• 2025
  • Loeys, T., De Clerck, T., & Haerens, L. (2025). Unraveling relationship dynamics in sports teams : a primer on the social relations model. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102752
  • Lefever, E., Flamant, N., Morbée, S., Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Ntoumanis, N., … Haerens, L. (2025). Does a closer coach-athlete bond buffer or exacerbate the detrimental effects of controlling coaching on athletes’ coping and outcomes? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING, 20(1), 56–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241287433
  • De Jonge, S., Opdecam, E., Patall, E. A., & Haerens, L. (2025). Goal clarification and process feedback matter : reducing test anxiety in low-stakes testing. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2025.2549870
  • De Jonge, S., Opdecam, E., Patall, E. A., & Haerens, L. (2025). Goal clarification and process feedback matter : reducing test anxiety in low-stakes testing. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2025.2549870
  • De Clerck, T., Van Doren, N., Willem, A., & Haerens, L. (2025). Unravelling trickle-down effects in sports clubs : a multi-informant and multi-level exploration of the interplay between leadership styles, coaching styles, and members’ motivation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2025.2495679
  • Opstoel, K., Prins, F., Haerens, L., van Tartwijk, J., & De Martelaer, K. (2025). Transferring responsibility in primary school physical education : experiences of five teachers participating in a professional development programme. TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, 153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2024.104844
  • Mayo-Rota, C., Abos, A., Haerens, L., De Cocker, K., & Garcia-Gonzalez, L. (2025). How pre-service physical education teachers’ motivational profiles shape their (de)motivating teaching profiles. TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, 165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2025.105168
  • Fierro-Suero, S., Van Doren, N., De Cocker, K., & Haerens, L. (2025). Towards a refined insight into physical education teachers’ autonomy-supportive, structuring, and controlling style to the importance of student motivation : a person-centered approach. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2024.2432307
  • Diloy-Pena, S., Garcia-Gonzalez, L., Haerens, L., De Cocker, K., Burgueno, R., & Abos, A. (2025). Exploring (de-)motivating teaching profiles from a fine-grained directiveness approach : differences in students’ need-based experiences. TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, 159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2025.105003
  • Tissot, T., Van Hiel, A., Bostyn, D., Haerens, L., Willem, A., & Constandt, B. (2025). The multidimensionality of moral identity : toward a broad characterization of the moral self. ETHICS & BEHAVIOR. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2025.2449989
  • Tissot, T., Van Hiel, A., Haerens, L., & Constandt, B. (2025). The propensity of the Moral Identity Profile to explain behavioral tendencies and actual behavior. ETHICS & BEHAVIOR, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2025.2572061
  • Tissot, T., Van Hiel, A., Haerens, L., & Constandt, B. (2025). Do athletes tolerate fraud for the benefit of the club? Applying the lens of unethical pro-organizational behavior. DEVIANT BEHAVIOR, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2025.2550341
  • Van Doren, N., De Cocker, K., Flamant, N., Compernolle, S., Vanderlinde, R., & Haerens, L. (2025). Observing physical education teachers’ need-supportive and need-thwarting styles using a circumplex approach : how does it relate to student outcomes? PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 30(4), 365–389. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2023.2230256
  • Schyvinck, C., Laureys, F., Lefever, E., Constandt, B., Vertommen, T., Haerens, L., & Willem, A. (2025). Ethical club climate and coaching style : unveiling their role in coach-perpetrated psychological abuse of gymnasts. JOURNAL OF SPORT MANAGEMENT, 39(2), 114–127. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2024-0060
  • Morbée, S., Haerens, L., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2025). An experimental study of the effects of contextual pressure and performance feedback on coaching styles and athlete experiences in youth basketball. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102861
  • Denul, A., Haerens, L., & Loeys, T. (2025). How does need satisfaction mediate the relation between harmonious passion and positive affect in coaches and athletes? A dyadic longitudinal study in coach-athlete dyads. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541251366906
  • Bouten, A., Haerens, L., & De Cocker, K. (2025). Students’ relatedness with peers and teachers in secondary education : distinct associations with student motivation and engagement. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-025-10071-3
  • van Hyfte, E., Coppens, E., Sasanguie, D., De Martelaer, K., Haerens, L., & Lenoir, M. (2025). Obstacle course-based versus traditional physical education : which promotes more physical activity and less sedentary behaviour? EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X251327553
  • Krijgsman, C., Hornstra, L., Litalien, D., Haerens, L., Borghouts, L., & Mainhard, T. (2025). Temporal stability of need satisfaction and frustration profiles and their association with motivational functioning. LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2025.102780
  • Garcia-Cazorla, J., Abos, A., Haerens, L., De Cocker, K., Burgueno, R., & Garcia-Gonzalez, L. (2025). Does it matter whether physical education teachers combine structure with autonomy support rather than control? Differences in motivation for teaching and work-related outcomes. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2025.2475175
  • Bouten, A., Diloy-Pena, S., Abos, A., Garcia-Gonzalez, L., Haerens, L., & De Cocker, K. (2025). Chaotic (laissez-faire) teaching : the most harmful style for students’ psychological needs? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2025.102717
  • 2024
  • Van Doren, N., De Cocker, K., & Haerens, L. (2024). Het creëren van een motiverende leeromgeving in de les LO : concrete strategieën voor leraren. TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR LICHAMELIJKE OPVOEDING, 2024(September), 10–28.
