Fons van de Vijver
Alphonsius Josephus Rachel (Fons) van de Vijver (born 1952) is a Dutch psychologist and Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at the Tilburg University, the North-West University and the University of Queensland, known for his work on cross-cultural research[1] and on "methods and data analysis of comparative research".[2]
Van de Vijver received both his MA and in 1991 his PhD in Psychology at the Tilburg University.[3] He is appointed Professor cross-cultural psychology at Tilburg University, and is also Professor at the North-West University in South Africa and the University of Queensland in Australia.[4] In 2013 he and Maria Cristina received the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.
Selected publications[edit]
Van de Vijver authored and coauthored many publications in his field of expertise.[5] Books, a selection:
- Van de Vijver, Fons JR. Methods and data analysis for cross-cultural research. Vol. 1. Sage, 1997.
- Van de Vijver, Fons, and Kwok Leung. Methods and data analysis of comparative research. Allyn & Bacon, 1997.
- Harkness, Janet A., Fons JR Van de Vijver, and Peter Ph Mohler. Cross-cultural survey methods. J. Wiley, 2003.
Articles, a selection:
- Van de Vijver, Fons, and Ronald K. Hambleton. "Translating tests: Some practical guidelines." European Psychologist 1.2 (1996): 89.
References[edit]
- ^ Cheung, Gordon W., and Roger B. Rensvold. "Assessing extreme and acquiescence response sets in cross-cultural research using structural equations modeling." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 31.2 (2000): 187-212.
- ^ Hofstede, Geert, and Robert R. McCrae. "Personality and culture revisited: Linking traits and dimensions of culture." Cross-cultural research 38.1 (2004): 52-88.
- ^ Gregory J Boyle, Gerald Matthews, Donald H Saklofske (2008) The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment. p. xxiii
- ^ Fons van de Vijver Condensed CV, 2013.
- ^ Fons van de Vijver Google Scholar profile.
External links[edit]
- Fons van de Vijver homepage
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