Findings from correlational research suggest that people more likely to take risk during
COVID‐19. However, little is known about the causal role of the coronavirus threat in the …

Self-control is a fragile mechanism by design, and there is an ongoing debate about the
reasons for this fragility. A mechanistically plausible perspective is offered by reward-based …

Recent research has identified boredom as a guiding signal in goal-directed behavior. As
boredom activates a search for more valuable activities, it can consequently challenge goal …

Getting more people to exercise on a regular basis and improving athletes' performance are
key aspects of sports and exercise psychology. In turn, researchers and practitioners …

For decades, researchers, governments, and policymakers have sought to understand how
financial scarcity affects people's well-being and quality of life. In this paper, we show that …

Most people are bored sometimes, and the stereotype of a bored person is one of lethargy
and amotivation. In stark contrast to this, world-class cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has been …

This thesis consists of three chapters that improve our knowledge of how income shapes
well-being. Chapter 1 (“Measuring Affect Dynamics: An Empirical Framework”) presents an …

Recent research has brought up boredom as guiding signal in goal-directed behavior.
Boredom activates a search for more valuable activities, consequently, boredom can …