Publications
2025
Scholarly publications
Alberda, D. L., Duits, N.
, van den Bos, K., Ybema, J. F., & Kempes, M. (2025).
Motivations and extremist beliefs of individuals convicted of jihadist terrorist offenses: Findings from the European Database of Terrorist Offenders.
Journal of Threat Assessment and Management. Advance online publication.
[DOI]Peeters, M. C. W., Ybema, J. F., Le Blanc, P. M., & Plomp, J. (2025).
Exploring the delicate relation between technological innovations and work quality: A study among civil servants.
Economic and Industrial Democracy,
46(3), 851-873.
[DOI] [Portal] 2024
Scholarly publications
de Ridder, D., Weiss, L., Gillebaart, M., Benjamins, J., & Ybema, J. F. (2024).
Hope for the best or prepare for the worst? Calm perseverance, not vigilant monitoring, contributes to adolescent life satisfaction.
Psychology and Health. Advance online publication.
[DOI] Ybema, J. F., & Peeters, M. (2024).
Werkbeleving en functioneren van jonge werknemers met een arbeidsbeperking.
Tijdschrift voor HRM,
27(1), 66-88.
[DOI] [Repository] Wever, M.
, & Ybema, J. F. (2024).
Procedural Justice and the Design of Administrative Dispute Resolution Procedures.
Social Justice Research,
37(1), 76–99.
[DOI] [Repository]2023
Scholarly publications
van Vuuren, T.
, Ybema, J. F., van den Heuvel, F., & Witjas, L. (2023).
Helpen apps ter bevordering van duurzame inzetbaarheid? Tijdschrift voor HRM,
26(1), 76-99.
[DOI] [Repository]2022
Scholarly publications
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 behaviour over time during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Psychology and Health,
37(12), 1528-1546.
[DOI] [Repository] Grootelaar, H. A. M.
, van den Bos, K., Ybema, J. F., & Ansems, L. F. M. (2022).
Judicial and litigant perceptions in Dutch court cases: Perceptions of outcome importance overlap, perceptions of procedural justice diverge.
Social Justice Research,
35(3), 243-274.
[DOI] [Repository]2021
Scholarly publications
IJntema, R., Ybema, J. F., Burger, Y. D.
, & Schaufeli, W. (2021).
Building resilience resources during organizational change: A longitudinal quasi-experimental field study. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research,
73(4), 302-324.
[DOI] [Repository] 2020
Scholarly publications
Brokerhof, I. M.
, Ybema, J. F., & Matthijs Bal, P. (2020).
Illness narratives and chronic patients’ sustainable employability: The impact of positive work stories.
PLoS One,
15(2), 1-17. Article e0228581.
[DOI] [Repository]van der Weiden, A., Benjamins, J. S., Gillebaart, M., Ybema, J. F., & de Ridder, D. T. D. (2020).
How to Form Good Habits? A Longitudinal Field Study on the Role of Self-Control in Habit Formation.
Frontiers in Psychology,
11, Article 560.
[DOI] [Repository] Gillebaart, M., Benjamins, J., van der Weiden, A., Ybema, J. F., & De Ridder, D. (2020).
Practice makes perfect: Repeatedly dealing with response conflict facilitates its identification and speed of resolution.
Journal of Research in Personality,
86, Article 103955.
[DOI] [Repository] Peeters, M. C. W., van Steenbergen, E. F., & Ybema, J. F. (2020).
Positive psychological micro-interventions to improve the work-family interface: Use your resources and count your blessings.
Frontiers in Psychology,
11, Article 275.
[DOI] [Repository] de Ridder, D. T. D., van der Weiden, A., Gillebaart, M., Benjamins, J. S., & Ybema, J. F. (2020).
Just do it: Engaging in self-control on a daily basis improves the capacity for self-control.
Motivation Science,
6(4), 309–320.
[DOI] [Repository] Ybema, J. F., Koopman, A.
