Browsing by Autor "Gerrit Loots"

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A cross-cultural comparison of tonal synchrony and pitch imitation in the vocal dialogs of Belgian Flemish-speaking and Mexican Spanish-speaking mother–infant dyads
(Elsevier BV, 2015) Martine Van Puyvelde; Gerrit Loots; Lobcke Gillisjans; Nathalie Pattyn; Carmen Delia Dávila Quintana
A systematic review: A quest for effective interventions for children and adolescents in street situation
(Elsevier BV, 2012) Isabel Berckmans; Marcela Losantos; Bismarck Pinto; Gerrit Loots
A visual narrative research on photographs taken by children living on the street in the city of La Paz – Bolivia
(Elsevier BV, 2014) Marcela Losantos; Isabel Berckmans; Julia Villanueva O’Driscoll; Gerrit Loots
Analyzing language practices in mother–child interaction against the background of maternal construction of deafness
(Elsevier BV, 2013) Kimberley Mouvet; Stefan Hardonk; Liesbeth Matthijs; Martine Van Puyvelde; Gerrit Loots; Mieke Van Herreweghe
Aplicando la Epistemología Socioconstruccionista a la Investigación en Psicología / Applying Epistemology socioconstructionist to Research in Psychology
(2015) Scherezada Exeni; Marcela Losantos; Tatiana Montoya; Mariana Santa Cruz; Gerrit Loots
Esta contribución presenta tres metodologías de recolección de información en lainvestigación en psicología, inspiradas en las premisas del construccionismo social.Primero, proponemos que la postura de no saber permite balancear la relación de poder en investigaciones con niños en situación de calle. Luego, presentamos una metodología nueva de construcción conjunta de historias de vida con adolescentes en conflicto con la ley que se encuentran privados de libertad. Finalmente, exhibimos como la epistemología socioconstruccionista propició el reconocimiento de múltiples voces en el estudio del apoyo social con mujeres migrantes en Bolivia.Abstract.This contribution presents three methods of gathering information on research in psychology, inspired by the premises of social constructionism. First, we propose that the position of not knowing can balance the power relationship in research with children in street situations. Then, we present a new methodology for joint construction of life stories with adolescents in conflict with the law who are deprived of freedom. Finally, as the social constructionist epistemology exhibit led to the recognition of multiple voices in the study of social support migrant women in Bolivia.
Associations between mental health symptoms in Palestinian captives' wives and in their children
(2017) Amer Shehadeh; Ilse Derluyn; Johan Vanderfaeillie; Wolfgang Jacquet; Gerrit Loots
Background: Since 1967, the Palestinian Occupied Territories are marked by a protracted political conflict. During this conflict, about one fifth of the Palestinians have been detained; one third is married. Although parental detention negatively impacts family member's psychological wellbeing, little is known about the associations between the mental health of mothers and adolescents psychological wellbeing. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the relationship between mother's mental health and children's psychological wellbeing of home is having husbands/ fathers in Israeli prisons.
Breaking silence: exploring motherhood and social transformation in a participatory action research with Alteñan mothers
(Taylor & Francis, 2015) Isabel Berckmans; Marcela Losantos; Gerrit Loots
In November 2012, a researcher, two social workers and five mothers embarked on a participatory action research (PAR) journey with the aim to develop new ideas for interventions for children and young people in street situations of the city of El Alto in Bolivia. In this article, we attend to the topic of personal and social transformation in PAR. We explore how the mothers of young people in street situations perform and negotiate their subjectivities as mothers in their everyday life; how they create (new) subjectivities in exchange and in interaction with each other during the mother project; and how the performance of their (new) subjectivities can bring social change. The mothers in our group shared stories of being silenced by social services in their everyday lives, as their motherhood is declared not good enough or as they are perceived too guilty to claim for help. It was the first time the mothers shared their stories with other mothers of their lives with their children in street situations. By noticing that they all experienced or heard of similar events that their children were subjected to in the streets, the mothers grew confident enough to talk back. Mothers talked back by denouncing injustice and by transforming doubts into questions, providing them with more knowledge. Finally, as the mothers reached out to social services, mothers’ presence, questions and stories confronted aid workers with their own flaws, and their comfortable discourse of blaming families, creating new paths towards social transformation.
