Marjolein van der Kolk

Eenzaamheid; een emotie en mate van welzijn. Deze emotie staat centraal in een onderzoek wat ik met medestudenten aan de VU heb uitgevoerd. In hoeverre heeft het sociale netwerk en de intimiteit die iemand ervaart invloed op deze emotie? En speelt frequentie van contact hier ook een rol bij? Om deze vragen, die de [...]

as said by Jim Stolze, the author and researcher of the Virtual Happiness Project. This project involves a psychological approach to Internet Usage and tries to answer questions like: Could you live without the Internet? What is the difference between online and offline friendships? How can you manage the digital information overload? Why do we [...]

Is er al genoeg over geschreven? Over de verschillen in interpersoonlijke communicatie, luisteren en spreken, tussen mannen en vrouwen? Want dat er een groot verschil is tussen deze twee groepen is duidelijk, maar wat is nou precies het grote verschil?

Last september I started studying again. However I love my job at M4N I also wanted to broad my knowledge about sciences and so I choose to dive into the world of Communication Sciences. Why? This was the only master in the field I did my bachelor in (Marketing) and the study is focused on [...]

After not being that active on my blog, I am very pleased to announce that I am graduated!
A few weeks ago I flew back to Amsterdam to presentate my dissertation. I went very well, better than my supervisor actually expected. Very quickly after being back in Barcelona I heard that I was graduated with [...]

As some of you might know, I will stay in Barcelona for the upcoming 5 months. And no.. not for holidays, although I would like to explore everything in this city and in this pleasant climate I will also often be found on the many busy beaches around here.
I just arrived an my [...]