  • Vanhove, A., Opdecam, E., Mestdagh, S., & Haerens, L. (2024). CATME‐B in secondary education : exploring the perceptions of students and teachers. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, 59(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12751
  • De Jonge, S., Opdecam, E., & Haerens, L. (2024). Test anxiety fluctuations during low-stakes secondary school assessments : the role of the needs for autonomy and competence over and above the number of tests. CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2024.102273
  • De Clerck, T., Haerens, L., Devos, G., & Willem, A. (2024). A self-determination theory perspective on how autonomy-supportive and chaotic leadership relate to volunteers’ need-based experiences and turnover intentions : a variable-centered and person-centered approach. NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP, 34(4), 777–800. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21591
  • De Meester, A., Galle, J., Soenens, B., & Haerens, L. (2024). Perseverance in motor tasks : the impact of different types of positive feedback. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 29(2), 221–234. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2022.2054969
  • Janssens, O., Andreou, V., Embo, M., Valcke, M., De Ruyck, O., Robbrecht, M., & Haerens, L. (2024). The identification of requirements for competency development during work-integrated learning in healthcare education. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, 24(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05428-9
  • Jiang, J., Benita, M., Steffgen, S. T., Haerens, L., & Karen Lai, K. W. (2024). Associations between need-supportive teaching and student and teacher emotions : a mixed-methods investigation. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 68(7), 1568–1583. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2023.2262487
  • Burgueno, R., Abos, A., Sevil-Serrano, J., Haerens, L., De Cocker, K., & Garcia-Gonzalez, L. (2024). A circumplex approach to (de)motivating styles in physical education : Situations-in-School-Physical Education questionnaire in Spanish students, pre-service, and in-service teachers. MEASUREMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND EXERCISE SCIENCE, 28(1), 86–108. https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2023.2248098
  • Adriaens, K., Verhelle, H., Peters, G.-J. Y., Haerens, L., & Vertommen, T. (2024). The Safe Sport Allies bystander training : developing a multi-layered program for youth sport participants and their coaches to prevent harassment and abuse in local sport clubs. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1389280
  • Fonteyn, M., Haerens, L., Vansteenkiste, M., & Loeys, T. (2024). Is passion contagious in coach-athlete dyads? A dyadic exploration of the association between passion, affective and need-based experiences in individual sports. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1369011
  • Lefever, E., Coppens, E., Laureys, F., Lenoir, M., Haerens, L., & De Meester, A. (2024). Identifying profiles of actual and perceived motor competence measured with aligned instruments : differences in (enjoyment of) physical fitness. JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 42(11), 1041–1049. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2382555
  • Verhelle, H., Vertommen, T., Adriaens, K., Parent, S., Haerens, L., & van de Veerdonk, W. (2024). What would you do? Developing, implementing and evaluating a coach bystander intervention to prevent sexual violence in youth sports clubs. JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY, 36(5), 809–830. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2024.2331212
  • Keppens, K., Herman, L., Decuyper, A., Haerens, L., De Cocker, K., & Vanderlinde, R. (2024). Een video-annotatietool die duurzame feedbackpraktijken voor student-leraren faciliteert : de ontwikkeling van VITALE TEACH. TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR LERARENOPLEIDERS, 45(2), 15–37.
  • Janssens, O., Haerens, L., Valcke, M., Embo, M., De Backer, J., Van Hecke, A., … Pype, P. (2024). The development of a research-based interprofessional communication behaviors repository in healthcare education : a systematic review. JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE, 38(5), 918–935. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2024.2372017
  • De Clerck, T., Haerens, L., Van Dyck, D., Devos, G., & Willem, A. (2024). Professionalizing all-volunteer nonprofit organizations : an intervention study based on the competing values framework and self-determination theory. JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT, 37(1), 39–57. https://doi.org/10.1108/jocm-01-2023-0028
  • Morbée, S., Haerens, L., Soenens, B., Thys, J., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2024). Coaching dynamics in elite volleyball : the role of a need-supportive and need-thwarting coaching style during competitive games. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102655
  • Bengoechea, E. G., Woods, C. B., Murtagh, E., Grady, C., Fabre, N., Lhuisset, L., … Erasmus Promoting Phys Activity, [missing]. (2024). Rethinking schools as a setting for physical activity promotion in the 21st century : a position paper of the working group of the 2PASS 4Health Project. QUEST, 76(3), 269–288. https://doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2024.2318772
  • Flamant, N., Haerens, L., Vansteenkiste, M., Van Petegem, S., & Soenens, B. (2024). Are all negotiations equally favorable? The role of adolescents’ negotiation style, social domain, and mothers’ authoritarian beliefs and family history. JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE, 53, 485–505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01880-w
  • Van Doren, N., Compernolle, S., Bouten, A., Haerens, L., Hesters, L., Sanders, T., … De Cocker, K. (2024). How is observed (de)motivating teaching associated with student motivation and device-based physical activity during physical education? EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x241289911
  • 2023
  • Vanhove, A., Opdecam, E., & Haerens, L. (2023). Fostering social skills in the Flemish secondary accounting education : perceived challenges, opportunities, and future directions. ACCOUNTING EDUCATION, 33(4), 414–449. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2023.2208106
  • Hellebaut, S., Haerens, L., Vanderlinde, R., & De Cocker, K. (2023). Burnout, motivation, and (de-)motivating teaching style in different phases of a teaching career. TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, 129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104168
  • Janssens, O., Embo, M., Valcke, M., & Haerens, L. (2023). When theory beats practice: the implementation of competency-based education at healthcare workplaces : focus group interviews with students, mentors, and educators of six healthcare disciplines. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04446-3
