Wilco van Dijk
Professor Economic Psychology and Its Applications
- Name
- Prof.dr. W. van Dijk
- Telephone
- 31 6 4 3446432
- dijkwvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-0106-0297
Wilco van Dijk is professor Economic Psychology and its applications and chair of the unit Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology. He is also director of the Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour.
More information about Wilco van Dijk
News
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'I don't want that benefit anymore': Why people aren't claiming the financial support they're entitled to -
Grant worth millions for research on the socio-economic impact of hydrogen transition -
Intriguing food reflex discovered with a smartphone -
The psychological poverty trap: How lack of money impacts decision-making, procrastination and loss of control -
Psychology Connected on inequality: 'More diversity in research? Then also recruit participants differently' -
How many Dutch people have money worries? The National Money Worries Monitor hopes to find out -
Leiden Healthy Society Center: making Leiden the healthiest city in the Netherlands -
Leiden University receives gift for research into psychology of economic behaviour -
Wilco van Dijk NIAS-KNAW fellow -
Wilco van Dijk on BBC about 'Schadenfreude' -
Economics is mainly about psychology
PhD candidates
Short CV
Wilco van Dijk is professor Economic Psychology and its applications and chair of the unit Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology. He is also director of the Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour.
Wilco van Dijk obtained his PhD at University of Amsterdam in 1999. After receiving his PhD degree, he worked at the VU University Amsterdam, and as of 2009, he works at the unit of Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology of Leiden University. From 2014 to 2022, Wilco van Dijk was professor (by special appointment) Psychological Determinants of Economic Decision Making (in collaboration with the Nibud). In the academic year 2019/2020 he was a fellow of the NIAS (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study). As of 2022, he is professor Economic Psychology and its applications. In addition, he is director of the Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour.
Research
In his current research, Wilco van Dijk focuses on the causes and consequences of financial stress and combines laboratory studies with (experimental) field studies. In the Knowledge Centre his emphasis is on applying behavioural insights to societal questions.
Professor Economic Psychology and Its Applications
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Psychologie
- Soc., Econom. en Organisat Psych.
- Simonse O., Dijk W. van, Dillen L.F. van & Dijk E. van (2024), Economic predictors of the subjective experience of financial stress, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance 42: 100933.
- Simonse O., Dillen L.F. van, Dijk W. van & Dijk E. van (2024), Waarom laten mensen toeslagen liggen? , Gerōn: Tijdschrift over ouder worden & samenleving 31(1): .
- Hilbert L.P., Noordewier M.K., Seck L. & Dijk W.W. van (2024), Financial scarcity and financial avoidance: an eye-tracking and behavioral experiment, Psychological Research : .
- Simonse O., Knoef M.G., Dillen L.F. van, Dijk W. van & Dijk E. van (2023), Psychological barriers to take-up of healthcare and child support benefits in the Netherlands, Journal of European Social Policy 33(3): 353-372.
- Zech H.G., Dijk W. van & Dillen L.F. van (2023), Food approach dynamics in daily life: speed and force of food approach movements fluctuate with hunger, but less so for people with high BMI, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 152(8): 2300-2317.
- Molenmaker W.E., Kwaadsteniet E.W. de, Ter Mors E., Nilsen J., Egelmeers T., Vliet A. van der & Dijk W.W. van (2023), De werking en effectiviteit van verzuimboetes: KCPEG onderzoeksrapport in opdracht van de Belastingdienst. Leiden: KCPEG.
- Nilsen J., Goslinga S., Marr S. & Dijk W.W. van (2023), De belastingbetaler bedanken. KCPEG onderzoeksrapport in opdracht van de Belastingdienst. Leiden: KCPEG.
- Boer H.C. de, Vliet A. van der, Egelmeers T., Koivusaari S., Dijk W. van & Mors E. ter (2023), Potential support for a more sustainable business travel policy among academic staff at Leiden University: KCPEG onderzoeksrapport. Leiden: KCPEG.
- Dijkstra R., Seip E.C., Hilgevoord V.W., Marr S. & Dijk W. van (2023), Hoe bereiken we jongvolwassenen met schulden?: KCPEG onderzoeksrapport. Leiden: KCPEG.
- Dare S.E., Dijk W.W. van, Dijk E. van Dillen L.F. van, Gallucci M & Simonse O. (2023), How executive functioning and financial self-efficacy predict subjective financial well-being via positive financial behaviors, Journal of Family and Economic Issues 44(2): 232-248.