, & Peeters, M. C. W. (2020).
Working in sheltered employment: A weekly diary study.
International Journal of Stress Management,
27(2), 160-171.
[DOI] [Repository] Ybema, J. F., van Vuuren, T., & van Dam, K. (2020).
HR practices for enhancing sustainable employability: implementation, use, and outcomes.
International Journal of Human Resource Management,
31(7), 886-907.
[DOI] [Repository] 2019
Scholarly publications
Kadijk, E. A., van den Heuvel, S.
, Ybema, J. F., & Leijten, F. R. M. (2019).
The Influence of Multi-morbidity on the Work Ability of Ageing Employees and the Role of Coping Style.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation,
29(3), 503-513.
[DOI] [Repository]2018
Scholarly publications
Van Steenbergen, E. F., Ybema, J. F., & Lapierre, L. M. (2018).
Boundary Management in Action: A Diary Study of Students' School-Home Conflict.
International Journal of Stress Management,
25(3), 267-282.
[DOI] [Repository] 2017
Scholarly publications
Taris, T. W., Ybema, J. F., & van Beek, I. (2017).
Burnout and engagement: Identical twins or just close relatives? Burnout Research,
5, 3-11.
[DOI] [Repository] Other output
Ijntema, R. C., IJbema, J. F., Schaufeli, W. B., & Burger, Y. (2017).
Building resources during organizational change: A longitudinal quasi-experimental field study on the effectiveness of a psychological resilience intervention. Paper presented at WAOP conference 2017, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
[Repository] 2016
Scholarly publications
Ybema, J. F., van der Meer, L., & Leijten, F. R. M. (2016).
Longitudinal Relationships Between Organizational Justice, Productivity Loss, and Sickness Absence Among Older Employees.
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine,
23, 645-654.
[DOI] [Repository] van der Meer, L., Leijten, F. R. M., Heuvel, S. G.
, Ybema, J. F., de Wind, A., Burdorf, A., & Geuskens, G. A. (2016).
Company Policies on Working Hours and Night Work in Relation to Older Workers' Work Ability and Work Engagement: Results From a Dutch Longitudinal Study with 2 Year Follow-Up.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation,
26(2), 173-181.
[DOI] [Repository]2015
Scholarly publications
Leijten, F. R. M., de Wind, A., van den Heuvel, S. G.
, Ybema, J. F., van der Beek, A. J., Robroek, S. J. W., & Burdorf, A. (2015).
The influence of chronic health problems and work-related factors on loss of paid employment among older workers.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health,
69(11), 1058-65.
[DOI] [Repository]de Wind, A., Geuskens, G. A.
, Ybema, J. F., Bongers, P. M., & van der Beek, A. J. (2015).
The role of ability, motivation, and opportunity to work in the transition from work to early retirement - testing and optimizing the Early Retirement Model.
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health,
41(1), 24-35.
[DOI] [Repository]Leijten, F. R. M., van den Heuvel, S. G., van der Beek, A. J.
, Ybema, J. F., Robroek, S. J. W., & Burdorf, A. (2015).
Associations of Work-Related Factors and Work Engagement with Mental and Physical Health: A 1-Year Follow-up Study Among Older Workers.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation,
25(1), 86-95.
[DOI]2014
Scholarly publications
Van De Vijfeijke, H., Leijten, F. R. M.
, Ybema, J. F., van den Heuvel, S. G., Robroek, S. J. W., van der Beek, A. J., Burdorf, A.
, & Taris, T. (2014).
Differentiële effecten van mentale en lichamelijke gezondheid en copingstijl op werkvermogen.
De Psycholoog,
49(11), 10-19.
https://www.tijdschriftdepsycholoog.nl/wetenschap/differentiele-effecten-van-mentale-en-lichamelijke-gezondheid-en-copingstijl-op-werkvermogen/Ybema, J. F., Geuskens, G. A., van den Heuvel, S. G., de Wind, A., Leijten, F. R. M., Joling, C. I., Blatter, B. M., Burdorf, A., van der Beek, A. J., & Bongers, P. M. (2014).
Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (STREAM): The Design of a Four-year Longitudinal Cohort Study among 15,118 Persons Aged 45 to 64 Years.
British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research,
4(6), 1383-1399.
[DOI] [Repository] Ybema, J. F., & van Dam, K. (2014).
The importance of emotional display rules for employee well-being: A multi-group comparison.
Journal of Positive Psychology,
9(4), 366-376.
[DOI] Gründemann, R.
, Ybema, J. F., & Sanders, J. (2014).
Werkwaarden van laagopgeleide oudere werknemers.
Gedrag en Organisatie,
27(2), 117-138.
[DOI] [Repository]Leijten, F. R. M., van den Heuvel, S. G.
, Ybema, J. F., van der Beek, A. J., Robroek, S. J. W., & Burdorf, A. (2014).
The influence of chronic health problems on work ability and productivity at work: A longitudinal study among older employees.
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health,
40(5), 473-482.
[DOI] [Repository]de Wind, A., Geuskens, G. A.
, Ybema, J. F., Blatter, B. M., Burdorf, A., Bongers, P. M., & van der Beek, A. J. (2014).
Health, job characteristics, skills, and social and financial factors in relation to early retirement - Results from a longitudinal study in the Netherlands.
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health,
40(2), 186-194.
[DOI] [Repository]2013
Scholarly publications
Leijten, F., Van Den Heuvel, S., Geuskens, G.
, Ybema, J. F., De Wind, A., Burdorf, A., & Robroek, S. (2013).
How do Older Employees with Health Problems Remain Productive at Work? A Qualitative Study.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation,
23(1), 115-124.
[DOI]De Wind, A., Geuskens, G. A., Reeuwijk, K. G., Westerman, M. J.
, Ybema, J. F., Burdorf, A., Bongers, P. M., & Van Der Beek, A. J. (2013).
Pathways through which health influences early retirement: A qualitative study.
BMC Public Health,
13(1), Article 292.
[DOI]Reeuwijk, K. G., De Wind, A., Westerman, M. J.
, Ybema, J. F., Van Der Beek, A. J., & Geuskens, G. A. (2013).
'All those things together made me retire': Qualitative study on early retirement among Dutch employees.
BMC Public Health,
13(1), Article 516.
[DOI]Leijten, F. R. M., van den Heuvel, S. G.
, Ybema, J. F., Robroek, S. J. W., & Burdorf, A. (2013).
Do work factors modify the association between chronic health problems and sickness absence among older employees? Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health,
39(5), 477-485.
[DOI]Van De Vijfeijke, H., Leijten, F. R. M.
, Ybema, J. F., Van Den Heuvel, S. G., Robroek, S. J. W., Van Der Beek, A. J., Burdorf, A.
, & Taris, T. W. (2013).
Differential Effects of Mental and Physical Health and Coping Style on Work Ability: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study among Aging Workers.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
55(10), 1238-1243.
[DOI]Münderlein, M.
, Ybema, J. F., & Koster, F. (2013).
Happily ever after? Explaining turnover and retirement intentions of older workers in The Netherlands.
Career Development International,
18(6), 548-568.
[DOI]2012
Scholarly publications
Geuskens, G. A., Hengel, K. M. O., Koppes, L. L. J.
, & Ybema, J. F. (2012).
Predictors of the willingness and the ability to continue working until the age of 65 years.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
54(5), 572-578.
[DOI]2011
Scholarly publications
Bal, P. M., De Lange, A. H.
, Ybema, J. F., Jansen, P. G. W.
, & Van Der Velde, M. E. G. (2011).
Age and Trust as Moderators in the Relation between Procedural Justice and Turnover: A Large-Scale Longitudinal Study.
Applied Psychology,
60(1), 66-86.
