Garnefski (PhD), N. (Nadia)

Position:
  • Associate Professor Clinical, Health and Neuropsychology
Expertise:
  • Coping with chronic disease and physical impairments; Goal adjustment; Mental health; Depression; Post-traumatic growth; Self-help interventions


Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 3774
E-Mail: garnefski@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen, Instituut Psychologie, Klinische, Gezondheids- Neuropsychologie
Office Address: Pieter de la Court gebouw
Wassenaarseweg 52
2333 AK Leiden
Room number 2B45
Personal Homepage: www.cerq.leidenuniv.nl

Nadia Garnefski is Associate Professor in Psychology at the Department of Clinical, Health and Neuropsychology of the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. Her work at the University consists of a combination of research, teaching and management tasks. Besides these activities, she also works as cognitive behavioural therapist at GGZ Duin- en Bollenstreek.

Research

Main research interests are the coping and goal adjustment strategies that people use to handle their chronic disease and/or physical impairments, their relationships to psychological well-being, and the development of low demanding and cost-effective self-help intervention programs in improving depressed mood in people with acquired chronic physical diseases and/or impairments. In addition, she is one of the developers of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (www.cerq.leidenuniv.nl), which can be used to measure people’s cognitive coping strategies.

Teaching

Coordination of mastercourse Cognitive Behavioral Interventions; work groups, Bachelorprojects, thesis supervision, AIO and Postdoc supervision.  

Management

  • Chair of the Master Committee of Education (at present) 
  • Member of the board of Clinical and Health psychology (financial affairs) (at present)
  • Member of the Faculty Board, Education and Science affairs, 2004 - 2006;
  • Member of committees, such as board of Clinical and Health psychology, Science committee, and various other advisory committees and work groups in and outside the faculty.

Selected Publications

Shown below are selected publications. For a complete list of journal and book publications click on the tab Published work at the top of this page or visit the website: www.cerq.leidenuniv.nl  

  • Garnefski, N., Kraaij, V. de Graaf, M., Karels, L. (2010) Cognitive coping and goal-related coping in visually impaired people: relationships with depressive symptoms. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32,142-147.
  • Kraaij, V. Emmerik A. van, Garnefski, N., Schroevers, M.J., Lo-Fo-Wong, D., Empelen, P. van, Dusseldorp, E., Witlox, R., & Maes, S. (2010). Effects of a cognitive behavioral self-help program and a computerized structured writing intervention on depressed mood for HIV-infected people: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Patient Education and Counseling, 80, 200-204.
  • Garnefski, N., Koopman, H.M., Kraaij, V., & Cate, R., ten (2009). Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological adjustments in adolescents with a chronic disease. Journal of Adolescence, 32, pp. 449-454.
  • Garnefski, N., Kraaij, V., Schroevers, M.J., Aarnink, J., Heiden, D.J., Es, S.M., van der, Herpen, M., van, & Somsen, G.A. (2009). Cognitive coping and goal adjustment after first-time myocardial infarction: relationships with symptoms of depression. Behavioral Medicine, 35, 79-86.
  • Garnefski, N., Grol, M., Kraaij, V., & Hamming, J.F. (2009). Cognitive coping and goal adjustment in people with Peripheral Arterial Disease: Relationships with depressive symptoms. Patient Education and Counseling, 76, 132-137.
  • Garnefski, N. & Kraaij, V. (2009). Cognitive coping and psychological adjustment in different types of stressful life events. Individual Differences Research, 7, 168-181.
  • Kraaij, V., Veek, S., van der, Garnefski, N., Schroevers, M.J., Witlox, R., & Maes, S. (2008). Coping, goal adjustment, and psychological well-being in HIV-infected men who have sex with men. Aids Patient Care and STDs, 22, 395-402.
  • Schroevers, M.J., Kraaij, V., & Garnefski, N. (2008). How do cancer patients manage unattainable personal goals and regulate their emotions? An examination of the relations between goal adjustment, cognitive emotion-regulation strategies, and positive and negative affect. British Journal of Health Psychology, 13, 551-562.
  • Garnefski, N., Kraaij, V., Schroevers, M.J., & Somsen, G.A. (2008). Posttraumatic growth after a myocardial infarction: A matter of personality, psychological health, or cognitive coping? Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 15, 270-277.
  • Garnefski, N. & Kraaij, V. (2007). The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Psychometric features and prospective relationships with depression and anxiety in adults. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 23, 141-149.

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