- Simonse O., Vanderveen G., Dillen L.F. van, Dijk W.W. van & Dijk E. van (2023), Social security or insecurity? The experience of welfare participation by financially vulnerable households in the Netherlands, Social Policy and Administration 57(3): 255-271.
- Ter Mors E., Lelieveld G.-J., Noordewier M., Van der Vliet A., Hilgevoord V., Dijkstra R. & Van Dijk W. (2022), Veilige toegang en verantwoord delen: psychologische determinanten van veilig wachtwoordgedrag en het veilig online delen van persoonsgegevens. KCPEG onderzoeksrapport in opdracht van WODC. Leiden: KCPEG.
- Hilbert L.P., Noordewier M.K. & Dijk W.W. van (2022), The prospective associations between financial scarcity and financial avoidance, Journal of Economic Psychology 88: 102459.
- Kirby L., Qian W., Adiguzel Z., Jahanshahi A., Bakracheva M., Orejarena Ballestas M.C., Cruz J.F.A., Dash A., Dias C., Ferreira M.J., Goosen J.G., Kamble S.V., Mihaylov N.L., Pan F., Sofia R., Stallen M., Tamir M., Dijk W.W. van, Vitterso J. & Smith C.A. (2022), Appraisal and coping predict health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international approach, International Journal of Psychology 57(1): 49-62.
- Hilbert L.P., Noordewier M.K. & Dijk W.W. van (2022), Financial scarcity increases discounting of gains and losses: experimental evidence from a household task, Journal of Economic Psychology 92: 102546.
- Velde L.A. van der, Dijk W. van, Numans M.E. & Kiefte-de Jong J.C. (2022), Extending the theory of planned behavior for explaining dietary quality: the role of financial scarcity and food insecurity status, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 54(7): 636-646.
- Werf M.M.B. van der, Van Dijk W.W., Schonewille G.A., Steeg M.W. van der & Dillen L.F. van (2022), Encouraging recalibration of student loans in the Netherlands: the impact of information about future costs and the ease of adjustment, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance 34: 100637.
- Dijkstra R., Vliet A. van der & Van Dijk W.W. (2022), Wel of niet verhuizen, dat is de vraag. Regie over Volkshuisvesting. Den Haag: Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken.
- Simonse O., Dijk W. van, Dillen L.F. van & Dijk E. van (2022), The role of financial stress in mental health changes during COVID-19, Mental Health Research 1: 15.
- Zech H.G., Gable P., Dijk W.W. van & Dillen L.F. van (2022), Test-retest reliability of a smartphone-based approach-avoidance task: effects of retest period, stimulus type, and demographics, Behavior Research Methods : 1-17.
- Dijk W. van, Werf M.M.B. van der & Dillen L.F. van (2022), The psychological inventory of financial scarcity (PIFS): a psychometric evaluation, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 101: 101939.
- Simonse O., Vanderveen G., Dillen L.F. van, Dijk W. van & Dijk E. van (2022), Waarom mensen geen gebruik maken van sociale voorzieningen, Sociaal Bestek 84(6).
- Schutter M., Dijk E. van, Kwaadsteniet E. W. de & Dijk W. W. van (2021), The detrimental effects of no trust: active decisions of no trust cause stronger affective and behavioral reactions than inactive decisions, Frontiers in Psychology 12: e643174.
- Werf M.M.B. van der, Dijk W.W. van & Dillen L.F. van (2021), De invloed van de keuzeomgeving: hoe kunnen we gezond financieel gedrag bevorderen met inzichten uit de gedragswetenschappen. , Vakblad Financiële Planning 2021/44: .
- Werf M.M.B. van der, Dijk W. van & Dillen L.F. van (2021), De invloed van de keuzeomgeving: hoe kunnen we gezond financieel gedrag bevorderen met inzichten uit de gedragswetenschappen? , Tijdschrift voor Schuldsanering 2: 8-11.
- Elshout M., Nelissen R.M.A., Van Beest I., Elshout S. & Van Dijk W.W. (2020), Real-life revenge may not effectively deter norm violations, The Journal of Social Psychology 160(3): 390-399 .
- Dare S.E., Dijk W.W. van, Dijk E. van, Dillen L.F. van, Gallucci M. & Simonse O. (2020), The effect of financial education on pupil's financial knowlegde and skills: evidence from a Solomon four-group design, The Journal of Educational Research 113(2): 93-107.