  • Borghouts, L., Slingerland, M., Weeldenburg, G., van Dijk-van Eijk, B., Laurijssens, S., Remmers, T., & Haerens, L. (2023). Effectiveness of a lesson study intervention on teacher behaviour and student motivation in physical education lessons. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 28(2), 121–138. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2021.1958175
  • Garcia-Gonzalez, L., Haerens, L., Abos, A., Sevil-Serrano, J., & Burgueno, R. (2023). Is high teacher directiveness always negative? Associations with students’ motivational outcomes in physical education. TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, 132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104216
  • Tissot, T., Van Hiel, A., Haerens, L., & Constandt, B. (2023). The moral identity questionnaire predicts prosocial behavior better than the Moral Identity Scale. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, 42(26), 22738–22744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03361-y
  • Menescardi, C., De Meester, A., Álvarez, O., Castillo, I., Haerens, L., & Estevan, I. (2023). The mediational role of motivation in the model of motor development in childhood : a longitudinal study. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102398
  • Bouten, A., Haerens, L., Van Doren, N., Compernolle, S., & De Cocker, K. (2023). An online video annotation tool for optimizing secondary teachers’ motivating style : acceptability, usability, and feasibility. TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, 134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104307
  • Morbée, S., Haerens, L., Soenens, B., Loeys, T., De Clerck, T., Waterschoot, J., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2023). Predictors and outcomes of sports coaches’ athlete-invested contingent self-worth. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102478
  • Flamant, N., Haerens, L., Loeys, T., Vermote, B., & Soenens, B. (2023). “Help, my teacher is pressuring me!” The role of students’ coping with controlling teaching in motivation and engagement. MOTIVATION AND EMOTION, 47(5), 739–760. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-023-10018-1
  • Flamant, N., Haerens, L., Vansteenkiste, M., Laporte, N., Mabbe, E., & Soenens, B. (2023). A daily examination of the moderating role of adolescents’ coping in associations between psychologically controlling parenting and adolescents’ maladjustment. JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE, 52, 287–305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01685-3
  • Morbée, S., Waterschoot, J., De Muynck, G.-J., Haerens, L., Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2023). Identifying profiles of parental (de)motivating behaviors in youth sports : a multi-informant approach. MOTIVATION AND EMOTION, 47, 990–1006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-023-10040-3
  • Morbée, S., Beeckman, M., Loeys, T., Waterschoot, J., Cardon, G., Haerens, L., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2023). An examination of the reciprocal associations between physical activity and anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep quality during the first 9 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2022.100500
  • Ahmadi, A., Noetel, M., Parker, P., Ryan, R. M., Ntoumanis, N., Reeve, J., … Lonsdale, C. (2023). A classification system for teachers’ motivational behaviors recommended in self-determination theory interventions. JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 115(8), 1158–1176. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000783
  • 2022
  • Haerens, L., Matos, L., Koc, A., Benita, M., & Abos, A. (2022). Examining school boards’ chaotic leadership style in relation to teachers’ job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion. TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2022.103821
  • De Clerck, T., Willem, A., Morbée, S., Van Dyck, D., & Haerens, L. (2022). The importance of the leaders’ and coaches’ motivating style for sports club members’ motivation to participate in organized sports : study of trickle-down effects. SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST, 36(3), 153–161. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2021-0130
  • De Clerck, T., Willem, A., De Cocker, K., & Haerens, L. (2022). Toward a refined insight into the importance of volunteers’ motivations for need-based experiences, job satisfaction, work effort, and turnover intentions in nonprofit sports clubs : a person-centered approach. VOLUNTAS, 33(4), 807–819. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-021-00444-5
  • Janssens, O., Embo, M., Valcke, M., & Haerens, L. (2022). An online Delphi study to investigate  the completeness of the CanMEDS  Roles and the relevance, formulation, and measurability of their key competencies  within eight healthcare disciplines in Flanders. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03308-8
  • De Clerck, T., Haerens, L., & Willem, A. (2022). Involving athletes and other internal stakeholders in organizational change in sports clubs : the crucial role of autonomy support. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT PSYCHOLOGY, 53(6), 569–590. https://doi.org/10.7352/IJSP.2022.53.569
  • Fonteyn, M., Haerens, L., Vansteenkiste, M., & Loeys, T. (2022). It takes two to tango : using the actor-partner interdependence model for studying the coach-athlete relationship. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102273
  • Opstoel, K., Prins, F., Jacobs, F., Haerens, L., van Tartwijk, J., & De Martelaer, K. (2022). Physical education teachers’ perceptions and operationalisations of personal and social development goals in primary education. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 28(4), 968–984. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x221102300
  • Menescardi, C., De Meester, A., Morbée, S., Haerens, L., & Estevan, I. (2022). The role of motivation in the conceptual model of motor development in childhood. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102188
  • Behzadnia, B., Alizadeh, E., Haerens, L., & Aghdasi, M. T. (2022). Changes in students’ goal pursuits and motivational regulations toward healthy behaviors during the pandemic : a self-determination theory perspective. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.102131
  • Morbée, S., Haerens, L., Waterschoot, J., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2022). Which cyclists manage to cope with the corona crisis in a resilient way? The role of motivational profiles. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY, 20(4), 1049–1067. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2021.1940241
  • Flamant, N., Boncquet, M., Van Petegem, S., Haerens, L., Beyers, W., & Soenens, B. (2022). To endure or to resist? Adolescents’ coping with overprotective parenting. JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2022.101444
