Publications

De Ridder, D., Aarts, H., Ettema, D., Giesen, I. Leseman, P., Tummers, L. & de Wit, J. (2023). Behavioral Insights on Governing Social Transitions. Think Paper #5, https://www.uu.nl/sites/default/files/IOS%20Think%20Paper%205%20-%20Behaviour%20and%20Institutions.pdf

Tummers, L. (2023). Nudge in the news: Ethics, effects, and support of nudges. Public Administration Review, 83(5), 1015-1036.

Van Roekel, H., Giurge, L. M., Schott, C., & Tummers, L. (2023). Nudges can be both autonomy-preserving and effective: evidence from a survey and quasi-field experiment. Behavioural Public Policy, 1-24.

Nagtegaal, R., de Boer, N., van Berkel, R., Derks, B., & Tummers, L. (2023). Why Do Employers (Fail to) Hire People with Disabilities? A Systematic Review of Capabilities, Opportunities and Motivations. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 1-12.

De Ridder, D.T.D., Kroese, F.M., & Van Gestel, L.C. (2022). Nudgeability: Mapping conditions of susceptibility to nudge influence. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17, 346–359.

De Ridder, D.T.D., & Gillebaart, M. (2022). How food overconsumption has hijacked our notions about eating as a pleasurable activity. Current Opinion in Psychology, 46, 101324.

Gillebaart, M., Ybema, J.F., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2022). Make it a habit: How habit strength, goal importance, and self-control predict hand washing behavior over time during the Covid-19 pandemic. Psychology & Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2022.2036740

Wachner, J., Adriaanse, M.A., Van den Hoven, M., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2022). Does default organ donation registration compromise autonomous choice? Public responses to a new donor registration system. Health Policy, 126, 899-905.

Van Gestel, L.C., Adriaanse, M.A., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2021). Motivated by default - How nudges facilitate people to act in line with their motivation. Motivation Science, 7, 319-333.

Van Gestel, L.C., Adriaanse, M.A., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2021) Who accepts nudges? Nudge acceptability from a self-regulation perspective. PLoS ONE, 16, e0260531.

Gillebaart, M., Brummelman, J., De Ridder, D.T.D., & Ten Years Up consortium (2021). Study Protocol of the Ten Years Up project: Mapping the development of self-regulation strategies in young adults over time. Frontiers in Health Psychology, 12, 729609.

De Ridder, D. T. D., Aarts, H., Benjamins, J., Glebbeek, M., Leplaa, H., Leseman, P., Potgieter, R., Tummers, L.G., Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, M. (2021). 'Keep your distance for me': A field experiment on empathy prompts to promote distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 1-12. 

De Ridder, D., Van der Weiden, A., Gillebaart, M., Benjamins, J., & Ybema, J. F. (2020). Just do it: Engaging in self-control on a daily basis improves the capacity for self-control. Motivation Science, 6, 309–320.

De Ridder, D.T.D., Feitsma, J., Van den Hoven, M., Kroese. F.M., Schillemans, T., Verweij, M., Venema, A.G., Vugts, A., & De Vet, E. (2020). Simple nudges that are not so easy. Behavioral Public Policy, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1017/bpp.2020.36.

Blom, S. S. A. H., Aarts, H., & Semin, G. R. (2020). Lateralization of facial emotion processing and facial mimicry. Laterality, 25(3), 259–274. https://doi.org/10.1080/1357650x.2019.1657127

De Ridder, D.T.D., Gillebaart, M., & Friese, M. (2020). Self-Control Interventions. In M.S. Hagger, L.D. Cameron, K. Hamilton, N. Hankonen, & T. Lintunen (Eds.), Handbook of Behavior Change. Cambridge University Press.

De Ridder, D.T.D. (2020). Meer mogen is ook meer moeten. Tijdschrift voor Toezicht. https://doi.org/10.5553/TvT/187987052020011003007.

Gillebaart, M., Benjamins, J., Van der Weiden, A., & De Ridder, D. (2020). Practice makes perfect: Repeatedly dealing with response conflicts facilitates its identification and speed of resolution. Journal of Research in Personality, 86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103955.

Stolwijk, S., & Vis, B. (2020). Politicians, the Representativeness Heuristic and Decision-Making Biases. Political Behavior, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-020-09594-6

Venema, T.A., Kroese, F.M., Verplanken, B., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2020). The (bitter) sweet taste of nudge effectiveness: The role of habits in a portion size nudge, a proof of concept study. Appetite, 151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104699.

Venema, T.A., Kroese, F.M., Benjamins, J.S., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2020). When in doubt, follow the crowd? Responsiveness to social proof nudges in the absence of clear preferences. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1385. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01385

Hansen, J. A., & Tummers, L. (2020). A systematic review of field experiments in public administration. Public Administration Review, 80(6), 921-931.

Van Gestel, L.C., Adriaanse, M.A., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2020). Do nudges make use of automatic processing? Unraveling the effects of a default nudge under type 1 and type 2 processing. Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/23743603.2020.1808456.

