Now out in @NatureHumBehav A systematic review and meta-analysis of discrepancies between logged and self-reported digital media use https://t.co/syoxzo3K7Z We show that media use self-reports are only moderately correlated with log measures & question their validity

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Presenting my final talk at Stellenbosch University in the same place that I gave my first 9 years ago 😢

👀 Potentially relevant opportunity for @ICA_Mobile researchers

After 15 months, all 18 stitches have been removed from my eyes!

This was an interesting exercise to experience. Take 30 papers and try your best to access the data, run the code, execute any commands, and make it work...recording what did/didn't work, what was/wasn't available, and how long it took.

#ECREA2024 FOMO setting in, looks like some really interesting sessions - hope to join next time around (once I figure out the European Communication association/conference landscape)

Research has failed to provide the necessary evidence to support evidence-based policy. We need to ask better questions, present better models, collect better data... in this vacuum fear and anecdote have run rampant. We need to do better. See -> for more

Rather than bans, young people should be empowered with the digital skills that they need to navigate & manage their (properly regulated) online environments in ways that will enable them to flourish.

By focusing on social media, we risk diverting attention & resources from well-documented contributors to youth mental health. While the risks & harms associated with online environments must be taken seriously, social media also provide essential support for many adolescents

Attributing declining youth mental health to social media oversimplifies the issue, leading to misguided solutions like bans. A more nuanced approach is required, considering broader contributing factors & acknowledging the complex role social media plays in teenagers' lives.

My article w/ @dougaparry, “Social media & youth mental health: Simple narratives produce biased interpretations,” is now available free online @APA_Journals Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science (formerly Journal of Abnormal Psychology) https://t.co/IsnPrqR10N 🧵 1/10

Seeing that @Giaa_band will be playing in The Netherlands next year prompted me to reconnect my Spotify account to https://t.co/5nZVMmAvOP...It's such an amazing time capsule of a totally different time in my life where music was so central.

🚨📣 🚨We (@silviamajo, @vanatteveldt & I) are hiring! One great fully-funded PhD position at @VUamsterdam @communicationVU on Simulation & Virtual Field Experiments for Democratic Citizenship. 🚨📣 🚨 Reach out to me for more information! https://t.co/0jQ0FHQvpC

Cool to see this one in print @MediaPsychMEP, especially given the increasing attention that this phenomenon is receiving. See

🚨Come work with us!🚨📱💻📈 Are you interested in mobile designs, Smartphones & (mobile) digital behavioral data in Social Science research? At the CSS department, team Designed Digital Data @gesis_org, we are looking for a PhD candidate:

📢 From 1st-year student to Senior Lecturer, it’s been an amazing 14 years @StellenboschUni, but now it's time for a new chapter. 🎓 I'm excited to be joining @communicationVU at @VUamsterdam as an Assistant Professor of Media Psychology this November! 🇳🇱

🚨 New preprint! @dougaparry, @mjemmer, and I investigated the times, gratifications, locations, and activities alongside smartphone and app use in Germany 📱. To do so, we used a combination of surveys, MESM, logging, and data donations. https://t.co/xhpSgZlZIF