kinderen en adolescenten : therapeutenboek

Mediating mechanisms in cognitive behavioral therapy for childhood OCD : the role of dysfunctional beliefs

Lidewij WolterPier J.M. PrinsG.J.A. GarstSanne M. HogendoornFrits BoerLeentje VervoortElse de Haan

A1 Journal Article in CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

No differential reward responsivity and drive, punishment sensitivity or attention for cues signaling reward or punishment in adolescents with obesity

Nienke C. JonkerEva Van MalderenKlaske A. GlashouwerLeentje VervoortCaroline BraetLien GoossensPeter J. de Jong

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Parent-reported BIS/BAS scales for children : factor structure and measurement invariance across age and gender

Leentje VervoortElien De CaluwéLaura VandewegheAnnelies De DeckerLaura WanteMarie-Lotte Van BeverenLien GoossensSandra VerbekenIsabelle SioenNathalie Michels et al.

A1 Journal Article in ASSESSMENT

The effect of weight loss on endothelial function in childhood obesity and the potential association with blood pressure and inflammation

Eline VermeirenVan Eyck AnneliesTiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline BraetAnn De GuchtenaereMaria Van HelvoirtLuc BruyndonckxBenedicte De WinterKim Van Hoorenbeeck et al.

WELCOME : improving WEight controL and CO-Morbidities in children with obesity via Executive function training : the first results of a randomized controlled trial in an inpatient treatment center

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortMarijke YsebaertAnnelies Van EyckStijn VerhulstAnn TangheBenedicte De WinterCaroline Braet

2018

Adherence in childhood obesity treatment : barriers to treatment

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Boost Camp’, a universal school-based transdiagnostic prevention program targeting adolescent emotion regulation; evaluating the effectiveness by a clustered RCT : a protocol paper

Brenda VolkaertLaura WanteLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Corpus sanum mente sana : neuropsychologische processen in (on)gezond gewicht

Leentje VervoortTiffany NaetsNienke JonkerSandra Verbeken

De rol van aandacht en specifieke executieve functies in jeugdobesitas

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Enhancing childhood multidisciplinary obesity treatments : the power of self-control abilities as intervention facilitator

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortSandra VerbekenCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Feasibility and impact study of a reward-based mobile application to improve adolescents’ snacking habits

Nathalie De CockWendy Van LippeveldeJolien VangeelMelissa NotebaertKathleen BeullensSteven EggermontBenedicte DeforcheLea MaesLien GoossensSandra Verbeken et al.

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

Psychological issues to tackle in multidisciplinary obesity treatment

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Specific Executive Function Abilities Predicting Childhood Obesity

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Specific executive function abilities in childhood obesity

Tiffany NaetsLeentje Vervoort

The law of effect bij eetgedrag : de belonende waarde van (on-)gezonde voeding

Leentje Vervoort

The predicting role of the dual pathway model in weight related problems.

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

The role of specific executive function abilities in obese youngsters

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

WELCOME : improving WEight controL and CO-Morbidities in children with obesity via Executive function training : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortMarijke YsebaertAnnelies Van EyckStijn VerhulstLuc BruyndonckxBenedicte De WinterKim Van HoorenbeeckAnn TangheCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Waarom kinderen walgen van spruiten, en snoep op een voetstuk plaatsen : tips & tricks voor zorgfiguren

Laura VandewegheLeentje Vervoort

A4 Journal Article in WELWIJS (LEUVEN)

2017

Adding a reward increases the reinforcing value of fruit

Nathalie De CockLeentje VervoortPatrick KolsterenLieven HuybregtsWendy Van LippeveldeJolien VangeelMelissa NotebaertKathleen BeullensLien GoossensLea Maes et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Als je (kind)moeilijk kan stoppen (met eten) … ADHD en gewicht

Tiffany NaetsLeentje Vervoort

BIS/BAS scale in primary school children : parent-child agreement and longitudinal stability

Annelies De DeckerSandra VerbekenIsabelle SioenNathalie MichelsLeentje VervoortCaroline BraetStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIOUR CHANGE

Executieve functies bij jongeren met obesitas: de rol van inhibitie en aandacht

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Factors influencing the reinforcing value of fruit and unhealthy snacks

Leentje VervoortAmanda ClauwaertLaura VandewegheJolien VangeelWendy Van LippeveldeLien GoossensL HuybregtsCarl LachatSteven EggermontKathleen Beullens et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Pathways towards employee well-being: a person x environment approach.

