KU Leuven Media Psychology Lab; researchers interested in the academic and fundamental study of the uses and effects of the media
KU Leuven
Joined January 2015
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Media Psychology Lab retweeted
🏆 Congratulations to @MediaPsychLab (@kathbeullens, @lara_schreurs, @EggermontSteven, & @L__Vandenbosch) for winning the SSH Society Award 2025 with ‘Digital media & youth: finding balance between risks and benefits’! #MaatschappijPrijsHW
🔗 More info: soc.kuleuven.be/smc
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Excited to share our latest article, written in celebration of the Journal of Children and Media 18th anniversary! 🤩 In this piece, we explore the pivotal role of time in media effects research.
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@L__Vandenbosch @lara_schreurs @RobynVanherle @JOCAM_online
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
❗️REMINDER: today is the final day to submit your Etmaal abstracts. All information and the submission tool can be found on our website: etmaal2025.org/abstracts/
We're looking forward to welcome all of you in Bruges in February!
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Excited to share that our study on mobile devices in parent-child interactions—explored from both parents' and children’s perspectives—is now published in Mobile Media & Communication! 📲✨
@mobilemediacomm @kathbeullens
doi.org/10.1177/205015792412…
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Our call for papers is out! 📣If you want to attend #Etmaal2025 in Bruges, please submit your work before November 8th via our submission website: coms.app/ETMAAL25/welcome.ht….
👉More info about the call: etmaal2025.org/abstracts/
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Welcome to the official page of #Etmaal2025. This year's Etmaal will be organized by @kuleuven Department of Communication Science and will take place in Bruges! Stay up to date via this page and our website etmaal2025.org
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
🗳️ Stem voor 16 oktober op @SofieVranken_ @LeuvenMassComm en help haar de #PhDCup #publieksprijs in de wacht te slepen
🍷 Sofie onderzocht het effect van sociale media op alcoholgebruik
⬇️ Ontdek het onderzoek hier
bit.ly/3ZVDPk3
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
🚨 New pub! @DesireeSchmuck and I just published a paper in @polcommjournal! In this article (part of my PhD work), we investigated the prevalence, presentation, and popularity of political topics in the content of popular social media influencers (SMIs). doi.org/10.1080/10584609.202…
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
'#WineOclock: #Influencers worden drinkfluencers' @SofieVranken_ @KU_Leuven @FWOVlaanderen blogt over haar #doctoraat bij @eos_wetenschap
"Veel #jongeren krijgen een constante stroom aan subtiele maar invloedrijke alcoholpromotie"
eoswetenschap.eu/psyche-brei… #alcohol #instagram
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Nieuwe collega gezocht! Benieuwd naar hoe we vaping bij jongeren kunnen terugdringen via sociale mediawijsheid? Voor ons project gefinancierd door @komop_tgkanker zijn we op zijn naar een nieuwe collega! Meer info: kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsit…
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Wij zijn op zoek naar een jobstudent die in augustus ons project rond het Smartphone Scholenbeleid mee kan ondersteunen📱! Wil jij een interessante werkervaring opdoen bij @LeuvenMassComm, @KU_Leuven? Je kan nog één week solliciteren! 👉 kuleuven.jobteaser.com/nl/jo…
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Excited to share our new article in Archives of Sexual Behavior! Together with @sindysumter and @L__Vandenbosch, we explored links between user characteristics and traditional gender expressions in self-presentations on dating apps. Find out more 👉 rdcu.be/dJ8SM
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Excited to share our new article in Body Image! 🥳 With @VrankenIlse, Drew Cingel, @L__Vandenbosch and @orphadelenne, we investigated body positivity public feed posts of fashion and beauty brands on Instagram. Discover more 👇
authors.elsevier.com/a/1j9kY…
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Interested in how/when digital media uses affect European teens' short/long-term well/ill-being? Take a look at the first results at :projectmimic.eu many thanks to the amazing MIMIc team: @lucacarbone__lc @GVanhoffelen @GonzalezAnaelle @JasminaRosic_ @ERC_Research 📱
Young people may be particularly vulnerable to social media’s charms—as well as its "harms".
@L__Vandenbosch at @KU_Leuven aims to understand how constant exposure to media stories affects teenagers' mental health & views. 👉 bit.ly/3WLjpZv
#EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Heldere toelichting van @ChellyMaes over hoe complex sociale media effecten zijn op het lichaamsbeeld van jongens en meisjes @LeuvenMassComm @apenstaartjaren 🧑🎓🚀💯
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
📢 Exciting Opportunity Alert! We're looking for a passionate PhD candidate to join me, @L__Vandenbosch, and @EggermontSteven at @LeuvenMassComm in this groundbreaking research on youth's pornography uses. Check out the application process here⬇️
kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsit…
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Welkom @FSW_KULEUVEN en al zeker nu zaterdag tijdens de infodag. Heb je vragen over één of meerdere van onze studierichtingen soc.kuleuven.be/fsw/toekomst…? Je kan sessies en lessen bijwonen. We zijn er om je vragen te beantwoorden. Inschrijven en programma op soc.kuleuven.be/fsw/toekomst…
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
This article is now also available open access! 🔓
🚨 Happy to announce a new publication! In this cross-country study (Germany and Belgium), we (w/ @DesireeSchmuck) explored which factors are linked with reliance on social media influencers (SMIs) for political information among youth. /1 doi.org/10.1177/194016122412…
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Social media: zijn ze een vloek of een zegen? Samen met de jongeren van het Antwerpse A1000 project zochten we een antwoord 🔍 Dankjewel @hetpaleis_ voor de uitnodiging voor de gastlezing, fijn dat we met @LeuvenMassComm konden bijdragen aan dit mooie en belangrijke initiatief!
Media Psychology Lab retweeted
Happy to announce that our collaboration with @MediaWijsBe and @watwat_jijweet on the VibeCheck project has been honored with the VOICES award for digital well-being at European Festival for Journalism and Media Literacy @Voices_Fest! 🏆🎉 #VibeCheck #DigitalWellBeing