Do You Hear the Same? Cardiorespiratory Responses between Mothers and Infants during Tonal and Atonal Music
(Public Library of Science, 2014) Martine Van Puyvelde; Gerrit Loots; Pol Vanfleteren; Joris Meys; David C. Simcock; Nathalie Pattyn
This study examined the effects of tonal and atonal music on respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) in 40 mothers and their 3month-old infants. The tonal music fragment was composed using the structure of a harmonic series that corresponds with the pitch ratio characteristics of mother-infant vocal dialogues. The atonal fragment did not correspond with a tonal structure. Mother-infant ECG and respiration were registered along with simultaneous video recordings. RR-interval, respiration rate, and RSA were calculated. RSA was corrected for any confounding respiratory and motor activities. The results showed that the infants' and the mothers' RSA-responses to the tonal and atonal music differed. The infants showed significantly higher RSA-levels during the tonal fragment than during the atonal fragment and baseline, suggesting increased vagal activity during tonal music. The mothers showed RSA-responses that were equal to their infants only when the infants were lying close to their bodies and when they heard the difference between the two fragments, preferring the tonal above the atonal fragment. The results are discussed with regard to music-related topics, psychophysiological integration and mother-infant vocal interaction processes.
First Information Parents Receive After UNHS Detection of Their Baby's Hearing Loss
(Oxford University Press, 2012) Liesbeth Matthijs; Gerrit Loots; Kimberley Mouvet; Mieke Van Herreweghe; Stefan Hardonk; Geert Van Hove; Martine Van Puyvelde; Greg Leigh
The first information parents receive after referral through Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) has significant consequences for later care-related decisions they take and thus for the future of the child with a hearing loss. In this study, 11 interviews were conducted with a representative sample of Flemish service providers to discover (a) the content of the information provided to parents and (b) the service providers' assumptions and beliefs concerning deafness and care. To do this, we conducted an interpretative phenomenological analysis, followed by a discourse analysis. Results showed that parents receive diverse information, depending on the reference center to which they are referred. Moreover, all service providers used a medical discourse. We suggest that there is value to be gained from closer consideration of the nature of follow-up services provided in response to UNHS in Flanders and from auditing the professional preparation of service providers that are involved in providing information to parents.
Mothers of Deaf Children in the 21st Century. Dynamic Positioning Between the Medical and Cultural–Linguistic Discourses
(Oxford University Press, 2018) Liesbeth Matthijs; Stefan Hardonk; Jasmina Sermijn; Martine Van Puyvelde; Greg Leigh; Mieke Van Herreweghe; Gerrit Loots
Mothers of Deaf Children in the 21st Century. Dynamic Positioning Between the Medical and Cultural–Linguistic Discourses
(Oxford University Press, 2017) Liesbeth Matthijs; Stefan Hardonk; Jasmina Sermijn; Martine Van Puyvelde; Greg Leigh; Mieke Van Herreweghe; Gerrit Loots
Traditional research examining the communicational choices made by families with deaf children tends to emanate from the premise that families engage with either of the two grand discourses on deafness (i.e., the medical or cultural-linguistic perspective). This study investigated hearing mother's engagement with the educational options for their child from a dynamic, poststructural perspective. Three Flemish mothers were interviewed in-depth at the child's ages of 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months. The data were analyzed within a theoretical model that describes the positioning process of the mothers. This method yielded alternative explanations for former findings concerning mothers' decision-making processes, especially the difficulty of learning sign language as a second language in an effort to provide a bilingual-bicultural education, and highlighted the importance of having rich experiences. It further showed that a bilingual-bicultural position was scarcely available and poorly supported for these mothers. These findings are discussed in relation to recent international consensus statements on best practices in early intervention.
REINSERTION PROCESSES OF CHILDREN DISENGAGED FROM ARMED GROUPS IN COLOMBIA: WHAT IS THE PROBLEM REPRESENTED TO BE?