Wouter VleugelsS KilroySteven De PeuterLeentje VervoortClaudia PutHans De Witte

Reward sensitivity and body weight : the intervening role of food responsive behavior and external eating

Laura VandewegheSandra VerbekenLeentje VervoortEllen MoensCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in APPETITE

The Predicting Role Of Executive Functioning And Effortful Control In Childhood Obesity

Tiffany NaetsLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

Use of fitness and nutrition apps : associations with body mass index, snacking, and drinking habits in adolescents

Nathalie De CockJolien VangeelCarl LachatKathleen BeullensLeentje VervoortLien GoossensLea MaesBenedicte DeforcheStefaan De HenauwCaroline Braet et al.

A1 Journal Article in JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH

2016

A reinforcement sensitivity perspective on adolescents' susceptibility to the influence of soap opera viewing on alcohol attitudes

Jolien VangeelKathleen BeullensLien GoossensLeentje VervoortNathalie De CockWendy Van LippeveldeSteven Eggermont

A1 Journal Article in MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY

Automatic processes in eating behavior : understanding and overcoming food cue-reactivity

Leentje VervoortKarolien Van den AkkerGhislaine SchynsNaomi KakoschkeEva KempsCaroline Braet

Bookchapter in Innovations and future directions in the behavioural and cognitive therapies

Een psychologische benadering van overgewicht bij kinderen

Charlotte BlommaertNele CallewaertLeentje Vervoort

A4 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR VOEDING EN DIËTETIEK

Emotion regulation as the stepping stone for enhancing wellbeing

Caroline BraetLaura WanteLeentje Vervoort

A4 Journal Article in ISSBD BULLETIN

Evidence based psychotherapie: stromingenstrijd stagneert wetenschappelijke vooruitgang

Leentje Vervoort

A4 Journal Article in PSYCHOPRAKTIJK

Food : treat or threat or treatment? Reward and punishment in eating behavior and interventions to change them

Leentje VervoortLaura VandewegheKarolien Van den AkkerNienke JonkerCaroline BraetEva Kemps

Bookchapter in Innovations and future directions in the behavioural and cognitive therapies

Food approach and food avoidance in young children : relation with reward sensitivity and punishment sensitivity

Laura VandewegheLeentje VervoortSandra VerbekenEllen MoensCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Learning to eat sweets: The effects of Reward Sensitivity and Age on Appetitive Conditioning

Leentje VervoortLaura VandewegheBram VervlietCaroline Braet

Mijn kind eet gezond : samen op weg naar een gezonde levensstijl

Lien JoossensLeentje VervoortCaroline BraetEllen MoensLies Elslander

Perceived effective and feasible strategies to promote healthy eating in young children : focus groups with parents, family child care providers and daycare assistants

Laura VandewegheEllen MoensCaroline BraetWendy Van LippeveldeLeentje VervoortSandra Verbeken

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Sensitivity to reward and adolescents’ unhealthy snacking and drinking behavior: the role of hedonic eating styles and availability

Nathalie De CockWendy Van LippeveldeLien GoossensBart De ClercqJolien VangeelCarl LachatKathleen BeullensLieven HuybregtsLeentje VervoortSteven Eggermont et al.

