Hans Grietens

Dr. Hans Grietens, PhD (Groningen, The Netherlands, 1999)

Hans Grietens is professor at the Centre for Disability, Special Needs Education, and Child Care at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). He teaches and conducts research on children with behavioural problems and on child and youth care. His research activities on children with behavioural problems focus on the development of aggression and the relationships with parenting. Currently, he conducts a longitudinal research project on relational aggression in elementary school children. In this project, the role of coercive parenting and parental psychological control on relational aggression will be examined. His research activities on child and youth care focus mainly on outcomes of interventions and on new target groups in care, in particular children and youth from ethnic minorities and unaccompanied young minors. Hans Grietens is secretary and executive board member of the European Scientific Association on Residential and Foster Care for Children and Adolescents (EUSARF) and editor of EUSARF’s journal - The International Journal of Child & Family Welfare. He is also a founding member of the International Association for Outcome-based Evaluation and Research on Family and Children’s Services.

Email: Hans.Grietens@ped.kuleuven.ac.be

Selected recent publications (since 2000)

Grietens, H., Hellinckx, W., Vandemeulebroecke, L., Lahaye, W., Desmecht, E., Desmet, H., & Pourtois, J.-P. (in press). In the best interests of children and youth. International perspectives. Leuven: University Press Leuven.

Maes, B., & Grietens, H. (in press). Parent-reported problem behavior among children with sensory disabilities attending elementary regular schools. Manuscript accepted for publication in Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.

Prinzie, P., Onghena, P., Hellinckx, W., Grietens, H., Ghesquière, P., & Colpin, H. (2004). Parent and child personality characteristics as predictors of negative discipline and externalising problem behaviour in children. European Journal of Personality, 18, 73-102.

Grietens, H., Onghena, P., Prinzie, P., Gadeyne, E., Van Assche, V., Ghesquière, P., & Hellinckx, W. (2004). A comparison of mothers’, fathers’ and teachers’ reports on problem behavior in 5-to-6-year-old children. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 26, 137-146.

Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (2004). Evaluating effects of residential treatment for juvenile offenders by statistical meta-analysis: A review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 9, 401-415.

Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (2004). Mental health of children in counselling institutions: Empirical findings from Flanders (Belgium). International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 8, 116-133.

Grietens, H., Geeraert, L., & Hellinckx, W. (2004). A scale for home visiting nurses to identify risks of physical abuse and neglect among mothers with newborn infants. Child Abuse & Neglect, 28, 321-337.Cocker, C., & Grietens, H. (Eds.) (2004). Mental health of children in public care: European perspectives. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 8 (Nrs. 2-4, Special issues).

Geeraert, L., Van den Noortgate, W., Grietens, H., & Onghena, P. (2004). The effects of early prevention programs for families with young children at risk for physical child abuse and neglect. A metaanalysis. Child Maltreatment, 9, 277-291.

Prinzie, P., Onghena, P., Hellinckx, W., Grietens, H., Ghesquière, P., & Colpin, H. (2003). The additive and interactive effects of parenting and children’s personality on externalizing behaviour. European Journal of Personality, 17, 95-117.

Knorth, E. J., Anglin, J. P., & Grietens, H. (2003). Out-of-home care: Practice and research between head and tail. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 6, 126-132.

Knorth, E. J., Grietens, H., & Anglin, J. P. (Eds.) (2003). Out-of-home care: Research perspectives on promising practices. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 6 (Nr. 4, Special issue)

Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (2003). Predicting disturbed parental awareness in mothers with a newborn infant: Test of a theoretical model. Infant & Child Development, 12, 117-128.

Grietens, H., Rink, J.E., & Hellinckx, W. (2003). Nonbehavioral correlates of juvenile delinquency: Communications of detained and nondetained young people about social limits. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18, 68-89.

Grietens, H. (2002). Evaluating effects of residential treatment for juvenile offenders: A review of meta-analytic studies. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 5, 129-140.