(2017) Julia Villanueva O’Driscoll; Gerrit Loots; Marcela Losantos; Scherezada Exeni Ballivián; Isabel Berckmans; Ilse Derluyn; Isabel Berckmans; Ilse Derluyn
"Objetivo. Se estima que hasta 18.000 niños, niñas y adolescentes están involucrados en grupos armados en Colombia. Después de desvincularse de estos grupos armados, su reinserción en la sociedad es un gran desafío. Exploramos los discursos acerca de estos jóvenes y sus procesos de reinserción. Metodología. Realizamos 64 entrevistas con profesionales de diferentes organizaciones activas en los procesos de inserción usando el enfoque de “What’s the problem represented to be?”.Resultados. Este enfoque nos permitió encontrar dos discursos explícitos. El primero, el discurso orientado a la ley, demostró ser fuertemente influenciado por las normas internacionales. Y el segundo, el discurso orientado a la alternativa, mostró resistencia al primer discurso. Conclusiones. A través de la interacción de estos discursos, las organizaciones demostraron estar limitadas en sus implementaciones prácticas, lo cual resulta peligroso para los numerosos esfuerzos dedicados a los procesos y para la inserción de los niños en la sociedad."
Reinsertion processes of children disengaged from armed groups in Colombia: what is the problem represented to be?
(2017) Julia Villanueva O’Driscoll; Gerrit Loots; Marcela Losantos; Scherezada Exeni Ballivián; Isabel Berckmans; Ilse Derluyn
Objective. There are estimates of up to 18,000 children engaged with armed groups in Colombia. After disengaging from these groups, their reinsertion into society is a great challenge. We looked into the discourse approaches towards these children and their reinsertion processes. Methodology. We conducted 64 interviews with professionals from different organisations active in the integration processes of these children and conducted the “What’s the problem represented to be?” approach. Results. This approach allowed us to outline two explicit discourses. The law-oriented discourse showed to be strongly influenced by international standards, and was found to be dominant in the governmental reinsertion programme. The alternative-oriented discourse showed resistance to this line of thinking. Conclusions. Through the interplay of these discourses, organisations showed to be limited in their practical implementations whereby the many efforts put into the insertion processes, and the insertion of children into society itself are jeopardised.
RESISTIENDO LA EXCLUSIÓN: EL SIGNIFICADO DEL USO DE INHALANTES EN DIFERENTES CONTEXTOS EN JÓVENES EN SITUACIÓN DE CALLE DE LA CIUDAD DE LA PAZ
(Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 2015) Marcela Losantos; Isabel Berckmans; Steffi Pieters; Jorge Dómic; Gerrit Loots
"El objetivo de esta investigación es informar acerca de los significados que los jóvenes en situación de calle asignan al uso de inhalantes en la ciudad de La Paz – Bolivia. El estudio se basa en dos fuentes: material visual y escrito producido en talleres creativos y los diálogos subsecuentes con los participantes. A través de una metodología narrativa con enfoque socio - construccionista, los resultados preliminares fueron presentados y discutidos con los participantes para profundizar en la construcción de l significado del uso de inhalantes. Encontramos que estos significados no son estáticos ni generalizables,sino dinámicos y particulares, respondiendo a la experiencia de cada participante. Más aún, los significados son construidos en relación a los difere ntes espacios físicos y sociales con los cuales interactúan – como ser instituciones de ayuda, grupos de calle y sociedad en general - para resistir la exclusión social. Proponemos que una interacción mayor con otros contextos diferentes de la callepuede dis minuir la frecuencia de consumo de este tipo de drogas. Es necesaria mayor investigación para confirmar este último punto, para que pueda ser implementado en un futuro en el diseño de intervenciones."
