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Knowledge centre Anxiety & Stress in Youth Research project
Our mission is to recognise and treat stress and anxiety in children as early as possible, by connecting scientific research, clinical practice and education.

Stress Lessons in secondary education: The effectiveness and evaluation of a school-based psychoeducation program about stress Research project
Does a universal psychoeducational course about stress in adolescents: I) lead to an increase in knowledge of stress?, II) affect the frequency with which stressors are experienced and the overall stress level?, III) create interest in a tier 2 level follow-up training?, and IV) appeal to students in…

Stress Less Project: Effectiveness of school-based intervention programs Research project
What is the effectiveness of two school-based skills-training programs in promoting mental health?

Early recognition and intervention of stress and anxiety in the classroom Research project
How can we facilitate the early recognition of stress and anxiety in the classroom and collaborate with schools in providing low-threshold interventions?

Even unconscious stress can cause stress symptoms News - 30 November 2016
Our vision of stress is starting to change fundamentally. We can suffer stress without even being aware of it, while sleeping as wall as during the day. Professor of Psychology Jos Brosschot will discuss this phenomenon in his inaugural lecture on 2 December.

The SMILE study: Sleep Mood lntervention: Live Effectively a group intervention in students with sleep problems Research project
Can SMILE, our multi-component intervention, which combines cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia, mindfulness, stress, and lifestyle components, improve sleep quality? Can it also improve mood and quality of life and prevent depression and anxiety in the long term?

Health psychologist Jos Brosschot professor by special appointment News - 25 February 2016
Jos F. Brosschot has been appointed as a professor by special appointment on the chair ‘psychophysiological mechanisms of stress in daily life’. This chair has been created by the Foundation for Research into Psychosocial Stress.