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Hooyberg, Alexander
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Alexander began to work at the Flanders Marine Institute as a science officer shortly after he earned his master in Biology. His first research concerned finding relations between the ocean and the human health in Belgium, by analysing data from the Belgian Health Interview Survey. This study revealed that living near the coast is associated with better health, but the underlying pathways remained unclear. Therefore, Alexander passionately wrote and started a 4-year PhD project on the psychological and physiological restoration (i.e. stress-reducing) potential of the different coastal environments in Belgium. In this research, he integrates new technologies (e.g. eye tracking, VR) into a series of experiments to measure several stress biomarkers, complemented with a large-scale survey on coastal and inland residents. Alexander also endeavours to bridge disciplines (e.g. with clinicians, psychologists, economists) to perform excellent and innovative research.

Thesaurus term: Marine ecology

Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more

Function: Researcher
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Blue health along the Belgian coast: Effect of living by the coast on human health and wellbeing, more
The coast and human health: An analysis of psychological, physiological, and social phenomena, more

Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Flanders Marine Institute: Belgium; (2024): Data analysis for 'General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium: Results from a cross-sectional health survey'., more
Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Flanders Marine Institute: Belgium; (2023): Analysing historical Herring (Clupea harengus) monitoring data and the search for explanatory abiotic variables. Marine Data Archive., more
Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; De Henauw, S.; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University: Belgium; Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Antwerp: Belgium; (2022): Coastal pictures and components. Marine Data Archive., more
Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Allaert, J.; Vandegehuchte, M.B.; Everaert, G.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H.; Flanders Marine Institute; Ghent University: Belgium; (2024): Pseudonymized data and analysis for ‘Blue’ coasts: Unravelling the perceived restorativeness of coastal environments and the influence of their components., more
Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; De Henauw, S.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Everaert, G.; Flanders Marine Institute; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (Ugent); Department of Sociology (Ugent): Belgium; (2023): The perceived restorativeness of coastal landscapes by workers in a marine institute: a pilot experiment. Marine Data Archive., more
Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; Everaert, G.; Mokas, I.; Malina, R.; Vanderhasselt, M.A.; De Henauw, S.; Flanders Marine Institute; Ghent University; Hasselt University: Belgium; (2024): Pseudonymized data and analysis for 'The psychophysiological reactivity to beaches vs. to green and urban environments: insights from a virtual reality experiment'., more
Hooyberg, A.; Roose, H.; Lonneville, B.; De Henauw, S.; Michels, N.; Everaert, G.; Flanders Marine Institute; Department of Sociology (Ugent); Department of Public Health and Primary Care (Ugent); Department of developmental, personality and social psychology (Ugent): Belgium; (2023): Survey data linking coastal visit behaviours to socio-demographic and health profiles. Marine Data Archive., more