  • Dekesel, L., Beckers Perletti, L., Madeleyn, A.-S., Oghuma, G., Ongena, Z., Vermoesen, R., … Willaert, W. (2022). Structured online modules and near-peer teaching in neuroanatomy stimulate active learning and can have beneficial effects on medical students’ scores. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR, 32(5), 1077–1085. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-022-01617-7
  • Janssens, O., Haerens, L., Valcke, M., Beeckman, D., Pype, P., & Embo, M. (2022). The role of eportfolios in supporting learning in eight healthcare disciplines : a scoping review. NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE, 63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103418
  • 2021
  • De Clerck, T., Willem, A., Aelterman, N., & Haerens, L. (2021). Volunteers managing volunteers : the role of volunteer board members’ motivating and demotivating style in relation to volunteers’ motives to stay volunteer. VOLUNTAS, 32(6), 1271–1284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-019-00177-6
  • Cents-Boonstra, M., Lichtwarck-Aschoff, A., Denessen, E., Aelterman, N., & Haerens, L. (2021). Fostering student engagement with motivating teaching : an observation study of teacher and student behaviours. RESEARCH PAPERS IN EDUCATION, 36(6), 754–779. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2020.1767184
  • Van Doren, N., De Cocker, K., De Clerck, T., Vangilbergen, A., Vanderlinde, R., & Haerens, L. (2021). The relation between physical education teachers’ (de-)motivating style, students’ motivation, and students’ physical activity : a multilevel approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147457
  • Escriva-Boulley, G., Guillet-Descas, E., Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., Van Doren, N., Lentillon-Kaestner, V., & Haerens, L. (2021). Adopting the situation in school questionnaire to examine physical education teachers’ motivating and demotivating styles using a circumplex approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147342
  • Haerens, L., Bettens, K., Van Lierde, K., & Aelterman, N. (2021). The promise of self-determination theory to study the therapist-client relationship in speech-language treatment. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS, 89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.106059
  • Krijgsman, C., Mainhard, T., Borghouts, L., van Tartwijk, J., & Haerens, L. (2021). Do goal clarification and process feedback positively affect students’ need-based experiences? A quasi-experimental study grounded in Self-Determination Theory. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 26(5), 483–503. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2020.1823956
  • De Clerck, T., Aelterman, N., Haerens, L., & Willem, A. (2021). Enhancing volunteers capacity in all-volunteer nonprofit organizations : the role of volunteer leaders’ reliance on effective management processes and (de)motivating leadership. NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP, 31(3), 481–503. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21444
  • Escriva-Boulley, G., Haerens, L., Tessier, D., & Sarrazin, P. (2021). Antecedents of primary school teachers’ need-supportive and need-thwarting styles in physical education. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 27(4), 961–980. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x211004627
  • Duprez, V., Haerens, L., Wuyts, D., Verhaeghe, S., van Zanten, R., Massey, E. K., & Van Hecke, A. (2021). Self-determination theory to observe healthcare professionals’ counselling in chronic care encounters : development of the COUNSEL-CCE tool. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, 104(7), 1773–1780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.12.002
  • Coppens, E., De Meester, A., Deconinck, F., De Martelaer, K., Haerens, L., Bardid, F., … D’Hondt, E. (2021). Differences in weight status and autonomous motivation towards sports among children with various profiles of motor competence and organized sports participation. CHILDREN-BASEL, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020156
  • De Muynck, G.-J., Morbée, S., Soenens, B., Haerens, L., Vermeulen, O., Vande Broek, G., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2021). Do both coaches and parents contribute to youth soccer players’ motivation and engagement? An examination of their unique (de)motivating roles. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY, 19(5), 761–779. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2020.1739111
  • 2020
  • Morbée, S., Vansteenkiste, M., Aelterman, N., & Haerens, L. (2020). Why do sport coaches adopt a controlling coaching style? The role of an evaluative context and psychological need frustration. SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST, 34(2), 89–98. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2018-0197
  • De Meester, A., Van Duyse, F., Aelterman, N., De Muynck, G.-J., & Haerens, L. (2020). An experimental, video-based investigation into the motivating impact of choice and positive feedback among students with different motor competence levels. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 25(4), 361–378. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2020.1725456
  • Opstoel, K., Chapelle, L., Prins, F., De Meester, A., Haerens, L., van Tartwijk, J., & De Martelaer, K. (2020). Personal and social development in physical education and sports : a review study. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 26(4), 797–813. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x19882054
  • De Meester, A., Barnett, L. M., Brian, A., Bowe, S. J., Jimenez-Diaz, J., Van Duyse, F., … Haerens, L. (2020). The relationship between actual and perceived motor competence in children, adolescents and young adults : a systematic review and meta-analysis. SPORTS MEDICINE, 50(11), 2001–2049. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01336-2
  • Flamant, N., Haerens, L., Mabbe, E., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2020). How do adolescents deal with intrusive parenting? The role of coping with psychologically controlling parenting in internalizing and externalizing problems. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE, 84, 200–212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.09.003
  • Teixeira, P., Marques, M., Silva, M., Brunet, J., Duda, J., Haerens, L., … Hagger, M. (2020). A classification of motivation and behavior change techniques used in self-determination theory-based interventions in health contexts. MOTIVATION SCIENCE, 6(4), 438–455. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000172
  • 2019
  • Kerner, C., Kirk, D., De Meester, A., & Haerens, L. (2019). Why is physical education more stimulating for pupils who are more satisfied with their own body? HEALTH EDUCATION JOURNAL, 78(3), 251–265. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896918798420
  • Krijgsman, C., Aelterman, N., Borghouts, L., Cardon, G., & Haerens, L. (2019). Speelt inzicht geven in de evaluatiecriteria een rol voor de motivatie van leerlingen in de les Lichamelijke Opvoeding? SPORTLIJN - BVLO, 2019(maart), 10–16.
