Thank you, Google, for the invite!

Attending the Growing Up in the Digital Age summit was an insightful experience, sparking important conversations about platform responsibility and the evolving digital landscape for kids and teens.

Making sense of heterogenous media content experiences and their effects with @luca-carbone.bsky.social and @chellymaes.bsky.social #etmaal2025 🧑‍🎓🎮📱📺🎧 @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social

Proud co-supervisor! @laurededecker.bsky.social shared her intensive study on sexualizing influencers, and @thiwillems.bsky.social rocked her first conference with 2(!) talks on sexual media use at #etmaal2025 🥳

@laraschreurs.bsky.social @steveneggermont.bsky.social @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social

This is my cat’s not-so-subtle way of saying I need to stop grading the ‘commmunicatiewetenschap’ exams 😅

From Stigma to Strength? The Interrelations Between Sexual Identity Stigma, Well‐Being, and Accepting Communities on Instagram Amongst Sexual Minority Youth Introduction Initial evidence suggests that engaging with accepting communities on social media such as Instagram may inform sexual minority youths' sense of stigma and well-being. However, as exist...

New 🌈 publication lead by Edward Noon on the interrelations between sexual identity stigma, well-being, and online communities among sexual minority youth!

Thanks to my co-authors for this great collab!

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📢The programme for #Etmaal2025 in Bruges is now live! Explore the sessions and start planning your conference experience: 🔗 etmaal2025.org/programme/.

Also, there are only two weeks left to register for the conference at the regular fee! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/

📚We're thrilled to share our latest studies on:
1️⃣Social Media & Depression
2️⃣Adolescents’ Social Media (Dis)connection
3️⃣Sexually Explicit Content & Unwanted Behavior
4️⃣Sexting Among Youth
5️⃣Cross-Cultural Sexual Desire
6️⃣Influencers & Politics
7️⃣Online Hate Speech
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