The outbreak of COVID-19 has motivated researchers at the ESSB to investigate the effects and consequences of the coronavirus and the announced measures on people and society. The list below shows a broad range of (interdisciplinary) research that has been initiated since the outbreak of the crisis
This overview is based on the alphabetical order of the surname of the first contact person.
Contact: Marjolein Kooistra and Britt Boeddha, communication ESSB
Cognitive resources in times of corona
Contact person: Dr. Marta Andreatta
Daily self-regulation strategies to keep up job performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contact person: Prof. dr. Arnold Bakker
Self-nudging to foster employee physical activity while working from home
Financed by NWO
Contact persons: Prof. dr. Arnold Bakker & Dr. Juriena de Vries
Societal Coalitions in Times of Corona Rotterdam
Contact person: Dr. ir. Beitske Boonstra
Wellbeing, self-oriented and prosocial behaviour among EUR students during the pandemic COVID-19 crisis
Contact person: Prof. dr. Eveline Crone
Urban Wellbeing: Wellbeing, prosocial behaviour, and media use among the youth of Rotterdam during the pandemic COVID-19 crisis
Contact person: Prof. dr. Eveline Crone
A daily diary study on adolescents’ mood, empathy, and prosocial behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic
Contact persons: Prof. dr. Eveline Crone & Suzanne van de Groep
Research on the impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents with autism
Financed by ZonMW
Contact persons: Dr. Linda Dekker & Dr. Ruth Van der Hallen
Research into the effects of Covid-19 on visits to general practitioners in deprived neighbourhoods
Financed by ZonMW
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Semiha Denktas & Dr. Paul Kocken
Implications of pandemic for the lives of people all over the world
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Pearl Dykstra
Research on the social effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the (intended) mitigating measures
Financed by ZonMW
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Jurian Edelenbos & Prof. Dr. Frank van Oort
Rotterdam Impactstudy COVID-19
Contact persons: Prof. dr. Jurian Edelenbos & Dr. Jan Fransen
Social impact of COVID-19 followed through time
Financed by ZonMW
Contact persons: prof. dr. Godfried Engbersen & dr. Erik Snel
The social impact of COVID-19 in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam & the Netherlands
Financed by ZonMW
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Godfried Engbersen & Dr. Marianne Bochove
Social dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic
Financed by ZonMW
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Godfried Engbersen & Dr. Marianne Bochove
The social impact of COVID-19 on Rotterdam and the Netherlands
Research by Kenniswerkplaats Leefbare Wijken and RISBO
Contact persons: Prof.dr. Godfried Engbersen & Dr. Marianne van Bochove
International study on the relationship between personality traits, risk perception of COVID-19 and compliance with COVID-19 measures
Contact persons: Prof. dr. Ingmar Franken & Annelot Wismans MSc
Vaccination intention, long-term behaviour change and career prospects among students
Contact persons: Prof. dr. Ingmar Franken & Annelot Wismans MSc
Impact of COVID-19 on children depends on family context and character traits
Contacts: Dr. Brian Godor & Dr. Ruth van der Hallen
The effect of the coronacrisis response measures on institutional trust
Financed by NWO
Contact person: Dr. Joost Oude Groeniger
Coping, resilience and posttraumatic growth related to COVID-19
Contact person: Dr. Ruth van der Hallen
Fight or flight? When does economic threat due to COVID-19 spark protective organizational efforts?
Contact person: Tom Junker
Family functioning during coronacrisis
Contact persons: Prof. dr. Renske Keizer & Dr. Katrien Helmerhorst
Research on the resilience and health of adolescents during COVID-19: Project EMPOWER (Elevating Mental and Physical Overall Well-being and Enlarging Resilience)
financed by ZonMw
Contact person: dr. Paul Kocken
Optimizing quantitative information about COVID-19
Contact persons: Dr. Oliver Lindemann & Prof. dr. Rolf Zwaan
How do community initiatives fight rising inequality due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Contact persons: Dr. Alexander Los, Dr. Jan Fransen and Prof. dr. Jurian Edelenbos
Managing a Just Transition out of the COVID-19 crisis
Financed by NWO
Contact person: Prof. dr. Darren McCauley
The impact of COVID-19 on the way civil servants work
Contact person: Joëlle van der Meer
Sense of belonging in higher education in times of COVID-19
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Contact person: Dr. Marieke Meeuwisse
PERCEPTIONS (H2020)
Contact persons: Dr. Fiona-Katharina Seiger & Dr. Rebecca Moody
Impact of coronavirus crisis on educational perspectives – with and without an ESD intervention
Contact person: Dr. Virginie Servant-Miklos
Implications of the corona crisis for primary education in Rotterdam
Research by Kenniswerkplaats Rotterdams Talent
Contact person: drs. Tom Tudjman
Moral decision making with respect to corona interventions.
Contact person: Dr. Steven Verheyen
Using the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on political trust to study the nature of evaluation-based institutional trust
Contact persons: prof. dr. Jeroen van der Waal, dr. Joost Oude Groeniger, dr. Willem de Koster, Kjell Noordzij MSc
Family counseling in times of COVID-19: What contributes to an effective transition to online services?
Contact person: Dr. Joyce Weeland
Nudging hand hygiene in shopping streets
Contact person: Robert Weijers MSc
Nudging educational behavior
Contact person: Robert Weijers MSc
Mental health of students during COVID-19 crisis
Contact person: Prof dr. Matthias Wieser
Work Disruptions and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparing Stressors for Employees Conducting Essential and Nonessential Work
Contact persons: Dr. Ward van Zoonen & Prof. dr. Claartje ter Hoeven
The project investigates how people acquire, comprehend, and use information related to COVID-19
Financed by NWO
Contact person: Prof.dr. Rolf Zwaan
COVID-19 International Collaboration on Social & Moral Psychology
Contact person: Prof. dr. Rolf Zwaan