  • Krijgsman, C., Mainhard, T., van Tartwijk, J., Borghouts, L., Vansteenkiste, M., Aelterman, N., & Haerens, L. (2019). Where to go and how to get there : goal clarification, process feedback and students’ need satisfaction and frustration from lesson to lesson. LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION, 61, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2018.12.005
  • Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., & Haerens, L. (2019). Correlates of students’ internalization and defiance of classroom rules : a self-determination theory perspective. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 89(1), 22–40. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12213
  • Haerens, L., Krijgsman, C., Mouratidis, A., Borghouts, L., Cardon, G., & Aelterman, N. (2019). How does knowledge about the criteria for an upcoming test relate to adolescents’ situational motivation in physical education? : a self-determination theory approach. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 25(4), 983–1001. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x18783983
  • Delrue, J., Soenens, B., Morbée, S., Vansteenkiste, M., & Haerens, L. (2019). Do athletes’ responses to coach autonomy support and control depend on the situation and athletes’ personal motivation? PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 43, 321–332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.04.003
  • González-García, L., Sevil-Serrano, J., Abós, A., Aelterman, N., & Haerens, L. (2019). The role of task and ego-oriented climate in explaining students’ bright and dark motivational experiences in physical education. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 24(4), 344–358. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2019.1592145
  • Abós, Á., Sevil-Serrano, J., Haerens, L., Aelterman, N., & García-González, L. (2019). Towards a more refined understanding of the interplay between burnout and engagement among secondary school teachers : a person-centered perspective. LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 72, 69–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2019.04.008
  • Cents-Boonstra, M., Lichtwarck-Aschoff, A., Denessen, E., Haerens, L., & Aelterman, N. (2019). Identifying motivational profiles among VET students : differences in self-efficacy, test anxiety and perceived motivating teaching. JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, 71(4), 600–622. https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2018.1549092
  • Abós, Á., Haerens, L., Sevil-Serrano, J., Morbée, S., Julián, J. A., & García-González, L. (2019). Does the level of motivation of physical education teachers matter in terms of job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion? A person-centered examination based on self-determination theory. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 16(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162839
  • Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., Haerens, L., Soenens, B., Fontaine, J., & Reeve, J. (2019). Toward an integrative and fine-grained insight in motivating and demotivating teaching styles : the merits of a circumplex approach. JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 111(3), 497–521. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000293
  • Reynders, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Van Puyenbroeck, S., Aelterman, N., De Backer, M., Delrue, J., … Vande Broek, G. (2019). Coaching the coach : intervention effects on need-supportive coaching behavior and athlete motivation and engagement. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 43, 288–300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.04.002
  • Delrue, J., Reynders, B., Vande Broek, G., Aelterman, N., De Backer, M., Decroos, S., … Vansteenkiste, M. (2019). Adopting a helicopter-perspective towards motivating and demotivating coaching : a circumplex approach. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 40, 110–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.08.008
  • Coppens, E., Bardid, F., Deconinck, F., Haerens, L., Stodden, D., D’Hondt, E., & Lenoir, M. (2019). Developmental change in motor competence : a latent growth curve analysis. FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.01273
  • 2018
  • De Meester, A., Stodden, D., Goodway, J., True, L., Brian, A., Ferkel, R., & Haerens, L. (2018). Identifying a motor proficiency barrier for meeting physical activity guidelines in children. JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT, 21(1), 58–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.05.007
  • Abós, Á., Haerens, L., Sevil, J., Aelterman, N., & García-González, L. (2018). Teachers’ motivation in relation to their psychological functioning and interpersonal style : a variable- and person-centered approach. TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, 74, 21–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.04.010
  • Haerens, L., Vansteenkiste, M., De Meester, A., Delrue, J., Tallir, I., Vande Broek, G., … Aelterman, N. (2018). Different combinations of perceived autonomy support and control : identifying the most optimal motivating style. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 23(1), 16–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2017.1346070
  • Mouratidis, A., Michou, A., Aelterman, N., Haerens, L., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2018). Begin-of-school-year perceived autonomy-support and structure as predictors of end-of-school-year study efforts and procrastination : the mediating role of autonomous and controlled motivation. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 38(4), 435–450. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2017.1402863
  • Kerner, C., Haerens, L., & Kirk, D. (2018). Body dissatisfaction, perceptions of competence, and lesson content in physical education. JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 88(8), 576–582. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12644
  • Kerner, C., Haerens, L., & Kirk, D. (2018). Understanding body image in physical education : current knowledge and future directions. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 24(2), 255–265. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x17692508
  • Vansteenkiste, M., Aelterman, N., De Muynck, G.-J., Haerens, L., Patall, E., & Reeve, J. (2018). Fostering personal meaning and self-relevance : a self-determination theory perspective on internalization. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION, 86(1), 30–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2017.1381067
  • 2017
  • Borghouts, L. B., Slingerland, M., & Haerens, L. (2017). Assessment quality and practices in secondary PE in the Netherlands. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 22(5), 473–489. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2016.1241226
  • Krijgsman, C., Borghouts, L., van Tartwijk, J., Mainhard, T., & Haerens, L. (2017). Cijfers en motivatie van leerlingen in de gymles. EXAMENS, (2017–4), 25–28.
  • Delrue, J., Vansteenkiste, M., Mouratidis, A., Gevaert, K., Vande Broek, G., & Haerens, L. (2017). A game-to-game investigation of the relation between need-supportive and need-thwarting coaching and moral behavior in soccer. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 31, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.03.010
  • De Meester, A., Cardon, G., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Haerens, L. (2017). Extracurricular school-based sports as a stepping stone toward an active lifestyle? : differences in physical activity and sports-motivation between extracurricular school-based sports participants and non-participants. JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, 36(4), 485–497. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2016-0035
  • Krijgsman, C., Vansteenkiste, M., van Tartwijk, J., Maes, J., Borghouts, L., Cardon, G., … Haerens, L. (2017). Performance grading and motivational functioning and fear in physical education : a self-determination theory perspective. LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 55, 202–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2017.03.017
  • Slingerland, M., Borghouts, L., Jans, L., Weeldenburg, G., van Dokkum, G., Vos, S., & Haerens, L. (2017). Development and optimisation of an in-service teacher training programme on motivational assessment in physical education. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 23(1), 91–109. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X16639212
  • Vercruysse, S., De Clercq, D., Goossens, L., Aelterman, N., & Haerens, L. (2017). Development and optimization of an injury prevention intervention for physical education teachers. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 22(2), 171–186. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2016.1165192
  • De Muynck, G.-J., Vansteenkiste, M., Delrue, J., Aelterman, N., Haerens, L., & Soenens, B. (2017). The effects of feedback valence and style on need satisfaction, self-talk, and perseverance among tennis players : an experimental study. JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY, 39(1), 67–80. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2015-0326
  • 2016
  • Van den Berghe, L., Cardon, G., Tallir, I., Kirk, D., & Haerens, L. (2016). Dynamics of need-supportive and need-thwarting teaching behavior: the bidirectional relationship with student engagement and disengagement in the beginning of a lesson. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 21(6), 653–670. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2015.1115008
  • De Meester, A., Cardon, G., & Haerens, L. (2016). De Vlaamse schoolsport onder de loep. TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR LICHAMELIJKE OPVOEDING, (250), 9–14.
  • Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., Soenens, B., & Haerens, L. (2016). A dimensional and person-centered perspective on controlled reasons for non-participation in physical education. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 23, 142–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.12.001
  • Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., Van Keer, H., & Haerens, L. (2016). Changing teachers’ beliefs regarding autonomy support and structure: The role of experienced psychological need satisfaction in teacher training. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 23, 64–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.10.007
  • De Meyer, J., Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Aelterman, N., Van Petegem, S., & Haerens, L. (2016). Do students with different motives for physical education respond differently to autonomy-supportive and controlling teaching? PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 22, 72–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.06.001
  • Bardid, F., De Meester, A., Tallir, I., Cardon, G., Lenoir, M., & Haerens, L. (2016). Configurations of actual and perceived motor competence among children : associations with motivation for sports and global self-worth. HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE, 50, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2016.09.001
  • De Meester, A., Maes, J., Stodden, D., Cardon, G., Goodway, J., Lenoir, M., & Haerens, L. (2016). Identifying profiles of actual and perceived motor competence among adolescents : associations with motivation, physical activity, and sports participation. JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 34(21), 2027–2037. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1149608
  • De Meester, A., Stodden, D., Brian, A., True, L., Cardon, G., Tallir, I., & Haerens, L. (2016). Associations among elementary school children’s actual motor competence, perceived motor competence, physical activity and BMI : a cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE, 11(10). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164600
  • De Meyer, J., Soenens, B., Aelterman, N., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Haerens, L. (2016). The different faces of controlling teaching : implications of a distinction between externally and internally controlling teaching for students’ motivation in physical education. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 21(6), 632–652. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2015.1112777
  • De Naeghel, J., Van Keer, H., Vansteenkiste, M., Haerens, L., & Aelterman, N. (2016). Promoting elementary school students’ autonomous reading motivation : effects of a teacher professional development workshop. JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 109(3), 232–252. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2014.942032
  • Goossens, L., Vercruysse, S., Cardon, G., Haerens, L., Witvrouw, E., & De Clercq, D. (2016). Musculoskeletal injuries in physical education versus non-physical education teachers: a prospective study. JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 34(12), 1107–1115. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2015.1091491
  • Vercruysse, S., Haerens, L., Verhagen, E., Goossens, L., & De Clercq, D. (2016). Effects of a multifactorial injury prevention intervention in physical education teachers : a randomized controlled trial. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 16(7), 868–876. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2016.1140812
  • Delrue, J., Mouratidis, A., Haerens, L., De Muynck, G.-J., Aelterman, N., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2016). Intrapersonal achievement goals and underlying reasons among long distance runners : their relation with race experience, self-talk, and running time. PSYCHOLOGICA BELGICA, 56(3), 288–310. https://doi.org/10.5334/pb.280
  • 2015
  • Van den Berghe, L., Tallir, I., Cardon, G., Aelterman, N., & Haerens, L. (2015). Student (dis)engagement and need-supportive teaching behavior: a multi-informant and multilevel approach. JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY, 37(4), 353–366. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2014-0150
  • Haerens, L., Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., Soenens, B., & Van Petegem, S. (2015). Do perceived autonomy-supportive and controlling teaching relate to physical education students’ motivational experiences through unique pathways? Distinguishing between the bright and dark side of motivation. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 16(3), 26–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.08.013
  • Pion, J., Segers, V., Fransen, J., Debuyck, G., Deprez, D., Haerens, L., … Lenoir, M. (2015). Generic anthropometric and performance characteristics among elite adolescent boys in nine different sports. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 15(5), 357–366. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2014.944875
  • 2014
  • Van den Berghe, L., Soenens, B., Aelterman, N., Cardon, G., Tallir, I., & Haerens, L. (2014). Within-person profiles of teachers’ motivation to teach: associations with need satisfaction at work, need-supportive teaching, and burnout. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 15(4), 407–417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.04.001
  • Van den Berghe, L., Vansteenkiste, M., Cardon, G., Kirk, D., & Haerens, L. (2014). Research on self-determination in physical education: key findings and proposals for future research. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 19(1), 97–121. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2012.732563
  • Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., Van den Berghe, L., De Meyer, J., & Haerens, L. (2014). Fostering a need-supportive teaching style: intervention effects on physical education teachers’ beliefs and teaching behaviors. JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY, 36(6), 595–609. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2013-0229
  • De Meyer, J., Tallir, I., Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Aelterman, N., Van den Berghe, L., … Haerens, L. (2014). Does observed controlling teaching behavior relate to students’ motivation in physical education? JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 106(2), 541–554. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034399
  • Haerens, L., Cardon, G., Tallir, I., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2014). Gezondheidspromotie als doel binnen Lichamelijke Opvoeding. SPORTLIJN - BVLO, 2014(4), 19–23.