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

Sensitivity to reward is associated with snack and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in adolescents

Nathalie De CockWendy Van LippeveldeLeentje VervoortJolien VangeelLea MaesSteven EggermontCaroline BraetCarl LachatLieven HuybregtsLien Goossens et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Strategies to improve the willingness to taste : the moderating role of children's reward sensitivity

Laura VandewegheSandra VerbekenEllen MoensLeentje VervoortCaroline Braet

A1 Journal Article in APPETITE

The role behavioral of activation and inhibition in explaining adolescents' game use and game engagement levels

Jolien VangeelKathleen BeullensLeentje VervoortNathalie De CockWendy Van LippeveldeLien GoossensSteven Eggermont

A1 Journal Article in MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY

Using a gamified monitoring app to change adolescents' snack intake : the development of the REWARD app and evaluation design

Wendy Van LippeveldeNathalie De CockCarl LachatLien GoossensKathleen BeullensSteven EggermontLeentje VervoortCaroline BraetLea MaesBenedicte Deforche et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

What a treat! I like to eat! Reward sensitivity as a determinant of eating behavior

Leentje Vervoort

2015

Differential susceptibility of adolescents to the influence of soap opera viewing frequency on alcohol attitudes

Jolien VangeelKathleen BeullensLeentje VervoortLien GoossensWendy Van LippeveldeNathalie De CockSteven Van Eggermont

Measuring punishment and reward sensitivity in children and adolescents with a parent-report version of the Bis/Bas-scales

Leentje VervoortLaura VandewegheJulie VandewalleKim Van DurmeEva VandevivereLaura WanteKathryn McIntoshSandra VerbekenEllen MoensLien Goossens et al.

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Reward sensitivity is associated with snack and sugar sweetened beverage consumption in adolescents

Nathalie De CockWendy Van LippeveldeCarl LachatCaroline BraetSteven EggermontKathleen BeullensJolien VangeelLea MaesLieven HuybregtsLien Goossens et al.

2014

Advancing an understanding of the anxiety control questionnaire for children (ACQ-C) in clinically anxious and non-anxious youth: psychometric properties, incremental prediction and developmental differences

Sanne HogendoornLidewij WoltersElse De HaanRamon LindauerAnneloes TillemaLeentje VervoortCarl WeemsFrits BoerPier Prins

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

Beloningsgevoelige mensen zijn makkelijker te verleiden

Leentje VervoortSandra VerbekenCaroline Braet

A4 Journal Article in PSYCHOPRAKTIJK

Cognitieve gedragstherapie bij kinderen en jongeren met een angststoornis: waarom werkt het? Cognitie, ervaren controle en coping als mediatoren

Sanne HogendoornPier PrinsFrits BoerLeentje VervoortLidewij WoltersHarma MoorlagMaaike NautaHarry GarstCatharina HartmanElse de Haan

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR PSYCHOTHERAPIE

Mediators of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety-disordered children and adolescents : cognition, perceived control, and coping

Sanne M HogendoornPier JM PrinsFrits BoerLeentje VervoortLidewij H. WoltersHarma MoorlagMaaike H NautaHarry GarstCatharina A HartmanElse de Haan

Reward sensitivity is related to snack consumption in adolescents

Nathalie De CockWendy Van LippeveldeLea MaesCarl LachatLieven HuybrechtsCaroline BraetLien GoossensLeentje VervoortSteven EggermontKathleen Beullens et al.

Reward sensitivity, punishment sensitivity and weight status in children: cross-sectional and longitudinal associations

Leentje VervoortLaura VandewegheSandra VerbekenJan LammertynCaroline BraetRP StolkHW Hoek

The anxiety severity interview for children and adolescents: an individualized repeated measure of anxiety severity

Sanne HogendoornElse de HaanLidewij WoltersLeentje VervoortPier Prins

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHOTHERAPY

2013

Cognitieve bias modificatie voor angstige kinderen: in de kinderschoenen

Eva De HulluLeentje VervoortEsther Sportel

A4 Journal Article in DIRECTIEVE THERAPIE (DTH)

2012

Ex-smokers are unstoppable: an online smoking cessation program with 40% quit rate