Vis, B., & Stolwijk, S. (2020). Conducting quantitative studies with the participation of political elites: best practices for designing the study and soliciting the participation of political elites. Quality & Quantity, 1–37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-020-01052-z

Vis, B., & Stolwijk, S. (2020). Politicians, the Representativeness Heuristic and Decision-Making Biases. Political Behavior. https://politicalbehavior.wordpress.com/2020/05/01/politicians-the-repr…

Wachner, J., Adriaanse, M.A., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2020). The influence of nudge transparency on the experience of autonomy. Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/23743603.2020.1808782.

Wachner J, Adriaanse M.A., & De Ridder D.T.D. (2020) And how would that make you feel? How people expect nudges to influence their sense of autonomy. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 607894. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607894.

Schillemans, T. & Giesen, I. (2020). De kwaliteit van (juridische) oordelen. Nederlands Juristenblad, 3, 184-193.

Van Gestel, L.C., Adriaanse, M.A., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2020). Beyond discrete choices – Investigating the effectiveness of a proximity nudge with multiple alternative options. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1211. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01211

Gillebaart, M., & De Ridder, D. (2019). Distinguishing between self-control and perceived control over the environment to understand disadvantaged neighborhood health and lifestyle outcomes. Psychology & Health, 34, 1282-1293. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2019.1591409

Tummers, L. (2019). Public Policy and Behavior Change. Public Administration Review, 79(6), 925–930. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13109

Cheung, T., Gillebaart, M., Marchiori, D., Kroese, F.M., Fennis, B., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2019). Nudging healthier alternatives for take-away: A field experiment on the effects of (disclosing) three nudges on food choices. BMC Public Health, 19, 974. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7323-y

De Ridder, D., Van der Weiden, A., Gillebaart, M., Benjamins, J., & Ybema, J. F. (2019). Just Do It: Engaging in self-control on a daily basis improves the capacity for self-control. Motivation Science. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000158.

De Ridder, D.T.D., & Tummers, L. (2019). Nudging. Makkelijke oplossingen voor moeilijke keuzes. Amsterdam: Prometheus.

Dogge, M., Custers, R., & Aarts, H. (2019). Moving Forward: On the Limits of Motor-Based Forward Models. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 23(9), 743–753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2019.06.008

Aarts, H. (2019). Goal setting theory and the mystery of setting goals. Motivation Science, 5(2), 106–107. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000130

Venema, T.A., Kroese, F.M., De Vet, E., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2019). The One that I Want: Strong personal preferences render the center-stage nudge redundant. Food Quality and Preference, 78, 103744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.103744

Utrecht University. (2018, December 20). Madelijn Strick and Lars Tummers in AD: how a film can improve solidarity. Universiteit Utrecht. https://www.uu.nl/en/news/madelijn-strick-and-lars-tummers-in-ad-how-a-film-can-improve-solidarity.

Vis, B. (2018). Heuristics and political elites’ judgment and decision-making. Political Studies Review, 17(1), 41-52.

De Ridder, D.T.D., & Gillebaart, M. (2017). Lessons learned from self-control in well-being: Making the case for routines and initiation as important components of self-control. Health Psychology Review, 11, 89-99.

Rosenkranz, S., Vringer, K., Dirkmaat, T., van den Broek, E., Abeelen, C., & Travaille, A. (2017). Using behavioral insights to make firms more energy efficient: A field experiment on the effects of improved communication. Energy Policy, 108, 184-193.

Schillemans T. & G. de Vries (2016). De Homo Psychologicus op het Schip van Staat. Gedragskennis in bestuur en beleid. Bestuurskunde, 3, 3-8.

Schillemans, T. (2016). Calibrating Public Sector Accountability: Translating experimental findings to public sector accountability. Public Management Review. 18(9), 1400-1420.

Tummers, L. G., Olsen, A. L., Jilke, S. & Grimmelikhuijsen, G. (2016). Introduction to the Virtual Issue on Behavioral Public Administration. Journal of Public Administration, Research & Theory, 3(1), 1-3. 

De Ridder, D. T. D. & Gillebaart, M. (2016). What's in a nudge? Tien aanbevelingen voor nudge-experimenten in de openbare gezondheidszorg. Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidswetenschappen, 94(7), 261-265

Muehlfeld, K., Rosenkranz, S. & Dirkmaat, T. (2013). Een zetje geven in de richting van energiebesparing. Economisch Statistische Berichten, Dossier Gedragseconomie & Milieubeleid, 48-54.

Enneking, L. F. H., Giesen, I. & Rijnhout, R. (2013). Bewijswaardering en psychologische inzichten. In W.H. van Boom, I. Giesen & A.J. Verheij (Eds.), Capita Civilologie (pp. 1017-1085). Den Haag: Boom Juridische Uitgevers.

De Ridder, D. T. D., Van Lensvelt-Mulders, G., Finkenauer, C., Stok, F. M., & Baumeister, R. F. (2012). Taking stock of self-control. A meta-analysis of how self-control relates to a wide range of behaviors. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 16(1), 76-99.

Custers, R., & Aarts, H. (2010). The unconscious will: How the pursuit of goals operates outside of conscious awareness. Science, 329(5987), 47-50.

Van den Bos, K., Wilke, H. A. M., & Lind, E. A. (1998). When do we need procedural fairness? The role of trust in authority. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75(6), 1449-1458.