  • Kirk, D., & Haerens, L. (2014). New research programmes in physical education and sport pedagogy. SPORT EDUCATION AND SOCIETY, 19(7), 899–911. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2013.874996
  • De Meester, A., Aelterman, N., Cardon, G., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Haerens, L. (2014). Extracurricular school-based sports as a motivating vehicle for sports participation in youth : a cross-sectional study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-11-48
  • Slingerland, M., Haerens, L., Cardon, G., & Borghouts, L. (2014). Differences in perceived competence and physical activity levels during single-gender modified basketball game play in middle school physical education. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 20(1), 20–35. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X13496000
  • Lien, N., Haerens, L., te Velde, S. J., Mercken, L., Klepp, K.-I., Moore, L., … van Lenthe, F. J. (2014). Exploring subgroup effects by socioeconomic position of three effective school-based dietary interventions: the European TEENAGE project. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 59(3), 493–502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0524-8
  • Cook, T. L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Maes, L., Haerens, L., Grammatikaki, E., Widhalm, K., … Manios, Y. (2014). Moderators of the effectiveness of a web-based tailored intervention promoting physical activity in adolescents: the HELENA Activ-O-Meter. JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 84(4), 256–266. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12140
  • Cook, T. L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Maes, L., Haerens, L., Grammatikaki, E., Widhalm, K., … Manios, Y. (2014). Psychosocial determinants and perceived environmental barriers as mediators of the effectiveness of a web-based tailored intervention promoting physical activity in adolescents: the HELENA Activ-O-Meter. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, 11(4), 741–751. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2012-0120
  • 2013
  • Van den Berghe, L., Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Aelterman, N., Cardon, G., Tallir, I., & Haerens, L. (2013). Observed need-supportive and need-thwarting teaching behavior in physical education: do teachers’ motivational orientations matter? PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 14(5), 650–661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.04.006
  • Van den Berghe, L., Cardon, G., Aelterman, N., Tallir, I., Vansteenkiste, M., & Haerens, L. (2013). Emotional exhaustion and motivation in physical education teachers: a variable-centered and person-centered approach. JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, 32(3), 305–320.
  • Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., Van Keer, H., De Meyer, J., Van den Berghe, L., & Haerens, L. (2013). Development and evaluation of a training on need-supportive teaching in physical education: qualitative and quantitative findings. TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, 29, 64–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2012.09.001
  • Haerens, L., Vansteenkiste, M., Aelterman, N., Van den Berghe, L., Cardon, G., & Tallir, I. (2013). Physical education teachers inspiring young people towards a physically active lifestyle?!: motivational dynamics in physical education. SPORT SCIENCE & PHYSICAL EDUCATION BULLETIN, (65), 155–166.
  • Haerens, L., Aelterman, N., Van den Berghe, L., De Meyer, J., Soenens, B., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2013). Observing physical education teachers’ need-supportive interactions in classroom settings. JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY, 35(1), 3–17.
  • 2012
  • Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., Van Keer, H., Van den Berghe, L., De Meyer, J., & Haerens, L. (2012). Students’ objectively measured physical activity levels and engagement as a function of between-class and between-student differences in motivation toward physical education. JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY, 34(4), 457–480.
  • Van Lippevelde, W., van Stralen, M., Verloigne, M., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Deforche, B., Brug, J., … Haerens, L. (2012). Mediating effects of home-related factors on fat intake from snacks in a school-based nutrition intervention among adolescents. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH, 27(1), 36–45. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyr110
  • Vansteenkiste, M., Sierens, E., Goossens, L., Soenens, B., Dochy, F., Mouratidis, A., … Beyers, W. (2012). Identifying configurations of perceived teacher autonomy support and structure: Associations with self-regulated learning, motivation and problem behavior. LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION, 22(6), 431–439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.04.002
  • Cardon, G., Van Acker, R., Seghers, J., De Martelaer, K., Haerens, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2012). Physical activity promotion in schools: which strategies do schools (not) implement and which socioecological factors are associated with implementation? HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH, 27(3), 470–483. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cys043
  • Cardon, G., Maes, L., Haerens, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2012). Bicycling to school during the transition from childhood into adolescence : a six-year longitudinal study. PEDIATRIC EXERCISE SCIENCE, 24(3), 369–383.
  • De Coen, V., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Vereecken, C., Verbestel, V., Haerens, L., Huybrechts, I., … Maes, L. (2012). Effects of a 2-year healthy eating and physical activity intervention for 3-6-year-olds in communities of high and low socio-economic status: the POP (Prevention of Overweight among Pre-school and school children) project. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 15(9), 1737–1745. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980012000687
  • Spittaels, H., Van Cauwenberghe, E., Verbestel, V., De Meester, F., Van Dyck, D., Verloigne, M., … De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2012). Objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity time across the lifespan : a cross-sectional study in four age groups. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-149
  • 2011
  • Haerens, L., Kirk, D., Cardon, G., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2011). Toward the development of a pedagogical model for health-based physical education. QUEST, 63(3), 321–338.
  • De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Simon, C., De Meester, F., Van Lenthe, F., Spittaels, H., Lien, N., … Haerens, L. (2011). Are physical activity interventions equally effective in adolescents of low and high socio-economic status (SES): results from the European Teenage project. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH, 26(1), 119–130. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyq080
  • De Meyer, J., Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M., Verstraete, S., Lannoo, R., Permentier, V., … Haerens, L. (2011). Leerkrachten LO appreciëren de workshop “Hoe leerlingen motiveren!” TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR LICHAMELIJKE OPVOEDING, 230(2), 6–11.
  • Van Acker, R., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., De Martelaer, K., Seghers, J., Kirk, D., Haerens, L., … Cardon, G. (2011). A framework for physical activity programs within school-community partnerships. QUEST, 63(3), 300–320.
  • Deforche, B., Haerens, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2011). How to make overweight children exercise and follow the recommendations. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OBESITY, 6(suppl. 1), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.3109/17477166.2011.583660
  • Maes, L., Cook, T. L., Ottovaere, C., Matthijs, C., Moreno, L. A., Kersting, M., … Vereecken, C. (2011). Pilot evaluation of the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Food-O-Meter, a computer-tailored nutrition advice for adolescents : a study in six European cities. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 14(7), 1292–1302. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980010003563
  • Verbestel, V., De Henauw, S., Maes, L., Haerens, L., Mårild, S., Eiben, G., … De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2011). Using the intervention mapping protocol to develop a community-based intervention for the prevention of childhood obesity in a multi-centre European project: the IDEFICS intervention. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-8-82
  • 2010
  • Haerens, L., Cardon, G., & Kirk, D. (2010). Innovatie in lichamelijke opvoeding: sport educatie als pedagogisch model. TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR LICHAMELIJKE OPVOEDING, (2010 / 2), 7–10.
