@SebKurten

Postdoc @Cambridge_Uni media use & well-being @mrccbu | PhD from @KU_Leuven | statistics | social work | data science

Joined February 2020
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Sofie_Vranken@SofieVranken_7 Feb 2024
🚨 Publication alert 🚨 Our content analysis on how famous Belgian influencers refer to alcohol in their Instagram feed posts vs stories got published @kathbeullens @SebKurten 1/ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Time to ‘Wine’: A Content Analysis Investigating How Social Media Influencers Refer to Alcohol Use...

This exploratory content analysis examines how well-known social media influencers (SMIs) refer to alcohol in their Instagram stories and feed messages. Guided by the attention, retention, and moti...

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher127 Sep 2023
Social media may increase risk of teenage binge drinking, study suggests @theipaper A @UofGlasgow study found teenagers may use social media to show off their drinking behaviour, putting pressure on peers to do the same inews.co.uk/news/health/soci…

Social media may increase risk of teenage binge drinking, study suggests

A University of Glasgow study found teenagers may use social media to show off their drinking behaviour

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Luisa Fassi@FassiLuisa23 Jun 2023
Just wow..great energy and ideas at our first #SIPS2023 hackaton on improving causal literacy across the scientific pipeline. Thank you to everyone that has joined in person and online 🤩 – at Padua, Veneto
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What's the role of material deprivation in social media use and its links to life satisfaction? In a current study, we provide some answers using longitudinal data from 23,155 adolescents psyarxiv.com/jexzk Great team effort @SakSGhai, @candice_odgers, @rogierK & @OrbenAmy

Deprivation’s role in adolescent social media use and its links to life satisfaction

Adolescents spend more time on social media than ever, making it necessary to understand the impact of social media use on their well-being. A largely unexplored, but potentially important, risk...

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Luisa Fassi@FassiLuisa15 Jun 2023
What better than a meta-hackathon to get ready for #SIPS2023? 🎯Our goal: improve causal literacy across the scientific pipeline🎯 Join us on June 23rd from 9:30 (CEST) in room 1M or online to share your causal wisdom! 🧵
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EJHC@ejhc_journal13 Feb 2023
The 2nd article of our "Young Scholars Action" special issue was just published: doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2023.1… The innovative daily diary study by @RobynVanherle, @SebKurten & @RousseauAnnj investigates which communication channels increased #COVID19 risk perceptions and behaviour.
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Luisa Fassi@FassiLuisa9 Feb 2023
So excited for this work joint co-authored with @SakSGhai to be published! A scoping review and meta-analysis on the lack of diversity in social media and mental health research ⤵️
Sakshi Ghai@SakSGhai9 Feb 2023
🚨 Is research on social media use & depression adequately representing global adolescent populations? Our answer: No! Sample diversity was lacking not just between but within-regions With my all star⭐️team: joint-first @FassiLuisa, Faisal @OrbenAmy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Lack of Sample Diversity in Research on Adolescent Depression and Social Media Use: A Scoping...

Research on whether social media use relates to adolescent depression is rapidly increasing. However, is it adequately representing the diversity of global adol...

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Sofie_Vranken@SofieVranken_29 Nov 2022
📢 new pub alert! Want to know more how we can capture (alcohol-related) social media effects in an evolving media landscape? @kathbeullens @SebKurten @LeuvenMassComm . Read our latest piece via: cyberpsychology.eu/article/v…
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“lack of access to a computer ... likely compounds other adversities facing children and young people during periods of social isolation or educational disruption” – new research from @tom_metherell @SakSGhai @McCormickNeuro @Tamsin_J_Ford @OrbenAmy doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-2…
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Had a great day at UPenn discussing the role of social media in young people's life with members of @SAFElab Thanks to @Aviv_Landau & @DrDesmondPatton for the invitation
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Luisa Fassi@FassiLuisa3 Oct 2022
So excited for this to be out! Hear me chat with @sciorfictionpod about my favourite topic: "social media use affects mental health: science or fiction?" 🎧
The Science or Fiction Podcast@sciorfictionpod3 Oct 2022
Our first episode of our new series on youth mental health is live! A fascinating conversation with @FassiLuisa discussing the evidence behind the question: Does social media damage young people's mental health? Links to listen on our website: scienceorfiction.co.uk
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Great talk of @OrbenAmy about future challenges in research on media use and wellbeing at #CamNeuro2022. Looking forward to tackle them with the team @FassiLuisa @SakSGhai @__GeorgiaTurner @AmandaFerg00
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Just defended my PhD thesis @HSS_KULeuven grateful for the support of my supervisor @kathbeullens and supervisory committee @EggermontSteven @th_friemel. Looking forward to start my PostDoc at @Cambridge_Uni later this month.
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