Evacuation is a measure taken to potentially reduce the loss of life and damage to movable goods. This thesis focuses on the Netherlands as a representative urbanized delta and flood risk management. The central element of this thesis is uncertainty. Evacuation has benefits but can be costly. Therefore, the decision to call for an evacuation due to the threat of flooding results in a crisis, by...

Since early 1960, there has been research into the effectiveness of psychotherapy for depression. The aim of this thesis is to broaden the effectiveness research on short-term psychotherapy for depression by adding research findings on five aspects of this area, which can all play an important role in improving the care of patients with depression. Three of these aspects are related to short-term...

This thesis aimed to test the effects of stressful life events (adversity) on changes in adolescent adaptive capacity, that is, the ability of an individual to deal with his or her environment. Adaptive capacity was measured both in terms of temperament and in terms of physiological responses to a laboratory stress task. The main findings point out that adolescents who are exposed to stressful...

This two-wave study examined work engagement as a function of personal resources and emotionally demanding conditions at work. We hypothesized that personal resources (self-efficacy and optimism) buffer the effect of emotional demands and emotion-rule dissonance on work engagement. Furthermore, we expected that emotional demands/dissonance boost the effect of personal resources on work engagement. One-hundred sixty-three employees, who provide service to customers, participated at both measurement times.