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I would like to thank @KULeuvenDigiSoc for offering me the opportunity to talk about our research on mobile dating in the DigiSoc Podcast. Feel free to listen! 📱 💕👻 open.spotify.com/episode/3dTFqs…

Thrilled to announce that I have been elected as Student-and Early Career representative of the #ica_mass division of International Communication Association! 🥳Thank you for voting! Really looking forward to embracing this new role! A full list of the election results can be found here: icahdq.org/page/Election2…

Interested in studying digital media effects and completing a PhD? Come and join our team! kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs… @LeuvenMassComm

Our new article is published in @Poetics_Journal 🎉Together with Sarah Devos, Steven Eggermont and Laura Vandenbosch, we explored the prevalence of success stories in popular work-related television series. Find out more 👇 authors.elsevier.com/a/1iRlv,6w-Xyf…

Thankful for having had the opportunity to share my research at today's Youth and Social Media Symposium hosted by UvA Amsterdam. Truly enjoyed the insightful keynote by Mitch Prinstein and the interesting work of @lhcjanssen and Teun Siebers!

Had a fun session on romance at #Etmaal2024 in which I presented our qualitative paper exploring young adults’ motivations for sexualized self-presentation on dating apps! 💌

Grateful to have welcomed this amazing group of body image and social media scholars in Leuven 🧠💡 @LeuvenMassComm Jessica Alleva Jasmine Fardouly Anne-Mette Hermans @chellymaes Lara Schreurs laure dedecker Kathleen Beullens Femke Konings IlseVranken Gaëlle Vanhoffelen

Excited to share our new article in Body Image! 🥳 With IlseVranken, Drew Cingel, Laura Vandenbosch and Orpha de Lenne, we investigated body positivity public feed posts of fashion and beauty brands on Instagram. Discover more 👇 authors.elsevier.com/a/1j9kY6BgRuDV…

Excited to share our new article in Archives of Sexual Behavior! Together with @sindysumter and Laura Vandenbosch, we explored links between user characteristics and traditional gender expressions in self-presentations on dating apps. Find out more 👉 rdcu.be/dJ8SM

Happy to attend the 10th Appearance Matters Conference in Bristol 🇬🇧 together with Laura Vandenbosch and Dr. Chelly Maes (she/her)! After a wonderful first day filled with inspiring research, I am greatly looking forward to the upcoming days! #AM10

Today, I had the wonderful opportunity of presenting our study on sexualized self-presentation on mobile dating apps and user traits 📱💕at the 10th Appearance Matters Conference! #AM10 🎊 A huge thank you to my co-authors Laura Vandenbosch and @sindysumter!

🚀 Exciting Opportunity! I am looking for a passionate researcher for a 1-year role focused on media literacy among youth at @LeuvenMassComm, KU Leuven. 🌟 Apply today! 👉 [kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs…] #Hiring #Research #MediaLiteracy

🚨 Exciting news! Our latest Linkage Study investigating Sexualized Self-presentation on Mobile Dating Apps and User Traits is now published in Body Image! 🌍📚 Check it out here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Laura Vandenbosch @sindysumter

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we're committed to fostering positive digital experiences for youth mental health. Special attention is needed for vulnerable youth with lower digital flourishing and declining self-control. Learn more: doi.org/10.1111/cdev.1…   KU Leuven Sociale Wetenschappen - Social Sciences KU Leuven

Our call for papers is out! 📣If you want to attend #Etmaal2025 in Bruges, please submit your work before November 8th via our submission website: coms.app/ETMAAL25/welco…. 👉More info about the call: etmaal2025.org/abstracts/

📢Excited to share out latest study: "It's the Will, Not the Skill: How Malleability Narratives Affect Belgian Adolescents' Academic Development". Co-authored by Sarah Devos, Erica Scharrer, Steven Eggermont, and Laura Vandenbosch. Find out more: shorturl.at/cQlNW

❗️REMINDER: today is the final day to submit your Etmaal abstracts. All information and the submission tool can be found on our website: etmaal2025.org/abstracts/ We're looking forward to welcome all of you in Bruges in February!

Had a wonderful time at the 12th International Meeting of the Scientific Research Network today! It was a pleasure to present our research on the digitalisation of dating dynamics and its challenges for emerging adults, alongside many insightful presentations!

📢 New publication alert! How prevalent is sexualized content on social media and who is most likely to post it?

ICYMI: 🏆 Congratulations to yesterday's #ICA25 poster winners 🏆: Kecheng Fang (Chinese U of Hong Kong), Lukas Otto (GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences), and Femke Konings (KU Leuven)! There was a tie for the Top Poster and one Top Student Poster.