Rik Crutzen
Maastricht University
275 Papers
771 Citations
Rik Crutzen is an academic researcher from Maastricht University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 229 publications. Previous affiliations of Rik Crutzen include Zayed University & Public Health Research Institute.
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Papers
Effects of Providing Tailored Information About e-Cigarettes in a Web-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
TL;DR: The protocol of a randomized controlled trial is described that assesses the effect of providing tailored information about e-cigarettes compared to not providing this information on determinants of decision making and smoking reduction and abstinence and can inform the development of future smoking cessation interventions.
Just Another Manic Monday: Peaking Sexual Concerns After the Weekend
TL;DR: The so-called “weekend effect” in the stock market, which relates to significantly lower stock returns on Monday in comparison with other days of the week, and calls to the AIDS-STI telephone hotline, an information helpline that people call mainly when they are concerned about their personal risk on having contracted a sexually transmitted infection, peak on Monday, are suggested.
Establishing the relevance of psychological determinants regarding physical activity in people with overweight and obesity.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the most relevant determinants involved in physical activity changes in the EVIDENT 3 study population, measured by the International PA Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the Actigraph GT3X accelerometer.
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Assessing avoidance behavior due to concerns about falling: Psychometric properties of the FES-IAB in a sample of older adults of an online panel.
TL;DR: The FES-I Avoidance Behavior Scale-International (FES-IAB) and its shorter version (Short FESI) are widely used measures of concerns about falling (CaF) and have consistently demonstrated good psychometric properties as mentioned in this paper.
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Self-Reevaluation and Anticipated Regret Did Not Change Attitude, Nor Perceived Distance in an Online Context
TL;DR: The key finding of the current study is that the behavior change methods of self-reevaluation and anticipated regret did not have an impact on changes in attitude toward oral contraceptive use, nor on the distance perceived by participants.