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Nico W. Van Yperen is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Psychology, with a particular focus on Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Applied Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout

Van Yperen has contributed to a variety of publications, including journal articles and books. Publications appear frequently in outlets such as:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Journal of Vocational Behavior

Recent representative papers include:

  • "Generativity at work: A meta-analysis," published in 2020 in the Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • "Resilience in sports: a multidisciplinary, dynamic, and personalized perspective," published in 2022 in the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • "Losing the Home Field Advantage When Playing Behind Closed Doors During COVID-19: Change or Chance?" published in 2021 in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Psychological distress among frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods study," published in 2021 in PLoS ONE
  • "Nonergodicity in Load and Recovery: Group Results Do Not Generalize to Individuals," published in 2021 in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Notable frequent co-authors working with Van Yperen include Ruud J. R. Den Hartigh, Yannick Hill, Niklas D. Neumann, Jur J. Brauers, and Koen Lemmink.

In addition to journal articles, Van Yperen has authored at least one book titled Focus, vertrouwen, veerkracht: en andere mentale aspecten van sport en presteren, published in 2022 by the University of Groningen Press.

Best Publications

  • Employees' goal orientations, the quality of leader-member exchange, and the outcomes of job performance and job satisfaction

    O. Janssen;N.W. Van Yperen

  • Do high job demands increase intrinsic motivation or fatigue or both? The role of job control and job social support

    N.W. Van Yperen;M. Hagedoorn

  • A NOVEL APPROACH TO ASSESSING ACHIEVEMENT GOALS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 2 X 2 FRAMEWORK: IDENTIFYING DISTINCT PROFILES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT DOMINANT ACHIEVEMENT GOALS

    Nico W. Van Yperen

  • A Meta-Analysis of Self-Reported Achievement Goals and Nonself-Report Performance across Three Achievement Domains (Work, Sports, and Education)

    Nico W. Van Yperen;Monica Blaga;Tom Postmes

  • Transformational and Transactional Leadership and Followers’ Achievement Goals

    Melvyn R. W. Hamstra;Nico W. Van Yperen;Barbara Wisse;Kai Sassenberg

  • Employees' reactions to problematic events: A circumplex structure of five categories of responses, and the role of job satisfaction

    Mariët Hagedoorn;Nico W. Van Yperen;Evert Van De Vliert;Bram P. Buunk

  • Why Some Make It and Others Do Not: Identifying Psychological Factors That Predict Career Success in Professional Adult Soccer

    Nico W. Van Yperen

  • Referential Comparisons, Relational Comparisons, and Exchange Orientation: Their Relation to Marital Satisfaction

    Bram P. Buunk;Nico W. Van Yperen

  • A longitudinal study of equity and satisfaction in intimate relationships

    Nico W. Van Yperen;Bram P. Buunk

  • Burnout and depression are not identical twins: is decline of superiority a distinguishing feature?

    Veerle Brenninkmeyer;Nico W Van Yperen;Bram P Buunk

  • FATIGUED AND DISSATISFIED OR FATIGUED BUT SATISFIED? GOAL ORIENTATIONS AND RESPONSES TO HIGH JOB DEMANDS

    Nico W. Van Yperen;Onne Janssen

  • Transformational-transactional leadership styles and follower's regulatory focus: Fit reduces followers' turnover intentions

    Melvyn R. W. Hamstra;Nico W. Van Yperen;Barbara Wisse;Kai Sassenberg

  • Achievement Goals and Interpersonal Behavior: How Mastery and Performance Goals Shape Information Exchange

    P. Marijn Poortvliet;Onne Janssen;Nico W. Van Yperen;Evert Van de Vliert

  • The influence of mastery‐avoidance goals on performance improvement

    Nico W. Van Yperen;Andrew J. Elliot;Frederik Anseel

  • Dominant achievement goals of older workers and their relationship with motivation-related outcomes

    Annet H. de Lange;Nico W. Van Yperen;Beatrice I. J. M. Van der Heijden;Beatrice I. J. M. Van der Heijden;P. Matthijs Bal

  • The selection, optimization, and compensation model in the work context: A systematic review and meta-analysis of two decades of research

    Darya Moghimi;Hannes Zacher;Susanne Scheibe;Nico W. Van Yperen

  • Flexibility in use: Switching behaviour and satisfaction in activity-based work environments

    Jan Gerard Hoendervanger;Iris De Been;Nico W. Van Yperen;Mark P. Mobach

  • A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Situationally Induced Achievement Goals on Task Performance

    Nico W. Van Yperen;Monica Blaga;Thomas Postmes

  • Task Interest and Actual Performance: The Moderating Effects of Assigned and Adopted Purpose Goals.

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  • Does marriage protect older people from distress? The role of equity and recency of bereavement

    Mariët Hagedoorn;Nico W. Van Yperen;James C. Coyne;Cornelia H. M. van Jaarsveld

  • Big Five personality profiles of context-specific achievement goals

    Kira O. McCabe;Nico W. Van Yperen;Andrew J. Elliot;Marc Verbraak

Frequent Co-Authors

Onne Janssen
Onne Janssen University of Groningen
Susanne Scheibe
Susanne Scheibe University of Groningen
Barbara Wisse
Barbara Wisse University of Groningen
Kai Sassenberg
Kai Sassenberg Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Tom Postmes
Tom Postmes University of Groningen
Evert Van de Vliert
Evert Van de Vliert University of Groningen
Hannes Zacher
Hannes Zacher Leipzig University
Abraham P. Buunk
Abraham P. Buunk University of Groningen
Peter de Jonge
Peter de Jonge University of Groningen
Mariët Hagedoorn
Mariët Hagedoorn University Medical Center Groningen

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