Geeraert, L., Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (2002). Essential elements of early prevention services for families at risk of child physical abuse and neglect. In P.M. van den Bergh, E.J. Knorth, F. Verheij, & D.C. Lane (Eds.), Enhancing professional quality and client involvement in child and youth care services (pp. 104-119). Utrecht: SWP Publishers. (Selected proceedings of the International FICE-EUSARF Congress 2000, “The century of the child”, Maastricht, the Netherlands, 10-13 May 2000).

De Munter, A., Hellinckx, W., & Grietens, H. (2001). Problem behaviour in Russian and American adolescents: A comparison of parent reports. In U. Hentschel, & L. Burlatschuk (Eds.), Focus Eastern Europe. Psychological and social determinants of behaviour in the transition countries (pp. 225-242). Innsbruck: Studienverlag. (Selected proceedings of the International Conference "Psychological and social determinants of behavior: An East-West comparison", Kiev, Ukrainia, 2-3 June 1998).

Hellinckx, W., Grietens, H., & De Munter, A. (2000). Parent-reported problem behavior in 12-to-16-year-old American and Russian children: A cross-national comparison. In N.N. Singh, J.P. Leung, & A.N. Singh (Eds.), International perspectives on child and adolescent mental health (pp. 205-222). Oxford: Elsevier Science..

Grietens, H., & Ghesquière, P. (2000). Problem behavior in 6-to-12-year-old children with learning problems attending special education. In S. Rolus-Borgward, U. Tänzer, & M. Wittrock (Eds.), Beeinträchtigung des Lernens und/oder Verhaltens. Unterschiedliche Ausdrucksformen für ein gemeinsames Problem (pp. 297-306). Oldenburg: University of Oldenburg, Didaktisches Zentrum. (Beiträge der Konferenz "In memoriam Heinz Neukäter", Oldenburg, Germany, 13-15 April 2000).

Grietens, H., Hellinckx, W., Van Assche, V., Baartman, H., & Geeraert, L. (1999). Rationale and development of a screening instrument for social nurses to identify risks on child abuse and neglect. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 4, 24-41.

Ghesquière, P., Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (1998). Prevalence of problem behavior in a general population sample of children with learning problems. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 3, 26-42.

Grietens, H. (1999). Attitudes towards social limits, undersocialized behavior and self-presentation in young people. A contribution to the theoretical framework and the empirical validation of the Reaction Pattern Research in Flanders. Leuven: University Press Leuven.

Hellinckx, W., Grietens, H. , & Verhulst, F. C. (1994). Competence and behavioral problems in 6-year-old to 12-year-old children in Flanders (Belgium) and Holland: A cross-national comparison. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2, 130-142.

