Jan de Jonge

Jan de Jonge is a Visiting Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Netherlands. He is affiliated with the Department of Social, Health and Organisational Psychology, focusing on future of work and sport and society research areas. His work bridges occupational and sports psychology, emphasizing sustainable performance, recovery, and mental health.

Research interests include job stress and recovery, mental health, the DISC-R Model, employee sustainable performance, work motivation, creativity, vitality, and burnout. In sports psychology, he explores athlete performance, recovery and sleep patterns, mental training, and sport injuries. His recent publications analyze employee health, nursing home staff vitality, and theoretical transfers between work and sports psychology.

His scientific trends highlight job demands-resources theory, recovery mechanisms, and cross-contextual applications (e.g., work and sports). Key subfields include occupational health, employee performance, stress management, and sustainable employability.