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Research on the Universities
Tilburg University- Netherlands
Departments
The Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB) consists of the followingdepartments:
Cross-cultural Psychology
Developmental and Clinical Psychology
Human Resource Studies
Leisure Studies
Medical Psychology and Neuropsychology
Methodology and Statistics
Organization Studies
Social Psychology
Sociology
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On the department sites you will find more information about faculty and staff, research andeducation. You also will find contact information of the secretarial offices.
Cross-cultural Psychology
Coordinator: Prof. Fons van de Vijver
The research aims are pursued in comparative, empirical studies based on clear theoretical
positions, ample methodological considerations, and adequate methods of statistical analysis.Other types of research are also employed as long as validity issues can be properly addressed.
The range of research topics dealt with by the group covers various domains in psychology and
adjacent disciplines. Most research is done along two major lines:
1. Human behaviour and psychological processes in a cross-cultural context. Thisincludes a variety of research topics in which human behaviour and basic psychologicalprocesses are compared across cultural groups in order to assess and map cross-cultural
invariance and cultural variations.
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2. Acculturation and psychological consequences of cultural diversity. This line focusesonpsychological consequences of changes in people's ecological or socio-cultural environment.
Apart from the development of psychological theory in this field, studies also emphasizepractical relevance for the development of policies and interventions in situations of
acculturation.I. IACCP 21st International Congress 2012
The International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology (IACCP) was founded in 1972to facilitate communication and cooperation among cross-cultural psychologists and to promotepsychological research from a cross-cultural perspective. With the term cross-cultural broadly
defined, including research with a cross-cultural, cultural, or an indigenous orientation, IACCP
now has a membership of over800 individuals from over 60 countries.A major activity of IACCP is the organization of regional and international conferences forresearchers from all over the world to exchange exciting findings, catch up with old friends, and
form new friendship and research collaboration. I would like to invite all of you to participate in
our next international congress in the winelands of Stellenbosch, South Africa during July 17-21, 2012. The theme of the conference is "Nurturing Diversity for sustainable development",and it is hard to find a more fitting location for this theme than South Africa, widely known for itsstriking cultural and bio-diversity as well as dynamic social changes. A recent discovery ofanew hominid species -"Australopithecus Sediba" was made at Cradle of Humankind, thisdiscovery reveals traits that hint at humans early transition and evolution. It is also a placewhere sustainable development has been in the limelight, as South Africa hosted the World
Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 and has been intensively pursuing a greeneconomy. In addition to its world-renowned big-five safari, South Africa is also associated with
top-notch sports showmanship for playing host to the FIFA 2010 World Cup Soccer. South
Africa is definitely one of the most interesting countries to visit.
I am absolutely confident that the conference organizers, Professors Deon Meiring and LeonJackson, and the Scientific Chair, Professor Fons Van de Vijver, will put together a stimulatingand state-of-the-art scientific program in a pleasant ambience with enjoyable cultural events. Ilook forward to seeing you at this exciting conference to push the frontier of cross-cultural
research.
Prof. Kwok Leung President
ACTIVITYDATE
Call for Papers & Symposia Opens:15 July 2011
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Deadline for Abstract Submissions: 1 December 2011Early Bird Registration: 14 October 2011 - 15 April 2012Notification to authors: 15 February 2012
Late Registration: 16 April 2012 - 30 June 2012
Conference TopicsAcculturation and bi-culturalismPersonality and culture
Cognition and cultureChild development and cultureCross cultural emotionsCultural changePrejudice, racism, discrimination and stereotyping
Cultural / Culture psychology
Clinical psychology
Gender and culture
Indigenous psychologyCross cultural methods / Assessment
Ethnicity and identityHealth, mental health and well-being
Intercultural interaction
Intergroup relationMoral psychology
IO Psychology
Emotions & cultureCulturally sensitive psychological evaluation/assessment/tests
Cross-cultural counseling and education
Culturally sensitive psychotherapyCulturally sensitive interventionsCross-cultural mental health/psychiatry
II. Cross-Cultural Psychology Symposium
The Cross-Cultural Psychology Symposium took place in Tilburg on April 8, 2011. We thank
sincerely all participants. The following presentations (ordered alphabetically by family name ofthe first presenter) were given at the symposium. Presentations available for download can be
downloaded using the links below.
