Publications by authors named "A Lobel"

Emotional competences (EC) are important for social and academic outcomes and positive life trajectories. Due to their social setting and tendency to stimulate intrinsic motivation, board games may constitute efficient learning tools for promoting socioemotional development in children. The current project therefore aimed at developing and testing three theory-driven board games explicitly targeting EC.

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  • The study compared assisted reproductive technology (ART) registries in Latin America and Europe, focusing on data quality, treatment access, effectiveness, safety, and service quality.
  • Reporting of ART cycles is much more consistent in Europe due to mandatory participation, whereas Latin America relies on voluntary reporting, leading to less representativeness despite better cumulative live birth rates.
  • Although Latin America shows higher clinical results and uniform reporting, safety concerns arise as they report higher complication rates compared to Europe, which has lower complication rates and generally safer treatment outcomes.
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The effects of video games on children's psychosocial development remain the focus of debate. At two timepoints, 1 year apart, 194 children (7.27-11.

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Limited research has indicated the effectiveness of the school-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) prevention program 'Op Volle Kracht (OVK)' and the computerized CBT program 'SPARX' in decreasing depressive symptoms. Therefore, a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of OVK and SPARX was conducted among Dutch female adolescents (n = 208, mean age = 13.35) with elevated depressive symptoms.

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