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Research on the practice of sustainability reporting that is specifically focused on the approach applied by port authorities (or port managing bodies—PMBs) and based on surveys as a data collection method, is very limited. Most research consists of single-case studies, only partly covers the different dimensions related to the implementation of sustainability reporting, or is based on content analysis. This paper offers a multidimensional approach of the concept of sustainability reporting based on a global survey yielding 97 complete and valid answers of PMBs. A binomial logistic regression has been conducted to identify those organizational characteristics, whether or not under the control of the PMB, that have the largest explanatory power when it comes to the adoption of the practice of sustainability reporting. The research results present new variables compared to the findings of previous studies, such as proximity to a city, the history of data gathering, and the presence of environmental/social certifications. Furthermore, this paper also investigates how these organizational characteristics are interlinked with external, contextual forces by making use of Institutional Theory. By combining organizational characteristics with information on the institutional environment in which the PMB operates, a more complete image is obtained. The results of this analysis show that myriad different institutional pressures are in play when it comes to having influence over the decision making of PMBs with regard to the adoption of sustainability reporting. Furthermore, several prominent associations between one of the isomorphisms and certain organizational characteristics can be observed.
Magali Geerts; Michaël Dooms; Lara Stas. Determinants of Sustainability Reporting in the Present Institutional Context: The Case of Port Managing Bodies. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3148 .
AMA StyleMagali Geerts, Michaël Dooms, Lara Stas. Determinants of Sustainability Reporting in the Present Institutional Context: The Case of Port Managing Bodies. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (6):3148.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagali Geerts; Michaël Dooms; Lara Stas. 2021. "Determinants of Sustainability Reporting in the Present Institutional Context: The Case of Port Managing Bodies." Sustainability 13, no. 6: 3148.
A growing body of work suggests that social and activity participation (SAP) may contribute to health and well-being. Studies examining the effects of these activities largely focused on healthy older adults and older adults with more resources, not on frail older adults. On the latter, there is a lack of information about which activities contribute most and whether their effects vary between men and women given the gender-differentiated social roles. To address these gaps we extracted longitudinal data from the D-SCOPE frailty program for 380 participants aged 60 years or older residing in Belgium. Structural equation models tested the relationships between six levels of SAP based on a taxonomy of social activities (Levasseur et al., 2010) – from level 1 (for oneself) to level 6 (for others) – on longitudinal changes in physical and mental deterioration, well-being, and gender differences within these relationships. Results first show that older adults at risk of frailty benefit longitudinally from participating in activities in terms of their physical deterioration and well-being. Second, socially oriented activities were significantly associated with lower levels of physical deterioration and higher levels of subjective well-being (SWB), and volunteering with higher levels of SWB. Heterogeneity of activities, regardless of level on the taxonomy of social activities, seems to benefit SWB and counteract physical deterioration. Third, gender differences were confirmed by two activities for women (alone, task-oriented) and three activities for men (alone, being with others, task-oriented e.g. associational membership). Results imply that the activity itself may play a more important role than the nature of social involvement and social interaction in relation to health and wellbeing.
Sarah Dury; Lara Stas; Lise Switsers; Daan Duppen; Joan Domènech-Abella; Eva Dierckx; Liesbeth De Donder. Gender-related differences in the relationship between social and activity participation and health and subjective well-being in later life. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 270, 113668 .
AMA StyleSarah Dury, Lara Stas, Lise Switsers, Daan Duppen, Joan Domènech-Abella, Eva Dierckx, Liesbeth De Donder. Gender-related differences in the relationship between social and activity participation and health and subjective well-being in later life. Social Science & Medicine. 2021; 270 ():113668.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSarah Dury; Lara Stas; Lise Switsers; Daan Duppen; Joan Domènech-Abella; Eva Dierckx; Liesbeth De Donder. 2021. "Gender-related differences in the relationship between social and activity participation and health and subjective well-being in later life." Social Science & Medicine 270, no. : 113668.
Céline Hinnekens; Lara Stas; Fien Gistelinck; Lesley L. Verhofstadt. “I think you understand me.” Studying the associations between actual, assumed, and perceived understanding within couples. European Journal of Social Psychology 2019, 50, 46 -60.
AMA StyleCéline Hinnekens, Lara Stas, Fien Gistelinck, Lesley L. Verhofstadt. “I think you understand me.” Studying the associations between actual, assumed, and perceived understanding within couples. European Journal of Social Psychology. 2019; 50 (1):46-60.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCéline Hinnekens; Lara Stas; Fien Gistelinck; Lesley L. Verhofstadt. 2019. "“I think you understand me.” Studying the associations between actual, assumed, and perceived understanding within couples." European Journal of Social Psychology 50, no. 1: 46-60.
Brain tumor patients may suffer from a range of health-impairing problems reducing their quality of life. To identify potential targets for interventions, we examined the influence of different emotion regulation strategies on affective and cognitive functioning as indices of quality of life in patients and their caregivers in the early phase of treatment. To this end, we conducted an exploratory longitudinal study on a small cohort, measuring emotion regulation, emotional well-being, and cognitive functioning on the day before each patient's tumor resection (28 patients and 11 caregivers) and several months after neurosurgery (22 patients and 10 caregivers). Results showed that emotion regulation strategies are relatively stable from preoperative to postoperative assessment. Nevertheless, several associations between emotion regulation strategies and quality of life indices were evident after tumor resection. In particular, our results were largely in line with previous research findings in healthy and other patient populations, corroborating the adaptive character of cognitive reappraisal, whereas suppression and expression of emotions were related to reduced cognitive and affective functioning, respectively. Based on these results, we suggest that further intervention or qualitative studies explore whether therapeutic interventions directed toward mastery of cognitive reappraisal techniques and appropriate expression of emotions could lead to improved long-term adjustment among brain tumor patients and their caregivers.