Leentje VervoortSteven De PeuterClaudia Put

Exploring the relationship between work stressors, health behaviour and organizational outcomes: the health impairment process

Wouter VleugelsLeentje VervoortSteven De PeuterClaudia Put

Perceived control in clinically anxious and non-anxious children indirectly measured with the Implicit Association Procedure (IAP)

Sanne HogendoornLeentje VervoortLidewij WoltersPier PrinsElse De HaanCatharina HartmanMaaike NautaFrits Boer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY

Positive thinking in anxiety disordered children reconsidered

Hogendoorn SannePier PrinsLeentje VervoortLidewij WoltersMaaike NautaCatharina HartmanHarma MoorlagElse De HaanFrits Boer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS

Psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the meta-cognitions questionnaire–adolescent version (MCQ-A) in non-clinical adolescents and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Lidewij WoltersSanne HogendoornMichiel OudegaLeentje VervoortElse De HaanPier PrinsFrits Boer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS

The time-course of threat processing in children: a temporal dissociation between selective attention and behavioral interference

Lidewij WoltersElse De HaanLeentje VervoortSanne HogendoornFrits BoerPier Prins

A1 Journal Article in ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING

2011

'I coach my heart': improving heart-related health behaviors through thailored messages

Claudia PutLeentje Vervoort

Temperament, attentional processes and anxiety: diverging links between anxiety-disordered and non-anxiety-disordered adolescents?

Leentje VervoortLidewij WoltersSanne HogendoornPier PrinsElse De HaanFrits BoerCatharina Hartman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY

The online losing weight coach: results from a controlled study

Leentje VervoortClaudia Put

User experience of two online lifestyle coaches in Belgian population samples

Nele JacobsJan VinckLeentje VervoortClaudia Put

2010

Automatic evaluations in clinically anxious and non-anxious children and adolescents

Leentje VervoortPier PrinsLidewij WoltersSanne HogendoornElse De HaanMaaike NautaFrits Boer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY

Measuring behaviour and motivation regarding weight control using the behaviour and motivation questionnaire - weight (BeMoQ-weight): Normative data in a community and a overweight/obesity sample

Leentje VervoortClaudia Put

Measuring negative and positive thoughts in children: an adaptation of the Children’s Automatic Thoughts Scale (CATS)

Sanne HogendoornLidewij WoltersLeentje VervoortPier PrinsFrits BoerEmelie KooijElse de Haan

A1 Journal Article in COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH

Sensitivity of gray's behavioral inhibition system in clinically anxious and non-anxious children and adolescents

Leentje VervoortLidewij WoltersSanne HogendoornElse De HaanFrits BoerPier Prins

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

The behavioral Inhibition system in childhood and adolescent anxiety: an analysis from the information processing perspective

Leentje VervoortPier Prins

The online losing weight coach: results from an overweight population

Leentje VervoortJeroen MeganckClaudia Put

2009

Automatic evaluations in childhood anxiety

Leentje Vervoort

2008

An indirect and direct measure of anxiety-related perceived control in children: The Implicit Association Procedure (IAP) and Anxiety Control Questionnaire for Children (ACQ-C)

Sanne HogendoornLidewij WoltersLeentje VervoortPier PrinsFrits BoerElse De Haan

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY

2004

Cognitive context-independence in adolescent boys as a function of psychopathic traits

Stef DecoenePatricia BijttebierLeentje VervoortGreet Lambrechts

Emotieattributie en normbesef bij kinderen met psychopathische trekken

Greet LambrechtsPatricia BijttebierStef DecoeneLeentje Vervoort

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR ORTHOPEDAGOGIEK, KINDERPSYCHIATRIE EN KLINISCHE KINDERPSYCHOLOGIE

Emotion attribution and moral reasoning in relation to psychopathic traits in adolescents

Patricia BijttebierStefaan DecoeneGreet LambrechtsLeentje Vervoort