Velichko Valchev & Radosveta Dimitrova, organizers
Ethnic differences in problem perception and perceived need for care for young children with
emotional and behavioral problemsF. Bevaart, C. L. Mieloo, W. Jansen, M. Donker, F. C. Verhulst, & F. V. A. van Oort
How do immigrants manage their devalued social identity? Total-sample and multi-sampleconfirmatory factor analysis of the Coping with Immigrants Stigma Scale (CISS)
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M. Bobowik, N. Basabe, & D. Pez
The situated experience of anger and shame in America, Japan, and Belgium
M. Boiger, Y. Uchida, B. Mesquita, & L. Feldman Barrett
Cultural maintenance and adaptation in adults, children, and families of Turkish-Flemish andMoroccan-Flemish descent
S. Brouwers, J. Fontaine, H. Groenvynck, K. Beirens, & J. Arends-Toth
Perceived antecedents of marital and family satisfaction in Turkish, Turkish-Dutch and Dutch
couplesO. Celenk & F. J. R. van de Vijver
Religion and prejudice in Eastern culture: An analysis of ISSP dataM. Clobert & V. Saroglou
The role of faculty members cross-cultural competencies in their perceived teaching quality:Evidence from culturally-diverse classes in four European countriesA. De Beuckelaer, F. Lievens, & J. Bcker
Where do my emotions belong? A study of immigrants emotional acculturationJ. De Leersnyder, B. Mesquita, & H. Kim
Evaluating dynamic performance across cultures: Different effects of mean and trend in the East
and WestA. L. Y. Dionysius, J. Reb, D. L. Ferris, & H. Lian
Mother-child interaction in Turkish-Dutch and Dutch settingsE. Durgel & F. J. R. van de Vijver
Responding to adverse situations within exchange relationships: The cross-cultural validity of a
circumplex modelO. Furrer, B. V. Tjemkes, A. . Aydinlik, D. Donmez, & K. Adolfs
Exploring the general patterning of acquiescence from a cross-cultural perspectiveJ. He, F. J. R. van de Vijver, & A. Dominguez
I am what I choose, unless I can criticize! Culture, dissonance, and the moderating role of opinion
voicingM. Kokkoris & U. Khnen
Romaphobia among Serbian and Dutch adolescents: The role of threat, nationalistic feelings andintegrative orientations
V. Ljujic, P. Vedder, H. Dekker, & M. van Geel
Validation of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a multi-ethnic population of 5 to 7
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year oldsC.L. Mieloo, T. van Batenburg, W. Jansen, H. Raat, & M.C.A. Donker
Cross-cultural (in)comparability: Detecting and correcting for a differential response style across
culturally diverse groups
M. Morren
Understanding the relational self: An intergenerational study in the Netherlands and GreeceK. Pouliasi & M. Verkuyten
KEYNOTE SPEECH: Religion and acculturation: Research and theoryV. Saroglou
Perceptions of school climate and school adjustment of children with a migration backgroundM. K. Schachner, F. J. R. van de Vijver, & P. Noack
Building an online immigrant panel: Response and representativenessA. Scherpenzeel & M. Marchand
The puzzle of Hebrew-Arabic discrepancies in psychometric properties of intergroup attitude and
personality measuresM. Shani & K. Boehnke
Virtues and integration of Muslims and non-Muslims in the NetherlandsA. F. Sluis, J. P. L. M. van Oudenhoven, & M. E. Timmerman
How a tolerant past affects the present: Historical tolerance and the acceptance of Muslimexpressive rightsA. Smeekes, M. Verkuyten, & E. Poppe
Social desirability among Blacks and Whites in South AfricaF. J. R. van de Vijver & D. Meiring
The cultural meaning of learning as an energy-saving device: Does processing culturallyconsistent information enable cognitive processing?
M. van Egmond & U. Khnen
Threat and negative attitudes between Dutch national and Muslim adolescentsM. van Geel & P. Vedder
Current and historical antecedents of individual value differences across 195 regions in EuropeH. van Herk & Y. Poortinga
Cross-national differences in importance of virtuesJ. P. van Oudenhoven et al.
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Preference for third-party help across seven nationsH. Yang & E. Giebels|
The Oldendorff Research Institute
The Oldendorff Research Institute was founded by the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciencesin June 2001. The institute fosters all the fundamental research in the faculty. By providing its
research staff and visiting researchers with a congenial research environment and excellent
opportunities, it promotes innovative and high-quality multi-disciplinary, multi-level andinternational research. Researchers from different fields like psychology, sociology,
organizational sciences and methodology are accommodated in a professional way. The institute
has grown very fast in the last five years. About 100 researchers, varying from full professor to
postdoctoral fellow, are now registered as member of the staff of the institute.
The Oldendorff Research Institute also includes a Graduate School. Within the GraduateSchool a Master's program in Research is offered for very talented young students who wishto specialize for a career in academic research. The Graduate School also accommodates about
90 internal PhD students as well as about 200 external PhD students.
The institute is named after Antoine Oldendorff. Who wasAntoine Oldendorff?
Antoine Oldendorff (1912-1970) played a crucial role in the development of the Faculty of
Social Sciences in Tilburg, paradoxically from a formal, though marginal position. He was avery creative and innovative scholar, but was, to some degree, a contrarian.
After graduating from the University of Amsterdam under the supervision of the sociographerSteinmetz in 1940, he became a tutor in 'Descriptive Sociology' in the then Department ofSocial Sciences of the Catholic College of Economics. This private tutoring post was converted
into a lectureship in 1941.
