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  1. The link between perceived group need support and thwarting and personal wellness: The moderating role of identity centrality.

    Article • Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice, October 2025, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Joachim Waterschoot, Richard Ryan

  2. Why motivation for adhering to COVID-19 measures matters: Investigating time-lagged associations with epidemiological indicators.

    Article • Motivation Science, May 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Joachim Waterschoot

  3. The Role of Communication Style and External Motivators in Predicting Vaccination Experiences and Intentions: An Experimental Vignette Study

    Article • Health Communication, September 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Joachim Waterschoot

  4. What is the role of motivation in how people changed their vaccination intentions over time?

    Article • Health Psychology, September 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Joachim Waterschoot, Bart Soenens, Olivier Luminet, Maarten Vansteenkiste , Pascaline Van Oost

  5. Personal and contextual determinants of COVID-19 vaccination intention: a vignette study

    Article • Expert Review of Vaccines, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Joachim Waterschoot

  6. How Do Vaccination Intentions Change over Time? The Role of Motivational Growth

    Article • June 2022, Center for Open Science

    Joachim Waterschoot

  7. Merry Christmas and a “Healthy” New Year

    Article • European Journal of Health Psychology, June 2022, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Joachim Waterschoot

  8. The relation between conspiracism, government trust, and COVID-19 vaccination intentions: The key role of motivation

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, May 2022, Elsevier

    Joachim Waterschoot

  9. Emotion regulation in times of COVID-19: A person-centered approach based on self-determination theory

    Article • Current Psychology, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joachim Waterschoot

  10. Predicting vaccine uptake during COVID-19 crisis: A motivational approach

    Article • Vaccine, January 2022, Elsevier

    Joachim Waterschoot

  11. Mental Health Outcomes Among Parents of Children With a Chronic Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Parental Burn-Out

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Psychology, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Joachim Waterschoot

  12. Emotion Regulation in Times of COVID-19: A Person-Centered Approach Based on Self-Determination Theory

    Article • December 2021, Center for Open Science

    Joachim Waterschoot

  13. Parental identity as a resource for parental adaptation during the COVID-19 lockdown.

    Article • Journal of Family Psychology, December 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Charlotte Schrooyen, Joachim Waterschoot, Bart Soenens, Maarten Vansteenkiste

  14. Adherence to COVID-19 measures: The critical role of autonomous motivation on a short- and long-term basis.

    Article • Motivation Science, December 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Richard Ryan, Joachim Waterschoot, Bart Soenens, Maarten Vansteenkiste

  15. Which cyclists manage to cope with the corona crisis in a resilient way? The role of motivational profiles

    Article • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Joachim Waterschoot

  16. “How to unlock myself from boredom?” The role of mindfulness and a dual awareness- and action-oriented pathway during the COVID-19 lockdown

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, June 2021, Elsevier

    Joachim Waterschoot

  17. Do Psychological Needs Play a Role in Times of Uncertainty? Associations with Well-Being During the COVID-19 Crisis

    Article • Journal of Happiness Studies, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joachim Waterschoot, Richard Ryan

  18. The role of ego integrity and despair in older adults’ well-being during the COVID-19 crisis: the mediating role of need-based experiences

    Article • European Journal of Ageing, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joachim Waterschoot

  19. The effects of experimentally induced choice on elementary school children’s intrinsic motivation: The moderating role of indecisiveness and teacher–student relatedness

    Article • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, December 2019, Elsevier

    Joachim Waterschoot

  20. Towards a more refined insight in the critical motivating features of choice: An experimental study among recreational rope skippers

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, November 2019, Elsevier

    Joachim Waterschoot

  21. The role of competence-related attentional bias and resilience in restoring thwarted feelings of competence

    Article • Motivation and Emotion, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joachim Waterschoot