Herman Schaalma
- SPN Mentor
IN MEMORIAM
Professor Herman Schaalma died suddenly of a heart attack on 25 July 2009 while bicycling in the Limburg hills. Social Psychology Network is maintaining this profile for visitors who wish to learn more about Professor Schaalma's work.
Please see below for more information:
- In memoriam: Professor Herman Schaalma (Johannes Brug Blog)
I am a social psychologist and health scientist working in the field of planned development, implementation and evaluation of theory- and evidence-based health promotion programs, with a focus on HIV/AIDS. My research focuses on applying (social) psychology in understanding and changing behavior. My current research interests include: risk perception and communication; stigma; adherence; culture, psychology and health education; and web-based health education.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Communication, Language
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Health Psychology
- Internet and Virtual Psychology
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Sexuality, Sexual Orientation
- Social Cognition
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Journal Articles:
- Aarts, H., Paulussen, T., & Schaalma, H. (1997). Physical exercise habit: on the conceptualization and formation of habitual health behaviours. Health Education Research, 12(3), 363-274.
- Bertens, MGBC, Eiling, EM, van den Borne, B & Schaalma, HP (2009). Uma Tori! Evaluation of an STI/HIV-prevention intervention for Afro-Caribbean women in the Netherlands. Patient Education and Counseling, 75, 77-83
- Bertens, M., Krumeich, A., van den Borne, B., & Schaalma, H. (2008). Being a woman and feeling like a woman: Respectability, responsibility, desirability and the margins for negotiating safe sex among women of Afro-Surinamese and Dutch Antillean descent in the Netherlands. TCHS Culture, Health & Sexuality, 10, 547-561.
- Bertens, M., Schaalma, H., Wolfers, M., & van der Borne, B. (2008). Determinants of sexual negotiation and communication between partners. A study among Dutch Caribbean women. Aids Care, 20, 1211-1216.
- Bos, A., Schaalma, H., & Pryor, J. (2008). Reducing AIDS-related stigma in developing countries: The importance of theory- and evidence-based interventions. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 13, 450-460.
- Kaaya S., Flisher, A., Mbwambo, J., Schaalma, H., Aaro, L., & Klepp, K-I (2002). Sexual behavior in school populations of Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of studies conducted between 1987-1999. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 30, 148-160.
- Kocken, P.L., Van Dorst, A., & Schaalma, H. (2006).The contribution of cultural factors at determinants of condom use intention in immigrants from the Netherlands Antilles. Health Education Research, 21, 230-238.
- Lemmens, K. P. H., Abraham, C., Ruiter, R. A. C., Veldhuizen, I. J. T., Bos, A. E. R., & Schaalma, H. P. (2008). Identifying blood donors willing to help with recruitment. Vox Sanguinis, 95, 211-217.
- Lemmens, KPH, Abraham, C, Ruiter, RAC, Veldhuizen, IJT, Dehing, CJG, Bos, AER & Schaalma, HP (2009). Modelling antecedents of blood donation motivation among non-donors of varying age and education. British Journal of Psychology, 100, 71-90.
- Lemmens, K. P. H., Ruiter, R. A. C., Abraham, C., Veldhuizen, I. J. T., & Schaalma, H. P. (2010). Motivating blood donors to recruit new donors: Experimental evaluation of an evidence-based behavior change intervention. Health Psychology, 29(6), 601-609.
- Leurs, M. T. W., Schaalma, H. P., Jansen, M. W. J., Mur-Veeman, I. M., van Breukelen, G., & de Vries, N. K. (2007). Comprehensive quality assessment of healthy school interventions. Preventive Medicine, 45, 366-372.
- Mathews, C, Aaro, LE, Flisher, AJ, Mukoma, W, Wubs, AG & Schaalma, H (2009). Predictors of early first sexual intercourse among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa. Health Education Research, 24, 1-10.
- Mathews, C., Boon, H., Flisher, A., & Schaalma, H. (2006). Factors associated with teacher's implementation of HIV/AIDS education in secondary schools in Cape Town. Aids Care, 18, 388-397.
- Mevissen, F. E., Meertens, R. M., Ruiter, R. A., Feenstra, H., & Schaalma, H. P. (2009). HIV/STI Risk communication: The effects of scenario-based risk information and frequency-based risk information on perceived susceptibility to chlamydia and HIV. Journal of Health Psychology, 14, 78-97.
- Peters, L, den Boer, D.J., Kok, G. & Schaalma, H.P. (1994). Public reactions toward people with AIDS: an attributional analysis. Patient Education & Counseling, 24, 323-335.
- Schaalma, H, Aarø, LE, Flisher, AJ, Mathews, C, Kaaya, S, Onya, H, Ragnarson, A & Klepp, KI (2009). Correlates of intention to use condoms among Sub-Saharan African youth: The applicability of the theory of planned behaviour. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 37, 87-91.
- Schaalma, H. P., et al. Planned development and evaluation of AIDS/STD education for secondary school students in the Netherlands: Short-term effects. Health Education & Behavior, 23(4), 469-487.
- Vermeer, W, Bos, AER, Mbwambo, J, Kaaya, S & Schaalma, HP (2009). Social and cognitive variables predicting voluntary HIV counseling and testing among Tanzanian medical students. Patient Education and Counseling. 75, 135-140.
- de Bruin, M., Viechtbauer, W., Hospers, H. J., Schaalma, H. P., & Kok, G. (2009). Standard care quality determines treatment outcomes in control groups of HAART-adherence intervention studies: Implications for the interpretation and comparison of intervention effects. Health Psychology, 28(6), 668-674.
Courses Taught:
- Decision Making
- Intervention Mapping
- Planning Behavior Change Programs