Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
As a biologist at the CoRPS research group, I am involved in projects which investigate biological mediating mechanisms of personality in heart disease.
My research interests focuses on biological mechanisms involved in the psychology of health and disease. Differences between persons in biological functioning forms a basis for disease development, and disease progression.
These ingredients are present in the "TweeSteden mild stenosis cohort study" [TWiST], a research project on biochemical risk factors as potential mediators in the relation between Type D personality and cardiovascular disease progression at an early stage, in close collaboration with the Cardiology department of the TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg.
At the same time, I keep an open mind for research opportunities and collaborations.
I enjoy working in a challenging, collaborative environment at the interface of biological and psychological research projects.
Teaching
Students of the master Medical Psychology have created WIKI pages for the psychopharmacology course. Their goal was to create a site which combines information on somatic conditions and psychological complaints, with potential medication interaction.
The result of this online assignment can be found here (in Dutch): http://psychopharmacologyuvt.pbworks.com/w/page/36551298/Welcome
Current courses
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Keywords
- Personality And Health
- Heart And Vascular Diseases
- Stress Hormones
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Quality Of Life
- Health Psychology
- Fatigue
- Gender
- Stress And Disease
- Psychophysiology
- Gender Differences
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- Psychopharmacology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Sex and sociocultural gender norms score differences in major adverse cardiac events and mortality five years following coronary angioplasty
van den Houdt, S. C. M., Hafkamp, F. J., Mommersteeg, P. M. C., Widdershoven, J. & Kupper, N., Jan 2026, In: Biopsychosocial science and medicine. 88, 1, p. 124-134 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Chest pain in a multi-ethnic population: A community-based study on sex differences in chest pain prevalence and care contacts
IMPRESS consortium, Mar 2025, In: International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention. 24, 7 p., 200361.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Dutch translation and validation of the Stanford gender-related variables for health research questionnaire: Associations with lifestyle and mental health
Mommersteeg, P. M., Kupper, N., Klinge, I. & van Valkengoed, I., 10 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Health Psychology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Health information seeking behavior and health information preferences among ethnically and socioeconomically diverse patients and communities: A qualitative study
IMPRESS consortium, 2025, In: Journal of primary care & community health. 16, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Sex and gender disparities in health behaviors and adherence in patients recovering from percutaneous coronary intervention
van den Houdt, S. C. M., Douma, E. R., Mommersteeg, P. M. C., Widdershoven, J. & Kupper, N., Jun 2025, In: Health Psychology. 44, 6, p. 643-652 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Hart- en vaatziekten en psychologische klachten
19/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Impaired health status, psychological distress, and personality in women and men with nonobstructive coronary artery disease
21/02/17 → 28/02/17
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
Datasets
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Meta-Analysis on sex/gender risks of psychosocial factors for ischemic heart disease incidence and prognosis
Smaardijk, V. (Creator) & Mommersteeg, P. M. C. (Creator), OSF, 2018
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/FW8BR, https://osf.io/fw8br/
Dataset
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Replication Data for: Sex and gender-stratified risks of psychological factors for incident ischemic heart disease and prognosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Smaardijk, V. (Creator), Kop, W. J. (Creator), Maas, A. H. E. M. (Creator), Lodder, P. (Creator), van Gennep, B. (Contributor) & Mommersteeg, P. M. C. (Creator), DataverseNL, 19 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.34894/15bxvs, https://dataverse.nl/citation?persistentId=doi:10.34894/15BXVS
Dataset