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Is college alcohol use more influenced by references to alcohol use itself or to intoxication? And is this association a within-person or group difference? Femke Geusens, Anthony Chen, Bradley Kerr, and Megan Moreno explore these questions using a longitudinal data set. (1/7)

Are 🍷#alcohol-related social media effects similar to 🚬#tobacco- or 🌿🚬#marijuana-related social media effects? Find out in my newest publication in collaboration with the amazing Melissa A Lewis Dana Litt Tara Dumas! Free eprints available here: tandfonline.com/eprint/YNIZIPI…

very excited to have just submitted my first paper on my new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions project on YouTube in maternal mental health! Techically a bit of a side project while I wait for the main data collection to finish, but exciting nonetheless😃

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ 19-20 September 2024 The 6th European Conference on Preconception Health and Care will be held in Leuven, Belgium. ▶️ bit.ly/ECPHC_Leuven

Is it the drinks or the friends? Prior research has repeatedly found a positive relationship between sharing alcohol posts on social media and increased drinking – but a new article in Journal of Media Psychology suggests otherwise. Results below. Femke Geusens Caleb T. Carr Kathleen Beullens

Read more on the #SmokeFree intervention to reduce smoking and vaping among Belgian youth 👇 Shout-out to the different stakeholders (@komop_tgkanker Mediawijs @GezondLevenvzw Katholiek Onderwijs Vlaanderen @GO_onderwijs) and the supervisory team (Kathleen Beullens Femke Geusens)!

After years of telling myself that I should really build an academic website, I finally did it 😃femkegeusens.com

Nog één week duurt de reactietermijn van de #vacature voor een voltijds doctoraatsonderzoeker (4 j). Wie geboeid is door de communicatie met personen met dementie, en dat wil onderzoeken in teamverband moet zeker de vacaturetekst bekijken: kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs… #phdpositions

The early bird registration deadline for the #NordicMarce23 conference is approaching! Don’t forget to register before Sep. 6 to get the early bird price. We looking forward to bring you a rich conference in Uppsala,Sweden, on 25th – 27th of October 2023. tinyurl.com/NordicMarce23

How can YouTube stories inform stillbirth care? Find out today in the #mediapsych23 media & education session!

Please spread the word-Melissa A Lewis and I are looking to add 1-2 students to the STARR_Lab where they can earn a PhD in Public Health Sciences. If interested, please sign up for one of our open houses.   10/26: forms.gle/hnCAkGskSGt7Fb… 11/15: forms.gle/JYt3Gp95uyfS7f…

Please RT! Are you currently pregnant🤰? Do you want to help researchers find out how to improve the pregnancy experience🙌? Participate in one of our studies currently running at @UU_University ! More info on the posters or via tinyurl.com/pacmum-intervi… or tinyurl.com/mom2B-survey

Participants needed for an online and text message-based research study on health and risk behaviors, including alcohol and cannabis use, among 18 to 24-year-olds. This is a paid research study if eligible. To get started, visit our website at unthsc.edu/starrequip (also linked

1 in 250 EU pregnancies and 1 in 160 US pregnancies end in #stillbirth. Annick Bogaerts, Alkistis Skalkidou and I studied how online stillbirth stories can inform better obstetric care. Clear lessons can be learned from listening to parents' online stories. doi.org/10.1111/1471-0…

Hey #qualitativeresearch friends, any suggestions on what to do when you feel like your interviewees are being dishonest? As in: I have a feeling they lied during intake and are not who they claim they are? Do I stop the interview or should I give them the benefit of the doubt?

New month, new blog post! Leer meer over het effect van een leefstijl interventie tijdens de zwangerschap op de mentale gezondheid van moeders. Bedankt Hanne Van Uytsel & prof. Annick Bogaerts 👏 kuleuven.be/child-youth/nl… Dept of Development and Regeneration - KU Leuven UZ Leuven KU Leuven

🌟 Exciting News 🌟 I've been honored with the Best Oral Presentation in Midwifery Award at the Care4Congress 🏆 The journey has been incredible, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the dialogue on improving #maternalhealth from a communication perspective🤰

📣New publication alert 📣 Can app-based self-monitoring help mothers manage their weight after giving birth? Find out now in my latest article in Health Promotion Perspectives (fully open access!) hpp.tbzmed.ac.ir/Article/hpp-42…