Hannelore Aerts; Tineke Van Vrekhem; Lara Stas; Daniele Marinazzo. The interplay between emotion regulation, emotional well-being, and cognitive functioning in brain tumor patients and their caregivers: An exploratory study. Psycho-Oncology 2019, 28, 2068 -2075.
AMA StyleHannelore Aerts, Tineke Van Vrekhem, Lara Stas, Daniele Marinazzo. The interplay between emotion regulation, emotional well-being, and cognitive functioning in brain tumor patients and their caregivers: An exploratory study. Psycho-Oncology. 2019; 28 (10):2068-2075.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHannelore Aerts; Tineke Van Vrekhem; Lara Stas; Daniele Marinazzo. 2019. "The interplay between emotion regulation, emotional well-being, and cognitive functioning in brain tumor patients and their caregivers: An exploratory study." Psycho-Oncology 28, no. 10: 2068-2075.
The actor–partner interdependence model (APIM) is widely used for analyzing dyadic data. Although dyadic research has become immensely popular, its statistical complexity can be a barrier. To remedy this, a free user-friendly web application, called APIM_SEM, has been developed. This app automatically performs the statistical analyses (i.e., structural equation modeling) of both simple and complex APIMs. It allows the researcher to analyze distinguishable or indistinguishable dyads, to examine dyadic patterns, to estimate actor and partner effects of one or two predictors, and to control for covariates. Results are provided in software and text format, complemented by summary tables and figures. As an illustration, the effect of perception of the partner on satisfaction is assessed by fitting APIMs with varying complexity.
Lara Stas; David A. Kenny; Axel Mayer; Tom Loeys. Giving dyadic data analysis away: A user‐friendly app for actor–partner interdependence models. Personal Relationships 2018, 25, 103 -119.
AMA StyleLara Stas, David A. Kenny, Axel Mayer, Tom Loeys. Giving dyadic data analysis away: A user‐friendly app for actor–partner interdependence models. Personal Relationships. 2018; 25 (1):103-119.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLara Stas; David A. Kenny; Axel Mayer; Tom Loeys. 2018. "Giving dyadic data analysis away: A user‐friendly app for actor–partner interdependence models." Personal Relationships 25, no. 1: 103-119.
Family research aims to explore family processes, but is often limited to the examination of unidirectional processes. As the behavior of one person has consequences that go beyond that one individual, Family functioning should be investigated in its full complexity. The Social Relations Model (SRM; Kenny & La Voie, 1984) is a conceptual and analytical model which can disentangle family data from a round-robin design at three different levels: the individual level (actor and partner effects), the dyadic level (relationship effects) and the family level (family effect). Its statistical complexity may however be a hurdle for family researchers. The user-friendly R package fSRM performs almost automatically those rather complex SRM analyses and introduces new possibilities for assessing differences between SRM-means and between SRM-variances, both within and between groups of families. Using family data on negative processes, different type of research questions are formulated and corresponding analyses with fSRM are presented.
Lara Stas; Felix D. Schönbrodt; Tom Loeys. Getting the most out of family data with the R package fSRM. 2016, 1 .
AMA StyleLara Stas, Felix D. Schönbrodt, Tom Loeys. Getting the most out of family data with the R package fSRM. . 2016; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLara Stas; Felix D. Schönbrodt; Tom Loeys. 2016. "Getting the most out of family data with the R package fSRM." , no. : 1.
Gaëlle Vanhee; Gilbert M. D. Lemmens; Lara Stas; Tom Loeys; Lesley L. Verhofstadt. Why are couples fighting? A need frustration perspective on relationship conflict and dissatisfaction. Journal of Family Therapy 2016, 40, S4 -S23.
AMA StyleGaëlle Vanhee, Gilbert M. D. Lemmens, Lara Stas, Tom Loeys, Lesley L. Verhofstadt. Why are couples fighting? A need frustration perspective on relationship conflict and dissatisfaction. Journal of Family Therapy. 2016; 40 ():S4-S23.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGaëlle Vanhee; Gilbert M. D. Lemmens; Lara Stas; Tom Loeys; Lesley L. Verhofstadt. 2016. "Why are couples fighting? A need frustration perspective on relationship conflict and dissatisfaction." Journal of Family Therapy 40, no. : S4-S23.
Family research aims to explore family processes, but is often limited to the examination of unidirectional processes. As the behavior of 1 person has consequences that go beyond that individual, family functioning should be investigated in its full complexity. The social relations model (SRM; Kenny & La Voie, 1984) is a conceptual and analytical model that can disentangle family data from a round-robin design at 3 different levels: the individual level (actor and partner effects), the dyadic level (relationship effects), and the family level (family effect). Its statistical complexity may however be a hurdle for family researchers. The user-friendly R package fSRM performs almost automatically those rather complex SRM analyses and introduces new possibilities for assessing differences between SRM means and between SRM variances, both within and between groups of families. Using family data on negative processes, different type of research questions are formulated and corresponding analyses with fSRM are presented.
Lara Stas; Felix Schönbrodt; Tom Loeys. Getting the most out of family data with the R package fSRM. Journal of Family Psychology 2015, 29, 263 -275.
AMA StyleLara Stas, Felix Schönbrodt, Tom Loeys. Getting the most out of family data with the R package fSRM. Journal of Family Psychology. 2015; 29 (2):263-275.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLara Stas; Felix Schönbrodt; Tom Loeys. 2015. "Getting the most out of family data with the R package fSRM." Journal of Family Psychology 29, no. 2: 263-275.