About Me
Marijke Schotanus-Dijkstra (1984) is assistant professor of Positive Psychology at the University of Twente. Her expertise is build around mental health prevention with a specific focus on how to make more people flourishing. In addition to her academic activities, she has her own business in which she gives workshops and lectures at HowToFlourish. See
www.howtoflourish.nl/research for publications and CV
Expertise
Medicine & Life Sciences
# Anxiety
# Depression
# Mental Health
# Positive Psychology
# Randomized Controlled Trials
Social Sciences
# Mental Health
# Psychology
# Well-Being
Organisations
Publications
Recent
Kraiss, J. T.
, Bohlmeijer, E. T.
, & Schotanus-Dijkstra, M. (2023).
What Emotions to Encourage? The Role of High and Low Arousal Positive Emotions in Three Randomized Controlled Trials of Different Positive Psychology Interventions.
International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology,
8, 257-283. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-023-00088-4
Duan, W., Klibert, J.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M., Llorens, S., van den Heuvel, M., Mayer, C. H., Tomasulo, D., Liao, Y.
, & van Zyl, L. E. (2022).
Editorial: Positive psychological interventions: How, when and why they work: Beyond WEIRD contexts.
Frontiers in psychology,
13, Article 1021539.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1021539
Iasiello, M., van Agteren, J.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M., Lo, L., Fassnacht, D. B.
, & Westerhof, G. J. (2022).
Assessing mental wellbeing using the Mental Health Continuum—Short Form: A systematic review and meta-analytic structural equation modelling.
Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice,
29(4), 442-456.
https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000074
Austin, J.
, Drossaert, C. H. C.
, Dijk, J. V.
, Sanderman, R., Børøsund, E., Mirkovic, J.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M.
, Peeters, N. J.
, Klooster, J-W. J. R. V. ., Schroevers, M. J.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2022).
Integrating top-down and bottom-up requirements in eHealth development: The case of a mobile self-compassion intervention for people with newly diagnosed cancer.
JMIR cancer,
8(3), Article e37502.
https://doi.org/10.2196/37502
Bohlmeijer, E.
, Kraiss, J.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M.
, & ten Klooster, P. (2022).
Gratitude as Mood Mediates the Effects of a 6-Weeks Gratitude Intervention on Mental Well-Being: Post hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Frontiers in psychology,
12, Article 799447.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.799447
Schotanus-Dijkstra, M. (2021).
Sociaal welbevinden onder de loep. Enkele basisingrediënten.
Tijdschrift positieve psychologie,
2.
https://www.professioneelbegeleiden.nl/sociaal-welbevinden-onder-de-loep
Schotanus-Dijkstra, M. (2021).
Floreren door persoonlijke groei? Het belang van flowactiviteiten in je dagelijkse leven en in tijden van crisis.
Tijdschrift positieve psychologie,
2021(01), 11. Article 1.
https://www.professioneelbegeleiden.nl/floreren-door-persoonlijke-groei
Hendriks, T.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M., Graafsma, T.
, Bohlmeijer, E., & De Jong, J. (2021).
Positive Emotions as a Potential Mediator of a Multi-Component Positive Psychology Intervention Aimed at Increasing Mental Well-Being and Resilience.
International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology,
6(1), 1-21. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-020-00037-5
Nelson-Coffey, S. K.
, Bohlmeijer, E. T.
, & Schotanus-Dijkstra, M. (2021).
Practicing Other-Focused Kindness and Self-Focused Kindness Among Those at Risk for Mental Illness: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Frontiers in psychology,
12, Article 741546.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.741546
Wieners, L.
, Radstaak, M.
, Van Zyl, L. E.
, & Schotanus-Dijkstra, M. (2021).
To whom should I be kind? A randomized trial about kindness for strong and weak social ties on mental wellbeing and its specific mechanisms of change.
International journal of wellbeing,
11(4), 1-23.
https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v11i4.1489
Ng, W., Tov, W., Veenhoven, R., Rothmann, S., Chambel, M. J., Chen, S., Cole, M. L., Consiglio, C., Costantini, A., Datu, J. A. D., Di Blasi, Z., Gumbau, S. L., Huber, A.
, Kelders, S. M., Klibert, J., Knoop, H. H., Mayer, C-H., Nel, M., Salanova, M.
, ... van Zyl, L. E. (2021).
In Memory of Edward Diener: Reflections on His Career, Contributions and the Science of Happiness.
Frontiers in psychology,
12, Article 706447.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706447
Kloos, N.