- Dijk W.W. van, Goslinga S., Terwel B.W. & Dijk E. van (2020), How choice architecture can promote and undermine tax compliance: testing the effects of prepopulated tax returns and accuracy confirmation, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 87: 101574.
- Gangl K. Dijk W.W. van Dijk E. van Hofmann E. (2020), Building versus maintaining a perceived confidence-based tax climate: experimental evidence, Journal of Economic Psychology 81: 102310.
- Zech H.G. Rotteveel M. Dijk W.W. van Dillen L.F. van (2020), A mobile approach-avoidance task, Behavior Research Methods 52: 2085–2097.
- Dare S.E., Dijk W.W. van, Dijk E. van, Dillen L.F. van, Gallucci M. & Simonse O. (2020), The road to financial satisfaction: testing the paths of knowledge, attitudes, sense of control and positive financial behaviors, Journal of Financial Therapy 11(2): e2.
- Mooijman M., Van Dijk W.W., Dijk E. & Ellemers N. (2019), Leader power, power stability, and interpersonal trust, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 152: 1-10.
- Castiglioni C., Lozza E., Van Dijk E. & Van Dijk W.W. (2019), Two sides of the same coin? An investigation on the effects of frames on tax compliance and charitable giving, Palgrave Communications 5: e39.
- Van Dijk W.W. & Smith R.H. (2019), Author Reply: More About When Bad News Arrives and Good News Strikes, Emotion Review 11(3): 262-264.
- Van der Werf M.M.B., Van Dijk W.W., Wilderjans T.F. & Van Dillen L.F. (2019), The road to the piggy bank: Two behavioural interventions to increase savings. In: Sassenberg K. & Vliek M.L.W. (Eds.), Social Psychology in Action: Evidence-based Interventions from Theory to Practice: Springer, Cham. 195-204.
- Smith R.H. & Van Dijk W.W. (2018), Schadenfreude and Gluckschmerz, Emotion Review 10(4): 293-304.
- Mors E. ter, Dijk W. van, Lans A., Droog M., Leeuwen E.A.C. van, Staats H.J.A.M., Weiden E. van der, Suylekom S. van & Bos B. (2018), Verduurzaming loyaliteitsprogramma's: onderzoeksrapport. Leiden: Leiden University.
- Knegtmans J.J., Van Dijk W.W., Mooijman M., Van Lier N., Rintjema S. & Wassink A. (2018), The impact of social power on the evaluation of offensive jokes, HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research 31(1): 85-104.
- Ouwerkerk J.W., Van Dijk W.W., Vonkeman C.C. & Spears R. (2018), When we enjoy bad news about other groups: A social identity approach to out-group schadenfreude, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 21(1): 214-232.
- Van Dijk W.W., Van Dillen L.F., Rotteveel M. & Seip E.C. (2017), Looking into the crystal ball of our emotional lives: emotion regulation and the overestimation of future guilt and shame, Cognition and Emotion 31(3): 616-624.
- Mooijman M., Van Dijk W.W., Van Dijk E. & Ellemers N. (2017), On sanction-goal justifications: how and why deterrence justifications undermine rule compliance, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 112(4): 577-588.
- Elshout M., Nelissen R.M.A., Van Beest I., Elshout S. & Van Dijk W.W. (2017), Situational precursors of revenge: Social exclusion, relationship type, and opportunity, Personal Relationships 24(2): 291-305.
- Van Dillen L.F., Enter D., Peters L.P.M., Van Dijk W.W. & Rotteveel M. (2017), Moral fixations: the role of moral integrity and social anxiety in the selective avoidance of social threat, Biological Psychology 122: 51-58.
- Putten M. van, Van der Schors A., Dijk E. van & Dijk W. van (2016), Consumenteninertie in de keuze van contracten van dienstenmarkten. Onderzoek in opdracht van het Behavioural Insights Team van het Ministerie van Economische Zaken.
- Van Putten M., Van Dijk W.W. & Van Dijk E. (2016), Beleid voor de irrationele mens: Hoe gedragswetenschap de bestuurskunde zou kunnen versterken, Bestuurskunde 25: 17-23.
- Van Putten M., Van der Schors A., Van Dijk E. & Van Dijk W. (2016), Consumenteninertie in de keuze van contracten van dienstenmarkten. Onderzoek in opdracht van het Behavioural Insights Team van het Ministerie van Economische Zaken. Amsterdam - Leiden, The Netherlands: Nibud and Leiden University.