[DOI]Ybema, J. F., Evers, M. S., & Van Scheppingen, A. R. (2011).
A longitudinal study on the effects of health policy in organizations on job satisfaction, burnout, and sickness absence.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
53(11), 1251-1257.
[DOI] van Zwieten, M., Ybema, J. F., & Geuskens, G. (2011). Arbeidsvoorwaarden en de gewenste pensioenleeftijd. Gedrag en Organisatie, 24(4), 412-429.
de Lange, A. H., Ybema, J. F., & Schalk, R. (2011). Stoppen of doorgaan? Theorie en praktijk van pensionering en langer doorwerken. Gedrag en Organisatie, 24(4), 1-19.
Taris, T. W., Ybema, J. F., Beckers, D. G. J., Verheijden, M. W., Geurts, S. A. E., & Kompier, M. A. J. (2011).
Investigating the associations among overtime work, health behaviors, and health: A longitudinal study among full-time employees.
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine,
18(4), 352-360.
[DOI] 2010
Scholarly publications
Ybema, J. F., Smulders, P. G. W., & Bongers, P. M. (2010).
Antecedents and consequences of employee absenteeism: A longitudinal perspective on the role of job satisfaction and burnout.
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology,
19(1), 102-124.
[DOI] Ybema, J. F., & van den Bos, K. (2010).
Effects of organizational justice on depressive symptoms and sickness absence: A longitudinal perspective.
Social Science & Medicine,
70(10), 1609-1617.
[DOI] 2009
Scholarly publications
Kompier, M.
, Ybema, J. F., Janssen, J.
, & Taris, T. (2009).
Employment contracts: Cross-sectional and longitudinal relations with quality of working life, health and well-being.
Journal of Occupational Health,
51(3), 193-203.
[DOI]Steenbeek, R., Giesen, F. B. M.
, & Ybema, J. F. (2009).
The double whammy of a work handicap (differential) effects of health on working conditions and outcomes.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
51(8), 934-942.
[DOI]Vermeulen, S. J., Tamminga, S. J., Schellart, A. J. M.
, Ybema, J. F., & Anema, J. R. (2009).
Return-to-work of sick-listed workers without an employment contract-what works? BMC Public Health,
9, Article 232.
[DOI]van Vuuren, T., & Ybema, J. F. (2009). Het heft in handen nemen: Ervaringen van werkgevers over het eigen initiatief van langdurig zieke werknemers bij hun reïntegratie. Gedrag en Organisatie, 22(4), 371-391.
2008
Scholarly publications
Joling, C. I., Blatter, B. M., Ybema, J. F., & Bongers, P. M. (2008). Can favorable psychosocial work conditions and high work dedication protect against the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders? Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 34(5), 345-355.
2006
Scholarly publications
Van den Bos, K., Peters, S. L., Bobocel, D. R.
, & Ybema, J. F. (2006).
On preferences and doing the right thing: Satisfaction with advantageous inequity when cognitive processing is limited.
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology,
42(3), 273-289.
[DOI] 2004
Scholarly publications
Kuijer, R. G., Buunk, B. P., De Jong, G. M.
, Ybema, J. F., & Sanderman, R. (2004).
Effects of a brief intervention program for patients with cancer and their partners on feelings of inequity, relationship quality and psychological distress.
Psycho-Oncology,
13(5), 321-334.
[DOI]2003
Scholarly publications
Buunk, B. P.
, & Ybema, J. F. (2003).
Feeling bad, but satisfied: The effects of upward and downward comparison upon mood and marital satisfaction.
British Journal of Social Psychology,
42(4), 613-628.
[DOI]2002
Scholarly publications
Kuijer, R. G., Buunk, B. P.
, Ybema, J. F., & Wobbes, T. (2002).
The relation between perceived inequity, marital satisfaction and emotions among couples facing cancer.
British Journal of Social Psychology,
41(1), 39-56.