A1 Publications (6) [show]
Hooyberg, A.; Roose, H.; Lonneville, B.; De Henauw, S.; Michels, N.; Everaert, G. (2024). Survey data linking coastal visit behaviours to socio-demographic and health profiles. Scientific Data 11(1): 315. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03161-y, more Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; Everaert, G.; Mokas, M.; Malina, R.; Vanderhasselt, M.-A.; De Henauw, S. (2023). The psychophysiological reactivity to beaches vs. to green and urban environments: insights from a virtual reality experiment. Journal of Environmental Psychology 91: 102103. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102103, more Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Allaert, J.; Vandegehuchte, M.B.; Everaert, G.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H. (2022). ‘Blue’ coasts: Unravelling the perceived restorativeness of coastal environments and the influence of their components. Landsc. Urb. Plan. 228: 104551. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104551, more Michels, N.; Debra, G.; Mattheeuws, L.; Hooyberg, A. (2022). Indoor nature integration for stress recovery and healthy eating: A picture experiment with plants versus green color. Environ. Res. 212: 113643. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113643, more Severin, M.I.; Vandegehuchte, M.B.; Hooyberg, A.; Buysse, A.; Raes, F.; Everaert, G. (2021). Influence of the Belgian coast on well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychol. Belg. 61(1): 284-295. https://dx.doi.org/10.5334/pb.1050, more Hooyberg, A.; Roose, H.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.R.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; De Henauw, S.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Everaert, G. (2020). General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium: results from a cross-sectional health survey. Environ. Res. 184: 109225. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109225, more
Book chapter [show]
Severin, M.I.; Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Catarino, A.I. (2023). Using Citizen Science to understand plastic pollution: Implications for science and participants, in: Kramm, J. et al. Living in the plastic age: Perspectives from humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences. pp. 133-168, more
Theses (2) [show]
Hooyberg, A. (2024). The coast and human health: An analysis of psychological, physiological, and social phenomena. VLIZ Theses, 2. PhD Thesis. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)/Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences/Ghent University, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences: Ostend/Ghent. ISBN 9789464206227. xxi, 358 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/78, more Hooyberg, A. (2018). Temporal and spatial effects of offshore wind farms on the sediment and macrobenthos in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. MSc Thesis. Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Research Group: Ghent. 51 pp., more
Abstracts (20) [show]
Hooyberg, A. (2024). Evidence for the health benefits of the Belgian coast: psycho-physiological mechanisms and environment- and person-specific influential factors, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 12-13, more Hooyberg, A.; Roose, H.; Lonneville, B.; De Henauw, S.; Michels, N.; Everaert, G. (2024). The social structuring of recreational visits to the Belgian coast in 2022, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 78, more Kinet, J.; Vandamme, S.; Hooyberg, A.; Janssen, C.R.; Everaert, G.; Asselman, J. (2024). Myth or fact: does a coastal walk reduce stress? A physiological study with wearable technology, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 80, more Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; Everaert, G.; Mokas, M.; Malina, R.; Vanderhasselt, M.-A.; De Henauw, S. (2023). Evidence for the benefits of coastal environments for human health: Insights from psychophysiological measurements, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 28, more Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Michels, N.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H. (2023). The social structuring of coastal visits and experiences in Flanders, in: Day of Sociology, 25 May 2023, Gent. , more Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; Everaert, G.; Mokas, M.; Malina, R.; Vanderhasselt, M.-A.; De Henauw, S. (2023). The psychophysiological reactivity to beaches, green, and urban environments: insights from a virtual reality experiment, in: ICEP 2023: International Conference on Environmental Psychology, 20-23 June 2023, Aarhus, Denmark. pp. 1-2, more Hooyberg, A. (2022). The NeXus-10 MKII for holistic insights in the physiological drivers behind mental health restoration from virtual coastal landscapes, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 5, more Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Allaert, J.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Roose, H.; De Henauw, S.; Everaert, G. (2022). Finding psychological restoration along the Belgian coast: spatial variation and the influence of the environment’s physical constituents, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 53-54, more Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Allaert, J.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Roose, H.; De Henauw, S.; Everaert, G. (2022). 'Blue' coasts: psychological restoration changes with landscape type and content, in: 27th IAPS Conference: Global challenges, local impacts: rethinking governance, sustainability and consumption in light of climate change, July 5 – 8, 2022, Lisboa – Portugal: Book of Abstracts. pp. 20908, more Wilkie, S.; Ratcliffe, E.; Van Dongen, R.; Lee, K.; Bornioli, A.; Chiozza, V.; Russo, F.; Hooyberg, A.; Herchet, M.; Jazi, E. (2022). Research from the Restorative Environments Network (IAPSREN), in: 27th IAPS Conference: Global challenges, local impacts: rethinking governance, sustainability and consumption in light of climate change, July 5 – 8, 2022, Lisboa – Portugal: Book of Abstracts. pp. 20906, more Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; Allaert, J.; De Henauw, S.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Everaert, G. (2021). Impacts of plastic and other hazards on the healing properties of the Belgian coast, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 70-71, more Severin, M.I.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Hooyberg, A.; Buysse, A.; Raes, F.; Everaert, G. (2021). In times of crisis: Effect of the Belgian coast on well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 19, more Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; De Henauw, S.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Everaert, G. (2020). Inter-landscape variability of psychological restoration in a coastal environment, in: Monaco international symposium: human health & the ocean in a changing world. pp. 2, more Hooyberg, A.; Piasecka, M.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; De Henauw, S.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Everaert, G. (2020). Psychological restoration capacity of coastal environments and attributes by picture assessment, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 58, more Severin, M.I.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Hooyberg, A.; Buysse, A.; Raes, F.; Everaert, G. (2020). Effect of the Belgian coast on human wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, in: Monaco international symposium: human health & the ocean in a changing world, 2-3 December, 2020, Monte-Carlo, Monaco. pp. 2 pp, more Hooyberg, A. (2019). General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium: results from a cross-sectional health survey, in: International conference on environmental psychology, 4-6 September 2019 University of Plymouth, UK: Conference handbook. pp. 162, more Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.R.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H.; Vandegehuchte, M. (2019). Ocean health in Belgium: Living near the coast is associated with better health, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 16-17, more Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; Mees, J.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H.; Vandegehuchte, M. (2019). Ocean health in Belgium: Living near the coast is associated with better health, in: EurOCEAN 2019 Conference 11-12 June 2019, Paris, France: Abstract. pp. 2, more Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H. (2019). Ocean health in Belgium: Living near the coast is associated with better health, in: ISEE "On Airs, Waters, Places", 25-28 August, 2019 Utrecht, The Netherlands. , more Everaert, G.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Hooyberg, A.; Vandegehuchte, M. (2018). Environmental changes and the condition of Downs herring in Belgian Marine waters: new insights based on historical data, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 43, more
Reports (2) [show]
Hooyberg, A. (2023). Analysing historical Herring (Clupea harengus) monitoring data and the search for explanatory abiotic variables. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 37 pp., more Hooyberg, A. (2022). The NeXus-10 MKII for holistic insights in the physiological drivers behind mental health restoration from virtual coastal landscapes: Brilliant Marine Research Idea 2021. Ghent University (UGent)/Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Gent. 5 pp., more
Other publication [show]
Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H.; Vandegehuchte, M. (2019). Better health and vitality when living near the coast in Belgium. Poster presented at EurOCEAN 2019 Conference 11-12 June 2019, Paris. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee - Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. 1 poster pp., more
Thesis (co-)promotor (4) [show]
Kinet, J. (2023). Myth or fact: Does a coastal walk reduce stress? A physiological study with wearable technology. MSc Thesis. Ghent University: Ghent. 69 pp., more Robbe, M.; Wouter, S. (2022). A virtual visit to the coast: the influence on our physiological stress reactions: A quantitative, interventional study. MSc Thesis. Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Gent. 68 pp., more Schoutteten, L.; Geeraerts, E. (2022). Een virtuele uitstap naar de kust: een onderzoek naar de invloed van de kust op stress, gemoed, werkgeheugen en aandacht. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen: Gent. 54 + bijlagen pp., more Mattheeuws, L.; Debra, G. (2021). Do plants stimulate a healthy food choice: A photo experiment on how exposure to indoor green plants stimulates food wanting, stress, and mood. MSc Thesis. Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Gent. 58 + Appendixes pp., more

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