Irene Fierloos

Irene Fierloos is a Research Fellow at Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research examines social determinants of health across the lifespan, particularly focusing on relationships between perceived social support, loneliness, and health outcomes. Current projects investigate loneliness in older adults and parenting self-efficacy in families with young children.

Research focuses on:

• Social support networks and health outcomes
• Loneliness across developmental stages
• Chronic disease self-management interventions
• Sociodemographic factors in health disparities