[DOI]Ybema, J. F., Kuijer, R. G., Hagedoorn, M., & Buunk, B. P. (2002). Caregiver burnout among intimate partners of patients with a severe illness: An equity perspective. Personal Relationships, 9(1), 73-88.
Ybema, J. F., Hagedoorn, M., & Buunk, B. P. (2002). Collective outcomes and justice considerations in evaluating equalization of a special-education budget. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32(3), 570-589.
2001
Scholarly publications
Buunk, B. P.
, Ybema, J. F., Gibbons, F. X., & Ipenburg, M. (2001).
The affective consequences of social comparison as related to professional burnout and social comparison orientation.
European Journal of Social Psychology,
31(4), 337-351.
[DOI]Wohlfarth, T., Winkel, F. W.
, Ybema, J. F., & Van den Brink, W. (2001).
The relationship between socio-economic inequality and criminal victimisation: A prospective study.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology,
36(7), 361-370.
[DOI]Buunk, B. P., Ybema, J. F., Van Der Zee, K., Schaufeli, W. B., & Gibbons, F. X. (2001). Affect generated by social comparisons among nurses high and low in burnout. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31(7), 1500-1520.
Kuijer, R. G., Buunk, B. P., & Ybema, J. F. (2001). Are equity concerns important in the intimate relationship when one partner of a couple has cancer? Social Psychology Quarterly, 64(3), 267-282.
Kuijer, R. G., Buunk, B. P., & Ybema, J. F. (2001). Justice of give-and-take in the intimate relationship: When one partner of a couple is diagnosed with cancer. Personal Relationships, 8(1), 75-92.
Ybema, J. F., Kuijer, R. G., Buunk, B. P., DeJong, G. M., & Sanderman, R. (2001). Depression and perceptions of inequity among couples facing cancer. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27(1), 3-13.
2000
Scholarly publications
Kuijer, R. G., Ybema, J. F., Buunk, B. P., De Jong, G. M., Thijs-Boer, F., & Sanderman, R. (2000). Active engagement, protective buffering, and overprotection: Three ways of giving support by intimate partners of patients with cancer. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 19(2), 256-275.
Reis-Bergan, M., Gibbons, F. X., Gerrard, M., & Ybema, J. F. (2000). The impact of reminiscence on socially active elderly women's reactions to social comparisons. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 22(3), 225-236.
1998
Scholarly publications
Buunk, B. P., de Jonge, J., Ybema, J. F., & de Wolff, C. J. (1998). Psychosocial aspects of occupational stress. In P. J. D. Drenth, H. Thierry, & C. J. de Wolff (Eds.), Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology, Volume 2: Work Psychology (pp. 145-182). Psychology Press.
1997
Scholarly publications
Buunk, B. P., & Ybema, J. F. (1997). Social comparisons and occupational stress: The Identification-Contrast Model. In B. P. Buunk, & F. X. Gibbons (Eds.), Health, Coping, and Well-Being: Perspectives from Social Comparison Theory (pp. 359-388). Lawrence Erlbaum.
1996
Scholarly publications
Ybema, J. F., Buunk, B. P., & Heesink, J. A. M. (1996). Affect and identification in social comparison after loss of work. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 18(2), 151-169.
1995
Scholarly publications
Buunk, B. P., & Ybema, J. F. (1995). Selective evaluation and coping with stress: Making one's situation cognitively more livable. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25(17), 1499-1517.
Ybema, J. F., & Buunk, B. P. (1995). Affective responses to social comparison: a study among disabled individuals. British Journal of Social Psychology, 34.
1994
Scholarly publications
Buunk, B. P., Schaufeli, W., & Ybema, J. F. (1994). Burnout, uncertainty, and the desire for social comparison among nurses. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24(19), 1701-1718.
1993
Scholarly publications
Ybema, J. F., & Buunk, B. P. (1993). Aiming at the top: Upward social comparison of abilities after failure. European Journal of Social Psychology, 23(6), 627-645.