SHALL WE DANCE? MUSIC AS A PORT OF ENTRANCE TO MATERNAL–INFANT INTERSUBJECTIVITY IN A CONTEXT OF POSTNATAL DEPRESSION
(Wiley, 2014) Martine Van Puyvelde; Helena Rodrigues; Gerrit Loots; Lotta De Coster; Kevin Du Ville; Liesbeth Matthijs; David C. Simcock; Nathalie Pattyn
The present study introduces the concept of a mother-infant group therapy that makes use of music, singing, and moving to establish maternal-infant intersubjectivity. It was conducted in a residential mother-baby unit for mothers with postnatal depression and their infants over a 5-week period. Maternal-infant intersubjectivity of four dyads in relation to the group dynamics were microanalyzed for Sessions 1 and 5. We made within-session (i.e., beginning-middle-end) and between-session (Session 1 vs. Session 5) comparisons for the number of intersubjectivity moments (ISMs), total time of intersubjectivity (IST), and the mean duration of ISMs on a dyadic (i.e., own mother/infant involved) and a nondyadic level (i.e., own mother/infant not involved). In addition, three ISM levels (degree of group contribution) were distinguished. The results indicated a significant increase of ISMs/IST from Session 1 to Session 5. Within-session analyses showed that ISMs/IST significantly decreased through Session 1 and remained stable throughout Session 5. Intersubjectivity occurred mainly on ISM Level 1 during Session 1 and on ISM Level 3 during Session 5, suggesting increased dyadic autonomy and self-efficacy. The results are discussed in relation to the musical characteristics of mother-infant dyads, music improvisation techniques, group processes, and intersubjective development.
The association between parental imprisonment and the mental health of Palestinian adolescents
(Wiley, 2015) Amer Shehadeh; Gerrit Loots; Johan Vanderfaeillie; Ilse Derluyn
Detention of fathers in the context of protracted armed conflicts has a large impact on adolescents' mental health. Besides an overall plea to end armed conflicts as fast as possible, the study also delineates considerable implications for the support and care for these adolescents and their families.
The Impact of Parental Detention on the Psychological Wellbeing of Palestinian Children
(Public Library of Science, 2015) Amer Shehadeh; Gerrit Loots; Johan Vanderfaeillie; Ilse Derluyn
This study shows the important impact of parental detention on the psychological wellbeing for young children and urges for more psychological care and support for family members--in particular children--of detainees.
The Interplay Between Tonal Synchrony and Social Engagement in Mother–Infant Interaction
(Wiley, 2013) Martine Van Puyvelde; Gerrit Loots; Bart Vinck; Lotta De Coster; Liesbeth Matthijs; Kimberley Mouvet; Nathalie Pattyn
This study explores the relationship between tonal synchrony and maternal‐infant social engagement based on free‐play recordings of 15 mothers and their 3‐month‐old infants in a laboratory setting. Moment‐by‐moment analyses on a microlevel were used to study social engagement and vocal interaction. We analysed and categorized 854 vocalization periods (mother‐only vocalizations, tonal interaction periods, nontonal interaction periods, and mutual silence). Tonal synchrony was analysed in terms of harmonic and pentatonic series based on pitch frequency analyses. Social engagement was microanalyzed in terms of matched and mismatched engagement states. ANOVA‐repeated measures revealed, most importantly, a significant relationship between TIPs and social interaction repair, which indicates the importance of tonal synchrony in the flow of social engagement in mother–infant dyads. Other significant relationships were found between (a) nTIP s/mismatch–mismatch, and, (b) MOV/affect loss. As mentioned in the discussion, the findings are suggestive for clinical applications (e.g., music therapy) and warrant further research.
The language development of a deaf child with a cochlear implant
(Elsevier BV, 2012) Kimberley Mouvet; Liesbeth Matthijs; Gerrit Loots; Miriam Taverniers; Mieke Van Herreweghe
Tracing Subjective Drives: A Narrative Approach to Study Youth’s Engagement with and Disengagement from Armed Groups in Colombia
(Taylor & Francis, 2014) Julia Villanueva O’Driscoll; Gerrit Loots
This contribution reports a narrative analysis of a life story interview of a youth disengaged from armed groups in Colombia. Aiming to understand his subjective drives of (dis)engagement, the analysis is based on an approach that expands the Listening Guide of Carol Gilligan with culturally oriented approaches. This led to a perspective that situates subjectivity in neither the inner realm of the personal nor in the outer one of the social context. Rather, it puts subjectivity in a person’s voice by simultaneously considering it as (1) a physiologically embodied process shaping and expressing the narrator’s experiences and (2) a performance responding to life and its sociocultural context. From this perspective, subjective drives of (dis)engagement are transformed into subjectified forces, belonging to the dynamic of a psychosocial zone (Andrews et al. 2004). Understanding engagement with and disengagement from armed groups from this perspective offers a novel contribution of how to deal with these children in their reinsertion process.