[3] Van de Vijver was born in Koewacht on 4 October 1952.
[4] He received both his MA and in 1991 his PhD in Psychology from Tilburg University.
[4] In 2013, he received the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.
[5] Van de Vijver died in Maidenwell, Queensland on 1 June 2019 following a brain haemorrhage at the age of 66.
[6][7] Van de Vijver authored and co-authored many publications in his field of expertise.