His primary task was to introduce 'positive sociology' in an intellectual environment in which(Catholic and Tilburg) sociology was dominated by what was in many respects normativeThomistic, Scholastic thinking. The more dominant systematic-theoretical, empirical sociology
became, the more he began demanding attention for the more speculative elements in scholarlyopinion, for the broad picture, and for involvement in social issues. He did all this without
renouncing his empirical background.
Ultimately, he was more a generalist than a strict specialist. Macro-, meso- and micro-
sociology were the areas he worked in. Looking beyond disciplinary boundaries, he combinedinsights from sociology, cultural studies, and not the least psychology.
His list of publications is impressive and he was also very internationally orientated. He
acquainted himself with the literature from the United States and his visits to researchinstitutions in that country took place at a time when scholarly developments there were
portrayed by the old guard as barbaric, as technically impressive but superficial (and
dangerous).
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His books have been translated into English, German, French, and Spanish. He was also a very
gifted and inspiring teacher who allowed innovation in teaching and research to go hand in
hand.
When he ended his lectureship in Tilburg in 1945, he undertook a teaching assignment in
Tilburg in the field ofBusiness Sociology. This was in addition to a professorship in Nijmegen.
From 1953-1956 he held two positions, he was a professor in Eindhoven and a professor byspecial appointment in Tilburg in Introduction toSocio-Cultural Studies, Business Sociology,and Cultural Sociology.
His ongoing presence in Tilburg combined with his impressive, erudite personality had a greatinfluence on colleagues and teachers. With the naming of this institute, we not only honour one
of the 'founding fathers' of our faculty, but also symbolize what the ideal Tilburg social and
behavioural scientist should be: innovative, looking beyond boundaries, empirically orientated,
and socially engaged.
Obtaining a Doctorat
There are several ways to obtain a doctorate at the Oldendorff Graduate School:1. You apply for a job as internal PhD.2. You are doing research without being an employee of the university and one of the
professors of the faculty is your supervisor. This is called an external PhD.
Internal PhDThe Oldendorff Research Institute is frequently looking fornew PhD's.
Note that1. for some PhD projects it is necessary that you already completed successfully a two-year
program, like the Research Master's Program or the Master's Program in MedicalPsychology. These projects last three years, or, if you combine it with a position like
teaching assistant, four years.For other projects,
2. it is sufficient that you have completed a regular one-year Master's program. Theseprojects have a term offour years.
External PhDIf you would like to do research as an external PhD, it is necessary to find a professor who iswilling to act as your supervisor. In this case you might need more information about thedifferent research units, their current research projects and their output. Here you can also find
the names and e-mail addresses of the professors.
For more information, you can contact Carla de JonghCoordinator Graduate SchoolOldendorff Research Institute
Room P 2.115. Phone +13 466 2952
Monday - Wednesday - ThursdayContact detailsRoom P2115
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Working at Tilburg University
Tilburg University is a close-knit community within which there is a great deal of personal
interaction. Faculty members frequently know students by name, and spend time working withstudents on an individual basis. In the 2009 staff satisfaction survey, Tilburg achieved an overall
rating of 7.7 out of ten, the highest score of all Dutch universities.
The university invests in the ongoing personal and professional development of all staff
members. Those wishing to pursue personal development or a full academic career, can follow atenure track, management potential program, or talent development path.An affirmative action policy aims to establish equal representation of females and males on the
professorial staff. In 2009 a policy was implemented exempting staff members from teaching forfour months in order to focus exclusively on their research activities.
Our international faculty comprise some 25% of all staff and the number continues to increase.
Terms of employment contracts take the needs of international staff into account. We provideassistance in finding suitable accommodation, arranging work permits if required, and all other
practical matters. The Tilburg International Club, a network for expats in the region, ensures our
international staff members can connect with fellow compatriots, even while living in the
Netherlands.
Research Department of Sociology
The research of the Department of Sociology focuses on aspects ofsocial inequality and socialcohesion in a comparative and dynamic perspective. Topics studied within the broader theme ofsocial inequality are work, occupation, poverty, welfare and health. Topics studied withinsocial cohesion are values, solidarity, religion, family, voluntary membership, and social
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networks. The comparative perspective focuses on the comparison of (mostly European)countries, either from a macro-perspective or a micro-macro perspective. The dynamic
perspective consists ofcomparing countries or social groups across historical time on the onehand, and comparing individuals over their personal life course on the other hand. Theprogram is motivated by substantive forces in society on the one hand (i.e., processes of
(post)modernization in western societies) and by methodological innovations on the other hand(i.e., the development of dynamic and multilevel data and statistcal models).
The research is organized in the program Social and Cultural Dynamics and consists ofseveral larger research projects, such as the European Values Studies, ESPAnet, the PanelStudy of Social and Cultural Dynamics, the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study, and theEuropean Data Center for Work and Welfare.
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