  • Haerens, L., Cardon, G., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2010). Wil je of moet je deelnemen aan de les lichamelijke opvoeding ? Het ABC van een motiverende leeromgeving. TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR LICHAMELIJKE OPVOEDING, 1, 11–14.
  • Haerens, L., Kirk, D., Cardon, G., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2010). Motivational profiles for secondary school physical education and its relationship to the adoption of a physically active lifestyle among university students. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 16(2), 117–139. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X10381304
  • Haerens, L., Vereecken, C., Maes, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2010). Relationship of physical activity and dietary habits with body mass index in the transition from childhood to adolescence : a 4-year longitudinal study. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 13(10a), 1722–1728. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980010002284
  • Haerens, L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Eiben, G., Lauria, F., Barba, G., Bel, S., … Maes, L. (2010). Formative research to develop the IDEFICS physical activity intervention component : findings from focus groups with children and parents. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, 7(2), 246–256.
  • De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Maes, L., De Henauw, S., De Vriendt, T., Moreno, L., Kersting, M., … Haerens, L. (2010). Evaluation of a Computer-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention in Adolescents in Six European Countries: The Activ-O-Meter in the HELENA Intervention Study. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 46(5), 458–466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.006
  • Van Acker, R., Carreiro da Costa, F., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Cardon, G., & Haerens, L. (2010). Sex equity and physical activity levels in coeducational physical education: exploring the potential of modified game forms. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, 15(2), 159–173. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408980902877609
  • Vereecken, C., Haerens, L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Maes, L. (2010). The relationship between children’s home food environment and dietary patterns in childhood and adolescence. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 13(10A), 1729–1735. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980010002296
  • 2009
  • Haerens, L., Craeynest, M., Deforche, B., Maes, L., Cardon, G., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2009). The contribution of home, neighbourhood and school environmental factors in explaining physical activity among adolescents. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2009, [1]-[10]. https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/320372
  • Haerens, L., Maes, L., Vereecken, C., De Henauw, S., Moreno, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2009). Effectiveness of a computer tailored physical activity intervention in adolescents compared to a generic advice. Patient Education and Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2009.03.020
  • Haerens, L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Barba, G., Eiben, G., Fernandez, J., Hebestreit, A., … De Henauw, S. (2009). Developing the IDEFICS community-based intervention program to enhance eating behaviors in 2- to 8-year-old children: findings from focus groups with children and parents. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH, 24(3), 381–393. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyn033
  • Cardon, G., Haerens, L., Verstraete, S., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2009). Perceptions of a School-Based Self-Management Program Promoting an Active Lifestyle Among Elementary Schoolchildren, Teachers, and Parents. JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, 28(2), 141–154.
  • 2008
  • Haerens, L., CERIN, E., Maes, L., Cardon, G., Deforche, B., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2008). Explaining the effect of a 1-year intervention promoting physical activity in middle schools: a mediation analysis. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 11(5), 501–512.
  • Haerens, L., Craeynest, M., Deforche, B., Maes, L., Cardon, G., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2008). The contribution of psychosocial and home environmental factors in explaining eating behaviours in adolescents. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 62(1), 51–59.
  • Craeynest, M., Crombez, G., Koster, E., Haerens, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2008). Cognitive-motivational determinants of fat food consumption in overweight and obese youngsters: The implicit association between fat food and arousal. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY, 39(3), 354–368.
  • Cardon, G., Van Cauwenberghe, E., Labarque, V., Haerens, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2008). The contribution of preschool playground factors in explaining children’s physical activity during recess. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 5.
  • 2007
  • Haerens, L., DEFORCHE, B., Maes, L., BRUG, J., VANDELANOTTE, C., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2007). A computer-tailored dietary fat intake intervention for adolescents: Results of a randomized controlled trial. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, 34(3), 253–262.
  • Haerens, L., CERIN, E., DEFORCHE, B., Maes, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2007). Explaining the effects of a 1-year intervention promoting a low fat diet in adolescent girls: a mediation analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 4.
  • Haerens, L., Deforche, B., Vandelanotte, C., Maes, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2007). Acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention in adolescents. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, 66(3), 303–310.
  • Haerens, L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Maes, L., Cardon, G., & Deforche, B. (2007). School-based randomized controlled trial of a physical activity intervention among adolescents. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 40(3), 258–265.
  • Haerens, L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Maes, L., Vereecken, C., BRUG, J., & Deforche, B. (2007). The effects of a middle-school healthy eating intervention or adolescents’ fat and fruit intake and soft drinks consumption. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 10(5), 443–449.
  • Haerens, L., Deforche, B., Maes, L., Cardon, G., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2007). Physical activity and endurance in normal weight versus overweight boys and girls. JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS, 47(3), 344–350.
  • Craeynest, M., Crombez, G., Haerens, L., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2007). Do overweight youngsters like food more than lean peers? Assessing their implicit attitudes with a personalized Implicit Association Task. FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE, 18(8), 1077–1084.
  • 2006
  • Haerens, L., Deforche, B., Maes, L., STEVENS, V., Cardon, G., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2006). Body mass effects of a physical activity and healthy food intervention in middle schools. OBESITY, 14(5), 847–854.
  • Haerens, L., Deforche, B., Maes, L., Cardon, G., STEVENS, V., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2006). Evaluation of a 2-year physical activity and healthy eating intervention in middle school children. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH, 21(6), 911–921.