- Sellaro R., Van Dijk W.W., Rossi Paccani C., Hommel B. & Colzato L.S. (2015), A question of scent: Lavender aroma promotes interpersonal trust, Frontiers in Psychology 5: e1486.
- Van Dijk W.W., Ouwerkerk J.W., Smith R.H. & Cikara M. (2015), The role of self-evaluation and envy in schadenfreude, European Review of Social Psychology 26(1): 247-282.
- Van Dijk W.W., Ouwerkerk J.W. & Smith R.H. (2015), Schadenfreude as mate-value-tracking mechanism: Replication and extension of Colyn and Gordon, Personal Relationships 22(2): 299-307.
- Van der Ven N., Hoogland C.E., Smith R.H., Van Dijk W.W., Breugelmans S.M. & Zeelenberg M. (2015), When envy leads to schadenfreude, Cognition and Emotion 29(6): 1007-1025.
- Van Dillen L.F., Harris L.T., Van Dijk W.W. & Rotteveel M. (2015), Looking with different eyes: The psychological meaning of categorization goals moderates selective processing of facial expression of emotion, Cognition and Emotion 29(8): 1382-1400.
- Dijk W. van, Ouwerkerk J. & Vliek M.L.W. (2015), Fraudulent Dutch scientific publications by D. Stapel: report for the Dutch Association of Social Psychologists. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam.
- Mooijman M., Van Dijk W.W., Ellemers N. & Van Dijk E. (2015), Why leaders punish: A power perspective, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 109(1): 75-89.
- Van Dijk W.W. & Ouwerkerk J.W. (2014), Introduction to schadenfreude. In: Dijk W.W. van & Ouwerkerk J.W. (Eds.), Schadenfreude: Understanding pleasure at the misfortunes of others. Cambridge United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 1-14.
- Seip E.C., Rotteveel M., Van Dillen L.F. & Van Dijk W.W. (2014), Schadenfreude and the desire for vengeance. In: Dijk W.W. van & Ouwerkerk J.W. (Eds.), Schadenfreude: Understanding pleasure at the misfortune of others. Cambridge United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 227-241.
- Ouwerkerk J.W. & Van Dijk W.W. (2014), Intergroup rivalry and schadenfreude. In: Dijk W.W. van & Ouwerkerk J.W. (Eds.), Schadenfreude: Understanding pleasure at the misfortune of others. Cambridge United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 186-200.
- Van Dijk W.W. & Ouwerkerk J.W. (2014), Striving for positive self-evaluation as a motive for schadenfreude. In: Dijk W.W. van & Ouwerkerk J.W. (Eds.), Schadenfreude: Understanding pleasure at the misfortune of others. Cambridge United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 131-148.
- Van Dijk W.W. & Ouwerkerk J.W. (Eds.) (2014), Schadenfreude: Understanding pleasure at the misfortunes of others. Cambridge United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
- Seip E.C., Van Dijk W.W. & Rotteveel M. (2014), Anger motivates costly punishment of unfair behavior, Motivation and Emotion 38(4): 578-588.
- Mooijman M. & Van Dijk W.W. (2013), Zelfbevestiging en de acceptatie van taboe-gedrag. In: Dotsch R., Papies E.K., Pronk T.M., Rutjens B.T., Toorn J. van der & Ufkes E.G. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2013. Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie. Groningen Nederland: ASPO pers. 145-148.
- Van Leeuwen E., Van Dijk W.W. & Kaynak U. (2013), Of saints and sinners: How appeals to collective pride and guilt affect outgroup helping, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 16(6): 781-796.
- Van Dijk W.W., Ouwerkerk J.W., Van Koningsbruggen G.M. & Wesseling Y.M. (2012), "So you wanna be a pop star?" Schadenfreude following another's misfortune on tv, Basic and Applied Social Psychology 34: 168-174.
- Mooijman M., Van Dijk W.W. & Van Dijk E. (2012), De morele voordelen van straffen: Altruistisch straffen als morele compensatie. In: Strick M., Baas M., Dillen L. van, Dotsch R., Lakens D. & Vries M. de (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2012. Groningen: ASPO Pers. 157-161.
- Van Dijk W.W., Van Dillen L.F., Seip E. & Rotteveel M. (2012), Kijken in de glazen bol van onze emoties: Emotieregulatie en het overschatten van boosheid en verdriet. In: Ven N. van, Baas M., Dillen L. van, Lakens D., Lokhorst A.M. & Strick M. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2011. Groningen: ASPO Pers. 45-48.
