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Emely de Vet is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields including psychology and health professions, with a focus on behavioral health, diet, and public health.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Psychology
  • Health Professions

Within these fields, subfields prominently addressed are general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, applied psychology, clinical psychology, and food science.

Their research topics reflect this diversity and include:

  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability

Their publication record features frequent contributions to several journals, such as:

  • Appetite
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports
  • Food Quality and Preference

Among recent research papers, notable works include:

  • "Eating behavior and food purchases during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study among adults in the Netherlands" (2020), published in Appetite
  • "Neighbourhood fast food exposure and consumption: the mediating role of neighbourhood social norms" (2020), published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "How the Use of a Patient-Accessible Health Record Contributes to Patient-Centered Care: Scoping Review" (2020), published in Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "The Effects of Nudges: One-Shot Only? Exploring the Temporal Spillover Effects of a Default Nudge" (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Increasing the Proportion of Plant-Based Foods Available to Shift Social Consumption Norms and Food Choice among Non-Vegetarians" (2020), published in Sustainability

Emely de Vet has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Annemien Haveman-Nies
  • Maartje P. Poelman
  • Janine Benjamins
  • Jantien van Berkel
  • Ellen van Kleef

Best Publications

  • Environmental correlates of physical activity and dietary behaviours among young people: a systematic review of reviews.

    E. de Vet;D. T. D. de Ridder;J. B. F. de Wit;J. B. F. de Wit

  • Don't tell me what I should do, but what others do: The influence of descriptive and injunctive peer norms on fruit consumption in adolescents

    F. Marijn Stok;Denise T. D. de Ridder;Emely de Vet;John B. F. de Wit

  • Predicting Fruit Consumption: Cognitions, Intention, and Habits

    Johannes Brug;Johannes Brug;Emely de Vet;Jascha de Nooijer;Bas Verplanken

  • Eating behavior and food purchases during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study among adults in the Netherlands.

    Maartje P. Poelman;Marleen Gillebaart;Caroline Schlinkert;S. Coosje Dijkstra

  • Does habit strength moderate the intention–behaviour relationship in the Theory of Planned Behaviour? The case of fruit consumption

    Gert-Jan De Bruijn;Stef P. J. Kremers;EmEly De Vet;Jascha De Nooijer

  • Determinants of forward stage transitions: a Delphi study

    Emely De Vet;Johannes Brug;Johannes Brug;Jascha De Nooijer;Arie Dijkstra

  • Health on Impulse : When Low Self-Control Promotes Healthy Food Choices

    Stefanie J. Salmon;Bob M. Fennis;Denise T. D. de Ridder;Marieke A. Adriaanse

  • The potential of peer social norms to shape food intake in adolescents and young adults : a systematic review of effects and moderators

    F Marijn Stok;Emely de Vet;Denise T D de Ridder;John B F de Wit

  • Eating by Example: Effects of Environmental Cues on Dietary Decisions

    Sosja Prinsen;Denise T.D. de Ridder;Emely de Vet

  • Do distant foods decrease intake? The effect of food accessibility on consumption.

    Josje Maas;Denise T.D. de Ridder;Emely de Vet;John B.F. de Wit

  • More or better: Do the number and specificity of implementation intentions matter in increasing physical activity?

    Emely de Vet;Emely de Vet;Anke Oenema;Johannes Brug

  • Minority talks: The influence of descriptive social norms on fruit intake

    F Marijn Stok;Denise T D de Ridder;Emely de Vet;John B F de Wit

  • Developing Embodied Conversational Agents for Coaching People in a Healthy Lifestyle: Scoping Review.

    Lean L Kramer;Silke Ter Stal;Bob C Mulder;Emely de Vet

  • Should implementation intentions interventions be implemented in obesity prevention: the impact of if-then plans on daily physical activity in Dutch adults.

    Emely De Vet;Emely De Vet;Anke Oenema;Paschal Sheeran;Johannes Brug

  • How norms work: self-identification, attitude, and self-efficacy mediate the relation between descriptive social norms and vegetable intake.

    F. Marijn Stok;Kirsten T. Verkooijen;Denise T.D. de Ridder;John B.F. de Wit

  • Social proof in the supermarket: Promoting healthy choices under low self-control conditions

    Stefanie J. Salmon;Emely De Vet;Marieke A. Adriaanse;Bob M. Fennis

  • Do implementation intentions help to turn good intentions into higher fruit intakes

    Jascha de Nooijer;Emely de Vet;Johannes Brug;Nanne K. de Vries

  • Identifying the ‘if’ for ‘if-then’ plans: Combining implementation intentions with cue-monitoring targeting unhealthy snacking behaviour

    Aukje A. C. Verhoeven;Marieke A. Adriaanse;Emely de Vet;Bob M. Fennis

  • How autonomy is understood in discussions on the ethics of nudging

    Anastasia Vugts;Mariëtte Van Den Hoven;Emely De Vet;Marcel Verweij

  • The Transtheoretical model for fruit, vegetable and fish consumption: associations between intakes, stages of change and stage transition determinants

    Emely De Vet;Emely De Vet;Jascha de Nooijer;Nanne K de Vries;Johannes Brug

  • Less is more: The effect of multiple implementation intentions targeting unhealthy snacking habits

    Aukje A. C. Verhoeven;Marieke A. Adriaanse;Denise T. D. de Ridder;Emely de Vet

Frequent Co-Authors

Denise T. D. de Ridder
Denise T. D. de Ridder Utrecht University
John de Wit
John de Wit Utrecht University
Marieke A. Adriaanse
Marieke A. Adriaanse Utrecht University
Nanne K. de Vries
Nanne K. de Vries Maastricht University
Aleksandra Luszczynska
Aleksandra Luszczynska University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Ingrid H. M. Steenhuis
Ingrid H. M. Steenhuis Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marcel Zeelenberg
Marcel Zeelenberg Tilburg University
Chantal Nederkoorn
Chantal Nederkoorn Maastricht University
Anita Jansen
Anita Jansen Maastricht University
Jane Wardle
Jane Wardle University College London

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