	Grietens, H., Hellinckx, W., Vandemeulebroecke, L., Lahaye, W., Desmecht, E., Desmet, H., & Pourtois, J.-P. (in press). In the best interests of children and youth. International perspectives. Leuven: University Press Leuven.
	Maes, B., & Grietens, H. (in press). Parent-reported problem behavior among children with sensory disabilities attending elementary regular schools. Manuscript accepted for publication in Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.
	Prinzie, P., Onghena, P., Hellinckx, W., Grietens, H., Ghesquière, P., & Colpin, H. (2004). Parent and child personality characteristics as predictors of negative discipline and externalising problem behaviour in children. European Journal of Personality, 18, 73-102.
	Grietens, H., Onghena, P., Prinzie, P., Gadeyne, E., Van Assche, V., Ghesquière, P., & Hellinckx, W. (2004). A comparison of mothers’, fathers’ and teachers’ reports on problem behavior in 5-to-6-year-old children. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 26, 137-146.
	Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (2004). Evaluating effects of residential treatment for juvenile offenders by statistical meta-analysis: A review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 9, 401-415.
	Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (2004). Mental health of children in counselling institutions: Empirical findings from Flanders (Belgium). International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 8, 116-133.
	Grietens, H., Geeraert, L., & Hellinckx, W. (2004). A scale for home visiting nurses to identify risks of physical abuse and neglect among mothers with newborn infants. Child Abuse & Neglect, 28, 321-337.Cocker, C., & Grietens, H. (Eds.) (2004). Mental health of children in public care: European perspectives. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 8 (Nrs. 2-4, Special issues).
	Geeraert, L., Van den Noortgate, W., Grietens, H., & Onghena, P. (2004). The effects of early prevention programs for families with young children at risk for physical child abuse and neglect. A metaanalysis. Child Maltreatment, 9, 277-291.
	Prinzie, P., Onghena, P., Hellinckx, W., Grietens, H., Ghesquière, P., & Colpin, H. (2003). The additive and interactive effects of parenting and children’s personality on externalizing behaviour. European Journal of Personality, 17, 95-117.
	Knorth, E. J., Anglin, J. P., & Grietens, H. (2003). Out-of-home care: Practice and research between head and tail. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 6, 126-132.
	Knorth, E. J., Grietens, H., & Anglin, J. P. (Eds.) (2003). Out-of-home care: Research perspectives on promising practices. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 6 (Nr. 4, Special issue)
	Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (2003). Predicting disturbed parental awareness in mothers with a newborn infant: Test of a theoretical model. Infant & Child Development, 12, 117-128.
	Grietens, H., Rink, J.E., & Hellinckx, W. (2003). Nonbehavioral correlates of juvenile delinquency: Communications of detained and nondetained young people about social limits. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18, 68-89.
	Grietens, H. (2002). Evaluating effects of residential treatment for juvenile offenders: A review of meta-analytic studies. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 5, 129-140.
	Geeraert, L., Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (2002). Essential elements of early prevention services for families at risk of child physical abuse and neglect. In P.M. van den Bergh, E.J. Knorth, F. Verheij, & D.C. Lane (Eds.), Enhancing professional quality and client involvement in child and youth care services (pp. 104-119). Utrecht: SWP Publishers. (Selected proceedings of the International FICE-EUSARF Congress 2000, “The century of the child”, Maastricht, the Netherlands, 10-13 May 2000).
	De Munter, A., Hellinckx, W., & Grietens, H. (2001). Problem behaviour in Russian and American adolescents: A comparison of parent reports. In U. Hentschel, & L. Burlatschuk (Eds.), Focus Eastern Europe. Psychological and social determinants of behaviour in the transition countries (pp. 225-242). Innsbruck: Studienverlag. (Selected proceedings of the International Conference "Psychological and social determinants of behavior: An East-West comparison", Kiev, Ukrainia, 2-3 June 1998).
	Hellinckx, W., Grietens, H., & De Munter, A. (2000). Parent-reported problem behavior in 12-to-16-year-old American and Russian children: A cross-national comparison. In N.N. Singh, J.P. Leung, & A.N. Singh (Eds.), International perspectives on child and adolescent mental health (pp. 205-222). Oxford: Elsevier Science..
	Grietens, H., & Ghesquière, P. (2000). Problem behavior in 6-to-12-year-old children with learning problems attending special education. In S. Rolus-Borgward, U. Tänzer, & M. Wittrock (Eds.), Beeinträchtigung des Lernens und/oder Verhaltens. Unterschiedliche Ausdrucksformen für ein gemeinsames Problem (pp. 297-306). Oldenburg: University of Oldenburg, Didaktisches Zentrum. (Beiträge der Konferenz "In memoriam Heinz Neukäter", Oldenburg, Germany, 13-15 April 2000).
	Grietens, H., Hellinckx, W., Van Assche, V., Baartman, H., & Geeraert, L. (1999). Rationale and development of a screening instrument for social nurses to identify risks on child abuse and neglect. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 4, 24-41.
	Ghesquière, P., Grietens, H., & Hellinckx, W. (1998). Prevalence of problem behavior in a general population sample of children with learning problems. International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 3, 26-42.
	Grietens, H. (1999). Attitudes towards social limits, undersocialized behavior and self-presentation in young people. A contribution to the theoretical framework and the empirical validation of the Reaction Pattern Research in Flanders. Leuven: University Press Leuven.
	Hellinckx, W., Grietens, H. , & Verhulst, F. C. (1994). Competence and behavioral problems in 6-year-old to 12-year-old children in Flanders (Belgium) and Holland: A cross-national comparison. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2, 130-142.