- Lelieveld G.-J., Van Dillen L.F., Van Dijk W.W. & Van Dijk E. (2012), Iedereen aan de bal: De geneigdheid om uitsluiting van anderen te voorkomen. In: Ven N. van, Baas M., Dillen L. van, Lakens D., Lokhorst A.M. & Strick M. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2011. Groningen: ASPO Pers.
- Asadi S., Seip E., Van Dijk W.W., Rotteveel M., Fischer A. & Van Dillen L.F. (2012), Wraak. In: Ven N. van, Baas M., Dillen L. van, Lakens D., Lokhorst A.M. & Strick M. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie. Groningen: ASPO Pers. 21-24.
- Seip E.C., Rotteveel M., Van Dijk W.W. & Van Dillen L.F. (2012), Straffen onder druk brengt de ware aard naar boven: De invloed van verminderde zelfcontrole op kostbaar straffen, expliciete emotie en impliciet affect. In: Ven N. van de, Baas M., Dillen L. van, Lakens D., Lokhorst A.M. & Strick M. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2011. Groningen: ASPO Pers. 203-206.
- Mooijman M., Van Dijk W.W. & Van Dijk E. (2012), Het morele zelfbeeld en strafgedrag: Hoe morele identiteitsbedreiging tot meer altruïstisch staffen leidt. In: Ven N. van, Baas M., Dillen L. van, Lakens D., Lokhorst A. & Strick M. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2011. Groningen: ASPO Pers. 145-148.
- Van Dijk W.W., Van Dillen L.F., Seip E.C. & Rotteveel M. (2012), Emotional time travel: Emotion regulation and the overestimation of future anger and sadness, European Journal of Social Psychology 42(3): 308-313.
- Stel M., Van Dijk E., Smith P.K., Van Dijk W.W. & Djalal F.M. (2012), Lowering the pith of your voice makes you feel more powerful and think more abstractly, Social Psychological and Personality Science 3(4): 497-502.
- Van Dijk W.W., Van Koningsbruggen G.M., Ouwerkerk J.W. & Wesseling Y.M. (2011), Zelfwaardering, zelfbevestiging, en leedvermaak. In: Derks B., Renes R.J., Ruys K., Ven N. van de & Vliek M. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2010. Groningen: Aspo Pers. 123-130.
- Vonkeman Ch., Ouwerkerk J.W. & Van Dijk W.W. (2011), "Fruit flight": Antecedenten en consequenties van leedvermaak om consumentengroepen. In: Derks B., Renes R.J., Ruys K., Ven N. van de & Vliek M. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2010. Groningen: Aspo Pers. 477-484.
- Van Stekelenburg J., Klandermans B. & Van Dijk W.W. (2011), Combining motivations and emotion: The motivational dynamics of protest participation, Revista de Psicologia Social 26(1): 91-104.
- Van Dijk W.W., Van Koningsbruggen G.M., Ouwerkerk W.J. & Wesseling Y.M. (2011), Self-esteem, self-affirmation, and schadenfreude, Emotion 11(6): 1445-1449.
- Van Dijk W.W., Ouwerkerk J.W., Wesseling Y.M. & Van Koningsbruggen G.M. (2011), Towards understanding pleasure at the misfortunes of others: The impact of self-evaluation threat on schadenfreude, Cognition and Emotion 25(2): 360-368.
- Seip E., Rotteveel M. & Van Dijk W.W. (2010), De rol van boosheid in altruistisch straffen. In: Prooijen J.W. van, Renes R.J., Derks B., Stel M. & Vliek M. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2009. Groningen: Aspo Pers. 393-404.
- Wesseling J.M., Ouwerkerk J.W. & Van Dijk W.W. (2009), Leedvermaak als reactie op tegenslagen van succesvolle personen. Custers R., Beersma B., Berg H. van, Harinck F. & Zomeren M. van (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2008. ASPO 2008. Groningen: ASPO Pers. 487-494.
- Nieweg M., Van Dijk W.W., Ouwerkerk J.W., Kerkhof P., Goslinga S., Spears R., Pennekamp S.F., Aarts H.A.G., Maas M., Dechesne M., Schwinghammer S.A., Van Dijk E. & Zeelenberg M. (2004), Leedvermaak om de val van het kabinet. In: Wigboldus D., Dechesne M., Gordijn E. & Kluwer E. (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2003.. Groningen: ASPO Pers. 253-260.
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