What a day! From now on Dr. Vanherle, which still feels surreal. Thank you to my amazing supervisor @kathbeullens, great supervisory committee and chair @L__Vandenbosch @InezGermeys @mariek_vda @TimSmitsTim, @EggermontSteven, and wonderful audience for this special moment 🥳

RT @Etmaal2025: ❗️REMINDER: today is the final day to submit your Etmaal abstracts. All information and the submission tool can be found on….

RT @ChellyMaes: Seeking a motivated Ph.D. student to study digital media use among youth with visual impairment, focusing on body image and….

RT @MichOpgenhaffen: Het jaarlijkste Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap wordt dit jaar georganiseerd door het departement Communicatiewet….

That’s a wrap! This morning I presented a study on the use of closed social media stories among adolescents and the portrayal of alcohol @ECREA_eu! Soon out in Mass Communication and Society🙏 Now time to explore Ljubljana a little bit 🤩 #ECREA2024 @LeuvenMassComm

RT @kathbeullens: Nieuwe collega gezocht! Benieuwd naar hoe we vaping bij jongeren kunnen terugdringen via sociale mediawijsheid? Voor ons….

RT @KULeuvenLCY: New month, new blog post! Sociale media is niet meer weg te denken uit het leven van jongeren. Smartphone regels worden me….

RT @lisemarienassen: Wij zijn op zoek naar een jobstudent die in augustus ons project rond het Smartphone Scholenbeleid mee kan ondersteune….

Curious about how social media influence health risk behaviors? 🎙️ Check out the latest podcast episodes from @KULeuvenDigiSoc! Join @SofieVranken_ and me as we uncover some interesting findings from our doctoral research 👉

Wonderful supervisor guaranteed!.

RT @EikoFried: Should you use Likert or VAS for EMA research?. In a new paper led by @jonashaslbeck & @AlbertoJover (last author @EatingLab….

Thrilled to receive the @icacamdivision dissertation award! Gratitude to my amazing co-authors and supervisor @kathbeullens for all the support throughout this journey 🙏 #Grateful.

De Warmste Week komt eraan🔥Dit jaar is het thema opgroeien zonder zorgen, met als doel te vlammen voor veiligere (online) omgevingen voor jongeren. Maar hoe onveilig zijn online omgevingen, en specifiek sociale media, eigenlijk voor jongeren? 👇@kathbeullens @LeuvenMassComm.

RT @CyberPsy_jn: Is monitoring others through Snapchat related to young people's #MentalHealth?👀.In a new study, researchers from @LeuvenMa….

📢These associations were, however, not found for general Snapchat use, indicating that specific uses of this platform might be more detrimental than others.

👉The findings show that a higher need for popularity is associated with the monitoring of others through Snapchat, which, in turn, was associated with health indicators via fear of missing out.

👉Cross-sectional survey to examine (1) whether a higher need for popularity predicts Snapchat surveillance behaviors, (2) whether these behaviors, in turn, are associated with indicators of individuals’ mental health, and (3) whether fear of missing out operates as a mediator.

Yeay our new article is published in @CyberPsy_jn🥳Together with my colleagues (@TrekelsJolien @kathbeullens @sienhermans), we investigated how social surveillance on Snapchat is associated with young individuals' mental health. Find out more 👇

RT @KULHealthy: Peace of mind and body - that is the new theme that we are highlighting within KU Leuven Healthy. Discover all the informat….

RT @kathbeullens: Interested in studying digital media effects and completing a PhD? Come and join our team! @Leuve….

📢This study shows how adolescents’ perceived alcohol-related normative perceptions, alcohol-related attitudes, and drinking intentions might be day-specific and/or elevated depending on an increase in alcohol-related social media communication during the day.