, Austin, J.
, Drossaert, S.
, Kraiss, J., Watkins, P.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. (2021).
Development of a gratitude app to support people struggling with the COVID-19 crisis (+ Demonstration). Abstract from 10th Annual Conference of the Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health (ARPH) 2021.
van Zyl, L. E. (Ed.)
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M. (Ed.), Llorens, S. (Ed.), Klibert, J., van den Heuvel, M., Mayer, C-H., Duan, W., & Tomasulo, D. (2021).
Positive Psychological Interventions beyond WEIRD contexts: How, when, and why they work. Research Topis.
Frontiers in psychology.
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/20308/positive-psychological-interventions-beyond-weird-contexts-how-when-and-why-they-work
Santini, Z. I., Torres-Sahli, M., Hinrichsen, C., Meilstrup, C., Madsen, K. R., Rayce, S. B., Baker, M. M., ten Have, M.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M., & Koushede, V. (2020).
Measuring positive mental health and flourishing in Denmark: validation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) and cross-cultural comparison across three countries.
Health and quality of life outcomes,
18(1), Article 297.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01546-2
Hendriks, T.
, Schotanus-dijkstra, M., Hassankhan, A., de Jong, J.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. (2020).
The Efficacy of Multi-component Positive Psychology Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Journal of happiness studies,
21(1), 357-390. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-019-00082-1
Schotanus-Dijkstra, M.
, Drossaert, C. H. C.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2019).
People’s Motives to Participate in a Positive Psychology Intervention with Email Support and Who Might Benefit Most?
International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology,
3(1-3), 1-22. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-018-00013-0
Schotanus-Dijkstra, M. (2019).
De invloed van floreren op herstel van een angst-, stemming- of middelenstoornis. In W. Krikilion, & J. Z. T. Pieper (Eds.),
Positieve psychologie en zingeving: Integratie en toepassingen (pp. 41-50). KSGV.
https://www.ksgv.nl/publicaties/2-94-positieve-psychologie-en-zingeving-integratie-en-toepassingen/
Schotanus-Dijkstra, M.
, Kraiss, J. T., Watkins, P.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2019).
The short and long-term impact of a 6-week gratitude intervention on mental health: results from a 3-armed trial. Paper presented at 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology 2019, Melbourne, Australia.
Hendriks, T.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M., Hassankhan, A., Sardjo, W., Graafsma, T.
, Bohlmeijer, E., & de Jong, J. (2019).
Resilience and well-being in the Caribbean: Findings from a randomized controlled trial of a culturally adapted multi-component positive psychology intervention.
The Journal of positive psychology,
15(2), 238-253.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2019.1590624
Schotanus-Dijkstra, M., Keyes, C. L. M., de Graaf, R., & ten Have, M. (2019).
Recovery from mood and anxiety disorders: The influence of positive mental health.
Journal of Affective Disorders,
252, 107-113. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.051
Hendriks, T., Warren, M. A.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M., Hassankhan, A., Graafsma, T.
, Bohlmeijer, E., & de Jong, J. (2019).
How WEIRD are positive psychology interventions? A bibliometric analysis of randomized controlled trials on the science of well-being.
The Journal of positive psychology,
14(4), 489-501. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2018.1484941
Schotanus-Dijkstra, M.
, Pieterse, M. E.
, Drossaert, C. H. C.
, Walburg, J. A.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2019).
Possible mechanisms in a multicomponent email guided positive psychology intervention to improve mental well-being, anxiety and depression: A multiple mediation model.
The Journal of positive psychology,
14(2), 141-155. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2017.1388430
Schotanus-Dijkstra, M.
, Drossaert, C. H. C.
, Pieterse, M. E.
, Walburg, J. A.
, Bohlmeijer, E. T., & Smit, F. (2018).
Towards sustainable mental health promotion: Trial-based health-economic evaluation of a positive psychology intervention versus usual care.
BMC psychiatry,
18(1), Article 265.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1825-5
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Education
- Coordinator of Master course Positive Clinical Psychology
- Lecturer and tutor at Module 4 and Module 6
- Supervising Bachelor and Master students with their thesis
Affiliated Study Programmes
Bachelor
Master
Courses Academic Year 2023/2024
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
Courses Academic Year 2022/2023
Projects
Media
I am regularly interviewed for Dutch magazines and newspapers and have been interviewed on radio and tv.
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
(building no. 41), room B102B
De Zul 10
7522NJ Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
B102B
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
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