University of Groningen
Physical activity, screen-based activities and their potential determinants
Kopčáková, Jaroslava
IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below.
Document Version
Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record
Publication date: 2018
Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database
Citation for published version (APA):
Kopčáková, J. (2018). Physical activity, screen-based activities and their potential determinants: Active living during adolescence. University of Groningen.
Copyright
Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons).
Take-down policy
If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.
Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum.
135
Acknowledgements
I would like to use this place to express my gratitude and love to all the people in my life, who were there for me and were a part of the process during which this thesis came to life. This work would hardly have been possible without them and their help, support and encouragement.
Firstly, I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude to my supervisors Prof. Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Assoc. Prof. Jitse P. van Dijk, Assoc. Prof. Zuzana Dankulincova Veselska and Prof. Andrea Madarasova Geckova, for their guidance, knowledge, support, patience and encouragement during my PhD journey.
I would also like to express a special thank you to all my friends and colleagues during my journey to getting this PhD. Thank you for all your support, patience and motivation you gave me.
I also wish to express my thanks to my family, especially to my parents. Moreover, special thanks for my parents in-laws, grandparents and broader family. Each one of you encouraged me to pursue this PhD and inspired me in your own unique ways. You always helped me to tackle my fears and pleasures and keep feet on the ground. I will be forever thankful to each of you for that.
Last, but not least, I would like to sincerely thank my husband and amazing best friend Viktor, for his endless encouragement, understanding and huge support during my PhD study. I will be eternally grateful for the faith you had in me. Finally, my dear daughter Ellie, thank you for simply being, you are a great teacher in our life. I love and appreciate you always.
136
