📣 Call for Papers: Special Collection on Social Media Use and Social Interaction in Adolescence Together with Qiaolei Chloris Jiang, I am pleased to announce a forthcoming Special Collection in Scientific Reports focused on how social media shape adolescents’ sociability and social relationships.

Very excited that the theoretical framework I developed with @evatelzer.bsky.social was published in Journal of Communication! Looking forward to the next steps in translating this model into research! 🤩

Had an amazing time at the closing symposium of the YouthMediaLife research platform @univie.ac.at! I gave a keynote on the importance of social context in adolescents’ digital media use and how we can leverage peer dynamics in fostering more resilient digital engagement!

And #ica25 is officially off! First time representing @univie.ac.at 🤩 with three presentations focusing on social context and peer dynamics in adolescent social media use!

After 3 years in the making, our Registered Report is out in @nathumbehav.nature.com! We analyse nationally representative UK data from 3,340 adolescents (aged 11–19) to examine how social media use differs between those with and without mental health conditions. 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our university @vubrussel.bsky.social is opening 12 postdoc positions and a help desk aimed at welcoming American researchers looking for a free environment to pursue their research... press.vub.ac.be/vub-opens-it...

Deadline is Sunday!

How do different digital media activities impact youth's affective well-being, and how does this vary across developmental stages? Mayen, S., Reinhardt, A., & Wilhelm, C. examined this in an ESM study among Austrian youth 🇦🇹. 🔓 Open access: doi.org/10.1080/1748...

Hey - please help save jobs and lives! Anyone who works at a university, who works on medical research, or could benefit from medical research is at risk! Please tell them to click the link below. Takes 2 seconds, literally. click.info.apa.org?qs=09c745fe0...

Had a fantastic time at #etmaal2025, representing U of Vienna for the first time! Excited to share my latest research on the role of social context in adolescent digital media use. Looking forward to continuing this work at @univie.ac.at! Thanks @kathrinkarsay.bsky.social for the 📷!

The first day of the #Etmaal2025 conference is a wrap. We started our day with a workshop on stakeholder engagement. Thank you all for the engaging discussions. We would also like to thank our guest speakers for sharing their experiences :)

Hi fellow Bluesky-ers, this is the place to be! Bluesky will be our platform of choice for all #Etmaal2025 updates. Be part of the Etmaal Bluesky community during the conference by using our hashtag #Etmaal2025!

Exciting news! 🎉 In a few days, I’ll be joining the @univie.ac.at as an Assistant Professor of Media Literacy! I’m excited to continue researching how social context shapes #digital media effects on #adolescent well-being and how we can foster positive #development. See small 🧵 below

We recently launched our bluesky account @nefcamediapsych.bsky.social ⚛️In the coming days, we will share some updates during the #Etmaal2025 conference, the latest research in media psychology, and behind-the-scenes footage of our workshop on stakeholder engagement!

Big if correct: Meta makes users automatically follow Trump, Vance etc on FB and blocks #democrat #january6 and more as search terms on Insta. Uncertainty about scope of this and if also applicable outside 🇺🇸 techissuestoday.com/meta-auto-fo...

👋 Excited for #Etmaal2025? Join #MediaPsychology and CAM for a workshop on stakeholder engagement in media and well-being research. 💡 Hear from Esther Rozendaal, @dougaparry.bsky.social, Marijn Martens, and @adrianmeier.bsky.social as they share their insights @etmaal2025.bsky.social!

Still very much thinking in hashtags (like me) and looking for #ica25? I created a feed for you to follow! #commsky bsky.app/profile/did:...

Five out of five?! Guess we’ll see each other at #ICA25 😅🥳 #commsky

This is growing fast! An easy way to make sure you are following youth and media’ers. Let me know if you should be added! go.bsky.app/Gio6kTq

Nice article in Nature about what the research says about Meta's decision to stop their fact-checking program. My 2 cents; “Studies provide very consistent evidence that fact-checking does at least partially reduce misperceptions about false claims.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A few facts and thoughts on fact-checking 🧵 • Fact-checking is NOT in opposition to free speech and debates. It is a significant contribution to public discourse. • Fact-checking works. Research shows how fact-checking can affect public perceptions and contribute to corrective mechanisms. [1/4]

In the new and impressive Children and Screens handbook, I co-authored a chapter on the highly timely topic of digital cruelty and how it might relate to adolescent self-esteem! Go check it out 👉 link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

In light of Australia’s social media ban, here a brief reminder why bans do not address the core issues they are meant to solve, w @margaritap.bsky.social. eiko-fried.com/social-media...

Are you teaching digital/media literacy? Bookmark our free Digital Literacy Game Library. It's a curated list of educational games to test your ability to identify deepfakes, spot disinformation & develop general digital literacy skills. #medialiteracy deepfakestracker.org/digital-lite...

Banning social media ≠ solving youth mental health issues. It's time for better, evidence-based policies rather than scapegoating social media. Teens need digital skills to thrive. Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/social... Drawing on work with Craig Sewall and @peteetchells.bsky.social's call.

Yay to personal goals! 🎉 I’ve always wanted to contribute to the integration of #mediapsychology & #brain science. 📱🧠 Our study shows #neural sensitivity to peer rejection moderates the link between social media experiences & adolescent depression. Read it here (OA): shorturl.at/QslYc ✨